by Sasha Riess | 30.01.26. | Behaviour
There is one thing I often have to repeat: I never said that dogs have no soul.
The problem appears when long reflections, conversations, and explanations are reduced to a few seconds of video. In that process, the message is easily pulled out of context and receives a completely different meaning from what was actually said.
How Short Video Formats Change the Meaning of What Is Said
Reels and short formats follow the rules of attention, not the rules of understanding. People who edit content often try to preserve the essence, but the message can become:
Honestly, with some clips, even I do not recognize how they ended up in the final version.
Algorithms Choose Provocation, Not Explanation
Social media rewards what provokes a reaction. That is why the part mentioning a dog’s soul is what gets highlighted—it triggers strong and divided opinions.
An algorithm creates a false conclusion, making it seem like a provocative statement rather than an in-depth explanation. It makes it sound as if I said something I never actually said.
The Dog as a Conscious Being, Not an Object of a Method
My entire work, my life, and my relationship with dogs rest on one fundamental principle: the dog is a conscious being.
From this consciousness comes the dog’s ability to:
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Understand the world it lives in
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Find its place within it
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Experience fear and insecurity
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Experience joy, calm, and contentment
When I speak about this, I am not entering philosophical debates to provoke. I am explaining why working with a dog can never be mechanical.
When a message is pulled out of context, its meaning changes.
What Changes When We Stop Seeing the Dog as a “Problem”
When we see a dog as a being, not a „malfunction“ to be fixed, all key questions change: how we feed them, how we guide them, and how we react when something “does not work.”
The dog stops being a symptom treated by a method. The dog becomes a relationship built through understanding.
What Was Actually Said
A sentence pulled out of context does not represent a standpoint. If we speak about dogs, their behavior, emotions, and needs, then we must speak holistically.
Understanding a dog does not begin with technique. It begins with listening to the whole, not just a fragment.
by Sasha Riess | 29.01.26. | Emotions
For years she did everything right, but her dog’s bloody diarrhea stopped only when she stopped lying to herself.
In the previous column, the story of Marija and her dog was shared—a case of chronic diarrhea lasting for years that stopped only when she stopped living against herself. That story left an open question: was it coincidence, or a repeating pattern that appears when unspoken truth within a system is suppressed for too long?
This column continues where the previous one ended. It brings the story of Snežana and her dog Bobi, and of a decision that had been postponed for years.
When Protocols Are Not Enough for a Dog’s Health
Snežana was not a woman who ignored problems. On the contrary, she was one of those who try everything, follow guidelines, and seek knowledge. When Bobi developed bloody diarrhea, she reacted immediately with veterinarians, analyses, and therapies.
When medical solutions proved temporary, she turned to a different approach. She followed rituals, adjusted nutrition, and changed ingredients used in cooking. Alongside this, she regularly attended online workshops of the Harmony Order.
Yet, despite everything being technically done correctly, Bobi’s symptoms did not disappear. There were short periods of improvement, but the blood always returned. It was as if the cause was not in what the dog was eating, but in what he was living inside.
The Harmony Order and the Unspoken Truth in the Marriage
From the outside, Snežana’s marriage looked stable—life abroad and professional success. There was no visible chaos, only a relationship of long silence. She believed enduring was the same as love, refusing to admit she could no longer live that way.
In such conditions, a woman often loses contact with herself. But the body does not understand the concept of cost; it responds to reality. The dog, sharing the same emotional climate, responds even faster. A dog’s health and the owner’s truth are inseparably connected.
Through the Harmony Order workshops, Snežana realized that a dog cannot be stable in a space where the central figure lives in constant inner conflict.
A dog’s health and the owner’s truth are inseparably connected.
A Decision That Changed the Nervous System of the Whole System
At the final workshop, Snežana shared her realization. She understood she could no longer lie to herself; if she wanted to help her dog, she first had to help herself.
The decision to divorce was not impulsive; it was the end of long-term denial. When she finally made the decision, everything changed. After the divorce, Bobi’s bloody diarrhea stopped almost overnight. The food remained the same. No new protocol was introduced. Only the life dynamic changed. The chronic tension disappeared, and as the woman’s nervous system calmed, the dog’s nervous system followed.
What Does the Health of Our Pets Tell Us?
This story does not claim that every health problem is caused by human relationships. It speaks of something more subtle: that sometimes symptoms do not withdraw until what continually creates them is changed.
In the Harmony Order, everyone has their place. When a woman stands in her rightful place, the dog no longer needs to carry what is not his.
This is not a story about divorce. This is a story about honesty. It is about the moment self-deception ends. The dog recognizes it first—not through words, but through the body.
It was never about the chips. It was always about the truth.
