My Maremma Thinks I’m an Idiot

You know that look your dog gives you when he’s already understood the situation and you’re still catching up? My Maremma, Bear, has me reflecting on why his instinctive congruence comes so easily — and why ours, tangled in roles, doubt, and overthinking, often doesn’t. This piece explores what a livestock guardian dog can teach us about authenticity, instinct, and showing up with the kind of certainty we keep trying to talk ourselves out of.