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The history of the "Two Wolves/Two Dogs" story.

Updated with new information:

It now appears that a version of this story was printed in the 1965 book “The Power of Positive Praying” by John Bisagano who is the Pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church of Houston. This version of the story can be found on page 56 of that book and goes like this:

“An old missionary returned to the home of a convert among the Mo Indians.  When the missionary asked him how he was doing, old Joe said, ‘Well, it seems that I have a black dog and a white dog inside of me and they are always fighting.’ The missionary asked him, ‘Which one wins?’ and Joe said, ‘The one I feed the most.’”

For more information, use amazon search inside to read the related passage on page 56.

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I have been receiving many messages questioning my statement that the "Two Wolves” story is not Cherokee, nor is it Native American/First Nations in origin.  I have done some fairly extensive research that will conclusively prove that this story does not originate from any Native American legend.

This story seems to have begun in 1978 when a early form of it was written by the Evangelical Christian Minister Billy Graham in his book, “The Holy Spirit: Activating God’s Power in Your Life."  This version of the story can be found in Chapter 7: The Christian’s Inner Struggle on Page 92 and it is as follows:

"AN ESKIMO FISHERMAN came to town every Saturday afternoon. He always brought his two dogs with him. One was white and the other was black. He had taught them to fight on command. Every Saturday afternoon in the town square the people would gather and these two dogs would fight and the fisherman would take bets. On one Saturday the black dog would win; another Saturday, the white dog would win - but the fisherman always won! His friends began to ask him how he did it. He said, "I starve one and feed the other. The one I feed always wins because he is stronger.”

Billy Graham continues by explaining the story.  I will now provide a few excerpts to show the connection between this story and the later versions as well of how it’s grounded in Christianity.  “This story about the two dogs is apt because it tells us something about the inner warfare that comes into the life of a person who is born again. We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.” (Page 92)

Continuing forward in time, we find that the story has been published in a 1997 book written by Eliot Rosen and Ellen Burstyn titled, “Experiencing the Soul: Before Birth, During Life, After Death."  This version of the story is on page 15.

"A Native American Elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: "Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time."  When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, "The one I feed the most.” (Page 15)

Now I’ll move on to films.  I found two films which either reference or re-tell the story in a shortened form.  The first film that I’ve located is the 2003 movie “The Missing” which is set in 1885 New Mexico and features Apache characters.  Starring in the movie are: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett and Evan Rachel Wood.  It was directed by Ron Howard and was based on a 1995 novel by Thomas Eidson.  The screen play was written by Ken Kaufman.  The story as told in the movie is as follows:

“Inside you are two dogs.  One is evil, the other is good.  The mean dog fights the good dog all the time.” “Which one wins?” “I don’t know. Whichever one I feed the most.”

The next film that I found a reference to the Two Wolves story in the 2007 film, “Pathfinder.” IMDb describes the plot as: “A viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen."  Starring in the movie are: Karl Urban, Clancy Brown and Moon Bloodgood.  The director is Marcus Nispel and the writers are Laeta Kalogridis (2007 screenplay) and Nils Gaup (1987 screenplay).  The story told in the movie is as follows:

Starfire: "There are two wolves fighting in each man’s heart. One is love, the other is hate.”

Ghost: “Which one wins?”

Starfire: “The one you feed the most.”

I’d like to now invite you to discuss the implication of the origin of this story, beginning with Billy Graham and evolving to it’s current form.  For those of you who are indigenous people, I would especially like to ask that you help me to touch on the concept of race, whether or not this story is an example of Cultural Appropriation. I’d also like to point out that the black wolf/dog is evil and the white wolf/dog is considered to be good. Please re-blog this post if you found it important, educational or interesting.

References:

Amazon Search Inside “The Holy Spirit: Activating God’s Power in Your Life” by Billy Graham, Page 92.

Amazon Search Inside “Experiencing the Soul: Before Birth, During Life, After Death” by Eliot Rosen and Ellen Burstyn, Page 15.

IMBd “Memorable Quotes for Pathfinder, 2007”

Script-o-Rama “Script of The Missing, 2003”

See Also:

Wiki Answers - “Who wrote Two Wolves words of an old Cherokee Indian?”

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#flashback to my p gud dog body language article

DOG BODY LANGUAGE

LEARNING TO INTERPRET A DOG’S BEHAVIOR TAKES PRACTICE.

You must learn to observe a dog’s many moving parts as they relate to each other, not in isolation. This includes all of the dog’s expressive areas, overall body posture, and her environmental context. If you’re ever concerned about your dog’s behavior, contact a professional–always better safe than sorry.

EARS

Under normal circumstances, a dog’s ears are relaxed or forward. A dog under stress may present their ears as:

Pinned back

Flicking

EYES

Make sure to observe your dog’s eyes when you’re sure they are relaxed. In this condition, the dog’s eyes are soft and take on their normal shape. Use this as a rubric against which to judge their eyes in potentially stressful situations. Signs of stress in a dog’s eyes are:

Squinted eyes

Looking away, or turning the whole head away

Fast blinking

Slow, intentional blinking in the presence of a stressor, or following a stressful event

SIGNALS OF AGGRESSION INCLUDE:

Enlarged or intensely focused eyes

Intense, direct eye contact, with enlarged eyes

“Whale eye”, or looking out of the corner of enlarged eyes

TAIL

A happy tail wags quickly at or above the body midline and the dog’s body moves fluidly with it. If the dog’s body carriage is stiff, look for the following tail postures as a sign of stress that could precede aggression.

Tucked tail

Slow tail wagging with tail erect

Stiff tail

MOUTH

A happy dog’s mouth appears relaxed, or may even present a “smile”. A stressed-out dog’s mouth carriage may include:

Lip licking

Lip curling

Lip puckering

Yawning

Drooling

OTHER SIGNS OF STRESS MAY INCLUDE:

Inability to eat

Inability to play

Holding the breath

Stiff body posture

Panting in the absence of a “smile”

Pacing

Trembling

Scratching

Barking and/or lunging

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Sniff train 🚂

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She suffers both resting sad face and sadness

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Little baby New Year 🎇

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Laughing at who knows what 💟

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These guys!

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He just recalled off-leash from 5 deer who ran 15 feet in front of him. So he's getting extra park time tonight. #gooddog #recallboss #greatdane

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Rogue the Nose with a Tail

While dogsitting a client recently, I taught her a fun game that pretty much any dog-human team can play. The video (above) makes it look simple, which it is. But if you're a noob, or if you've got a new dog or a puppy, you may run into some snags.

Please note that this game is not a preparation for nosework competition. Play for fun, or contact me to talk about the differences!

Where's the Cookie?

I didn't include this in the video for brevity's sake. However, for dogs who've not been conditioned to automatically investigate their environment, add an extra half step before you start hiding treats out of sight.

First, hide a treat in the same box 3x while your dog watches. Then, when you hide the treat out of sight make sure to hide it in the same box. The repetition helps ensure that your dog will get it right the first time. This is important for keeping your dog motivated!

Whoops! You Broke Your Stay...

Most of the time when dogs see a door open it's because they're going somewhere exciting. This can condition them to get a little distracted (read: bonkers) in response. Rogue loves going outside, so this very thing happened with her. As you can see, when Rogue broke her Sit-Stay I calmly said "no ma'am" to mark her poor choice. Since she then did find the cookie and this is technically a nose game, not an obedience game, I dropped a reinforcement cookie in the box. Games are for fun--keeping your dog motivated is key! Don't move too quickly through the steps, and don't be too strict with your rules in the beginning. Once your dog loves the game, she will more consistently accept its rules.

Progressing Too Quickly

After Rogue broke her Stay, I repeated a reinforcement exercise:

"Rogue, sit. Stay."

Close door

Open door

"Stay."

Reward stay with a cookie

Repeat

So, can you guess why she is confused in this clip? Yep, it's 'cause I messed up. Do as I say, not as I do. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

At the end of the clip, Rogue puts herself back into a sit, understandably reverting to the last behavior that got her a cookie. She was so focused on succeeding in the Sit-Stay exercise, she forgot about the rest of the game! If your dog becomes confused for any reason, encourage them once with your Find It hand signal. If they still don't respond, point out the treat in the box but don't drop any reinforcer (a.k.a. extra) treats. Then, reset your dog in position and hide another treat--this time while your dog watches. That should jog their memory!

Okie dokie, that's it for today. If I've missed something, please comment or contact me to let me know! Peace out, Scout.

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