At Emerald Park Border Collies, I do not aim to raise puppies who never experience stress. That would be neither possible nor healthy. What matters far more is the ability to recover . Stress is a normal part of life. The body’s way of preparing for challenge. What causes long-term problems is not stress itself, but dysregulation . This is when the nervous system becomes stuck in a state of arousal and cannot return to calm. Resilience is not about avoiding stress.It is abou