Now, this is for the dogs that have had some consistent training and understand what is expected of them. Yet, there has never been a real consequence for ignoring a command or poor behavior. Consequences look different for every dog, but they must be timely, fair, and consistent.

This category of why your dog doesn’t listen most often applies to the dogs that have had the “gentle parenting approach” that often leads to misbehaved dogs that do whatever they want and are reinforced, often unbeknownst to the handler, for it.