Εδώ και καιρο ειμαι δωρεάν newsletter subscriber του Eric Letendre.
Ο Eric είναι ενας αξιαγαπητος αμερικανός υπερ-θετικος εκπαιδευτης, τον οποιο πιθανον αρκετοι γνωριζετε.
Εχει παρα πολλα εκπαιδευτικα βιντεακια και στο youtube.
Δεν θα ελεγα ότι μου εχει προσφερει κατι συνταρακτικό, αλλά πιστευω ότι εχω μαθει αρκετα ουσιαστικα πράγματα χαρη σε αυτόν.
Πριν λιγο δεχτηκα ένα ακομα e-newsletter το οποιο κυριολεκτικα με συγκλόνισε και θα ηθελα να το μοιραστω μαζι σας.
Αν υπαρχει προβλημα που είναι στα αγγλικα, θα κανω μια προσπαθεια για μια προχειρη μεταφραση.
Η μορφη του κειμενου είναι ακριβως ετσι, σε μακριά στήλη.
Dear Aris,
Not too long ago, I was with a client
helping her with her dog. She was
convinced that the dog was "dominant"
and it was the source of all her
training problems.
As I watched the dog, I observed a
friendly, active little guy that
just wanted to have fun.
When I asked her why she thought her
dog was being dominant, she stated:
"I was watching a dog trainer on TV
and he said that a dog going through
a door in front of me is displaying
dominance."
I tried to explain that going through
a door is not a sign of dominance - it's
a dog that wants to get out and party.
I informed her that I had a book for
her to read and that it was written by
one of the smartest dog trainers in
America.
I dropped the book off later on that
day with one of the pages dogeared.
The book, "The Culture Clash," by Jean
Donaldson, explained one of her favorite
myth's on page 19...
"My favorite myth is the going the
doorways first thing. What deranged
mind came up with the notion that a
dog would understand, let alone exert
dominance by preceding his owner out
the front door."
She goes on to explain:
"When dogs are rushing through doors,
they are trying to close distance between
themselves and whatever is out there,
as quickly as possible because they are
excited, because they are dogs."
The dogs owner refused to believe that
her dog was doing it for any other reason
than dominance and fired me.
I was okay with getting fired, but I was
worried about her dog.
You see, the best way to train a dog is
to understand dogs for what they really
are. A dog that is labeled "dominant" is
often subjected to harsh training methods.
The whole dominance idea has been blown
way out of proportion, which as Ms. Donaldson
states:
"This is dangerous. Not only does it
mean that incredible amounts of abuse are
going to be perpetrated against any given dog,
probably exacerbating problems like recalls
and biting but also real issues, like well-
executed conditioning and and the provision
of an adequate environment are going to go
unaddressed, resulting in an a still untrained
dog, prepatuing the stupid dominance program."
As you can see, she does not pull any punches
but it is a great book. Check it out if you
get a chance.
All the best,
Eric
Ο Eric είναι ενας αξιαγαπητος αμερικανός υπερ-θετικος εκπαιδευτης, τον οποιο πιθανον αρκετοι γνωριζετε.
Εχει παρα πολλα εκπαιδευτικα βιντεακια και στο youtube.
Δεν θα ελεγα ότι μου εχει προσφερει κατι συνταρακτικό, αλλά πιστευω ότι εχω μαθει αρκετα ουσιαστικα πράγματα χαρη σε αυτόν.
Πριν λιγο δεχτηκα ένα ακομα e-newsletter το οποιο κυριολεκτικα με συγκλόνισε και θα ηθελα να το μοιραστω μαζι σας.
Αν υπαρχει προβλημα που είναι στα αγγλικα, θα κανω μια προσπαθεια για μια προχειρη μεταφραση.
Η μορφη του κειμενου είναι ακριβως ετσι, σε μακριά στήλη.
Dear Aris,
Not too long ago, I was with a client
helping her with her dog. She was
convinced that the dog was "dominant"
and it was the source of all her
training problems.
As I watched the dog, I observed a
friendly, active little guy that
just wanted to have fun.
When I asked her why she thought her
dog was being dominant, she stated:
"I was watching a dog trainer on TV
and he said that a dog going through
a door in front of me is displaying
dominance."
I tried to explain that going through
a door is not a sign of dominance - it's
a dog that wants to get out and party.
I informed her that I had a book for
her to read and that it was written by
one of the smartest dog trainers in
America.
I dropped the book off later on that
day with one of the pages dogeared.
The book, "The Culture Clash," by Jean
Donaldson, explained one of her favorite
myth's on page 19...
"My favorite myth is the going the
doorways first thing. What deranged
mind came up with the notion that a
dog would understand, let alone exert
dominance by preceding his owner out
the front door."
She goes on to explain:
"When dogs are rushing through doors,
they are trying to close distance between
themselves and whatever is out there,
as quickly as possible because they are
excited, because they are dogs."
The dogs owner refused to believe that
her dog was doing it for any other reason
than dominance and fired me.
I was okay with getting fired, but I was
worried about her dog.
You see, the best way to train a dog is
to understand dogs for what they really
are. A dog that is labeled "dominant" is
often subjected to harsh training methods.
The whole dominance idea has been blown
way out of proportion, which as Ms. Donaldson
states:
"This is dangerous. Not only does it
mean that incredible amounts of abuse are
going to be perpetrated against any given dog,
probably exacerbating problems like recalls
and biting but also real issues, like well-
executed conditioning and and the provision
of an adequate environment are going to go
unaddressed, resulting in an a still untrained
dog, prepatuing the stupid dominance program."
As you can see, she does not pull any punches
but it is a great book. Check it out if you
get a chance.
All the best,
Eric
D)
