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Originally Posted by ScootieBootie  My business has been so busy! That's why I haven't been on here for a while!
And now they are starting a new online local community and I was asked to be an expert ambassador and a blogger for it. I'm honored! It means a lot to me to reach out to the community!
On top of my clients, I'm also going to be going to a hearing hopefully that will get the use of chaining dogs banned! I'm preparing for that as well.
I have a couple of questions left to address here, but I'll have to get to them tomorrow...it's almost midnight and my mornings start early on Saturdays! |
It is pretty cool to be asked to work online with others to teach enjoy.
Having had that honour myself more then once it is both fun and very much a learning thing for the trainer. As you need to teach it simply enough so that others can understand, make incradible judgment calls that effect dogs lives and know when you better pass it off to a behaviour person more able to run tests and hand out drugs. know and accept that it is tough without seeing the context and the body language it can be at times. Accept that sometimes even if your right an owners is going to do it the wrong way cause someone on TV said it ok to do. To stay up with the latest and greatest out there so you are ready for the questions that come at you about them.
Like the new CAT protocol for aggression. ( I need more info still)
I also enjoy working in the real world community to make changes in the rules that effect dogs... not so much the chaining as we have more dogs at large concerns but also the decrease in sound pollution do to fireworks causing panic in may a neighborhood dogs. Also that just cause a dog is aggressive and may have gone after a dog it does not need to be put down if it gets the right kind of help.
It is fun to deal with politicians and bylaw workers to get them to change the way they think and act toward not only dogs but their owners. They are a differnt breed of thinkers but postive reinforcemant for them too.
When you do these things and see the change as in coming back here after a break and seeing that yes some of the stuff I got beat up over is now main stream or a dog training assoications nominating you for 3 awards, or being asked to write a book or that the town makes it illegal to use loud firecrackers without major notice or on a scheduale or to loud. That a dog that could have been put down cause Bylaw was narrow minded was not .... it makes the hard work and time in for free all worth your while.
Enjoy all those wonderful things the world is tossing at you but make sure you take time for your self and your dog/s as burning yourself out will not be a good thing for anyone.
Learn always learn, grow always grow and never compromise your values for anyone. Even if that means you walk away from a dog and client, as they are not good for you.... keeping the trainer safe to work with those that want to work with you is always a good thing.
Best of luck and happy training.
JL