결정적 순간들... 반려견 훈련사의 삶에서

Defining Moments...In The Life Of A Dog Trainer

Susan GarrettSusan Garrett · 영상 · 8분

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1. 반려견 훈련 철학

보호자가 자신의 반려견과 함께 불가능해 보이던 목표를 성취하도록 돕는다.
어질리티 성과뿐만 아니라 포기하려던 개가 훌륭한 반려견으로 변화하는 것에 가치를 둔다.

2. 핸들링 기본 원칙

백사이드를 포함한 모든 장애물을 통과할 때 핸들러가 팔을 사용하여 개를 유도한다.
- 장애물을 통과한 후 개를 확인한다.
- 핸들러는 충분히 빠르게 움직여야 한다.

3. 훈련의 관점 전환

강압적인 방식 대신 개가 소통하고자 하는 수준에 맞추어 재주를 가르친다.
- 목줄을 당겨 억지로 앉히는 방식이 통하지 않을 때 재주 훈련 방식을 적용한다.
- 7일 동안 앉기 교육에 매달리기보다 다양한 묘기를 통해 소통한다.
개의 타고난 행동을 활용하여 교감하며 작업한다.

4. 반려견과의 인연

품평회 기준에 부합하지 않더라도 직관을 따라 반려견을 선택한다.
- 강아지를 포기하려던 찰나, 이 개가 인생을 바꿀 것이라는 확신을 얻는다.
- 선택한 반려견 셸비는 미국 내셔널 챔피언으로 성장한다.

5. 어질리티 도전과 극복

지나치게 흥분하는 개와 소심한 개의 특성에 맞춰 훈련 방식을 조절한다.
- 의욕이 넘치는 개는 빠른 행동을 그대로 수용한다.
- 소심하여 질감이나 환경에 민감한 개는 자신감을 키워주며 천천히 보완한다.
개의 단점보다는 뛰어난 점을 바라보고 이를 키워나가는 것에 집중한다.
- 소심한 개라도 끈기 있게 기다리면 월드 챔피언십 우승이 가능하다.

6. 성공적인 어질리티 핸들링

핸들러는 자신의 장점을 극대화하고 개의 시선에서 스포츠를 바라본다.
- 발끝을 가고 싶은 방향으로 향하게 한다.
- 개를 기다리지 말고 계속 움직인다.
- 신체적 민첩함이 부족해도 창의적인 방법으로 성공을 거둘 수 있다.

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Defining Moments...In The Life Of A Dog Trainer

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Music You know there was never a moment in time where I said wow I want to be a dog trainer. I think my life was always guided in that direction. Music Nice check check check check check. Leaving Penny. It's a blind there right? So check and go. Today where I am today I absolutely adore training my own dogs but I love helping other people achieve things they never thought possible with their own dogs. The heartfelt letters that I get, the tearful people who say you know we were going to have to euthanize this dog because we couldn't fix it and with your help now I mean he's just a great family pet and we're doing amazing things in agility and that's what I love about what I do today. Music Music Handle every obstacle including the backside and use your arm and then see the dog and you are plenty fast enough. You know it's true I didn't get my very first dog on my own until I was in my late 20s. I had trained dogs really my whole life but I never owned one. So my sister she had confirmation show dogs and when she would come home and leave the dogs at home I would teach them tricks. Which really was unimportant to her and her time in the show ring but I love to do it. I trained so many of other people's dogs before I ever owned my very first dog and to me that was a huge huge blessing in my life. Because I got to see how different breeds of dogs responded and a real pivotal point for me was a little farm dog that I got. It was a puppy that I was training and it was a rough collie and the books told me teaching the dog to sit you pull up on the collar and push down on their butt. Well this little puppy wasn't going to take it. And so I thought well I had success training all these tricks in the past why don't I just apply that and teach her to sit like it was a trick. And this dog who I struggled with for seven days to teach a simple sit by the next seven days I taught her about 15 tricks. All I had to do was connect with her on a level that she was trying to teach me to do. You know what dogs don't need to be pushed around. Dogs need to be engaged and find out what they love and work with their innate behaviors. When I did decide to get my first dog I actually I was you know really involved with horses at the time and in dressage and everybody at the barn had a Jack Russell so I started looking for my first Jack Russell. And when I did go and look at a litter there was only one puppy left there were seven in the litter one puppy left she didn't have proper ears for Jack Russell and being from my confirmation background I needed the dog with proper ears.

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