Redefining Expertise In Dog Training And What Counts More Than Years Of Experience #247
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 6 December 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
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What's better than 30 years of dog training experience? It’s NOT 31! I’m covering why the duration someone spends training dogs does not create expertise, going against the commonly held belief that longevity in a profession guarantees proficiency. Now, 30 years of growing skills and being open to new ideas can create mastery, but living the same year 30 times does the opposite. Get all the critical tips to maximize the next year of your dog training experience and success.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• That experience does not equate to expertise in dog training.
• Why some experts or trainers get worse with time.
• About the reasons to embrace continual growth..
• Tips to maximize the next year of your dog training experience.
• Why it's important to be deliberate and purposeful in quest for growth.
• The importance of being able to read your dog’s T.E.M.P.
• How creating a training plan is like putting together a recipe.
• The value of listening to your dog’s feedback.
• How to be deliberate and purposeful in your training
Online Learning:
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Resources:
*1. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson - https://geni.us/peak_book
2. Podcast Episode 195: Making Your Mind Your Most Powerful Dog Training Tool - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/195/
3. Inner Circle People (IC Peeps) - https://dogsthat.com/icp/
4. Mary Hunter Dog Trainingology - https://www.dogtrainingology.com/
5. Article: What is PORTL? - https://behaviorexplorer.com/articles/portl-intro/
6. GRITTY K9 – Tobias Gustavsson and Boki Damis - https://tobiasgustavsson.com/
7. Nadine Hehli and Simone Fasel: Leben mit Huden - https://www.lebenmithunden.eu/
8. YouTube Playlist: Cooperative Care and Consent in Dog Training with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy1wgUlMBX63miIBBpxE-DAO
9. Podcast Episode 207: Rescue Dog Behavior: Training Rehomed Dogs Chat With Nadine Hehli and Simone Fasel - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/207/
10. YouTube Playlist: Puppy Essentials with Susan Garrett Dog Training - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2hywpv3Md3HbWWPPbVF8W5
11. Podcast Episode 205: The Hidden World Of Reinforcement For Dogs And Why You Need To Know - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/205/
12. Podcast Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/4/
13. Podcast Episode 131: How Would Susan Garrett Plan Your Dog Training Sessions? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/131/
14. YouTube Video: Dog Training Mechanics Feedback from Tater, This!, Momentum and Swagger (Learning from Failure) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEik-zMmvQ8
15. YouTube Playlist: Planning Your Dog Training with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy3bIhKLPQApN0x_2PjNJgkG&feature=shared
16. Podcast Episode 133: Become Your Own Dog Training Coach With This Video Strategy - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/133/
17. Podcast Episode 71: Pro Dog Trainer’s Secret to Help Your Naughty Dog - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/71/
18. Podcast Episode 157: Dog Body Language: Understanding Canine Communication Signals And Emotions - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/157/
19. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Xzl94wJPYi0
*Susan only recommends products she uses herself, and all opinions expressed here are her own. The links below are an affiliate links that, at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission if you decide to buy from it. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I've got a riddle for you. What's better than 30 years of dog training experience? |
| 0:06.0 | And I'll give you a hint. It's not 31 years. |
| 0:19.3 | Hi, I'm Susan here. Welcome to Shape by Dog. And I want to talk about dog training experience |
| 0:26.2 | and the fact that so often we put our faith in so-called experts or trainers based on their |
| 0:34.1 | experience in the trade. And it just makes sense, right? Like, yeah, I've been a dog trainer |
| 0:38.3 | all my life. Therefore, the implication is I know a lot of things. I know more than a lot of other |
| 0:44.0 | people. And I want to challenge you. And I want you to challenge that thought yourself because |
| 0:49.9 | you could have 30 years experience doing the same thing that you did in year one. And in fact, |
| 0:55.2 | you really have one year of experience and 30 years of repeating that one year. There's a great |
| 1:00.3 | book called Peek by Anders Erickson. And he talks about there are some professions and he named |
| 1:06.9 | drivers, doctors and teachers that it's easy in those professions for people to actually |
| 1:13.5 | get worse as they get more experienced, that the level of expertise they have isn't as high |
| 1:20.2 | as somebody who would have less experience. Now, if you're listening to this podcast episode and |
| 1:26.0 | you are a doctor, a driver, or a teacher, of course, that's not you because you're listening to this podcast episode and you are a doctor, a driver, or a teacher, |
| 1:28.9 | of course, that's not you because you're a growth-minded person. |
| 1:32.4 | That's why you're listening to Shape by Dog. |
| 1:34.4 | But I bet if you're a doctor, a teacher, or a driver, you can think of colleagues that |
| 1:41.2 | are doing the same thing they did way back when they first started being a doctor |
| 1:46.6 | or a driver or a teacher because I know I sure can. I see dog trainers no matter what dog they have, |
| 1:53.3 | no matter how often they've failed. They will do the same thing and accept it's the dog's fault. |
| 2:00.3 | He's just stupid. He's just fill in the blank. |
| 2:03.6 | It's the breed. It's a terrier. It's a husky. It's never their approach. It's the breed. |
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