Things have been a little weird around here because six days ago we welcomed a litter of four puppies. One of these puppies will be my next dog, and it got me thinking about how I identify myself and how that relates to my dogs. And it is the same for you. Your identity matters for you and your dog.
In the episode you'll hear:
- The importance of how you identify yourself.
- Why our dog is always getting trained either through conscious effort or our dog’s
experimentation. - When to transition from a newbie identity, but how being an expert can hurt you.
- Why accolades and accomplishments are events rather than identifiers.
- How I identify myself.
- About going from information gathering to taking action.
- Why I’m excited about my new puppy and for any new mistakes I might make.
- Things your dog does not care about if you get training wrong.
- What creates forward momentum.
Enjoying your podcast’s so much Susan , so inspiring and full of motivating and informative advise , l look forward to each new episode . Five stars as always… exiting for you with the news of Momentum’s puppies. 🐶🐕🐕🐕🐕😊
You got me, Susan! A true procrastinator. I will do better. Thank you for the look in the mirror!
Inspiring as always – one bite at a time. I honestly love watching your podcast with the video feed on this page but have subscribed to the YouTube site also. Thanks for all you do and enjoy those puppies!
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What a great topic you covered – again! I love the variety and yet the continuity in how everything links up in these episodes. There is so much great coaching of two-legged people alongside all the knowledge you share about how you bond and learn with your four-legged people. I have recommended your podcast to everyone I know.
Lightbulb moment after watching this podcast. I was an insatiable information gatherer until I watched this podcast. I went to college and earned a degree in Psy. with a focus on animal behavior and conditioning. I have experience working with marine mammals and primates, yet I am terrified of failing when I work my new dogs. The tape that plays in my head goes, “you trained a Mandrill to hold a target, a sea lion to Salute but you can’t get your own dang dogs to stop barking and reacting to everything!!!!!!” I just erased that tape. New tape says, “let’s play some training games and see what happens and it is okay to course correct.” I just started HSTD/Crate Games on Monday. My training mentor at the zoo used to tell me that training should be fun for you and the animal or what’s the point?! I get that same vibe from you Susan! Signing off to go have some fun and play “search”!
Didn’t think I’d get career advice from a dog training podcast – but thank you! I recently started my dream job, but have been falling back on, “Oh I’m just a newbie” and did not recognize this has been holding me back from engaging and taking action.
I’m ready to face tomorrow with a new, curiousity-driven attitude!
Wow mindblowing! Wrote it down and going to stick it on the fridge
AWESOME!
Loved this! My 13 ur ok’d son said this about our puppy a few weeks ago … I don’t like dog owner … I’m a dog caretaker.
Caretaker meaning … working together vs making a dog listen. I like it too and gave me more perspective.
We’re taking action daily!
Wish I met you many years ago Susan! You are awesome, you shine, I just love your enthusiasm, encouragement, and support. Kudos to you. **********10-star rating!
Similar thought, I’ve noticed when my evenings after work are TOO filled with classes, my dog and I struggle to move forward in our training. My dog and I need time to digest and dig into the details of what we’re learning, and going to a different class every night doesn’t allow for that process to happen.
Loved this podcast! Like an earlier commenter said, good life/career/everything advice in here.
This podcast is SO me! I feel that I need tp research the heck our of everything, and I have difficulty in moving forward. I have also considered myself a ‘novice’, although I have been working with my dog, Amber, for over a year.
I have also presumed that if i am not doing a formal ‘work session’, I have failed. In face, I am working every day with my dogs, though play, routines, etc.
Thank you for pointing this our and helping me move forward.
woo woo! I needed to hear this today. It seems often I am watching the podcast that speaks to me at that moment. This is one of those. I worked as a dog trainer at a pet supply chain (getting my training through them), and volunteered at a prison in a companion dog training program with the inmates both for a year each. Life events pulled me away from both experiences sooner than I had expected. Both very good experiences. I would class my level of dog training as kindergarten and I was doing the very best I could with the experience/knowledge I had. I have regretted not sticking with it, I made other life choices that were necessary at the time. I do not need to beat myself up about them. I am a curious learner and on a path of development, learning and failing and will be able to help little Alfie and any other future dogs that will come into my life. Onward and Upward!
I needed to hear this! Not only with training my pup but in life in general. I have been watching lots of video’s on how to train my pup, even before we got him, and set goals of what I wanted to achieve with my pup. I have trained him and been to puppy preschool, but due to Covid lockdown and him being attacked (excuses, excuses), it set us back and I lost my confidence in what I could achieve. I am now taking action and hopefully this will boost my confidence up to get him to where I hoped he would be. Love your podcasts and your videos.
I want to be be my dog’s’ leader!