Kay LaurenceKay Laurence (Learning About Dogs) · 글
Success (성공)는 진보의 중심이며, 학습이 항상 성공적으로 이루어지도록 학습 내용을 micro-lessons (마이크로 레슨/단기 학습 단위)로 세분화함.power house (원동력)임.sports (스포츠)를 위한 repertoires (레퍼토리/기술 목록) 구성: 경쟁적 요소와 사회적 측면을 포함하며, 집단적인 discussions (토론)과 evaluation (평가)을 통해 훈련이 완성됨.loss of merit (가치 하락/성과 저하)가 나타남.go the extra mile (한 걸음 더 나아가 노력하게 하는) 강력한 동기부여가 됨.non-sport activities (비스포츠 활동) 훈련의 경우 다른 결과가 따르며, 기술을 적용하기 전에 더욱 엄격한 checks (점검)가 필요함.the dog asked to work solo on a large flock of sheep (개에게 양 떼를 혼자 관리하도록 시키는 경우).give an alert indication on a blind search (블라인드 수색에서 경보 표시를 하도록 하는 경우).checks (점검)와 interim assessment (중간 평가)가 수반되어야 함.lifeskills (생활 기술/일상 기술)에 대해서는 이러한 점검이 전혀 없는 경우가 많음.The puppy allowed to run loose before any training in the “return to me” call ("나에게 돌아와"라는 호출 훈련이 전혀 되지 않은 상태에서 강아지를 자유롭게 풀어놓는 행위).expected to walk alongside a busy road before being able to cope with the noise or be able to focus what they are learning (소음에 대처하거나 학습 중인 내용에 집중할 수 있기 전에 번잡한 도로 옆을 걷도록 강요받는 상황).sport (스포츠)나 job (업무)을 위해 배운 훈련 기술은 일반 대중의 lifeskills (생활 기술) 훈련으로 전이됨.dog sports (독 스포츠)에서 얻은 학습은 모든 개의 삶에 영향을 미침.teach a dog to stand with a relaxed poise waiting for a cue (신호를 기다리며 편안한 자세로 서 있도록 가르치는 방법)은 다음 상황에 적용됨.hold position whilst a harness is placed on the dog (하네스를 착용하는 동안 자세 유지하기).medical examination (건강 검진).alert for a substance (물질 탐지 시 경보).controlled focus (통제된 집중력)와 contained discipline (절제된 규율)을 포함함.teach and train a dog to walk with a balanced gait for dressage (드레사지를 위해 균형 잡힌 걸음걸이로 걷도록 가르치는 방법)은 rehabilitation from injury or surgery (부상이나 수술 후 재활)에 사용됨.self-awareness (자기 인식), fine muscle control (정교한 근육 제어)을 키우고 움직임의 즐거움을 개발함.teach a dog to move over an obstacle (장애물을 넘어 이동하도록 가르치는 방법)은 다음 상황에 적용됨.search dogs clambering over rubble (수색견이 잔해 위를 기어오르는 상황).teaching puppies to safely negotiate a staircase (강아지가 계단을 안전하게 내려가도록 가르치는 상황).assess the immediate terrain (지형을 즉각적으로 파악하는 능력)과 advanced proprioception skills (고급 고유 수용성 감각)을 기를 수 있음.teach a dog to hold their focus to me whilst carrying out a task (작업을 수행하는 동안 나에게 집중하도록 가르치는 방법)은 walking down the street and passing by the kids playing on skateboards (길을 걸으며 스케이트보드를 타는 아이들을 지나가는 상황)에 전이됨.forward awareness of the available rewards (사용 가능한 보상에 대한 사전 인지)를 높임.transferable skills (전이 가능한 기술)들은 제한된 목적을 위해 설계되었을지라도, 전 세계적으로 적용되어 개의 삶과 그들에 대한 인간의 이해도를 높일 수 있음.Connection(교감)이란 서로의 상태에 맞추어 조율(in tune)된 상태를 의미함.trainer(훈련사)로서, 본 게시글이 자신의 내면 깊은 곳을 울렸음.training classes(훈련 수업) 현장에서 항상 목격하는 사실임.animal(동물)에 대해 가르치는 것임.Realistic expectations(현실적인 기대)와 understanding(이해)은 보호자에게 안도감을 주며, 더 깊게 연결된 관계를 가져옴.instructional design(교수 설계) 분야에서 나온 개념임.training(훈련)을 하고 있다는 점을 기억해야 함.What is a Trainer? by Kay Laurence | Seeing with New Eyes I know what I am, as a trainer. But does my view of “A Trainer” coincide with, or even overlap with yours? First we have to look at what is “training”? Training is the process of learning the skills that you need for a particular job or activity. ( Collins English Dictionary ) Wikipedia goes a lot further: Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training Physical training concentrates on mechanistic goals: training programs in this area develop specific skills or muscles, often with a view of peaking at a particular time. Some physical training programs focus on raising overall physical fitness. Oddly enough does not contain the word “behaviour”. This is my definition: “Systematic and repetitive practice to build and improve skills in fluency and strength.” The definition of “A Trainer” frighteningly does not include my career at all unless I am reborn as a shoe. Technically a trainer does training. We have dual roles as a Trainer: to train dogs and to train the people who live with dogs how to train their dogs. In addition we have a third role in self-training by learning from what we do, continually improving, analysing, developing, evaluating progress, exploring research and converting research into application. That’s one of my favourite roles. A plan is not optional, it is essential “Systematic” done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical. Without a systematic plan of the training, progress can be haphazard. This may include time wasted on learning something not relevant to the particular skill or benefit that individual, or team, to learn. It may present the learning “out of order” where more difficult steps are presented without the foundations or component skills to achieve success. A plan takes into consideration the age and abilities of the learner, the skills of the trainer, the skills of the learner. It identifies the specific skills for the goal task, monitors progress, measure quality and consistency. A plan will identify the skills gap and provide systematic lessons to close that gap with relevant activities. No, you can’t just sit down and “have at it”. Too often I am engaged to clean up the “have at it” approach, where advanced expectations are loaded onto juvenile shoulders without the core foundations necessary. This is applicable for both the dog
and the person where unrealistic expectations and a complete lack of planning have sent the boat across the wrong sea. Training is something I have been doing for over 40 years, many dogs, many people, many outcomes, many plans. It always includes repetitive progressive, practice, for me and for the dogs. We go through the same activity many times and each time I am assessing whether fluency is increasing, the behaviours are of a consistent quality and whether an additional component skill would benefit. Success is central to progress and when required the learning is separated into micro-lessons to ensure success is always achieved. Being successful in learning is the power house that drives learning forward. Frontiers of training Strong incentives for training include repertoires for sports that encompass a competitive element and also a social aspect where training is achieved through collective discussions and evaluation. A lack of sufficient training in either hours or quality, will be reflected in loss of merit. This serves as a strong motivator to get you out to train in the rain, go the extra mile. Training for non-sport activities can have different consequences and include more rigorous checks before those skills are employed: the dog asked to work solo on a large flock of sheep, or give an alert indication on a blind search etc. The greater the consequences of insufficient training the more checks and interim assessment should be in place. Sadly this is often completely void when it comes to lifeskills. The puppy allowed to run loose before any training in the “return to me” call, or expected to walk alongside a busy road before being able to cope with the noise or be able to focus what they are learning. Dogs are called to pay the price of the human assumption that because they have lived alongside us for thousands of years we have absorbed the skills of how to teach a dog. No we haven’t, in fact I wonder if we are actually drifting further away as social influences block our native understanding of animal behaviour. The skills learned from training for all the levels and expectations of a sport or job will filter down to training lifeskills for everyday folk. This is where there is incentive to push the frontiers of training, ask more questions, and broaden our capabilities. As training for the elite levels of any sport will spread to our everyday lives, the learning from dog sports will affect the lives of all dogs. How I teach a dog to stand with a relaxed poise waiting for a cue will be used to ask a dog to hold position whilst a harness
is placed on the dog, medical examination or an alert for a substance. It encompasses a controlled focus and contained discipline. How I teach and train a dog to walk with a balanced gait for dressage will be used for rehabilitation from injury or surgery. It builds the skills of self-awareness, fine muscle control and develops pleasure in movement. How I teach a dog to move over an obstacle will be used for search dogs clambering over rubble, teaching puppies to safely negotiate a staircase. It builds an ability to assess the immediate terrain and advanced proprioception skills How I teach a dog to hold their focus to me whilst carrying out a task will transfer to walking down the street and passing by the kids playing on skateboards. It builds a forward awareness of the available rewards. These are all transferrable skills that may be designed for a limited purpose but can be applied globally and enhance the lives and understanding of dogs. Can a trainer help with behavioural issues? Absolutely. When there is a lack of skill at the core of the issue, training the dog in that skill can resolve the “issue”. We may be persuaded to use terms like “reactive” but I look for the skills gap: Is the dog able to fast process and assess the environment? Is the dog able to avoid direct confrontation? Is the person with the dog able to “pass on by”? Has the team learned to maintain a connection in this environment? Trainers are skilled at assessing the capacity for learning in this moment for this skill. This means we learn to recognise fatigue, we recognise uncertainty. We design for success not for failure, we design for experiential learning that builds confidence and puzzle solving skills. By using a range of different rewarding reinforcers we learn to anticipate when the arousal is rising beyond a useful state and adapt the rewards to suit. We build strong desires to complete the behaviour chains and sequences by training the individual components with care, ensuring confidence and comprehension is a part of the learning. This develops a focus to the rewarding finale, which in itself should be strong and sufficiently motivating to override temptations from non-relevant opportunities. Trainers learn to dance to the rhythm of rewards. We find rewards in unlikely places, we become reward hunters and well as reward providers. When we train a dog for competition conditions we learn the disciplines of consistency, clear communication, reading our dog, understanding the environment and how it is likely to impact on our expectations. Are we monitoring the emotional s
tate of the dog? All the time: their well-being is paramount, we are sensitive the their ability to do the tasks, perform the behaviours, move with ease and comfort. Quite often discussions at a competition are centred around how the dog is feeling. Are these skills useful when walking the dogs around a field, the town? Every day, every time. These are the skills of a trainer, these are the skills we learn when we follow a training plan – for ourselves and for our dogs. Can training be a solution in itself? Of course. When training the person will learn more about their dog. They will understand the dog’s personality a little better, their inherent abilities and challenges. They will spend quality time together and become to view their dog in a different light. They will learn how to systematically and repetitively practice to build, improve skills, fluency and strength. Absolutely we will teach cue technology, the function of rewards and discipline of consistency. In my classes I am teaching a person the skills of a trainer and I aim for the person to learn more than the dog. Training becomes its own incentive We may have become involved in training on a casual basis. I like to use the badminton metaphor. This often begins as a garden game, with cheap racquets, plastic net and shuttlecock, a sunny afternoon for a bit of fun with friends and family. The “have at it” stage. We can all do it to some degree. We remember the pleasure and perhaps join a regular group, once a week, have a social evening as well as enjoyment from the challenge and some exercise. We may even become so engrossed we take it further and perhaps look towards professional involvement. I would dream that becoming a trainer was regarded as a career with education ranging through the standard expectations of a professional at different levels. There is no doubt in my mind that there is the material to warrant degree level, the enthusiasm and quantity of interested bodies. We just have to change the mindset of the establishments and want to become part of the future. I am a Trainer. You did everything right but …. But it still hasn’t worked out, even after 6 years? Yeah, it can be disappointing, but at times even the “perfect” protocol, applied with accuracy can undo itself and we go around in the circle again. Read More Learning is not for spectators Are you an Active Learner? Or: Are you getting your money’s worth for online courses? It would not matter what subject we are talking about:... Read More Ear Myths There is a myth surrounding Border Collies that ear shape, coat colour or te
xture, and even eye colour are indicators of that dog’s personality,... Read More A View to a Kill? We often hear the claim that the Border Collie is exhibiting predatory behaviour on sheep. But are they really seeking to kill? Read More The Need to Correct an Error When learning is littered with costly mistakes we will carry anxiety and avoidance. Errors are feedback. There should be no fear of error just opportunities to learn. Read More What Words Conceal The language across all kinds of media paints a picture of dogs and our relationships with them. Read More 10. Is Good Intention Enough? We are all striving to make our dog’s lives a pleasant experience. If we are not paying close attention to the experience our puppy or dog is having we can inadvertently set them up for poor experiences. These experiences can be linked by the dog to circumstances that we never intended. Read More 9. Primary School Being a puppy is a busy, over-filled learning fest. Nature has designed them to excel at being inquisitive and curious. If you do not feed that desire to learn, then the learning that happens may not be on your agenda: jumping at people, opening the waste bin, chasing the cat, chickens, skateboards, eating fox poo, unstuffing the sofa, biting off the top of the gear lever, shredding tampons all over the house. Read More 8. Early Days Out and About Familiarisation should ensure that a puppy has the time to assess, observe, and become familiar with, the weird and wonderful life that will be their future. Read More 7. Lifestyle At Home We breed a dog that lives and breathes to share their lives with people. Be nearby and visit often. Read More 6. Teach and Train They do not arrive knowing how to behave or live in our society, except as dogs. They will need help to learn how to live alongside us without conflict. This is our responsibility. Read More 5. Relationship and Connection Connection is about being in tune with each other. Dog is not the enemy. Read More 6 Comments Cheryll on 27th October 2019 at 12:32 pm This article has struck my inner core as a trainer with a desire to learn more, more, more. Reply Kay Laurence on 27th October 2019 at 12:35 pm Go for it! We can never have enough trainers who want to learn. Reply Julie van Schie on 27th October 2019 at 8:24 pm “Dogs are called to pay the price of the human assumption that because they have lived alongside us for thousands of years we have absorbed the skills of how to teach a dog. No we haven’t, in fact I wonder if we are actually drifting further away as social influences block our native understand
ing of animal behaviour.” This is so true and I see it all the time in training classes. One of the biggest gifts we can give people and dogs is to teach them about the animal in front of them. Realistic expectations and understanding brings relief and a more connected relationship. Reply Susan on 26th November 2019 at 7:40 am “Identify the skills gap” comes right out of instructional design. Designing the learning that will close that gap is the plan. On the other hand, I like to remember that we are always training during every interaction with an animal. And the continuous learning on the part of the human is the icing on the cake! Reply Nancy on 31st October 2019 at 2:58 pm Excellent!! Reply serena donnini on 10th November 2019 at 8:40 pm These words are so true ! Reply Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ