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doddle(아주 쉬운 일)이었음.doddle이라는 의미는 Nika가 항상 내가 바라는 대로 행동했다는 뜻은 아님.Body slamming하는 행위.eviction orders)을 내리는 행위.doddle이 아니었을지도 모름.manager extraordinaire)하려는 Nika와의 삶이 쉽게 느껴진 이유는 striving and suppressing(애쓰고 억누르기)이 아닌 construction(구축)의 과정이었기 때문임.The Books(강아지 양육 관련 서적들)가 말하는 기준과는 전혀 다른 강아지였음.The Books가 틀렸고, T는 그 자신으로서 완벽한 버전의 강아지라고 결론 내림.doddle로 느껴지는 이유는 그녀가 누구인지와 경쟁하지 않고, 다른 존재로 억지로 만들려 하거나, 모든 결정의 잠재적 결과에 대해 걱정하지 않았기 때문임.Good Owner(좋은 보호자)가 되고 싶다는 생각(정작 그 기준이 무엇인지는 확실치 않았음).Before Life(이전의 삶: 지저분한 헛간, 사람과의 접촉 부족, 30마리 이상의 스트레스받은 개들)에 대해 보상해주고 싶다는 마음.Before Life가 그의 Now(현재)를 오염시키지 않도록 하려는 강박.learning(학습)을 구축하지 못했음.curiosity(호기심)를 바탕으로 했음.rewards(보상)에 따라 올바른 방향으로 이끌어 주는 낙관적인 learning의 기회였음.focus(집중)의 중요성을 배웠음.TOO SLOW) 당장 놀이를 시작하라고(BEGIN THE GAME NOW) 요구했을 때, 나는 오히려 그 앞날에 펼쳐질 learning path(학습 경로)와 그것이 우리 삶에 줄 수 있는 이점에 매료되었음.A.N. Expert(전문가)라면 그녀가 Impulse Control(충동 조절)에 문제가 있다고 지적할지 모르지만, 나는 오히려 slow and steady(느리지만 꾸준한 것)의 가치를 가르칠 귀중한 기회를 보았음.stillness(정지)는 나의 movement(움직임)로 보상받게 될 것임.perspective(관점)의 중요성을 이해하게 됨.impulsive(충동적)인 것이 나에게는 enthusiastic(열정적)인 것.stubborn(고집 센) 것이 나에게는 tenacious(끈기 있는) 것.controlling(통제하려 드는) 것이 나에게는 reward-attuned(보상에 민감하게 반응하는) 것.doddle은 아니었지만, 우리의 learning이 일방적이지 않다는 인식 덕분에 그렇게 느껴졌음.intrinsic pleasure)을 준다면 굳이 재미를 추가할 필요가 없음.Herding Games(몰이 게임)를 선택하는 것은 마치 테니스 선수에게 축구에서 성공하라고 강요하는 것과 같음.joint travelling adventure)임.resets)하며, 강화 과정(reinforcement process)을 쉽게 확장할 수 있음.Nose target(코 터치)은 많은 개와 다른 동물들에게 가르치는 대중적인 행동(behaviour)임.mat)나 플랫폼(platform) 같은 목표물(target)로 가도록 가르치기 시작할 때, 우리는 결과(outcome)에 집중함.settle down).food-machine)과 비교했을 때의 상대적 위치.lure(유도물)의 정의: "행동을 이끌어내기 위해 강화물(reinforcer)을 직접 사용하는 것"("the direct use of the reinforcer to elicit the behaviour").lure들이 많이 존재하기 때문임.empathy)의 새로운 측면을 배우게 됨.reward)을 주는 것이라고 해서, 그것이 항상 개에게 보상이 되는 것은 아님.ethics)가 길잡이가 되도록 함.individual)가 있음.Border Collie)였음.Jumping up)는 긍정적 훈련사(positive trainers)와 부정적 훈련사(negative trainers) 모두에게 거의 항상 '큰 죄'(A Major Sin)로 간주됨.undesirable behaviour) 목록의 최상단에 위치함.Building A Generous Future by Frances McCormack | Puppies First Year A Doddle Raising Nika has been a doddle. Not in the sense that she always did what I hoped she’d do, and that I didn’t have to channel her learning towards more productive ends and away from Body slamming me with enthusiasm upon reunions Insisting that I never stop petting her… EVER Barking eviction orders at Bill and Coo, the local collared doves Telling me to hurry up and do the thing (whether playing with or feeding her, or merely putting on my pyjamas) The very strong preference for toileting indoors where it’s nice and warm Or maybe it hasn’t been a doddle. Maybe my life with a body-slamming, relentlessly tactile-seeking, pigeon-hating, manager extraordinaire just seems like this now because it was one of construction rather than striving and suppressing. Struggle v. Ease Maybe it just feels like this now because I haven’t stayed awake at night worrying about her in the way that I stayed awake worrying about T, who was nothing like The Books told me he should be (before I decided that The Books were wrong, and that T was a perfect version of himself). Maybe it feels like a doddle because my life with her wasn’t one of competing against who she is, trying to mould her into something else, or even just worrying about the potential fallout of every decision I made. Raising T was beset by a desire to “get it right” for him, to be a Good Owner (by whose standards I wasn’t quite sure), to compensate him for his Before Life (filthy shed; little human contact; 30+ stressed dogs), but also to make sure that Before Life didn’t infect his Now. His early months were so focussed on all that had gone wrong for him in the past and all that could go wrong for our life together in the future that I don’t think I stopped frequently enough to pay attention to who he was then, and to build his learning from that. Neither of us can get those months back Nika’s early months, on the other hand, were informed by curiosity; every challenge an opportunity for learning that was filed with optimism about discovering who she is and helping to guide her according to the rewards she sought. And through awareness of that difference in living with two young dogs, I learned about the importance of focus. Her Greatest Teaching Last week, as my ears throbbed at the almighty shout she emitted to let me know that I was TOO SLOW and that she wanted me TO BEGIN THE GAME NOW, I was positively enchanted by the learning path I could see up ahead, and how it would benefit us both in so many ways in our life together. Realisi
ng that A.N. Expert might suggest that she has problems with “Impulse Control,” I instead saw a valuable opportunity for teaching her the value of slow and steady: her stillness would be rewarded with my movement. A few days later, as she was matching her pace to mine as we walked down the hallway to the toy store together, both of us anticipating with great pleasure the game that was about to start, yet both of us agreeing that we would take our time to begin, I understood the importance of perspective in raising a dog. Someone else’s impulsive; my enthusiastic. Their stubborn; my tenacious. Their controlling; my reward-attuned. Not a doddle; not by a long shot: but it felt like one because of a recognition that our learning wasn’t just going to be one-sided, and that if I wanted her to learn so that she could adapt to my world, I had to be prepared to do the same so I could adapt to hers. Why add fun? When an activity gives intrinsic pleasure we do not need to add fun. Read More Herding Games For All Dogs? The wrong herding game is like trying to make a tennis player succeed at football Read More Going Shopping This is a joint travelling adventure. It completely resets the learning and can easily extend the reinforcement process. Read More Nose Target. No thanks Nose target is a popular behaviour taught to many dogs, and other animals. It seems easy to teach and have practical application, but it is often not such a pleasant experience for all dogs. There are many other options available that give the same practical benefit, without the unpleasant extremes. Read More Location is Their Cue We begin teaching the dog to go to a target, such as a mat or platform and in this process our focus is on the outcome – the dog can place feet on the object or settle down. But at the same time this learning is happening the dog is also noting the location: where this is happening in this room, in the house, relative to the food-machine (you). Read More Not all lures contain food “the direct use of the reinforcer to elicit the behaviour” This should always be foremost in our mind, in that many alternatives lures are available. Read More Isolation hell or solitude heaven? Strange times often give birth to new insights and understanding. Certainly a new aspect of empathy as we experience social situations that may not be of our choice. Read More Ethical questions What to ask before when we make a plan to teach Read More When it is not rewarding Just because it is our intent to reward does not make it always rewarding. Read More What is important … ? … when your dog is
sick and fearful? If you have a dog who is sick and fearful you can feel lost and alone. The weight of opinion, expectation and information can be overwhelming. What is right? What is true? What is best? Throughout this journey I have allowed my ethics to guide me. The individual who is Merlin is at the heart of every choice I make. Read More Any Dog But a Collie After deciding I wanted to live with a dog, the only dog I ruled out was a Border Collie. Read More Approval or attention seeking? Jumping up is nearly always viewed, by both positive and negative trainers as A Major Sin. It rates near the top of the list of an undesirable behaviour. Read More Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ