Garmin Report post Posted January 5, 2016 By: John Wick The chances are great that if youâre reading this, you donât need to be reading this. Smiles. Thatâs because youâre already aware of the fact that you donât yet know everything there is to know so youâre trying to gain more knowledge, food for thought, and some training strategies that have proven successful for others. Sadly, to the peril of themselves and their poor dogs, way too many wannabe trainers think they know much more than they do, and, therefore, make little or no effort to gain new understanding and skills. You and I both know bunches of people that firmly fall into that category. But you and I also know thatâs not where we want to be. We want to do better, be wiser, and give our dogs the very best effort and education we possibly can. If a dog does not turn out to be our dream dog, or a strategy weâve tried does not accomplish our desired results, we want to be very sure that itâs not our fault. We did everything reasonable to do. We handled situations as well as humanly possible. We always strive to be open-minded, sensible, calm, and consistent. We always know thereâs more to learn. Every month of every year we put forth some effort to gain more knowledge and understanding. Striving to do better with E-collar influenced training certainly starts with reading your E-collar ownerâs manual, watching any DVDâs included, and then reading any books and monthly articles that pertain to your segment of dog interests. Did you think I was going to stop there? Nope, Iâm going to encourage you to then read everything you can get your hands on that you have time to read that pertains to other dog niches and interests. Youâll be quite surprised and pleased at all the ideas you pick up from thoughtful folks who work with dogs having much different jobs than your dogs. There are thoughtful, knowledgeable, savvy dog handlers in every realm of dogdom. Donât shortchange yourself by thinking only those in your interest group can be helpful to you. Learn, learn, and never stop learning. The more you do that, the better your results will be and the less often youâll be stumped or frustrated. By the way, have you ever read your ownerâs manual? If so, have you skimmed through it again recently? Doing so might help and sure wonât hurt. Having an understanding of your equipment and what makes it tick is almost as important as understanding how your dog thinks, regardless of what kind of dog owns you! Iâll see you here next month to share more thoughts. John WickRelated articles Trainin' Dogs with Rick Smith: Learning to Speak the Language Attitude Effects Everything Keep Your Dogs Safe with Garmin tempe View the full article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
