by Shirley Scott\u00a0\u2013 Animal communicator\/psychic<\/p>\n
When you\u2019re just starting to work with an animal or pet, there are many things to take into account before you start any training program.\u00a0 The first thing you need to find out is whether the pet you have chosen can actually learn to do what you think they should do.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean a wiener dog won\u2019t be able to round up cattle like a cow-dog.\u00a0\u00a0 And a Great Dane can\u2019t dance on its hind legs like a small poodle.<\/p>\n
So before you try something out on your pet, take the time to think about the way their body is shaped, their weight, their intelligence level and their personality.\u00a0 Just because you want them to do something doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019ll be able to do it.<\/p>\n
And there\u2019s something else to look at; not all animals will be good at all tricks.\u00a0 Not all of us humans are good at bowling, ice-skating or other activities and neither are all animals.\u00a0\u00a0 Just because your friends\u2019 dog can do something don\u2019t expect your dog to do it or even like to do it.<\/p>\n
So when choosing an animal for a certain task, make sure you have the right breed, body style and personality.\u00a0 Just because we have a preconceived idea about what a certain breed is supposed to be good at, doesn\u2019t mean anything.\u00a0\u00a0 The point here every thoroughbred is a winner and not every mutt\u2019s a loser.<\/p>\n
Another thing you should ask yourself is \u201cIf I was this pet, would I do this trick or action?\u201d<\/p>\n
If you know it\u2019s going to hurt the animal or put the fear of God in them, then it\u2019s not a trick to be done.\u00a0 If you wouldn\u2019t do it, don\u2019t expect your pet to do it either.\u00a0 It\u2019s very important we use our brains in training animals and that\u2019s where common sense and telepathic communication come in.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have any common sense, don\u2019t try training an animal because they\u2019ll out smart you every time.<\/p>\n
Learning to watch, listen and communicate with your pet is a big step to helping you train him better.\u00a0 The more you get to know them and understand their likes and dislikes, the easier it will be to train them.\u00a0\u00a0 The more you communicate on their level with them, the more you will understand their intelligence level, their tolerance level and many other aspects of their character and personality.<\/p>\n
When you get to know your pet on all these levels, you\u2019ll know what they are capable of learning.\u00a0 Here\u2019s just one example.\u00a0\u00a0 I had a client that was into extreme horseback riding and down hill racing.\u00a0\u00a0 This kind of riding takes a very good horse, a very good rider and lots and lots of work for both of them.\u00a0 He picked a good-looking Arabian that was very fit and supposed to be from a long bloodline of excellent horses.<\/p>\n
However after just a few short weeks of training, he realized\u00a0 the horse was too nervous and scared to really become good at the down hill racing.\u00a0 He saw and understood that this horse could get into a panic if pushed to race down hill and that would be dangerous for both himself and the horse.\u00a0\u00a0 But the horse was very sure-footed and became a great trail horse.<\/p>\n
He could have beaten the horse into submission but the results would still been very dangerous in the long run.\u00a0\u00a0 He gave the horse to someone who used him for trail riding and both the horse and the new owner where happy.<\/p>\n
I want everyone to take just a second and think about how you\u2019d feel if someone was trying to teach you something and every time you didn\u2019t do it right they hit you.\u00a0\u00a0 Wouldn\u2019t you get mad want to strike back?\u00a0\u00a0 This is how your animal feels when you hit or yell at them.\u00a0 If your pet looks at you with fear or confusion in his eyes, honor that and take an extra minute to reassure him everything is okay.\u00a0 Remember if you\u2019re going to train an animal with fear and pain, you\u2019ll end up with a fearful and hateful animal.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s an old saying I use with animals and with people.\u00a0\u00a0 It goes like this, \u201cYou get more bees with honey than with vinegar.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 It simply means if you\u2019re nice to animals and people, they in turn will be nice to you.\u00a0\u00a0 If you learn to train an animal with love, patience and respect, they in turn will give you love, patience and respect back.<\/p>\n
Training an animal means they\u2019re learning something from you. If you are overly rough on them, they\u2019ll be afraid.\u00a0 If you\u2019re too easy, they\u2019ll walk all over you.\u00a0\u00a0 There\u2019s a balance when you\u2019re training an animal.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And that balance extends to you.\u00a0 You need to be balanced and calm when you\u2019re training a pet.<\/p>\n
You should never start a training session if you aren\u2019t in a positive mood or feeling well.\u00a0\u00a0 The animal will pick up on this right away and the session will be over before it begins.\u00a0 Your pet will not want to do anything because of the energy they are feeling.\u00a0\u00a0 There\u2019s no blame on you or your pet if this happens, it\u2019s just that training isn\u2019t going to work that day.\u00a0 So put it off until you and your pets are in better moods.\u00a0\u00a0 Remember, if you feel unbalanced or out-of-sorts, stop!<\/p>\n
And there\u2019ll be days that no matter what you do or say, your pet just doesn\u2019t want to do anything.\u00a0\u00a0 So step back, stop trying so hard and try it again tomorrow.\u00a0 If it still doesn\u2019t work the next day, then maybe it\u2019s not supposed too and you need to look at why it\u2019s not working.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s an example of what might be going on with you and your pet.\u00a0\u00a0 You walk up them and say something with a sweet, soft voice but your stomach is tight with anger from work or a fight with someone.\u00a0\u00a0 Your pet will feel the tightness in your energy and back away.\u00a0 In other words you are sending him one kind of energy with your voice but another kind of energy with your body.\u00a0\u00a0 You now look unbalanced to your pet and looking unbalanced is a threat to him.\u00a0\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t know what to expect from you.<\/p>\n
He\u2019d rather you walk up to him and say, \u201cokay, I\u2019ve had a hard day at work and I\u2019m not feeling too good, but if you\u2019ll work with me I\u2019ll try to relax.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This they understand.<\/p>\n
Animals react to your energy or the energies they pick up in the air, just like electrical currents.\u00a0 They can feel the change in the wind and know it means rain.\u00a0 They can feel the calm before and after a storm.\u00a0 They can feel an earthquake before we do.\u00a0\u00a0 .<\/p>\n
So please be aware of what you\u2019re feeling and thinking before you walk up to any animal.\u00a0 They\u2019ll feel your emotions and react accordingly.\u00a0 When you start thinking before you act out, you\u2019ll find that you and your pet are coming together in a new way.\u00a0\u00a0 Both of you are merging your energies and thoughts.<\/p>\n
As you grow and learn these techniques, you\u2019ll find that one day your dog will \u201csit\u201d just by you thinking it at him.\u00a0 Your cat will actually pay attention when you talk to her.\u00a0 And when you get on a horse, you\u2019ll be a rider WITH the horse \u2013 not a rider AND a horse.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be feeling and communicating on a different, yet deeper level.\u00a0 This is true communication.<\/p>\n
So before you start any training program, pick your animal well and get to know them first.\u00a0 Write down in detail what you want to teach them, how you\u2019re going to teach it to them and why you want them to learn it.\u00a0 If there\u2019s NO reason you can think for them to learn it except it would be fun for you, then don\u2019t even bother.\u00a0\u00a0 There should be a point to learning something.\u00a0\u00a0 If you want them to sit and stay it\u2019s usually because you want them to calm down or be good.\u00a0\u00a0 So think of what you want to teach them and think about why.<\/p>\n
And always, always, always have this thought is the back of your mind.\u00a0 \u201cIf one way doesn\u2019t work, don\u2019t get mad.\u00a0 Try teaching them in a different way.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Not all humans learn in the same way and not all pets learn in the same way either.<\/p>\n
The truth is if you do something the same way all the time, you are going to get the same results all the time.\u00a0\u00a0 And if the results aren\u2019t want you want, then change the way you are doing something.\u00a0 If how you are training them isn\u2019t working or you\u2019re not getting the results you want, stop it and try it a different way.<\/p>\n
Be enough of a person to admit that you might not be communicating well with your pet.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe someone else could help you.\u00a0 There\u2019s no shame in this.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s just like asking for directions when you\u2019re lost.\u00a0\u00a0 You could stay lost and get frustrated or you could ask for help and move on your way.\u00a0 It really boils down to having some common sense about things.<\/p>\n
Not all of us can understand or even learn from the same teacher, no matter how smart we are or how good the teacher is.\u00a0 Maybe we just can\u2019t learn from them.\u00a0 How often has someone told you something you just didn\u2019t understand, but another person comes along and says the same thing to you in different way and you get it?\u00a0 This can happen with an animal in training as well.\u00a0\u00a0 Just be a big enough person to realize your pet isn\u2019t learning from you and ask for help or try something different.<\/p>\n
Keep in mind that your pet may also have a very different idea of what he wants to learn or do.\u00a0 Animals have thoughts and emotions too.\u00a0 They might not be just like ours, but they feel pain, happiness, fear, cold and heat, attachment, hate and love.\u00a0 We seem to think they are just stupid animals.\u00a0 But many of these stupid animals have more brains and make wiser choices than we do.<\/p>\n
I hope this helps you begin a training process that will be happy, healthy and rewarding for both you and your pet.<\/p>\n
Shirley Scott \u2013 Animal communicator\/psychic<\/p>\n