Doug Parker Is The “DOuGTrainer™”
“We’ve lost sight of how to raise, relate to, and be leaders for our #dogs. We’re labeling their behaviors and paying more attention to the labels than paying attention to their behaviors.” This is gold. —Nicola Cataldo
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RDL is so simple
RDL works, Nature changes the dog, but only when you do Nature's work—it’s every owner’s dilemma.
The DOuGTrainer’s™ Training, RDL, Is Holistic
In the simplest model, approaches can be based on Nature or YouTube. Where Nature is holistic—YouTube is not. Basing an approach on Nature, you'll win. Basing an approach on YouTube, it'll fail. Reflective Dog Leadership, RDL, is built on Nature and Nature’s evidence—not collected, disparate, YouTube, human opinion.
Educate the Human—Not ‘Train the Dog’
Surprise! It's not ‘#dogtraining,’ it's people education or #peopletraining. The elephant in the room is that you consciously, or unconsciously choose… or not.
What Training Is the Best Training?
“The most effective training”—not “the quickest training”—is the best training. The quickest training will never be best. The current culture's “quick fix” mentality is a point of failure that gets dismissed and overlooked in all cases. That's bad.
Communication
“A dog's behavior is its communication,” which is genuine only at the moment of its behavior. The “in-the-moment” portion is necessarily included in its message. Its behavior is its message. That's why “our explanation of what they did” isn't ever totally right.
No Collars, No Clickers, No Treats, No Meds
Voluntary submission can never be coerced. Coercive collars are a point of failure.
When Is My Dog Relaxed?
When you see their cold, wet nose, and relaxed, open mouth breathing.
Look into the Future
In Three Sheepdog Trial, a client explains how she wished she'd seen a video before talking about training. Pretend her audio just happened today—that would make the video of their first visit of mine three weeks old. Now imagine yourself in their place, calling and asking about training, after having watched the video of what was to come. Click here to watch the video.
“Educate the Human.”
It’s not “Train the Dog.”
The Culture Is Learning to Be More Patient
It's an Awareness Thing
Positive, non-aggressive, mobile training, is usually provided at your home for your convenience, in Henderson, Las Vegas, and anywhere around the world—I train live, across the globe, through remote video, using Jitsi, Google, or Zoom. Contact The DOuGTrainer™ at 725 . 222 . 3686. choose Contact from the menu, or go to the Contact page. Texting and emailing are substandard communication—call me and let's talk.