NoseWork ili Scentwork

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Ljubav (Love)

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  Ljubav nije samo grljenje i cmakanje, ljubav je zadovoljenje svih potreba nekog bića. Zagrljaj i ljubljenje je ljudska projekcija iskazivanja ljubavi, zivotinjama se to može pokazati na puno više načina. Daj mi psa i pokazat ću ti kako da ga voliš.
  Love is not just hugging and kissing, love is the fulfillment of all the needs of a being. Hugging and kissing is the human projection of showing love, but to animals it can be shown in many different ways. Give me a dog and I'll show you how to love him.

Socijalizacija i poslušnost (Socialization and obedience)

  Moj najsocijaliziraniji pas je ujedno bio i moj najneposlušniji pas. Jedno ne isključuje drugo niti jedno podrazumijeva drugo. Ponekad apsolutna poslušnost pomaže, ali ima pasa na kojima jasno vidiš da samo odrađuju i pitanje je trenutka kada će puknuti (da li će odreagirati u smislu straha, isključivanja ili nasrtaja/zaleta, ne bitno), promjenit će se okolina ili nešto u njoj ili će podražaj iz okoline biti malo duži ili intenzivniji, neke stvari na koje ponekad ne možemo utjecati ili ih predvidjeti. 

  Osobno, u životu sa svojim psima sam vrlo brzo shvatila da mi je prvo bitnije od drugoga.  

My most socialized dog was also my most disobedient dog. One does not rule out the other neither one implies the other. Sometimes absolute obedience helps, but there are dogs on which you can clearly see that they are only working off and it is just a matter of moment when they will crack (whether they will react in the meaning of fear, shutting down or attack/start running, it doesn't matter), the environment will change or something in it will change or the stimulus from the environment will be a bit longer or more intense, some things that we sometimes can not influence or predict.

Personally, in life with my dogs I quickly realized that to me the first is more important than the other.

Balans (Balance)

  Balans je ključ svega, kako kod ljudi, tako i kod pasa. Pretjerana uzbuđenost kao i apsolutna nezainteresiranost  je znak da nešto ne štima i oboje su krajnosti i kao takve lako puknu i odu u krivom smjeru, međutim oboje se da srediti uz određene vježbe koje same po sebi nisu odvojene od svakodnevnice nego postaju dio nje, tako da možemo reći da su iste (vježbe) ustvari promjena dosadašnjeg načina djelovanja, razmišljanja, gledanja na stvari i okolinu.

  Kod pasa je to puno jednostavnije jer ih samo treba voditi i oni se prepuštaju, ali kod ljudi je malo teže ;).

  Ima par stvari koje psima pomažu pri stvaranju povjerenja u vodiča, pa tako i opuštanju, prepuštanju i/ili stvaranju sigurnosti u sebe, vrlo pojednostavljeno i ugrubo rečeno (bez detalja i pojašnjenja) to su sljedeće tri (ne nužno tim redoslijedom)

1) Korištenje nosa

2) Smireno i svjesno savladavanje prepreka

3) Iskustvo različitih okolina

  Kod ljudi, iako puno teže, to je svjesno korištenje vlastitog uma, logike i prepuštanje onom nekom unutarnjem glasu iliti intuiciji (jako važno) koje smo kroz godine naučili zanemarivati  i zamijenili slijepim i bez razmišljanja slijeđenjem nekih društvenih normi kojih više nismo ni svjesni.

  Balance is the key to everything, both in humans and dogs. Excessive excitement as well as absolute disinterest is a sign that something does not fit and both are extremes and as such easily break and go in the wrong direction, however, both we can „fix“ with certain exercises that by themselves are not separate from everyday life but become part of it, so we can say that the same (exercises) are in fact changes in the way we act, think, look at things and the environment.

  In dogs it is much simpler because they only need to be led and they will surrender and follow, but with humans it is a bit harder;).

  There are a couple of things that help dogs to create trust in their guide, to relax, to surrender them selves to have faith and follow  and / or create security in themselves, very simplified and blandly (without  the details and clarification) these are the three (not necessarily in that order)

1) Using the nose

2) Smoothly (slowly) and consciously overcoming obstacles

3) Experience of different environments

  With people, though much harder, knowingly using their own mind, logic and to have faith in that inner voice so called intuition (very important) that we have learned through years to neglect and replaced it with blind and ignorant following some of the social norms that we even are no longer aware of.

Pas (The dog)

Ja sam sada i ovdje, potpuno svjestan onoga sto me okružuje u svakom trenutku.

Mirisa svake trave, grma, stopa koje se ne vide, tragova onih koji su tuda prošli i načina na koji su prošli, užurbano, ljutito, smireno, veselo, zdravo i čilo, poletno ili bolesno i sumorno, polako. Mirisa koje su donijeli sa sobom od tamo gdje su bili prije nego sto su ovuda prošli i mirisa nošenih zrakom.

Ja sam sada i ovdje, potpuno svjestan svega sto me okružuje u svakom trenutku.

Svih zvukova koji me okružuju, ptica, ljutitog glasa para koji se svađa u daljini, nervoze u tonu i mirisu nošenog vjetrom, plača djeteta u daljini, veselog žamora prijatelja u šetnji, uzrujanog laveža, veselog laveža, zvukova prometa, … Svako prometalo ima svoj potpuno drugačiji zvuk i miris koji nose na gumama, mirise ljudi u njima kroz otvorene prozore.

Ja sam sada i ovdje, potpuno svjestan svega  sto me okružuje u svakom trenutku.

Vidim ptice, na podu, u grmlju, na drveću, vidim ljude koji hodaju prema meni i prolaze mimo i one iza, osjetim njihove mirise koje nose na sebi, sa sobom, raspoloženja i stanja, vidim bicikle, oni isto nose zvuk i mirise kao i osobe na njima, vidim djecu i čujem ih, njušim njihova raspoloženja i stanja, vidim druge pse, čujem ih i osjetim njihove mirise, one daleko i one blizu, vidim drveća i grmove, travu, klupice, stupove rasvjete, stazu, osjetim svaku drugačije pod nogama, pod jastučićima i toga sam svjestan, a sve sto vidim nosi i miris onih kojih više nema, koji su tu bili prije, njihovih stanja i raspoloženja, njihovih godina.

Ja sam sada i ovdje potpuno svjestan svega sto me okružuje u svakom trenutku, mirisima, u slici, u zvuku, u raspoloženjima i stanjima, istovremeno, paralelno i svakim novim korakom i trenutkom to se sve mijenja i izmjenjuje. A sto ti vidiš, čuješ, osjetiš, čega si ti svjestan i da li je išta od toga sada i ovdje?

Here and now I am totally aware of everything around me at every moment.

The smell of each blade of grass, bush, footprints that cannot be seen, traces left by those who've passed this way and how they passed, in a hurry, angrily, calmly, cheerfully, in good health, boldly, with inspiration, or feebly and darkly, slowly. The smells they brought with them from wherever they'd been before they passed through here and the smells borne by the air.

Here and now I am totally aware of everything around me at every moment.

All the sounds around me, the birds, the angry voices of a couple who are arguing in the distance, the nerves in their cadences and the smells borne by the wind, the cries of a child in the distance, the cheery murmur of friends out for a walk, a distressed bark, a happy bark, the sounds of traffic,… Every vehicle has its own totally different sound and smell borne along on its tires, the smells of people in them through the open windows.

Here and now I am totally aware of everything around me at every moment.

I see birds, on the ground, in the bushes, on the trees, I see people who are walking toward me and passing me by and the ones behind, I feel their smells they bear along on them, with them, their moods and frames of mind, I see bicycles, they also bear sounds and smells as well as the people riding them, I see children and hear them, I sniff their moods and frames of mind, I see other dogs, I hear and sense their smells, the ones that are far and the ones that are close, I see trees and bushes, grass, benches, lamp posts, a path, I sense each one differently underfoot, under paw pads and I am aware of that, and everything that I see bears the smell of those who aren't here any more, those who have passed this way, their frames of mind and moods, their age.

Here and now I am totally aware of everything around me at every moment, in smells, in image, in sound in moods and frames of mind, simultaneously, parallel and with each new step and moment it all changes and shifts. So what do you see, hear, sense, what are you aware of and is anything of that here and now?

Probajte malo nešto novo za promjenu (Try something new for a change)

Stvarno mi je više dosta izraza kao što su „pas treba čvrstu i jaku ruku“, „pas treba red, rad i disciplinu“, itd. itd. Ponavljaju se iste rečenice valjda od vremena od kada se svjesno koriste psi, odlijepite se više od te stare škole.

Ukratko ono što psi trebaju je koncentriran i duhom prisutan vlasnik.
Ono što psi trebaju je jasnoća i dosljednost  (što ne znači grubost).
Ono što psi trebaju je zadovoljenje svojih potreba od strane čovjeka i na poticaj čovjeka, naravno pod uvjetom da znate koje su potrebe psa uopće.
Ono što psi trebaju je da se nauče prepustiti jer vi kao čovjek i vlasnik znate kako i kada i što treba.

Pa umjesto što pse kalupite u "red rad i disciplinu" i "čvrstu i jaku ruku", ajde za promjenu sebe dovedite u red i naučite se samo dosljednosti i jasnoći, biti prisutni i zadovoljiti potrebe svog psa prije nego ih on sam zatraži ili potraži. Probajte biti u stvarnom smislu vođa i prijatelj svom psu.

I'm so sick of expressions such as "dog needs a firm and strong hand", "dog needs work, order and discipline", etc., etc.. The  same sentences are repeated  probably from the time we consciously started to use dogs, peel off  that  old school from your mind already.

In short the thing that dogs need is concentrated and present (in spirit and mind) owner.
What dogs need is clarity and consistency (which does not mean harshness). What dogs need is satisfaction of their needs from the owner and by initiation of the owner, of course  provided you know what are the dogs needs.
What dogs need is to learn to let go of themselves (physically, mentally, psychologically) because you as an owner know how and when and what  to do.

So instead of putting dogs in a mold of "work order and discipline" and "strong and firm hand", put yourselves in that mold and get yourselves in order and learn yourselves consistency and clarity, how to be truly present (with body and mind) and how to satisfy your dogs needs before he does it him self. Try to be in a leader and a friend to your dog in real meaning of the words.

Praktična radionica (Practical workshop)

  Danas smo imali prvi sat Praktične radionice na temu Komunikacija sa psima.

  Nekima je prvi dio radionice bio težak (i psima i vlasnicima) gdje smo kroz primirenje, nekorištenje riječi i smanjenu mogućnost korištenja ruku (bilo za frkanje lajne, pucketanje prstima ili sl.) probali dočarati  kako sve možemo komunicirati sa psima na njima bliskije načine, kako je često „manje“ ustvari „više“  i učili se kako počistiti sav višak komunikacije u radu ili odnosu sa psom te na taj način s vremenom riješiti uzrok nekog neželjenog ponašanja umjesto bavljenja samo sa simptomom istoga.

  No bilo je onih kojima je drugi dio, tzv.“pauza nakon radionice“ isto bilo malo teža (psima i ponekom vlasniku) jer su odjednom svi bili pušteni i trčali uokolo što na novom terenu među novim psima i ljudima je ponekad isto izazov.

  Today we had first class of Practical workshop with a theme Comunication with dogs.

  To some the first part of workshop was difficult (both dogs and owners) when we throught appease, without using words and reducing the possibility of using our hands (wheather for twisting the leash, snaping with fingers etc.) tried to demonstrate in how many ways we can comunicate with dogs in more closer ways to them, how often „less“ is „more“ and we strated to learn how to clean up all uneccesary comunication in the work or relationship with a dog and in that way in time to  solve the cause of unwanted behavior instead of dealing just with the symptom of it.

  But there were also a few of them (both dogs and owners) that have found the second part, so called „break from the training“, also a litlle dificult because suddenly everyone was of the leash and running around which as a situation on completly new terrain sorounded with new dogs and new people it can be also challenging sometimes.