Dog Health Questions: Is dog training the same as singing, dancing, art and even mathematics?

I feel that a "natural affinity" with dogs, getting in tune with them, understanding where they are coming from, being on the same page as them, is the same as having a flair of writing, a natural ability to sing or dance or paint or even doing complicated advanced mathematics. It is an inborn ability that you cannot learn in school and no amount of paper "certification" proves that you are good in your chosen field.

An example is, going for singing lessons. I have seen students who go for classes but when they pass with a certificate, they don't sing with feeling although they can probably sing in tune and in time. But mind you, art cannot actually be taught. If you are born tone death or you don't have a natural rhythm in your body, you won't be able to sing or dance no matter how many course you go for and that's the sad truth. And so, I feel it is the same with dog training. You either have it or you don't.

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Actually it is. Good trainers have an unlearned but natural ability to read dogs and dog behavior. They have the analytical ability to reason out problems that occur in training and do it quite quickly. Sure some of this comes with experience but a lot of it is untrained but natural in an excellent trainer. Some excellent trainers appear to mind read dogs by noticing the subtle signals and body language that the dog uses to communicate. To watch these people in action is like listening to a very talented singer, a lovely flowing dancer, or a person quickly solving a difficult puzzle. They make it look so easy. Many well known dog trainers started out by training horses.

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• well I do agree that some dog trainers just have the IT factor and naturally do well at it. But I disagree with you comments that no matter how much training someone who isnt naturally talented in that skill can't learn it. They can learn it, they just have to work a lot harder for it to be skilled. A person can still learn to dance even if they have no natural talent, trust me I have seen it first hand. I believe the same is true for dog training.


• Dog training is about knowledge, style and commitment. Once you and your dog get your certificate, you continue with all three, forevermore. Plus there is nothing wrong with a little growth and change to make things interesting.....


• You can let anything be whatever you want it to be. If you want it to be like that thean so be it


• Absolutely, that is what separates the truly great trainers from the rest of us -- a-er -- trainers.
  One really doesn't have to watch a "Mike Lardy" of the dog training world all that often to understand the difference.


• Yes, that is pretty much the same thing that was said in a few of the answers you got to your previous question in which you were wanting to know what a good trainer is..


• I totally believe this.
  
  But, as with everything, it is not totally black or white. There are people with a great natural talent, but they haven't the interest to "do dogs". There are people that have some talent and with a lot training themselves are very good trainers. And then there are those people who want to, but haven't a modicum of common sense and will never succeed.


• I think you're starting to grasp it.