Fifteen Seconds
Paula Coelho has written a book called Eleven Minutes.
It seems to be the average amount of time a man spends during a visit to a prostitute in the Swiss city of Geneva.
I need less time.
I need on average 15 seconds.
Between ringing a clients doorbell and knowing the cause of the problems between pet and owner I need only 15 seconds.
Look at what happens.
For me it is a fascinating but also a classic story.
When the doorbell rings a dog runs to the door and starts barking.
A human voice shouts the dogs name but the dog ignores the voice.
The human voice repeats the dog's name several times to no avail as the dog still barks.
A person opens the door stooping forward, door handle in one hand and the dog's collar in the other hand. The person is clearly embarrassed and says that the dog always goes mad {or crazy or berserk or insane or a wire loose) when there are visitors.
At that point I know WHY there are problems between dog and owner.
This frustrated dog owner is used to shouting at his dog. The dog is used to a human voice that can be ignored at all times.
I am witnessing another breakdown in communication between a human being and a pet.
Dog and owner simply do not understand each other.
When I started working as a young dogman I did not know anything about canine communication. I was a very amateurish instructor who believed what I was told: dogs had to be trained.
It never crossed my mind there could be anything wrong with what we, the owners, did with our pets. Over the years my hobby became my profession. Thanks to several excellent professors {all my dogs} I slowly started to discover how canines interact and communicate.
As human beings we are a very verbal species. Words mean a lot to us. They mean soo much that we often forget to look for what our dogs are telling us with their body language.
Dogs do not speak English. Nor do they speak any other human language.
Can you give me one {or more than one} example whereby you fully understand what your dog is telling you when you are reading his/her body language?
Come one, drop me line. I want to know.
Tell me.
Kindest regards from Brunothedoglistener.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Los 15 segundos de Bruno
¿Quince segundos?
Paulo Coelho ha escrito un libre llamado “Once Minutos”.
Parece que es el tiempo promedio que un hombre pasa durante la visita a una prostituta en la ciudad Suiza de Ginebra.
Yo necesito menos tiempo.
Yo necesito un promedio de 15 segundos.
Entre tocar el timbre de mi cliente y conocer la causa del problema entre la mascota y su dueña/o solo necesito 15 segundos.
Miro y veo que pasa.
Para mi es fascinante ,pero tambien es una historia clasica.
Cuando el timbre suena el perro corre a la puerta y comienza a ladrar.
Una voz grita el nombre del perro pero éste la ignora. La voz repite el nombre del perro repetidas veces en vano y el perro continua ladrando. La persona entreabre la puerta, con la manija de la puerta en una mano y el collar del perro en la otra mano. Claramente avergonzado dice “siempre se vuelve loco, ( o furioso, demente, pierde los estribos o pierde los cables) cuando hay visitantes”.
A éste punto yo sé yá porque hay problemas entre el perro y su dueña/o. Por un lado éste, frustrado está acostumbrado a gritar a su perro. Por otro lado el perro acostumbrado a los gritos lo ignora siempre.
Estoy presenciando otra ruptura de la comunicación entre un ser humano y su mascota.
Perro y dueña/o simplemente no se entendien. Cuando comencé a trabajar como joven adiestrador no sabía nada sobre comunicación canina. Era un verdadero instructor “amateur” que creia que los perros debian ser entrenados.
Nunca se me cruzó por la mente que hubiera algun error en como nosotros los dueñas/os lo hacemos con nuestras mascotas. Con los años mi hobby devíno en mi profesión. Gracias a muchos excelentes profesores (todos perros) lentamente comencé a descubrir como los caninos interactúan y se comunican.
Los seres humanos nos comunicamos verbalmente y las palabras significan mucho para nosotros. Nos importan tanto que a veces olvidamos totalmente lo que nuestras/os perros están diciendonos con su lenguaje. Su lenguaje no es un lenguaje de palabras pero es un lenguaje corporal.
Los perros no hablan Español, no hablan Inglés ni ningun otro lenguaje humano.
Cuando queremos comunicarnos eficientemente con nuestras/os mascotas tenemos que aprender su idioma. Tenemos que aprender como debemos comportarnos con el lenguaje corporal de un líder de la manada. ¿No sabes como hacerlo?
Enviame un e-mail a brunosdogs@gmail.com o llama al 690 19 29 76
Un cordial saludo de Bruno, el tio de los perros.
Su deber para su mascota: Observar,
aprender y transformarse en líder de la manada.
Paulo Coelho ha escrito un libre llamado “Once Minutos”.
Parece que es el tiempo promedio que un hombre pasa durante la visita a una prostituta en la ciudad Suiza de Ginebra.
Yo necesito menos tiempo.
Yo necesito un promedio de 15 segundos.
Entre tocar el timbre de mi cliente y conocer la causa del problema entre la mascota y su dueña/o solo necesito 15 segundos.
Miro y veo que pasa.
Para mi es fascinante ,pero tambien es una historia clasica.
Cuando el timbre suena el perro corre a la puerta y comienza a ladrar.
Una voz grita el nombre del perro pero éste la ignora. La voz repite el nombre del perro repetidas veces en vano y el perro continua ladrando. La persona entreabre la puerta, con la manija de la puerta en una mano y el collar del perro en la otra mano. Claramente avergonzado dice “siempre se vuelve loco, ( o furioso, demente, pierde los estribos o pierde los cables) cuando hay visitantes”.
A éste punto yo sé yá porque hay problemas entre el perro y su dueña/o. Por un lado éste, frustrado está acostumbrado a gritar a su perro. Por otro lado el perro acostumbrado a los gritos lo ignora siempre.
Estoy presenciando otra ruptura de la comunicación entre un ser humano y su mascota.
Perro y dueña/o simplemente no se entendien. Cuando comencé a trabajar como joven adiestrador no sabía nada sobre comunicación canina. Era un verdadero instructor “amateur” que creia que los perros debian ser entrenados.
Nunca se me cruzó por la mente que hubiera algun error en como nosotros los dueñas/os lo hacemos con nuestras mascotas. Con los años mi hobby devíno en mi profesión. Gracias a muchos excelentes profesores (todos perros) lentamente comencé a descubrir como los caninos interactúan y se comunican.
Los seres humanos nos comunicamos verbalmente y las palabras significan mucho para nosotros. Nos importan tanto que a veces olvidamos totalmente lo que nuestras/os perros están diciendonos con su lenguaje. Su lenguaje no es un lenguaje de palabras pero es un lenguaje corporal.
Los perros no hablan Español, no hablan Inglés ni ningun otro lenguaje humano.
Cuando queremos comunicarnos eficientemente con nuestras/os mascotas tenemos que aprender su idioma. Tenemos que aprender como debemos comportarnos con el lenguaje corporal de un líder de la manada. ¿No sabes como hacerlo?
Enviame un e-mail a brunosdogs@gmail.com o llama al 690 19 29 76
Un cordial saludo de Bruno, el tio de los perros.
Su deber para su mascota: Observar,
aprender y transformarse en líder de la manada.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
My comments for Jane and Derek
Hi Jane and Derek,
Thanks for another lovely story, according to me slightly touching animal telepathy.
Smells.
I have taught my dogs when they are on the lead to only stop where I stop. This means there is no pulling. If you stop when the dog stops, the dog is leading. If the dog stops where you stop, you are leading. I used the following thought, when they wanted to stop in the past: Not here boys and girls. I know a better tree a bit farther down the road.
97 year old neighbour.
I am sure that the way you describe your dog's behaviour is not the result of telepathy. Nevertheless it is a lovely example of the adaptability of your dog. According to me your dog reads the body language of the elderly lady and senses her weak energy. In a beautiful way your dog adapts herself to the rythm and pace of the old lady. If she can do it with Eugenie, she can also do it with you.
Thanks and all the best.
Kindest regards from Brunothedoglistener
Thanks for another lovely story, according to me slightly touching animal telepathy.
Smells.
I have taught my dogs when they are on the lead to only stop where I stop. This means there is no pulling. If you stop when the dog stops, the dog is leading. If the dog stops where you stop, you are leading. I used the following thought, when they wanted to stop in the past: Not here boys and girls. I know a better tree a bit farther down the road.
97 year old neighbour.
I am sure that the way you describe your dog's behaviour is not the result of telepathy. Nevertheless it is a lovely example of the adaptability of your dog. According to me your dog reads the body language of the elderly lady and senses her weak energy. In a beautiful way your dog adapts herself to the rythm and pace of the old lady. If she can do it with Eugenie, she can also do it with you.
Thanks and all the best.
Kindest regards from Brunothedoglistener
Another anecdote from Jane and Derek
Hi Bruno
Sorrel, our Hungarian Vizsla, walks very well at heel, however like most dogs will strain at the leash to get to a juicy smell on a lamppost or whatever, at which point she can show her strength. However during the recent icy weather, she must have felt my nervousness and certainly did not try to pull. Also I regularly take her to visit, as a 'pat dog', to our 97 year old next door neighbour. Eugenie, our neighbour, used to have a dog and whilst happy to cuddle Sorrel, insists on leading her around the house on a leash. This gave me some concern as Eugenie has hip problems and I worried that the slightest tug may pull her over. But no, if anything Sorrel is as gentle as a lamb, just keeping close with no hint of a pull. She must have felt either mine or Eugenie's nervousness.
Jane & Derek
Sorrel, our Hungarian Vizsla, walks very well at heel, however like most dogs will strain at the leash to get to a juicy smell on a lamppost or whatever, at which point she can show her strength. However during the recent icy weather, she must have felt my nervousness and certainly did not try to pull. Also I regularly take her to visit, as a 'pat dog', to our 97 year old next door neighbour. Eugenie, our neighbour, used to have a dog and whilst happy to cuddle Sorrel, insists on leading her around the house on a leash. This gave me some concern as Eugenie has hip problems and I worried that the slightest tug may pull her over. But no, if anything Sorrel is as gentle as a lamb, just keeping close with no hint of a pull. She must have felt either mine or Eugenie's nervousness.
Jane & Derek
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Animal Telepathy again
A while ago I did post an article about animal telepathy. It motivated several readers to write about their own experiences.
Have a look at a few messages.
Hi Bruno,
I totally agree with the article.
Luna knows when I take her for any walk.
She starts observing me very carefully let's say when I made up
my mind to walk with her within the next. 20 min.
2-3 min before I prepare myself for the walk she already sits exitedly in front of me like trying to say" come on hurry up"
Then she catches whatever shoe of mine carrying it out of the door, drops it on her bed and runs to the gate of the garden.
Best regards
Un saludo cordial
Ellen
Hello Bruno,
What a fascinating email to read. I can well believe all that has been revealed as we experience the same emotion with our dogs. However, my reason for replying is to share with you a similar tale (not tail!) re one of our dogs. We used to play bridge every week with friends, taking turns in each other's houses. One of our dogs (named Fudge) adored our male friend and they had a special bond between them. They lived 15 minutes away from us and 15 minutes before their arrival when it was our turn to be the hosts, Fudge would go to the front door yelping with excitement and wagging his tail and only stopped when they arrived. How about that then?!!
When I pointed out that non-believers in animal telepathy could say that the dog was simply anticipating, supposing the friends arrived always on the same day and at the same time, this is what Trish replied.....
Hi again Bruno
The only thing I can add to my story is that we had other people come to the house to play bridge, with whom there was no particular bond and we went through the same performance to prepare for THEIR arrival, but no excitement was ever displayed for them by Fudge - "whatever" sort of attitude!!! Regarding regularity of play with the "bonded" friends, it didn't exist - it could be any day of the week (or month) and any time. We always knew if they were running a bit late, thanks to Fudge! He was a Heinz 57 highly intelligent dog with a dozen different expressions in his beautiful eyes. He was full of character and a force not to be reckoned with!!!!
So there you have, you non-believers!!!! What more proof do you want?!
Take care
Trish (and John)
From Jane and Derek, I received the following message......
Dear Bruno,
Every night, our two bitch Dobermans would sit quietly with us on the sofa while we watched television. At 10pm, at the onset of the news, Derek would take them outside for their ablutions before retiring for the night. This generally included a walk to the top of the field, some 400 yards in the dark with the hope of chasing some of the local fox population. If for some reason Derek didn't get up from the sofa straight away at 10pm, then Tasha, our black and tan Dobe would stand in front of the television and make a noise like a banshee to remind him of his 'duty'. At first we thought that it was the theme tune of the news that reminded her of the time, but we discovered that at the weekend when perhaps a film was still on at 10pm, she would still jump up and 'shout' at us in front of the television, blocking the picture, to let us know it was time for her run down the garden.
Regards
Jane
Well, what do you think? Is this real animal telepathy, or is it just a dog that had grown accustomed to the regularity of an evening walk at a certain time?
Brunothedoglistener
Have a look at a few messages.
Hi Bruno,
I totally agree with the article.
Luna knows when I take her for any walk.
She starts observing me very carefully let's say when I made up
my mind to walk with her within the next. 20 min.
2-3 min before I prepare myself for the walk she already sits exitedly in front of me like trying to say" come on hurry up"
Then she catches whatever shoe of mine carrying it out of the door, drops it on her bed and runs to the gate of the garden.
Best regards
Un saludo cordial
Ellen
Hello Bruno,
What a fascinating email to read. I can well believe all that has been revealed as we experience the same emotion with our dogs. However, my reason for replying is to share with you a similar tale (not tail!) re one of our dogs. We used to play bridge every week with friends, taking turns in each other's houses. One of our dogs (named Fudge) adored our male friend and they had a special bond between them. They lived 15 minutes away from us and 15 minutes before their arrival when it was our turn to be the hosts, Fudge would go to the front door yelping with excitement and wagging his tail and only stopped when they arrived. How about that then?!!
When I pointed out that non-believers in animal telepathy could say that the dog was simply anticipating, supposing the friends arrived always on the same day and at the same time, this is what Trish replied.....
Hi again Bruno
The only thing I can add to my story is that we had other people come to the house to play bridge, with whom there was no particular bond and we went through the same performance to prepare for THEIR arrival, but no excitement was ever displayed for them by Fudge - "whatever" sort of attitude!!! Regarding regularity of play with the "bonded" friends, it didn't exist - it could be any day of the week (or month) and any time. We always knew if they were running a bit late, thanks to Fudge! He was a Heinz 57 highly intelligent dog with a dozen different expressions in his beautiful eyes. He was full of character and a force not to be reckoned with!!!!
So there you have, you non-believers!!!! What more proof do you want?!
Take care
Trish (and John)
From Jane and Derek, I received the following message......
Dear Bruno,
Every night, our two bitch Dobermans would sit quietly with us on the sofa while we watched television. At 10pm, at the onset of the news, Derek would take them outside for their ablutions before retiring for the night. This generally included a walk to the top of the field, some 400 yards in the dark with the hope of chasing some of the local fox population. If for some reason Derek didn't get up from the sofa straight away at 10pm, then Tasha, our black and tan Dobe would stand in front of the television and make a noise like a banshee to remind him of his 'duty'. At first we thought that it was the theme tune of the news that reminded her of the time, but we discovered that at the weekend when perhaps a film was still on at 10pm, she would still jump up and 'shout' at us in front of the television, blocking the picture, to let us know it was time for her run down the garden.
Regards
Jane
Well, what do you think? Is this real animal telepathy, or is it just a dog that had grown accustomed to the regularity of an evening walk at a certain time?
Brunothedoglistener
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Walk / Caminata Sunday / Domingo 02.01.2011
This coming Sunday 02.01.2011 we will walk for the first time in a new year.
We will start for the TUNNEL WALK in Orba at 10.00 from the well-known parking spot close to the river bed. If you do not know where that is, that is ok too. I will wait for you till 9.35 at the oficina de turismo in Jalón and will drive past the Castel Vi in Alcalali at 9.40.
I have been told that the floor of the tunnel is dry.
Do not forget your torch.
Queridas/os amigas/os
El domingo que viene haremos nuestra primera caminata del año nuevo en Orba, donde saldremos a las 10.00 del sitio en el cauce del rio, cerca de la carretera hacia Fleix y Campell. Lo que haremos es la caminata del TUNNEL. Estaria util de traer una linterna.
Me han dicho que el tunnel está seco.
Un abrazo de Bruno
We will start for the TUNNEL WALK in Orba at 10.00 from the well-known parking spot close to the river bed. If you do not know where that is, that is ok too. I will wait for you till 9.35 at the oficina de turismo in Jalón and will drive past the Castel Vi in Alcalali at 9.40.
I have been told that the floor of the tunnel is dry.
Do not forget your torch.
Queridas/os amigas/os
El domingo que viene haremos nuestra primera caminata del año nuevo en Orba, donde saldremos a las 10.00 del sitio en el cauce del rio, cerca de la carretera hacia Fleix y Campell. Lo que haremos es la caminata del TUNNEL. Estaria util de traer una linterna.
Me han dicho que el tunnel está seco.
Un abrazo de Bruno
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Animal telepathy
I am reading a fascinating book titled "Life after Death" by Deepak Chopra and I am flabbergasted by what I found on page 215. I quote:
Many pet owners will attest to the ability of a dog or cat to know what the owner is thinking. A few minutes before going on a walk, a dog gets excited and restless; on a day when a cat is going to be taken to the vet, it disappears and is nowhere to be found. These casual observations led the ingenious British researcher Rupert Sheldrake, a trained biologist now turned speculative thinker, to conduct controlled studies to fuind out if dogs and cats actually read their owners minds. One study was very simple: Sheldrake phoned sixty five veterinarians in the London area and asked them if it was common for cat owners to cancel appointments because their cats had disappeared that day. Sixty four vets reported that it was very common, and the sixty fifth had given up making appointments because too many could not be located when they were supposed to come in.
Sheldrake decided to perform an experiment using dogs. The fact that a dog gets excited when the time comes to go for a walk, means little if the walk is routinely scheduled for the same time every day, or if the dog gets visual cues from its owner that he is preparing to go out. Therefore, Sheldrake placed dogs in outbuildings completely isolated from their owners; he then asked the owner, at randomly selected times, to think about walking their dogs five minutes before going to get them. In the meantime, the dog was being videotaped in its isolated location. Sheldrake found that when their owners started thinking about taking them for a walk, more than half the dogs ran to the door wagging their tails, circling restlessly and keeping up this behaviour until their owners appeared. No dog showed anticipatory behavior, however, when their owners were not thinking about taking them for a walk. (See Rupert Sheldrake: "The Presence of the Past: Morphic resonance and the habits of nature", Park Street Press, 1995.)
According to Deepak Chopra, this suggests that the bond between a pet and its owner creates a subtle connection at the level of thoughts. Polls show that about 60 percent of Americans believe they have had a telepathic experience, so this result is not completely startling.
Having read this about animal telepathy, it is difficult to believe that many dog owners still believe that the problems they have caused for their dogs can be solved by "training the dog".
I am very curious to know if you #fname have experienced subtle connections with your dog at the level of thought.
Come on, drop me a line.
Many pet owners will attest to the ability of a dog or cat to know what the owner is thinking. A few minutes before going on a walk, a dog gets excited and restless; on a day when a cat is going to be taken to the vet, it disappears and is nowhere to be found. These casual observations led the ingenious British researcher Rupert Sheldrake, a trained biologist now turned speculative thinker, to conduct controlled studies to fuind out if dogs and cats actually read their owners minds. One study was very simple: Sheldrake phoned sixty five veterinarians in the London area and asked them if it was common for cat owners to cancel appointments because their cats had disappeared that day. Sixty four vets reported that it was very common, and the sixty fifth had given up making appointments because too many could not be located when they were supposed to come in.
Sheldrake decided to perform an experiment using dogs. The fact that a dog gets excited when the time comes to go for a walk, means little if the walk is routinely scheduled for the same time every day, or if the dog gets visual cues from its owner that he is preparing to go out. Therefore, Sheldrake placed dogs in outbuildings completely isolated from their owners; he then asked the owner, at randomly selected times, to think about walking their dogs five minutes before going to get them. In the meantime, the dog was being videotaped in its isolated location. Sheldrake found that when their owners started thinking about taking them for a walk, more than half the dogs ran to the door wagging their tails, circling restlessly and keeping up this behaviour until their owners appeared. No dog showed anticipatory behavior, however, when their owners were not thinking about taking them for a walk. (See Rupert Sheldrake: "The Presence of the Past: Morphic resonance and the habits of nature", Park Street Press, 1995.)
According to Deepak Chopra, this suggests that the bond between a pet and its owner creates a subtle connection at the level of thoughts. Polls show that about 60 percent of Americans believe they have had a telepathic experience, so this result is not completely startling.
Having read this about animal telepathy, it is difficult to believe that many dog owners still believe that the problems they have caused for their dogs can be solved by "training the dog".
I am very curious to know if you #fname have experienced subtle connections with your dog at the level of thought.
Come on, drop me a line.
Your Voice
Hello dear friends walking WITH dogs.
You have received my article about the difference that exists for me between "walking my dogs" and "walking WITH my dogs".
I have created this blog in order to invite you to write your comments.
Over the year, me preparing and organizing the walks and sending you the invitations has been a rather one sided affair. Maybe, and I really mean MAYBE this blog will change that a little bit.Maybe you will finally send me a message.
I am even thinking about the possibility to stop sending the invitations for the walks by email, replacing them by a message on this blog. We will see.
Come on rise and shine, wake up, let me hear YOUR VOICE. About the walks you have done with me in the past, about the walks you do every morning and every evening with your dogs. About what happens during these walks. About what you think during these walks.About where you would like to walk in the future.
About where you do not want to walk.
Even if you have been walking with me 10 years ago, or 1 year ago, and you never came back.
Even if you moved back to England, to Australia, Deutschland, Ireland, or South Africa, you can still write to me and to all the other members of the Sunday morning walking group who prefer to walk WITH our dogs.
I was talking to Susan from Pego about the difference between "I walk my dogs" and "I walk WITH my dogs. She saw the difference very clearly because she told me:"If I say that I walk WITH my dogs, it means that I walk in a partnership": I liked this very much.
Do you like it too?
Con nuestro amigo don Carlos Lara he hablado del mismo asunto. Pero me gusteria saber como escribirlo corectamente en Español. Carlos ayudame y dame tu traduccion en el idioma de Cervantes.
Love Y un abrazo de Brunothedoglistener.
You have received my article about the difference that exists for me between "walking my dogs" and "walking WITH my dogs".
I have created this blog in order to invite you to write your comments.
Over the year, me preparing and organizing the walks and sending you the invitations has been a rather one sided affair. Maybe, and I really mean MAYBE this blog will change that a little bit.Maybe you will finally send me a message.
I am even thinking about the possibility to stop sending the invitations for the walks by email, replacing them by a message on this blog. We will see.
Come on rise and shine, wake up, let me hear YOUR VOICE. About the walks you have done with me in the past, about the walks you do every morning and every evening with your dogs. About what happens during these walks. About what you think during these walks.About where you would like to walk in the future.
About where you do not want to walk.
Even if you have been walking with me 10 years ago, or 1 year ago, and you never came back.
Even if you moved back to England, to Australia, Deutschland, Ireland, or South Africa, you can still write to me and to all the other members of the Sunday morning walking group who prefer to walk WITH our dogs.
I was talking to Susan from Pego about the difference between "I walk my dogs" and "I walk WITH my dogs. She saw the difference very clearly because she told me:"If I say that I walk WITH my dogs, it means that I walk in a partnership": I liked this very much.
Do you like it too?
Con nuestro amigo don Carlos Lara he hablado del mismo asunto. Pero me gusteria saber como escribirlo corectamente en Español. Carlos ayudame y dame tu traduccion en el idioma de Cervantes.
Love Y un abrazo de Brunothedoglistener.
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