Ami Moore Learns from Dr. McConnell

Chicago, IL, January 08, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Ami Moore, the world renowned dog behaviorist, recently completed the Mostly Training Workshops held over a period of three days. The keynote speaker of the event was Patricia McConnell who is considered to be an expert on dogs' behavior problems and the role of genetics in the problems.

According to Ami Moore, "All the dogs are great at noticing even the slightest of the movements made by their owners and Patricia is great at understanding and explaining these". The dogs assume that even tiny movements made by the owners have meaning, and this tendency may be used to train the dogs for appropriate behaviors. This can simply be summed up as paying attention to one's own behavior simply because the dog definitely is.

Ami Moore says that Patricia makes recommendations based on these observations. For example, all of us bend forward while asking the dog to play, and that minute detail is keenly noticed by the dog. Though the other body movements may not be so positive and that's where Patricia's recommendations come in handy.

During the workshop, she categorized the different areas of interest using the senses such as sense of smell, sight as well as sound. Ami Moore stresses that Patricia is a trainer for both the dog, and the owner (or trainer).

Her address during the workshop came across as a thoughtful explanation of complicated human canine interactions that might work wonders during the improvement in the communication process. The workshop tells the attendees that being aggressive towards the dogs when they are young is definitely not the solution, as is propagated by many of the well known dog trainers. More often than not, the problems in the interaction between the owners and the dogs emanate from the behavior of the owners or trainers themselves. The workshop emphasizes the need of the dog owners to be very conscious of their own body language while interacting with their canine friends.

Ami Moore says that Patricia makes you see the humans from a completely different point of view, as a member of different species, as dogs perceive their owners or trainers. Simple affectionate gestures such as extended hand - arm and hugging are perceived as threatening by the dogs, as this kind of body language has to be learned by the dogs, it's not natural to them. According to Ami Moore, "This different point of view is greatly enlightening when it comes to actual dog training situations, because in the end one can understand the dogs better".

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