I just had a good training weekend, the three hours of classroom was interesting but the outside work with the dogs was more fun. Anyway, topic came up that I would like the opinions of those on this board (and moderators also)... What qualifies a person as an expert?
For example, I have had the privilege of training with Jerry Yelk a few times. This man has been in SAR for most of his life (his father ran SAR dogs). He is in his 80's now and from what I hear, he still helps train handlers (although not as many as he use to) and breeding bloodhounds. I consider him definately an expert in his field. (He has some GREAT SAR stories to tell!)
But then you hear other people called experts, who have trained maybe 1 or 2 dogs in a certain field and have been trained or worked in that field for only a few years.
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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I would say the expert title would be for those that:
Have been working in the subject for a min. of 20 years and has worked at a progressively harder level as the years went on ( there is no replacement for experience, period ).
Someone that has achieved the standards of the subject ( like getting a SchH III ) on a fairly regular basis through out the years.
Someone can break apart a complicated problem and explain it to a person new to the subject in a manner that the person can understand and benefit from that advice.
Someone that perform under pressure ( whether it's instructing or competing ) .
Those qualities would meet my expectations of what an "expert" should be.
Lindsay Janes Webboard User Reg: 10-24-2005
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I tend to call someone an expert if the person showed a lot of knowledge and passion in the dog world or anything. He or she has been involved in dog training for many years and know how to read dogs really well able to give a proper advice for a particular dog. And the techinuque works less than 5 minutes for that dog.
Not every methods will work well on all dogs. Some techinque works excellent for hard dogs, but they might not work on soft dogs. Maybe they don't work on hunt breeds such as pointers, or other.
Also, experts should be willing to learn more, keep an open minded about everything, and not be ingorant. They tend to have a lot of experince with training and their techinques might be useful for some dogs. They are willing to explain why not to make the same mistake that they did. I really hate when someone called itself an expert and brag to everyone that she or he is "Mr or Miss know it all." I really can't stand people who tend to criticize of other people or make someone feel very little.
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Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007
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Expert to me means they have practical experience, well grounded peer reviewed philosophical backing, and can show results from their own work. Generally speaking they're published, used for others to learn from, are well thought of by their peers, and have the titles. I don't think I can assign a year experience basis to this idea because expert is more about judgement, action, and philosophy more so than anything else.
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