Objective observation12/30/2023 ![]() Place what you saw in the center open space of this Circle. Step One: Pick a significant experience you have witnessed that concerns you. Mind Body Integrationįor best results, look at each symbol both crossed over the midline of the body and uncrossed so that the correction is more complete.Īll you have to do is read the instructions and then follow through on the directions while you gaze softly at the Circle. ![]() They’ve been put together to help you relax, contemplate the nature of objective observation and integrate the information. To have your own experience with how to develop objective observation skills, let’s go through this simple series of Intuitive Learning Circles. *from the Learning in the New Paradigm Series by Rheanni Lightwater: Mind Exercises to realign different aspects of your learning abilities to focus on “balance” or “joy”, rather than “perfection.” In short, observation out of balance is about preventing mistakes rather than going for balance or joy. Possibly, that’s the source of the old saying, ‘to err is to be human.’ It’s also uniquely human to self-correct by developing new skills.” That process frequently lacks objectivity, which can lead us to incorrect conclusions. If you have no frame of reference to understand what you observe, your mind will try to fit it into a familiar scenario where the logical mind will then attempt to formulate an explanation. The mind identifies things by comparing them to accepted data from the past. The concept of “seeing is believing” creates assumptions. Misuse of observation causes people to jump to conclusions and is the source of propaganda, hoaxes, false advertising and bad TV sit-coms. What is seen can be taken out of context, muddled, manipulated or rigged, especially in today’s high tech world. However, things are not always as they appear. It has the power to transform when kept objective. “Observation is what is actually seen and experienced in person. ![]() Dr.This Mind Exercise* is about how to develop objective observation. Let’s start with an explanation of observation that I like to use: ![]() By providing objective behavior evaluations and descriptions, it helps all of us to more thoroughly and accurately evaluate shelter pet behavior. Behavior observations should describe exactly what you see, and not what you interpret the dog’s behavior to mean. Subjective information is usually less valuable than objective information.Įxamples of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ observations are included below. Interpreting behavior results in subjective information- information that is partly influenced by your biases and feelings. This means recording the actual behavior that you see, and NOT your interpretation of the pet’s behavior. We must report what we observe.īecause behavior can be interpreted differently by different people, it is VERY important to record behavioral observations objectively – in a non-judgmental and non-biased manner. In the shelter, when you are training a dog, exposing the dog to something new (i.e., dog goes to dog playgroup for the first time), have an experience with a dog that is different than what is usual for that dog or experience a behavior that affects what type of home might be best for the dog, it is important that you record that information in shelter software or in the dog’s permanent record.Įven experiences that might shed the dog in a negative light will help the shelter to decide what type of home is best, and are important… and even when you love the dog dearly and don’t have any negative feelings about it. The rest of this blog includes some recommendations for best practices when communicating about behavior. Using language that reduces the ability for multiple different interpretations allows us to more effectively communicate and more accurately understand what happened when we were not physically present. ‘Sweet dog’ is an overused term in the sheltering world – and what does it mean? Does it mean that the dog demonstrates friendly body language toward the person who spent time with the dog, and the person really likes it and wants to find it a home? Is the person really attached to the dog so writes that on its observation log in an effort to help it find a home? Or did the dog demonstrate sociable, friendly (low wagging tail, ears forward, loose and wiggly body language) behavior to the five people that it encountered while the person spent time with him? The words we choose to use, directly influence the value of the information we provide. Our experiences with pets and the observations that occur help us to gain more information about their behavior which helps us to choose a good match for a home. Whether performing a behavior evaluation, training a dog, or reporting our experiences with a dog in the shelter, our words are valuable and have power.
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