The Life of a Nervous Dog

I’m sure we can all recall the first day of a new job, walking in the door for the first time, butterflies in tow.  We start out knowing what the title is and a vague description of what the position entails.  In most cases, there is a training program intact to educate the new employee on how things are run and the protocols that need to be followed to make the work place more efficient. There is often a superior to whom we directly interact with and receive guidance.

After a few days or weeks, we know the rules and have much of the information needed to perform our new job. We then begin to feel more comfortable and confident in our position and know what is expected of us. We may have questions along the way but know exactly where to go for the answers that we seek; our superior in charge. The guessing game is over and the nervous butterflies go away.  It is at that time we can begin to to thrive in our new environment in which we spend most of our time.

Now, imagine starting that same new job that did not have a training program in place; there is little to no supervision and no rules to abide by.  We would be left to guess what our responsibilities are on a daily basis with no one to help guide us  and educate us on our new position. We may be reprimanded for taking the wrong course of action,  all the while never being taught what it is that we were to do in the first place. The workplace would be one big guessing game of never really knowing what exactly the job responsibilities are and how to perform them properly and efficiently.

How can we as humans begin to thrive in that type of environment? How can we learn in an environment  such as this, when we go to work everyday worried and nervous that we will do something wrong yet never really getting the answers we need to make it right, when will the butterflies go away? How would we ever gain the ability to feel confident and comfortable in that type of environment and flourish in the workplace? How can we expect our dogs to?

Imagine living the rest of your life like the first day at a new job.  If you can relate to this, consider checking out a professional dog trainer in Austin or your area.

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