Why don't people listen?????

[roseberry]

i requested a dog related consultaion with an individual i did not personally know, but who's credentials i respect. the advise was given to me willingly and at no monetary cost. i listened intently and plan to follow the suggestions i recieved.........probably thanks for the time and wisdom of experience!

this is a good thread. we should all listen, learn and act on what we learn more often.

[Hunt'EmUp]

Unfortunately Most people will not learn until they screw up, you can advise thru your experience until your blue in the face, still most people must have the experience, Even if they are hard lessons. Just Human Nature

[Jeannie Greenlee]

vet told her "it didn't matter if she wasn't going to show the dog."

I encounter this kind of attitude at work all the time. (not about dogs) Some people will just keep asking until they get the answer they WANT to hear.

[jacduck]

When you get old and crusty you acquire and edge.

Here is a simple, blunt start to helping someone. Tell them to put one finger in an ear. They will ask, “Why?” You will then tell them, “So that what I say doesn't go in one and out the other.”

Hey Kuickie thanks for that one, I used it today on a student decoy painter. I forgot you gave it so you didn't get credit, two more uses and it is mine anyway....BSEG!

[hotel4dogs]

"....she will ask you for advice, your reply will be concise, she will listen very nicely and go out and do precisely what she wants!"
(My Fair Lady)

[DSemple]

Charge for advice. Like Chris says "they need skin in the game".


My standard fee is a bottle of good scotch.

[Lonnie Spann]

Conversely, people often appear to earnestly seek advice, when all they're really looking for is someone to reaffirm what they have already decided to do.

Evan

Evan hit the nail on the head! Most people aren't really seeking advice but are in fact only seeking responses which mirror their own opinions.

Lonnie Spann

[DonBrou]

DSemple, by good scotch I assume you're referring to something like The Balvenie 21 yr or better?

[hotel4dogs]

Tito's Handmade Vodka is a fitting "fee". Best stuff made.