I've only seen 1 episode where Cesar "choked out" a dog. And, I really can't think of any other option in that instance. He was walking the dog toward another dog (can't think of any other way to begin training a dog to be around other dogs). The dog went from 0 to 60 in his reaction, no beginning posturing that said "hey, I'm reaching my limit to how close I can get to another dog" When Cesar stopped walking and didn't let him approach the other dog, he instantly turned on Cesar.
He was holding the dog at arm's length, off the ground, because there was no other way to stop the dog from attacking him. Each time he gave the slightest slack in the leash, the dog went for him. It was purely frustration and anger, but that doesn't change the fact that he had to do SOMETHING to stop the dog.
Do I agree with everything? No, but I also believe that we don't see 99.9% of what he does. We only see the parts that are edited that the network thinks will draw in viewers.
I'm sure that the same can be said for Victoria.
I think, at the core, they have the same attitude - they walk into the room with the expectation that the dog will do as they say. A complete 180 from the owners, many of whom have zero expectations of the dog at best. At worst, they expect the WORST from their dogs and that is what they get.
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