Stop hating on The Dog Whisperer-he has saved many dogs from being PTS!

[codmaster]

Originally Posted by selzer

Exactly what reaction??? If I do not bow down and worship the ground he walks on, I am a hater??? I have read his book, I have seen many shows. I do not particularly care for how he tends to continue to stress or flood a dog that is on the edge. That bothers me. That is just an opinion. The last I heard, opinions are allowed. I think that on this site though, one can express a more varied opinion on God and get away with it a lot faster than they will if they have an opinion on Cesar.

This one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And you certainly have your own opinion!

Good for watching!

Doubt it about God, though!

[Germanshepherdlova]

Originally Posted by selzer

Unfortunately, his empahsis on dominant behaviors, are what people carry away with them. When these people apply the techniques to their less then stellar fear-aggressive, or soft/shy dogs, they run into problems.

Anybody who would use techniques intended for dogs with dominant behavioral problems on a soft, shy, or fear-aggressive dog can't be that bright to begin with and probably has made many more mistakes with their dog already that have nothing to do with CM's show.

[Whiteshepherds]

Originally Posted by Germanshepherdlova

Anybody who would use techniques intended for dogs with dominant behavioral problems on a soft, shy, or fear-aggressive dog can't be that bright to begin with and probably has made many more mistakes with their dog already that have nothing to do with CM's show.

But that's the problem. Some people don't know the difference between fearful or aggressive behavior. So people watch his show twice and all of a sudden they're rolling and pinning dogs to the floor, making the problem worse.

I don't hate Cesar, but I wish he'd do a few shows that explained how to tell the difference. (assuming he'd treat a fearful dog differently)

[Germanshepherdlova]

Originally Posted by Whiteshepherds

But that's the problem. Some people don't know the difference between fearful or aggressive behavior. So people watch his show twice and all of a sudden they're rolling and pinning dogs to the floor, making the problem worse.

I don't hate Cesar, but I wish he'd do a few shows that explained how to tell the difference. (assuming he'd treat a fearful dog differently)

Great idea! I am going to send him a message on his Facebook suggesting that he do a show on that. Hope he gets my message and considers it!

[codmaster]

Originally Posted by Whiteshepherds

But that's the problem. Some people don't know the difference between fearful or aggressive behavior. So people watch his show twice and all of a sudden they're rolling and pinning dogs to the floor, making the problem worse.

I don't hate Cesar, but I wish he'd do a few shows that explained how to tell the difference. (assuming he'd treat a fearful dog differently)

so how would you tell the difference? A lot of people seem to think that ALL behavior of a dog is caused/influenced by a dog's fear!

I had a pro instructor once tell me that my then 2yo male GSD was "anxious" and "fearful" because he was sniffing the ground while on a down stay. With this dog, that was most ridiculous - he was sniffing because he was smelling something good on the mat in the training building (he had found a few extra treats earlier in the class). But that is an example of some folks theories of dog behavior.

[Germanshepherdlova]

Originally Posted by codmaster

so how would you tell the difference? A lot of people seem to think that ALL behavior of a dog is caused/influenced by a dog's fear!

I had a pro instructor once tell me that my then 2yo male GSD was "anxious" and "fearful" because he was sniffing the ground while on a down stay. With this dog, that was most ridiculous - he was sniffing because he was smelling something good on the mat in the training building (he had found a few extra treats earlier in the class). But that is an example of some folks theories of dog behavior.

CM can explain this much better but dominance aggression would be evident by a dog consistently being aggressive to people whenever they try to tell him No, give him an order, let me use my dog for example. My dog has a tough time accepting being told what to do and standing with your hands on your hips or pointing at him are enough to set him off as he associates that with a human trying to be bossy. Visitors to our home have to be advised about what never to do around him for their personal safety. We usually just keep him on a lead when people come over, many people will no longer visit us at all.

A fear aggressive dog attacks because he is afraid of something and he is in a fight or flight state of mind. What sets this type of dog off is what he is afraid of. There is a significant difference in their body language as well.