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Dog Whisperer a bit of a sham and cruel?
On Monday night's season premiere I have to wonder if Cesar Milan isn't
a bit of a sham and a bit cruel.. The sham part: There was a dog that was a test subject in a lab and after being sent to a pound a couple who volunteered at the pound adopted him. The dog after 4 years was still afraid of people. Well Milan when approaching the dog in his cage Milan stated he was keeping his back to the dog since the back contains the least amount of energy. Well there was a person with a camera with Milan who was obviously facing the dog. If Milan didn't want to make the dog nervous by just approaching the dog walking backwards didn't the cameraperson cancel it out? The dog in fact looked more at the camera then Milan's back. Cruel part: Another episode last week there was a small dog that attacked anyone touching his back. Milan believed it could have been a bad experience like a needle that makes the dog act this way. Solution put a leash high up on the throat and tug so he can't bite when being touched in the back. This seems not just dumb but cruel. So the dog now will not attack because of a bad experience of a tug on the leash around the throat but if the dog believes he has to protect a certain area of his body won't he still want to protect that body part? But now that protection is denied him with fear of a tug on the leash? It just seemed cruel. |
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diddy wrote:
and started heeling her. and I'd say her name. When she looked. *click* - Treat - She'd look away... I'd say her name. When she looked. *click* - Treat - Repeatedly What sorta treats do you use in training? Seems like the dog could start putting on weight with endless repetition involving treats each time. -- The point of life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting: Holy ****, what a ride! ....Anon |
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Dog Whisperer a bit of a sham and cruel?
Dunno about that, but I suspect the failures don't make it to TV... -- The point of life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting: Holy ****, what a ride! ....Anon |
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"David Johnston" wrote in message news On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:55:57 -0400, wrote: So the dog now will not attack because of a bad experience of a tug on the leash around the throat No the dog will not attack because, (in theory), he'll have learned that being touched on the back isn't painful. While I'm not always against the practice of "forcing" the type of interaction that the dog is aggressing over, to conclude this is seriously dangerous. A skilled handler will intuit when the dog can handle it, and will stop immediately if it looks like its making it worse. But there are *plenty* of dogs where this method will serve to *increase* the biting rather than to decrease it. I have no opinion on the episode in question because I have not seen it. I just felt the need to address this part since you were extrapolating theory from one incident. Tara |
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