thanks for the opinions.. I thought it would be interesting to discuss. Don't get me wrong,,, I do love Cesar and I think he does amazing work. How rewarding must it be to get to do that for your career? and to know you saved so many dogs?! My only issue is that in his book I feel like he implies that unless you can walk your dog a lot, you will have behavior issues. maybe i am misunderstanding. I try to walk tobey, but it has to be a pretty long walk to make any difference, so sometimes i get lazy and just let him run around the back yard. I should be better about it though because I know he likes walking.
i guess i just found that you have to figure out what works for you and your dog. when i first got tobey, i was obsessed with doing everything perfect. I found that I was really good at rules, boundaries, and limitations and that it really helped tobey learn what was appropriate behavior around the house. i saw that the structure helped him so he wasn't confused. But I really struggle with the order of exercise, disipline, and then affection. I like to give him affection whenever i want!!! of course i do like the MANNERS that Tamar talked about on oprah. i always make tobey sit for things, like before he's allowed to run outside, or before he gets his food, and before i throw his rope for him to fetch. It really is like him saying "please mommy??"
