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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  Yeah, I am hoping that as she gets more of a foothold in America, it will get back the UK magic. I get the impression that she is trying to be nicer to us Americans, and her sharp tongue is part of her charm.
WRT to the speed of Cesar's methods, I was actually thinking about this today because I bought a skateboard for Thor. Thor despises skateboarders, and will actually run all the way across a park (and OUT) to snarl at one. He'll run in front of them and I'm afraid there's going to be a nasty dog / board / human accident at some point.
Anyway, I started by putting the board out in the main room, then putting some treats on it, and then rolling it a bit before giving him some treats. All in all, I've spent about 10 minutes on it so far. I'll probably starting taking it outside to do 5 or 10 minutes over the next few weeks until he's completely used to it. I remember Cesar did a show with a bulldog that hated skateboards, and he spent an entire day habituating the dog to them. So in one way, it only took one day, but in terms of total time spent training, I think it's about the same. |
LOL, I can see little Thor trying to attack a skateboarder!
Sounds like a good idea what you're doing with the skateboard - I briefly
remember seeing that episode.
And you're last sentence is totally true. I think people get the wrong impression that Cesar just fixes everything in one day but that's just not it. If the owners don't continue using his methods and what he started with the dog... they're never going to get better. Dog Whisperer usually has a thing at the end that shows the owners after Cesar came to their house. Usually, the updates are all very much better but still have certain things to work on still.