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livingdustmops · 07-04-2009, 06:57 AM

Hi Joy - I was going to send you these articles over the weekend as I knew you would be interested. One more educated resource to help us with some of our dogs.

It is always amazing to me that people will still train in the "old" ways when it clearly could be harming dogs. I am doing research on what determines personalities in dogs (some is genetics and some is envioronment) and how this can help rescue dogs that have been abused.

I really wish more people would study behavior in their dogs to help them overcome different situations. Watching a tv show is a short cut that could harm your dog if you don't understand fear aggression, negative reinforcement to name two. I doubt many people know that Cesar runs his problem dogs 6 to 8 hours a day....any dog would be well behaved if they are exhausted at the end of the day. I bought all his books/DVD's so I can learn more but at the end of the day I picked up a few things but for my Yorkies I would never use his methods. I prefer positive training and trying to understand the genetic makeup of a dog.

07-04-2009, 06:57 AM	#5
livingdustmops Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,728	Hi Joy - I was going to send you these articles over the weekend as I knew you would be interested. One more educated resource to help us with some of our dogs. It is always amazing to me that people will still train in the "old" ways when it clearly could be harming dogs. I am doing research on what determines personalities in dogs (some is genetics and some is envioronment) and how this can help rescue dogs that have been abused. I really wish more people would study behavior in their dogs to help them overcome different situations. Watching a tv show is a short cut that could harm your dog if you don't understand fear aggression, negative reinforcement to name two. I doubt many people know that Cesar runs his problem dogs 6 to 8 hours a day....any dog would be well behaved if they are exhausted at the end of the day. I bought all his books/DVD's so I can learn more but at the end of the day I picked up a few things but for my Yorkies I would never use his methods. I prefer positive training and trying to understand the genetic makeup of a dog. __________________ Cindy & The Rescued Gang Puppies Are Not Products!