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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  I'm not disagreeing with you, but I'd say 99.5% of trainers tell you it's about training the human to work with the dog properly. A common mantra is "it's never the animal's fault." The food technique is also very common.
I do agree that training should be like a buffet - take what works for you and leave the rest. Don't trust someone who says it MUST be done a certain way (and I have seen people say things like "If you do not accept pack leader theory, your dog will never obey", so it goes both ways).
As I said, I would like to see more training traffic, but at the same time, I see why people get passionate and argumentative. So, like, yeah. |
I'm not saying that most trainers aren't training the humans, I'm saying that Cesar looks at the "energy" the human is putting off, and he demonstrates how a different energy, can change the way an animal behaves. One you really understand it, you don't need a list of rules on how to handle separate problems. I don't mind a debate about a certain technique that is recommended by some trainer, and someone believes it abusive, I like to hear why people may or may not believe that that particular thing is abusive. There are certain situations, when positive reinforcement doesn't work, particularly those involved with wanting an animal to stop a certain behavior. I'm really against abuse of animals in any form. I am drawn to the pack leader theory because I believe an animal will actually be more contented and well adjusted if they know who's in charge. Studies have shown that children are better adjusted, and happier, when they believe that their parents are in charge, and in my opinion the same thing is true with dogs.