Some more thoughts:
While different methods may work on different dogs, keep in mind that often different methods will work on the same dog. Then you have to ask yourself, what are the pros and cons of each method?
In the cases where I was very bothered by Cesar's techniques, he was not working with particularly aggressive dogs, though some may have appeared more aggressive because they got frustrated with his manhandling.
In VS's show last night, there was a dog-aggressive dog, a person-aggressive dog, and a dog who wouldn't take a bath. Oh, and one of these dogs had serious separation anxiety... with another dog!
I'm sure Cesar's methods would have solved these problems too - he could have forced each dog into submission, frightened it, and taught it that Very Bad Things happen when it is aggressive to people, dogs, or won't get in the tub. But these methods were totally unnecessary - VS actually got the stinky dog to ENJOY baths, she addressed two emotional problems that made the dogs happier, and she used gentle rules to tell the dog not to be rude to other dogs. And she put in a poop fence so the dogs didn't destroy the backyard with their waste.
Why would you use force and domination when you can get the same results in a gentler way?
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