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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  Since no one answered my question I am going to ask it again...not to be argumentative but to understand. I will tell you I don't always listed to my vet in regards to vaccinations.
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This is what I don't understand...and I wish someone would explain to me why people are disagreeing with the experts that have studied dogs all their lives and have come out against his methods? |
I don't agree 100% with what Cesar does and would never disrespect any experts who have worked with canines their entire lives. I think that's great. But it doesn't always mean they're right. I tend to be the kind of person though to be stubborn and I am often the person disagreeing or debating with so called "experts" in any subject. For example, probably 5 times out of 10, I think doctors are wrong and just in the business for the money. Yet, we still need them around, obviously because they do have more background & education in the medical field that most don't have and I respect them for going through medical school and being able to become a doctor. But does that necessarily make them right all the time? No. Does it mean their opinion matters for everything? No. Sometimes people know their own body entirely better than doctors do. Just like owners can sometimes know their own dog better than any experts out there. May be a terrible example but I'm horrible with words.
But for those blank__ number of experts who are against Cesar's ideas, there's also going to be blank__ number of experts who are for Cesar's methods. Just as with any situation. There's always going to be two sides to everything. Always. It's what makes the world go round. I think a big issue in today's world is balance (which Cesar ironically talks about a lot) I think if we could find more balance in the world, it would be a happier place. It seems we can never get to a happy medium, with the pendelum swaying in the middle, one is always heavier than the other. It's always Republicans take up most of the country, or Democrats take up most of the country. It never seems to be in between, 50/50, and that's just a problem with everything. If there were experts stating how amazing Cesar is with dogs, etc, then you would be disagreeing with THAT expert. There's many veterinarians, specialists, and other trainers who back up and support Cesar, so does that make them not an expert just because you disagree with them? Kind of confusing but I hope you understand what I'm saying.
So, what makes Victoria Stillwell more of an "expert" than Cesar Millan? They both have obviously been around a lot of dogs in their lifetimes. I know Victoria started out with a dog walking business and during her acting on London's West End, began focusing more on dog training. Cesar started, around the age of 13, working in a dog grooming places, different veternarians offices, and while growing up in Mexico, was always around dogs. I don't believe either one of them has any "formal" training to back them up besides simply experience? Which I don't think is a big deal (experience makes for better learning, in my opinon) I'm just saying, what makes one or the other "more" of an "expert"?