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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  Something else that irks me about Cesar's show is how much he objects when an owner with "weak energy" interferes (ie, they don't agree 100% with his methods, and they insist on being present while he jerks their dog back and forth). This seems like one more way Cesar's methods present more like witchcraft than training. VS has had trouble with owners who won't follow her suggestions, but she's never said "you can't be here while I train your dog." |
I don't ever see it as the owner not liking what Cesar is doing. It's true that a weak energy can make a dog worse or more nervous so while in the training process, why not take away that weak source? Also, generally, the owner will be watching from behind a bush or from inside through a window. It's the same thing when you take your dog to get groomed, 99.9% of groomers do NOT allow the owner to stay while the dog is getting groomed because the dog will often times act out or act totally different than they would without the owner present.
The one thing that does tend to annoy me about Cesar (yes, even Cesar can annoy ME sometimes!) is his constant remarks about the dog trying to be dominant or whatever. Sometimes he will say that and I really don't think the dog was trying to be dominant... I think it was just either trying to get his point across or whatever. I don't have any particular episodes in my mind but I remember a few times being like... "OK, Cesar, enough with the dominance crap." You can tell when a dog is truly being dominant or not.