Oh, and I wanted to say (maybe I should post this in her "Love thread, LOL) that I watched an episode of It's Me or the Dog this morning with two Great Danes and I really liked that episode. It was a man named Rick and he allowed this dog to get away with murder and didn't really think that anything was wrong with his behavior, however the wife was very angry with it. I really liked the techniques she used.
The thing is, I think they both have the same basic principle of training, it's just V.S. goes about it in a softer way. She is always bringing up leadership (which Cesar describes as being Alpha, which I think is the exact same thing as being your dogs leader) When trying to get a dog to back up before going the door, she uses her body to kind of move him away, the only difference is she doesn't do the "Shhh" noise but she's also using her body to communicate with the dog, which Cesar does as well. I don't know... I just don't think that they're THAT different in their main ideas minus being more harsh. They both pretty much believe in exercise, disipline and affection, they just say things in a different way. |