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Originally Posted by Dame  I think that is totally the biggest issue with Cesar. He works a lot with uneducated dog owners. I think a lot of the people who see him on tv just see that and try to turn it around and use it on their own dogs. They aren't educated enough to really realize what in fact they are doing and often just don't have the knowledge to know what they are doing. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't.
Perhaps if Cesar wasn't marketed the way he was and his advice and information wasn't taken the way I think a good portion of dog owners do (those who aren't quite as "obsessed" as we tend to be on here) there might not be so many negative reactions towards what Cesar does. I think most don't realize that his fear and dominance approach isn't the cure all for "everything". The media is great at spreading information, but so many people fail to realize how much its watered down and manipulated. Perhaps if Cesar never because the huge TV star that he is, none of the huge concerns and upset over his methods would really be present and all of this would be such a moot point.
Too many situations of his methods being used in situations where there are more viable options. Personally, from the storyline in the Bella clip someone posted earlier... I think that is one of the situations where another approach would have been a lot more productive - but that's just me. (Considering we're talking about a dog that was just left alone and tormented by other people and clearly had every reason to not trust anything or anyone. I think I would react the same way she did as well.) |
Just wanted to add since I apparently totally forgot and in case it wasn't clear - ChattiesMom, I think you approach Cesar's methods in the way that it should be! An educated and openminded approach!
