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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Actually, I think many of us believe Cesar's methods, to be very new and innovative. I see Victoria's methods, as extremely old. |
Yes I agree
Cesar has studied dog packs and has studied how they communicate with each other.
That is what the magic is. Not how he handles agressive dogs.
He walks into a room watches the dog and then makes one move and the dog stops his bad behavior. That is the magic.
The rehab of agressive dogs takes much more but it still boils down to learning how to communicate with the dog.
As I stated earlier, a dog that was removed from his mother too soon does not understand dog language, so he has to figure out how to gt thrugh to them.
He first has to teach them the language and sometimes that can be difficult and takes getting physical. But if left the way they are they would have to be put down.
Other methods may work too, but this is how he does it. IMO the touch with the foot is like the sdwat on the butt of a 2 year old who refuses to listen. It just gets their attention and lets them know that yhou mean business. And no it is not done in anger.
Some people believe that spending hours in a battle of wills with a child, to get them to stay in time out, is the way to go. I believe a quick swat on the butt is much more effective and less damagiing to the child. It does not break their spirit, it merely lets them know that they had better stop what they are doing and stop it now.
And since child behavior specialists change their reccomendations every generation, I'm sure 20 years from now, time outs will be considered old school.
As for giving dogs drugs to control their behavior, I believe that is jsut as bad as giving children drugs to control their behavior. Too many kids are put on drugs when what they really need is more exercise, more sleep, more attention, and a better diet. But parents don't want to hear that.