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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  I can't really analyze the dog's behavior fully. But the thing with the tap... we're starting off by saying, "it was a small tap, a normal dog should have been able to deal with it." I think some other people are saying you have to judge the method by the dog's reaction. You can't fault the dog for its reaction, it is a dog. So if an ever so gentle tap on the hindquarters startles a dog badly enough to provoke that kind of behavior, it's a bad method. I've seen enough of Cesar's show to see that a lot of dogs DO NOT like the "tap". If I (or a strange handler) did that to Thor on a walk, even adjusted down to his size, he would jump straight into the air and cry the whole way home.
I can't say this for certain... but to me, it did not look like the dog wanted to kill Cesar, it looked like it REALLY wanted to let Cesar to let go of his leash and give him back his air supply. That's why he was biting the leash, and yes, he was gasping for air. Now would the dog have run off and picked flowers for everyone? Don't know. I think he might have just run away a to a certain distance and observed. But keep in mind, there is a huge camera crew around, and almost certainly people on hand to step in and protect the on camera people. If there are not, they should be. |
Of course the dog wanted Cesar to let go of the leash. I don't think the dog was lunging because he couldn't breath tho. i think he was lunging because Cesar took control and wouldn't give in to the dog. I didn't see the whole episode but i can imagine that the owners gave in to the dog all the time and he always got his way, so when Cesar wouldn't let go the dog flipped out. There was no way Cesar could have let go of the leash at that point. He would have endangered his crew, the family, and the other dog. To many bad things could have happened if he dropped the leash. Instead Cesar let the dog flip out on him so that no one else would get hurt. I really don't think there was any thing else he could have done. if he gave the dog some more slack it would have bit him, so that was not an option. Cesar rode it out and waited for the dog to tire out, and as soon as he saw the dog give a little, he grabbed the scruff and put the dog on the ground. I've been in similar situations and i would have done the same thing. If the dog is trying to bite me, i'm not gonna let him. I'm going to do whatever it takes to prevent it.
Again, didn't see the whole episode but i'm pretty sure Cesar didn't try the tap again LOL