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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  I'm not sure I agree with that assessment. As I said, I think the dog wanted Cesar to give him some slack on the leash, in and of itself. Not to get slack so he could bite Cesar, just to get free. How could the dog NOT be choking? He is in a choke hold! I'm not saying the dog was on the verge of death, but of course the dog was trying to get air.
It's a matter of common sense that there would be other people ready to step in to handle the situation if something happened. To NOT have that would be really stupid. What if the leash broke? |
I understand how you could see the situation differently, truly I can but please watch the video one more time.
At no time did Cesar tug on the leash or deprive the dog of oxygen. He was, however holding the leash in such a way that the dog couldn't rip his face off
. When the dog lunged or came up on his two hind feet, he took up slack out of the leash so that the dog could not reach him. Cesar had complete control of the leash at all times and the amount of pressure on the leash was directly related to the amount of aggression in the dog. AND when the Husky put all four feet down on the ground the tension on the leash was released. I didn't see one point in the entire event where the Husky was lacking oxygen. He was definately way too active and aggressive to be in distress.
If you will note, too, Cesar made every attempt to continue walking, more or less ignoring the dogs aggressive temper tantrum (except for handling the leash in such a way that he wouldn't get hurt).