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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. |
I'm sure hindsite made Cesar realize it was the wrong move. However IMO the way the dog turned on Cesfar is just an indication of the dogs state of mind. He had already hit red zone.
There was no way he could release the dog, he had to protect all the other people, his crew, the lady that was there with the other dog, plus the other dog.
He did what he had to do. Good or bad, he had to hold on to the dog and hold it at arms length until it stopped attacking.
To me it was just a mistake in judgement.. And I sure every trainer has done that at least once. He is human.