[chattiesmom]

I think what Zak does that makes a lot of people uncomfortable is that he points out that the HUMAN is accountable and responsible for the training. Making excuses for the dog is conterproductive. This is especially true with animals that come into our lives with "baggage". We can do nothing about what happened in the past and it is truly unfair to make excuses for them -- that mentality limits the animals ability to overcome and limits our ability as the animal's trainer.

Same is true with people -- we take what life has thrown in our face and made choices -- we choose to overcome or we choose to be a victim.