I have counted to ten. I have even turned off my computer but this is still bugging me.
Not that I expect this to make a difference but I hope someday it may.
First just cause someone is on the little square box does not mean he know a whole bunch of anything.
He guy is talking pack and you as leader.
Good grief a dog does not see you as a dog in skin. He well knows you are something else and you treating him like you are a dog is well????
Not to say you do not try and communicate to them in their native language that is what Turid Rugass tries to do.
The fact he rates or was listed the breeds easiest to train is a dead give away that well he is not taking each dog as they come. Looking at the way they learn and working with that breed type.
I not look at Border collie trying to heal me as an act of aggression and treat it as such. I go dang a border doing a normal border collie thing lets harness that.
"By the way, people beds are out of bounds to dominant dogs. It elevates the dog to your alpha position in the pack. Until he's an adult, the dog's bed belongs in another room."
Yeah yeah well baloney and more baloney. Try teaching it manners, giving it rules and asking it to down or sit before joining you in bed.
Dogs are not out to take over the world.They can not use our credit cards nor drive a car.
"Another method is to gently push your fingers farther into the pup's mouth when it nips" All I can say is NO NO NO.
The guy quotes Staney Coren like well check this out.
http://www.clickersolutions.com/reading.htm
Not Recommended
The following popular dog training or behavior books and videos are not recommended. Although some contain some good information, they either contain outdated, severe, and potentially dangerous information or simply promote false, misleading ideas about dogs.
Click and Treat Doggie Repair Kit, by Gary Wilkes
Family Dog, by Richard Wolters
Good Owners, Great Dogs, by Brian Kilcommons
Child-Proofing Your Dog, by Brian Kilcommons -- review
Intelligence of Dogs, by Stanley Coren
Social Lives of Dogs, by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
I could go on more but well know I will get back he is great and he knows and he on TV so he is right. He has some of it but he is not the end all and the be all of the training world and there are better much better.
No I am not either the end all and the be all but I love to be in the same room with this guy and well have a long chat. As long as I can go armed with the lastest research and my dog.
One can not stop learning and this guy seems to have staled.
As I posted before even the guys that originally talked alpha and training say they made a mistake.
So it long time pasted tossing it all in the trash can.
There is never ever a good reason to be rough with a dog. If you do not want it done to you do not do it on your dog.
Joy