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Originally Posted by Anny Mendoza  I didn't feel that you were being snarky 
I read the whole post, i've seen that clip before but never noticed what really happened. I also am/was a big fan of CM but after watching this and reading Jim's blog, I'm starting to doubt him.
Thanks Jeanie for the explanation and suggestion.
Reading some articles about alpha dogs made me feel bad! (I used to watch CM's show and kinda follow what he does)
This made me open my eyes, and this is why I love YT. Every day you learn something new!
Oow and Jacqueline, I hope you feel better and I hope the situation with your dogs get better  |
Don't feel bad and many people have watched CM over the years and read his books. CM is really good at reading dogs and such but some of his methods in the past were too dominant and not very heavy on the obedience training or positive-reinforcement-based methods for helping correct bad behavior. By teaching the dog to slowly learn to trust his owner and see him as an authority figure/pack leader through learning to do what he says in the training and reward process, you achieve a well-behaved dog that has fewer if any issues. Training a dog in obedience and prompt command response makes them willing partners who obey our commands and rarely keep having behavior problems. With many nervous dogs or smaller dogs, those old dominance methods can really intimidate a dog and take away his confidence and trust. I've watched a few of CM's newer shows and he's veered away from that kind of training in those shows so maybe he's at lease changing ways.