Cesar Milan shares with us a wealth of information about how to communicate with our dogs in a manner that they can understand and are willing to accept. Either the dog will be dominate (leader) or submissive (follower). It is a shame that those two words evoke such negativity, because dominance and submission ensures a packs survival. Dominance and fear are on opposite ends of the spectrum. Dominance evokes positive respect, fear is simply negative.
And yes, it IS all about dominance. Dogs are pack animals. In a pack there is a clear leader who is dominate over all members of the pack. The other members respect this dominance and his ability to ensure the pack's survival. If you watch a pack of dogs behaving naturally without human intervention, you would see a well ordered society with very little physical aggression.
With that said, the training methods I use are a combination of my personal experience, having many years of working with animals under my belt. I read anything I can get my hands on regarding training, glean what I think will work for me and disregard the rest. What I have found works the best with my yorkies IS NOT what I do with the Boxer. |