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Originally Posted by Erin |
I have read both of those articles, and I believe that you have the wrong idea of what Cesar Milan teaches. He does not believe in physical force or rolling a dog onto it's back to show dominance. He only forces a dog down, as a consequence of biting. A dog that bites cannot be trained by conventional methods.
In fact what I got out of those articles pretty much agree with what Cesar teaches. He says that size has nothing to do with who is the pack leader, it is all psycological. It is the one who stands their ground and does not allow another to push him around. He likens it to the high school popular kid that is very standoffish and everyone flocks around trying to be in their favor, not to a bully who rules by force. Those who are agressive and forcefull are unbalanced.
He only uses force on what he terms as "Red Zone Dogs", and those he takes back to his pack to let the other dogs teach them proper pack behavior. But those are the exception, not the rule.
I am interested in hearing how Pat Miller advocates that a vicious dog should be handled.