Do you whisper to your dog...?

I'm pretty sure we talk about the same guy. Cesar Milan is the Dog whisperer on tv at least. I agree formal degrees aren't everything, but in my opinion it at least gives them more credibility than Cesar has and you don't get a degree in dog behaviour without doing extensive work with actual dogs. It's not just studying behind a desk. I've seen numerous of Cesar's Dog Whisperer shows on tv. I've seen him drag a dog onto a surface that he was terrified of, forcing him to stay on it while being so scared he peed on himself. I've seen him alpha-roll big adult dogs and get bitten in the process. I've seen him using choke chains yanking dogs up the air to get them to stop pulling (choke chains can by the way cause severe physical damage). He seems to think everything a dog does is displaying dominant behaviour, for example simply walking out of the door before you or walking ahead of you, and the only correct way a dog should be is submissive and so fearful that the dog won't even dare to do anything but obey out of fear. I've seen enough of his so called methods to know that I personally want nothing to do with them. He's great at talking and getting thru to owners and convincing them he knows what he's talking about, but in my eyes his training techniques is nothing but a big joke. I can't even watch his shows anymore unless I turn off sound and simply watch the dogs and using the time to learn more about how dogs communicate. But you're right, it's my opinion based on what I have seen and you're certainly free to your own. If it works for you, great. I just wouldn't feel comfortable to do the things he does.

Totally off topic but I just learned something...when you commented back to me it came through as another response. I always wondered if I would miss continued discussion like when *I* respond to someone else and comments continue...I don't get notifications of those so if I do not go back and recheck the discussion, I miss out sometimes. That doesn't happen on my own discussions...COOL! (Obviously I haven't had a responder comment back before so thanks!) Anyway, I am glad you have your opinion based on actually seeing his show. (Even if it differs from mine. ) So many people shoot off about stuff and then come to find out they don't even have first person knowledge of what they're talking about. I appreciate you taking the time to come back and talk more. Thanks for the continued discussion. Have a great day!

WOW. I don't think we are talking about the same person. If you have watched him work for any length of time, then you are certainly entitled to your opinion. However I have never once seen him scare or hurt a dog. And my dog certainly was not harmed in any way when I trained her regarding the bath or, which I didn't mention in my original post, use the distraction noise to address her nervous habit issue of licking an area of skin on her paw raw. Sometimes degrees are over-rated. His tangible experience in growing up with and closely observing packs of dogs since before he could even talk is invaluable...and likely more so than any simple head knowledge obtained behind a desk. (Though I have also seen educated-only people handle dogs just fine as well!) He has rehabilitated numerous dogs on the brink of being put down, and countless owners including many well respected celebrities who have a plethora of doggie mental health doctors at their feet. (That is not to say celebrities always make the best choices...ha). Anyway, thank you for stopping by and responding with your point of view, I appreciate it. Your pooch is just adorable!

The pack leader. Thanks for responding.

hehehe...that is sweet. Thank you for responding!

So, maybe you would benefit from some dog training techniques...lol. Thanks for coming by and responding.