There is always emotion when this man is mentioned
I have said before and I will try and say again
I really believe noone on here is abusing their dogs. I think in the main lots of us use similar methods we just accredit it to different people
I dont think anyone on here used 100% the methods of one trainer, we adapt them to ourselves, our dogs and the situations we find ourselves in
To my mind there are several parts to Cesars methods
there are the 'duhh' bits that are so common sense that it makes me sad that they need mentioned at all. But it seems that there are dumb people out there who do actually need told that a dog needs exercise and training and love
As he is on the TV all the time then I guess he is able to get that word out and so in that way that is good
- I dont think there is a single dog trainer who would disagree with that at all and so I dont see that as CM training - its just common sense
He has other things that I can see different ways to train that I prefer, but that still get results and dont cause real harm to the dogs - I have nothing against them either
The bits that I see are different in a big way from the people I look up to are the Alpha rolling, the setting dogs up to fail and punishing them for it, the flooding, pinning, stringing up and force walking on a treadmill
to me as these are the bits that differ from most trainers you find these are the bits I consider to be the essence of CM's training
Coupled with the fact the man often seems to read dogs wrong and does not see fear or calming signals, to him dogs only really have 2 states, red zone or calm submissive, and of course if the dog is not in the right state it is because of your energy
he does not take in to account the dogs training - what it understands you wan
does not take into account the dogs medical history
does not take into account things that may have happend in the past - he is so sure that dogs live only in the now - so being abused, attacked or mistreated will of course be instantly forgotton
Rarley takes into account the dogs breed or drives except on a really basic level
I am in no way jelous of the man, I adore dog programmes on the TV and I wish for some good ones. I still watch him but now I watch with the sound off and try and read what is going on with the dog
I dont care if he is better looking than me or not, I dont care if he has pots of cash
I do care that many people watch his show as if he is the ONLY trainer in the world and take his word as gospel and use his flawed methods inexpertly, which at the best will confuse the dog and at the worst might even turn a dog agressive
I also care that now he has people even talking about 'red zone' dogs, dogs that people would have tried to work with in the past because they have seen dogs like that on the TV that people say they have 'tried everything' to cure - it can make people loose hope
also, supporters are always saying that his methods are saving all these dogs as the owners have tried everything and the last resort they may have to rehome or PTS
then it is a big revelation to them that they need to walk their dog!! - they have tried nothing appart from shouting, he is not the last resort, he is the ONLY thing they have tried, any of the other decent trainers out there could have helped
Sarah, you talk lots of sense, although you like him and like his show in my mind you dont use his methods, you are a far better trainer than he ever will be IMHO you understand, love and strive for a better understanding of your dogs