there is nothing wrong with treats
some people who dont understand positive training think it is all about filling our dogs with treats all the time
i think they can be a great motivator, i have been using them to teach my dog to like playing with toys, and then when the association is made the joy is transfered to the toy without the need to have treats
its just like pavlov did with his dog, they can learn to associate something with a totaly different thing

i have actualy heard of people going up to someone with an assistance collie and lifting its tail up cos cm said that makes dogs happy, no understanding of the tailset of a working collie

and it again shows total lack of understanding on cms part
put the dogs tail up, now its happy, pin it on the floor, now its submissive, its like a doctor helping someone with depression by poking the sides of their mouth up and sticking them there, look smiling, your cured

and the exercise thing has always bugged me
the last i read on that was cm saying it is becsuse the walk is the hunt, your pack of dogs should follow behind you and not sniff or pay attention to anything but you

how arrogant, that your dog needs no more mental stimulation than watching your backside wabble

So please explain to me what CM is doing in this clip if it is not stringing up? The lead is holding the dog's front feet off the ground and is pulling so tight the dog goes blue. I'm waiting on tenterhooks to hear your explanation on that one!
Becky

I like the way Victoria Stilwell trains dogs, as for treats I take it out of her food allowance, or give tiny bits of chopped carrot.

Iwas watching a CM vid on youtube yesterday to get tips on training your dog around chickens (my new additions coming next week). He basically just hit the dog in the face til it wouldn't come near any more. I won't be trying his method!

He does !! His guys get rollerbladed, hiked in the hills above LA first thing in the morning, have lovely paddling pools in their large back yard to swim in, seems to me they have plenty of mental and physical stimulation!

Darling, I'm at work so can't spend too long looking - could you tell me which dog? shadow, Norton or the other one?

Thanks

The problem is mainly with me Janie !! I would have to remember to always have treats with me ... I am not that perfect a human being I am afraid. I prefer to use my voice, my hands and my legs to reward my dog ... they are usually always to hand !!

I have a dreadful memory, which is why I am such a Cesar fan because I don't need any gadgets or things I have to remember to make sure are always with me.

to me it looked like the dog was biting purely because he was being strangled. the kick from cm startled the dog and started the whole thing off. i'd be very interested to hear the explanation too!

Rubbish !

Sorry, that's a bit rude, but what you have said is just nonsense. That's my interpretation, to which I am entitled. You are entitled to your interpretation.

Talking about treadmills, I have one in my back bedroom, which I used the other day for the first time is years I am ashamed to say. Tai came in, sat down and watched, fascinated. when i had finished, I got off and patted the platform, and he got on, looking very intrigued. I very gently started it off, and he started walking, still looking very intrigued. It is set to a fairly steep slope, so I just kept it going very slowly and he loved it. I didn't get up to jogging pace, but he did appear to at least have no fear. I cannot see the problem at all.

I wouldn't of course leave him alone though, and neither have I ever seen CM do so

Which dog is it lilypup? shadow, Norton or the other one?