Are you able to answer my question Adam?

The degree, if it doesn't count to you tough!

Adam

Adam, although I definitely don't subscribe to your methods, and infact find them to be quite upsetting, I will not bash you. But I will ask you, as a human being...who like all of us, are constantly learning (or SHOULD be)...if you find evidence, overwhelming evidence infact, that there is a much nicer, more positive and still just as effective if not more so way of training dogs, would you not be even a tad bit interested in trying those other methods? I find it sad when someone who is capable of so much, closes themself off to new ways of thinking, of doing things, and the hard part is that it's the dogs who are going to be suffering for it Adam, not you. It's not YOU who are being trained this way. So, instead of stagnating...why not try a better way?
The world of dogs and training is a diverse world. There are differing opinions on every topic immaginable. But at the end of the day, I think if we truly love and respect dogs, we should WANT to do whatever we can to make their lives HAPPY, Healthy, and secure. If you can gain that without doing what you've always done, and by trying something different...why wouldnt you? I've learned much over the past two years of having Luke. I'm always open to new ideas, to changing up things that may work better, may make Luke happier. Shouldnt you want the same?

That's an interesting question that someone's brought up, along the line. Would anyone go to a dog trainer without professional qualifications? If you wouldn't, what qualifications would you feel necessary? What qualifications aren't worth the paper they're written on? It's something I've pondered lately, as there seem to be a rash of people advertising, with no qualifications, or qualifications where it's not really clear what they are. Would people go to trainers, with no written qualifications, but with many years' practical experience, or prefer someone with a lot fewer years experience and less experience of different types of dogs, but with a written qualification?

What is wrong with a sound collar? That's not as bad as strapping a shock collar on a dogs privates. The shepherd in the vid seemed like he was having fun... though what the trainer said about his play being dominant was a bit of a joke, & as long as its not bothering the other dog I think its ok... as the other dog will tell him what is acceptable & what is not.