Yes, it's called "Cesar's Way : The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems"
Posted on 01/16/2006 12:10:22 PM PST by T-Bird45
I would have a Jack Russell, but they're too much like me...I need the calming effects of German Shepherds. If you look at the pics on my profile, the little one is a rescue from Hurricane Katrina. He had some physical and emotional issues when I took him in last fall, and we're slowly but surely overcoming both. 'Timber,' my big boy, is as well mannered as they come; I've had him since he was eight weeks old and have raised him strictly in accordance w/ the New Skete principles (his mom was a New Skete shepherd, his father a Czech import.)
Heavy-handed?! Only if you're the type of person who thinks a kid should never be smacked. He is very reasonable. My dogs and I watch his show most weekends and we all learn from it. Sometimes a dog needs a smacking and a hollering. Mine never pay attention to "now Foofie, don't do that" cr@p.
Our favorite part is when he hangs with his pit posse. That guy is great.
Yes, it's called "Cesar's Way : The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems"
I prefer to tell my dog what to do, and praise him when he does it, over punishing him for doing something I don't want him to do. Praise training may not work for a head strong Malamute, but it should certainly work for most sporting breeds, which want to please. You only have to tell them what that is.
I have a dog to be my friend and companion, not to satisfy some power lust.
It's a great show.
Our dog, a 5-year-old Australian Cattle Dog/Rottweiler mix, came to us as a 6-week old Wal-Mart parking lot dog: a litter of pups being sold out of the back of a pick-up where my son convinced me to get one over the phone. That weekend we ordered pizza and breadsticks for delivery at the house. The pup stole a breadstick from my plate on the coffee table, I forcibly removed the breadstick from the pup's mouth, and ate that breadstick in front of her. Then, I gave her a piece of a breadstick from my plate. I had established the boundary and that I was the pack leader who would decide when and what she ate. She has been a pleasant dog ever since.
You need to watch him before you make that assessment.
There ain't nobody nowhere can calm a poodle.
Au contraire. He's not heavy-handed at all, unless you consider telling the owner the unvarnished truth about how he treats his dog, a yank on a leash and a "shhhp!" to be heavy-handed.
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Thank you. I noticed he has a DVD and a book. Plus he is here in Los Angeles with training facilities.
Being the "Big Dog" as you put it is easier said than done, depending on the breed.
I have 2 Siberian Huskies, one is purebred, the other (older) has some German Sheperd in her. The older one took to what my wife and I taught her, but the puppy, being a complete knucklehead, hasn't quite figured it out yet.
Again I say, you need to watch the show before you assess this man's techniques. You are speaking from ignorance of how he deals with dogs. I encourage you to watch before you embarrass yourself further.
That's a great story!
I've watched a few of his shows and really enjoy them. I wondered if he ever got bitten; now I know.
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