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I don't think he's too heavy handed; if you watch the dynamics of a feral pack or of wolves in nature, the Alpha will occaisionally have to reassert dominance with actions that can only be described as ferocious. Having said that, I still recommend and use, virtually to the exclusion of all others, the application of principles found in these three books...

There are many parallels between the techniques taught by The Monks of New Skete and the Dog Whisperer, but the Monks teach a method of relationship building that impacts not only on the dog's life, but the master's as well...in writing a book about dogs, they have revealed a way of relating to creation in general, and there are principles that apply to one's relationships with people as well.

David Alderton, author of "Wolf Within," is a British vet that, in my mind's eye, is something between James Herriot and Dr. Doolittle....