The Dog Whisperer!

I have to admit, even though a lot of people don't agree with his tactics, but i think i LOVE him lol...Well...not IN love with him but he is absolutely AMAZING!!

Some of his little tricks on training we have used with Sapphire. It took us 2 weeks to get her to 'lie down' then i watched an episode of Dog Whisperer and he showed us how we can be dominant over a dominant dog by towering over them. So if the dog is sitting, you would kneel or stand behind the dog and lean forward, this will force the dog into submission. I tried this little trick with Sapphire, not to be dominant, but when i was teaching the 'lie down' command, i would say it, have the treat in front of her then apply some body weight pressure (only a tiny bit) onto her which forced her into a lying down position. She got the treat and lots of fuss and love then hey presto from that moment on she had it. She hardly ever has to be told twice now

But enough of my babbling I think he is amazing. He has trained dogs in the series so well that if the dog ever starts to do anything naughty all he had to do was point at the dog which would get the dog to stop, then point somewhere else and the dog would just move to that spot and lay down.

He is good but there are a lot of things that he does that is not, but glad things worked out for you

Glad it worked for you, but he is not my cup of tea. I will leave it there.

I think he has probably saved lots of dogs from being re homed or destroyed.Some of his stuff seems very sensible , just pick the best bits and avoid some of the rest?.

<:-P I like his shows, he makes sense with things and easy to follow.
I have some of his training videos too

I am a fan of sorts I think he is gifted in that he can comunicate with the dog that most other trainers cant but I dont think you can see it from a tv program and im not a fan of made up stuff like that. I watched one program that sticks in my mind which Pat pirreli (horse whisperer )joined him and that particular one was fantastic and showed them coming together I loved that one but cant say anything other than the guy has a gift how he uses that for tv probably doesnt do him favours.
Pat was challenged at the begining of his career from people who didnt beleive to go out to the wild and with no tricks capture or anything like that return with a wild mustang, he did this and rode the mustang back from the wild the mustang spent a few years with him then he was challenged to return it to its herd which he did amazing guy

there are quite a few things he does that pete likes but it take s asensible person to practise some of his stuff. i have seen someone think they know it all after a few of his shows and treat the dog in ways that it didnt deserve or that was warrented for that situation. one of my brothers has a border collie bitch about 14 months now and she is giddy to say the least. instead of training her with the OFF or DOWN when she jumps up he grabs her and holds her to the floor till she submits. wrong situatiion for such an abrupt telling. you have to put cesars actions into context and use them ionly for situations that warrent them the rest is basic trianing.

I agree with Julie. His programs do have warnings on using some of the techniques by a trained professional. I personally like him and think that for the most part his pack leader philosophy works. I aslo believe in the 'walk' as the basis for everything. He works with very bad cases so one cannot translate a lot of stuff to your situation.

I used to be a big fan until I saw some of the behind the scenes stuff that doesn't get shown on TV. I much prefer Victoria Stilwell (It's me or the dog). She gets results and is much more 'reward based' training.

Can't stand him. Enough said.

I really enjoy his shows, he has a few very good tips for dog owners. Victoria Stilwell on the other hand gets on my nerves
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Pat perelli is a *. His method is scare the hell out of a horse until its so scared it does what you say without question.

Im interested to know why some people DONT like ceasers methods?

Personally im nutral. I think he is sometimes a little hard on the dog and uses aids too much. but he gets the job done!

I agree with you Shontelle I love Victoria Stilwell, have tried loads of her tips and they work.

Equi wrote:Pat perelli is a *. His method is scare the hell out of a horse until its so scared it does what you say without question.

Im interested to know why some people DONT like ceasers methods?

Personally im nutral. I think he is sometimes a little hard on the dog and uses aids too much. but he gets the job done!

Are we watching the same man Pat pirreli works on the fight or flight theiry and does everything on a peace and gentle tone gaining trust in the way horses understand the pirreli I have watched loads a nervous horse in 4 hours not a brush up its bum and 20 secs time like most .
Have you seen him join up with a horse that is a sight to see im shocked you feel this way

Personally i am a fan of him i like his meathods, i think all dogs are different and different methods work so you have too use method sthat work for that dog.

I, personally, am not a fan. Positive training works better and lasts longer than fear/punishment based training.