Cesar Millan

[skiergirl]

yes, that's her name - I guess I use a bit of both with my dog. I think positive reinforcement absolutely works in most cases but with a dominant or working dog breed often the Alpha approach gets more results.

Rocky is pretty well behaved but once in a while as a Doberman will he pushes the limits. Sometimes literally grabbing him snout and sitting his ass down and saying NO right in his face gets the results that a treat will not.

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Dude's got skills... that's for sure... That Brit chick does as well... I've found that with my puppy a mix of both work really well.

A mixture of both worked for my dog Max....he's pretty agreeable by nature though. My neighbor has 2 boxers...he said the older of the two is a hard head and the "reward" method failed miserably....he had to take the alpha route with him....the younger of the two is a lot like Max...he just wants to make friends and play, play play.....the "reward" method works like a champ with him.

[CrazyKell]

I use a combination of both.

I don't use treats except for when she goes in her crate but that's more to direct her by scent rather than it is about the reward.

She's also on a strict schedule to allow for some consistency.

This is my first puppy that I've had to train (despite growing up with dogs), so it's been a bit of an eye opener but a really rewarding experience.

I'm also reading Cesar's book "How to Raise the Perfect Dog" and it's a great read for anyone with a puppy OR thinking about getting one. Lots of great information.

[skiergirl]

keep in mind, a reward doesn't have to mean treat. Taking a moment to give them a few 'good dog' comments and rubbing them or petting them is as much a reward as a treat if you are excited about it they will be to.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by skiergirl

rubbing them or petting them is as much a reward as a treat if you are excited about it they will be to.

That works on us men too, ladies

[Rangerscott]

[marko138]

I use both methods. My dog is generally well behaved. Though, lately he's been a little unruly. We've been running. The days we don't get a run in he's sorta bad.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Inferno

Just kidding about the gay part...don't know if he is.

Cesar uses the pack leader/alpha dog approach to training and from what I can tell, he does it well. Most trainers use the positive re-enforcement approach aka give a treat when the dog does what you want. That is ok also. Victoria Stillwell aka "It's me or the dog" on Animal planet uses this, and is 100% against the pack leader/alpha dog style.

Cesar doesn't do training, he does aggression/behavioral problem rehab. Mostly what Cesar is good at is taking dogs that would otherwise be put to sleep and teaching them how to act an interact with others.

You can't do that with a cutesy voice, a clicker and pocket of treats. Sorry. All the anti-Cesar people are A) Idiots and B) Never owned an aggressive dog.

[Kaneman]

The Pit-Bull forum is intensely anti-Cesar, you can even buy anti-Cesar buttons over there. They hate Cesar Millan more than they ever hated Michael Vick. Craziest thing man. Here's this guy that's done more to push a positive image of Pit Bulls to the public than all of them put together ever will, and they hate him.

The irony is, of course, that their dogs are so aggressive they'd never even consider letting them play with other dogs....but you know, Cesar's methods are just so mean.

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

The Pit-Bull forum is intensely anti-Cesar, you can even buy anti-Cesar buttons over there. They hate Cesar Millan more than they ever hated Michael Vick. Craziest thing man. Here's this guy that's done more to push a positive image of Pit Bulls to the public than all of them put together ever will, and they hate him.

The irony is, of course, that their dogs are so aggressive they'd never even consider letting them play with other dogs....but you know, Cesar's methods are just so mean.

Cesar doesn't seem mean to me at all.

Those are the idiots that give pitts a bad name unfortunately.

Why do they hate him?