I'be been off work sick so have been watching programs on TV that I never normally watch.
Today I watched 'It's me or the dog USA.' Normally I don't think a lot of these TV-Dog Trainers, but I was flippin' well impressed with Victoria Whats-her-name.
The situation was a young couple with a dog-aggressive, elderly JR Terrier, who had misguidedly, gone and taken on a young, choc lab rescue dog, who subsequently, the JR Terrier wanted to kill, and they had to keep them separated.
It was a joy to watch Victoria clicker training the dogs to be relaxed in each others company and them realising that 'good things happen' when the other dog was present. She picked up from the start that both dogs were living in an incredibly stressful situation. Gently and positively the dogs began to accept each other and in the end, they were living in harmony.
I couldn't help but think what Cesar Milan would have done in the same situation, but my guessing is that it would have involved 'negative' (ie bullying) training, a few body-jabs and pin-downs, a treadmill or two and a load of tosh about dominance.
Becs and The Gang
Today I watched 'It's me or the dog USA.' Normally I don't think a lot of these TV-Dog Trainers, but I was flippin' well impressed with Victoria Whats-her-name.
The situation was a young couple with a dog-aggressive, elderly JR Terrier, who had misguidedly, gone and taken on a young, choc lab rescue dog, who subsequently, the JR Terrier wanted to kill, and they had to keep them separated.
It was a joy to watch Victoria clicker training the dogs to be relaxed in each others company and them realising that 'good things happen' when the other dog was present. She picked up from the start that both dogs were living in an incredibly stressful situation. Gently and positively the dogs began to accept each other and in the end, they were living in harmony.
I couldn't help but think what Cesar Milan would have done in the same situation, but my guessing is that it would have involved 'negative' (ie bullying) training, a few body-jabs and pin-downs, a treadmill or two and a load of tosh about dominance.
Becs and The Gang