An interesting thread! Unfortunatley I cannot hear the videos as the sound on my PC does not work. I have however, seen all the episodes, so am familar with his methods.

I have deliberately waited a few hours before I have replied, as quite honestly I am sick to death of the constant slurs on CM. However, seeing as the OP has gone to the trouble, I thought I should reply.

As far as most anti cesar people go, she is far more balanced. She makes some good points.

The point about some of his techniques not being safe for families to use is correct. Hence, it says "don't try this at home".

I agree that sometimes he does not do enough rewarding.

I also agree that sometimes he can be a bit heavy handed with dogs, and maybe they are scared, for a short time. But I also disagree that it is doing them any lasting psychological damage.

I also agree that "alpha rolls" are not suitable for everybody. I myself have used them and I did not see any benefit. However, I would not critize him for it, because he gets results.

What some people see as fear, some see as the dog submitting. What some see as excitement, some see as dominance. Everybody has their own perspective on it.

As you know I agree with his methods, I only wish I had known about them from day 1.

The way I see it is this:

1) He successfully manages a pack of 30-40 dogs, of different breeds and nearly all of them rescue dogs. You may argue that the pack manages itself now, and to a degree it does. But he had to start it off at some point.
2) I use his methods and I am achieving some great results. For the past 2 weeks I have had 5 dogs, my 3, my sisters male bulldog and a male rottweiler. All dogs quite clearly see me as the dominant one/pack leader and it is why I am able to manage a pack like this. Also bare in mind that I have 2 troubled dogs, who have had dog aggression issues.

All the time I am seeing results, why change it?

In actual fact I hope to start Max off at agility later in the year. This is a dog who has had so many problems adjusting to normal life and has had serious dog aggression issues. I firmly believe I have made this possible by using the dominance theory and being able to impact his behaviour.

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