some vid-clips to help make sense (if that is possible) of Vlad -

BEFORE the show began filming - Interview -
YouTube - NUTV: End of My Leash

notice that statement -
* 1st dog-daycare in North AMerika* ?! Who sez? :---O

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YouTube - "CET" is a sham certification.

Pattison-CET is a sham certificate -
overpriced, little hands-on, little documentation of practical experience
(Certified Educator Trainer

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YouTube - Brad Pattison talks to Mark Stone of Kelowna.com
interview AFTER he pulled-up stakes, and moved self + biz,
from Calgary to Kelowna (under something of a cloud... )

pt 2 - Katrina + pets, (R)SPCA, 'small-town living', etc
YouTube - Kelowna.com continues their interview with Brad Pattison of The End Of My Leash.


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terry pride, APDT-Aus, apdt#1827, CVA, TDF
*wolves R wolves, dogs R dogs, + primates R us.*
tmp, sept-2007

hey, cory! :--)
and anybody else who will be doing a LOT of heavy pinning...
i have the Perfect Solution to that lower-back or possible carpal-tunnel, from all that pinning -
the RONCO Pin-That-Pooch BENCH! Get Urs!...

see my post on the K9-Konspiracy thread for details, and if U want to invest capital,
contact me via PM, please - i want to get a working model up on an infomercial, ASAP - i think this will be the next Roto-Grill-type direct sales success!
cheers, all,
--- terry

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terry pride, APDT-Aus, apdt#1827, CVA, TDF
*wolves R wolves, dogs R dogs, + primates R us.*
tmp, sept-2007

CET SHAM!! So true. I love it!

He sounds delightful doesn't he?



What a plonker! Why are these twits allowed on TV?

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And the really sad thing is that some people will take the advice to the letter and end up with bites, maulings or just petrified animals and they'll wonder what happened to the cute and characterful dogs they once had.

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re lemmsy -


hey, lemmsy! :--)

because pet-owners are the market - and they watch DRAMA, not peaceful.
two-thirds of all USA households now have at least one pet - cats outnumber dogs,
in popn of owned-pets -
76M, 430K as per Top Ten Countries With Most Pet Cat Population
but they tend to be multiples in one home...
in the parlance, dogs have better market penetration, as they are often singles. there are
an estimated 65M pet-dogs in the USA - this is not counting military, ferals, etc.

about TV-shows and mass appeal -
how many ppl watched those ridiculous un-real reality TV-shows, with temper-tantrums by adults, sulking,
teasing, vindictive behavior, ganging-up on various individuals, etc?
if U were to scrap ALL of the emotional-BS, and made it entirely MERIT - 'can U do X?'...
and each person simply earned the right to continue - how many viewers would
continue to tune-in faithfully? any guesstimates?
people watch soap-operas for the same (dumb, IMO) reason -
Drama, passion, terror, hatred, suspense... yada-yada...

personally, i would LOVE to see good dog-training on TV - especially good B-Mod!! which is a very,
very potent tool - but i imagine that most pet-owners would find it as exciting as watching grass grow, LOL...

its the same in agility, ALL the pet-owners desperately want to get the dog on the obstacles, Yesterday! ....
but good trainers know that the dog and handler need good foundation behaviors on-cue first...
THEN - they are ready for the obstacles!, not before.
patience, Grasshopper - we walk before we can run...
cheers,
--- terry

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terry pride, APDT-Aus, apdt#1827, CVA, TDF
*wolves R wolves, dogs R dogs, + primates R us.*
tmp, sept-2007

What a psycho *goes to cuddle her dogs*. I never thought I would say this I would have CM train my dogs over him

So would I but like you suggest, it would make rather boring viewing, especially to pet owners. Proper behaviour modification and training is done in a calm, quiet, laid back way. Most people who are good at it, being well known among dog training circles, do not push themselves forward for tv programmes etc. They are too busy getting on with helping people so sadly it is the fame hungry, less knowledgable ones who get themselves good agents and work out a good angle to come from, especially a fancy title to call themselves, who get themselves onto the TV.

Anyway, I am getting confuddled now? Is 'pinning' something to do with putting nappies on a dog to save housetraining it? Better make those 'Pin that pooch!' benches height adjustable then so that we don't all strain our backs and sue the company! <scarpers>

Got it in one Tel!
That's why people aren't as interested in Victoria Stilwell's show as they are in the antediluvian methods that look scary and transformational all in one.... just like a magic show! Wow! rabbits (and well-behaved dogs) out of hats!

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