31-01-2010, 05:16 PM
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British Veterinary Association
In a strange coincidence I found this just as Millan was hitting a dog. This hit came several seconds and meters after the alleged misbehavior of "giving bad energy." After which the dog walked over to Millan stood beside him and Millan struck him.
And yesterday I saw the bigger abusive idiot Brad Pattison tell a couple to use their knees into a dog's chest and force the dog to move because if they spoke they are 'losing" ........ Losing what, I ask?
BVA - Welfare organisations join forces to highlight problems with aversive dog training techniques
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The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) have joined forces with several UK animal welfare, behaviour, and training organisations (full list below) to warn of the possible dangers of using techniques for training dogs that can cause pain and fear, such as some of those seen used by Cesar Millan ‘The Dog Whisperer’, who has announced a UK tour next year.
The organisations have come together to voice their serious concerns about techniques which pose welfare problems for dogs and significant risk to owners who may copy them. These concerns are shared, and the statement supported, by similar organisations around the world and in continental Europe.
Aversive training techniques, which have been seen to be used by Cesar Millan, are based on the principle of applying an unpleasant stimulus to inhibit behaviour. This kind of training technique can include the use of prong collars, electric shock collars, restricting dogs' air supply using nooses/leads or pinning them to the ground, which can cause pain and distress.
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