Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Cesar Millan- A dog's best friend?

A dog trainer to Hollywood stars begins a UK tour tonight amid warnings from animal welfare groups that his techniques can cause unnecessary pain and suffering.
Cesar Millan, also known as the Dog Whisperer, is credited with turning tens of thousands of disobedient and aggressive animals into perfect pets.
His philosophy is that the owner, not the pampered pooch, is 'leader of the pack'.
But the RSPCA claims he has advocated using electric shock collars and restricting dogs' air supply with nooses and leads, as well as pinning them down to the floor.
Mr Millan, who denies the electric shock claims, teaches that dogs should be treated as dogs, not substitute children.
He believes that if the owner shows he is a strong, calm leader, the dog will become passive, loyal and obedient.
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2 comments:

parlance said...

Some of what he says seems sensible and useful but he does seem to be overly cruel at times.

Slavenka said...

Yes, some of his methods seems cruel also to me. Dunbar is my guy.