Cesar Millan's dog training philosophy and methods.

1. Could Cesar show her her place in the pack efficiently enough? Also, no where are the credentials of the other trainers mentioned, or the method they attempted to train her with. 2. Resource guarding aggression stems from fear or insecurity the food item will be taken away by someone. Aggression is often a symptom of fear. "All behavior is the result of a combination of genetics and environment. If coupled with insecurity related to resources, the tendency could blossom into resource guarding." http://www.cliniciansbrief.com... Desensitization vs flooding http://en.wikipedia.org... " It works by exposing the patient to their painful memories, with the goal of reintegrating their repressed emotions with their current awareness." "This is a faster (yet less efficient and more traumatic) method of ridding fears when compared with systematic desensitization." http://en.wikipedia.org...(psychology) " is defined as the diminished emotional responsiveness to a negative or aversive stimulus after repeated exposure to it." http://www.merckmanuals.com... "This procedure is seldom effective and has welfare implications in dogs" 4. See first link 5. Video Tampering I did indeed present the citation for review. Under the context we were looking at Millan's behavio which conflicted with what he wrote in his book. Not under the context we were looking at the results and attributing them to the time in which they were displayed on the show. http://www.thecrossovertrainer.com... "They heavily edit the footage to make long processes and mistakes look instant and to cover up some of the even harsher techniques he uses." I tried to find more evidence, honestly, there's just not that much. Other than this interview http://dogs.lovetoknow.com... The producer claims they film for hours a day, with little time for breaks. He does then go on to say that the show is mostly unedited, but where do the rest of those hours go? An episode is only 30-60 minutes long. Anyone who assumes that because a TV network says it's real, it must be, is naive. Every reality tv show says it's real, uncut footage. I also found a lack of evidence that Millan's training has a lasting affect on dogs. There are very few follow ups outside of what's shown at the end of the episodes. There is very little mention of these dogs outside of Millans episodes except for a few notations here and there about dogs who were still given up or euthanized after being on the show http://4pawsu.com... 6. Positive reinforcement. Your suggestion is due to what i assume is a lack of understanding and experience with positive reinforcement, not an actual flaw with the method. Positive reinforcement is not used in the same manner Millan's training is used. If a dog is "overboard aggressive" a positive reinforcement trainer would observe the dog to find what stimuli is triggering an aggressive response, and would not expose the dog to the stimuli at such a close proximity or in such an intense environment, so the stimuli would never elicit such a response. That of course is not as much fun to watch on tv. http://empoweredanimals.com... http://www.lifewithdogs.tv...