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Originally Posted by AnimalHouse36  AngelGal: Is his teve show the one where he brings the dogs to the monks? I don't remember him but why is there contraversy about him? |
I don't think so, unless I missed an episode.
His show is called 'At the end of my leash' There is a link I can direct you to about his show but I'm not sure the site would be appropriate to link to on a more G-rated site. However the network I watch it on is Slice so you can google that and then search that site for information about his show. I just don't want to get into any trouble by linking to something I shouldn't
I just downloading his E-Book and activity book for $31 and it's been very informative. Before that I had been training my dog with help of members of his forums who were local to me.
Many people dislike him because first of all they don't do their research to really find out how his methods work. They go soley off what they see on one or two episodes of his show and consider him cruel and very outspoken (many of the dogs used on the show are fairly agressive and potentially dangerous) but after doing further research on him myself he is POSITIVE reinforcement based, he does use praise and encourages lots of it but in a different way then most people are use to (massage, voice - no food).
Videos of some training can be found in his "Member Only" section of his website (its free to join). I also don't mind explaining some of the exerices he uses (which I have used on my dog). I get odd looks sometimes about how I do things - but I also know I am not hurting my dog in anyway (I would never use a training method that would harm any of my animals). I personally don't just fallow one specific method either ... I use both Brad's methods and what I learn in Mammalian Behaviour *behaviour modification* to work with my dog.
Any method can be abused and used incorrectly and 'harm' the dog.
But what's most important is you find the right method for both you and your dog. If that be clicker training, Brad's views, Cesar's views etc. Every dog and owner pair is different, what works for one may not work for another.
I have a couple websites that my behaviour teacher showed us in class, I can get those to you if you'd like. I believe their clicker training based if you were looking into trying that. I'm not co-ordinated enough for clicker training, my timing isn't precice (sp?) enough.
home of the Small Animal Veterinary Nerdbook® was one my behaviour teacher pointed out. I think it has some videos on it. You can check it out more
. Sadly I cannot remember the other off the top of my head. I would have to look in my notes.
Explore a little, you need to find something your comfortable with and that you can understand. Also it may be a good idea to seek help if your having difficulties with your dog - there are behaviour specialists or a good local trainer. The most important thing though is you need to feel comfortable with them.
Good luck!