Posted in Alpha dog, Behavior, Calm-submissive, Dominance, Dumbinance, Ian Dunbar, Pat Miller, Shock collar, Trish King, Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2009
Dominance theory, or dumbinance theory as I prefer to call it, reared its howling head again, this time as a prescription for child rearing—“Becoming the Alpha Dog in Your Own Home.” (As of today, the most popular article in the NYT.) Meet Cesar Millan, the new no-nonsense nanny. Here. In the New York Times. Again. [...]
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(updated below) Do you no longer invite friends to dinner because you worry they will learn the truth–that Maximus is the real Top Dog and you are a sorry wimp because he has commandeered the living room couch and carved his name into it with his teeth? Are you concerned that Brunhilda is vying for [...]
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Posted in Alpha dog, Article review, Behavior, Dominance, Ian Dunbar, Lisa Mullinax, Positive training, Sophia Yin, Uncategorized, Victoria Stilwell on Jul 18th, 2009
I’m feeling a little sick to my stomach this morning having just spoken with a friend who has a friend who worships Cesar Millan. Let’s name her Melissa. Melissa has totally bought into CM’s simplistic and wrong-headed belief that just about all the problems you have with your dog can be ridiculously reduced to one [...]
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