The DailyMail’s article on dog play was an excellent example of lousy reporting but being familiar with this paper I blame it on their general laziness and not a malicious attempt to lie to their readers. We can’t say the same about Kevin Behan who has no problem lying to his gullible followers. In the…
Good behavior, health and longevity play no role in breed popularity; these were the findings of a recently published study. In addition to being open access there are 3 more articles discussing the details in the “related links” section so I won’t reiterate what has been said. Instead I was more intrigued by the way…
With this handy chart, Millan and fans can easily dismiss any and all concerns about a dog’s well-being. Deutsch Français Español Svenska Related articles Shadow and Cesar Millan: An Update on the Strung Up Husky (psychologytoday.com) Exhaustion and Emily the Pitbull Millan is proof that Positive Reinforcement Works Cesar Millan Kicking Dogs Cesar Millan Hanging…
Understanding animal behavior often requires knowledge of physiology. Without an adequate knowledge of involved processes, less informed dog trainers resort to story-telling involving “energies”, “magnetism” and “submissiveness”. Case in point, Emily the pitbull; here Cesar Millan mistakes physical exhaustion – and probably hypoxia from the leash on the trachea – with submissiveness and relief. For…
For the sake of argument, let us imagine that Cesar Millan is right. We will imagine a universe where punishment causes no adverse psychological effects. In Millan’s reality punishment does not elicit fear and it does not cause aggression; punching a dog will not cause it to bite. Confrontational methods don’t result in defensive aggression;…
