How many Facebook pages does one guy need? I ask the question because Brad Pattison has set up yet another Facebook page. The list of pages now includes, the Brad Pattison [BP] personal page, the BP public page, the BP fan club page, BP K9 Rescue Team group, At the End of My Leash…
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…
Ruled by Fear. Rules by Fear. There is one recurring theme in Brad Pattison’s Puppy Book- FEAR. Fear dominates every aspect of Pattison’s interaction with the world. Fear infects this book and runs rampant like an unchecked disease; a pox leaving its mark on every decision, every action and every argument. Fear breeds hostility; toward…
“The lower animals, like man, manifestly feel pleasure and pain, happiness and misery.” — Charles Darwin in ‘The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals’ Training a dog to heel through jerks often turns into a frustrating and self-defeating exercise. In the face of continuous leash jerks, dogs often start moving increasingly slower and…
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