An Excellent Dog Training TV Series
I thought it was a shame the wardrobe department had to power dress her as something of a dominatrix in big leather boots and all the trimmings, but I suppose in this day and age it's 'eye candy' as much as content that draws TV audiences. It was interesting for me to see that she espouses many of the exact same principles that I do. Things like the importance of timing, tone of voice and praise and reward. (Although to be fair she didn't specifically *emphasise* the importance of timing, but if you watched her closely you could see she was an expert at it - when getting the dogs to leave something her timing with the reward was perfect.) Like me she also stresses the need to teach the dog exactly where the lines are, over which it must not cross. She places a lot of importance on teaching the dog to look at you, although she uses that skill in a slightly different way from me. Her overall theme is that *you* must be the one who's in charge and that the dog must respect you for that. But you don't achieve that 'alpha' position through violence or intimidation. Instead you think like a dog and use things the dog likes as stimulus and reward. These are all things I've written about numerous times before. For good reason - it's all true! If you can access UK television where you live I recommend you tune in. There are only 5 programmes in this series and tomorrow night's is number 2, so by the time next month's Dog Training Blueprint is with you the series will be consigned to the history books. Catch it while you can - if you can overlook the 'sensationalist' portrayal of the trainer there seems to be some good solid dog training advice and information in there. Recommended reading - "Dog Training Blueprint To Success".
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