Milan takes the worst of the aggression cases and makes amazing progress in those dogs. His basic premise is sound: dogs need exercise, discipline, and affection, in that order. (Dogs behave better and are able to focus better if they're not brimming with excess energy, just like kids... they can't "behave" if they don't know what's expected of them, and affection strengthens the bonds between you, making your dog more want to please you.) However, most people don't have the instincts and sheer force of personality to do what he does for these very aggressive dogs, and if they try, they are putting themselves in a very dangerous position. I've seen quite a few of his shows, and every single case had to do with some form of aggression which was a dominance issue. His methods work fantastic on those particular issues. But no, they don't work on everything. And I have to wonder, when the show's over, and he goes home, how many of those dogs revert right back to where they were before him, get into a dominance battle with their owner, and wind up dead or in a shelter?
When people ask me what I think of him and his methods, I tell them that if they raise their dog with consistant and realistic rules, affection, and meeting their species specific needs, they should never be in a position to need his methods. In other words, let the dog be a dog, and set the rules and enforce them fairly from day one.
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Date: 2010-07-31 02:43 am (UTC)When people ask me what I think of him and his methods, I tell them that if they raise their dog with consistant and realistic rules, affection, and meeting their species specific needs, they should never be in a position to need his methods. In other words, let the dog be a dog, and set the rules and enforce them fairly from day one.