Well... I was at the dog park earlier with a friend, and we brought Fozzie. There was a man in a smexy Hawaiian shirt, with a Border Collie mix who was ball-obsessed. He was probably, like 40-50.
He came up and asked about Fozzie, and talked about his dog, and I mentioned that I had a BC. He asked why I didn't bring him... and I told him about how Gonzo herds other dogs, and is fearful of some. He says, "Watch the Dog Whisperer on the Discovery channel... it will solve all of your problems." And I replied, "Uh... yeah... I don't exactly agree with Cesar Millan, and I don't think it would work for him, but thx." And he says, aggressively, "OH, BUT IT WORKS FOR EVERY DOG!"
Ugh.
So I told him I'm not into using force or fear to control my dogs, but whatev. I tried to drop it, and hoped that he would go away. But no. He goes into how Cesar is a GOD, and his techniques work for every dog because he makes himself an "alpha wolf", and of course about how Cesar NEVER uses force. And I'm like, "Yeah... well... I've seen him pin dogs and strangle them with chokers. It's not my thang." And he says that's just him acting as a dominant wolf would, they pin each other and strangle each other all of the live-long time. Then I mention that Cesar isn't a wolf, no matter how much of a GOD he is. He says, "Then, how did Cesar get a red-line (what? red-line?) Pit Bull to be the leader of his pack?" And I try to end the conversation, by saying how I just don't like seeing people come to the dog park and emulate Cesar by pinning their fearful/aggressive dog and letting dogs surround it. And he goes, "WELL, that's why the show says do not try this at home!".....
"Then, why should I watch the show and use his techniques, if you aren't supposed to try them at home?" Sheesh. Some of these people are really scary. It's like they're in a Cesar Millan cult. Whatever, if they want to ruin their dogs, but don't pressure me into doing so, too. >:[
He came up and asked about Fozzie, and talked about his dog, and I mentioned that I had a BC. He asked why I didn't bring him... and I told him about how Gonzo herds other dogs, and is fearful of some. He says, "Watch the Dog Whisperer on the Discovery channel... it will solve all of your problems." And I replied, "Uh... yeah... I don't exactly agree with Cesar Millan, and I don't think it would work for him, but thx." And he says, aggressively, "OH, BUT IT WORKS FOR EVERY DOG!"
Ugh.
So I told him I'm not into using force or fear to control my dogs, but whatev. I tried to drop it, and hoped that he would go away. But no. He goes into how Cesar is a GOD, and his techniques work for every dog because he makes himself an "alpha wolf", and of course about how Cesar NEVER uses force. And I'm like, "Yeah... well... I've seen him pin dogs and strangle them with chokers. It's not my thang." And he says that's just him acting as a dominant wolf would, they pin each other and strangle each other all of the live-long time. Then I mention that Cesar isn't a wolf, no matter how much of a GOD he is. He says, "Then, how did Cesar get a red-line (what? red-line?) Pit Bull to be the leader of his pack?" And I try to end the conversation, by saying how I just don't like seeing people come to the dog park and emulate Cesar by pinning their fearful/aggressive dog and letting dogs surround it. And he goes, "WELL, that's why the show says do not try this at home!".....
"Then, why should I watch the show and use his techniques, if you aren't supposed to try them at home?" Sheesh. Some of these people are really scary. It's like they're in a Cesar Millan cult. Whatever, if they want to ruin their dogs, but don't pressure me into doing so, too. >:[