Home 295 ave this would washer toys play time around his past videos are the reason he is the mess that he is However, you clearly have not been on YOU TUBE and seen some of the video tapes that are out there with Mr. and that approved of and was willing to air. These videos are documentations of him kicking dogs choking dogs, flooding them OVER their threshold, and pinning the dogs to the This is not opinion, this is a real fact that he approved and distributed. Thank you for announcing to us here on this platform that you work the field of psychology...if you were really well versed the effects that abuse can do to humans.....you would also know the effect it has on innocent animals. And as you stated; anyone can do any kind of study and come up with results to prove their theories... I highly recommend that you take the time your field of psychology and review some of the horrific video examples Or 's theory with Video attached of his reasoning behind.... ABUSE. This isn't opinion, this is the video DOCUMENTED facts that Mr. himself.... chose to make money off of and publish online. Those animals he kicked, choked, hissed, and pinned down, can not speak for themselves....but I would bet life, they would agree.... please the abuse... here is YOUR fact. I feel compelled to add 2 cents even though of the posted comments share opinion. This article is full of opinion stated as fact, misinterpretation and all kinds of erroneous comments. One main error is that the definition of is wrong. All anyone has to do is observe dogs together to there is a pack mentality and if you use that word correctly. Same goes for all the incorrect facts about Millan...it is ALL opinion. He has saved the lives of thousands of dogs. Just like there can be accident with 5 witnesses and you get 5 different versions of the truth, you can have 100 different people watch Millan and get 100 different opinions on what they observed....None of it is about dominance or violence, it is all about respect, limits and boundaries, just like with kids....it is not about force and intimidation but someone has to be a leader or there be chaos... life, at work, our families and with our pets....I work the field of psychology I am very familiar with the theories and info the article.....anyone can do any kind of study and come up with results to prove their theories.......I used conventional wisdom and recommended approaches and studies and ALL of that crap years ago when kids were little and I regret most of it.......observation and instinct are our best tools.......please present things as they are .....opinion NOT facts. To everyone who recommends punishing or correcting a dog for growling: Why would you want to punish the dog for communicating a universal language? You would be hard-pressed to find someone, other than a very child, who does not know what a dog's growl means. Most people know that a growl means the dog is unhappy, uncomfortable, scared, pain, and or about to escalate its behavior, usually to a bite or snap. By punishing the growl, you are NOT telling the dog not to react nor are you giving it any reason to feel more comfortable the situation. You are, effect, telling the dog that you do not want a warning sign that the dog is uncomfortable. You are not preventing the dog from modifying the situation you are only preventing them from warning you audibly. Gellar, whether you agree with her training methods or not, has a really good way of describing communication with dogs She likens training dogs to teaching them how to understand English. Even if most of your cues to your dog are non-verbal, you are still teaching the dog entirely new language. Anyone who has taken a foreign language class school can attest to the difficulty of this. I'm not dog's leader I am his mummy. He follows me everywhere and watches me all the time, trying to anticipate what I do next, or ask him to do next. I've never tried to dominate him it would be pointless he is the most timid dog I know. He trusts me and knows I would never hurt him, and when I ask him to do something, even if it's something