Cesar dog undergoes *canine disarming*

    • Gold Top Dog

    I think it helps the dogs to know absolutely they WE are in control of the situation and that they don't have to be.

    • Gold Top Dog

    I guess my main thought was that the procedure won't make the bite less severe.  I mean, we can cut ourselves on a dull knife and it's actually worse than with a sharp blade.  In my mind, I can only think that the same would be true for filed teeth as opposed to normal ones. 

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    glenmar

    In that case, the only fault I can find with him is the perception of the public that there is a quick fix for any problem.  And, that is not his fault.  That's the sad state of human nature these days.

     

    Part of the point I was trying to make in response to the "flogger" post is just what you are saying - I think that there is too little emphasis on what we have learned through scientific inquiry, and to much emphasis on quick fix methods, which, and this case is but one example, do little to permanently eliminate aggression problems in dogs.  Read Lindsay's third volume, and you will get a world of information on this stuff, plus all the citations in case you want to read the original studies...