spiritdogs
Posted : 2/15/2007 2:19:26 PM
ORIGINAL: snownose
I've been observing canine behavior for 49 years. The length of time observing dogs has nothing to do with whether someone's observations are accurate. Not putting anyone down, but I certainly don't feel inferior to CM in terms of my own skill level simply because he's the one with the TV show. I don't think that he would be as critical of my skills as you guys are, frankly. The proof is in the pudding. If you can help dogs, and owners, to live harmoniously, then you have some skill. The only difference I can see between us is that I choose to employ behavior modification techniques that are based more on positive training, dog-friendly behavior modification, and the use of different equipment, in many circumstances than he does. And, I have no problem with you supporting a different method of achieving the same goal, if you want to, but I do resent the inference that because I don't share someone else's methodology that that somehow makes me less skilled at working with similar dogs and issues.
CM would not have a problem with your techniques, perhaps he would with the way you have been attacking his techniques......[
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I always hold out hope that every trainer or behaviorist, no matter who they are, continues to become better educated, and he is no exception. One of the things that makes some of them so outstanding is that they never became stagnant - they continued to learn.