Dog Whisperer Arrested!!

She is doing wrong and I'm glad to see her being arrested. I hope she never will train other dogs EVER! NO ONE should put an electric collar on the groin, she's an idiot!

I thought the article was extremely thorough.

I think there was some really valuable information in the conclusion:

NO STATE IN the U.S. requires any kind of official certification for dog trainers. One trainer told me, “You could hang up the phone right now, call yourself a trainer, and be in business tomorrow.” Marc Goldberg says dog owners looking for a trainer should ask their vet for references, interview the trainer to see if they are “spiritually compatible,” sit in on training sessions, and ask if the trainer is a member of any reputable professional organization before handing their pet over.
Most of the trainers I spoke with for this story were affiliated with one of two organizations: the International Association of Canine Professionals, an organization for trainers, sitters, groomers, vets, walkers, and the like, or the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Goldberg is vice president of the IACP; Ami Moore is a member....

In 2001 the APDT created the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers, which administers the first-ever national, independent certification test for dog trainers. Trainers who pass the test, which consists of 250 multiple-choice questions on animal husbandry, learning theory, canine ethology (the study of dog development in the wild), equipment (including electronic collars), and instruction skills, can use the title Certified Pet Dog Trainer, or CPDT. To take the test, a trainer must prove he or she has 300 hours of experience training over the last five years. Since it was created, 1,200 people have passed; about 15 percent fail, but they can retest....

The IACP has just rolled out its own certification program, and Goldberg says it#%92s more stringent than the APDT#%92s, which doesn#%92t include any hands-on training. The IACP#%92s test requires the candidate to train three dogs of different temperaments off-site and complete detailed case studies; the dogs#%92 owners must also send in evaluations. Unlike the APDT#%92s test, the IACP#%92s is open only to members.

What sickens me:

Moore is currently free on bond; she#%92s allowed to train dogs but restricted from using more than one electronic collar at a time and from using any at all on dogs younger than four months.

Would someone who was charged with child abuse and then set free on bond be allowed to continue "training" children? [:@]

Would someone who was charged with child abuse and then set free on bond be allowed to continue "training" children?

You bet your sweet bippy they'd NEVER be allowed near a child.  Besides the fact that this woman has got some serious issues & is taking them out on innocent creatures, the powers that be seem to prove my feelings that most people see animals as second-class citizens.  It makes me sick.

This is right here is one of many reasons why I think it is time that there be some kind of regulation in this industry. Car mechanics have to be certified, hairdressers have to be certified, for nearly every service that anyone performs for other people that involves any issue of safety (such as with cars) or any kind of damage whatsoever, no matter how superficial (hairdressers, manicurists) involves some kind of oversight and certification either by a professional board or by the state. Except dog training. There are voluntary organizations that have at least a few basic standards, but you don't HAVE to belong to one of those to call yourself a dog trainer, and most John Q. Dogowners don't even know those organizations exist to look for those initials after the trainer's name.

Having anyone who wakes up one morning with some hairbrained notion be able to call themselves a dog trainer or dog behaviorist is extremely dangerous, both for the dogs as seen here, and for people who may be at risk from an aggressive dog left untreated by the so-called professional, or made even more aggressive.

Regulation of the industry has been talked about for years. Refer to:

[linkhttp://www.dogpro.org/index?pageID=47]http://www.dogpro.org/index?pageID=47[/link]
[linkhttp://www.dogpro.org/index?pageID=50]http://www.dogpro.org/index?pageID=50[/link]

Suzanne Clothier had some interesting things to say in the second article.

Despite all of the different arguements from all of the different factions, the debate continues on.

To me, any groomer, doggie daycare worker, dog walker, dog sitter, or even a vet with an education and a piece of paper as proof of knowledge, can abuse your dog. We all bring who we are to the table and we should all be held accountable for our actions. Period.

This woman has no business around any living beings and shouldn't even be training pet rocks. [:@]