I use a prong collar for walking the dogs, it too is a new revalation for me. Until reading all of the material I was a choke chain user and it was ineffective. After establishing the proper relationship with my dogs the prong collar is like magic, virtually no corrections and they walk just like they are perfect and have been heeling for years. I am considering an ecollar down the road to get the pups attention when he is out of reach but I need to do a more research to see if that is what I really need. He is a hunter (bugs) and can be in a dead run after the ball, stop on a dime, do the quizzical head tilt, and then the "gotcha now" puppy pounce. Cracks me up <img src="http://www.leerburgkennels.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> man, does he make me laugh. We aren't serious about it now (16 weeks old) but in the future, who knows.

If you watch Cesar he tells folks to use "what works", prong, ecollar, whatever. About the only time he I saw him use something different that what the owner had was the kid that had a logging chain around the pit bulls neck.

Anyway, nothing wrong with the prong collar if you need it.

Hi I was wondering what the book is like compared to his DVD "People Training For Dogs."

Thanks

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Hi I was wondering what the book is like compared to his DVD "People Training For Dogs."

Thanks

No comparison. The DVD could be the preface to the book. The book is almost 300 pages.

Naturally, the philosophy is the same...... but this has details: Fixations, defining Red Zone, Hyperactivity, Phobias, Exercise, Body Language, How to Meet, and much more.

the "how to meet" section was very clarifying. i had not been letting him sniff strangers all over because i was concerned it would annoy people. now i instruct visitors that it is important he sniff them as long as he needs to. he settles down and accepts them much more quickly.

I was going to get the book, but after flipping through it at the book store I noticed a very brief and negative section on protection training with a picture of a man wearing a sleeve in a very improper manner (no scratch pants almost on his knees to feed it into the dog).

Maybe I should chill out, but that section just rubbed me the wrong way.

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I was going to get the book, but after flipping through it at the book store I noticed a very brief and negative section on protection training with a picture of a man wearing a sleeve in a very improper manner (no scratch pants almost on his knees to feed it into the dog).

Maybe I should chill out, but that section just rubbed me the wrong way.

The picture aside, I'm not sure it was negative. He said that he is involved in training guard and police dogs. And he said that people who want a PPD should get expert guidance, and be sure they have the strongest leadership qualities. (Or words to that effect......)

But it's definitely not in any way a book about protection training.

Thanks for the info.

Cesar's Way has a great message and philosophy about dogs.

I just want to say that this forum has been so refreshing for me. Just straight up, no nonsense, real world dog training advice.

Before I came here there was another forum I frequented. I won't mention any names (COUGHdogsdotcomCOUGH) but the majority of people on these forums talked about Cesar as if he were the anti-christ of dog trainers! Anytime his name was mentioned, there would be a barrage of the most negative comments towards him. People would even turn the fact that he rehabilitates red-zone dogs into a negative. It seems there is nothing Cesar can do right in these people's eyes! Judging by the comments, it's pretty obvious some people haven't even actually seen his show.

Sorry to rant, but I just don't see how people can argue with his core philosophy. It's obvious this guy has a deep love and understanding of dogs. As a dog handler, his timing is impeccable. How many people do you know that can keep a pack of dogs the way he does? I'm not saying I agree with every single thing he does and I'm open to different approaches and ideas, but I just can't stand the holier than thou attitude of some people that critcise him.
VIVA CESAR!!!

I think some folks like to see themselves as "the be all and end all of dog trainers" and there is a lot of ego issues in the dog trainer world. Cesar is a great guy when it comes to training a family pet or house dog, just not my type of training that apply to my Schutzhund. Although, there are some things here and there that are good for all dogs that he does you have to be careful of some of things he does if you're gearing your dog toward Schutzhund.

Yeah.. I was looking at it from the pet perspective.