I thought it had something to do with the guy rollerblading by.

 Quote: Sarah Morris

I thought it had something to do with the guy rollerblading by.

Oh good there was a reason other than the dog making eye contact and behaving. What an ass! (can I write that?) Did you see the way the poor dog jumped when the bike passed by? Way to go to create a phobic dog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4rLJpb6QVE&feature=related

LISTEN TO HIM IN THIS VIDEO TALK DOWN ANY TRAINING METHOD OTHER THAN HIS OWN!! I LOVE IT WHEN HE SAYS WHY PEOPLE SHOULDNT DOUBT HIS TRAINING.

"I DID ORLEANS RESCUE(RESCUED DOGS? AND THAT MAKES YOU A GOOD TRAINER),

IVE WROTE TWO BOOKS(OR WAS IT THREE... HE CANT REMEMBER).

"I WENT OUT IN NATURE AND WATCHED A COYOTE AND A WOLF" "SO DONT DOUBT ME.
OH AND SHUT UP BECAUSE YOUR GETTING ANOYING" ECT, ECT..

HE IS DEF/ A VERY REPECTIBLE TRAINER.

I would love to have this guy in my jiu jitsu class

There is a related video further down the page of Cesar Milan taking a fearful/aggressive dog to what looks like a shutzhound group for some work and training with a friend of his.

The difference in the two was astounding and it was so refreshing to see good work being done after watching those videos.

It was a really clear way to see the difference between a good trainer and a bad one!!!

That is a very sad video.

I took my dog for yank & crank training once (there was NO hitting though!)... I felt bad about it but trusted that the trainer who had trained zillions of dogs (and I hadn't trained any) knew what he was doing more than me. Although the regular obedience classes hadn't worked for me, and this way "worked", the training felt "wrong" to me and made me feel bad (and I could see the dog was unsure of himself) so that's when I started researching ("there must be a better way, surely"). Now I know the best way is to build trust and confidence, not take it away.

I hope the same light shines upon the people in that class.

That poor dog looks so frightened and unsure and obviously has NO idea why he's being corrected and clubbed. This is not the relationship the owner had intended to have with his dog, surely. Poor poor dog.

I saw that Cesar Millan clip and I agree: The dog is being redirected with a toy and obviously is enjoying learning how to ignore the other dogs. This is how I am trying to train my reactive dog now. Sooo much better and we both enjoy the work.