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Has anyone seen the Dog Whisperer on National Geographic? This guy is so amazing! I've forgotten his name already (too danged much data in my brain to be able to efficiently find anything in there
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He was able to correct some really horrific dog behaviors in just minutes.....it was something to see. One dog had started to become aggressive on his walks with his owner to the point that she wound up being bitten several times by her beloved pet! Mario (I think that's his name) put a halti on the dog, took him for a walk and within minutes was walking the dog past other dogs, up to other dogs and WITH another dog and he was calm as could be. Then, he trained the owner in the technique. She was not quite confident enough and he did have to make another visit with her when she was bitten again but by the end of the segment, she had the dog under control and calm again.
Another dog would bark when the toaster would pop up, get aggressive then spin in circles. He'd do the same thing when his owner got on the telephone. Mario didn't have a leash or choke chain so he took the toaster TO the dog and held him down with one hand gripping his spine in a "bite" firmly and popped the toaster. Cured! No kidding! His technique is to bring the dog to confront his fear.
It seems the big factor in all this is the confidence he showed in his body language and the Alpha attitude he conveyed. It was so cool. There were 3 1/2 hour shows back to back and I was just fascinated the entire time.
I would love to be able to take Pico around other dogs and cats without him drooling copiously from stress. It is very unpleasant when we are visiting my daughters, one has a cat and the other a cocker puppy. He just got furious at the puppy when all he wanted to do was play with Pico. He never bit the puppy to my surprise and the puppy got his nose right up in Pico's face with Pico baring his teeth and growling fiercely and barking madly. I wonder what Mario would suggest for that problem?

He was able to correct some really horrific dog behaviors in just minutes.....it was something to see. One dog had started to become aggressive on his walks with his owner to the point that she wound up being bitten several times by her beloved pet! Mario (I think that's his name) put a halti on the dog, took him for a walk and within minutes was walking the dog past other dogs, up to other dogs and WITH another dog and he was calm as could be. Then, he trained the owner in the technique. She was not quite confident enough and he did have to make another visit with her when she was bitten again but by the end of the segment, she had the dog under control and calm again.
Another dog would bark when the toaster would pop up, get aggressive then spin in circles. He'd do the same thing when his owner got on the telephone. Mario didn't have a leash or choke chain so he took the toaster TO the dog and held him down with one hand gripping his spine in a "bite" firmly and popped the toaster. Cured! No kidding! His technique is to bring the dog to confront his fear.
It seems the big factor in all this is the confidence he showed in his body language and the Alpha attitude he conveyed. It was so cool. There were 3 1/2 hour shows back to back and I was just fascinated the entire time.
I would love to be able to take Pico around other dogs and cats without him drooling copiously from stress. It is very unpleasant when we are visiting my daughters, one has a cat and the other a cocker puppy. He just got furious at the puppy when all he wanted to do was play with Pico. He never bit the puppy to my surprise and the puppy got his nose right up in Pico's face with Pico baring his teeth and growling fiercely and barking madly. I wonder what Mario would suggest for that problem?