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Thanks for writing the article. It was a really good read..

I am an assistant trainer at my kennel club and run into the Millan phenomenon way too often. Instead of learning about dog behavior and learning theories (or at least making sure they are listening to someone credible) many pet owners want a quick fix. Instead of understanding that Dominance is simply the control of resources they feel force is necessary. Its quite sad and very harmful to their dogs. To those who think that Millan can rehabilitate dogs with fear aggression, etc while actual scientifically based methods cannot I would recommend you look at dogs like my Rose who came from the local shelter with fear aggression. Completely unhandeable or approachable by people and dogs Rose is now a confident girl who is training in sports. Four weeks after coming home Rose was approaching people regularly, had stopped nipping/biting behaviors, and had been taught several cues. Two years later she is almost ready to begin competition in rally and agility. She also is learning to herd livestock. Since Rose is one of thousands of dogs rehabilitated using positive reinforcement yearly in the US I would wonder why anyone would want to “get dominant” over their dog.