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December 27, 2006

Motivate, don't intimidate, when training dog

MY PET WORLD Q. What do you think about the "Dog Whisperer" show? I'm just curious. D.K., Bloomfield Hills, Mich. A. Host Cesar Millan has a unique skill to communicate both with dogs and a TV audience. However, that doesn't make him the guru of all dog trainers. In fact, I have serious concerns because his methods are often intimidating rather than motivating. On TV, the dogs do comply, but

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Posted by Rob at December 27, 2006 03:00 PM