Wytrychu choć oryginale mordował stworze wszystko to feerią absurdalnych scen lulls some people into a false sense of security that it doesn't really hurt, it just stimulates, neglecting or omitting the scientifuc fact behind the learning of it didn't hurt it wouldn't work. view is that the Monks condone abusing and traumatising dogs. The lack of education is something we need to empathise with and try to help as best we can. Because no amount of empirical evidence or data is going to change hearts and minds when people are not even aware of their own biased ways of thinking. As LisaW says, defensiveness often is the default. What we can do is support the PPG their pledge to teach dogs #shockfree Please sign it and share this widely because it is a positive action that we can do to try to change hearts and minds to stop abusing animals the name of training. Excellent review, based on actual science. I, too, have learned a lot over the years. But, I accept that I am the exception rather than the rule when it comes to owner. I look for reviews such as Dr. McConnell's to guide me opening up new paths to follow. I expect that there is much for us to still learn about owning and training dogs. I urge Dr. McConnell and other educated, benevolent leaders to continue to conduct and publish research that enable us to improve ourselves and our bond with our dogs. Thank you for this review. It's excellent. It is very sad to me that people like this are still the dog trainng world and getting books published. I once took the Monks to task on their facebook over one of their books, maybe the last one I can't remember. There was a paragraph on how to hurt your dog to make it listen. Maybe it told you how to hit or punch something like that. I asked them politely how they could reconcile their punitive methods with their supposed philosophy as monks and of course their religion. I got a really vague answer that said nothing. I replied that I felt they should be ashamed to call themselves men of God and still espouse this sort of abuse to what they should regard as one of God's creatures. Whenever I one of their books at local library I remove it, usually with another abusive dog trainer's book, and put it somewhere the library among the fiction because that's where it belongs. There is no room the 21st century for trainers to abuse animals when there is much science to show that it is cruel and unnecessary and we can train animals without pain or fear. No one-size-fits-all training approaches here! Wading through the morass of conflicting information about training techniques can be confusing and frustrating. Much better to match the training to the dog. I'll custom build a training plan just for you-based on your training goals and your dog's personality and learning style. Training only works if it fits your lifestyle. Too trainers assign clients heavy homework loads, only to blame a lack of progress on your failure to turn your work. That's not fair! As your personal dog trainer, I'll do as much of the training for you as I can-that only makes sense! Learn more about your training options Private, customized dog training for Bartlett, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Glendale Heights, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Itasca, Lisle, Lombard, Medinah, Naperville, Oak Brook, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, Villa Park, Warrenville, Westchester, West Chicago, Westmont, Wheaton, Willowbrook, Winfield, Wood and Woodridge. Phew. A: Yes, most dogs can be taught to tolerate cats if their owners are willing to be patient and consistent. Some dogs take longer to train than others and the difference is usually due to the dog's level of prey drive. Nature designed canines to be predators to and catch smaller animals for food. Although dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years, they still act upon the instincts nature gave them. Through generations of selective breeding, people have modified these instincts. By decreasing the effects of some and enhancing the effects of others, we've been able to develop a wide variety of different breeds of dogs, each meant to serve a different purpose or perform a certain function. A dog's instinct to and catch something is called his prey drive. Throw a stuffed toy for a puppy and watch his prey drive action as he chases it, catches it, then shakes it to kill it. Breeds and individual dogs