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Everyone seems to think Cesar is a god or something. I've been using operant conditioning for ALL my animals ever since I heard of it. After having worked with so many animals, and seeing what works and what doesn't work, watching Cesar almost always makes me just terribly angry.
He uses force, and only force to get the dogs to "behave". He doesn't care what motivates the dogs.
Victoria, like myself and many other sane trainers, use operant conditioning, which(to boil it down to a tangible point for the sake of alacrity) is the understanding of each dog as an individual, and knowing how to make the dog WANT to behave. Force is never necessary.
Think about this: What makes a good leader(alpha, if you will)?
Is a good leader one who waits until you are bad, and punishes you? One who forces you to act a certain way for fear of punishment? One who says "It's my way or the highway"? One who says "Do this thing now!" and just expects you to know what that thing is?
Or is a good leader one who makes the rewards of your work worth the effort? One who promises good things, and follows through? One who takes things one small step at a time, and is understanding of your faults? One who works within your ability, and strives to make things clear by rewarding every small step in the right direction?
If you were a dog, which one would you bite in the face at the first golden opportunity?
THAT is why I use operant conditioning. There is no yelling, no hitting, no scolding... And you get a well-behaved dog in half the time, who has no fear of you, and is never given a reason to fear you.
