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I am adding more information; most of it comes from popular dog behaviourist Cesar Millan of The Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic channel. I have seen first hand him rehabillitate the most extreme cases of aggression in dogs; so it's important to note in the article that the idea that some dogs may never be fixed is a load of crap; it's just that those correcting the dogs aren't taking the right approach.
- This page was riddled with so much misinformation. I have updated the page based on scientific information about dog aggression. Main problems with the article as written include:
1. Dominance is the cause of many types of aggression. The only types of aggression which might be labeled as dominance aggression would be resource guarding or territorial aggression. Some veterinary textbooks also label owner-directed aggression as dominance aggression, although this is not based on the ethological understanding of dominance.
2. Behavior modification based on DS/CC methods does NOT include ignoring aggressive behaviors. This statement showed an incredibly poor understanding of behavior modification and was likely written by someone who is familiar with only one type of training method, jerk-and-pop.
3. Dominance theory has been de-bunked by top wolf bioligists, ethologists, behaviorists (those with actual degrees in behavior) and top dog trainers in the country. Dominance theory doesn't apply to wolves and dogs aren't wolves. Dogs aren't even pack animals (See Dogs, by Ray Coppinger PhD, who actually STUDIES the behavior of natural dogs).
People, when you are talking about aggression in dogs, this is a very serious topic, not for armchair behaviorists who have watched every episode of The Dog Whisperer. Bad information that is based on no real understanding of dog behavior runs a SERIOUS risk of increasing aggressive behaviors in dogs if applied improperly by the average dog owner. Misplaced Pages needs to take a stronger stance on allowing the average web user to post information on topics such as this, not just to reduce their own liability, but also to be a little more responsible about the information you are putting out there.
Dog Psychology Center and response to vandalism
I agree with the "Vandal"'s removal of Cesar Millan from this article; I guess it isn't very fitting; although I think it's nice to have the Dog Psychology Center link up for people who want potential help for rehabilitating their dog. It may also be appropriate to provide a link to the Dog behaviourist article.
This is how he rehabilitates dogs
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14505140.htm
- Logical fallacy. Please read logical fallacies. Doesn't prove he's not a dog behaviourist. Just maybe a "bad" one. I have asked you to provide reasons for why he's not a dog-behaviourist. You have failed to do so. Discussion/debate continues on dog behaviourist dicussion-forums. 67.164.209.137 23:22, 6 May 2006 (UTC)