Thanks for the lead. WTF. Really. http://www.thestar.com/videozone/731865

OMG... What the hell is wrong with these people. The thought of this poor cat suffering this way. What a long agonizing death. I am speechless and that does not ever happen to me..................

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When you compare CM's approach to dog training to overly-permissive parenting (or dog training), then it makes sense. And indeed, the mumbo-jumbo of "pack leader" makes more sense with hierarchical humans, although I doubt that any parent of a pre-teen or younger thinks their child is really plotting to dominate them (though inexplicably they might think the dog is).

Having said that, I'm a clicker-trainer and a mom, currently working on a book comparing dog training to parenting, and I don't need CM's abusive techniques. If "discipline" = making rules, then most parents and dog owners do it; if "discipline" = "physical (or verbal) punishment", then most of us do not, and have no need for it.

Being calm, setting limits, and giving kids (and dogs) an opportunity to do the things they want to do are all good, and I have no problems with parents or dog owners adopting them. ... See More

The rest of CM's methods - flooding, alpha rolls, kicking, hanging, neck-jabs, etc. - are unacceptable for parents to use, and they certainly ought to be unacceptable for dog owner as well!

riDICulous

I have said for many years that dogs and kids are basically the same. They want rules, and they want to know that someone is in charge. If those two things don't happen, then THEY are in charge and the family doesn't work.

That was great! I especially like how they cleaned up after themselves at the end. Sure wish I could get MY dogs to do that! :-)

This was just perfect fun.

thanks for posting...the best thing we can do is to NEVER buy from these places, ultimately supply and demand will go into play, and these places will simply shut down. Wish you had called into the show about this - was out of town that day and hadn't heard. And grads to all those in Northbrook who took a stand!

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Poor kitty baby.