Post by RealPitBull on May 4, 2010 18:25:51 GMT -5
This video PAINED me to watch. I had to totally force myself to view it, but I watched it because it is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of the BS Millan feeds to his audience. What he SAYS is in direct OPPOSITION to what the dog's behavior SHOWS. Millan is one of two things: a completely uneducated, ignorant wanna-be, or a completely insensitive, abusive liar.
The video clip starts out with Millan talking about how he knows how much pressure and when to give in, because he's been doing this (abusing dogs?) for so long.
Point: If Millan knows how much pressure, why is he ALWAYS bitten? Competent trainers get bitten RARELY, if ever. Competent trainers do not push the dog to the point of aggression. They work UNDER threshold and mold new behavior in tiny steps. But of course, then there wouldn't be the drama for the TV.
Millan mentions that nebulous "energy" and says he knows what energy to feed.
Point:: This mumbo jumbo is difficult to address because it's not scientific and means whatever Millan wants it to mean.
Next Millan dramatically states the dog intends to kill him. And that his process "tames the animal".
Point: I guess we are supposed to be impressed by the fact that Millan has "tamed" a dog that "intends to kill" him. But toss aside the exaggerated verbiage, and pay attention to what the DOG and not Millan, has to say.
The vid then shows a heavily panting, obviously exhausted dog sprawled out on the floor. Then the rest of the vid goes through Millan's process with this dog.
What his is process? A tight noose around the dog's neck, a muzzle that is typically used for short medical exams and NOT for training purposes (the dog cannot fully pant in this muzzle, which can cause overheating - and Millan's heavy handed, stress-inducing, physical method virtually necessitates panting in a dog). Millan pushes the dog down, and pounds on his back - not sure what the point of this is, except to assert more of that "energy" he talks about. Then Millan flips the dog over onto his back, and holds the dog down.
Millan gets up, the dog, in a state of learned helplessness, just lies there, and the owner then takes the dog. In the next clip, the dog is up on all four feet, only to get forced into a sit and then a down position. The narrator tells the audience that Millan works to keep positive energy in the room. What he's doing, really, is misleading the humans into thinking their dog is ok. Their dog is anything but ok.
The owner pushes the dog, flips the dog around. Forcibly holds a struggling, terrified dog down, as Millan stands by, and encourages the mental brutality and physically rough handling to continue.
Millan has mislead - lied - to these owners. They think what they are doing is training. This poor dog will have to endure this "training" every day.
Look at the dog - how stiff he is, his heavy breathing. Finally, his stillness on his side. Does this dog look happy? Do you think he is enjoying this training? Or is this a dog on the brink of exhaustion, having no choice and so falls into a state of learned helplessness?
Note: This isn't even the most horrendous clip - what comes before is a lot of fighting and suffocation, the dog getting strung up and finally, giving up as he collapses into a heap on the ground.
The aftermath: the dog eventually went back to the shelter. Hmmm, wonder why?
The video clip starts out with Millan talking about how he knows how much pressure and when to give in, because he's been doing this (abusing dogs?) for so long.
Point: If Millan knows how much pressure, why is he ALWAYS bitten? Competent trainers get bitten RARELY, if ever. Competent trainers do not push the dog to the point of aggression. They work UNDER threshold and mold new behavior in tiny steps. But of course, then there wouldn't be the drama for the TV.
Millan mentions that nebulous "energy" and says he knows what energy to feed.
Point:: This mumbo jumbo is difficult to address because it's not scientific and means whatever Millan wants it to mean.
Next Millan dramatically states the dog intends to kill him. And that his process "tames the animal".
Point: I guess we are supposed to be impressed by the fact that Millan has "tamed" a dog that "intends to kill" him. But toss aside the exaggerated verbiage, and pay attention to what the DOG and not Millan, has to say.
The vid then shows a heavily panting, obviously exhausted dog sprawled out on the floor. Then the rest of the vid goes through Millan's process with this dog.
What his is process? A tight noose around the dog's neck, a muzzle that is typically used for short medical exams and NOT for training purposes (the dog cannot fully pant in this muzzle, which can cause overheating - and Millan's heavy handed, stress-inducing, physical method virtually necessitates panting in a dog). Millan pushes the dog down, and pounds on his back - not sure what the point of this is, except to assert more of that "energy" he talks about. Then Millan flips the dog over onto his back, and holds the dog down.
Millan gets up, the dog, in a state of learned helplessness, just lies there, and the owner then takes the dog. In the next clip, the dog is up on all four feet, only to get forced into a sit and then a down position. The narrator tells the audience that Millan works to keep positive energy in the room. What he's doing, really, is misleading the humans into thinking their dog is ok. Their dog is anything but ok.
The owner pushes the dog, flips the dog around. Forcibly holds a struggling, terrified dog down, as Millan stands by, and encourages the mental brutality and physically rough handling to continue.
Millan has mislead - lied - to these owners. They think what they are doing is training. This poor dog will have to endure this "training" every day.
Look at the dog - how stiff he is, his heavy breathing. Finally, his stillness on his side. Does this dog look happy? Do you think he is enjoying this training? Or is this a dog on the brink of exhaustion, having no choice and so falls into a state of learned helplessness?
Note: This isn't even the most horrendous clip - what comes before is a lot of fighting and suffocation, the dog getting strung up and finally, giving up as he collapses into a heap on the ground.
The aftermath: the dog eventually went back to the shelter. Hmmm, wonder why?