This review is for all the maladjusted and acting out dogs. Woof ... woof ... woof, woof ... grrrrr ... arf, arf, arf ... grrrrr ... arf!! arf!! ... woof! ... arf! ... woof, woof, woof ... arf, woof, growl ... growl, arf, woof ... woof, growl, arf!!!
What do you do when your dog seems to be mentally disturbed? Call Cesar Millan. Now, although this show is intriguing, Mr. Millan, or is it Doctor Millan (is he a veterinarian?) takes on problem dogs that seem to be temperamental but not particularly vicious. It seems that all of the dogs on this show that are "treated" are spoiled by owners who are unwilling to make the effort to place limits on the behavior of their pets. So the problem isn't the dog, it's the people who own the dogs. After all, a dog is ... a dog, and given the chance, a dog will act like a dog. What else is new? Indeed, there's one episode in which the dog is given food and then starts snarling every time someone approaches the bowl. Well, if you were a dog, and someone approached your bowl while you were eating, wouldn't you snarl too? And then there's the episode about the dog that couldn't stop walking. Frankly, who cares?
2 out of 60 readers found my comments useful? Okay. Let's reexamine the pros and cons of this television show. On the pro side, the show is entertaining and the dog-whisperer is a friendly and engaging character who really seems to care about the dogs he is trying to help. Now on the con side, the show suggests that dogs should behave like human beings and these expectations are not only unfair to the dogs, which are not human beings, but generate unrealistic expectations among their human owners who are confused and made to feel inadequate. Dogs are wonderful creatures. Their relationship with man extends back to antiquity. Their place in history is profound. They are man's closest animal companions. But for goodness sake, let's not forget that dogs are animals and not facsimiles of human beings and should be respected and admired for those qualities that make them so special.
A dog is a dog.
What do you do when your dog seems to be mentally disturbed? Call Cesar Millan. Now, although this show is intriguing, Mr. Millan, or is it Doctor Millan (is he a veterinarian?) takes on problem dogs that seem to be temperamental but not particularly vicious. It seems that all of the dogs on this show that are "treated" are spoiled by owners who are unwilling to make the effort to place limits on the behavior of their pets. So the problem isn't the dog, it's the people who own the dogs. After all, a dog is ... a dog, and given the chance, a dog will act like a dog. What else is new? Indeed, there's one episode in which the dog is given food and then starts snarling every time someone approaches the bowl. Well, if you were a dog, and someone approached your bowl while you were eating, wouldn't you snarl too? And then there's the episode about the dog that couldn't stop walking. Frankly, who cares?
2 out of 60 readers found my comments useful? Okay. Let's reexamine the pros and cons of this television show. On the pro side, the show is entertaining and the dog-whisperer is a friendly and engaging character who really seems to care about the dogs he is trying to help. Now on the con side, the show suggests that dogs should behave like human beings and these expectations are not only unfair to the dogs, which are not human beings, but generate unrealistic expectations among their human owners who are confused and made to feel inadequate. Dogs are wonderful creatures. Their relationship with man extends back to antiquity. Their place in history is profound. They are man's closest animal companions. But for goodness sake, let's not forget that dogs are animals and not facsimiles of human beings and should be respected and admired for those qualities that make them so special.
A dog is a dog.