Dog Health Questions: Who is your favorite trainer: Cesar Milan, Patricia McConnell, others?

I know its hard to pick a favorite, but which trainer or dog training school of thought do you admire or adhere to the most?

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I couldn't begin to choose, and here's why:

Not all dogs learn the same, so sticking to ONE method hinders you when working with multiple animals (even your own pets.) Even if you prefer one to another, the one you prefer may not work (or work as well as another.)

I haven't worked with ANY television trainer/behaviorist PERSONALLY - i do not base my judgements on television alone. I would have to have a consult with them to decide if i liked their methods or them as a trainer/behaviorist.

That being said: if your dog needs help, hire someone to come out and show you the ropes. Every single training show i've watched TELLS you to do so. Doing stuff on your own can be dangerous for you, the dog, and everyone around you.

Add - Had to go check my book list... i found several books to be pretty interesting, even if i don't use their methods... listed by author:

Brenda Aloff
Cesar Millan
Monks of New Skeet
Pat Miller
Victoria Stillwell
Ian Dunbar
Brian Kilcommons and Sarah WilsonAnd a bunch of random trick books.

I have my own trainer who, so far, has pulled through for me a number of times. She uses a bunch of methods from treats to corrections: worked with my dog wonderfully.

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• Patricia McConnell, Pat Miller, Ian Dunbar, I'm liking James O'Heare although he's a bit new to me, Karen Pryor, there's so many. But you get the idea of type of trainers I like from those.
  
  Not a fan of Cesar, sure he's a great guy but I disagree with his methods, and watching the dogs body language and NOT what he's saying paints whole different picture of what's really going on. He also has a pretty good marketing team behind him, I saw at Petco today a placemat, for $15 with Cesar's signature on it.


• I don't use trainers cause I used to train myself. MY education goes far from the basic obedience all the way up to specialized training. From Basic obedience to specialized police dog work, bomb detection, substance detection, building search, crowd control, tracking & the like.
  
  I have not read any book other than my school studies & that was 30 yrs ago.
  
  I train my own dogs.


• I have several and would have a really hard time choosing - Brenda Aloff, Suzanne Clothier, Patricia McConnell, Jean Donaldson are all right up there. I wouldn't put Cesar Milan in with a group of people who really understand dogs and how they learn and can teach people how to develop a relationship with their dogs.


• My favorite trainer is the trainer we work with in person! We love him.
  
  Now I love reading books on training by Jean Donaldson, Pat Miller, Stanley Coren, Ian Dunbar, and Turid Rugaas. and many others, but I'm having a brain fart right now :)
  
  Although I will read any book on dog training (and have).


• Cesar Milan is my favorite , he comes across as sincere and honest, having the best interest of the Dog and the owners relationship . I have no dogs at this time, and it makes me feel good to have watched his program . I do like Victoria Stillwell and her style of training as well.


• Dear Whimsy Roo, Great ?. I have found over the years many trainers,old school and new wave.What I have seen latly with the new TV based trainers is that their programs need constant reinforcement with canines.I see lots of pets on a daily basis in my "shop".On new clients I have on sign in sheet a ? aking if pet had recieved any trainning.My staff tells me the best trained and most easily handled have been exposed to a long dead English woman Barbara Woodhouse.I've always used her for my Boxers Download or visit library for any of her guides.Good luck.


• I know of a local trainer in my area that I would go to....
  
  if you're talking about televised trainers tho, I do like Victoria Stillwell's show "Its me or the Dog"


• I really like the woman from It's Me Or THe Dog
  she seems sweet and like she understands dogs unlike Cesar who is not nearly as kind to the dog


• *my* trainer is great
  
  I shadow her
  Televised...victoria s. From its me or the dog


• ME I have probably been training since Cesar was in diapers


• Hands down....
  
  Cesar Milan! AKA The Dog Whisperer


• Victoria Stillwell.


• dog borstal the short goodlooking one lol


• Me, my dogs are the most well trained dogs I know!