Caesar Milan and Brad Pattison

Statement:

IPDTA does not endorse the teachings of Caesar Milan or Brad Pattison for the following reasons;

• We do not believe it is necessary or productive to "dominate" a dog for any reason. 

• Good leadership should never involve the use of physical force, physical, verbal or psychological punishment, intimidation, fear or pain. 

• You can be a good leader by following these three simple rules; 1.  Begin and ending all interactions with the dog - if you lead, the dog follows. 2. Ignore all demands.  3. Have the dog earn everything it values by performing a previously taught cue.

• Intimidation based training can quickly destroy a dog's trust in people, resulting in fear-biting. 

• Since fear bites account for over 90% of dog bites, dog trainers SHOULD NOT be contributing to the problem. 

• Intimidation-based training creates respect based on fear, what positive reinforcement training creates is respect based on trust. 

• You can create two well trained dogs, one cowering - afraid of making a mistake, the other exuding confidence with a wagging tail, enjoying life.  WHICH DOG DO YOU WANT?

• What you would not want someone to do to you, you should NOT do to a dog!

Witness Statements;

"I met Brad Pattison last week, what I witnessed was brutal.  He took the leash of a Mastiff who was standing nicely, minding his own business and wagging his tail.  Brad snapped the leash harshly causing the dog to drop to the ground and cower on his belly.  That wasn't enough for Brad, he proceeded to snap it again.  Then, with the dog well cowed, he tied the leash around his waist and proceeded to run up and down a stairway as fast as he could dragging this poor dog behind him.  The dog yelped in fear and pain a couple times.  The dog who was happy and relaxed a few minutes ago was now tucking his tail and notably upset.  When another dog jumped up on him he smacked it on top of the head.  Now there's a great way to teach a dog that people are not to be trusted!  I was sickened by what I saw and saddened that people are buying into this madness.  Let me make it perfectly clear, this type of training is ABUSE! - plain and simple!" Norma Jeanne - IPDTA Founder and Chair

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