first you are defending Milan, but then you say you use positive reinforcement and operant conditioning which he doesn't use.
I use Operant Conditioning (all 4 quadrants) to
train my dogs to sit, down, stay, etc. I use Millan's (and others') philosophy to develop and maintain a well-balanced, stable pack of dogs within my home. They are not mutually exclusive.
You say wolf pack theory is incorrect not dog pack and that Milan in not a trainer so what is he???
He's a Dog Whisperer.
Seriously, I would call him a behaviorist or a psychologist, without the piece of paper. Or a rehabilitator or a therapist for dogs. I would not call him a dog trainer by any stretch of the imagination. He rehabilitates dogs. He trains people. He is... the Dog Whisperer. LOL
I think you are defending Milan just to defend him because it sounds like you do not really use his methods.
I guess that depends on what methods you mean. As I said, I don't have problem dogs, so I have never had a need for many of the "harsher" methods we see on his show. But I think he's doing the right thing and I support
most of what he does. I think he's fantastic with dogs and reads them right 90% of the time. I use his
philosophy. In other words, I believe a group (or pack) of dogs needs a strong leader and it's important to maintain leadership. I believe in the tenets of exercise, discipline (in the form of rules, boundaries and limitations) and affection. I believe that if there a problem with the dog, it's most likely because they don't have strong leadership.
Does that clarify it for you some? I have better things to do than to defend someone just to defend them. But this is a very interesting discussion.