Should i contact the dog whisperer
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You clearly know nothing. 
The corgis aren't fairies. The corgis have fairies.
http://www.geocities.com/corgiville2/legend.html
The corgis aren't fairies. The corgis have fairies.
http://www.geocities.com/corgiville2/legend.html
You clearly know nothing.
The corgis aren't fairies. The corgis have fairies.
http://www.geocities.com/corgiville2/legend.html
The corgis aren't fairies. The corgis have fairies.
http://www.geocities.com/corgiville2/legend.html
Please do contact him...tell him to come alpha roll my two Filas. They have been trying to dominate me.
They have been trying to dominate me.
I'd love to see that episode. Or how about having him tackle and lie over the top, braced on one elbow, face right in there... of one of your Filas and force him to have his nails clipped. (if he doesn't like his nails clipped) (A description of an episode I saw with a Golden Retriever. He got bitten three times trying to cut his nails.) :yikes: That Golden wasn't 1/5 as frightened or balistic of having the nails clipped as Tokie, who I desensatized over about 4-5 days and who now gets her manicure by Dremel and has absolutely no fear anymore.
Four days for a happy, compliant dog the rest of her life or four minutes for a terrorized, dangerous dog and a battle every time clipping is needed? It's a no brainer or should be.
You clearly know nothing.
The corgis aren't fairies. The corgis have fairies.
http://www.geocities.com/corgiville2/legend.html
The corgis aren't fairies. The corgis have fairies.
http://www.geocities.com/corgiville2/legend.html
When i saw the "things we herd" and saw the swiffer I about died!
You must WARN me when posting funnies!
As for the OP- stick around, read some threads. Cesars methods are very extreme, and while you can try to contact him, I doubt your case would be extreme enough for his show. You can try some local behaviorists, or read some books on training. Min Pins are a very active breed for my very first suggestion would be to take him for a LONGGGGGGGG walk or run. They have tons of energy so thats a good start! Good luck! And we're here if you have any more questions!
There are some great methods to teach your dog to quiet on cue. I've used one on my Chihuahuas. It works great. It's from Jean Donaldson's book, Culture Clash. There are other methods too that are a little easier to do. Google Clicker Solutions. I think there's a good one in there too.
As for the nipping, that too can be remedied without punishment. Give us some more details about what the circumstances are that seem to cause the nipping, who is being nipped, what's going on around her, what kinds of reactions has the dog gotten when she nipped etc.
I don't think anyone meant to be unkind Grammy. The first post just had a "sound" to it...as if it were a joke. I don't know what it was but RTH "felt" it and I did too. So, anyhow....back to the subject: The point is that the dog whisperer is a self proclaimed "expert" and he is not. He has no education in behavior and as far as most trainers today think, he is "old school" when they still thought dogs were trying to dominate us. His methods, his whole philosophy relies on the dog avoiding punishment instead of working to gain reward. It is based on the now disproven theory that dogs are basically tame wolves and are pack animals who operate like wolves. They are not. It has been long established now that coersion, intimidation, force, harshness is not needed to train a dog. And your dog's issues sound very minor. If you have trouble after learning some methods, you could look for a trainer who uses motivation and reward type methods to train. There are a TON of bad side effects that a lot of people don't realize and sometimes don't recognize in the dog when they use of a lot of aversives.
As for the nipping, that too can be remedied without punishment. Give us some more details about what the circumstances are that seem to cause the nipping, who is being nipped, what's going on around her, what kinds of reactions has the dog gotten when she nipped etc.
I don't think anyone meant to be unkind Grammy. The first post just had a "sound" to it...as if it were a joke. I don't know what it was but RTH "felt" it and I did too. So, anyhow....back to the subject: The point is that the dog whisperer is a self proclaimed "expert" and he is not. He has no education in behavior and as far as most trainers today think, he is "old school" when they still thought dogs were trying to dominate us. His methods, his whole philosophy relies on the dog avoiding punishment instead of working to gain reward. It is based on the now disproven theory that dogs are basically tame wolves and are pack animals who operate like wolves. They are not. It has been long established now that coersion, intimidation, force, harshness is not needed to train a dog. And your dog's issues sound very minor. If you have trouble after learning some methods, you could look for a trainer who uses motivation and reward type methods to train. There are a TON of bad side effects that a lot of people don't realize and sometimes don't recognize in the dog when they use of a lot of aversives.