Oversimplifying the issues and huge process gaps
Appearently, "dopamine" is the solution to correct a very fearfull-aggressive dog. Sounds simple? Yes dogs are simple but if you came to watch how to be a pack leader and how to correct unwanted behavior in dogs you came to the wrong place.I could not watch after the first episode ended, where we meet a fearful pitbul who bites people. So much was lacking. First we meet the dog that gets so wound up she nips her owner, in his face! Why? Because he is literally arousing her and rewarding her by playing "tug of war" literally when she is in a very agitated state of mind where she seconds ago was misbehaving with the stranger in her home. Also the owner is smoothering this dog with hugs and strokes while she is on red zone! You don't have to had watched Cesar Millan to know this is the worse thing you can do. To "reward" the dog while its in panic moode. No wonder she bites or nips people and her own owner. The dogs has no structure or limitations and her fearfull state is being rewarded.
The "methods" this canine trainer uses, well first of all, we the viewers are not allowed to see the process, just bits and parts of it. There are huge gaps!
First we have scenes where the trainer visits the dog to evaluate her and next thing we see is the trainer running an agility course with this dog. How did that happen? How did this person even win the dogs trust? How did he correct her behavior? How did he train the owner in how to show leadership with his dog?! There is nothing useful here, nada.
Say and think what you want about for example Cesar Millan (who actually was under huge pressure during filming his first show for natgeo), atleast he showed us his whole process truthfully with no gaps and no lies. How to rehabilitate a dog and how to train its humans. How to stop applying child psychology on a canine etc.
So yes I'm disappointed in "canine intervention" because we are not learning much about the process. Its fearful aggressive dog dopamine (agility course)=finishline. With dog rehabilitated just by running agility courses. Its not the whole picture and its not truthful.
score 2/10
scorpiogemini 24 February 2021
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw6632111/14860
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