“It triggers their prey drive. I want everything the dog
does to be contingent on his belief in me. The technique has worked beautifully for me all of these last 22 years.” Humans have the option to rationalize everything. A dog
does not. “Behind every instinct, there’s reaction for a dog,” said
Cheri. “Take the concept for timeout: dogs don’t have the ability to understand why. So why do people use timeout for dogs?” Of the four quadrants in training, Cheri told us, “I do what
works for the dog and don’t focus on the quadrants.” She has learned that e-collars can save a dog’s life. “Before using it in teaching and training, I practiced with
the e-collar for two years. I train dogs using single digits. It’s not my go-to, and in most cases, I will wean the dog off the collar before giving him back to the client.” Cheri described a presence she has that will make a dog
want to follow her. She gave us the following example: “I enter a client’s home and the dog is barking and jump-
ing, but I ignore the dog. The client asks me if I’m going to greet her dog. Why should I greet the dog, when my purpose is to meet with the client? The dog is irrelevant to me. Now, the dog senses there is something different in me, and stops barking and jumping. Dogs have only one way of sizing up people and that’s through body language. It’s the way they size up one another. You cannot lie to a dog. The moment we are soft with a dog, that’s the moment you’ve lost their respect.
Dogs thrive on structure and in their world, there is plenty of it.”
Of certifications and letters behind someone’s name, Cheri
remarked, “Nobody truly knows what works. Dogs can’t tell us, but they can show us. We must be cognizant of what it is they are communicating to us. Neither Cesar nor I have any certifications. What we have comes from years of experience working with dogs. Most of Cesar’s haters are those who have never actually seen him work in person. There’s a lot of jealousy within the dog training profession. Cesar has been able to accomplish a lot.” On humane training and the use of aversives, Cheri
explained, “Humane training, for me, means less is more. Look, everyone gets corrected in life. Show up late, we get fired. We create our own karma. Being humane and fair to a dog is absolutely critical to my training, and fair is one of the biggest components. No matter what’s going on with the dog, remember, it’s not the dog’s fault. If the training methods you’re using aren’t working, maybe you need to shake up the way you’re training. Maybe you just haven’t gained the dog’s trust. The more challenge a dog presents, the more exciting it becomes for me. I know that eventually, I’m going to break- through and communicate with that dog.” Cheri has still never had to euthanize a dog for behavioral
issues. “That being said, we have seven dogs who will live out their lives here at the shelter because they are too dangerous to be adopted. And, they are living great lives.”
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