The ugly Truth of the "pure positive" training Dogma...
'purely positive' dog training schools: The modern sophists.
On Ancient Greece and in the Roman Empire flourished a specific kind of teacher called Sophists
The Sophists were notorious for their claims to teach Arete; ("virtue/excellence") and for accepting fees for teaching.
The early sophists' practice of charging money for education and providing wisdom only to those who could pay led to the condemnations made by Socrates, Aristotle, through Plato in his Dialogues
Sophists derives not only from their inflated claims to teach 'Virtue' and their reliance on appearances, that since Sophists appeal only to what seems likely or probable, rather than to what is true, they are not at all making their students and audiences "better," but simply flattering them with what they want to hear.
The Sophists were a disparate group who travelled from city to city making public displays to attract students who were then charged a fee for their education.
Their central focus was on logos or what we might broadly refer to as discourse, its functions and powers. They defined parts of speech, analyzed poetry, parsed close synonyms, invented argumentation strategies, and debated the nature of reality.
They claimed to make their students "better," or, in other words, to teach "Virtue".
They also taught and were known for their ability to make the weaker (or worse) argument the stronger (or better).
The responsibles of this Indoctrination are these "purely positive" training schools and associations that have made of dog training an Industry.
They pump out from their schools Inexperienced and Incompetent trainers just as much "certificates" they can print.
What matters to those who are in charge of the business is the control of the market, don't be naive, the pet Industry is a market of Billions of dollars: Schools, Associations, registers and memberships, Seminaries, Books, Authors, Vets, Drugs, Food, Tools, Toys, Insurance, Websites, Advertising on those sites etc.
Any other approach goes against their Interets.
A little variation on percentage means millions of dollars in loses for them
I have been witness of comercial Blackmail by part of these Associations like when Frontline made partnership with Cesar Millan to promote their products
Altogether with those trainers with a Holier-than-Thout attitude are these gullible people that buy the Feling-good-about-myself product
They have become Fear Mongerers and their associations, truly Death Squads Associations.
They are Hypocriticals, as part of their marketing to promote their websites they promote "adopt a shelter pet" but you find their leaders in Animal Planet promoting the ownership of pure breds in series such as "Dogs 101" and "Cats 101" and every one knows what that means.
Also other people like Victoria Stillwell in her shows making a strong marketing to de Pharmaceutic Pet Drug Industry and don't miss the oportunity to spread Misinformation and Lies about a more balanced methods of training.
The Sophists were notorious for their claims to teach Arete; ("virtue/excellence") and for accepting fees for teaching.
The early sophists' practice of charging money for education and providing wisdom only to those who could pay led to the condemnations made by Socrates, Aristotle, through Plato in his Dialogues
Sophists derives not only from their inflated claims to teach 'Virtue' and their reliance on appearances, that since Sophists appeal only to what seems likely or probable, rather than to what is true, they are not at all making their students and audiences "better," but simply flattering them with what they want to hear.
The Sophists were a disparate group who travelled from city to city making public displays to attract students who were then charged a fee for their education.
Their central focus was on logos or what we might broadly refer to as discourse, its functions and powers. They defined parts of speech, analyzed poetry, parsed close synonyms, invented argumentation strategies, and debated the nature of reality.
They claimed to make their students "better," or, in other words, to teach "Virtue".
They also taught and were known for their ability to make the weaker (or worse) argument the stronger (or better).
The responsibles of this Indoctrination are these "purely positive" training schools and associations that have made of dog training an Industry.
They pump out from their schools Inexperienced and Incompetent trainers just as much "certificates" they can print.
What matters to those who are in charge of the business is the control of the market, don't be naive, the pet Industry is a market of Billions of dollars: Schools, Associations, registers and memberships, Seminaries, Books, Authors, Vets, Drugs, Food, Tools, Toys, Insurance, Websites, Advertising on those sites etc.
Any other approach goes against their Interets.
A little variation on percentage means millions of dollars in loses for them
I have been witness of comercial Blackmail by part of these Associations like when Frontline made partnership with Cesar Millan to promote their products
Altogether with those trainers with a Holier-than-Thout attitude are these gullible people that buy the Feling-good-about-myself product
They have become Fear Mongerers and their associations, truly Death Squads Associations.
They are Hypocriticals, as part of their marketing to promote their websites they promote "adopt a shelter pet" but you find their leaders in Animal Planet promoting the ownership of pure breds in series such as "Dogs 101" and "Cats 101" and every one knows what that means.
Also other people like Victoria Stillwell in her shows making a strong marketing to de Pharmaceutic Pet Drug Industry and don't miss the oportunity to spread Misinformation and Lies about a more balanced methods of training.
Manipulation of the Terminology
As I said before, Sophists came to denote a class of mostly itinerant intellectuals who taught courses in various subjects, speculated about the nature of language and culture and employed rethoric to achieve their purposes, generally to persuade or convince others.
- "Sophists did, however, have one important thing in common: whatever else they did or did not claim to know, they characteristically had a great understanding of what words would entertain or impress or persuade an audience." - Plato
The first words that you will heard comming out of the mouths of those "purely positive" trainers when come to describe or define other methods and trainers that do not follow the Dogma dictated by their Gurus are: Dominance, Punishment, Pain, Fear, etc., then they switch to their own "scientifically sound" terms: "flooding", "shutdown", "learned helpless" and more as if they use of it will make them more intelligent or educated.
They use that terminology as straw man arguments, to label any trainer that use a different philosophy or methodology as "uneducated", "outdated", "Cruel" and "inhumane", most of they are professional trained Fear Mongers.
Their so called "scientifically sound" terms to describe Dominance and other issues related to "misbehaviours" (natural for the dogs but no accepted by humans) under their control and are just self made terms to fit their agenda
One of the feeders of the Pigeons, Karen L. Overall is chair the subcommittee on unification of terminology (SC1)
No so long ago, Before Cesar, when their Business flourished free of "threats" ....
- "A lack of understanding about the nature of canine dominance aggression has led many owners to try to deal with this behavior disorder by using physical punishment-teaching the dog who is boss. Today, fortunately, a tide of trainers and behaviorists are replacing this outdated, ineffective approach with humane and scientific treatment methods.
This two-part symposium describes these treatment methods as well as the disorder's diagnosis. In Part 1, I discuss the roots of canine dominance aggression, the terminology used to describe it, and the first steps in its treatment: avoidance and passive behavior modification. Next month in Part 2, I'll describe active behavior modification, which follows passive behavior modification, and drug therapy. I've also included client information handouts that tell pet owners exactly how to handle this behavior problem.
These articles will help veterinarians recognize canine dominance aggression and teach their clients humane and effective treatment techniques."
- Dr. Karen L. Overall
In Fact ALL their terminology just describe what Dominance is: "Reactivity", "Asertive", "Impulse Control" Ian Dunbar call it "Status Quo"
To justify the use of Drugs ($$$) they call Dominance behaviour the result of "Hormonal Imbalance", "Neurological Problem", when in fact only a small porcentage of dogs develop this kind of problems due to geneticaly problems created by an irresponsible breeding.
Or just to justify the Euthanasia when they are unable to modify a behaviour with their Defective "purely positive" Philosophy and Methodology
Whoever who thinks that there is not an Agenda involved in the "purely positive" training is either a Naive, Indoctrinated or a Plain Stupid Person
Who really thinks that those people go to ditch, dismiss, throw to the trash a market of Billions?
Associations, Drugs, Advertising, Food, Schools, Certificates, Diplomas, Books, Seminaries, Memberships... Useless Trick Dog Champion Titles ($200 dlls... :-)))))))))
Who Control the Methodology and Philosophy on the Dog Training Industry, Control the Market.
There you have the reason of why the "purely positive" based dog training Industry is so Desperately Involved on Campaigns of Misinformation, Misguide, and Bash, Attack any other approach Methodology and Philosophy that Do Not Fit their Interests.
And for that, they simply Ignore ETHICS, MORALS, and PRINCIPLES making use of Dirty Campaigns of LIBEL and SLANDER to any trainer that use a Different or simply a more Balanced approach in dog training.
- "Sophists did, however, have one important thing in common: whatever else they did or did not claim to know, they characteristically had a great understanding of what words would entertain or impress or persuade an audience." - Plato
The first words that you will heard comming out of the mouths of those "purely positive" trainers when come to describe or define other methods and trainers that do not follow the Dogma dictated by their Gurus are: Dominance, Punishment, Pain, Fear, etc., then they switch to their own "scientifically sound" terms: "flooding", "shutdown", "learned helpless" and more as if they use of it will make them more intelligent or educated.
They use that terminology as straw man arguments, to label any trainer that use a different philosophy or methodology as "uneducated", "outdated", "Cruel" and "inhumane", most of they are professional trained Fear Mongers.
Their so called "scientifically sound" terms to describe Dominance and other issues related to "misbehaviours" (natural for the dogs but no accepted by humans) under their control and are just self made terms to fit their agenda
One of the feeders of the Pigeons, Karen L. Overall is chair the subcommittee on unification of terminology (SC1)
No so long ago, Before Cesar, when their Business flourished free of "threats" ....
- "A lack of understanding about the nature of canine dominance aggression has led many owners to try to deal with this behavior disorder by using physical punishment-teaching the dog who is boss. Today, fortunately, a tide of trainers and behaviorists are replacing this outdated, ineffective approach with humane and scientific treatment methods.
This two-part symposium describes these treatment methods as well as the disorder's diagnosis. In Part 1, I discuss the roots of canine dominance aggression, the terminology used to describe it, and the first steps in its treatment: avoidance and passive behavior modification. Next month in Part 2, I'll describe active behavior modification, which follows passive behavior modification, and drug therapy. I've also included client information handouts that tell pet owners exactly how to handle this behavior problem.
These articles will help veterinarians recognize canine dominance aggression and teach their clients humane and effective treatment techniques."
- Dr. Karen L. Overall
In Fact ALL their terminology just describe what Dominance is: "Reactivity", "Asertive", "Impulse Control" Ian Dunbar call it "Status Quo"
To justify the use of Drugs ($$$) they call Dominance behaviour the result of "Hormonal Imbalance", "Neurological Problem", when in fact only a small porcentage of dogs develop this kind of problems due to geneticaly problems created by an irresponsible breeding.
Or just to justify the Euthanasia when they are unable to modify a behaviour with their Defective "purely positive" Philosophy and Methodology
Whoever who thinks that there is not an Agenda involved in the "purely positive" training is either a Naive, Indoctrinated or a Plain Stupid Person
Who really thinks that those people go to ditch, dismiss, throw to the trash a market of Billions?
Associations, Drugs, Advertising, Food, Schools, Certificates, Diplomas, Books, Seminaries, Memberships... Useless Trick Dog Champion Titles ($200 dlls... :-)))))))))
Who Control the Methodology and Philosophy on the Dog Training Industry, Control the Market.
There you have the reason of why the "purely positive" based dog training Industry is so Desperately Involved on Campaigns of Misinformation, Misguide, and Bash, Attack any other approach Methodology and Philosophy that Do Not Fit their Interests.
And for that, they simply Ignore ETHICS, MORALS, and PRINCIPLES making use of Dirty Campaigns of LIBEL and SLANDER to any trainer that use a Different or simply a more Balanced approach in dog training.
The "scientifically proven" argument...
"dogs have been scientifically proven to not form packs"
How many times have you heard someone claim that their products, theories or beliefs are "Scientifically Proven"?
They often do this before completely taking over your brain and gaining absolute access into your wallet.
Almost anyone can claim that their ideas are "scientifically proven" or "scientifically tested". Judging by how gullible and ignorant most of us are, it really doesn’t take much for this claim to convince someone.
Radical behaviourists are experts in this field, they know the power of the persuasion within the words, after all F. B. Skinner states that:
"...systematically indoctrinating them with positive or negative associations to words, we create Avoudance or Attraction Behavioural Responses in a sub-culture, example's:
e.g. Eggs are Vitamin Packed
e.g. Eggs give cholesterol
Creating either a buy eggs Response or a Never buy eggs Response" - F. B. Skinner
This video could be funny if no were for the Fact that is not so far from reality.... most of their claims are based on Heavily Biased "studies"
How many times have you heard someone claim that their products, theories or beliefs are "Scientifically Proven"?
They often do this before completely taking over your brain and gaining absolute access into your wallet.
Almost anyone can claim that their ideas are "scientifically proven" or "scientifically tested". Judging by how gullible and ignorant most of us are, it really doesn’t take much for this claim to convince someone.
Radical behaviourists are experts in this field, they know the power of the persuasion within the words, after all F. B. Skinner states that:
"...systematically indoctrinating them with positive or negative associations to words, we create Avoudance or Attraction Behavioural Responses in a sub-culture, example's:
e.g. Eggs are Vitamin Packed
e.g. Eggs give cholesterol
Creating either a buy eggs Response or a Never buy eggs Response" - F. B. Skinner
This video could be funny if no were for the Fact that is not so far from reality.... most of their claims are based on Heavily Biased "studies"