What's On My DVR

Here's what's on my DVR. I actually already transferred most of these to DVD, but they are kind of scattered. So I'll sort of gather them here before deleting them from the DVR.

Good Dog U - Advice for quieting a barking dog (7/28/07)
This is a Silverman episode and the dog is a miniature Alaskan Eskimo named Scud. This is applicable because Scud looks like kimo and barks.

Good Dog U - Barking Dogs and Hyper Dogs
This is Jay Stutz' episode on barking dogs

Good Dog U - Fundamentals of Dog Training

Good Dog U - Defining Training for the leader of the pack

Dog Whisperer 66 - Raw Cotton
Cotton is a Alaskan Eskimo dog who bites the neighbors

Dog Whisperer 83 - Anti-Social Sasha
Sasha attacks other dogs at the dog park

Sasha is a german shepherd/corgi mix which means she looks like a German Shepherd with short legs. The owner Lisa sounds like she's from Hawaii (which could well be the case as she went on her honeymoon in Hawaii when Sasha was at the Center). One thing I noticed was how Cesar gave his jab early when Sasha looked tense as a preventive measure to snap her out of her mood. Early intervention.

Dog Whisperer 76 - Gizmo
a 6-year-old beagle with a severe aggression problem
Gizmo is fine 90% of the time, but 10% of the time he gets this look in his eye and goes wild. When Caesar first interviews the owner, he asks her if she considers herself a passive person. Because that kind of energy can draw the dog into certain behavior. I consider myself a passive person, so I have to watch that. Gizmo has problems being picked up, but Caesar was able to do it after taking a deep breath. When she does it, she seems to pick him up clumsily and Gizmo thrashes a bit. Another problem is food possessiveness. Kimo doesn't have that problem with his regular food. But if he finds food or prey, he becomes possessive and can go wild if you try to take it away (or him away). The solution of course is to claim his possession.

Dog Whisperer 39 - Eppie
Eppie is dog agressive leading to extraordinary measures when taking walks (so that's worse than Kimo who goes wild only with certain dogs)

Dog Whisperer 85 - Buddy Red Alert / Rescue Rufus
Buddy is fearful and human-aggressive / Rufus is aggressive toward strangers

Cesar demonstrates techniques on how he handles an aggressive dog (Buddy). Rufus seemed more insecure and Cesar gave more demonstrations of guiding the dog through his insecurity. In both cases, Daddy assisted. It would be nice to get Daddy to come and walk with Kimo. "Excitement leads to friendship not leadership."

Dog Whisperer 86 - Chipper
Chipper escapes and attacks other dogs

Cesar was able to get Chipper to walk on a treadmill and walk with other dogs, but still went after dogs in his own territory. This shows it isn't always as easy as Cesar makes it appear when he rehabilitates dogs. For one things, one of the dogs he used in this episode (besides Daddy) was Curly which was featured on an earlier episode (which means Cesar wasn't able to transform the dog enough so that the owner could handle him). The other thing is that Cesar said he needed the pack to rehab Cesar. So while Chipper was able to be rehabbed, it required a "wave of dogs" to do it. Or at least facilitate it. [8/24/08]

Quotes: Cesar knows that red zone cases don't just happen. They are an accumulation of missed opportunities to correct bad behavior.

Tools are here to help you to block or redirect unwanted behavior. Leash, backpack, muzzles, bike; the most important tool is your energy

Cesar took Chipper for walk. but upon arriving back home, still didn't want to give it up in her territory, needs his pack. "And this is why I love my pack. My pack definitely make things happen way quicker than me."

Chipper encounters a wave of dogs when arriving at the center.

So what's your recommendation for me to do from here on out?
to reintroduce her into our home
and not regress back to the old behavior?
What would you recommend yourself?
Well, I know I need to continue with the exercise regimen you've given me with the treadmill and the walk
I need to watch her energy and keep her calm submissive
so it doesn't get to that point that I have to break up the fight
yes yes that's it! Simple as that!
[hand slap]

Dog Whisperer 88 - Mateo
Mateo doesn't take to the leash well and doesn't respect his owners

Dog Whisperer 89 - Jake in Exile
Jake has become so aggressive that he has to be secluded in the basement

It's Me or The Dog 29 - Jed
Jed might be most scarily aggressive dog I've seen

Breed All About It - pomeranian
reminds me of Oliver

[7/6/09] Looking over my Dog Whisperer CDs on the Apex Player.. Argy might be the most aggressive dog shown on the series. He was so tightly wound that if you approached the wrong way, you would be liable for a bite. And since he was powerful dog the bite could become serious. In fact, even Cesar got bitten as he showed the wound on his hand.

[7/12/09] Titan (episode 60) is kind of like Kimo in that he behaves unpredictably. He would come up to you to be petted then all of a sudden explode. But he's worse because he's a rotweiller. But maybe not unpredictable to Cesar since he corrected when he focused too strongly on one his dogs. This was a case where he took him to the Center.

[7/12/09] Shadow is a dog that goes out of control on walks when he sees certain other dogs. That happened even when Cesar was walking him. So he couldn't blame the owner's energy on that occasion. He called him White Wolf and White Fang. So that's kind of like Kimo. (Though Kimo is more like a baby white wolf with his size.) Cesar needed to ride the wave until it calmed down.