Ever hear of William Kohler?

External Since: Dec 21, 2007 Posts: 8

Hey, y'all,
There was a professional dog trainer in Hollywood named William Kohler
who wrote several dog training books. He wrote one,
The Kohler Method of Dog Training, wherein he strongly disagrees with
the people who believe that positive reinforcement alone will solve
all dog misbehaviors, and outlines his own training program, which, he
said, would in itself end most doggie misbehavior, and the back of the
book is taken up with how to correct REALLy tough problems likely to
result in a dead dog, like car chasing, biting people, attacking
livestock, revenge piddling and so on. I used his approach myself, on
several different dogs I owned over a long period, and it WORKED, on
every level. The dogs stopped misbehaving, and were transformed into
calm, happy guys who were a joy to take anywhere, because I could
control them just by voice.
Dogs are confused and miserable when they are treated as if they were
the owners' best/only friends ,or spoiled children,and are robbed of
their dignity and denied the right to be DOGS. They need a leader to
follow, not a patsy who coos baby talk and showers them with treats
and pushes then in a stroller or carries them everywhere, and they
CERTAINLY don't need jewelry,nail polish, hair ribbons, booties or
clothing! They need to be corrected when they're bad, and shown
affection and kindness when they are behaving.
Thus saith Cindy. I await your kind response.

External Since: Jan 30, 2007 Posts: 1641

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"GOLLEEE@gmail.com" <GOLLEEE DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:

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> There was a professional dog trainer in Hollywood named William Kohler
> who wrote several dog training books.

No. William KOEHLER was a dog trainer. Kohler makes toilets.

> He wrote one,
> The Kohler Method of Dog Training, wherein he strongly disagrees with
> the people who believe that positive reinforcement alone will solve
> all dog misbehaviors, and outlines his own training program, which, he
> said, would in itself end most doggie misbehavior, and the back of the
> book is taken up with how to correct REALLy tough problems likely to
> result in a dead dog, like car chasing, biting people, attacking
> livestock, revenge piddling and so on. I used his approach myself, on
> several different dogs I owned over a long period, and it WORKED, on
> every level. The dogs stopped misbehaving, and were transformed into
> calm, happy guys who were a joy to take anywhere, because I could
> control them just by voice.

Agreed. Many people only focus on the really tough problem section
though, and I disagree with much of what is written there, but for many
people the only other answer is euthanasia, which is not ideal either.
Commitment to a program is the biggest problem dog owners have though,
and I don't think that extreme measures are usually warranted.

> Dogs are confused and miserable when they are treated as if they were
> the owners' best/only friends ,or spoiled children,and are robbed of
> their dignity and denied the right to be DOGS. They need a leader to
> follow, not a patsy who coos baby talk and showers them with treats
> and pushes then in a stroller or carries them everywhere, and they
> CERTAINLY don't need jewelry,nail polish, hair ribbons, booties or
> clothing!

I'll disagree on the booties or clothing, For some dogs, in some
environments, booties and clothing can be important protection. Hair
ribbons? Just fancier ways than a plain old clip or rubber band to keep
hair out of the face for some breeds. Pretty harmless.

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Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com