A Level-Headed Look at Dominance, Cesar Milan and the Alternatives

With all the arguing between trainers, misinformation from various sources and total confusion of the dog owning public, I was so excited to find some level-headed, educational and easy to understand material from a highly reputable source on the subject of dominance and alternatives for dog training.

Dr. Sophia Yin has written a great webpage that explains dominance in depth, including a quiz you can take to test your understanding of the definition of dominance. Also, you’ll find video clips of The Dog Whisperer with commentary to help you understand what’s actually going on, from a professional point of view. Dr. Yin goes on to give great advice on how to sift through the information on such TV shows and find the good stuff worth using.

I think this page is a must read for all trainers, veterinarians, vet techs, groomers, dog owners, dog admirers, shelter workers and anyone else who is ever in contact with dogs and/or their people!

The page is here: http://www.drsophiayin.com/dominance.php

Dr. Yin’s credentials are here: http://www.askdryin.com/pdf/SYCV2008forWEb.pdf

Enjoy, learn and please…pass it on!!