Wednesday, February 15, 2012

TV Anchor is bit by dog live on set...

Many of you have I am sure heard about this terrible situation (If you have not I included the link at bottom) but I want to add my two cents. I posted the video to the Kiss Dog Training page and stressed the importance of sharing this info with your entire list of friends and that we had to try and learn from this sad event. However I found many "dog people" making fun and pointing out the lady should have known better than putting her face in the face of the dog or she should have been able to read the dogs body language better. In the end many thought it was her own fault.
My issue with this is that us "Dog Geeks" have more knowledge and skills than the regular person and it is our job to teach and share events like this to make sure it does not happen again. It really hit me wrong the flippant attitude from some folks. I will end this rant the  same way I did on Facebook and plead and request you all share this, especially to people with kids. The young lady in question, now has her mouth wired shut, so the skin graphs on her lips can heal not to mention 70 stitches, all over something that could have been prevented. So spread the word and help the situation rather than make light of it!

Click here for more info and video of incident.  

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Being able to train “any dog” is really not the question to ask.  As far as I am concerned, training people is a much more effective way of solving problem behaviors in dogs. What I do is nothing new or magical. I use basic behavior theory, and positive reinforcement techniques to change behavior or teach proper ones to begin with. There are many ways to train a dog and if done right, none are any better than the other.  I want all of my students to understand that positive reinforcement is, in my opinion, the best and fastest way to teach a dog. Please take the time to go to my website www.muttzrus.com and look at my blog (keep it simple stupid pet blog) and decide for yourself. You should not make training decisions based off of a brochure; talk to at least three trainers; check out blogs and get references; then make your choice. I hope that in the end you will choose me as your trainer

Mike Deathe is a stay-at-home dad who found his passion as a dog trainer in 2008.  He enjoys identifying unique and useful “muttz” related products.  He is the author of Keep It Simple Stupid (K.I.S.S.) Pet Blog.  Mike has had dogs since he was four years old and there are currently four dogs and two cats living in his home!  As an avid pet lover, he regularly sees the number of dogs and cats that never find a home.  In 2009, he and his wife Kate founded Muttz “R” Us, a t-shirt and pet product company with a philanthropic motto of “Adopt a Pet, Save a Life.”  In 2010 Muttz “R” Us also launched KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID DOG TRAINING! Visit us at facebook or twitter or follow the blog @http://muttzmembers.blogspot.com/ or check out the website @www.muttzrus.com for more details.