to spastic puppies for a tennis ball. Three of these dogs were trained from puppyhood to adult hood to be this way. They are driven and this drive can be re-directed (which Caesar is really good at). The Fila has a natural bad disposition to strangers and it can be hidden with training and socialization but it can't be removed. The Dog Whisperer show makes one believe all the dogs can be fixed and this is simply not true.

I think he is a good trainer. I enjoy the show. EWO




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I think he is good with dogs. Most of the things he does work, but they are 'briefed' to fit into a 30 minute slot. I also believe anything that goes wrong gets a "Cut, take Two" just as Jack said.

Remember on TV we are solving lifelong mysteries in 30 minutes as well. It is TV.

As far as man dogs and man biters we had Fila Brasileiros for a number of years. When they are correct they are the sweetest, 100LB plus lap dogs but to a stranger they are a hell unleashed. They have been turned into a show dog over the years and a lot of that correctness has been lost, but replaced with a defensive driven territorial, front mouth biting fear biter. Sad demise for such a noble creature.

With that said, and a little off topic, at a bite work session I put on a bite suit and took hits from different breeds. The first was a 80lb. Malinois. He hit hard with a lot of speed and the bite felt hard. The next was a Fila. The intensity was incredible, the bite was hard, but the dog used his weight (140lbs) to pull a person in for a re-bite. Then a 40lb. pit bull. The speed over 15 yards was impressive and the bite was phenomenal. The next was with a 90lb. American Bulldog. The speed was close to the pitbull, the bite was close and the impact knocked me off my feet.

Back to the topic, three of the dogs were trained. It was a game. They went from killers to sp