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Rethinking the way people communicate with their pets is a cornerstone of Kilcommons' approach to training and a big reason that the author of seven books, including Good Owners, Great Dogs, and star of the just released puppy-training DVD My Smart Puppy, has emerged as one of the premier dog trainers in the country. Whether an animal is pulling on the leash, jumping on the neighbors or quietly relieving itself on the living-room sofa, Kilcommons has a remedy. He has trained more than 35,000 dogs, ranging from abandoned shelter pups to the poshest celebrity pooches, including Harrison...
That kind of control is in demand because dogs have become increasingly pampered and correspondingly unruly. According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs each year, and about half of them are children. The problem, says Kilcommons, is that dog owners have become so emotionally invested in their pets that they often overlook bad behavior. "People in really stressful jobs don't want to set boundaries with their dogs. So the dogs are out of control and at times dangerous," he says. By rewarding the animal's good behavior and teaching...
...Jackson, kept sitting on the furniture and barreling out the front door. He says the sessions were like psychotherapy for the whole family. Instead of working with Jackson right away or asking Divenuto what he saw as the problems, Kilcommons first watched the family's regular interactions with the dog, then suggested corrective measures based on the bad habits he had observed...
...yoked to a high level of scrutiny, lest we cheapen true achievement. But treating Viswanathan with the same lack of judiciousness with which she herself treated McCafferty sinks this affair to a new low.Some have also chosen to draw broader conclusions from this situation by linking it to the dog-eat-dog, rat-racing, ladder-climbing, and corner-cutting mentality of Harvard students. Others have related it to the stressful nature of college admissions, and still others have blamed a cocktail of overzealous parents and intense pressure. But such extrapolation should be braved with caution. Viswanathan is but one student...
...sanctions: an $8,000 fine and a written reprimand for dereliction; he remains on active duty, though he is expected to retire, in part because of his diminished chances for promotion. Pappas has also been granted immunity to testify on behalf of the defense in the trial of two dog handlers accused of using their Belgian shepherds to terrorize prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Pappas has admitted that he improperly allowed certain dog techniques without obtaining the proper authorization from his superiors...