Ian Dunbar: Dog-friendly dog training
This post was written by Ed on December 21, 2009
Posted Under: Training a Dog
Posted Under: Training a Dog
www.ted.com Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, trainer Ian Dunbar asks us to see the world through the eyes of our beloved dogs. By knowing our pets’ perspective, we can build their love and trust. It’s a message that resonates well beyond the animal world.






Reader Comments
There isn’t really anything in the video that he says that I didn’t know and that is just from watching Cesar Millan. Cesar Millan preaches pretty much the same things! Except this guy had to put a dog down! CM would have took the dog and saved it’s life!!!!!
there isn’t much difference from what Cesar says. Cesar teaches calmness to get a dog to do something. This guy doesn’t say anything that I didn’t already know from watching Cesar
badabingrockford, what are you talking about ? Did YOU see the show ? Cesar wasn’t in the tractor, he was outside and waiting for the dog to get near to use the shock collar. After a while the dog stopped wanting to go after the tire and got over her dangerous obsession.
and,”quit hating on Cesar “, I’m not hating on Cesar, if you payed more attention you would see I’m trying to justify his use of the shock collar.
cesar got his info from ian ? ian is a dog trainer cesar rehabilates them ian couldnt train a dog in a red zone case a dog thats fearfull and wont accept food he is only good if you by a puppy and train it but what if you get one from a shelter and it trys to attack you are you gona tell it to sit get real dude ian sucks get off his dick if you like him then use his method
did you watch the show how you gonna give the dog a correction wen your in the tractor your a fuckin idiot quit hating on cesar
este tipo es un articulista y conferensista, aunque lo que dice son puras estupideces. como es posible que digan que es excelente, hasta un chango puede enseniar lo que el ensenia a sus perros, sentarse y echarce. si alguien tiene algun video de Dunbar entrenando un perro encerio, con abediencia avanzada y encadenando comportamientos complejos, porfavor envienmelo, a los amantes de el, les reto a que me envien un video con un perro verdaderamente entrenado y no burradas de sentado y echado.
Ian Dunbar has been around for a very long time. It is highly probable that Ceaser Milan got a lot of his information from Ian. Victoria Stillwell also. I like all 3 and I think they are all wonderful trainers. I know Ian’s techniques work as I trained my dogs with positive reinforcement…it works…it is also what Victoria uses. Ceasar’s methods are also very effective. choose your own method and stick with it. Be consistent and kind to your dog. Remember, your dog loves you!!
The dog could have been euthanized because of the law, and even Cesar cannot bend the law unfortunately. Secondly, personally I think “red zone dogs” should be handled with far more care than other normal dogs. Choking a normal dog is already totally unnecessary to teach a dog anything. Now choking and shocking red zone dogs that badly need help, it downright unethical and inhumane.
You are a moron. You really think Cesar’s show is fake? You think his techniques are fake?
would love to meet Ian Dunbar, he’s amazing
Intelligent conversation instead of ten-second “reality TV” no-attention span, simplicity. Good luck with that, Cesar-heads.
Okay a few things here 1DAYASADOG. Cesar does NOT train with Punishment and fear. Daddy was owned by cesar when he was 4 months old. Cesar NEVER says do these techniques on all dogs. He does it to unstable dogs. FYI, I have followed his techniques my whole life and my dogs are 100% FINE. By the way, these dogs I have are american bulldogs(scott breed) and american pit bulls. Please look at all angles before you make assumptions. Cesar saves dogs that trainers cant do.
KEVIN SALEM
and the shock collar was to save a dog’s life, a dog that was obsessed with chewing tractor tires, and previously had its eye pop out of her head as she was crushed by it once, yet still continues chasing it. The collar was set to a mild setting, not enough to cry out in pain or convulse but to surprise it when it gets near the tires in a way not associated to thw owner’s correcting the dog, but to the tires.
This guy mentions he couldn’t fix an aggressive dog and he was later euthanized. Ceaser only gets bad rep because he has methods that work on dogs other trainers would give up on and consider unfixable dogs that need to be put down becuase their methods failed. People keep mentioning that he Cesar “chokes dogs, and uses shock collars” The “choking” was for a red zone dog that could really hurt someone, like the dog mentioned in this video that had to be euthanize,
No, and they haven’t been wolves for over 15.000 years! Read a book people….
Ian Dunbar started the APDT in 1993.
Horsepucky. crosseyed, kneejerk horsepucky.
Bullcrap. Matcho, Dominance-focused bullcrap.
The term “alpha” when it comes to wolves is highly misleading and misunderstood. It’s been gone from discriptions about wolves in the wild for a decade, because wolves don’t organize their packs like that.
What you’re talking about is what is seen by wolves in captivity under highly stressfull situations. This has nothing to do with dogs.
makes alot of sence,I should tell it to my dogs trainer,lol
One myth Dunbar likes to debunk is the idea that “dominance” means yelling, screaming and physically punishing the dog.
In fact, getting blue in the face is often seen by the dog as weakness, not strength. True alpha dogs don’t carry on like that. It’s Dunbar’s style of calm, consistent, but decisive leadership that best mimics an alpha dog.
If you have a client that doesn’t have the time or money to train his dog without using harsh punishment…you need to get a better class of clients. People who can’t commit the time & money to have a dog be a respectable member of society need to be educated, not trained to bully animals.
this nature, but i can not continue to watch this video based on that huge mis-conception, perhaps he corrects it later in, but he did make it appear that the female was the weaker of the species, while it is quite the opposite, for evolutionary and culturual reasons, only remember that, dogs realy ARE wolves
if the girl wolf doesnt want to give the male wolf the bone, all he can do is irritate her, and hell in wolfs the alpha female would once again just come and WHIP HIS ASS, the fact is that the idea of that lemon juice or the newspaper over the head, while not directly, over time origionated from the NATURE of the wolf clan, i do not belive it is neccicary to use violence to mimic