Dominion
My wife, Terry, was telling me about a recent episode of "The Dog Whisperer" that she watched. She said that on this particular show, Cesar Millan, the dog whisperer, was called to help with a dog whose owners said that he was showing some very aggressive behavior. The owner's grandson had given the dog a soft toy to play with and every time anyone would get near the toy, the dog would growl, snarl, and snap at them. This was, of course, intimidating to the family, and they would back away from the dog when he would act this way. When Cesar Millan arrived at the home and witnessed the dog's behavior, he had a simple solution. He merely walked over to the dog's toy, put his foot firmly on it, and would not move. At first, the dog snarled and even nipped at Cesar's foot, but soon realized that Cesar was not budging and slinked away submissively. When the family members would try this same tactic (including their 14 year old grandson) the effect was the sa