Martin Mckenna The Dreadlocked Dog Man

[Pjrt]

Meant to ask Sas and Skyefool what techniques of his have worked for you or did you find interesting? I'm sure he does oodles of other little things which aren't in his books. I know he was sharing spit with one dog and rubbing his hair on another (sharing calm scents) and his simply ways of stopping a dog protecting an owner did not seem to be in the telling book, although I haven't done a thorough read.

I just like the way he doesn't have to fluff everything up into more of an issue than it is, and also that he comes at things truly through the eyes of the dog & for the dog. He doesn't pretend & doesn't make up things to suit the emotions of people. Even if a little controversial if his method works he will teach it because he knows the dogs will 'get it' and that's the important thing. Too much behavioural mumbo jumbo out there that strokes the needs of people and forgets the dog will be quite happy with a direct approach in it's own 'language'. In short he teaches people that art of NOT over-communicating with their dog!

[sas]

Meant to ask Sas and Skyefool what techniques of his have worked for you or did you find interesting? I'm sure he does oodles of other little things which aren't in his books. I know he was sharing spit with one dog and rubbing his hair on another (sharing calm scents) and his simply ways of stopping a dog protecting an owner did not seem to be in the telling book, although I haven't done a thorough read.

I can't really say it's his techniques but body language we have always used i.e. our own body language, how we hold ourselves. Telling someone to keep their chin up is a good way of explaining it as he does.