• Find out "What the implications are for using pain or punishment in training" from a great UK site. They also talk about "What is wrong with using dominance?"

• 4PAws University has tackled the problems that Cesar Milan "The Dog Whisperer" has created.  They list common questions that people ask, and their answers are thorough and scientifically sound. http://www.4pawsu.com/cesarfans.htm 

• Cesar is heading to tour the UK. There is a Dog Welfare Campaign composed of at least 16 organizations to oppose his training techniques. See the joint press statement here.

• Read Susan Friedman's article: Trainers With Jackhammers Need Not Apply.

SHOCK COLLARS AND INVISIBLE FENCES BEING BANNED!!  Many countries are now banning the use of shock collars due to scientific evidence to show it is inhumane and violates Animal Welfare Acts. Whales is the first in the UK.  Go Whales!! Electric training collars are already banned in Denmark, Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Slovenia, and Austria. For more info about these countries and their bans, open the PDF link here.  See video below of the Whales ban passing in March 2010. Now anyone seen using these devices could pay a $25,000 fine and go to prison for 6 months Here you can read the brief article.