"El encantador de perros" César Millán dijo que una petición en internet que afirma que usó cruelmente a un cerdo para entrenar a un perro agresivo es equivocada ya que el puerco estaba bien y el perro logró ser educado.
El entrenador mexicano de perros famoso por sus programas de televisión, dijo el viernes que ha usado la misma técnica para ayudar a caninos agresivos cientos de veces. El entrenamiento involucra hacer que el perro esté junto al animal que no le gusta para que los dos aprendan a convivir.
Imágenes de un episodio reciente de su programa "Cesar 911", presentado en el canal Nat Geo WILD, muestran a un perro mestizo, bulldog francés y terrier, que persigue a un puerco y le muerde la oreja haciéndolo sangrar.
Las imágenes llevaron a una petición en Change.org para que el programa fuera retirado del aire y esta petición hizo que las autoridades acudieran el jueves al centro de entrenamiento de perros de Millán ubicado cerca de Los Angeles.
Las autoridades no emprendieron otras acciones.
El vocero de National Geographic Channels, Chad Sandhas, dijo que el video del ataque al cerdo fue presentado fuera de contexto. Agregó que Simon, el perro que entrenó Millán, tiene un comportamiento agresivo y un historial de ataques contra otros animales, incluyendo los cerdos de su propietario.
A statement regarding "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan: Cesar Millan has dedicated his life to helping dogs and to showing how even the most difficult "problem dog" can be rescued and rehabilitated. In a recent episode of the Nat Geo WILD series Cesar 911, Cesar works with an aggressive French bulldog/terrier mix named Simon, who has a history of attacking other animals, including his owner's pet pot-bellied pigs. A short clip from the episode was shared online and showed Simon chasing a pig and nipping its ear, causing the ear to bleed. The clip caused some concern for viewers who did not see or understand the full context of the encounter. Included here is an additional clip from the same episode to provide missing context. Cesar has created a safe and controlled environment at his Dog Psychology Center (DPC) in California in which to rehabilitate some of the most extreme—or "red zone"—cases of dog aggression, such as Simon's. It is important to clarify that Cesar took precautions, such as putting Simon on a long lead to assess his behavior, before making initial corrections and removing the leash. The pig that was nipped by Simon was tended to immediately afterward, healed quickly and showed no lasting signs of distress. As the additional clip reveals, Cesar and his animal pack effectively helped Simon to overcome his aggressive behavior toward other animals; as a result, Simon did not have to be separated from his owner or euthanized.
Posted by Nat Geo Wild on Viernes, 11 de marzo de 2016
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