Some dog trainers are raising the alarm about a popular social media dog trainer ahead of his visit to Toronto this weekend.
Augusto Deoliveira, known online as the Dog Daddy, is based in the U.S. and bills himself as a trainer of “reactive, aggressive, and high-strung dogs.” His YouTube channel has attracted 2.48 million subscribers.
Deoliveira, who is scheduled to offer classes in Toronto on Sept. 2 and 3, uses what many in the dog training community, including Andre Yeu, call “aversive conditioning” to stop a dog’s unwanted behaviour.
Aversive conditioning can include using physical force against a dog or using pronged, shock, or choke collars.
