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Specialist rejoices in “finding” DOG-MASTER again on the Internet
In mid-November of 2006, DOG-MASTER® LEARNING SYSTEM went online for the very first time with an
introductory and incomplete website. One of our very first responders is Chen
Chang. Here are excerpts from two of his e-mails:
Dear Dr. Dare Miller,
I cannot believe I have just found your website. I came across your product in
the early 90's while browsing through the advertisements at the back of an issue
of "Popular Mechanics" magazine. Your small advertisement caught my attention
because my parents had a dog with many of the behavioral problems listed. My
parents' dog was the first dog I ever tried to teach. I approached it like I did
everything else. I went to the library and read everything that I could find on
the subject.
Unfortunately, what I followed was a book titled "The Koehler Method of Dog
Training". While I taught my parents' dog all the basic commands, I was
heartbroken to find myself with an unreliable dog with no human bond. She bolted
at every chance she got, was more excited to see strangers than us, and only
obeyed out of fear. It was not at all how I imagined a dog-human relationship
would be and I was very heartbroken when my parents decided to return her to the
breeder due to her behavioral issues.
When I adopted my own dog several years later, I immediately thought of Dog
Master and ordered one of the kits containing the book, several cassettes and
devices. I read through the book several times and really identified with your
philosophy that we should connect with dogs on a mental level. I especially
agreed with your statement that physical, pain-based training was destructive to
the dog-human bond since I had already experience it firsthand. What amazed me
even more was when I used the device following the instructions. I could not
believe the connection it immediately established between me and my dog. It took
no time for me to teach her new things. It was as if we finally started to speak
the same language.
In 2003, I adopted a second dog. My Dog Master book and devices had been lost
during a move so I sent in an order for a new kit. Unfortunately, it came back
returned with a note from the post office that there was no forwarding address
for the recipient. I called the post office, searched
the Internet, and contacted every person that I found who had mentioned your
name or Dog Master on their website. I even searched for contact information in
the patent registries. All of my efforts ended up at a dead end. I could not
believe that the most effective dog teaching method that I have ever encountered
had vanished forever. I ended up settling for Bill Campbell's BioSonic Bean Bags
and purchasing a used copy of your book in an online auction. Still, I felt sad
knowing that the
disappearance of Dog Master System was a huge loss to dogs and dog owners
worldwide.
People who know me know that I love my dogs. This Christmas I received as a gift
a 4 disc DVD set of the first season of Cesar Millan's Dog Whisperer show on the
National Geographic Channel. As I watched the episodes, I was shocked by what I
saw. I could not believe that what was so widely hailed by mainstream media as
the bible for dog owners paralleled what I remembered of the Koehler method. In
frustration, I searched the Internet to see what others were saying. While doing
so, I lamented again at the disappearance of Dog Master and decided out of the
blue to do another search to see if there was anything new. I really wasn't
expecting to find anything since I did an exhaustive search last time. To my
great and most pleasant surprise, my search for "Dr. Dare
Miller" turned up your website….
Sincerely,
Chen Chang
Dear Dr. Miller,
I am delighted to hear back from you and am very excited at the thought of
having Dog-Master available to dog owners once again. I've already told my
co-worker and fellow dog owner regarding my exciting discovery. I hope to be
able to teach his dog with Dog-Master in the near future and show him what he's
been missing out on all these years.
I regret that I've never seen any of your appearances on TV since they were done
when I was still young. Are these footages still available? I would love to
see Dog Master Systems demonstrated by you.
I will definitely do what I can to spread the word about Dog-Master. I think I
can best do this by furthering my understanding and use of Dog-Master and
demonstrate by example what the possibilities are for dogs and their masters
when the correct approach is taken for teaching dogs. I think for most people
seeing is believing and therefore demonstrating Dog-Master's effectiveness to
people firsthand is what will get people interested…
Thank you,
Chen Chang
Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, Dr. Miller never obtained any copies of the videotapes of his TV
guest appearances. The only documents in his possession are black and white
still photos captured through a TV screen, which can be viewed in the
About Dr. Miller page. We are currently researching several
television archives and museums for these footages and hope to bring to you in the near future.
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