Cesar Millan is great. I think the main criticisms come from the fact that he deals with the VERY worst case dogs so has to use pretty extreme solutions.
I've instigated many of his practices with my own dogs and they are much improved.
Sitting and staying for food is not a sign that a dog is well trained, balanced or that you are in control.
Oh and getting a collie would have in no way meant you didn't adopt a dog with problems. I live in a rural village. The collies and collie crosses are the WORST dogs I meet. Collies can be very high maintenance and not easy to own for the casual owner. That's why so many end up in shelters. They can be very aggressive and snappy.
Properly bred, raised and "lead" a Staffy is one of the best family dogs out there. Seriously. You may not think it with this one but they really are.
They are about the most poular breed around at the moment (I think Battersea dogs home now has more Staffy's than anything else) and yet proportionally they bite very few people.
It sounds like your dog is mellowing out about the pups.
Give her a chance. Get rid of the pups when old enough, get her spayed, instigate some pack leader routines and hopefully she'll not exhibit this sort of behaviour again.
I've instigated many of his practices with my own dogs and they are much improved.
Sitting and staying for food is not a sign that a dog is well trained, balanced or that you are in control.
Oh and getting a collie would have in no way meant you didn't adopt a dog with problems. I live in a rural village. The collies and collie crosses are the WORST dogs I meet. Collies can be very high maintenance and not easy to own for the casual owner. That's why so many end up in shelters. They can be very aggressive and snappy.
Properly bred, raised and "lead" a Staffy is one of the best family dogs out there. Seriously. You may not think it with this one but they really are.
They are about the most poular breed around at the moment (I think Battersea dogs home now has more Staffy's than anything else) and yet proportionally they bite very few people.
It sounds like your dog is mellowing out about the pups.
Give her a chance. Get rid of the pups when old enough, get her spayed, instigate some pack leader routines and hopefully she'll not exhibit this sort of behaviour again.