in this essay there is a relationship between dogs and humans. this is a special relationship that exist only between dogs and humans, it does not work with humans as well. when training a dog Cesar was successful because he was stern. a dog is effected by the actions and emotions of the human. the slant of a persons body can influence the interpretation of the attitude of the person.
"If you exaggerate this by tightening the leash, as many owners do, you can actually cause the dogs to attack each other. Think of it: the dogs are in a tense social encounter, surrounded by support from their own pack, with the humans forming a tense, staring, breathless circle around them. I don't know how many times I've seen dogs shift their eyes toward their owner's frozen faces, and then launch growling at the other dog"
what this is saying is that the emotion of the humans influences the dogs. if the owner would have stayed calm and just let the dogs sized each other up with out worrying, it is believed that the dogs would stay well behaved. it is because most owners get tense about the dogs meeting that the dog become aggressive. cesar was such a successful dog trainer because he knew how the dogs react to different signals. he shows his dominance and shows the dog who is the boss.
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your post makes sense but i think there's a deeper point you can suggest; attitude. If Cesar were to hit the dog, some dogs would succumb but many others would get more aggressive. i think the point of the essay was to explain that when it comes to attitude we, humans must not sink to anyone's level, but try to cooperate with them so we both end up winning. Like in the essay they explained how apes are less prone to listen to what humans say because they don't trust them as opposed to dogs. When it comes to dogs, they trust that humans are working for their better being, hence, "dogs are a man's best friend" aka win-win situation.
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