"The ONLY way to make Siggie obey is to threaten him with destruction. Nothing else works. I turned and went to my closet and got a small belt to help me 'reason' with Mr. Freud...

What developed next is impossible to describe. That tiny dog and I had the most vicious fight ever staged between man and beast. I fought him up one wall and down the other, with both of us scratching and clawing and growling and swinging the belt. I am embarrassed by the memory of the entire scene. Inch by inch I moved him toward the family room and his bed. As a final desperate maneuver, Siggie backed into the corner for one last snarling stand. I eventually got him to bed, only because I outweighed him 200 to 12!"

Dobson's exuberant description of thrashing a tiny dog which bucked his will raises the obvious question, would you trust this man alone with your own dog ? And the logical extension to that obvious question is - well, if not, would you trust his advice on how to raise your child ? I doubt Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer, would have kind words for Dobson's approach, to put it mildly.

For additional reading see:

James Dobson and religiously motivated child abuse

Obama-Critic Dobson Based Child Rearing Ideas On Flawed Dog Training Method

Focus On The Family Endorses 'Satanic Role-Playing' Religious Warfare Video Game As Kid-Safe