I come to this site specifically because it DOESN'T condone abusive training techniques!
When I first got Buddy, I was desparate - my only experience with dogs was with a pekingnese and then my Soapie girl, an extremely submissive chow-terrier mix. Along comes BUDDY! A rottweiler mix, about as different from Soapie as night and day.
One of the first books I bought was called "101 training tips for dogs" and I didn't realize until I read the whole thing that it condoned really goofball, antiquated training methods, like hitting the dog on the head with a childrens' book
(it is still being sold on Amazon.com despite my scathing review posted there :p )
So anyway, to make a long story short, coming to this site has helped me so much - taught me to go to a trainer; about different kinds of aggression; etc.
VERY BIZARRE that this site is on any list other than the top ten places to be on the internet!!! ;)