It's a means to an end, I don't consider it cheating. You can't make a dog do something it's not capable off. A dog with weak nerves will always have weak nerves it's genetic. You can hide it pretty well with training but apply enough pressure and the dog will bolt, all you did was bring out genes.
I'm glad I didn't encourage it, it would have accelerated the rate at which his temp progressed, leaving me ill prepared. Being neutral allowed his temp to progress at its own pace and gave me enough time to adjust, thanks to that I can read him pretty well. In a properly bred fila the temp will always come out, all you can do is change the pace at which it comes out.
