Tsst! The Dog Whisperer is coming!
Good help really must be hard to find. And when you find good help, it certainly ain’t cheap. Perhaps that’s why Cesar Millan (aka, The Dog Whisperer) can charge a premium to meet and greet fans when he returns to metro Atlanta on December 6.
America’s most popular Pack Leader, the man who has worked with the beloved pets of Oprah Winfrey, will conduct a seminar at 2 p.m. Sat., Dec. 6 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Tickets range from $25 to $150 and will be available through TicketMaster starting Sept. 12. Interestingly, those with a more pressing need to meet and greet Millan can shell out $250 to chat after the seminar. (Of course, our AJC Experts will field your questions free of charge.)
As the owner of a rather willful dog, I’ve read Millan’s first book, titled “Cesar’s Way;” and I watch his show, “The Dog Whisperer,” regularly on the National Geographic Channel. I watch Victoria Stilwell’s show “It’s Me or the Dog,” too.
I also have hired a professional dog trainer to help my dog, Lulu, with her “issues.” Let’s just say that she isn’t a fan of Millan’s training techniques.
Do you watch dog training shows? What’s the best advice you’ve learned?
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Can anyone help a dog who likes to run away? Casar always keeps his dogs on a leash.
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Your pet is an animal and not your child. Your pet can be trained if the humans treat it as an animal.
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I wont’ give Cesar a dime of my money…his training is old fashioned and fear driven…..he’s just a hollywood type making a buck off of dogs….Victoria Stillwell is a better way to spend your money. I’d love nothing more than to see a very small crowd at his debut….shame on him for all the cruel things he does to dogs all for the almighty dollar.
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ROBIN……are you serious? Can you possibly be that narrowminded and stupid? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I tried Cesar’s methods with our female Lab/Retriever mix and they worked wonders. It’s not fear that makes it work, but respect. With the dog, you have to be the leader. Once that is established and maintained, then everything else falls into place. We can take Daisy on walks without a leash and expect that she will heel when told. We love it and so does she.
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OMG!we have the worst dog EVER!!of course,we didn’t train her very well when she was a puppy-i’ve said instead of doggy school-she needs to go to doggy bootcamp. she is a heathen-youngest of three dogs-that could be part of the problem-she wants to be the alpha dog-we can’t walk them, we can’t let them in the house-she jumps on your back and jumps on the other dogs and snarls and jumps on them when they come for attention. she is a husky 2 years old, along with a 2 1/2 year old rescued husky (who’s a doll) and a 5 year old lab/retriever mix (who’s also pretty sweet). we are at out wit’s end with her-she was a gift from our son-so we can’t GIVE her away-and she’s got the most mesmerizing blue eyes! she’s very beautiful but very strong spirit and will!
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Robin are you serious that you think Cesar’s training techniques are cruel? Ugg you remind me of those parents who think there’s nothing wrong with the way their children behave at school or in public!!! I have seen his techniques both on television & in person & there’s nothing at all cruel about them. His techniques in fact are quite simple but it is the application of them where most people fail. I guarantee you, you will NOT get your wish for a small crowd & we will be glad NOT to have you there.
Dog Help, That is the point lol the dog should be on a leash, I have 2 small dogs & even though they are very well behaved I would NEVER let them just walk around sans leash unless they are in their own FENCED in yard. Silly boy….
I am a fan of Cesar & the great techniques he uses so I will definitely be there in December to cheer him on!!!
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http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=nr_news_releases_dog_whisperer
Check that link out…..
‘Dog Whisperer’ Training Approach More Harmful Than Helpful
Denver (September 6, 2006)
The training tactics featured on Cesar Millan’s “Dog Whisperer” program are inhumane, outdated and improper, according to a letter sent yesterday to the National Geographic Channel by American Humane, the oldest national organization protecting children and animals.
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Millan’s techniques are almost exclusively based on two techniques: Flooding and positive punishment. In flooding, an animal is exposed to a fear (or aggression) evoking stimulus and prevented from leaving the situation, until it stops reacting. To take a human example: arachnophobia would be treated by locking a person into a closet, releasing hundreds of spiders into that closet, and keeping the door shut until the person stops reacting. The person might be cured by that, but also might be severely disturbed and would have gone through an excessive amount of stress. Flooding has therefore always been considered a risky and cruel method of treatment.
http://www.urbandawgs.com/luescher_millan.html
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Ian Dunbar’s been succeeding for 25 years with lure-reward dog training - I’ll take that any day over Cesar Milan.
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Instances of cruel and dangerous treatment — promoted by Millan as acceptable training methods — were documented by the American Humane Association, including one in which a dog was partially asphyxiated in an episode. In this instance the dog was pinned to the ground by its neck after first being “hung” by a collar incrementally tightened by Millan. Millan’s goal — of subduing a fractious animal — was accomplished by partially cutting off the blood supply to its brain.
The AHA has requested that National Geographic stop airing the program immediately and issue a statement explaining that the tactics featured on the program are inhumane, and it encourages National Geographic to begin developing programming that sets a positive example by featuring proper humane animal training. In its letter, AHA said: “we believe that achieving the goal of improving the way people interact with their pets would be far more successful and beneficial for the National Geographic channel if it ceased sending the contradictory message that violent treatment of animals is acceptable.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-belzer/first-do-no-harm_b_61755.html
You people need to do your homework before you just accept anything that Milan says regarding your pets.
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Did you know that you will pay him 250K for him to take your dog and train it at his facility? Hollywood….it’s all about Hollywood and the money…..give us Ian Dunbar, he’s got more experience than Milan.
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I have five dogs and I have tried both Cesar and Vicoria’s methods. I have to say that Victoria’s training methods are by far better for me and my dogs. They are easy for me to implement and they work well!
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[…] hate how online conversations about topics as innocuous as The Dog Whisperer can go from zero-to-asshole in an instant. Bookmark […]
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You need to realize that on the show, Ceasar is working with mature dogs that have become so bad that their owners can barely manage or enjoy them. That is, he is working with old dogs and you know what they say about old dogs. If these owners had properly trained these dogs when they young, then they would not have needed Ceasar Milan. Same deal as Nanny 911.
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Please Realize that the American Humane Society is an extention of PETA and states clearly that it is working for a meat-freee PET-FREE society. They do not do anything to actually help animals, just take mony for lobbiests. Your local Animal Control is not given financial aid from them.
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I’ve seen Cesar in action. He came to my vets office in Woodstock a few years back to assist in the rehab of a severely abused dog. He worked a miracle. I do not always agree with his methods, but, after being a part of a rescue organization, I realize the necessity. As for the HUFFINGTON POST link, I’d be more leary of that propraganda than of Cesar Milano.
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Many in the behavioral science community view the tenets—and consequences—of Cesar Milan with much trepidation. In an interview published in the NY Times in February, Dr. Nicolas Dodman, Director of the Animal Behavior Clinic at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, observed, “My college thinks it is a travesty. We’ve written to National Geographic Channel and told them they have put dog training back 20 years.”
My point being that just because some guy is famous in Hollywood doesn’t mean his style is the best or can solve all problems. Consider the experience of other dog trainers like Ian Dunbar who have been doing it for 25 years…don’t just jump on the Cesar bandwagon because he’s a famous author and tv guy…that does NOT make him an authority on dog behavior by any means. There are lots of ways to train a dog and his style of dominance and physical control is very much not the standard of practice today.
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While I doubt that AHA is “an extention” of the more rabid anti-animal groups like PETA, I agree that I wouldn’t take their recommendations as having much merit. many of these orgs, from AHA to PETA to HSUS are working to reduce the numbers of pets in homes, and restrict dog owners’ rights. They talk a big game and rake in the dough, but I imagine many people would not give to them if they knew where the money was going.
Cesar uses lots of different approaches to help dogs and their owners. I don’t agree with them all, but I do not believe he is cruel, or “outdated.” He uses what works. If the dog and owners get the cure they need, with no fallout, then what is the problem?
It is true that the dogs he works with are marginal.
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Ms. Stillwell gave one of the final 3 contestants on the Greatest American Dog show an earful because he uses similar training techniques as Cesar’s with his dog. Personally I think she went a bit too far and should have gotten off her soapbox. That being said, different types of training work for different types of dogs. Both Cesar and Victoria’s methods boil down to one thing: YOU becoming the leader of the pack. They just go about it differently. Cesar tends to have a lot more tougher cases (abused dogs, ex-fighting dogs, red zone cases, etc.) than most trainers (how many times have we heard the owners on his show mention that they’ve tried many trainers and methods and nothing works. In fact, I’d go as far as to say that some of the cases Cesar has treated someone like Victoria would say that there’s no hope and the dog needs to be put down.
One other thing, a lot of Cesar’s methods he uses he observed and noted from how packs of dogs (and other animals) act in the wild. Is that inhumane and old-fashioned? I think we treat a lot of our pets too much like humans and that’s where a lot of the problems arise from.
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Cesar Milan’s show on Nat Geo has been the best dog traing show I have ever seen. With Cesar’s help I have taught my two small pound puppies to not bark when directed and are now well behaved.
Cesar’s calm nature and self assurance amazes all of us that watch his show. He is great at what he does and we are so looking forward to his new season. Thanks NAT GEO for the Dog Whisperer!! A Committed Fam
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I cant believe what Im reading here. Dogs are pack animals and thus the thing he does is act like the pack leader. Pinning the dog to the ground to make them submit is how the alpha male expresses his dominance.
I had an overactive pit/lab mix and a retriever. I used these techniques and now I can make my dogs do as they should. They dont bolt out of the fence when I open it. They sit on command and wait until I tell them they can eat.
More so my youngest daughter who weighs less than both of the dogs can control both of them at one time on a walk.
Some of you bleeding hearts need to get a grip. If you dont like the techniques then use someone elses. But the success he has is more than proof enough.
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I’m willing to bet that a lot of the people who think Cesar’s methods are old fashioned or cruel also think that spanking their children is cruel and old fashioned…and wonder why their kids don’t behave.
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Another great “Ian” is Ian Awbrey at Highland Pet. I’m a current student and I love his method of training and my pup loves and respects him too. We reward the good, deter the bad, and have very happy dogs. He’s been training for 20 +/- years and he knows what he’s doing. He had a Pit Bull as his Frisbee-dog partner, which shows there are no bad dogs, just owners who don’t know the importance of training and controlling their pups, which in the end, helps them live a better life.
And to Honey, you can train your dog. It’s not a lost cause. I’ve seen Ian work miracles in minutes. I’m sure most dog trainers can help you learn how to control your pup in a method that makes you both happy.
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All I can tell you non-believers is that I put into action Cesar’s excercise, discipline and affection plan for my dog Lucy and it’s worked wonders! Plus, she’s still the same sweet yellow lab she was before but she now knows I’m the boss. When she interacts with other dogs I also know what to look for in her behavior and actually applied some of what I’d learned from watching Cesar when Lucy was trying to “dominate” my friends dog Max who was visiting. It took all of about two minutes, I never had to lay a hand on her and they were both great from that moment on.
I would imagine that you “nay-sayers” are those that treat their dogs like people rather than animals. I’m thrilled he’s coming to town!
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Different strokes for different folks. What works for one may note work for the next. Cesar gets back to basic animal behavior. I have a dog that was in a small 4 x 8 pen all her life (3yrs). At the time I would have given a dime for her. We took her in after a death in the family just to keep her from being put down in the pound. I used Cesar’s method of training and now she is a great pet and part of the family and I wouldn’t trade her for anything. I have never been mean or cruel to her or choked her. I just became her pack leader. If that doesn’t work for you then find some other method that will. But there is little since in bad mouthing someone just because you disagree with them. We can do that with any of the trainers and their methods.
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we’re talking about a television personality who hosts a program about training dogs, right? in order for ANY human to control a dog, the human must dominate the dog. the human must control the dog. the human must tell the dog when to eat, when to sleep, when to pee and when to sit, stay and roll over. (healthy) dogs are first and foremost bred to serve humans. if certain humans afford a canine houseguest “human rights” they will get what they bargained for (a confused caninie). you can discipline and train dogs without fear and violence.
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The WORST! I have a dog that digs, and has to be chained to stay in the yard. When a cloud comes she has severe “panic attacks”, she begins with a run then leap to come out of her collar. If that doesn’t work, it’s run,leap, roll and she never gives up. She is relentless to get inside the garage. She’s actually scratched through the siding of the house through to the inside wall and chewed the front door’s frame to get inside when a storm came up when we were away from the house. This is an impossible situation. PLEASE HELP! I talked with a trainer who didn’t want to help because she felt a dogs place was in the house with the family. I’m just one of those people who loves her dog, but her family’s health is more important.
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All I have to say is he must be doing something right, he make a very good livin. Don’t hate the player!!!!!
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I will agree with one thing: most dogs that misbehave are doing so as a reaction to their owners’ behavior. If you’re a nervous wreck all the time around your dog, your dog will be too. That’s a fact that I don’t think any dog trainer would dispute. I don’t agree with all of Caesar’s methods, especially using a choke chain, but I do believe you should exhaust all your options before putting an animal down for his behavior.
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Many in the behavioral science community view the tenets—and consequences—of Cesar Milan with much trepidation. In an interview published in the NY Times in February, Dr. Nicolas Dodman, Director of the Animal Behavior Clinic at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, observed, “My college thinks it is a travesty. We’ve written to National Geographic Channel and told them they have put dog training back 20 years.”
That’s the same Dr. Dodman who thinks drugs will solve all dog behavior problems.
It’s so much easier to drug a dog than train it.
Can drugs work sometimes? Sure. Are they needed for things that training can fix? No. Do many people like Dodman like to prescribe drugs because they have no idea how to actually train a dog? Yes.
Dog training is both a science and an art. What works for one will not work for another. Cesar’s methods work for many. Personally, I prefer Millan to Stilwell after having seen both shows.
The main reason I like Cesar is because his “exercise, discipline, affection” mantra is SPOT ON. You don’t have to agree with him, like his show, or use his techniques.
If they don’t work for you, use something else. All the rhetoric of the techniques “setting dog training back” and causing all this harm–where is the overwhelming proof?
People want quick fixes, and the truth is that there aren’t any. Do the work, and your dog will benefit.
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Really…using the Huffington Post as a reference piece?
Then I can prove that aliens are real, just come by and look at my copy of National Enquirer
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Cathy,
Why do you have a dog?
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but I do believe you should exhaust all your options before putting an animal down for his behavior.
I agree. But many “trainers” and “behaviorists” are so against even minor corrections for dogs that they think putting a dog to sleep is better than correcting it. Most of these are people who have little experience training all types of dogs in the real world. It’s a shame.
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Dog Help, I have a trainer who can keep your dog from running away. caninerelations.com He is very good, I give my aussie the “Brandi come” command and she is right there. Cesar doesn’t always keep his pack on a leash, he can take them for a run without a leash as pack. We’re using Dennis with our new rescue aussie who is very stubborn. Our rescue has made lots of improvement, he was abused. Good luck.
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It’s important to remember that Cesar does not claim to “train” dogs, he “rehabilitates” them!
As one of the other folks said in this blog, he helps break through to those dogs who have not had boundaries set early in life and really do not have a grasp of seeing humans as the leader. Establishing this role after these dogs have had a life of “do as I want” can require a bit a shock to the environment, but dogs do respond well once they realize they are not the leader in the setting.
Regardless, as someone who rescues dogs, I have tried various types of methodologies to rehab them so they can be happily placed in loving homes, and Cesar’s methods have been successful for me every time. As with anything, you may have to alter things depending on the dog, but as long as you have the basics down, your “rehabbing” results will be positive.
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Cathy, you have a storm dog, it will only get worse with storms. We have an aussie who has to be be drugged for storms, has only gotten worse. She is not distructive at least but will end up having a heart attack. Some dogs are so afraid they will hurt themselves to get away. Talk to your vet about using Ace before a storm hits to help. An outside dog can hang themself, get away and run and not look back. Good luck.
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Cathy,
Do the dog a favor and give him to someone that will truly love him. Your dog is having panic attacks - do you know what a panic attack feels like? How could you possibly leave the dog outside knowing it will have a panic attack? You are being incredibly cruel to that poor dog. What in the world would make you think the dog is going to jeopardize your families health??? Dogs need to be with people - not chained outside. If you don’t realize this…all the more reason for you to do the right thing and give the animal to someone who will take TIME. OMG I am stunned that you are this ignorant….
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As a dog owner I have read and watched many programs on dog training. I enjoyed reading Cesar’s second book, Be The Pack Leader, earlier this year. The only thing is that we don’t all have access to someone like Cesar. Fortunately, we do have an amazing facility north of Atlanta that can train ANY dog! For those of you who need to train your dog you might want to check out the Georgia Dog Gym. My husband and I have done both group and private lessons with our dog. Our experience there has been amazing! A benefit of using them is that they guarantee their work for the life of your pet! So anytime we want we can take our dog back for a refresher course if need be with no charge.
Check out their website… http://www.theatlantadogtrainer.com/
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Cesar is the man. Those of you whining about his methods need to untuck your sack.
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I have a Golden Retriever who is a very quick learner and responds very well to Cesar Millan’s techniques.
I also own and train horses. Cesar’s techniques for training dogs are very similar to the methods used by the “original” horse whisperers - Ray Hunt, Tom Dorrance and Buck Buchannan and emulated by noted trainers such as John Lyons, Clinton Anderson and Richard Shrake. With horses it’s called “non-resistance” training.
All these techniques rely on communicating with the animal as an animal would - not a human. That’s where 99% of dog owners jump the track in their training - they treat the dog as a human and use human methods that the dog does not understand.
As Cesar say, “I rehabilitate dogs, I train humans!”
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Cesar Millan is a joy to watch with dogs. Most of the problems that people have with dogs seem to stem from people trying to treat dogs as people. Cesar does the opposite, he understands dogs and takes the role of pack leader. To me the most impressive thing is that with his dogs, he can relax and ignore the dog, because he and the dog have come to an understanding. This may not sound like much, but when you see someone who constantly has to talk/yell at their dog in public you will understand the difference. Dogs can be a real joy when the pet can come to an understanding of what is acceptable to the owner. Many people do not realize that they encourage the bad behavior they see. Anyone with a dog would greatly benefit from seeing this man in action with his pack of dogs hanging on his every word, while he goes about his business seemingly ignoring the dogs. While some may not have the national geographic channel, if you have a netflix account you can check out his videos without buying them.
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I won’t pay anyone to help me train Beethoveen. He is a Yorkie and will be 6 molnths old Tuesday on my birthday. We spend time with him daily and we just teach him how we want him to be. He is a smart little dog and soon he will be just as obedient as Sam and Sophie. Sam is a 10 year old Schnauzer and Sophie is an 11 year old Bichon. We love spending time with all three dogs. We are very careful to treat them like dogs. My sister in law’s yorkie thinks he is a little boy and now he does not want his bowl on the floor. He wants someone to hold it while he eats. He wants to ride on the dashboard of the car which is very dangerous. We tend to be more stern with our dogs.
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cathy - please find someone who will allow your dog to live inside the home. dogs are pack animals and WILL NOT be happy living awway from their pack. nor will you ever have the happy, well-behaved, well-adjusted dog you desire if you continue to banish him to the yard. it would be in your best interest, and, more importantly, in your dog’s best interest to find him another home.
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If you want to know how to train an animal, watch it with its young. For instance, a nursing female, when tired of nursing, snaps at the puppy to communicate that feeding is over. Dogs communicate with touch and sound/tone variance in the voice. Milan is right on with how he motivates dogs. His tactics may be “antiques” but they are effective and healthy for the dog.
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Cesar, you can pay me to work with my dogs. I’ve got an English Bulldog, a Papillon, and have now introduced a Border Collie mix to the Odd Couple (75 lb bulldog, 6lb papillion). Having difficulties, but it would be a great show!
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Can I bring my dog?
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Most animal worshipers and AHA members don’t like Cesar because he will not treat a dog as if it were a human being. He says repeatedly on his TV show, IT IS A DOG, NOT HUMAN. I believe that is the key to his success. I wouldn’t expect people or organizations that feel animals are equal to people, to celebrate in his success one bit. Personally I have large hog dogs. I prefer a shocking collar.
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My daughter has 2 huge dogs (a 130 lb. Rottie and a 100 lb. Black Lab/Great Dane mix). They are 3 & 4 years old and until about 1 1/2 years ago got along fine. Now they can not be in the same room or even outside together -they will kill each other. Is there any way to ‘fix’ this? They are both loveable, sweet dogs separately and they don’t want to have to get rid of either.
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Anybody that could give me some advice on this one I would greatly appreciate it…I have a 11 month old English Bulldog male, and when we take walks, whenever a car or truck passes, he will try to chase it down. When the train behind our home passes and if we are near it, he will run after that too. (Of course he is on a leash) but never theless, it scares me so much. I always say, “No..No, we don’t run after cars!! Bad!! But truth be known, my last beloved pet was a chocloate lab and he squirmed out of his collar while I was walking him and ran straight into the street and was hit and killed right in front of me. It was the most horriable experience I have ever been through in my life and it affected me as if a child of mine had been killed. What can I do to make my Bulldog NOT want to run after cars. I keep him behind a gate or in the house 24/7 now. He lives indoors with me and we walk 2-3 times a day.ANybody who has good advice, I welcome it!
Thanks!!
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I love all the anti-Cesar people in this blog.
I bet you all like Dr. Spock’s books on child rearing as well! hahaha
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Ceasar uses “antique” methods because THEY WORK. Your updated junk is the reason people can’t stand your kids and/or your pets. They OWN YOU.
I’ve never understood the “change it even if it works” mentality.
My slogan: If it ain’t broke, don’t “fix” it.
By the way, I have a sheltie rescue dog, she was afraid of storms if they are really bad. Now, she isn’t afraid. I used Ceasar’s method of being with her in the storm, not reacting to it and she took her cues from me, her pack leader. Now when it storms she doesn’t even flinch. I didn’t use force, choke collar, leash or anything like that. I just stayed with her and when she’d react, I didn’t. She got the message very quickly. She’s smarter than the average AHA and PETA members.
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Ignorance is bliss…so they say. Robin, and Steve you must be mighty blissful. I’ll also bet money that you have unruly pets, because you obviously have no idea what good training for a dog is. The dog whisper tecniques are fabulous, nothing inhumane about it. Get a grip!
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I have a two year old Yorkie, and I cant get him potty trained, is it to late now that he is as old as he is?
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I have found Cesar’s methods extraordinarily successful. The key, I’ve found, is maintaining that calm, assertive demeanor and daily walks of at least 30 minutes as he recommends.
My dogs are wonderfully well behaved on and off leash. But, I always go through the door/gate first and they know their place during walkies is beside or behind me.
It’s just a matter of establishing yourself as alpha and that is done with projecting authority, calmness and patience (read no losing your cool and definitely no hitting!). Pack leaders know they are pack leaders and the rest of the pack sense and respect that.
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I have to say that Cesar’s methods are excellent. We own a male american bulldog, 2 female old english bulldogs. If any of you naysayers out there really knew anything about dogs, you would not publish some of the most irresponsiblie comments that I have seen here. We have always been “pack leader” with our dogs even before we started watching Cesar. I suggest that all of you negative people get some of these dogs that really need to be shown dominance and you will see what I mean. Rotties, shepherds, pits and bull dogs are not bad dogs but you need to have dominance over them or you will end up in the hospital. Just take a look at your local news regarding people not being responsible and really not being dominant to see what I mean. From the smallest to the largest of dogs, humans should have dominance not the other way around.
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I have four dogs, all are rescue dogs that were adult when I adopted them. I watch The Dog Whisper regularly, and his methods have been very helpful with all of the dogs. He says that excercise, discipline and affection are the key factors, in addtion to establishing yourself as the pack leader. I believe that most people who have problems with their dogs are missing one of these factors, many dogs are unruly because of lack of exercise. If you are lazy and do not want to walk your dog daily, then get a cat or a fish. Dogs need that and I find that the interaction on the walks help my relationship with my dogs, and walking them together helps them to get along and see themselves as a member of my pack. I walk all of my dogs twice a day and get up at 5:00am to take them on the first walk. They are well behaved and I rarely have problems with them.
Cathy, one of my dogs is afraid of storms too. She has actually torn the trim from interior doors trying to find a safe place. I did not punish her, but I try to keep her close to me if there is a storm, pet her and at the same time act like the storm is no big deal. She still shakes and is upset, but she no longer tears things up. Your dog should be inside and with you during a storm. If you cannot do that, you need to seriously look for another home for the dog. Imagine being scared out of your mind about something and being left alone to deal with it. I do not think you are a terrible person, you just do not understand your dog.
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ZA, if you were a responsible pet owner, you would realize that Cesar Milan is not the end all and be all…he’s a hollywood guy making lots of money off his tactics. Look at people like Ian Dunbar who have been training dogs for 25 years…..now, that’s what I call an expert…not someone who says you should use a choke chain and rangle your dog to the floor to show him/her who is boss. You cn be the leader of the pack without being like that. Why do people just follow blindly anyone who shows up on tv and the hollyweird scene as an expert….get a brain, wake up, use it!
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Crate train it….go google the Housebreaking Bible…it will give you all the answers you need.
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Thank you, Q!! I went through the first half of these comments and kept wanting to yell, “How many times does Cesar have to SAY on his show, ‘I am NOT a dog trainer; I rehabilitate dogs…’?!” By the way, I never yell at my dog, I never, ever hit him, I never choke him, hang him up, or punish him harshly in any other way. That’s because I actually watch, listen and thoughtfully consider the information and techniques Cesar teaches. They work wonders. And yes, all of this is an art, all of us are called upon to be artists, and he truly is the master. But Milo was such a completely out-of-control pit bull when I adopted him, he was days away from being put down. Cesar, through me, saved his life. In addition to his rehabilitation process, Milo has has now passed his basic obedience exam, and we’re on to bigger and better things. With all of Cesar’s techniques, Milo is now a happy, affectionate, loving sweet dog who smiles all the time. Ready to play in a heart beat, he is wonderful with children and other dogs. OK, OK, so we still need to work on the skateboard thing; But he’s come a long way, baby. Milo says thank you, Cesar.
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[…] Tsst! The Dog Whisperer is coming!Perhaps that’s why Cesar Millan (aka, The Dog Whisperer) can charge a premium to meet and greet fans when he returns to metro Atlanta on December 6. America’s most popular Pack Leader, the … […]
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Since you think that ZA is so sassy, try this. For all of you who are not responsible for your pets, I am on the side with the little people. I think all of you (any of you for that matter) should have a license to own certain types of dogs because you can’t seem to understand the necessity of being responsible. For those of you who think that Cesar is SO inhumane, I want to know if you have ever tried any of his methods. Better yet, have you tried any method. Don’t get smart with me. It seems to me that you are minority on this page since your (and others)negative comments are less than the positive. People like you always have something negative to say about something or someone who has the better good in mind for themselves and other people. Get your head out of your butt and do something positive when it comes to dogs. We did. And just to give you an example, here’s what we did. Two dogs were stray in our neighborhood, one a mix and the other a full blood pit. We were able to catch the mix with no problem, but the pit was very elusive. We knew if the humane society retrieved the pit he would be put down. After 7 full days we were able to befriend the pit and he had started to guard our yard. We took a picture of him and put it on the internet, “free to good home”. As it turns out, someone answered the ad. And as he promised, he would return the dog if he did not meet his two main requirements. The dog is now in a loving home with people who care for him and he is a big ham to boot. You see smarty pants not all dogs are mean, vicious, etc. And not all dogs need the same type of training. But I do know this, I am a responsible dog owner, WHAT ABOUT YOU????
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Just because someone doesn’t support Cesar’s way doesn’t make them an irresponsible pet owner….boy oh boy…why are all the Cesar fans so testy? Chain around your necks a bit too tight? To say that just because a person prefers a different style of dog training over his does not make the irresponsible….good lord……take a chill pill!
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No. I am serious. Really, it doesn’t matter which style you use. Just use something. And by all means, don’t bash one over another because you don’t like them personally or professionally. Everyone has the right to be good at something. If you don’t agree, then say that and go on. It just irritates me to no end to find that there are still some people in this world who bash other people. As for being responsible, I would hope that the people who read this forum really take to heart that there are people who are really irresponsible. Do what you can to encourage your neighbors, friends, family, etc. to be responsible pet owners. People and dogs are being hurt because of irresponsibility. I am sure any dog trainer in the US would agree, that responsibility on any level is key to being a great dog owner.
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Kelly, either you or your husband should put a pinch collar on your dog and stand at the curb with a loose leash. The second he makes eye contact with a car give him three sharp corrections while saying bah. They have to be sharp enough to stop the behavior. Then go back to the same spot and do it again until he won’t eve n look at cars. It sounds cruel but its nowher near as cruel as getting run over. You have to get his attention and for a bully that may take some doing.
I have presa canario’s and if some of you treated them like you do your dogs you would be bit, bad. They don’t gt a treat without working first. We walk twice daily and train (getting ready for SCH BH in december) on the weekends. They love to be worked and knowing where they stand in the pack.
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Cesar is amazing.
People saying he’s cruel to dogs is absurd. Dogs are not babies and he dares to say they shouldn’t be treated as such.
His teachings have been very successful with the dogs in my life.
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I’m not a fan of Cesar. I like Mark Evans from Barking Mad.
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If your dog trainer doesn’t like the way Cesar “trains” dogs, he isn’t listening. Milan doesn’t train dogs to sit and roll over and shake hands. He trains them to pay attention to their owners. And he trains the owners to respect their animals as animals, not four-footed people.
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[…] Take a look a the previous Pet Dish entry on Mr. Millan’s visit. […]
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Effeminate dog trainers are as convincing as Sigfried and Roy in a butch contest.
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Kelly..We have a 5 month old Olde English Bulldog -55 pounds-(1/3 Bull Mastiff, 1/3 Pit Bull, 1/3 Old English Bulldog) and a 4-1/2 month Old English Bulldog -25 pounds. At times, they can go from “playing nice” together to being aggressive. You would be amazed at how quickly bad behavior stops when they receive a quick squirt of water (in the face) from a spray bottle. Spray nozzle set on “stream” - not “mist”. We have been using the “liquid spanking” for about 3 weeks now. When quirted, they are immediately distracted and walk away from each other. A lot of times, we don’t even have to squirt them…If they are misbehaving and see us reach for the spray bottle, they will stop. Try taking a squirt bottle with you the next time you take your dog on a walk….Each time he acts as if he’s going to chase a car, give him a squirt!
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I watch Cesar’s show whenever I can catch it. I find it brialliant.. you are talking about a man that can take a PACK (and a very big one at that) of large breed (labled agressive) canines and have them run in a pack and there is never a fight. You are NUTS if you don’t think this man is very well educated and exhaustively studied on his subject. He takes what so many of you all (all the critics)consider to be “throw away/disposable” animals and teaches the owner how to handle him/her. They aren’t people folks! Sorry you think the training is ‘cruel”. It’s natural pack bahavior! He’s training you, not the dog! You are living in your DOG’S world.. no matter how you think of yourself, master! It’s an animal and THANK GOD there are people like this man that can help us better understand how to become better handlers.
Good luck to Cesar! I hope he makes a mint! He deserves it!
God Bless!
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PresaGuy and 2 Bull Dogs,
Thanks for both of your comments and advice. I will try both of your methods. Mason (my bully) can be very stubborn sometimes as Bulldogs are known to be. Even though he will be a year old in Oct, it amazes me how much puppy behavior he still displays sometimes. My lab (Bear) that was killed was so oblivious to traffic and cars and the dangers of it all. We lived on a road that had no traffic at all. So when he ran away from me, onto a busy street, he had no idea what was coming. I really want to teach Mason that cars are dangerous and to stay out of the road and away from anything that could hurt him. Just in case for some reason he should ever get away from me, (which he won’t) Thanks and I will try it out.
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The Anti-Millan posters are a group of professional trainers who go on every forum to purposefully disparage Cesar Millan because of their jealousy of his success.
It’s always the same comments, the same Ian Dunbar is so wonderful, PR+ is the only method to train dogs, etc, etc, Cesar uses Alpha rolling, choking, flooding!!! type comments.
If Ian Dunbar is so great, why doesn’t he or his supporters push for him to get his own show on another tv network and blow Cesar out of the water?
I say put up or shut up!!
I’ll stick with Cesar’s methods as they are simple, understandable, and I’ve had great success with them. Cesar also uses positive reinforcement much of the time anyway!!!
These Anti-Cesar Millanites would have you think that Cesar starts every show with an Alpha Roll and choking the dog until it can’t breathe. They look foolish because obviously they are not really watching the show!!!!
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we have a 9 year old boxer pit mix that is ver nerves. we just bought a potbelly pig 7 week ago and Zoe our dog plays with Daisey on her terms but when Daisey goes nere her she growls and some time trys to nip her. will Zoe ever get use to her???? Please help. any info would be great thanks Helen
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There are many things you could try.
When Zoe plays nice with Daisey try treat rewards and Praise to Zoe.
If you catch Zoe Growling and nipping at her, you could use the Cesar Millan bite distraction and a noise to let her know that her behavior is unacceptable.
Beware that timing for both methods is extremely important. The Dog needs to be able to associate the reward or consequence with her interaction of Zoe the pig in order for these methods to work.
If the situation is to the point that the Dog wants to kill the pig, it would be best to seek professional help in your area.
It’s difficult to give advice on an internet forum without witnessing what is actually going on not being there.
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Caesar is NOT just an obedience trainer! He is an animal behaviorist! That is the difference! I AM a professional as well and I have used many of his practices! I will be ON stage at the show!
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I HAVE A PET POT BELLY PIGGY. SHE IS WONDERFUL AND IS AN INDOOR PIG. SHE IS 3 AND A HALF MONTS OLD AND LATELEY WHEN EVER SHE PUTS HER FEET IN WATER SHE PEES ALL OVER. SHE NOW HAS A VER SMALL WATER BOWL BUT STILL MANAGES TO GET ONE FOOT IN AND PEES. SHE IS HOUSE BROKEN AND DOES LET US KNOW WHEN SHE NEEDS TO GO OUT. I DON’T KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY TRICKS THEY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THANKS HELEN
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