Hi Cesar,

I love your show. When are you coming to south Florida?
I'm ordering your DVD. Can I ask your advise on something ...
My 6 month old MS which we are still potty trainig has developed a nasty habit he knows he can't potty in the house , but I've caught him eating his evidence. Yes eating his feces two times I've caught him. yuk.... What should I do. I've tried giving him a piece of pinneapple everyday which is suppose to make that least appealing to him. Not working well. He only eats it inside the house he doesn't have a chance outside because I pick it up right away. I hope you address this behavior in any up coming show or on your DVD.
I"m afarid this will harm him with time if I let it go to long. HELP!!!///

HI
I think that you are amazing. Such a gift you have.
I have a blended family. My female shepard who is 4, My spca hound who is 4 and My husbands 7 yr old female lab/chow mix. Since we have moved in together the lab and shepard have bloody battles every time they are near each other. I have consulted with other trainers and they say I must let them fight it out. Well I am afraid if I do that one will die. I keep them seperate, I just wish I could help them to get along. Any suggestions?
Fighting in Sacramento.

I do think people forget a dog's natural prey drive. For a bored dog, this can be disasterous.

Unfortunately, I had to witness a very sad situation with a dog having to be put down due to his owners refusal to provide exercise, boundries, and leadership. These folks believed a dog should be loved, spoiled, and overindulged to the point of such inbalance, that his only joy and challenge, was to break out of their fenced backyard and kill their neighbor's animals. They absolutely refused to listen to anyone about where their dog was headed. This dog was "loved" to death. Their other dog is being "loved" to death with food. Two years old, and already very obese.

When I brought Tia home from the shelter, she was introduced to the rest of the "pack" on my mini-farm, by staying behind me as I exchanged greetings with the ducks, chickens, and our bunny. I stayed in between her and the other animals at all times, until she got the message. I've never had a problem with her around other anumals because she knows it is not allowed.

Loving an animal is doing what's best for them, not what makes us feel "good" in our moment of self-indulgence.

Deb

Trish, I have the same problem, three dogs,two of them fight each time they get together. I have kept them separate since last May, it's working most of the time, but mistakes happens. We had a fight this morning,when Blacke charged and opened the gate. I was told that I should let them fight too, but it is too scary. They used to be best friends.
Cesar, please, can you make more shows on this subject? I loved the one with agressive Alice, I wish there were more, because it is such a dangerous and scary thing.

I would also love to know if Cesar will ever come to South Florida. I have an 8 year old mlae Boxer and I adopted a 3 legged lab/hound mix..her background is shady. The shelter said she was attacked by an alligator and all of her puppies were killed as well. The leg was cut off at the knee bone and the vet says it was something tramatic that happened. I tend to think she was used as a bait dog for pit bull fighting. She gets along well with the boxer and has been very good understanding her limitations and leadership roles. Our big problem is she doesn't like people of color, bikes and when we walk her she becomes extremely agressive when she sees another dog...one time she even turned back at me for holding her back although she did not touch me. I am very worried about this as I don't want her to hurt someone else's dog or for another dog to hurt her. My thoughts is that it is fear agresssion. Cesar, we are following your techniques and are grateful that she has come so far but this is worrisome and I am too nervous to introduce her to other dogs (and of course she senses this). I will continue to watch your show as it is something every dog owner should be required to watch!
Thanks for all you do!

I have a problem with my 10 month old Lab/Retriever{I was told recently that she has chow in her too,} whenever we go for walks. She does fine until she sees other dogs and cats and then she goes absolutely beserk. She starts biting on her leash and yelping like I just nearly beat her to death. I've been watching Ceasar's shows and trying to implement what he suggests. She's recently been through alot!! We adopted her from the pound so naturally they had her spayed. She became ill and we found out she had parvo so she's been recovering from that. She sits and stays when I command her to in the home, but outside?, forget it!!! I don't know what I'm doing wrong. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Thanks, T.Roberts

We kept a friend's 12 year-old mixed breed for a weekend and our sweet 8 month-old shih-tzu terrorized her the entire time. The older dog is 12 and didn't want to be bothered by an active puppy. We're crate training our dog and didn't want to use the crate for disciple but what should I do to help him adjust to being around other animals when they come over? I'm desperate!!Thanks so much--JM Jones P.S. He has been neutered for a month now.

I currently have two MinPins. A female which is 1-1/2 yrs old and a male who is 6 months old. Both are in Obedience classes. My problem is that my female gets very nippy at all the othere BIG dogs in class. She is fine with the smaller dogs but she will just go after the big ones.
I am working on correcting her behavior, but what I am doing doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions???
Thank you

Lorri,

When you are with the female at your training place with all the other dogs(On a leash) and she tries to nip at another dog say a "shoosh" sound and make a quick tug on the leash(the way Cesar does)Make sure she is not fixated on the other dog too. I think this will help.

~Chantel

I have a eight week old female boxer, she seems to be very prey driven. she came from a litter of sixteen . I have not had her week. I also have a 10 year old poodle mix the poodle attacks her when she has had enough, or chews our belonings the boxer does back down from her, for now , I have tryed separating them but the pup howls when crated, then gets agressive to poodle because she is not crated. The boxer corners the cat I,m afraid she will hurt her , if I crate I get complaints from the neighbor, so I have been leaving the two dogs together, the cat has a cat tree in which to climb , but also teases the dog into chasing her and she goes to a corner behind a door the the dog easily corners her.I have been stern and reinforcing her but she is only a pup, but very stubron, she seems to prefer my 13 year old son over me , she is dileberatly ignores me, once she settles down out of what I call the terible horrors which lasts about an hour of racing around to burnoff energy she is fine. the vet does not want me walking her until she gets her second shot, will she settle down as she gats older? The miniture poodle has her under control for now in fact the boxer seems scared of her , but as the boxer gets bigger this may change , the poodle is a spayed feamale , we had a 12 year old lab that had passed away the poodle was dominate over her two, it seems thst she is correcting the boxer for silly behavior that she finds unacceptable , in fact the boxer was chewing a visitors coat and the poodle scolded her for it , should I separate them? They seem to get along otherwise and look for one another and even want to sleep to gether

I just adopted a rescued, 2 l/2 year old Female Bichon Frise who had been abused by the owner's children. The children threw stones at her and hit her, causing her to become terrified of children. When a child comes into my presence when she is with me, her entire body trembles; and she growls and barks. Can anyone suggest anything that I may be able to do to try and bring this poor dog around? I know it is going to take time; but I need suggestions from knowledgeable canine fanciers.

My 2 yr old Black Std. Poodle, Baloo is very agressive when it comes to his two brothers Lewis & Blackie and one sister Violet, he attacks the door trying to get to them, his normal behaviour is timid and scared of other dogs outside of my household but he seems to hate these three in our home. He get along with his sister Bambi and with our collie Isabelle, but not them we keep them seperate. At my home we have three seperate fenced in areas to keep them apart. I have even emailed Oprah to see if she can get me some guidence.
Frustrated in Lakefield Ont. Canada

Cesar,
I just finished watching your show that focused on a rescued Jin-dee or Jin-do korean dog and that he would be fine outside but would'nt be submissive inside. You amazed both me and my sister with how you took care of the problem immediatly. Well, I have a black lab that's just under a year old. She is very, very strong & head strong. There are two other dogs at the house, one she does'nt mess with Bogart, & one she just wants to dominate almost to the point of tearing Vinny apart. I just moved in no more than 2 months ago and it's getting worse. She won't do anything when there by themselves but when you start paying attn. to Vinny or scold him she attacks him immediatly no matter if it's me saying anything or my roommates. Vinny is a little smaller & younger and loves to play with layla, but Layla still wants to dominate. Bogart is the oldest and largest of the dogs but is the most submissive, and I can't figure out why Layla attacks vinny and not Bo and how to keep here from attacking vinny so I don't have to move again. Please help, I'm starting to go insane because i don't know what to do

Cesar is the best! I have used the mind set he teaches to help manage my 90 pound rott-golden mix. It's amazing how well calm assertive and be the leader ideas work.
When Teddy is in the back yard, he catches quail. I didn't believe it was him until I saw him with a bloody wing in his mouth. I really don't like this behavior. I worry he will forget himself and chomp his toy fox terrier housemate. He's not aggressive about food (well, not to me anyway), toys, play, balls, bones or anything. The birds are wild and I can't figure out how to teach him not to hunt them.

Cesar's demonstrations are amazing. It's interesting that he does all this without treats or lavish praise, as my doggy school and other pros have recommended using treats for reward.

I am waiting for him to tell me how to remonstrate my female border collie-lab mix (fresh from a shelter) that is a doll inside the house. We call her the other cat b/c she cuddles and cleans the kids. She sits/stays/down, even learns new tricks from the children in a matter of minutes. She even has great table manners.

Outside she can be a terror - chasing after the children, biting their arms and pulling them down. She has even growled alongside my son when he was running down the drive. I would love for her to play nicely with other dogs and my children and leave my poor cat alone, but she seems to want to control anything smaller than herself.

We have tried yummy treats whenever the cat walks through the room, tried yanking the choke when she goes after the cat (she won't go after the cat unless he is running, like the children), but she is just fixated. I am afraid of what she will do if she ever catches the cat.

I think we got lucky with this shelter dog, and there's no way the kids will part with her now, but I cannot have a dog that bites kids, no matter if it's just a little firm. Any advice would be appreciated for this first time dog owner.

Cesar & Friends,
Your show "The Dog Whisperer" is by far the most educational dog show that has ever been produced! I have recorded every episode, and thanks to you, I was fully prepared before I rescued my 2 year old Jack Russell Terrier, named Max. This was a truly a blessing as his previous owners, though friends of ours, had made several mistakes. First off they didn’t know the breed until they had him and by nature he is a very hyper and dominant dog. They did take him to obedience classes, but never had “time” to enforce anything or exercise him. Consequently, they were going to take him to the Humane Society because he “took over the house, ran them out of their bed, and was just too wild.” I told them to bring him to me and I’d find him a good home. The first week was a challenge as he struggled to enforce his dominance, but thanks to Cesar, I knew what to expect, what to do and in the process, I fell in love with him. In the 3 months that I have had him, he now happily sleeps in his kennel beside my bed, gets along with my 2 inside cats, has remembered his obedient training, and is learning to jump through a hula-hoop! My husband is planning an agility course in our backyard for him, so soon we will be training that. Now, my friends want him back but I found him a good home – mine! 
There is one problem that I can’t seem to correct. The area that we live in is zoned for agriculture, therefore there is no leash law. Max is always on his leash when outside of our yard, however, there are about 10 dogs and about 15 chickens and roosters in our area that just run free. The chickens and roosters seem to love my front yard. This makes it very difficult to walk Max outside of my back yard. Following Cesar’s guidance from the show, I have been working with Max, but the problem is that the other dogs have claimed the road as theirs. They don’t want to move even for cars to pass. So when we walk they constantly charge us, some barking and snapping. We have tried talking to the owners of the other animals, but since they refuse to keep their animals penned up, the only option is teaching Max to leave them alone. How should I handle so many loose dogs at one time so that Max is completely secure and confident in me as his leader? As far as the chickens, Max just wants to chase them. How should I get him over this since, of course, they run away, which reinforces his behavior? I have tried using the “leave it” command, which does work any other time, but he goes ballistic wanting to chase the chickens and play with the dogs! If anyone has had a similar situation or advice, I’d love to hear it! Thanks!

Calmly and assertively awaiting Cesar’s next episode,
Susan

Editha
I fostered a dog with demodex mange from the humane society clinic, where i worked at the time, she was the for a year living in the clinic. my boss and the vet techs there had her on many different things at different times to try and clear this skin problem, but her skin was always flared up and pink. finally i was asked to take her home and care for her in a stress free environment. so, i took her home and started giving her garlic tabs for dogs as a daily suppliment on top of her cephalexin and it was a matter of 2 weeks and i brought her back to work with me and the vet techs and my boss could not beleive how quickly her demodex had cleared up, and her fur had started to grow back in the places where her skin was raw and pink, and her skin was a normal tone. please try this for your dog, they usually like the taste of garlic anyways, and i have no doubt that it will only help. you can get garlic tabs at any pet food store or health food store. i can only promise you that you will be amazed with your dogs change in skin conditions.

I have a been a dog training breeder and handler since I was 12 years old. I have worked with every kind of sporting dog and personally owned 8 english setters and 1 cocker. I now have a Chihuahua named Norman and everything I thought I knew about dogs has gone out the window. I need help!! he is GREAT with ME and only ME he bites he growls he barks and nothing nothing I have doen works!!!
I just moved to LA I forgot to mention Norman has a brother who is a Bobcat hybred whcih he actually does get along with we got them both a month apart when they were only 8 weeks old. i did that right but I need help finding resources in the valley, dog sitter and trainers so if anyone reads this and can point me in the right direction that would be greatly appreciated. Norman (chihuahau) and Monty ( the bobcat hybred) would make a great show series!!! I so admire what Cesar does and I just wish all my training worked a on the chihauhau I reaspect how Cesar can handle all breeds the same becuase I am at a loss i thought mu knowledge would crossover.. Silly me!

ABOUT TH DOG EATING FECES -- I HAD THIS PROBLEM WIV MY AB (AMERICAN BULLDOG) IT WAS DEW 2 WORMS - SO TRY GETTIN YOUR DOG SOME WORMING TABLETS AND THEN THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE SORTED

We just adopted 2 dalmation puppies. We are trying to get them to urinate/bowel movements in one loctation, instead of all over the yard. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks

Dear Dot,

The best thing that we have found about getting our dogs to potty in the same spot is: 1) Anytime they potty elsewhere take it to the spot where you want them to go and let them smell it and 2.) Carry them to the spot that you would like them to use insistint that you stay there until they finish. If too big to carry then leash them and promptly take them to their spot.

Good luck,
Susan

cesar
love your show ..but would like to know if you ever find homes for the dogs you have ?and if not why not ?
Michele

Hello. I recently found a 2 year old Sheppherd/Collie/Rott. mix and I am in desperate need of some help with his terrible habbit. He jumps 6 foot fences!! We have him as an inside dog, but we cannot even let him outside to go potty without a leash on or he just hops right over the fence and runs like the wind. When you attempt to get him back he acts like it is a game of chase. If you get near him he runs, if you drive the other way he runs after you until you look at him. All I know about him is that in his past home he was always chained up until he broke free and then would roam for 2 or 3 days at a time until he got hungry. Other than that he is a great dog, but this problem must be eliminated if I am going to keep him because I have 2 other dogs to attend to. Thanks a million!!!

yep my silly basset hound continuos barking yelping won"t stop it's not a good time to have a basset hound

This last Saturday my 6 pounder Fox Terrier, 11 years old, was viciously attack by the two females (one, Yorkie-Chi 11 pounds and the other a mut 28 pounds; 4 and 5 years old). It happened suddenly without warning. My poor guy is having a bad time at ER and looks horrible; probably will have a neurological problem in his rear leg. I can't figured out why it happened; they have been leaving just fine for years. Thanks God my husband could take away the Lab mix 60 pounds. Anybody has an explanation. We are afraid that it will happen again. Thanks!

hello!!
we had adopted a shitsu (houdi) not even a yr ago, and a few months back adopted another shitsu (ori). when i walked houdi when he was the only dog he never barked at dogs, and now that ori is there we noticed he does. plus, ever since we got ori houdie has been growling at me, and in fact yesterday he bit my arm. its like he has multiple personality or something! i can tell when he will growl just be looking at his eyes, he looks really upset and as soon as i tough him he growls. i dont get it! can you please help us by giving us any advise you have, or a reason why he would act this way? we figure he might be a little jelous of ori. we are very concerned. thank you so much for your time. i look forward to an email from you soon.

I have a 5 month old Golden Retriever. When I give him a bone he won't let you touch him until he is finished with it. If you, do he growls and nipped at me once. What can I do to stop this aggressive behavior?

Well, my old Minituare Fox Terrier Rocky passed away 2 weeks ago. His liver was damaged in the fight and the antibiotics and pain killers did more damage. It was painful his departure, indeed. We will never know what really happened but now I see my other dogs differently but I love them all.

How do German Shepherds act so far as personality? I need to know because I'm moving into a house pretty soon so I need your help.

I have a Boxer that was attacked by a pitbull through a fence.He was bit above the nose and under the jaw. it seems after that incident he is less energetic and confident.He even saw a dog and whimpered and try to run the other opposite direction.Is there anything I can do to get back his self-esteem? Courage?

I have an 8-month -old Shih Tzu that is a very picky eater; I feel that he is not eating enough and is loosing weight, I have tried chaging his dog food twice, and I'm only giving it to him dry; I need help badly on his eating. I just took him to the groomers on Saturday, June 17th and she cut him all the way down to his skin I kid you not I'm very upset by this and truly feel that she has traumatized my son, know it's really hard to get him to eat unless I'm sitting on the floor with him and coasting him to eat. I need some suggestions on what to do.

Thank you
A scared mom!

We have a boxer mix dog that snapped at a child tonight. He was lying on his side. The child came up to our dog from behind & reached accross him to pet his stomach. Our dog raised his head up & looked started, however, once he saw the child he layed his head back down on the floor. The little boy continued to pet him in the same way. Unexpectedly, our dog barked, growled horribly & snapped at him. He just barely nicked the child in his hairline. This could have been so much worse. I'm concerned that he will do this again and could really hurt a child or kill them. He has bitten me once while I was trying to break up a fight between he & my nephews alaskan malamute. He'a always been really freindly with kids & hasn't minded them at all, even if they played kind of rough with him. He's always been so gentle. He is dog aggressive & we can deal with that, however the fact that he may attack a child has us feeling like maybe we should move him to a home where there are no kids. Our boys are 11 & 14, so I'm not too worried about them. However, we have other kids here all the time. My vet told me after he bit me, that he will do it again. Should I be concerned that he may attack or bite a child that is visiting in our home? My plan at this point is to crate him anytime anyone visits. I just don't want to take any chances. He is a rescue dog, we've had him almost 2 years so all this has come as quite a shock to us. anyone know what we should expect in the future or have any suggestions? Would you give the dog up to a home that doesn't ever have kids around?
Thanks,
worried in Memphis, TN

Hmm I love the idea behind this website, very unique.

I have a 3 year old 3 lb yorkie that is very agressive. No one can get around me at home when I am in bed. I would like to know if any of your dvd's contain a segment on agressive behavior. I really love my lil dog but it is really getting out of hand. Love your show.