Cesar, we truly love your programs, your teaching, and especially your relationship with dogs. "We" would love having a space large enough to have a 'pack' of rescued dogs.
Our question is: Why are your 'older' programs being 'rerun' instead of the more recent ones that some of us 'missed' and would love to see?

I'm looking forward to the online Q & A with Cesar!

I guess 9:00 PM ET, will mean 6:00 PM for those of us here on the West Coast of the USA?

Cesar's show is on at 5:00 PM where I live, and then repeats at 8:00 PM.

Deb

I just noticed that they are no longer listed on his website, www.cesarmillaninc.com, under products.

We are ardent fans of DW. We have both learned so much since we started watching. Using DW's techniques we have helped eliminate whining behavior. We have also begun to integrate our once "only dog/child" into a play group. She is responding in a positive way.
Thanks DW for the help! Rock on!!

What does the Illusion collar do?

Susan,

I use the V halter for my dog. He's a chihuahua, so I have the trachea collapsing concerns, he responds pefectly to the quick tug and "shh" when we're walking.

I've never used a choke collar, so I have no expereince, but I do know there are people discussing this on one of the blogs here. Sorry, can't remember which one.

Cesar can't answer questions on the blog, as stated
under the guidelines.

Edward, I think they rerun the old programs because
they were only 30 minutes, and they rerun them in the
morning from 10-10:30 and from 10:30 - 11. I s'pose
they could run a one-hour one. It's great to see the
old reruns again, though! It's like a refresher or a
review of the lessons for us "students" of DW!

Amanda, Cesar's wife, Illusion is on the show frequently
along with his two young sons. But you are right, he sure
is handsome! Lucky Illusion!

Susan Eiswerth, I use choke collars on my two mixed
breed large dogs. If you use a choke, you have to put
it directly under their ears, "like a show dog" as Cesar
frequently demonstrates. If it slips down, you need to
stop and fix the collar. Kinda a pain, but with two huge
dogs it is the only thing that works for me. And Labs
can have trachea problems, so I have to be really careful
not to let the collar go down too far on their necks.

Looking forward to the chat on Friday nite!!!

I'm a new cesar an and love his view. I'm trying to walk my pup the right way and i'm concerned when I pull his leash. I don't lift him off the ground but he seems to pull on the leash constantly, should I be concerned? He's almost three months old. I have good days, though, where he does keep his pace with me.

Thanks Guys.

AshGotti,
Take it from me, start now or, if he's a big breed.
you will have a very strong dog on your hands, pulling
you when he grows up. I trained one of my dogs, but
did not spend a lot of time training the second dog
because he was so sweet when he was small. As soon
as he reached adulthood, he started pulling me down
on the ground. I've had broken bones and lots of
cuts & bruises. I'm re-training him now. You have
the greatest opportunity with a young pup to teach
him the right way, so don't let him pull is my advice.

Hi Cesar, I haven't been a dog fan since I was a kid. I got hooked on your show because it makes so much sense, and I've gotten my mom hooked on it.

Last year my stepdad was dying and my mom was in bad shape, a rough time for all. Her 2 year old toy poodle Rusty surprised me by attaching to me whole-heartedly. Even more, he would come and get my attention by "talking" to me or pulling on my pants when my mom needed help. On two occasions, he did this when I was working at the computer. When I followed him I found my mom crying alone in the back of the house. After my stepdad died, my mom improved slowly, but was still very weak. I told her not to close her bathroom door, that I would move away to give her privacy, but I needed the door open in case she fell or had trouble. Rusty took that order to heart, and if she closed a bathroom door between her and him, he would to me and issue a series of soft barks and yaps. He was "ratting" her out! He would also come and get me (and later my brother when he moved in with Mom) when she fell or had hurt herself. At first Mom lived with me and my husband, and them moved into her own home with one of my brothers. They live 5 minutes from us. He's now adopted my brother as his third human.

Needless to say, Rusty's become special to all of us, and we think he's pretty unusual. I've been gently but firmly working on some of his behaviors by trying to become his packleader :). It's working (I tackle one thing at a time). And I'm beginning to think that I'd like a dog myself.

What I'm not sure how to handle is that he pees when he sees me. He's obviously overly-excited to see me (every day and sometimes twice a day) but it would be nice to work on this. Or is this simply a normal dog response from a little guy who is ecstatic to see his "second human"? I have started stopping at the door and calming him down, but all that's gotten me so far is one larger puddle instead of many small squirts.

Thanks so much everyone for your kind remarks helping with the choke chain vs. other collar solutions. Like all of you -- I am so "in the zone" of DW! I put my name on the list anticipating the new Illusion collars, so that should also help. In the meantime, I look forward to all the Cesar episodes to come!!

Calmly and Assertively yours,
Susan from Cincinnati, and Boo ( 2 year old Chocolate Lab)

Arrf!!

Last Thursday my beloved mini schnauzer died suddenly and without warning of HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy) I was literally brought to my knees by intense grief. I'm taking it one day at a time. This is my question: what do you say to the person who says, "that's why I could never own a dog--I wouldn't be able to handle it if it died." How would you respond to that?

This is for Lyn: The Illusion Collar will help keep the head up when you are walking your dog. When the dogs head is up you enjoy the walk better because they aren't pulling trying to smell everything.

Katie: I'm really sorry to hear about your loss. I had to have our dog put to sleep last year. Day by day is the only way that you can go on. You will have good days and you will have bad days. Just treasure the good times that spent with your dog. Looseing a pet to some of us is like some one looseing a child. Tell them thank you for their sympathy and that you wouldn't have it any other way. If you are thinking about getting another dog,just remember, you won't be getting it to repalce the one that you just loss. You will be getting it to fill the void. Again I'm really sorry to hear about you loss.

Jerry & DoggoneGa, you are both right, the human also
pulls. One of my dogs strains at the end of the leash
for the first 30 minutes of our walk each time. The
other dog's leash is always slack. I found that the
only thing that keeps him from straining is to
keep adjusting the choke chain so it's in "show dog"
style, right under his ears, and then he will walk right
beside me without straining. At that point, my arms
and shoulders are down, and I'm relaxed and not pulling
back. After about 10 minutes, both dogs are walking
with slack leashes. I also use the choke collars
because both of my dogs have large necks and small
heads, and they have figured out how to "back out of"
their buckle collars. Twice, at the beach last year,
they both backed out of their buckle collars, simultaneously, and left me standing there with leashes
and empty collars while they ran away. Never again. Now
I use the choke chain above the regular collars to prevent
them from backing out. By the way, my Lab/Shepherd STILL
tries to do it, and succeeded once when I wasn't paying
attention!

Katie,
First let me say you have my deepest sympathy...so sorry for your loss.
What to say to the person who says, “that’s why I could never own a dog–I wouldn’t be able to handle it if it died.”
"Good for you, but that's not good for me!"
And then hold your head high and do what you feel is right for you!

Dear Amanda,
Ceasar is happilly married to a beautiful woman name Illusion. I think she prefers to be in the background, while he is the more outspoken one of the couple. I am hoping to buy his book that just came out yesterday to find out more about him.

I find Ceasar so fascinating! He just loves dogs so much. I would give anyting to be married to a man with 50+ dogs. What a dream come true for someone like me. Luckily Illusion can have that for all us dreamers.
Tks, Barbara

I just ordered the book online! I should have it in a
couple days. My co-worker got it already, and she said
it's great. I also pre-ordered season 1 of DW on DVD --
it doesn't come out til May 24th.

Hola Cesar!
When are you comming to Dallas? Saludos!!

Chantel,

Today Ernie and Buddy were playing(finally) and then Buddy growled at Erine. Then Erine kind of bent over (like he was bowing to Buddy) and his tale went down. Now they avoid each other.

P.S thanks for the first tip.

*Anna*

My mom's dog (jack russell 4 1/2 yrs) has been growling at me and he hides whenever I come over to visit (usually once a week). He just one day started to do this. I have never hit him or yelled at him. I am the only one he does this to. I am actually afraid that he will bite me! Could it be that he is jealous that i give attention to his 12 yr old beagle brother? I have always given the jack russell attention too. at first I resented him because of having to put down the beagle's 1st brother, BUT that never stoppped me from caring tremendously for him.

I just Got Cesar`s new book and It rocks! I think you should get it if yoo are a dog newcomer.

~*Anna*~

Cats and Dogs have differently body language.

When a cats tail is up and wagging it's happy, when it's tail is down it's mad or in a dominant state. Those are OPPOSITE of dog signals. That's why sometimes cats and dogs fight,because they give each other mixed signals.

But I would disagree that dogs and cats can't get along. I got a dog about 14 years ago, he was a puppy, and we had a cat and the cat was the boss of him. She would put him in his place. Then we also got another dog and again the cat put the dog in it's place. They got along great with each other, cleaning each other at night and my big shepard mix would open his mouth and she (the cat) would put her whole head inside his mouth. They were a great couple and my dog was very upset when he found the cat dead one day. Now my shep/mix is gone too and they are both buried next to each other, but my point is dog and cat can live with each other. My cat also taught my dog some bad habits like walking in and out of the vertical blinds, etc.

I guess now looking back on it, my cat was the leader over the two dogs, and the dogs accepted their status with her. That's really all you have to worry about, is that the cat is the leader over the dogs and the dog accepts it. It also helped that both my dogs were pups when they were introduced to the cat, so the cat was like a mother to them.

Doggone/GA: Will you please explain that technique a little more? (the one about teaching a dog not to pull on the leash)? My blue heeler (stubbornest dog I ever saw in my life!) PULLS and pulls and pulls. Occasionally he'll walk at my side like a "good dog" but not all the time.

I've purchased a different device that seems to be working. It isn't worn around the neck but is a complicated strap that goes around his body, under his front legs, then up over his head. It puts pressure on his front legs and shoulders area, which seems to be working better than the chain or collar. But i'm afraid he will get accustomed to that device also and start pulling again.

thanks for your help. You seemed to explain it very well but I don't quite get it. I got confused when you said to let go of the loop and turn around. Does that mean give the dog 1/4 to 1/3 of the leash and turn around when he is pulling?

"Doggone/GA: Will you please explain that technique a little more?"

Sure...but first, if you get William Koehler's "The Koehler Method of Dog Training"...he has a very good explanation of how and why it works. It's actually HIS technique!

Here's what you do:

Put your thumb through the loop at the end of the leash and wrap your first 2 fingers around it so it can't slide off

Pick up another loop in your last 2 fingers and start walking

The INSTANT your dog starts pulling, open your last 2 fingers and drop that 2nd loop and quickly turn and go fast in the opposite direction.

That puts slack in the line, so your dog isn't queued in to your change of direction, and it will give him a pretty good jolt when the leash tightens.

Just keep walking, and as the leash loosens, pick up that slack loop again and get prepared to do it again.

Don't say ANYTHING - the idea is to change directions without giving the dog any kind of clue, so that he learns the only way to tell when you are going to change direction is to watch you...which he can't do from out in front.

If you need practice, you can get a friend to play the dog for a few minutes until you are comfortable with simultaneously dropping the slack and changing direction.

Hope that helps!

Cesar - I have two 5 month Goldens' who are the joy of our lives, EXCEPT, they constantly are jumping on us, guests or anyone that is close by. We have tried ignoring them when we come in, telling our guests to ignore them. They get to competing so much with each other as to who gets the human first they don't even hear us. Then they take off and use our kitchen as a race track. Chairs are flying, doors are swinging and tempers are mounting. I am afraid they are going to hurt themselves. I know they have a lot of pent up energy and walking at night is not always an option (safety concerns). They are crated during the day. Any suggestions as to the jumping and rude behavior with guests? Also, do you have trainers in different areas of the country? I would like my boys to have obedience training soon. Thank you.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to train a chihuahua to COME to me? Everytime I get ready to go somewhere, or want to take her to bed, she runs and darts away or hides under furniture. (and I was waiting with her treat) I've tried pretending like I'm leaving without her (she's not fooled) or going to bed without her (she waits until I get in bed and then comes around and barks to be let up on bed--which I ignore for about 10 minutes--but it teaches her nothing. Sometimes when it is time to go somewhere she will dash past me and run outside and make me chase her (if I don't chase her, she just wanders off and could care less if I leave her..which I don't). After this behavior I tell her she was bad and ignore her. This has no effect either. This is a game for her and I don't want to play it. Any ideas?

I have a mini schnauzer, very nice guy, but it has one problem that really is causing us much trouble: he does not want to be left alone. Since we have it, he got used to be with us all the time because we had a store and he spend all the time with us. Since we retired, we can't go anywhere because one time we left him home to go shopping and when we came back the neighbors complained the dog was barking and howling. We found he scratched the front door so bad we had to repaint the door.
We are afraid of leaving the house with the dog alone because of the neighbor's complains.
Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Val,
Sorry to hear your dog was attacked.
Anyway remember, DOGS LIVE IN THE MOMENT. Your dog won't be thinking about if he's gonna get attacked again on the walk. So just as long as you are in the right state of mind and move on, everything will be alright. As hard as it may seem, act like it never happened.

i have a 5 yr old lhasa, an intact male, that is very opinionated & stubborn, though also very sweet & affectionate, funny & smart. he was removed from his mother & littermates at 5 weeks so i think he missed out on some socializing & training. he is very possessive of his toys & treats & sounds like a lion when you act like you're going to take something away from him. he doesn't do this w/ his food dish, only treats or toys. and he will also grab anything close by when someone comes home & strut around growling as if to challenge them to try to take it away. i had read "No Bad Dogs" by barbara woodhouse when i got him & i worked on being the assertive pack leader because i knew that lhasas can be very independant, but i haven't been able to get anywhere w/ this aggressive trait. he will also chase & bite anyone walking away from him. and forget cutting his nails; i've been bloody from trying that. any ideas? thanks & i love cesar's work w/ dogs. he is the best.

HI HAVE 2 8 MONTH OLD CHIHUAHUA'S. BOTH ARE PAD TRAINED, BUT MALE WILL GO ANYWHERE ELSE THERE IS A RUG OR CARPET AND KNOWS HE'S IN THE WRONG. THE FEMALE EATS FECES. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECISTED

How can i control my Golden Retriever and Coonhound while I am driving I cannot control them and drive at the same time. Any comments would be appreciated

Monica, you should crate your dogs when your driving. Your scenario is dangerous and could lead to an accident.

OMG Monica, Are you ME?? I have a Yellow Lab/Shepherd
and a Coonhound/Black Lab (or maybe he's just a black
& tan coonhound w/spots lol) and they are always WAY
too excited in the car. I got a new car last summer,
an SUV, figuring it would be bigger. My two cars before
that were identical model station wagons, and I had a
factory-installed barrier in back.
The SUV doesn't come with
a barrier because you can flip the seats into so many
different combos. Anticipating our lengthy rides to
the seashore coming up soon (can't wait!!) I can't go
through another spring & summer of their antics. Last
night, I bought a "net" barrier -- you just hang it with
velcro, and I bought those vents you put in the windows
so they can't stick their heads through. When I had the
factory barrier, it was great because I separated the
dogs and one was in the "way back" of the station wagon,
and the other was in the passenger compartment, and
everything was "OK". In the SUV, they have made claw
marks in the leather on the doors and they just jump
over the seats repeatedly, especially if there's something
scary like a big truck or a thunderstorm. I hope they
are not able to pull the net barrier down, but they
probably will. One thing I STOPPED doing was bringing
cookies and rewarding them for waiting in the car if/when
I have to make a stop (bathroom, errands, etc.) I had
used that as a "thank you for waiting" reward for years, but in the new car, because they are not
separated, they are too crazy for the dog biscuits, so I
stopped giving them about two weeks ago. They were
expecting it, instead of getting it as a reward. Not
good! If you can get a metal barrier for your car, it
helps, but these breeds are so high-energy a good walk
beforehand helps too. Once we're on the highway, they
fall asleep, but when we arrive at any destination, they
are crazed all over again. Don't know if this helps, but
it's sure nice to know there's another "me" out there LOL!

HOW DO YOU CORRECT A DOG THAT JUST GOES CRAZY WHENN YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE. SHE JUST SCREAMS,,,,NOT HOWTS, NOT BARKS BUT CRYS HERSELF HOARSE. THE KENNEL EVEN REFUSES TO BOARD HER ANYMORE? HELP

Just realized the live chat was yesterday & cant believe I missed it!!! Oh well, what can you do...I would still really appreciate any help
Thanks

I just rescued a lab mix that was 10 weeks, i live at college right now and whenever i bring him home to where there are already 2 dogs he jumps on them and bites there tails so they start growling at them which in turn makes him bark at them just causing a lot of annoying noise. I know i need to show them i am "pack leader" but how do i make them all do this at once?

Katie,

I am so sorry for your loss. It is so hard to lose a beloved pet - be it by disese or by another animal. I lost my baby boy by being attacked by another dog that had chewed through its leash.

Everyone's grieving time is different. Some people get another dog because the silence is deafening (and this is not a dog replacement) and some wait months or years to get another dog.

My brother's dog died from a medicine that was prescribed by his vet and he says be can't go through that again. But in time, he will find that he longs for the companionship of a dog - to go sailing with, walking with, just being with. Everyone is different in their makeup regarding death and pets and should be true to their hearts and follow their heads. If you replace your dog too soon, it may well be too soon. Give yourself time to grieve. Loosing a pet is just as tramadic as loosing a loved one. Let your heart heal.

I got Carnegie 6 months after Berkeley was killed. I know that Carnie isn't Berke, they have completely different personalities. The only things they have in common are they are black with a white blaze on their chest and they are both Cocker Spaniels.

Doggone/GA
Are you using this technique with a choke collar or a regular collar? I will have to try this with my ESS. Even with the choke collar that I use with her I have a hard problem keeping it up around her ears to keep her head up.

"Are you using this technique with a choke collar or a regular collar? I will have to try this with my ESS. Even with the choke collar that I use with her I have a hard problem keeping it up around her ears to keep her head up"

I always use a choke collar when training because should the dog choose to fight or panic they CANNOT get their head out of it as long as you keep it tight.

If you are having trouble keeping it up, try using a tighter collar, one that JUST goes over the dogs ears and head...instead of one with a lot of room in it, since the dog's head/ear area is larger then their neck it won't be too tight once it's on. That way it can't slip down too far. Also, try using a soft (not stiff) nylon collar instead of a chain. Those will get "hairy" and those little hairs on the collar help them grip the dog's hairs.

BTW, if you get the tighter collar you have to be very careful taking it off. It will go on pretty easily, but you will have to ease it off one ear at a time and it's VERY important that you not allow your dog to struggle and pull his head out, because that makes the dog uncomfortable and sets up bad associations with using the collar.

Work on your dog's ears by pulling them forward gently and flattening them down gently, so that when you have to do that for the collar he is already used to it.

Or, you can get one of Cesar's "Illusion" collar when they are available, which are designed to keep the "working" collar up close to the dog's ears.

"so the Illusion collar will be used in conjunction with say, a choke or other collar? Does anyone know? "

In one of the current season episodes, Cesar uses an Illusion collar and clearly states it's purpose is to hold the traingin collar up near the dog's ears. So, yes, it does work with a regular traing collar. It's really more of a "neck harness" than a true "collar"

Doggone, I've read your post about cutting nail. I have never had to do that. I took one of my dogs to the groomer for a nail trim, and she said they weren't long enough to be cut. She also commented: You must be walking her a lot.
Apparently if you walk your dog a lot, the nails rub on the ground, and it keeps them short.
Is that rue with all the dogs?

Hi, everyone, I am new here and liked your comments about dogs in general. It seems like good site to learn more about these cute creatures.
I got 14 month old miniature schnauser that is jus to die for. I can tell that he is smart, loving, playful and very enthusiastic about things. That is becoming a problem. He is a little too excited when I arrive at home and pees / dribbles uncontrolably when he tries to greet you. I feel sorry for the guy because I see how much he wants to greet me and I too want to pet him but don't want him to pee on me. So, I tell him no, tell him to go pee while pointing to his usual spot and try not looking at him so he sees that I am ignoring him. My wife says that I should have him fixed, that it will calm him down and may take care of this problem. I just don't know. Recently, once he feels that he can't hold his pee he would crouch down like he would anticipate my reaction and slowly crawl away while stil dribbling. Let me know what could I try. Thanks

Cesar, My husband and I are proud owners of eight (8) dogs and we love them more than anything in this world (1 Yellow Lab, 1 MinPin, 5 Yorkies & a Boston Terrier(our newest addition)). A couple of them are little honoree (sp?), however, the others put them in their place. I think we pretty much have them under control and by us watching your show, we have learned many tricks that have been helpful to us. My question to you ... is when will you be visiting the Land of Enchantment "New Mexico"?? I realize that you are the most wanted "Dog Whisperer" in the world, but it would be nice to have you here for a visit. Hope to see you soon in New Mexico!!!

I am married to a wonderful soldier, my husband rescued to dogs, are first dog is a chocolate lab she is well train i finally broke her out of bad habits. he rescued a 6 month old german shepard recently and i have to deal with him but he has bad habits , he tries to get on my lab and it scares me. i don't know how to train this dog. i need a advice from you. can you tell me how i can get my dogs to get along.

RED ZONE CASE ... Tried the calm and assertive-exercise, etc. Terrier mix (30 #) female attacks my little Yorkie-Poo 6-1/2# for no apparent reason. Had boot camp training for the 30# female terrier and even a pet communicator. Was doing well for quite some time (it was jealousy). Then an unprovoked attack (like a shark frenzy). Don't know why - took every ounce of energy to pull the 30# female terrier off of the Yorkie-Poo. Very concerned. They are kept separate during the day (own crates), but now I have to keep an eye on both while I'm home (looking for any possible sign of an attack.) She doesn't just snarl or snap - it just comes out of no where like a shark and does not let go until you pull her off and into her crate or get her into a submissive position. She is a rescue and leary of people with hats. Seems to do better with people than with other dogs. I have 2 other male dogs and no problems. It's just the two girls (terriers). She will have "issues" (not as severe) at the dog park if she feels threatened.

Help! I don't want my little one killed by her nor the other destroyed. She is very intelligent and active. All the dogs get a decent amount of exercise (probably not enough). But it's the sudded unexpected - no signs - attacks that scare the heck out of me.

Thanks!

Very good site. Thanks for author!

I like your site

Hi! Just want to say what a nice site. Bye, see you soon.

my question is to both cesar and national geographic. why are you allowing who ever is dubbing the background music and the supervisor of this person to dump the music in so loud that we can not here what cesar or the moderator are saying. only a few of the shows have been like that example (aug 3,2006 )was the last show that was like that. there was a couple of other shows but i did not mark the dates on them. i hope you look into this and correct this problem because these people are going to ruin a very good program if you don't.

Hello, I would like to become my 2 pomeranians' pack leader using Cesar's methods, but due to the brachycephalic syndrome in short-faced dogs, I don't dare put a training collar any where on their necks. One of them makes the honking sounds signalling breathing distress when exercising in hot weather. What other kind of technique or harness can I use to correct bad behaviors when we're out walking?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you, Donna Mae