I have found that it is our mindset and emotional reactions that truely affect the speed and permanence of the changes in the behaviors. Over and over I have seen how the dogs are the perfect mirror of the truth of what is going on inside humans rather then the masks they present.(One can see this when the mask drops off when the person ends up understress or out of control with the unexpected situation).

I remember reading in his book, Cesar's Way, a brief comment about Cesar's martical art experience assisting with his work with dogs. So it caught my eyes when I saw in Cesar's "Packleader Video" a two second clip of Cesar walking up the sidewalk.

You can see him doing a hand movement right before knocking, that many would recognize as a "centering" action. This is done with an inhale/exhale where one makes a conscious commitment to let EVERYTHING go that is not of, or in, the exact present moment in the moment before he walks into the space to engage with the dogs and owner!

LOL, ~ I have started to do that, right before I open the door to the dogs after being gone, right before feeding them, right before talking them for a walk ... and am just SHOCKED at the difference it makes in my inner calmness ~ and theirs!

I have gotten some books and am taking classes to learn more about this projection of energy he keeps talking about. I am convinced it is THIS approach, that will make or beak long term change and my future successes working with more challenging the problem dogs no one else is immediately able to help here locally, based on the difference adding this approach has made already!

I have a question... How would we sign up for Cesar Millan to come to our house and help us work with our dogs? Can we do that? If so, how would we go about doing it? Does it cost anything? And if it does, how much? Email me back at MODERATOR'S NOTE: E-MAIL ADDRESS DELETED. PLEASE DO NOT POST PERSONAL INFO, INCLUDING E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO THE BLOG. THANKS! with your reply, please. Thanks so very much!

This is a bit off topic, but was the only means I could easily locate of possibly getting a note to Cesar.

I just got back from a walk with our three dogs, Pooh (90 lb lab mix), Bunny (60 lb Belgian Sheepdog 'Groenedael', and Boone, our 7 month old, 115 lb Rottweiler-Coon Hound mix). This is the third walk we've taken since watching 10 or so episodes of The Dog Whisperer.

I am overjoyed by the response of our dogs. Walking over 200 lbs of powerful dog has always been sad drudgery. The pulling, effort and danger of the walk just wasn't fun at all.

My wife and I followed the techniques you demonstrate on the show and almost instantaneously the dogs were transformed. I have been a sensitive and thoughtful dog owner my entire life, but clearly there is an enormously powerful perspective on dog psychology I never had.

Other small personality traits and annoyances have fallen away just as quickly. We resigned ourselves to accepting annoying behavior that we didn't feel could be changed.

Thank you for sharing this incredible gift with the world. You have made my life so much better, and that must be triply true of our dogs. I have never seen such contentment from them as they display after a disciplined walk.

If you are ever in the Washington DC area, you and your family would be welcome guests at our home. I would love to introduce you to the dogs you have rehabilitated through your show.

Very best wishes, respect and gratitude.

Steve Gaitten
Hamilton, VA

Like Steve Gaitten (#5), I wanted to use this forum to send a note to Cesar, since I have not found another avenue for this.

Dear Cesar,

Thank you for your wonderful show! I was recently introduced to it by my mother, who doesn't even own a dog, but who loves to watch your amazing work. I have started recording all the episodes (about 4 a day) so I can catch up on all your wisdom!

We are a family of five humans (Mom, Dad, and 3 kids, ages 11 to 16) and four calm, balanced, female dogs: Dudlie, our 12-year-old beagle; Roxie, our 5-year-old lab; Aurora, our 2-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel; and Jazzie, our 7-month-old Shih-tzu. Jazzie (well-named!) was our first extremely fiesty, determined, and dominant puppy, but she has found her place as a content follower in the pack and is such a sweetheart!

We have always been blessed with calm dogs and many people (including our vets) have commented on it. I thought we were just lucky, but my vet said it was largely a reflection of their owners. I was skeptical until I saw your show and realized just how much impact people have on their animals. I also realized we are responsible for their remaining minor misbehaviors that bug us! After watching your show, I feel encouraged (and empowered) to help our dogs reach their full potential to make all the humans and dogs in our home even happier!

Thanks for your wonderful show and much needed advice. I look forward to reading your book and seeing your DVD.

Keep up the good work!

Tricia Melton, Missouri

P.S. To Amy, #4: I'm not Cesar, but yes, dogs do play like that. They have a playful growl that is totally different than a painful yelp or a serious "leave me alone!" growl. Our Cavalier and Shih Tzu LOVE to play together that way. Our Cavalier will even dangle her ears in front of the Shih Tzu to get her to play! Over thanksgiving, a relative brought their Shih Tzu mix who played with them the same way. They were very content together in both rest and play. The Cavalier even sulked at times when she was left out of the play, so obviously she likes it!

I have 4 dogs

1. a 5 year old alfa female pit bull
2. a 3 year old female pit bull
3. a 1 year old female Bull Mastiff and
4. a 1.5 year old male Chihuahua

and until recently, I have had no big behavior problems with them. My two female Pit Bulls have gotten violent with each other three times. Both dogs have been badly hurt and it's killing me to see my babies getting hurt. I have managed to seperate them during their fighting bouts, but I know they are much stronger than I am and I'm shocked that I haven't gotten bitten. I don't want any of my dogs to have to leave my home, but I'm afraid they will "fight to the death" one day. The fur and blood has been flying. The wounds are almost overwhelming to me, but I am nursing them good. Can someone give me advise quickly? All four dogs sleep with me in my bed.

BJ: therein lies your problem. There was an episode of the Dog Whisperer, where there was a "beta" (the owners referred to her as the dominant and favored one) female Akita, another female and a male. First, I wouldn't let anyone sleep on the bed with you. Everyone is to sleep on the floor and be reminded that they are all equally #2. You cannot have an "alpha" or even a "beta" (which is actually what you seem to have) amongst your pack, as YOU and other humans are to be the only "alpha" and everyone else is non-alpha (not even "beta" or "omega" as these pack positions can lead to their own inherent problems). Your 3-yr old has come into the age where adolescents become adults and naturally challenge pack leaders for dominance. There are always signs, a subtle stare, an almost imperceptible growl, walking by with a puffed chest and attitude, etc. These are things that must be corrected from both dogs immediately. By touch and other methods of correction. Walk them together as a pack and reward the calmer of your dogs with affection and food or treats. When you walk them, use Cesar's method of requiring calm submission to you before beginning the walk, leading the walk from the beginning of the walk (especially out of the door) and directing their behavior into migration mode for at least the first 15 minutes. The second you see any signs of aggression or excitability from any member of your pack, you must correct it right away. A nice long walk before you leave them alone together and a nice long walk after you return should do the trick. You must stop referring to your 5-year old as "alpha" and believe yourself to be the alpha, and correct dominance or challenge behaviors out of her and your 3-yr old at the moment the happen, before they escalate. Since pit bulls are bred fighters (or as Cesar calls them, "gladiators") you'll want to get a handle on the situation at the very first signs of aggression, the stare, the chest puff, the growl, and back them both away from yourself and each other before it escalates to physical contact, by which time it's already too late in the minds of your fighters. You'll definitely want to talk to a professional and if necessary get professional help. Good luck!

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hi,
i am getting an Australian Shepperd, he already born feb 21 so in two months he will be at home.
i would like to start training him righ any advice will be appreciate.

thanks

Josie

I am a foster parent with a small unformalized group of people who pull dogs from a high kill shelter. We pull all types of dogs and do our best to make them adoptable as family pets. I myself already have three large breed dogs (one which everyone tells me is an aggressive breed) and have taken on a large breed (almost completely) blind dog and know have 3 other fosters. I am very dedicated to keeping up fostering and my pack has been pretty acceptable of all the fosters to this point but it seems like the dogs become less acceptant each time we bring a new one home. We have been trying to use Cesars techniques of introducing dogs but I am worried my dogs will begin to become aggressive and they are so big, they could really hurt another dog. I need to make sure I am providing a stable, happy environment for my own pets but I really need to keep fostering so these precious babies are not destroyed. In addition, the dogs seem to be picking on the blind dog a little more, Even some of the fosters have gone after her aggressively. I have spoke to several professionals and they say it is the nature of the pack, that she is considered weak to them - I cannot believe this is not a behavior that can be corrected.

In addition, our group, which is led by two very special ladies, have adopted/rescued dogs from the shelter that are nice dogs but very aggressive to other dogs making them very hard to adopt out. We need to know if there is a way to reverse this behavior so these dogs can be adopted out alot easier.

Most of us have full-time jobs and would feel so much better knowing when we leave our homes - there will be a stable environment our packs whether we are home or at work.

Any help or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. We are doing our best to save as many dogs as possible and we believe with some good advice we may be able to help rehabilitate some of our more troubled dogs and place them in good homes quicker.

My dog has been acting up. He has started to howle when the phone rings, wants to be outside more than before, he also dosen't want to walk on our hard floors, and he's afraid to eat his food by the pantry where he has been eating it for the last 6 or 7 years. Please help, I'm very worried about him.

Dear Cesar, my family has a love of the chihuahua breed ever since I adopted, my first chihuahua, Macho Man. My mom, having been a fellow animal lover all her life, fell in love with him. So, for christmas, I got her her own Chi which she named June Bug.
Well, my mom was in love. June was her baby. . . unfortunatley for only one year. June was killed in a horrible accident. My mom blames herself. Well, I promised my mom a new puppy when she was ready.
My sister and I had gotten Chi's from the same breeder and they were great social dogs. So, we called the breeder and got my mom a puppy from that kennel. . . a really nice place.
To make a long story short, I apparently picked the most horrid dog in the world for my poor heart broken momma. Although Sugar Bee was a beautiful dog, and my and my sisters relative, she grew up to be a horribly fearful dog. She is afraid of everything and everyone, but other dogs. She is even afraid of my mother, which breaks her heart.
We are an animal loving family and would not feel our life was fullfilled w/o a pet. In fact, I feel that any animal we adopt or buy has "sort of" won the animal lottery. Our pets are a part of our family.
We kept hoping that June would grow our of it, but she has not. She reminds me of a hemalayin cat that I had as a child, it wanted to be fed, given water, and have it's litter box changed. .. and that was it. It didn't like to be held or petted. It didn't like human affection at all. I knew that it was just part of her nature, being a cat and all. . . even though ever stray that I had ever adopted we sweet as sugar. We kept hoping that she would grow out of it. I told my mom to give her treats eveytime she got home (hoping Sugar wouln't hide in fear. .. like she usually does from my mother . . . WHO SHE SLEEPS IN THE SAME BED WITH EVERY NIGHT), but she never did. My mother even turned to human food; cheese, chicken, etc... but Nada! She took the food but wanted nothing more than that. So, what do you do w/ a dog, that wasn't abused. .. because we got her at 9 wks. . when she is even scared of her own owner???? Plus, everything else. . . but other dogs of course???? If anyone knows where to stear me for directions please do so. I haven't been able to find much info. Obviously, most dogs aren't afraid of their owners and completely non-aggressive! Help!

Does anybody know the name of the collar ceasar used on Rocco and Vito (the un-nuetered boxer and english bulldog)? It was double collar that stayed high on the neck.... If u do please let me know what its called or where i can find it. THANKS