our beagle sydney is also a big barker
he was raised on a small farm in MS. We now have him in FL since his home was destroyed( with his family) in hurricane katrina. dont get me wrong he s a great dog but he is used to barking at ANYONE that comes on the perimiter. so he barks at everyone man, child, or dog that walks in front of our house. im going to try this out. i think he will like this game.
thank you
shaunna
ps he was also trained to alert at the sound of a door bell ( which we do not have ) but if he hears one on tv it takes thirty minutes to convince him there is not someone at the door. haha

I have 2 german shorthairt pointers,a male & a female. I love the breed, but I am new to the breed and I didn't realize they are such athletes. Thanks for the tips on playing hide and seek. My main problem is the 2 year old male WILL NOT COME BACK

Dharma is a A.Staffordshire she is 8 yrs.and still hates speeding Trucks/Cars/etc. She runs up to all other Dogs Big/Small she has had her Butt Biten a couple of times.. then she gets submissive with Dad placing her down at that point..
Dharma has been in bad accident @6 mos old left upper back molars knocked out & (R) leg damaged nerve..given acupuncture 9mos saved her leg..but she still has the rage on other animals and people she does not know? How Cesar ca we stop this I used some of your tecniques Yes they have worked but she is adament in her Alpha state.Thanks Glenda Jasper

Cesar is an amazing person. His insite into the mind and emotions of dogs and people is something that comes natural to him. My wife and I watch every episode of The Dog Whisperer and I have learned many tips from Cesar. I have two wonderful minature White American Eskimo dogs. Angel (female) and Greta (female). Without even realizing it, I established myself as the leader of the pack early. Angel was a pup we got from a private breeder and Greta was a rescue. Her master was going into a nursing home, so we took her home. I never have to repremand my dogs, they are so considerate. They get walked daily; they are given good food, and lots of love. They respect me as I respect them, but they always know that I am their leader. They do not have any hangups because I treat them fairly. I do not play favorites with one or the other. So when I found Cesar's program, I realized that treating a dog like a human is doing them an injustice. I had been on the right track. We love Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer. We never miss the program.

I want to correct something which I wrote above "try Cesar's ideas". As the show states in the disclaimer, don't try his methods without first consulting a professional trainer.

Karen Hammonds,

I have been pulled down by my dogs (two) in the same manner you described, under the same circumstances. I've not had injuries as serious as yours, just lucky I guess, but I went down BLAM on my face, broke a couple fingers, ribs, and my dr THINKS I fractured a small bone in my wrist but I didn't get it checked out & so I don't know for sure. This happened to me more than one time -- like about half-a-dozen times -- before I heard about Cesar. I started practicing some of what Cesar shows on the show, and it helped a lot. I'm still pretty fearful though. But I'm working on it!

I "got back on the horse" right away. I liked Bootsmutt's suggestions above about the different collars. Cesar's Illusion collar is good for this. I am still fearful of walking both of mine together on leash on nice days, because that's when other dogs and cats are also outside. We live in a rural area, so there are tons of animals out loose here.

I sometimes now just turn around when I see a cat or dog, and go in the other direction. I also try not to look at the cat, because the dog can sense that I'm doing this and if I'm fixating on the cat, then so is the dog -- and with two dogs, it's a recipe for disaster. If I just have one dog, I am able to control them (they weigh 80 lbs each). I have great difficulty controlling both unless there are zero distractions.

LoL! I remember those days with my beagles. I liked to play hide and seek with them (throw a toy and run and hide somewhere while they ran after it) It was awesome to watch them nose through the apartment trying to find me. One even followed the sent through the air up to the top of the dryer, where I was sitting.

We cured the howling of one by accident. We had to go away for a day or so and put her in a kennel (a nice one that had long walks during the day etc.) While she was there she must have howled a lot b/c when she came back she was hoarse, she had also must have given up on howling to get something b/c she stopped doing it after that.

Does anyone know how I can ask Cesar Millan something? I noticed he has a giant, stone Olmec head in his dog yard. It's an archaeological artifact from Mexico, or a replica. I wonder where he got it and what his heritage is.

Thanks
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DONNA! My wife and I also have a German Shorthaired Pointer. Günther is a 55 pound, 6 month old GSP and he is COMPLETELY out of control. He is OK at night when he sleeps on the bed with us, but in the morning when we let him out as we get ready for work, he will have dug holes, and bit leaves off of saplings (my magnolia and my pomegranate are most likely deceased). I take a 3 minute shower, and he does this kind of stuff that rapidly. Not one second can we turn our backs on him... and forget about WALKING. He RUNS and won't stop. He'll drag me until his tongue turns purple. He literally chokes himself as I desperately try to keep up. Take him off the leash? UH, NO. He runs off and won't come back when called. Group classes have failed. I am at my wits end. If Cesar decided to rehabilitate Günther for a show, he'd throw up his arms in frustration and retire. I love the breed also, and I like an active dog, but he is WAY TOO HYPER. Walking your dog is supposed to be a pleasure - not a constant battle and daily occurrence of angina.

Colby Bauer...Cesar's way is what you need, but his techniques don't always work for everyone. Check out the book "The Koehler Method of Dog Training" by William Koehler. Either the most recent edition, or an old edtion - it doesn't matter which. He will give you techniques for training that mesh quite well with Cesar's philosophy.

In the back of the book, in the section about really incorrigable dogs, there might be some things you don't like. I don't either, actually...but just ignore them and use the basic techniques that are the meat of the book.

my sister is very sad beacouse her dog bit my frend and is under quarantine. she all ways sleaps on my sister. goldy is not house traned. And my dog is allways is barking. I know that it would maker her very happy if you could and save he dog.

Cesar, Hello, my name is Tim I have a pet pit-bull. His name is Rosco. He is a very friendly and lovable dog, he gets along with everyone, two and four legged. I would like to know however how I get him to come to me and stay by the house when we go outside. He just doesn't listen at all. He is very hyper and wants to be all over anyone that comes near him, in a friendly way. This is my daughter's Email, her name is Meghan. Thank you for all your help in this matter. Your show is awesome!!! You are incredible with the pets on your show. Thank you from all the folks you have helped and myself and my family.

Gratefully,
Tim
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Cesar's techniques are great and we're using his training with our dogs and even the cat responds to the tsssssssssst (not that she really listens YET she's young, 8mos) but our household alarm is a Conure. She squawks and the frenzy starts. Regardless of the stimuli, deer, bunny, hawk or a leaf blowing by, until the bird quiets the others are far from being calm. We're working of the others reactions however, is there a solution for the parrot? While watching Cesar it's almost like the bird is laughing at him saying the tsssssssssst won't work on me!!! "Is there anyone out there" with an answer? :))

Does anyone have experience with walking/training Doberman's? I have consider the backpack for them because they are such high-energy and need more challenging exercise. Would this be good for them? I have 2 and bought both in Germany. They are beautiful with great temperment and personality. The female is a focused fetcher!! I love it but she gets so focused that it is nearly impossible to get her to be calm-submissive. I'm working with Cesar's calm attitude myself and I tell you that it takes great patience. Seeing him work with dogs on his show has helped me maintain a calm state with my own dogs to see some results.
My biggest problem is that I plan to breed the dogs so some of the dominance things are a problem. The female is older (9 months) and bigger so she thinks she should be in charge. The male is 5 months but a male so he thinks he should be in charge. They are not aggressive about it but it's difficult to keep them from getting each other spun up since I can't supervise them all the time.
Be alert if you plan to get 2 dogs close together in age and want to train them. I wish I could get them with Cesar's pack to learn how to act with each other (especially the male who isn't as socialized as the female).

I love the idea of rollerblading with my dog but I am a little shaky on them. I noticed your rollerblades that have big wheels on them. Are those like training wheels? Are they more stable? Where can I get them? I love your show and always learn something new. It's amazing how quickly you are able to get problem behaviors under control.

My dog is 5 years old. His name is jojo. When we do laundry he always rolles in my dads dirty undershirt. I really find it interesting and want to know why he does this.

I have a 16 month old male Black Cocker Spaniel named Gunny. I'm watching for a show where he deals with a barking dog. Gunny barks at anything he hears outside, hides his ball, knows where it is, but barks at it, barks at the doorbell, even on TV. Does anyone know if Cesar has done a show on barking?

!!!HELP!!!!I have a 14 month old yorkie toy named Fancy I have tried to pottie train her so that I could have her inside the house at all times but she just will not listen. My husband said that if she doesnt learn soon Im not gonna be able to have her anymore. My daughters and I love her alot but its difficult to train her I dont how I have tried different things. Please, Please , Please help us. we watch your show alot and we think you will be the one to help.

Maria Castellon (909) 815-4126 6629 Smith Ave Mira Loma, CA 91752

hey!!!!!!!! i love your show the DW !!! HOTT!!!!!! by the way do have any help on how 2 clip dog's toenails???

Hello!

First i want to thank you for a great show. It runs every Monday evening at Tv4+ in Sweden, and i watch every episode. And when ever i "babysit" my parent's now 8mounth old mini Daschund Morgan i try some of the thing's you talked about on the show.

This last time he stayed at my place, i realised that he stoped barking, when ever he saw or met another dog.
Also that he now knows that the first five minutes of the walk he can stop as often as he wants, to relive himself and after that i deside when and how often he can stop. The walking has definitly become more pleasant.

He want's to get up to my bed in the morning to play, and to get me out of bed. Now he knows that unless he needs to get out to relive himself, i don't get out of bed at 6 or 7 on a Saturday or Sunday morning. But if he wants to sleep next to me his welcome. This Saturday we had a quite cousy morning, when we slept until 8:30 or so. And then we played for a couple of minutes before we got of bed.

It's wonderful to see how his turning into a calm, confident well behaved young dog. So thank you Ceasar!!

Kind regards Anneli

Our dogs have a craze for runnin around! Everytime we take them for a walk, well they pull and the shove, they begin fighting with each other and always stop to sniff other dog business. Another thing is that Mickey barks at people all the time besides us. He egt princess very nrevous and scared so she begins to howl. A few days later she also began to bark. Every time smeone approaches them just to pet them, they back down or try to run away. They go nuts when they see us and they only eat chewy food. Princees eats the normsl dog food but Mickey is a a whole other story. His teeth are very soft and Princess's teeth are normaly sharp. Mickey is a Chihuahua and Princess is a Pomeranian. PLease helps us!!!!

Sincerely,
Gina and Elsie Vnegas

I have noticed on Cesar's show that he mostly works with adult dogs, and I personally haven't seen him work with younger dogs, or teenager dogs.
I have a teenage Belgian Tervuren.
He's the sweetest dog, often overly affectionate in fact, he knocks kids down, climbs all over them, jumps on people, and is often overly excited to the point of being waayyyyy too in my face, constantly needing attention, and it feels overwhelming because I can't seem to get him to chill out, I've been doing basic training with him, and have never hit him, but now because I'm constantly reprimanding him, he cowers when I approach him, and I'm now beginning to feel guilty, and unsure of what to do.
I keep hoping that with proper obedediance training that he will outgrown his neediness and fear of the beach.
He was the dominant pup in the pack, and I have really worked at not letting him dominate me, which he was intent on as a pup.
I've been watching your show, and have tried to apply your techniques, but not sure exactly how to help him grow into the magnificent dog that he was born to be.
I live in Hawaii, the island of Maui, and would like to be able to take him to the beach, but when I do, he acts aggressive towards all dogs, so I keep him on his leash, and cannot just let him loose for fear he's either going to attack another dog, or get hurt by other dogs that he might harass.
He's a splendid, beautiful dog when he's running in my yard, but when I take him to the beach, or out in public, he gets nervous, so lately I haven't been able to take him with me.
I don't let him roam my property without supervision, for fear of liabilty, so I keep him on a long run, and walk him around the property daily.
Can't get him to chase balls for exercise, and the roads here on Maui aren't conducive to roller blading, or I would do that with him.
Bikes and dogs are not an option either.
The tennis ball, if he would chase it would be ideal.

Hey Cesar, wanna visit Maui and help me with my dog Koa?
He needs your help, and so do I.

Bring your family to Maui, and help Koa and I.

And then you could show your viewers what to do with teenage dogs.

A hui ho,
Phoenix

recently i wrote about my neighbor's dog. he is sweet and affectionate but gets very little attention. he remains chained in the yard. i try to walk him but my health doesn't allow me to do it consistently. but since i'm the only one who does, i don't want to give up on him. the problem is that he pulls most of the time on the walk. he will stop and change direction whenever i want him to but once we are on a straight path, he begins to pull. consequently, i can't go far because he wears me out. the techniques that cesar uses for this problem do no good. is it possible that he pulls so much because he is always chained up and pulling on the leash in the yard? i would love to solve this problem so that i can spend more time w/ him. any suggestions?
thanks so much.

Hello Ceasar, I have a one year old male medium sized cocker-poodle. He is smart and trains easy, he's affectionate and loves going for walks. The problem is he barks. He barks at any & every noise, at people, at animals, at the light turning on in the backyard! Although I do not like using bark collars, we did try that approach but all it did was cause him to bark more (bark-yelp-bark-yelp-bark) - so we stopped using it. We have tried all we can think of to get him to stop barking so much. At times I think he is afraid and that is why he barks at everything. Please send suggestions on how to work with this problem and bring his barking under control. Did I miss an episode where excessive barking was addressed? Thanks for anny & all help

HELLO CEASAR
WE HAVE A MIX RAT TERRIER WE ADOPTED 4 YEARS AGO. HE IS OKAY AROUND FAMILY BUT CAN TELL HE IS LEADER OF THIS PACK. WE HAVE TO KEEP HIM ON A RUNNER OUTSIDE BECAUSE HE BITES PEOPLE. WHENEVER WE HAVE COMPANY HE GOES INTO A RAGE, GROWLS, SHOWS TEETH AND WILL ATTACH ANYONE THAT IS NOT IN THE FAMILY. WE THE FAMILY DO NOT FEEL COMFOTABLE WITH HIM AT TIMES. WE WOULD LOVE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH SAMMY AS I AM SURE HE WOULD LOVE TO SPEND WITH US BUT HE IS TOO AGGRESIVE. I HAVE JUST PURCHASED THE TAPES AND HOPE TO MAKE MAJOR CHANGES IN OUR FAMILY.

Dear Cesar,

I have a beautiful german Sheppard named Ruby. She is 6 months of age and she has recently lost some of her baby teeth as we knew she would but she has gotten in to the bad habit of mouthing during this time. We fear that she might bite someone when she is older so we want to nip this in the butt now. She has lots of toys and stimulation and she won't stop. We have tried some tips of your show but she doesn’t react very well. We have been taking our time and working with her consistently. And she is very excitable. We are calm and assertive she lives in a calm environment and has lots of exercise. I find it really odd. Got any tips?

Thanks,
Caitlin.

hello mr milan
I have 2 male rottweilers, father and son. the father is 7years old and his name is bear and his son bj will be 4years old 07/11
they get along well with each other but when it comes to other dogs or any animals for that matter they go crazy with rage. I try not walk them together because they will drag me down ( it has happened). if i walk one and not the other they one that gets left will howl until i come back. and if i leave the baby(bj) he will tear up the house. there are alot of dogs where i live i just don't want them to hurt anyone or any animal because they are not dog friendly. any suggestions?
Thanks for your time

Our family owns two dogs. A minature schnauzer that is 10 1/2 years old and more recently acquired an abandoned chihuahua that is now around 10 months old. The problem is that the schnauzer has never liked other dogs and since she is getting older and is not fond of the chihuahua and has since begun peeing in the house as if to remark her territory. The schnauzer also has been one that always barks whenever anyone comes to the house or just for no reason. I will admit, we have not been very good at training of her. She has never shown aggression towards anyone and is very loving. But I know that she is also very territorial being a terrier. The chihuahua was found at around 4 weeks of age, abandoned without teeth. She has shown her teeth on a few rare occasions but is very untrained. Our yard is undergoing a major remodel so she has been unable to go outside to the bathroom and never has been house trained so she is peeing and pooping throughout the house. She is afraid of the leash and does jump up on people. She also will not come at all when called and has to be chased down. I would love for a few things to happen here: 1. for the schnauzer and the chihuahua to be friends which could be good for the older dog in her last few years of life, 2. for both dogs stop using my house as a bathroom, 3. for the chihuahua to come and to learn to walk also on the leash, 4. and finally, for the chihuahua to show now aggression towards anyone and to always be loving and dependable. My goal is to have two balanced dogs and to have a clean house. Our family has a great respect for Mr. Millan and admiration and I know that he would be able to work with our two dogs. We would greatly appreciate being considered for his attention and would love to give a balance and peaceful remaining years for the schnauzer, which is the older dog, and a great companion for the younger dog too. Thank you for your time and consideration in our situation.

PLEASE HELP ME! My aunt has a extremely badly behaved mini dachsund. He is very protective of her, and he has attacked people and other dogs. She feels that her only option is to have the dog put to sleep. I don't think thats fair, but I need a way to conact Ceasar Millan.

Our dog has serious issues we desparatly need your help!!He is a 5 year old chocolate lab that tears up the fence and doorway to try to get out of the backyard to avoid storms.This started when another dog (his best friend) passed away.He has acted strange ever since.

Dear Caesar,and friends
can you give me a reason why rescue bitch Tess rolls in any thing she can find unpleasant on the ground ????
Is this to mask her own smell and protect her ?
please help as i dont want to bath her to often love Sandra x

I have a 3 year old doberman that i want to start rollerblading with. I was wanting to know the brand of rollerblades Cesar has. I think they would be comfprtable!

Besides my two beagle mixes i also have a saint bernard. she will not eat her dog food but when we give her people food she always gobbles it down.When we let our puppies out of the yard cookie barges out of the gate and she runs near my other dog sheila and will not come back. can you please tell me how to end this.

I am the proud owner of a five month old Mini Dachshund name Toolie. She is such a wonderful addition to our family...so smart and loving. Lately, however, she has begun to bark at every little noise she hears. I know that she is a dog and barking is there way of communicating, but how do I stop her from barking at everything? We take her on frequent walks and have socialized her from a very early age. I'm confused as to why she has become such a barker. Is this just the breed or is there something I could be doing to prevent this?

I just brought home a Beagle mix from the animal shelter. He is afraid of everything, Especially a leash. I have had him for about three days and he has started to walk on a leash and urinate while is on the leash. He will not have a bowel movement while he is on a leash and I have taken him to my grandmother's house b/c she has a fenced in yard. When he is there he will have a bowel movement b/c(I'm guessing) he is not a leash. I'm moving in 15 days to a place that does have a fenced in yard but is there anything I can do until then to ease him. Also, he will just be lying down and start to do a crying sort of bark....It's piercing! Any suggestions??????

Can someone tell me what kind of dogs Hope & Joy were on this weeks episode?