We fans and friends here in Arizona, are begining to develop a team that supports adoption events This spring we just concentrated on getting a booth at these adoption events which would have 30-60 rescue groups bring dogs to be adopted to and helping people with their dogs. It has worked WONDERFULLY! We also passed out free information telling about how people could get Cesar's books and DVD materials, his newsletter information, his online websites (all of them)) and even the email groups they could find for additional support and community!

Next Fall (everything closes down for the hot summer months)we hope to lauch with even MORE local Cesar fan volunteers working together to support his foundation, first, by supporting Arizona PETCO's TV adoptothon they do in August and then acutally helping to set up, take work stations and break down these events for these wonderful groups who go to the shelters and take dogs that are hours from being put down to bring them to these adoption events!

I have a Rottie that we rescued 5 years ago. He was left tied up outside in the hot climate weather of Pearsall, TX. He was not given water and for meals people would toss him something if he was lucky. Rock, that's his name, short for PrideRock, was found and taken in by a lady in Pearsall who does rescues for that town. She had Rock for a few weeks, and had posted his picture online for adoption. I was online searching for a Rottie, and came across his picture. My husband was in San Antonio, TX at the time, and I asked him to go to Pearsall to check this dog out for me and that I wanted to adopt him.
When my husband got Rock home, you could just see the dispair in his face that he had been through nothing but hard times.
I am happy to report that today, Rock and I are a certified Pet Therapy team visiting hospitals and nursing homes, and Rock turned 6 years old this month.

I am very proud of Rock and he was given the name PrideRock by me because he should feel nothing but pride in himself for having come a long way in his reclaim to life. If it is allowed to be posted, you can see pictures and read Rock's story at MODERATOR'S NOTE: DO NOT POST EXTERNAL LINKS TO THE BLOG. THEY WILL BE DELETED. ; this is a child-safe site except for Rock's before pictures. Thank you.

My Family and I Love Your Show, and which you were on a lot more than once a week. We have learned so much from you and animal care. Thank You? Keep up the good work. Oh by the way my niegbor has a rotwilder, you guess it he bite me on the thumb thank God I have quit hands. I have always wanted to ask him to watch your show, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings they felt real bad.But after watching your show I can see the mistake hemakes with that dog. So not Lincon fault but steve's fault. Thanks again and Good luck.

Good words from Ghandi.

Our local parks department is offering a few classes this summer aimed at educating families on how to choose the right dog for their family. If people can make the right choice in the first place they will be less likely to get rid of the dog later. Dr. Ian Dunbar has a FREE book available called "Before You Get Your Puppy" You can download it on MODERATOR'S NOTE: DO NOT POST OUTSIDE LINKS TO THE DOG WHISPERER BLOG. THEY WILL BE DELETED. THANK YOU.

Another important point is to get a dog from a good source. If you can't meet the parents of a puppy, consider going elsewhere. Puppy parents should like people and children & be completely healthy -mentally and physically. The better socialized a dog is from the start (with dogs and people) the better chance he will not develop fears and phobias throughout his life. Good breeders care about this sort of thing and will interview perspective buyers of their pups. This is good. A caring breeder will not sell pups before 8 weeks old minimum. Dogs born in puppy mills (for example) have a lot going against them - possible poor health and no early socialization to people.

There are thousands of wonderful dogs waiting for you at the local shelter. Always check with local shelters and rescue groups before buying a dog, but again, choose a dog who will fit in with your family and lifestyle. Research Research Research As soon as you get your dog, enroll in a training class. Ask perspective "people trainers" how they train and why they train the way they do. Shop around and choose a trainer wisely. There are choices when it comes to *how* you want to train your dog. Educate yourself on the different ways as it can make a huge difference in your dog's life. Ask lots of questions. Puppies generally can begin training (using positive reinforcement) as soon as they have had their second set of shots & are cleared by your vet. Some trainers who say dogs must be older to begin training may be using punishemnt techniques for training (like leash corrections) which is improper for a puppy.

Submission for Cesar...HELP!
We have a love of our life, a 9 month old puppy named Trucker, he is a mix husky terrier. He thinks he's a lap dog but he is 43 lbs of love! My son and I live alone, he's 11 and has always wanted a puppy, a woman I work with brought in 9 puppies one day to work to give to good people, I snatched the chubby one up right away, he was 8 weeks old at the time. Trucker right away fit in and made himself at home. We have some behavioral problems with Trucker that we've even tried training classes and to work through the problems on our own...he's 9 months and we are still having the same problems. Trucker is a biter...he has left numerous bruises on my son and I, he's too rough at times. He is also over protective, I have learned that the husky breed has a tendency to be that way, but its to the point when people come over he has to be crated, not regular visitors or strangers. He growls, jumps at and tries to bite our guests.
I am definitely not the leader of this pack, even after a number of attempts to follow your show and show him I am in control of our walks, another problem, the walks...he drags me everywhere we go. Walks should be relaxing, healthy excercise, not out walks, my back hurts and my shoulder is out of whack after our walks. We can't even walk near other people because Trucker barks and lunges at them...why just this morning, Wed 3/28 we were taking our routine morning walk, my neighbor, who has tried to befriend Trucker several times, approached us to try again, he put his hand down slowly, my pup lowered his body and put his ears down and PRETENDED to sniff the gentleman and then in a blink of the eye he jumped up and bit my neighbors arm. He is not like that with us at all, but with everyone else he is, other than our close friends that are always over and around.
We love trucker so much but he is so aggressive we don't know what to do. One woman at work said for me to jsut get rid of him, I would never even consider it, I would muzzle him first, which is completely what I DO NOT want to do to him, that's just cruel. Like I said, Trucker was meant for my son, he has always wanted a puppy, but it's to the point my son hides in the bedroom when he's home with his door shut because Trucker is constantly attacking him, jumping on him and biting him...he's made my son cry several times.
Every one I discuss this with has different opinions and help advice, we've tried everything...please help.
He is such a smart, loving dog, when HE wants to be...but he is running the house and scaring the neighbors.
Please consider our situation...we need help so that we can have the loving puppy we've always wanted.
thank you, Angela Merlino - Riverton, NJ

When we relocated in 2001, our 2 labs, codie(black) & buddy(yellow), went with us. 10 months later, buddy is gone. 3 days before christmas, just gone. we searched every pound and vet. clinic within 50 miles for him. nothing. october 2006, tuesday... a very hungry, very malnourished yellow lab came to the house. I fed him a leftover rib eye steak, and called animal control. 7 days later, no one claimed him so we adopted him. named him tuesday. 2 weeks later, he ran away. a friend found an add in a local classifieds booklet and it sounded like my newly adopted lab. and, it was, he was right up the street,"home". well, they wanted to sell him anyway, and brought him to me. stud dog only. never in the house. never played. never a pet. in a kennel.
well, we fattened him up and stopped his fur from falling out. he trained easily and finally stopped running away. and one day, his mouth was bleeding, and i looked in.....
this is significant because buddy had an underbite, and needed a tooth pulled so he could close his mouth all the way to chew food properly.
I guess its just so stinkin crazy, we never thought of it. after digging out 5 year old pictures, and checking with the vet. that pulled buddy's tooth, we realized that buddy came home.
so, what now? basically, our neighbors stole? or convienently kept? our dog and bred him, without papers, and neglected him for 5 years.
I ask you, what would you do? court? get dna to be sure it's buddy?(we KNOW its buddy) get this, the accused, is a pastor. and, his wife told me they had only owned him for 6 months. I have a neighbor who says she saw the dog a year ago when she stopped to help get him out of the road. pastor has been in the dog breeding business for over 9 years. my brother in law actually purchased a yellow lab from pastor 9 years ago! that buddy mated with! which is how i can get dna, another friend of mine owns a son from this coupling.
so, what to do? maybe we should just be glad that we have him back, but, they ruined him. he is incredibly scared of everything but me. i mean all over trembling. gastric upset. growls at husband and kids. he is like a prison mate whos been let out and cant handle society. but with me, superior behavior. obeys, plays, submissive, listens, never leaves my side. i so want to help him... these factors weigh more heavily on my heart than revenge on the pastor. but... should he be brought into light so that he cannot do this again?
if anyone can help, its the dog whisperer. i just know it.

We have been watching your show and have been tring to train our dogs. We have a Saint Bernard and an Akita. Our Saint Bernard is the hardest one to train every time we go to do what you say (act like your hand is the mouth of another dog) he urinates all over. So we are tring to do other things but can not figure out what else to do with him. He is a 9 mth old Saint Bernard. He likes to chew up every thing including our waterbed and all the wooden funiture in our house. Our Akita is 2 yrs old and the only thing we can say about her is that she digs alot. We just burried 22 holes that she in the matter of one month.

I would say, about Buddy, that he ran away twice and you were fortunate enough to get him back twice - most people who lose a dog aren't that lucky. Put Buddy back on a regular routine of good long leashed walks and a good diet and maybe take him to a basic obedience class - it may not be necessary for a dog to know commands, but group classes are good tools for socialization. Be honest enough to accept a little of the blame for Buddy's running off twice - fool me once, etc - forget revenge - it won't help Buddy.

I have visited Tijuana several times and wondered what to do to help the dogs I have seen on the street there, starving or injured by cars. It's awesome that Cesar has shown us ways to do something about it by supporting spaying and neutering and by adopting a dog who needs a home. It would be great to see more shows like this that really make a difference.

sorry, janer... are you saying that we are at fault for buddy running away? perhaps i was not stating the facts clearly enough.... we were NOT the ones who kept buddy in a kennel, never letting him out, exept when he had a job to do as a stud. all this was pastors doing. when he did run away again, back to pastors... he was running to his mate there, and litter of pups. i frankly find it rude of you to say " fool me once"... we were not the abusive , neglectfull owners and you have turned us to be by saying that. my only fear is that pastor will steal someone elses dog as he did mine... and neglect it as he did mine... do you not think that light should be shed upon pastor and his ways? is it ok in your mind for someone to do this to YOUR dog? I dont want revenge or money, it all boils down to how people treat thier animals. buddy provided great service to the pastor for 5 years, studding pups for him. this man did not obviously have papers and continued to sell buddy's puppies as akc registered! as far as i know, akc frowns upon this greatly.I realize that revenge will not help buddy, but will it help the other buddy's out there?
as far as helping buddy, i do regular walks and he has remembered all of the maners we had taught him 5 years ago. i fear that he was more than neglected during his stay at pastors. his fear toward men that he did not have before, encompasses his whole being. when my husband walks through the door, buddy growls, barks, hides, and trembles all over with fear. as well as any time my kids pick up a toy ball shooter gun, or make loud noises, like popping bubble wrap...
in writing into this blog, i hoped for some real,educated help with buddy. his fear is so great that it is affecting his health. the regular walks and training are not helping with the fear of men or noises. as i said, he is fine with me. but only me. i cannot " get rid" of my husband and children!I need something that will help buddy to be a well adjusted dog, not fearfull, not stressed, not scared... so, unless you have some real help for buddy....

I've loved Toto in the Wizard of OZ my whole life and finally talked my husband into letting me get a Cairn terrier puppy. After looking for several months at puppies at Petfinder.com I found a puppy mill Cairn rescue that was 8 weeks old through Flawdog Adoption. We drove 8 hrs to pick him up and when we arrived we also met Hattie Mae, a 7 yr old female Cairn and my husband fell instantly in love with her and we brought her home as well. Hattie and Snickers have been inseparable for the last 5 months, sharing the same crate and playing with each other and with our Chow/Shepherd mix Ginger. We have made ever effort to socialize the dogs, Snickers attends puppy obedience classes and all 3 dogs go with us to friends and the pet store and walks in the park. But suddenly Snickers at 6 months has developed a rage problem. He will suddenly attack Hattie without warning and we have to physically pick him up and crate him to stop the attacks. He continues to growl at Hattie even after being placed in the crate. If you've ever owned a terrier you know that they never back down so Hattie fights back viciously. My husband and I have both been bitten while trying to separate them and it's beginning to frustrate both of us as we have no idea what triggers the attacks. If anyone has any suggestions on how to control a puppy aggression problem I would be happy to hear them.

Anna, in the US most homeless animals are not left to starve and be hit by cars on the street, and they are not electrocuted to death. I only wish that strays in Mexico were brought inside shelters and given death by lethal injection instead of dying slowly like in most places in Mexico! Anyway, don't be so nationalistic; a dog is a dog and a human is a human, wherever he or she comes from.

hey whats up i was bored today so i thought i want to teach my dog to play frisbee so i got a frisbee and i got him to look at it but when i threw it he ran afrer it and then went the other way i think he is afrad osf the frisbee but i don't know. Got any tips to teach him to play frisbee i really want him to be good
Your Dog Lover Friend,
Britney

Hi Cesar -

First, I would like to say thank you for your book and program. I have learned so much, but I am confronted with a situation that I'm not sure how to handle. I have two 3 year old labs - Bogey and Abbey. They have always been very special to me, but now even more so. I lost my husband in December. He passed away very unexpectedly. As a result, I lost my two step sons as well. As you can imagine, the dogs and I have had a rough couple of months. My husband was definitely THE Alpha in our house.

I read your book and have been watching your program since last September. I have been trying to use the techniques you talk about, but I'm still having issues. They just don't listen when I need them to listen. They pull on the lead when we go for walks and Bogey will sometimes whine and wimper. They are extremely excitable and I'm afraid that in their enthusiasm they will either get hurt or accidentally run into someone and hurt them. I'm sure I'm sending some "vibe" that they are picking up on. They are very loving dogs, but I don't want them to get out of hand. Any suggestions on how I can become their Alpha?

Jennie, where do you live? Ever heard of puppymills? Ever watch Animal Cops Detroit, Houston, Miami? If concern for the dogs in my own country is being nationalistic, then YES, I am.

Cesar,
Just wanted to say that your show is very educational.I can't believe how some of the dogs come around.I enjoy watching every chance I get.The show with Maureen,Chloe,& Sam was very touching.If everyone had Maureen's determination & desire to succeed,imagine how great things would be! Keep up the good work & I hope you have many more years on tv.

John Abston

Bravo Sunny! Yes - we can all do more to help by getting off our behinds and helping on an individual basis. Maybe there are circumstances preventing Anna from being directly involved but regardless, your suggestions are "right on". In fact, I need to do more myself - Nature has given us these wonderful creatures to befriend, care for as needed, and to learn from...

To Sunny & Dog/Cat Lover - I did not miss the point and making the assumption that I spend time watching TV instead of helping shows how wrong people can be when they make uninformed assumptions. You know nothing about me or how much rescue/foster work I do in the US - No,I don't go to China and volunteer there and I never said I expected CM to save all the dogs of the world. Did you really read my post or are you just making things up to make some kind of point? If Cesar really wants to help the dogs in his own country then let him start a foundation there for education and neutering and not bring them back here where we already have enuf problems. I help animals in my own country. Where do you go?

Cesar, Please help us! We have two brothers who have suddenly become very aggressive towards each other. They have grown up together, slept together and ate together for the past three years. Now, they act as if they are trying to kill each other. They are medium-large mixed breed dogs. They have been getting into fights with each other almost everyday and one of them bite my boyfriend while he was trying to break them apart. We have had to take them both to the vet because of serious bites. I am scared to even be around them and I'm scared to have my miniature schnauzer around them. They are all outside dogs and we only have one back yard. I also have an eight year old daughter who isn't allowed to play with them anymore. We live in Kansas City, Missouri. If you can't help, please let us know who can ASAP! Desperatly, Shelly

help! now buddy is urinating and defacating when in a situation where he is feeling threatened by my husband. Like, when my husband comes downstairs in the morning and walks by buddy......scramble and run and FREAK!!! knock down furniture!WOW! my husband has rarely even pet the poor dog, he cant get that close to him unless i am around. buddy wont even take a piece of steak from his hand! we try to expose buddy to his fears and are carefull to not "stroke" his fear... but buddy just sits there and urinates.....poor buddy! isnt there someone who has any tips?

I have a yorkie mix that I had virtually no problems with until within the last couple of months. Sammy is just over a year old and I have had him for one year. I live at home with my mom and sister and recently when Sammy is in bed with either one of us and another one of us approaches the bed Sammy is in, he will wake up and start growling and he even bit my mom this week. Any suggestions on how to stop this behavior?

Submission for Cesar…HELP!

Hi our family adopted a pit bull mix at the animal shelter about two years ago. When we first got the dog she was sweet and easy to handle. After about six months she started to get very aggressive towards humans and dogs. She has bitten several times and now we have to lock her up and away form people and dogs. Other dogs we know are terrified of our dog. When I walk her and we encounter another dog she goes ballistic and I can not control her, it scares me. It is like her mind goes in a different state and she will not response to me. I’m constantly on the look out for other dogs and when we see one on our walks we turn around and go in the other direction. I feel that I walk my dog in a maze. We hired a dog trainer and he gave up on her. We feel that she can be rehabilitated. We need your help Cesar so that our dog can live a good and healthy life. Mary

What the?
We adopted a boxer-mix puppy and also got a pure-bred lab at the same time (male & female, both now 5 mos old) We thought having two would be a good thing for them but we are dealing with some very odd behavioral issues. We are trying to establish leadership with "rules, boundaries, and limitations" but the lab is often being tormented by the energetic boxer-mix and has been peeing on his own bed, peeing on the floor then lying in it, and peeing in his own food dish! We are of course trying to protect him from the torment but he is still acting out... help!

Please help! I know of a chow that we believe needs to be rescued. His name is Chewie and he lives in our neighbor's backyard. Our neighbor passed away a few months ago, and
her relatives only visit Chewie (as far as we know) once a week. We just found out that our neighbor died and came to the realization that her dog is not properly being taken care as he lives in the backyard 24-7. If someone is visiting the house only once a week- this obviously isn't enough. I am very concerned as it is getting as hot as 90 degrees in Ohio. We have been giving him treats and fresh water every day, but would like to have other options.

No one is cleaning up his waste and his backyard is beginning to get full. His fur is all matted and I am sure he probably has never been taken to the vet. Chewie is very protective and not socialized. He growled at me when I put my hand out for him to sniff through the fence. I am certain he was only used to his one owner & that was it.

I am confident Chewie would be a sweet dog (once he gets to know you), and he needs help. We already have a dog and cannot take another one on. Any advice you can give to me to help this precious dog would be much appreciated. Thanks to all!

Hi Cesar,
Just a note to say that we love watching your show, Down Under in Australia. There are lots and lots of dogs and owners !!!! here in Australia that would benefit from your fantastic method of calm assertiveness. When are you coming to Australia ???
We have a miniature schnoodle who was a great dog before, but now is even happier and better behaved. Keep up the wonderful work you do.

My boyfriend Kevin and I were thrilled to bring a new member of our family home. We bought our purebred lemon and white beagle home from a San Diego local breeder. He was adorable and loveable from the beginning. We began training immediately. Thusfar, being four months old, he has learned to sit, come on command (relatively), and is now learning to lay down. We live in a townhome, so resorted to an indoor "potty box" to allow him to relieve himself when necessary. For the most part, he is regularly urinating in the box; however, we cannot get him to relieve his bowels in the same place. He has resorted to pressing his rear up against walls and cabinets and creating a pile against whatever he has chosen. Obviously, this not only is a problem of behavior, but of hygiene. We are out of ideas, so any help or suggestions we have not already attempted would be greatly appreciated.

I love your show!! My husband and I have 3 shelties and our neighbor also has 1 sheltie. Our first, a female named Squirt came from the backyard of someone who got their sheltie pregnant. There was no shelter at all, so we 'rescued' her. She is very afraid of thunderstorms and fireworks and will cower with any loud noise. She also barks everytime the doorbell rings and chases our 2 1/2 year old son around trying to 'herd' him. (She also just survived lymphoma so I think we have trained her to be spoiled) We got our second a year later, a male named Taz. Taz is very relaxed but has learned the barking behavior from Squirt. He also has to mark everything that comes into the house. (I can not tell you how many times we have cleaned the carpet and furniture) Before we could get either fixed, they got together and had 2 pups. We kept the girl, Floppy, and the boy went next door, Casey. Floppy is a nipper/barker and has to chew holes in everything. She is also getting very aggressive with Squirt in wanting to be the Alpha dog. Casey is a barker.
We have tried to implement Cesar's techniques, but it is difficult when we are dealing with a pack of 3 against the 2 of us. We can get one to behave but then when we move onto the next one, the first one goes back to bad behavior.
I would love to see Cesar here in my hometown to help ourselves with our pack of 3 and our elderly neighbors with their 'son' of our pack.

"There is always hope"
Your dog may be made to do something ,but he always does the opposite. You can get mad & yell, but that only makes scared. Just help him, if he is the only dog, he might just be lonenly. Get him a companion. That will probably work. If you don't if you just keep working with him & he might budge. KEEP TRYING "THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE."

I realize that it may be a stretch, but I would be interested to see if any of the dogs found at Michael Vick's home can be rehabilitated by Cesar. I saw an interview with a PETA activist who said that the vast majority of those dogs---53 out of 64 I think--- would have to be put down. I think it would be a great feat if any of these dogs can be saved.

Authorities in the Micheal Vick dogfighting case are saying the numerous dogs captured from the property will most likely be destroyed because they are considered to be too agressive and unadoptable. I was just wondering if Ceasar could save and rehabilitate at least some of them. We wacth his prgram all the time and we think that he could rehabilitate some of them.

I have an English Bulldog who is now eight months old. She is a very sweet dog, but she will not do anything I want her to do. She jumps on everyone, chews on everything, and when you want to just sit and have a conversation with someone it is almost impossible, because she is trying to be the center of attention. She will not walk behind. She drags me when I walk her. I have tried training her with treats, but this doesn't work either. Please help me. I love her and don't want to get rid of her.

hi im deaf and i have my own puppy kind of American Bulldog and it's 2 month-old but will be 3 month by jan 12 as soon and i wonder that how stop bites. because my puppy loves bites finger,toes, anything but how stop bites???? let me know thanks for help me.