I love watching Ceaser. There has not been one dog that he is afraid of. Some of them big dog that growl at him never make him back away. He shows them that he is the dominant one. Great job Ceaser

i have a question for cesar. i'm not trying to get on your show or anything like that but i have a problem that i hope cesar can address. my sister lives with me and she decided a few months ago she wanted a dog. she found a german shepard/st. bernard mix at a pound and brought her home. the dog is almost a yr old and she almost complete ignores the dog except to feed her. she wont clean up after her, bath her, brush her or even walk her. i'm not crazy about dogs but i feel sorry for the poor thing so i end up doing it. i have confronted my sister about it but it does nothing to motivate her. the dog is sweet but difficult. from watching your show i figure the dog senses that im uncomfortable with her. please help, how do i convince my sister to care for her own dog?!?!

The American Eskimo dog breed is also known as the Standard German Spitz.

Someone help!
My husband and I got our dog from a shelter and he is the most loving and gentle dog ever! He is a sheperd/lab/retriever mix. But... he listens to nothing that we say and if he gets the chance, he takes off on us, not listening to the return calls or anything. He is bothersome to other neighbours and we keep track of him as often as possible but sometimes he just gets away. He is even starting to cause family problems as my dad thinks he is a waste of time and he ruins family events and so on. As well, my husband and I are now pregnant and I can't be running around and stressing about my dog. I love this dog unconditionally... some one help us!

Hey Patti, Cesar isnt taking in dogs right now with the building of the new Center. He is during this time teaching people around the US and through the DW Show around the world, how to help to stop creating and contributing to the problems!

When we step up to say "I will save this one dog" from a rescue situation,there is one less problem in the world. I attended Cesar's Thousand Oaks Seminar this weekend. He pointed out that most dogs dropped at shelters are problem dogs. If you cant take in a dog, then how about volunteering your time at a shelter using Cesar's way to help fix the behavior problems that keeps these guys from being adopted?

Oh I am not talking Vick's dogs, but if YOU take an easier problem dog - who just needs good walk, for instance, not only is there a better chance that he will be adopted tomorrow and the guy who COULD work with the vick style dog at the shelter, could work with him instead of the dog you (and as many friends as you can get on board) are helping!

Chrystal: Someone asked Cesar if there was any hope for a dog if the owner didnt want to change.

Cesar's answer (I wrote the question and answer down to send to my Dog whisperer email list exactly):

NO.

If you cant find it a home with someone who cares, then PLEASE spare it a lifetime of neglect and suffering by taking it to a shelter to be rehomed or destroyed (much better then suffering because no one cares.

Of course, you could be the one to step up and make a difference in that one life. There are alot of email lists on line with Yahoo and google you can join that will help you with Cesar-style support and caring that your sister will never give to that dog.

Christie, you know, Cesar is truely "breed-blind" because he deals with animal then species (dog) and is indifferent to the breed or name - just said this weekend that saying that breed counts when your are dealing with problem dog is like saying race in a human counts! But if this issue is truly important to you call MPH entertainment - the writer/producers behind the show (you can get their phone by calling 411 or google their website, and see if they can catch the tape which may already be in Nat Geos hands, and unable to change on this short notice.

Andrew and Jessica, while there are several fab sessions in the DW seasons one and two which cover introducing dog, Cesars next DVD is coming out in NOVEMBER dealing with just this issue!!!!

SO exciting that it will be great for shelters, rescues, new adoption and foster situations!

(LOTSA information at Cesar's seminars! - try it on!!!)

Dear Cesar,

One more thing. The neighbour dog across the street (black lab mix?) had his (and a Golden Retriever from our other neighbours), puppies six weeks ago. Naturally I want one of his son's.
But I really do not know how to introduce this new little one into the pack. Especially with FatBoy (named for my favorite Harley model, not because he's fat, which he isn't), how doesn't know how to play or act with other dogs as it is. I don't want to leave the puppy unsupervised with FatBoy and Tessa, (Our sheppard/collie mix) but on the other hand, is separating the puppy from the pack okay?
And how do you set rules and boundaries for a puppy? They're so fragile yet. Please help me with this one!

Thanks in advance,

Jasmijn E. Prucha

Cesar Millan and The Dog Whisperer show is a JOKE at best. I highly doubt that the producer(s) take on real problems. I have watched his supposed 'skills' and some of the things I have seen him do are down right stupid. For example, the aggressive dog he held the tennis racket in front of his face to 'control' him. In most real cases it would be counter productive at best. If Cesar tried that ignorant move with my 120 lb. American Bulldog he would quickly lose the tennis racket and the attached arm. Obviously the producers are very selective on the dogs / programs they choose to air. I don't mean to sound negative, yet do training and aggressive / problem dogs are not something you want to mislead the public about:

Shame on Cesar Millan and the producers of The Dog Whisperer!

As they say, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is:

My dog is aggressive toward other dogs other than the other dogs in our home (his pack), which is natural for my dog. There is no well in hell that Cesar (and the pathetic 'techniques' he demonstrates) would be successful with a truly dominate dog. NO WAY.

The only people I know that actually believe the crap Cesar spews On-Air (TV) are just naive to the true nature and spirit of dogs.

Regards,

Todd Hawkins
PS: e-mail me and I would be happy to call you back. I seriously DOUBT that anyone will contact me, LOL.

I have a 1 year old red female Australian Cattle Dog who was born totally deaf. I really need help training her. If I was near one of the listed cities I would submit a video and try to get her on the show, but I am way out in a rural area. We know she's not faking it since you have to touch her to wake her when she's sleeping, which scares her. We know we can teach her a lot with hand signals, but how do we keep her attention to teach them to her? How do we call her back when she's off leash? She seems to be very intelligent but she is also very high energy. We are also afraid of making her cower by having to punish her for things she doesn't understand are wrong!
Thanks for any help

I have a 'nice' problem in that no solution is absolutely needed - we're all getting along well. My wife and I adopted the nicest dog 4 years ago. The dog (mostly Golden) shivered the first night or two and was very fearful. She refused treats from the hand for months - we would put them on the floor and they she would pick them up. To the present, she will not eat unless I tell her it's OK. She does not play with things - I even took her to the SPCA trainer who guaranteed changes but failed. That and other behaviors led us to the conclusion that she had been beaten. She is probably 10, but who knows? Whenever we had an energetic discussion the dog will flee the room and hide upstairs. She does interact wonderfully with us and loves to go out, play with other dogs, and ride in the car. Underlying all, we have the sense that she is unhappy or fearful and that is heartbreaking that we cannot figure out how to help her.

I love Cesar and his manner with dogs. Luckly I have Foxtell in Australia so can keep up with Dog Whisperer episodes.
I have however been unable to see an episode where Cesar deals with normal walking of the dog. I have a boxer/border collie which I walk everyday. I try to get her to walk just that little bit behind me so I am the pack leader but she always manages to get infront and pull. I have tried the noise that Cesar makes and the foot infront of my dog to let her know to get back behind me and the hand on her neck like the pack leader would do with its mouth but nothing works. Does anyone have any advice for me as I love walking my dog (Maggie) but it is getting to be a chore. Thanks Anne.

Thank GOD for Cesar!!!!!Where have you been all my life? lol I just found your show over the Labor Day weekend and what a blessing you are!! Your shows made me laugh and cry. I wish I had known about soneone like you years ago!! I am just so curious how you landed into this career? It shows so cleary that this is what you are meant to do! What gratification and joy you must get from helping so many dog owners and their dogs!! I pray that you become a billionaire and will continue to have much success and personal joy and happiness. I love your show and you are a handsome "dawg" yourself!! lol You bring hope to us all!!
BEST WISHES ALWAYS!!

I still see that some of the people are not getting the part about it being a whole lotta about the owner and some of the
dog. The fact that Cesar uses whats at hand to get the dog to submit shouldn't bother anyone. Some of us have leashes, muzzels,
and prong collars on hand. And then there are people like me who
need to just get with the program and start walking the dog period. Cesar's show is feeding me the right information but I'm
still the one who has to do it. The dog is not the procrastinator,
I am. Keep up the good work Cesar. My Doxie thanks you.

I love the show i just started watching it. but i have a few questions we just got a chow mix golden retriver and i have heard that the chow is considered dangerous and i have 3 small children. I was just wondering how i can make sure that the dog will not bit anyone (because now hearing about what chows have been like that scares me). my friend wont come around because she was attacked by a chow mix from behind with no reason that she knows of. hearing about it im now unsure that saving this dog from being put down was ok. he seems well manared and not at all agresive. so i just would like to know how i can make sure he will be alright with our family. we have already fallen in love with him. i just need a little direction. thank you

I am old now and used to have a lot of animals. Since finding Cesar on this show, I hate to miss any of them and am happy with the new ones. He TOTALLY mesmerize's me and I can't wait to see the next show. My daughter used to be a dog trainer with K-9 and I used to watch. We used to mostly have Shepards. My husband always trained them to get his slippers and things. I have one grand daughter who has a shepard pup 5 months old and a grandson who has one at three months. I keep urging them to watch Cesar and tape the shows for them. Thanks Cesar for the wonderful job you are doing.

Ceaser, I have a very disconserning problem with my happy,firendly 150# rott-lab "Bubba" We've had him since a pup,and he grew up with other dogs as well as good interaction with dogs he has met. I have to admit to a bit of spoilage, but it seems I'm not alone.Bubba's became sole dog at home,about two yrs. ago.Resently,we tried to have a new pup,it didn't go well.We tried a adult dog,the pups mother. things went well but,we didn't care for the memories so we returned her.A few months later we were offered another pup.Bubba was never a dog who tolerated dogs who "climb up" (placeing paws on sholder)after a couple of days with the pup in the house,we had another incident. The next day,I promptly got a muzzel.Now with the muzzel, we are more at eaze.Bubba is to (for the most part)However;they now have a hard time interacting(fetch,tuggy,ect. becouse of muzzel.The pup,Patches is in Bubbas face,sometimes even pulling at the muzzel. Patches is a Husky-Malamute and pommises to be very large as well,Definatly able to hold his own someday soon. That raises a potntal problem as well, as they grow without certain iteractions, won't a struggal of some sort follow?Bubba Was a buncy happy dog ,we want both dogs to be happy and able to play ect.I really don't know if i should be stopping the pup from trying to play,or if I let the pup continue and disapplen Bubba at the point of aggression/before? You spoke of the dogs "look" I must admidt the nuancees are hard to define. I am sure most of the problem is with me. There was a day when I knew Bubba, dispite his size, wouldn't ever hurt. I know now that he can,and will.that fast,if he wills and was aloud.My wife gave Bubba to me to replace my aged dog Missy, she has watched me and Bubba and wants the uncondtional love of her "Own dog" thank you for reading this, I hope you will help us if you can. thanx agian.

About Cesar.

If his techniques are good enough for your dog? They should be good enough for your children.

Try some command prescence on your kids =

In the mall food court with a security guard in view, force feed a child green beans. Think that won't get some attention? Come on Mom, Dad, green beans are good for children, and should be eaten. Your the parent and should be obeyed. It is "your right" to parent the way you think correct. A child needs to act submissive to his parents, right?

If you don't agree with that scenario, why try it on your dog, EVEN IF he is a behavior problem?

I am not built like my dog. With minimum effort, any dog is capable of inflicting more damage on me than I on "doggy". Unless I was armed. Why should I physically try (emphasis) to control my pet when there are more humane ways that envolve understanding and reward to shape "doggy's" behavior?

We don't have pets to exercise "control" over them.

Everyone who watches this show would benifit from going to the library reading "don't shoot the dog" by Karen Pryor.
At the very least, what does the humane society think of Cesar?

She discusses shaping behavior through positive reinforcement.
At truley hands off and "non-aggressive" approach.

Training a dog requires the human be trained also; this isn't about making doggy more human, but about making man more "dog like".(quote, paraphrased from un-remembered author)

We watch Cesar every chance we get and find his teaching methods and wisdom effective for the most part. Our problem is we have 2 female black chow-chows. Our oldes Midnight has been a fantastic dog; very loving, calm, good around kids and all people really. We've never worried about her being vicious or attacking anyone. Midnight is almost 14 now so my family decided we should get another female chow now to maybe make Midnight a little younger (to play) and give her another companion since she's not going to be around forever. We bought a female chow-chow puppy from the internet and received her from Colorado when she was 8 weeks old - her name is Bear. Bear is very anxious, hyper and seems like an alpha dog. She is currently 5 months old now and has attacked Midnight now a few times which is a big concern. Most recent was 2 days ago. I brought the dogs in from going to the bathroom and was upstairs getting ready for work. I heard lots of barking and growling and ran downstairs to see Bear having Midnight pinned under a small coffee table that Midnight couldn't have gotten out from. Bear was standing over Midnight barking and biting her furociously. I yelled first, then punched her but, still no response - she just kept doing it. I finally had to grab her by her fur on her back and throw her off. How can we prevent this from happening? Poor Midnight doesn't have very good hips anymore and has problems getting up or staying up when Bear attacks her. Midnight's always been the leader as far as dog's go and I want this to continue for as long as she has left with us. We do try showing Midnight affection first because Bear is very jealous and pushy. She always jumps on us and tries pushing her way in front or right next to Midnight. Any suggestions? I know Bear is smart - she's learned several tricks very quickly and knows when she's done something wrong. Help!!

Dear Cesar,
I just got a new puppy. Roxy is a Golden Retriever puppy that I'm having problems training. She's 2 months old. She stays in a crate for most of the day. I'm trying to potty train her and since she's in the teething stage she wants to bite everything as well as eat it. I was wondering if you could provide me with some tips in training my new puppy. I would sincerely appreciate it as she hasn't been sleeping at night and doesn't let me sleep either. She cries all night long and I have no idea how to get her to stop. Can you help?

Thank you!

Sincerly, Tiffany

I have 2 puppys, a cocker bichon 12 weeks Female, and cocker poo 8 weeks male. Am trying to kennel train and it's not working. In the morning the minuite they get up I take them out, they pee and pup outside I bring them in. ok everything is good I turn around there pee on the floor. AH I Don't know what to Do. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT AM DOING WRONGE!!!!!

I have a schitzu that is a little over a year old. He was the sweetest dog, until, we got another puppy, which is a 4 month old american bulldog-pit mix. The schitzu is now very agressive at times towards us, the owners, more than the new puppy. He has bitten one of us in the face, and has tried to bite us on a couple more occasions. He's not fixed, and shes a female not fixed yet. When he gets in these moods its like hes almost possessed, and it takes a while for him to get out of this state of mind. What can we do to help solve this situation? We dont want to get rid of him, but were scared he might bite a kid or person, outside of the house. Please respond its urgent!

I just bought a border collie and he's great, but he has a lot of accidents in the house, even after we take him out. Have any suggestions?

I adopted a 3 year old male sheltie/keeshound mix from a rescue home about 7 weeks ago. He's adorable. BUT............. Cassius, like Sassy above (see 16 posted by Harley), wants to chase cats all the time. I have that exact same problem. My 'ex' has cats and will be taking care of Cassius when I travel. How do I stop his wanting to chase cats?
Another problem I have is posted by Richard Preston (#17 above) Unlike him, I do need a solution. Cassius does not play with things, no balls, no friesbees, no sticks, nothing - except a yellow stuffed "bone". He gets rough when we play with that. I don't do rough play and when Cassius accidently grabs my hand or arm, I yelp and stop the playing immediately. He stops and runs to his crate,(note: I never use crate for punisment) but doesn't enter it. He then turns around, comes back, and pushes on my hand to be petted. If scolded, he drops to the floor and lays there. Once released from the scolding, if you try to touch him, he snarls n' growls. He bit my son the first time it happened. But immediately started licking at my son, he's 33, as if to say "I'm sorry". When I scolded Cassius for getting into the trash, he laid down, I walked toward him, he snarled n' growled at me. I sent him to his "corner" (yes, corner) and he went. Afterwards, when all was said n' done, I sat on the floor, called him, and he came and pushed his head into my chest, wanting to be petted. That leads me to believe he'd been abuse when being corrected. Since I live alone, there is no way of knowing if he would cower or run if an arguement insued between humans. I did learn from the ladies at the rescue home, that he came from a broken home where a lot of yelling and arguing (maybe abuse, I don't know) took place.

He does interact beautifully with humans and dogs (except pitbulls). Loves his walks 4 times a day, 30 min in the morning, a 10-15 min mid- morning and evening walk, and 30 min for last "outs". Cassius n' I live in an apartment. He plays with other dogs in the complex and at the dog parks. He loves to ride in the truck.
He has this insatiable need to be petted or rubbed at all times. I'm working on breaking this habit and succeeding. He's learning he doesn't need "human touch" all the time.

Cassius does have a problem with pitbulls, which came to light during our first vet visit. Every thing was fine in the waiting room until a pitbull came in. Cassius barked, snarled, growled and tried to push me backwards. I was sitting down at the time. The vet feels that there is a scent the pitbull emits that Cassius doesn't like, leading the vet to believe a pitbull attacked Cassius or his former owner(s) at some time or other since it doesn't seem to bother him about other dogs being around him or me. We haven't run into pitbulls at the dog parks...... yet.........., but I know a day will come when we do. Not sure how I will deal with that when it happens, but I do know I will have to control it. I'm constantly aware of where Cassius is and what he is doing when at the dog park.

Do you have any suggestions or solutions to the above situations?

Ceasar,
I have a 5 year old German Shepherd who suffers with Hip and elbow displasia. I have tried all kinds of medication and alternative medicines to help his suffering and the older he gets his condition deteroarates more. As we live in the UK elbow replacements are not an option. What is the best way to exrcise him as he is struggling with his usual walks (now short and often) I would appreciate any advice or info, He is such a great dog and has a great temperament I am desperate to help him.

ps I love the show and you have such a great following over here.

I just got a Golden Retriver puppy. He is 12 weeks old and i want to get him on the right path to become a good dog..Do you recommend a certain book to help me out..There are some many books and i want to get the right one for this breed..Can you help me please..Thanks so much..Craig