Zena-phobia!
Because dogs pick up on our emotions, it’s important to keep yours in check when dealing with your pooch. If your stress level is high, you may need someone else with you to remind you to stay calm and assertive; a sort of an unofficial “coach” to observe, correct, and cheer you on.
A lot of times, we need a neutral third party to see ourselves from the outside. The most important thing is that you find somebody who will watch and evaluate, but not judge. That person should have your –and your dog’s-- best interests at heart.
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I was just watching this show with Reggie, the feral shepard on the ranch. Did anyone else wonder how Cesar ended up with Reggie under his arm after the commercial break, when before the break Reggie ran away from him and wouldn't come back??/
After watching Cesar so long, I realize that whenever I am not in a positive mental state myself, I have to take a deep breath and get "it" under control before I approach any dogs I am working with, especially my own. My husband has learned to look to my border collie to read my state of mind. When I am content, he lays at my feet; when I am down, he wants to lay in my lap; when I am truly sad, he won't stop licking my face until I brighten up and laugh with him. Now there's a true friend! Controlling our emotions is so important when working with dogs... this is an absolutely vital lesson for anyone who has a dog in their life.
Hi I’m Claire. I have a deaf and albino dog. She is blind in one eye and attacks everyone she comes in contact with. I have no clue how to train her and am going to be forced to give her away if I don’t teach her how to behave properly. She has attacked my whole family to the point where they are left bleeding. Sometimes one of my family members will be petting her and she will be all happy and licking their faces and then 2 seconds later she’s biting and attacking them. Please help me find a way to train her. I really don’t want to give her away i love her so much but cannot take her attacking me every day.
Is it really constructive or honest to have a blog that is moderated in such a way that only posts singing praise to Mr Milan are posted? Mr Milan seems like a nice person, he is certainly a brilliant salesman, but his "dog psychology" lexicon which may be well connected to his personal experience has little if any connection to actual science. But the majority of those who watch the program assume that there is a scientific basis for the terminology and techniques used on the program. When anecdotal experience is presented as empirical scientific fact erroneous conclusions seem to make sense. And when we only see snapshots of a "rehabilitation" program we cannot know if it really made a permanent and positive change in the behavior of the subject dog. Furthermore, if you are training, or "rehabilitating", with scientifically proven principles then there is absolutely no need to exhaust the dog with excercise.
My husband and I have been fans of the Dog Whisperer since he first appeared on NG and are continually amazed at how he reacts to different challenges. This last episode with Zena has just amazed me and I have replayed about 30 times the part at the gate with Cesar and Daddy coming through there with Zena snarling and growling and I still can't believe how Daddy looks away and then just comes charging in with no care at all.
My question is why did Zena not take that as an aggresive move and attack him? Of course I'm sure even she knows a pit bull when she sees one but still I thought that was pretty confrontational. Amazing, truly amazing!! He is awesome and Cesar isn't so bad himself! :-)
I watch "The Dog Whisperer" and "It's Me or the Dog" and use a combination. So far it's been helping. My problem is, my dog truly doesn't understand that I DON'T want him to "protect" me from strangers. The behavior is better than it was but it's not fixed and I'm wondering if it ever will be. I support Cesar's methods with a couple of exceptions, however, they aren't practical for learning without help. There is no where to go for that help that doesn't require huge amounts of money. As much as I love Cesar, I have to be honest. For every dog on his show, there are two or three dogs (at least) that need help and can't afford to pay for his services.
I am a first time dog owner. Little 13 week puppy name Tonka. He is half lab/ beagle. I have fallen in love but I feel discouraged because I don't know what I am doing. For example, he respects my husband but my 6yr and I don't get that same response. Also Tonka bites a lot. I tried the mouth hold, the submission hold but he just bounces back. I know I am getting frustrated and i am sure my pup feels it. I hate that. Any advise I will take it.
I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A DOG WHO IS A FEMALE AND SINCE WE HAVE HAD HER SHE HAS PEED WHEN SHE SEES PPL COMING IN THE HOUSE. SHE IS PART HOUND AND PART CHOW. HOW DO I MAKE IT WHERE SHE DOESNT DO THAT WHEN PPL COME IN TOT HE HOUSE. IS THERE SOMETHING I COULD TRY . AND IF SO WHAT WOULD IT BE.... I HAVE A BEAGLE WHO IS A MALE AND DOESNT DO THAT. BUT PUDGE SHE SEEMS TO DO THAT. AND ITS EVERY TIME SOME ONE COMES IN TO THE HOUSE TO VISIT OR TO DO SOMETHING. CAN YOU PLEASE E-MAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT I COULD DO IN THIS THING..... THANK YOU
LAURA ERSKINE
FROM HORNELL NY
Cezar and Ilusion are amazing! We've learned so much with our fear aggressive Dachshund who, among many other things, barks and charges at other dogs. She has grown so much and is doing lots better. We recently ran across an in-crisis mini piebald Dachsie named Sprocket and made the decision to rescue him. He's hideously skinny and walks around like an armadillo all the time. He's terrified of every sudden move. So imagine our shock when he met our Marcy for the first time, and is chasing HER all over the house, all happy, tail wagging. She runs away from him, tail tucked and won't even look at him. Won't let him sniff her, hasn't sniffed him. Who knew THAT would happen - I thought she'd try to kill him on first sight-here I was worried about HIM! Any ideas out there? We've never had two inside dogs together.
I thank god that there are people like 'Cesar Milan' to teach us all !!! What a wonderful gift he has !!!
I only wish EVERYBODY watched this show. He not only explains but shows us and gives us the tools how to make our most loved family pets coincide in our lives.
I am a HUGE animal lover( I don't even own a dog, however I am a proud cat owner) I never miss an episode of the Dog Whisperer. His philosophy not only works for dogs, but cats and humans as well!!!!
I think he is truly amazing, with an incredibly generous heart and soul!!
We love you in Canada too Cesar!!!
To David Bloch - Cesar does not necessarily exhaust the dogs he works with, it is more of showing the dog leadership, and at times yes the dog needs to be exhausted to get over his severe anxiety or give up fighting to be the dominant one in the pack. It's mostly common sense.
we have a 8yr old female lab mix. She is aggressive and we have tried everything encluding shock collars. We even had 2 dog trainers and still are having problems. We would be interested in any comments by Cesar if at all possiable
we have a 8yr old female lab mix. She is aggressive and we have tried everything encluding shock collars. We even had 2 dog trainers and still are having problems. We would be interested in any comments by Cesar if at all possiable HELP PLEASE
we have a male Pomeranian named Charlie, he is 12 lbs, he will bark viciously at people that drive by, people walking, people visiting, a phone ringing and the t.v , and we have tried bark collars and it only hurt us!! He can even escape chains!! He has been acting a little better since he's been fixed but its still bad, he bites when playing, we wanna help him get over that, , when he gets excited he will go and bite our other Pom's neck and jump around.Could Cesar Milan help us help Charlie get over barking at everything and showing his viciousness at people and showing his teeth (witch are very sharp!!) can we have the exact steps from Cesar Milan??
To David Bloch and Brittany D. - From what I have observed of Cesars methods in exercising a dog, I believe that the exercising has more to do with pack behavior than with trying to exhaust the dog. It is within the heart of pack nature to be moving and travel all the time. When you take your pack for a walk it is exercising his instinctive pack mentality and therefor releases stress and anxiety, and in the meantime, if you are doing it correctly, your dog is also learning to follow you as you are his pack leader. Therefore the ultimate end result is him 1. following his natural instinct as a dog and therefore releasing anxious energy and 2. Recognizing you as his pack leader and therefore making it much easier to teach him proper behaviors. I believe these are more prominent in cesars strategy than just to wear the dog out so he is too tired to miss behave... I could be wrong, just one opinion.
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