Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan is Coming to the UK
He’s the dog trainer to the stars having given personal dog obedience coaching to Oprah Winfrey, Scarlett Johansson, Will Smith and Nicolas Cage and now The Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan is bringing his live show to the United Kingdom.Millan’s Dog Whisperer show has been nominated for four Emmys and now airs on Nat Geo Wild.
Early ticket sales have suggested that ALL of his shows will sell out.
And the guy is playing to stadiums!
Controversial, a divider of opinions, one thing’s absolutely certain – a LOT of people are happy to pay to see Cesar Millan’s UK tour.
The official UK Dog Whisperer blurb says:
From Sheepdogs to Schnauzers, Poodles to Pomeranians, Cesar Millan will have audiences spellbound as he shares his amazing insights on dog psychology and how people can inadvertently play a role in their dog’s “behavioural issues”.
Millan says: “What amazing places dogs are taking me to.
“If you had told me when I was growing up in Mexico that one day I would be going to the UK I don’t think I would have ever believed it.
“I rehabilitate dogs and train people, so to be given the chance to fly across the pond and share my talents that help dog owners become calm and assertive pack leaders with their dogs really helps me fulfill my vision of making the world a better place… one dog at a time.”
Using his natural gifts as an educator and as an entertainer, Cesar uses state-of-the-art multimedia accompanied by some friendly pooches to illustrate his unique concepts and ideas.
Cesar will have audiences seeing the world through their dog’s eyes and his “fulfillment formula” will change their relationships with their dogs forever.
Tickets are priced from £39.50, go on sale on Monday 23 November at 9am.
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i hav a 5yrs staffy and a 18 month british bull dog im finding it very hard to control the bull dog always picks on me staffy all the tim and is resulting to me having to take her to the vets my staffy is so laid bk but roxy picks on him all the tim even when i take her out for walk she wants to attack other dogs and chews on her metal leader she is a nitemare and if i dont get her sorted out i think i will hav to get rid of her and i dont want to as shes is like 1 of me babies i would love to take her to see cesar or even its me or the dog coz i think they would find her hard work im at me end of me tether and dont no wot to do really need help thanks
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Good news for UK residents.. I wonder which cities the Dog Whisperer is going to tour. I supposed it doesn’t much matter, as there are disobedient dogs everywhere! Should make for a good show for US residents too. It’s always nice to see a show change scenery on occasion.
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This news makes me feel sick. He wants to be careful, as that police officer was recently prosecuted for “hanging” a GSD, something Milan has done in his show on a number of occassions.
I think it is nothing short of a travesty that this ignorant, cruel individual is going to plug his outdouted, disproven theories over here. So much for the UK being a nation of animal lovers.
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Dave Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
It won’t be long before we get a load more outpouring of bile simular to this. What makes Cesar an outstanding character is that he never stoops to this low level to justify his methods – he has something called dignity .. There will always be differing opinions about dogs – probably as many as there are breeds – why don’t people just get used to it.
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Colette Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Bile? I prefer to think of it as compassion. There are plenty of excellent trainers / behaviourists in the UK and abroad, with extensive experience and qualifications, who successfully treat problem dogs without resorting to violence or pigeonholing every issue as “dominance”. I do not believe there is any excuse for choking, shocking, hanging, or terrifying a dog to the point where it collapses into a state of learned helplessness, urinates or shakes in fear. Milan’s theories and methods are completely at odds with both science and welfare. Animal abuse is not something I could, or intend to “get used to”.
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Dave Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I’m afraid my dear you’re just churning out narrow minded and short sighted material that’s been hysteriacally regurgitated before. Please be original and thoughtful in your reflections; Others have already contributed a more balanced view about Cesars work above. If anyone is committed to the love and care of dogs its him – but he’s not alone and he never claims to be the only way. He’s gracious enough to commend all those who are committed to the welfare of dogs despite their differences in approach ….if only his critics could be as balanced and gracious
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Stuart Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 10:14 am
I don’t see where you are getting your view from. Cesar is the least cruel animal trainer I’ve ever seen. I can only presume you are a less than successful dog behaviourist who fails to ‘tune in’ to the animal. I have personally tried Cesar’s techniques and found them 100% more effective in engaging a full ‘pack’ understanding. I note here that all of the techniques I’ve tried had worked with no change to the dog’s ‘fear’ levels. Cesar’s techniques for the most part are entirely natural and understood by the dog long before we would believe that understanding has been reached.
As for pigeonholing his diagnoses, I feel you really need to watch more episodes. Sure, many of the issues are dominance related (clearly illustrated by the dog’s posture and behaviour and meeting with the defined understanding of every study that I’ve seen in animal body language) but there are anxiety issues, feeding issues and many others dealt with on the show.
If you wish to live in a world where humans interact with animals using human psychology then go ahead but please don’t belittle the work of one who is striving to live with dogs in their world.
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Tricia Reply:
December 16th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Sorry Colette. I agree with Dave and Stuart. Cesar can train my dog any day, wow he`s good
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Di Hilsley Reply:
December 18th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Sorry Colette but I too am with Tricia, Dave & Stuart . I have watched nearly all Cesars programmes and read his books and watched his videos and I have never seen him be violent to any dog . I would think that if a person is violent to a dog then that person would get angry and Cesar never gets angry he always stays calm and in control.
Jill Reply:
December 18th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Ah, Stuart, I fear I need to correct an inaccuracy again… I won’t tackle your refernce to dominance, since this is more than covered by my repsonse below.
However, if I might draw attention to: “clearly illustrated by the dog’s posture and behaviour and meeting with the defined understanding of every study that I’ve seen in animal body language”, I can’t speak for what animal body language studies you have referred to, but the world’s leading light in calming signals – ie visual indicators of a dog’s distressed state – is Turid Rugaas.
The dogs Cesar describes as “in a calm, submissive state” can clearly be seen to be exhibiting classic calming signals as identified by Turid, eg, lip licking, head turning, sniffing the ground, lips drawn back in a “smile” like movement. http://www.canis.no/rugaas/onearticle.php?artid=1 This would suggest to even the lay observer that the dog is far from calm and submissive, but is in fact in a great deal of distress.
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Stuart Reply:
December 18th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Once again quoting others. Have you no experiences of your wn that you’d share with us all.
I’ve a lot of experience training a number of different breeds and, to be honest, many of the techniques described by any of your references as well as those of Cesar Millan are effective in their own way at different times and with different breeds.
t is unlikely you need to be reminded that practical experience outweighs any amount of book knowledge in a practical subject and where your references have that experience, you appear not to have it.
Without talking about specific techniques, I can show you within about half an hour the difference between dog behaviour when the owner is anxious and that when the owner is confident – that, more than anything is what Cesar Millan is about.
Once again, thanks and I hope you have a good weekend.
Stuart
Jill Reply:
December 24th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
For some reason, I don’t seem to be able to answer Stuart’s latest insult directly, so I will put this up here.
With the greatest of respect. Stuart, saying “I can show you…” doesn’t demonstrate that you have experineces of your own to share, its just rhetoric.
And just because I quote say, Turid Rugaas, (as the leading authority) doesn’t mean that I haven’t made observations in my own dogs and the many hundreds of dogs I have trained over the years that corroborates what she writes. There’s a reason that I quote certain sources – because I have practised what they advocate and found it works. DArned well, in fact. I learned quickly that aversives don’t, not nearly to the degree that positives do.
I am amazed that you feel you have to undermine me by telling the world wide web that I have not experience, when actually you just don’t know squat about me. But boy you want to win this debate, or at least it seems that way! As I have said before, if you can’t articulate a counter-argument, don’t resort to pettiness, it says more about you than it ever will about me. But, to answer your criticism, what do you want to know about, the dog agressive dog that I worked with a month ago? (its 150 miles away, so I don’t see her frequently). Or the many puppies, young dogs and rescues I have trained over the years?
And as for Mr Millan being all about calm – then why does he resort to at least one case of flooding (mental abuse) per show? Why does he not take responsibility for his actions and influence and TELL people not to emulate him? Love him or hate him, one cannot deny that he is one of the most influential dog trainers ever. Now, if only he would use that influence for positive methods and not aversives, now wouldn’t that be something?
Can’t understand that last comment, though I have heard that others believe Cesar Millan’s methods are cruel. Maybe I haven’t been watching the same episodes.
Personally I have been wondering if he might be the only person likely to be able to help me and my oldest dog who has been exhibiting – seemingly – irrational anxiety for the best part of 18 months now. I must be one of thousands wanting his help though … he must be sick of us all not understanding our own dogs!
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I am a big fan of Cesar’s and welcome his visit to us here in the UK. Detractors of Cesar always fail to analyse his work correctly. Because he uses a more physical approach on some cases, because he has used e-collars in some cases, his critics claim his methods are cruel. What they are singularly blind to is the fact that Cesar uses methods entirely as appropriate. I would let him work with my dog anyday. I know he would not put him into an alpha roll or be the least physical with him. He would simply use his energy and body languange. But then my dog, a lively weimaraner cross is pretty well behaved and has shown few character faults if any. I put that down to us having used Cesar’s guidance in bringing him up.
Cesar’s approach is always in my opinion appropriate for the case, furthermore he is willing to take on the most difficult of cases unlike so many of our revered trainers over here. And he is willing to tackle dog on dog aggression which most trainers over here steer away from. His work with his pack is inspirational. Again something I have not seen any of our UK trainers attempt.
The other major benefit of having used Cesar’s approach rather than the other also rans is that my dog co-operates with me without the need to have a pocket full of treats constantly on the go. Life with a co-operative rather than a bribed dog is great. Thank you Cesar. Hopefully catch up with you when you are here.
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I’ve watched loads of “Dog Whisperer” episodes, and have never seen “choking, shocking, hanging, or terrifying a dog to the point where it collapses into a state of learned helplessness, urinates or shakes in fear”. Did I miss something?
He seems calm and rational at all times, and would he really have over 40 odd dogs of his own if he didn’t REALLY care?
I would love to go to see him, but the tickets are too expensive and I’m worried that I would be too far away to see properly.
A one to one with him would be great – my Lurcher has a few issues that I feel confident he could sort out without resorting to the methods mentioned by Colette.
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http://c1.libsyn.com/media/729/05198_11 … 09c386aad4
Suse, this is the link to the episode where Cesar suspends a dog by its neck until half asphyxiated. The dog bites him because Cesar kicked him (perfectly normal dog response to an open threat, though not desirable by humans). Cesar then suspends the dog, which is seen audibly gulping and gasping for air, and displaying many panic-ridden calming signals (as defined by Turid Rugaas, and clearly identifiable). Leaving the dog semi-conscious, he then has the audacity to say that it is in his trademark calm, submissive state.
Watch this link and tell me if you would walk past this happening in the street? This is exactly what the police did and they lost their careers for this. There is no possible acceptable explanation for his actions here, and strangling a dog to this extent is abuse, it is not rehabilitation. No sane, reasonable person and dog lover can justify his actions in this video.
Dave, I would dispute whether anyone who can suspend a dog by its neck with four feet off the floor can be described as “gracious”. However, you might be interested in the APBC statement about Cesar. In it, they say that credit to him for promoting a different choice to “put up with it or put to sleep” (fair play, can’t argue with that) but that his methods are some 40 years out of date and have been superceded by far more effective, and kind methods. Stuart, would you accuse the APBC of being less than successful, since they too don’t fall for the Hollywood hype?
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Stuart Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 7:56 am
Well Jill, if I could get into the link posted by you I’d have had a look but it can’t be found on the web. The APBC may be successful but in a different way. There is no piece of research that I’ve seen so far that deals with animal psychology from the animal’s point of view other than Cesar’s method. They always try to deal with humanisation of animal instincts. I would never condone body weight hanging techniques but until I’ve seen the clip then I can’t comment.
There is one thing that concerns me – if Cesar Millan is so cruel (as stated by only two of those posting here) then how is he able to maintain a licence to broadcast in the US, maintain a larger than average pack or come to this country without there being some form of legal action against him by one of the many USHS’s, ASPCA, RSPCA or other animal welfare groups.
The dog biting is the perfectly normal behaviour of an alpha – discipline meted out by alpha’s on ‘lower’ members of the pack ALWAYS result in subservient responses.
There is no Hollywood hype in this. Automatically adopting a critical response without appraisal of the whole picture gives a whiff of jealousy that could only be spawned by one who is unable to achieve the results.
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Jill Reply:
December 18th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Hey Stuart, good morning.
Take a look at the website and press release below:
http://www.dogwelfarecampaign.org/
While this isn’t legal action (not that it needs to be, to be valid), no one can argue with this. That is like the United Nations of dogdom – any lay person care to argue with the strength of this coalition?
If you would also like to view this page:
http://www.dogwelfarecampaign.org/why-not-dominance.php
you will see just how many pieces of research “that deals with animal psychology from the animal’s point of view” there have been, they are all referenced at the bottom of the page.
“They always try to deal with humanisation of animal instincts” – again, detailed on this page is, ironically, how the insistence of a dog trying to dominate is, in fact, anthropomorphism. So Cesar is doing exactly what he tells us not to, projected human responses to situations onto the dog.
“discipline meted out by alpha’s on ‘lower’ members of the pack ALWAYS result in subservient responses.” again, bless ya for your old fashioned views, but “alpha” or breeding pair, don’t mete out punishment. Try L David Mech’s most recent studies.
“Automatically adopting a critical response without appraisal of the whole picture gives a whiff of jealousy that could only be spawned by one who is unable to achieve the results.”
Does this refer to me? Because by the sound of it, I’m actually much more clued up than you. Tell me something, is Cesar the only person who interacts with dogs that you have looked into? Have you read Dr Yin, Ian Dunbar, Jean Donaldson, Turid Rugaas, for example? Do you even know who they are? No, they don’t have a nice shiny Hollywood tv programme, but then they are too busy in the real world doing what they do best. They have produced some excellent books, there is a weath of info on the net and they do seminars and training days… oh, but what am I talking about, you must have. Because automatically adopting a defensive response without appraisal of the whole picture gives a whiff of being a bit of a plum.
Enjoy your reading, and have a good day.
BEst wishes
Jill
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Stuart Reply:
December 18th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Hi Jill,
OK, read them. I notice that there is no involvement from any of the US welfare organisations in your first link. So far this is the only country in which Cesar Millan’s techniques have been practiced. The article also appears to be warning against the misuse of techniques rather than commenting on Cesar Millan personally (with a couple of exceptions). I actually agree with what is said in respect to his techniques being copied as there is a risk of dominant response if one attempts such techniques whilst not addressing the other factors involved in the animal behaviour.
In the second link, you appear to have missed the point again – or perhaps I’ve used the wrong words (oops, semantic slip) – I don’t speak of dominance in the ‘wolf’ sense but of that set of behaviours that engenders respect from ones subordinates. Like it or not, hierarchy exists everywhere – that’s why communism died. I talk of ‘discipline’ and you respond with ‘punishment’ different again!! Strangely enough, there are a number of ‘qualified’ animal trainers that I know who use ‘modern’ techniques yet still describe behaviour in the ‘old fashioned’ way.
You have suggested that Cesar projects human response yet I’ve only ever heard talk of using animal signalling (as far as people can) to promote response – including actual examples of hat he’s talking about.
I have heard of all of these people and even read some of their material although confess to not reading an entire volume from any of them. They make some verty valid points and there are also many similarities in their approaches to that of Cesar Millan (that will probably upset you because I dared to compare them).
I am not defending Cesar Millan against some negative press but you sem to be overwhelmingly opposed to everything the man does.
The fact of the matter is that every piece of evidence you have produced that I can access is published by mainstream ‘educationalists’ who have fallen into the trap of qualification over ability (even though they themselves may have that ability). It is inherent in our society that believes in studying the results of others in order to enhance ones own understanding. Reinventing the wheel is not what I’m talking about but why not study things for yourself rather than quoting others.
I wasn’t referring to you with my statement. However, clued up is a matter of opinion- you are certainly well versed in your heroes’ works but slightly blinkered in the world – what are you? 12?
Anyway, been nice debating with you. Enjoy fattening your dogs on treats and training them to do things on voice command or clicker (actually I have a very useful clicker so don’t pander to the requirement for purchase – called a ‘tongue and cheek’) and I’ll continue with positive praise and some good old fashioned body language.
Oh, by way of parting comment – I don’t approve of hanging either but do approve of around 40 or so other techniques used by Cesar.
Have a great Christmas and New Year.
Stuart
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Jill Reply:
December 18th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Why would any American organisation need to be involved in a European coalition concerned with Cesar’s impending arrival in the UK? Or are you trying to suggest that this is not a weighty gathering of dogdoms’ best because there is no US element? All of these people can freely view his programmes and DVDs and review his work, so your argument is unfounded. Oh, but then you undermine them further by saying they are educationals… I mean, why would the Dogs Trust ever need to actually use behavioural theory? Its not like they have 1000’s of dogs of every temperament under the sun under their responsibility, is it? Oh, hang on, yes they do, and provide behaviourla support to families with rehomed dogs. So, actively using, every day, they methods that they are supporting. CPI, although an assistance dog charity, were one of the first groups to use clicker training extensively, and now Hearing Dogs, Cancer Detection Dogs etc are all clicker trained. So again, using the methods they advocate. Ability over academics, one might say. But I dare say you will still find an excuse why their evidence is not valid.
OK, ya got me with “punishment”, although one could argue that any aversive technique is a punishment, but a) in wolf pack structure, its the beta, ie lower ranking wolves that get involved in corrections, or more commonly a wolf will simply offer appeaement, without any prompt or desire from a more hierarchical blessed individual. For dogs, wether feral or domestic, it is now proven that the pack structure is simply not as linear as you would suggest. But I doubt you will believe it anyway, because it doesn’t support your position, but not because it isn’t true. .
Now,I have deliberately not detailed my own experiences and observations, since I had a feeling you would find a reason to dismiss them – your derogatory comment “what are you? 12?” corroborates this premonition quiteed nicely! If you cannot articulate a constructive response, then please don’t resort to petty insults, it really doesn’t paint you in a very good light. However, to go back to the observation point, I do observe the interactions of my 11 dogs. For example, Cesar is wont to say that he uses certain movements because they replicate how a bitch would correct a puppy. Well, clearly my bitches haven’t read teh “Cesar Millan Guide to Being a Dog”, because not once have they ever done anything to calm a rambunctious youngster, at any age from weekks old, that bears any relationship to Mr Millan’s aversive techniques. In fact, my bitches were never aversive at all, never connected with the pups body except in play, and if growing teeth nipped, the girls either get up and move out of the way, or make a “grump” noise at pup, but stop short of touching. I have many more instances where my observations differ from the theory that Cesar uses to justify his aversive techniques. Any wonder why I’m not enamoured of many of his “corrections”?
And, not that I really believe that you are in the slightest bit interested in the extent of my experience since it validates my arguemtn, but what the hey – my best and most influential teacher is a red and white collie who was so badly abused and neglected before he came to me that we was on death’s door. He taught me that aversives don’t work, or at best create a fragile solution, and my viewpoint now is testament to his will to live. Incidentally, he is 12, but I’m sure you won’t hold that against him.
Your final insult “enjoy fattening your dog on treats…” really does illustrate the limitation of either your understanding of positive methods, or just your ability to accept another’s point of view. Surely if you are as good as you try to make out on here, I don’t need to tell you that play and interaction are just as motivating to dogs (generically – do you want me to list my individuals dogs’ top three motivators?) as food.
You put words into my mouth that I simply don’t utter – Cesar is to be complimented for raising the issue that if you have an aggressive dog, there are alternatives to PTS. However, whilever he uses aversive methods, and not more effective, kinder and replicable positive methods,then I will prefer to take my influences from other people, and most primarly from the 11 dogs that live happy, healthy and active lives together with us, without a neck-poke or a “shhhh!!!” between them.
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Stuart Reply:
December 18th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
My slight on your good nature was clearly below the belt. However, one good dig deserves another…
I’m glad you have had such a positive experience with your dogs. Many of us haven’t. What I hear from you appears to be just more of the same with every response you give. In the same way I have a lot of respect for many different techniques and proponents, you do the same. We just appear to stumble on one very specific individual.
I suppose you would consider me cruel if you had seen me in the first few days of taking in my latest charge. She had a bluish tinge to her tongue on a number of occasions in our first few walks together… she pulled, and continued to pull, on the lead – no choke collar by the way but an RSPCA approved one with no tightening effect at all. It took 3 days and around 12 30-50 minute walks to get the problem sorted and the only thing that worked was confidence.
I never set out to insult you at all and apologise for my lack of tact but in many sphere’s of dog training, regardless of techniques used, the reward is a treat or two. Not just once or twice but continually. I – and I’m sure you too – prefer positive praise in a kind of ‘catch them being good’ vein.
Just bear in mind that not all of Cesar’s techniques are ones I would use but, again, the majority are in keeping with the modern views on animal behaviour. He just applies them differently and mixes them well.
By the way, I note that there was no inquiry into the Shadow case, that the one big lawsuit seems to be an agent issue and the only other documented case I’ve found involved members of Cesar’s staff and not the man himself. If these agencies that you are so keen on are so concerned, I feel that someone would have switched him off by now.
Cheers,
Stuart
Jill Reply:
December 19th, 2009 at 9:56 am
I must just correct myself here – its just not a European coalition at all. World players include:
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), Australian Veterinary Behaviour Interest Group (AVBIG), American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB), The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and The Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, Inc. (CCPDT)(USA).
Of course Stuart will no doubt say “but they are not welfare” – splitting hairs imo, since veterinary behaviour and behaviour consutants are very much concerned with welfare.
Must stufy my international logos better! Apologise for the slight mislead. As least I can admit when I am wrong.
I do really wonder what people have been watching, it can not be the same things I have seen Cesar do, his methods are cruel and out dated, maybe you should all re-watch some of the shows with the sound off so not to be distracted by the drivel, watch the dog, many after he has throttled them and alpha rolled are in ’shut down’ or oozing calming signals, sadly Cesar is putting dog training back 50 years.
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My God, what a depressing read these comments make.
It’s so sad to see that there are people who clearly so genuinely believe that this discredited charlatan Cesar Millan carries any credence.
There are literally hundreds of dog behaviourists working in Britain who’ve forgotten more about their trade than Millan will ever know.
Many of them have to spend their time trying to sort out the mess people like Cesar Millan leave behind when they glide on to their next money-making scam. Many of the dogs never recover from the damage these ‘dog whisperers’ do and have to be destroyed, which is exactly why reputable organisations like the RSPCA and the British Veterinary Association are campaigning against Millan.
Please, please, ignore this publicity-crazed clown and, if you’re having problems with your dog, get yourself a PROPER behaviourist, not a TV personality.
I’m not a dog behaviourist, by the way, just an ordinary member of the public who knows a conman when he sees one.
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i have seen mothers act as he says from ,my pack of 13 bulldogs and masiffs, and from what ive seen, cesar doesnt strangle he holds the dog up and away from himself to aviod having his face savaged off. most british organisations would have the animal on a catch pole and would put it to sleep. even if its a dog that has been almost starved to death so is protective over its food.
all this politically corrent modern theory rubbish is really starting to get on my nerves. dogs should not be treated the same as children generally but as a mother of 2 if parenting opinion ever got to the state of current dog training i would fear that the world would be taken over by antisocial hoodies, oh hang on, it sort of has, hasnt it!!!!!!!
my children recieve plenty of praise and encouragement, as do my dogs, when they do well but it wouldnt be seen as right by any organisation if they recieved a gift for the action of every single simple task. ie sitting quietly saying hello nicely. it would be seen as spoiling the child and would create a self centred individual only out for personal gain. i personally prefere my dogs to behave because they know i make the rules not because i have a bag of treats, any dog will sit nicely for that, but what happens when you run out. ive seen dogs trained by trainers, think i will have a treat later but at the mo this dogs bum is far moe interesting!
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sounds to me like jill likes the sound of her own voice and likes to have people hanging on to her every word. she seems very forceful to have people believe her ways are the most superior way of training (to ceasars agressive???? ones) but the proof is in the pudding. i have never heard of “jill the dog behaviorist” before on tv in the library on the internet or in the news. i have heard and watched and read and used mr millans and other trainers techniques and my dogs have never been distressed in any way by them. in fact all the dogs i deal with are all well balanced in the end -even previously aggressive ones ready to be pts after the dog behaviourist/phychologist has given up. less talking and more doing. you sound like a child who says my dad is better than your dad. also bitches DO nip cheeky pups to have them listen. lastly no charges for cruelty were ever brought against him so beware of such slanderous accusations they could land you in trouble. x
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Check out some of the abuse this man calls dog training – it is freely available on the internet.
It is outdated and cruel.
Please boycott this man and try to find a non-violent dog trainer in the UK. There are plenty around!
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To quote Nicholas Dodman, director of the Animal Behavior Clinic at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine:
“To call his operation a psychology center is a total paradox, I think, like a bullfighter, he understands how to approach and work around a dog, but thereafter he stops. He doesn’t understand separation anxiety. I doubt he knows what obsessive-compulsive behavior is. Basically, with a smile, he’s going to war with these dogs. Imagine if there was a new Dr. Phil for children, and he said, ‘If your kid is playing too many video games, get a big paddle and whack him on the head.’ People would be incensed!”
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The man does not call it dog training. I am pleased to read how passionate people are about their dogs and the training world. Perhaps his work is raising the profile of dog trainers and the important messages that seem to be lost in the above posts. The importance of exercise which to some may be common sense but the UK has a problem with fat pets and owners if he can just get these people out walking the dogs everyday then he has done alright.
Some of his methods are not liked by some that is obvious but violent? Everyone is entitled to their opinion how ever a more balanced opinion would not create such a divide in opinion. There must be some good that you guys and girls think he has done.
I know since seeing Cesar in Melbourne I have read and looked up other trainers trying to find out as much as possible. I like many probably wouldn’t have done it without Millan raising the profile of the dog world and the professions that surround it.
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Going to war? He and any other expert out there if they surrounded themselves with up to 50 dog many of which are powerful breeds and annoyed them they would not last very long.
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Ok, managed to get through all of that and even managed to read the links (those that I was able to access). I endevoured to keep an open mind. However, nothing I read was able to shake my conviction that Cesar Millan is a gifted, talented man who understands dogs perfectly. No, he doesn’t have batchelor, masters or other academic qualifications but then not all students of art are Picassos; not all students of music are Mozarts. My reference to the arts is not haphasard, what Cesar Millan does is to my eyes an art. Could that be the source of the vicious outpourings of his detractors? Born of the frustrating of realisation that for all their certificates and efforts toward experience they lack, and have closed their mind to, that vital, instinctive understanding that Cesar has. In sum, they just don’t get it.
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