The Dog Whisperer

This is a wonderful discussion. I haven't watched this program, but I am aware of who Caesar is. Some people complain that his training methods are too harsh, but I have learned while training our dogs over the years, that if you watch dogs, or puppies, in a pack situation, or a litter situation with the mother dog, that the alpha dog is sometimes quite harsh while dealing with the more subordinate members of the pack. Dogs understand dog language, and dog behavior. They are dogs, not human beings. If you try to understand their ways, and deal with them in their way, and try to emulate some of their behaviors for training purposes, you will have much better success. For example...a mother dog will grab the puppy by the neck scruff, and give it a quick shake, to stop a behavior she doesn't like. Try that, it doesn't hurt the dog, but it lets him know who is boss. That is only one example. She will also, grab the puppy by the neck scruff, and deck it, make it lie down, to subdue it. You can do that to. Grab it, and force it down quickly, on it's side. None of these things hurt, and the dog gets to know who's boss, and soon you don't have to do it at all. You simply have to establish your authority in a forcefully kind way. A trained dog is a happier dog, because he knows his boundaries. It's the same as teaching your children to grow up and function as a responsible adult in our society. Nobody, dogs or kids want to be yelled at all the time.

Another thing that is very useful and works wonders when trying to train a dog, is to NEVER let it go first. Do not let it go through a doorway first, never let it walk in front of you when on leash, things like that. Again, it's about letting the dog know who goes first. The Boss.

I`ve never heard of this show. I would like to see it though. can you tell me what station, time and day its on? thanks.

I do watch this show and you are right, he is amazing!!! There are some dogs that they show at the start and I am just thinking, why don't they just get rid of that dog!! and then at the end, it is so well behaved, and it is just a total turn around. It really is amazing how he has that gift!!

I haven't seen the show. I am really not sure how I have missed it. We are dog lovers in our home. However, we have a wire-fox terrier who is giving us a fit. He was great as a puppy, until the fourth of july. He was in the process of coming in the door from outdoors and a neighbor's bottle rocket went off. He got spoofed and ran under a bed. He would not come out and growled and attempted to attack if we went near the door of the bedroom. It was many hours before he came out. Now, anytime he is loose in teh house (out of his old training cage) he runs to that bed, goes under and growls and attmpets to bite! We have to keep him in his old training cage and only let him out in the den with us when the doors to the den are all closed. It is so terrible. I have asked the vet for help and he just shrugs his shoulders. I will certainly start watching this show...as it sounds like it will be very beneficial! Thanks for posting about it. On what network is it aired ?

I have to respect the guy. He takes what trainers have been saying for years and puts it out there in an understandable and entertaining method. When I tried to explain my training techniques to my wife it was near impossible for me to get the point across. She watched his show and came back " SO THATS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING". I have to say I have some of the most well behaved hounds around ( see my profile for pics ). Here's a good spot to tell what happened this weekend with my largest, Voden. It was time for his yearly heartworm check. We headed to the local vets office where frankly he dwarfs anything else in there. When we arrived we went in and sat for a bit. He sat perfectly beside me until I got up. We went around and introduced ourselves to the other dogs and owners. Most of the dogs just did the usual snif and howdy, one puppy seemed to take a liking to Voden. None of them showed any fear toward him even though most of them could have easily fit in his mouth. We went into the exam room, the only place where we have any problem at all ( he hates standing on the slick metal table, no traction ). The doctor came in, drew blood, did the tests & gave him 3 shots. Voden didn't even flinch. The doc was impressed, most dogs strugle or snap at him. On the way out we stoped at the counter. While there takin care of the bill another person brought in their boxer. This was a hyper uncontrolled dog. Immediatly the other dogs got defensive and snarling. The little puppy from earlier came and hid beside Voden. The Boxers owner saw Voden sitting there calmly and said she wished hers was so well behaved. About this time her dog decided to jump at Voden. Voden without hardly showing any interest did this neat little shoulder thrust technique of his. He slightly leans on another dog then suddenly thrusts out his shoulder. The boxer slid and stumbled about 3 feet across the floor, then laid there quietly on his side having been put in his place. The boxer remained there until his owner took him outside. Afterwords I got several questions about how I'd gotten him so well behaved. As we left we met the now much calmer boxer and his owner outside and everything was ok. We talked for a bit and I suggested she watch some of Ceasars Shows for pointers( She odviously wasn't the dominant one ). I commonly get into such conversations and often make that recomendation. I've got plenty more stories but I think that one was long winded enough.

Have you tried every time your dog goes in the house you leave rub their nose in it (only #1 of course) and then you take them outside leave them on a chain and leave them out there for a good long time. That's how I trained my puppy. Anyways I love that show and study it well in order to know how to train my dogs myself. Right now I don't have one because I only live in an apartment and don't have the room at the moment to get a new dog.

i love dogs, but don't have one right now because i live in a flat now, and not in a bungalow. the problem is, yes, you guessed it right, i don't know how to potty train a dog! hm... do let me know on which channel this show is on, the time and the name of the show, please! i should definitely enjoy watching this show, though am not sure if we have this aired in this part of the world. hope it is.

I watch it, too. And I love it myself. I usually watch it while writing at some rediculous morning hour like 2 AM.

i've always been eager to watch this show but unfortunately the skeds are not in tune w/ my free time. all i do is browse through the natgeo website and read, makes me more eager to watch though

I have heard of this program from a friend of mine in the States. It sounds like something that would help me with Kai. He is our welfare pooch with a few hangups. It's really too bad we don't get this program here in Scotland. I'll have to see if my friend can tape it for me.

He is quite awesome to watch. Though I don't think it's always as easy as they make it look on tv... there is plenty of tape on the cutting room floor I am sure. Not to minimized his ability, because it is amazing. Just so many people say... wow, he does that in 5 mins..... I think a little of that is for tv. I'm going to have to go out and get his book now too.... sounds quite interesting.

I love watching that show and I think that people that bash his way of working with animals really don't understand it. They claim he is too primitive with his behavior modifications, and I think whatever works, works.

The Dog Whisperer of Ceasar Milan is such an informative program. i happen to download the full series, where i learned even celebrities had problems taming their favorite pet. in the season, Oprah's dog, a cockier spaniel, had separation anxiety whenever she left the house and dog being inside and left behind. i also have applied Ceasar Milan's ways on how to train dogs. and it's very effective... two thumbs up for Ceasar.

Yes we watch it and have used most of the very beneficial and uselful tips for our own dog at home and feel it has helped us tremendously without having to pay for a trainer or dog school. He's awesome!

Funny enough my Friend was just telling me about this Program tonight I have actually never seen it but I might have to look out for it as it sounds good

That guy is amazing. Some times its almost unbelievable. He literally spends 5 minutes with some dogs and completely cures their behavior problems. Its amazing how much he understands dogs and knows how to get them to react to his training. I don't think I've ever seen a dog that he couldn't fix, even if it took him a few weeks to do it. His little "psst" noise he makes is pretty powerful huh? Try it yourself on a dog and they immediately give you their attention.

He is great, I'm a small woman with a soft voice. My Rotts would look at me and walk away when I told them to do something. I learned from that show how to project confidence and I tell ya when I tell my Rotts something now they can't do it fast enough! I knew what I was doing in training.... except not confident they would obey. We also have a 2yo lab that was abused and is now deaf because of it, it's often hard to dicipline him because he can't hear you. we've started doing the "bite" with the hand and he sure knows what that means! He can be a bit pushy in wanting to be the first to get love, and then he will keep pushing the other 3 dogs away, we will give him a little "bite" and he backs off and gives the other dogs their turn. The problem with our 4th dog is she is so submissive, when you walk up to her she lays down. She's still a pup so I'm hoping she'll outgrow this, it makes it difficult when trying to get her in the car (she weighs 95lbs), etc. That's the only thing I haven't seen him cover...

I watch the show all the time! The training methods he uses really do work. I've used them with training my Jack russell who really was quite the problem dog when we first got him. I also worked at a doggie daycare where we used Ceasar's methods and it was quite useful there as well. He came to Massachusetts to do a lecture but I couldn't get tickets to go see him. I haven't read the book yet either.

I've seen his show a few times, its interesting to watch his methods with the dogs.