Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan

I too was just flipping channels when I came across this show. After that I was hooked. I have been around dogs all my life. Big or small, none of them scared me, and so I never met a dog I didn't like or didn't like me back. I love this show, and think its a MUST SEE for any dog owner. This show goes beyond animal training. Its gives you insight into how a dog thinks and their world, which I never understood. The show is based on animal counseling for dogs and their owners. I love its and never miss it when its on the air!!!!!!. I have learned so much from this show, and it has helped me form a better relationship with my 2 Mini-Schnuazers.

I grew up with well-trained dogs--German shepherds--and after seeing legions of dog owners handle their charges badly, it's a treat to see Cesar Millan demonstrate the basics of dog psychology and pack leadership principles to folks who seem to know nearly nothing about handling dogs.

I particularly enjoy seeing Cesar's own pack of around 40 dogs, all rehabilitation cases, who all get along with one another. Cesar has an amazing ability to exhibit pack leadership. To see his dogs submit--rolling over, legs in the air, ears back--after a mere short "Shhh!" and a pointing of his finger...it's absolutely amazing.

You can also see more about his Dog Psychology Center by searching for Cesar Millan on the web.

I stumbled upon this show on the National Geographic channel, and now I Tivo all the new episodes. The host (Ceasar Milan - "The Dog Whisperer") is very engaging, and really knows dogs. He is really amazing with dogs, his techniques should give everyone hope that dogs that seem beyond hope can be saved. Ceasar seems to really enjoy a challenge, as the owners expectations go down Ceasar smile broadens and he proceeds to show the owners how to see their dog in different light. And thereby become better owners and pack leaders to their dogs. Try to catch this show, you won't be sorry. It's a lot of fun seeing all the different breeds of dogs, and Ceasar is a lot fun.

Cesar Millan's show goes well beyond misbehaving dogs and their frustrated but loving owners. It's a fully realized serial documentary-- and a hugely engaging one-- on urban and suburban America. Millan grew up on a farm in Mexico, so he understands a great deal about the behavior of domesticated animals (as well as feral ones), but he specializes in a common household pet that needs the special attention because the well-meaning owners tend to anthropomorphize Fido, treating it as a family member, all but forgetting that dogs are pack animals with altogether different emotional wiring than humans have.

Cesar Millan reconnects people with nature. In show after show, you see that the only connection most of us have to nature is something like a lawn, a garden, maybe a swimming pool-- and a pet. I.e., tamed nature. Millan reminds us in every episode that nature must be confronted on its own terms, and when you do that, the reward is something like peace.

This show elevates the role of television to its highest potential for intelligent, informative entertainment. Congratulations to the producers and network that continue to offer this "hall of fame" brand of television to a wide audience. Even though I don't own a dog at present, I find this show smart, touching, amusing, and vastly instructive. Cesar Millan is a charismatic modern-day hero and his love for dogs is so pure, and so productive, as to make the rest of us gaze in awe at his accomplishments. Cesar clearly identifies the source of the dog-plus-human problems and solves them with plain talk and learn-able fixes. His true leadership genius is apparent when both dog & owner are motivated to make the changes that will ultimately bring happiness to both. Ah, imagine the results if only we could find political leaders with the same insight and ability.