I know that he was a big shot in the 80s and 90s. I wonder if people still treat their dogs like this.

A helpful perspective on dealing with dogs, be they your own companions of those you happen upon. Much like his show, Cesar has a respectful candor about him and an earnest desire to facilitate understanding.

I particularly appreciate that he stresses how differently canines think and operate from human beings, and how we do them no favors in attempting to grant them honorary human status. Worth a read! though i would have preferred more specifics into correcting behavioral issues and discerning what id behavior and what is simply ingrained personality.

We have a puppy that likes to jump when people come over and when my children first wake up in the morning, so that was my principal reason for choosing this book. I appreciated the approach and all of the background that Cesar Millan gives in his book. Part biography, part dog psychology, Cesar's Way helps a dog owner (or potential dog owner) consider their dog differently than they might left to their own devices. Millan gives several chapters worth of background on his own life to set up how he arrived at his successful methods for approaching and teaching dogs (and their people) to function as a healthy pack. Using real life examples and explaining the principals behind his approach, Millan does not fail to keep reminding the reader that we run into problems when we treat dogs like people instead of like dogs. When we assign human responses to them instead of taking the time to understand their dog responses. How when we do this, it can lead to instability in a dog and cause it to redirect its energy to unwanted behaviors, not because it's intentionally trying to be a jerk, but because it's trying to create order in the pack. While the solutions presented may not be realistic for every home, understanding the big idea certainly makes it possible to come up with creative solutions for how to make those basic principles work in your schedule and with your family.

I would definitely recommend this book to any dog owner, even if yours is perfectly trained. It is a helpful and engaging read.

I've always been a fan of Cesar's. Having rescued a dog recently I thought it might be useful to read this book in case their were any new nuggets. For me, there were none.

I enjoyed learning more about Cesar and his philosophy but I think most folks will learn as much in chapters 7 and 8 as they will in the entire book.

I feel like I understand better my dog's need for leadership and exercise after reading this book. I also loved reading about Cesar's life, what an inspiration.

Sehr redundant, aber wenn man sich für Hunde interessiert, vermutlich hilfreich. (Ferienlektüre aus dem Bücherregal von Aleks' Mutter.)

En este primer libro, Cesar cuenta sus comienzos y experiencias con los perros. Tiene un talento natural y lo pone al servicio de los demás con buenos y muy útiles consejos para mejorar o fortalecer la relación con tu mascota.

This book gave me so much insight on understanding the pyschological behavior of dogs. I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to get a better grip on how dogs think.

Ok so I got this book because much to my chagrin I am not the hot shit dog owner I thought I was and my sweet puppy is becoming a sweet pain in the ass.
Unfortunately this was not as helpful as I had hoped it would be.
This is EverlyBrothers he is my 1 year old Saint.
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He is an angel...for me, he seems to dislike my husband, which I did not have a huge problem with but now he wants to be pack leader and protect me and my son from all the evils in the world,he will spend ten minutes barking at a leaf that has had the nerve to blow across are front garden.
Ronan and Everly do everything together

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And due to Everly's size I want to make sure he knows we are the boss of him.

This photo was taken after my husband told him to get off the couch 3 times. Everly met him half way.
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See sort of an ass right?

So Cesar's book says he can help all of this, he mentions different situations like mine or often worse, but I am never crystal clear on what his recommendation is to fix this.


He has a lot of good points like:
Exercise dog as much as possible (walk)it burns off energy and gives the dog a sense of purpose. Here's the thing I have a lazy dog so we go for walks but when he is tired he lays down and takes a nap,and do you know what does not wake him up, ME BEING CALM. This is Everly after a very busy morning of watching my son paint Easter eggs
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He is exhausted.

Also if I say my dogs life lacks purpose I am gonna sound like a bit of a dick.

Cesar's main thing, what the whole book keeps coming back to is to project calm assertive energy, be dominant pack leader. It is just I have no idea what that would be like. I am assertive but no one has said that I am even in the neighborhood of calm, it is a long distance relationship between myself and calm.So maybe if I watched his show I would get an idea of what calm yet assertive is like, but between being a Mum,working 40hrs, dog, housework and books. I kinda want to save my TV time for like.. Colin Farrell movies
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and Colin Farrell is not on any episodes of the dog whisperer so....that point is unhelpful to me in book form.
All in all interesting but not the help I was looking for.

Partamos de cinco estrellas y voy a ir explicando por qué las pierde:
-1⭐ > la redacción cambiando el genero neutro de los perros y humanos en cada capítulo. En un capítulo, los dueños son "las dueñas" de forma genérica, y en el siguiente "las perras". Creo que me hubiera molestado menos si fuera siempre igual todo el libro. Realmente dificulta la lectura y molesta...
-1⭐ > rechazo general al método de refuerzo positivo. Mucha demasiada insistencia en que la solución mágica es dar paseos largos. Sus teorías se basan básicamente en la teoría de dominancia y sumisión con las cuales tampoco me siento identificada
-1⭐ > una de las últimas paginas en las que da consejos generales y a sangre fría te aconseja que si esperas un bebé y tu perro te sigue por la casa y es territorial, que mejor le busques otra familia a tu perro antes de que nazca el bebé. Sin palabras.

Enfin, en general hay muchísimas cosas en las que estoy de acuerdo, pero hay grandes diferencias que son importantes. También quiero resaltar que el libro es de 2008 y de las primeras temporadas del programa, no me cabe duda de que Cesar ha debido evolucionar y quizá ya no tenga exactamente las mismas opiniones

No me arrepiento para nada de haberlo leído pero no va a convertirse en mi libro de referencia sobre educación canina

For the longest time I believed this BS. Thanks to Tumblr for opening my eyes.

This is an excellent book on understanding dogs and how to correct their behavior problems. Cesar Millan has a natural gift and rapport with dogs, and his love for them shows throughout the pages of this book. He does a lot of work with problem animals at his Dog Psychology Center in Los Angeles, where he shows that by behaving in a calm, assertive manner (you are the pack leader), and by exercise, discipline, and affection, you too can have a dog who is a peaceful, happy member of the family. As I have been applying what I have learned, my dog’s behavior has changed dramatically. For example, before when I took Rocky for a walk, he pulled on the leash. This, I discovered, was because he was trying to be the pack leader. When I kept him on my left side and projected a calm, assertive manner, Rocky trotted beside me during the entire long walk. What a difference! Cesar also has a TV show (The Dog Whisperer) on the National Geographic channel. This book is a must for anyone with a dog or planning to get a dog.