Dog Whisperer, Cesar Milan,I think he is great...

[KarenS46]

I really love to watch the Dog Whisperer, I think Cesar Milan is great and I have had a lot of help with my dogs by watching his show. Cesar is going to be a special guest on The Ghost Whisperer on Friday March 30, 2007, I hope everyone who loves dogs will watch, and don't forget to watch his show, The Dog Whisperer!!

[RonE]

The Ghost Whisperer meets the Dog Whisperer? I'm gonna have to turn the volume WAY up with all that whispering going on.

I find Cesar interesting enough but don't be surprised if this thread turns into 19 pages of back-and-forth.

Not everyone is a fan.

[KarenS46]

Really? I have had a lot of success using his techniques, my dogs are doing very well and I have 4, 2 rat terriers and 2 chihuahua's and no issues with any of them in 2 years.

[Alpha]

I like a few of his ideas, like the calm submissive state of mind, more excercise, controlling the resources etc.

But not so into his aggressive, very physical manner with attaining some of those goals.

[KarenS46]

I don't feel its so much aggressive, but more assertive, as he states, calm and assertive. I have followed much of what he says and have had success, not only with my dogs, but with myself when I am entering someones home or meeting a strange dog, I follow the no touch, no talk, no eye contact rule.

[Curbside Prophet]

He's an intuitive dog person, however, some of his techniques are based on outdated and invalid theories. So yes it's true, not everyone is a fan.

[KarenS46]

He is very intuitive, and has had a lot of success with his pack, everyone is allowed their opinion, all I know is that I have had a lot of success with my dogs and feel I have never had better dogs in my life, and I have tried trainers in the past or people who claimed they could train a dog but never had much success with them. The Ghost Whisperer will be fun to watch though, it's about a ghost dog and Cesar is called in to help, sounds like it will be fun to watch.

[Curbside Prophet]

Yes, a good trainer, much like a good breeder, is hard to find...especially if the owner is ignorant to dog needs. I'm sure the Ghost Whisperer episode will be quite amusing. I hope I don't miss it.

[RonE]

That SHOULD be fun. I just set up to record it.

Thanks for the heads-up.

[cshellenberger]

UGH, why can't they have Ian Dunbar, Turid Rugaas or Patricia McConnell instead!!!

BTW, if anybody watches "Mythbusters" they did an all dog special and McConnell was on it!

Sorry, NOT a Milan fan! If your red any of the old threads, I've explained why and the science behind it.

[KarenS46]

Thanks for your feedback, I'm not perfect and yes I have made mistakes with my dogs before, I'm sure everyone has they're preferred methods and successes, maybe a lot depends on the dogs upbringing and background and the trainer has to go from there. I think dogs are like people, not every method will work the same for all and I'm sure Cesar has had to reevaluate some methods and work around the problem.

[compaq__]

I think you have to remember it is still a TV program made for ENTERTAINMENT. A great deal of editing is done to each show. They could make any technique look almost perfect. I think Caesar is great but I don't think he is quite as good as portrayed.

[Captbob]

You will find that Cesar has alot of critics. Most of them, in my opinion, don't have 1/10000 of the experience and knowledge that he has. They have probably taught a couple of dogs to heel, so they think they know everything about training. Now the no-name critics, will knock Cesar, but will never tell you how they are capable of doing what Cesar does. I call it "sour grapes"....

[compaq__]

You will find that Cesar has alot of critics. Most of them, in my opinion, don't have 1/10000 of the experience and knowledge that he has. They have probably taught a couple of dogs to heel, so they think they know everything about training. Now the no-name critics, will knock Cesar, but will never tell you how they are capable of doing what Cesar does. I call it "sour grapes"....

I don't call it SOUR GRAPES. I call it all good TV editing.

[KarenS46]

Cesar has not always had success and I have seen him admit, he had an episode with a min pin that the owners gave up on and put to sleep. I doubt anyone is 100%, we are human and I applaud Cesar for admitting his failure's.

[Curbside Prophet]

I doubt the min pin incident had anything to do with Cesar. The min pin owner had very little dog savvy, and would have failed regardless of the training method. As I've said of Cesar's show before, it does an excellent job in highlighting how ignorant dog owners can be. It's no wonder euthanasia tables have long waiting lists.

[Elijah]

What network is this "Ghost Whisperer" on? I thought I'd tell my sister about it since she thinks the sun rises and sets in him. I can't get the National Geo channel but she does and watches him for hours when he's on.

[RonE]

It's on CBS this Friday 7pm Central time.

[KarenS46]

Friday, March 30 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS
Television Network.

Here's more on it:

When Homer the Ghost Dog returns to Grandview, he walks back into
Melinda's (Jennifer Love Hewitt) life by spooking Delia's (Camryn
Manheim) normally calm golden retriever, Bob. Worried about Bob's
recent change in behavior, Delia visits a local Grandview book
signing with Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan. Melinda joins Delia at the
signing to see if Cesar can offer guidance on how to cross Homer into
the light.

[Captbob]

I don't call it SOUR GRAPES. I call it all good TV editing.

You most likely have no idea of what you are talking about and no way to back it up.