Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems

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Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems

by Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier

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“I rehabilitate dogs. I train people.” —Cesar Millan

There are at least 68 million dogs in America, and their owners lavish billions of dollars on them every year. So why do so many pampered pets have problems? In this definitive and accessible guide, Cesar Millan—star of National Geographic Channel’s hit show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan—reveals what dogs truly need to ...more

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Apr 29, 2011

Jessi rated it

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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.

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 ...more

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Apr 07, 2009

Ilze rated it

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This is a very interesting book as far as dealing with your dog goes. I was most impressed by the techniques discussed, until I got near the end, where he gives additional tips. Millan seems to have forgotten that not all dogs that are bought are adult/from rescue centres. This means his little idea about taking the dog for an hour long walk before introducing it to your home falls completely flat if you have a puppy. No pup will last for a walk that long! (in fact, you would probably do more ha...more

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Mar 09, 2009

Michelle rated it

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Shelves: 2009-book-challenge, library-books, dogs, training-and-behavior

I need to start with a bit of a disclaimer about this one. I read this book as a sort of "know thine enemies" thing. I have seen enough of Cesar's show and read enough about his techniques to know I don't agree with him and I find his ideas about dogs sometimes old and out of date, sometimes simply wrong, and sometimes dangerously wrong. But I opted to read the book to give myself a more complete picture of his techniques and so that I'm more informed when it comes to refuting those...more

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Aug 08, 2009

oriana rated it

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Shelves: read-2009

after reading: Meh. I dunno, this book is fine, but it's really just him repeating the same things over and over. Be the pack leader! Take your dog on more walks! Dogs experience the world with their noses first! Take your dog on more walks! Did I mention how cool my life is? Take your dog on more walks! Etc. I mean, I don't know what I was really expecting; it's not like a very general book like this is really going to tell me what to do with my specific bratty little semi-aggressive dog who on...more

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Aug 06, 2008

Kate rated it

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Cesar's way is not about dog training. It's about a way of living. I can see how it might not be for everyone, but it's certainly for me. He has taught me that living with and domesticating other species should involve honoring who those beings are. Having a dog isn't just about fulfilling our needs; we must fufill theirs as well.

I know he rubs some people the wrong way. I think that's because we grow up believing that dogs are all love and cuteness, in the face of the fact tha...more

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Apr 29, 2008

Candice rated it

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I decided to read this because we have just become owners of a fabulous 2-year-old Belgian shepherd dog. Dude is close to perfect, but we do need to work on a couple of things - jumping on us when we come home and pulling on the leash when we walk him.

Cesar gave me a lot to think about. I've already tried his technique with the jumping and it seems to work, as Dude is very intelligent. The walking will be harder because I'm such a pushover.

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Jun 10, 2008

Rebecca rated it

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I picked up this book after reading a long string of other dog training books. I had great hopes that this book would help solve all my dog woes. The book begins with a description of a morning in the life of a dog at Cesar’s Dog Psychology Center. This powerful opening scene shows Cesar’s talent at it’s greatest: one man harmoniously leading 35 dogs on a mountain trail. Unfortunately the rest of the book falls somewhat short of this morning hike. The book follows Cesar’s childhood and his early...more

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Aug 18, 2007

Christy rated it

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I started watching Cesar's show, The Dog Whisperer, last year. It was just before I adopted two small dogs (a chihuahua and a chihuahua/min pin mix), so I was really interested in the topic of controlling dogs' behavior.

I enjoyed the show, and after watching a few, the basic principles of Cesar's philosophy are apparent. Many of his techniques have been useful with my dogs, although some of the advice (like walking your dogs an hour or more a day) is not practical for people who wo...more

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Oct 31, 2011

Pixel Word rated it

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Shelves: ★★★★☆, animal-related

This book isn’t a “how-to” manual. As I mentioned in the introduction, I’m not here to teach you how to get your dog to recognize voice commands or hand signals; I’m not here to teach you how to properly make your dog “heel” or do tricks. There are plenty of guides and books related to dog training, and many qualified specialists out there who can do that. But although my primary mission is simply to help you understand your dog’s psychology better, I also have some practical advice to offer you...more

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Aug 25, 2011

Knitme23 rated it

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This has been the summer of "the Dog Whisperer," and I was interested to see what Cesar's book would be like. It filled in some of the details of how he got started, etc, and also explained (and defended) some of his points about how pack animals like dogs live in the wild, connecting those facts to Cesar's training approach. While there were the vignettes that we all love in these fixer-upper books, the explanations were what made the book most valuable for me. One of his most strikin...more

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Aug 08, 2011

SwensonBooks rated it

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My neighbor Cathy lent me her copy of Cesar Millan's book, Cesar's Way: The Natural Everday Guide to Understanding & Correcting Common Dog Problems. She insisted I borrow it. "Lucy owns you. You don't own Lucy," Cathy told me. She described my female Dalmatian's dominant behavior in my "pack", which is Cesar's way of speaking about households with dogs.

A friend years ago recommended watching The Dog Whisperer starring Cesar Millan on the National Geographic Channel...moreMy neighbor Cathy lent me her copy of Cesar Millan's book, Cesar's Way: The Natural Everday Guide to Understanding & Correcting Common Dog Problems. She insisted I borrow it. "Lucy owns you. You don't own Lucy," Cathy told me. She described my female Dalmatian's dominant behavior in my "pack", which is Cesar's way of speaking about households with dogs.

A friend years ago recommended watching The Dog Whisperer starring Cesar Millan on the National Geographic Channel. I don't have a television and have never seen this charismatic TV character. What I gather now after reading this self-made national dog expert's book is that most of his charisma is derived from his own personality. It doesn't shine through in the book. Yes, it's a New York Times bestseller and it has a million copies sold but it is not very well written. There's too little advice for someone like me who has lived nearly half a century with dogs as part of my everyday experience.

Lucy is an alpha from birth, smart and headstrong. Reading about how to handle such natural born leaders from Cesar Millan described Lucy; how she has needed to be led, challenged, and demands so much more from me. And like many of the famous celebrity clients...from Oprah to Will Smith...Cesar challenges you to be your best pack leader. Get behind Lucy, Cesar.

I didn't get my real diagnosis until almost the end of the book. There on p. 267 is a key sentence for me and Lucy and Scooby and our pack. "There are no strong pack leaders in a home in mourning." Lucy is a daddy's girl and daddy is gone. Mourning is still in process, although I know I am called upon now to be a stronger pack leader.

Cesar's suggestion of walking your dog longer and more often is a good one. Wearing them out and running down their internal batteries is Cesar's way of being the best master of your dogs. I wish I could run or walk four or more hours a day with dogs in the hills of Los Angeles.

With all the common sense advice he packs in his book, those fans who watch his television show have a handy reference. Cesar Millan has built a platform for a book from his viewing audience. It doesn't have to be written all that well.

Melissa Jo Peltier is Cesar's ghostwriter and she's at least given credit on the cover of the book. Yet the voice throughout is that of Cesar's. And he says a lot of the same things over and over again. Did I say this was a quick read? No; not really. It's a long and painful read.

The brand identity of Cesar Millan sells his video tutorials and lesson plans and private sessions. He's not writing books. He's selling leashes and dog toys and has a website and a newsletter. He's building a corporate empire based on the millions of dog owners north of the Mexican border. Cesar's rags to riches story of immigration is a bit sketchy and he waxes over things by name dropping the rich and famous with dog issues. He also pulls the heart strings by his case studies of rescued dogs and their rehabilitation in a pack.

It's not really a book about how to train your dog. But how to let your dog be more of a dog and healthier, happier and more balanced as a result. Ultimately it's not about changing your dog's behavior; it's changing your own. Dogs follow.(less)

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Jun 30, 2011

Janessa rated it

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A few weeks before we brought our new puppy home, I spent all my reading time trying to figure out how to care for and raise a happy and healthy dog. By the time I’d finished my stack of books, I was convinced I knew everything about dogs, and would be able to handle any situation we might encounter. You would think four kids would have taught me otherwise. Now that we’ve had the puppy for three weeks, I’m sufficiently humbled. I’m not sure any of the books I read could have totally prepared...moreA few weeks before we brought our new puppy home, I spent all my reading time trying to figure out how to care for and raise a happy and healthy dog. By the time I’d finished my stack of books, I was convinced I knew everything about dogs, and would be able to handle any situation we might encounter. You would think four kids would have taught me otherwise. Now that we’ve had the puppy for three weeks, I’m sufficiently humbled. I’m not sure any of the books I read could have totally prepared me, but I really enjoyed Cesar’s Way by the renowned “dog whisperer” Cesar Milan.

The first part of the book reads like a personal history. Milan describes his early experiences and connection with dogs on his family’s farm in Mexico, and what it was like for him to immigrate to the United States. The autobiographical portion of the book is relevant to his overall message, because he approaches dog training and his work with dog rehabilitation as an outsider to the American way of perceiving dogs and pets. Milan believes that American dogs often suffer under the care of well-intentioned owners because they are treated like people instead of like dogs, and this can cause anxiety, confusion, and fear.

Milan’s basic premise is that dog’s need strong ‘pack’ leaders to follow, and that dog owners need to exert a certain kind of energy. He calls it “calm-assertive” energy, “relaxed but always confident that he or she is in control.” This is a point he emphasizes again and again throughout the book. He encourages dog owners to transform themselves, if they lack this kind of energy, to visualize it until it becomes natural to them. I can’t refute or validate his premise about pack leaders and “calm-assertive” energy as it pertains to dogs, but the week I spent reading his book I found myself suprisingly calm. I don’t think I raised my voice at my kids a single time. I was channelling the “calm-assertive” energy. It worked so well, that I’m not sure if I should shelf this book in the parenting section of my home library, or put it with the other dog books. (I’m kidding. Kind-of.)

Milan concludes his book by giving readers a simple formula for working and living with their dogs: Exercise, Discipline, and Affection – in that order. According to Milan, dogs need frequent exercise to calm and center them. He calls walking a dog a “primal activity” that puts dogs in tune with their inner canine. It also creates a bond between dog and owner. I’ve tried very hard to follow this step of his formula, though sometimes I feel I’m overdoing it a little when I put my 11 week old puppy on a leash and try and get her to follow me around the park. She’d rather sit and watch the birds fly by. The next step is discipline, which basically means sticking to a routine, and keeping expectations firm and clear. And affection comes last, after the first two steps have been met.

Cesar’s Way gave me a lot to think about, and was a quick and enjoyable read. Milan’s methodology is largely based on intuition and his extensive experience with dogs. It doesn’t always translate into understanding and solving everyday problems you might encounter with your dog. I still don’t know how to keep my puppy from chewing on everyone’s feet, or my four year old from taunting her. I tried coaching my four, six, eight and ten year old into owning their “calm-assertive” energy when they interact with the puppy, but I think that is asking a little much. I’ve resisted calling a trainer because of the impression I received from Milan that dog training amounts to teaching a dog tricks, while his methodology builds strong relationships between dogs and owners, and healthy, balanced, naturally obedient dogs. But with all the biting and nipping around her, I might have to call a trainer anyway.

I just picked up a copy Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw. I’m eager to add it to my doggie bibiliography. We’ll see how it compares with Cesar’s Way.

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Feb 03, 2011

Sara rated it

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No, I did not think I would ever be rating dog books. But that's before I became a dog person. Now that my family includes two labrador littermate puppies, I need all the help I can get and Cesar is a great place to start. I love watching "The Dog Whisperer," his show on National Geographic where he swiftly demonstrates that most dogs in American are miserable, spoiled, and unstable and of course, it's all our fault. The book outlines the same basic principles as the show and gets ...more

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Jan 16, 2011

gina rated it

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I'm giving this book five stars (something I don't often do) not because I agree with everything Cesar Millan says (I don't, I can't honestly say I'll do everything he says either) but because any book that causes you to stop, to think this much about your behavior, your lifestyle, your connection with your dog is important. And important books should be recognized and recommended. We need people whose ideas challenge our own if for no other reason than to bring into light what we believe in the...more

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Dec 07, 2010

Jeff Connor rated it

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Very nice book and good introduction to Cesar Milan's dog training philosophy. The emphasis is one philosophy. You won't find much specific in here. Sometimes it's frustrating because he will says something like "don't let your dog jump up on you or guests" but he does not give specific ideas on how to do that. What you do get is information on how to set up a dog for good training. It's nothing magical: lots of exercise (much more than your are doing or have time to do), discipline, a...more

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Nov 19, 2010

Madi added it · review of another edition

I picked this book because I have a puppy and a full grown dog at home. The full grown dog is very well trained but the little dog is not potty trained so i decided to read Cesar's way because i wanted to fix some of the little problems that my own dogs face at my home today. Cesar teaches you how to fix each problem that a dog could possibly have. If a dog is too hyper you must do activities that would calm the dog down, like talking it out in the morning and running with it. This will tire...more

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Oct 12, 2009

Jacqui rated it

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I love Cesar Millan, so Cesar - I'm very sorry to have to say this - but this book sucked.

"The Natural, Everyday Guide to understanding and correcting Common Dog problems" is not actually an "everyday guide" and it does not help you "correct" problems. This is an informative way to understand the mentality of a dog, but it does no good if you've got a dog that you've already semi-screwed up. There is nothing in this book that explains how to actually DO...more

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Jul 29, 2009

Empress5150 rated it

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I know there are some people that absolutely LOVE Cesar and his methods and others that find him overly harsh. One thing that everyone agrees with, though, is that, in likely 99% of cases where dogs are behaving badly, it's somehow the owner's fault. Mr. B (who also read the books) is one who is somewhat skeptical of Millan. I have to say, though, being a newbie dog owner, I found his books/methods logical, easy to understand, simple and reassuring. He's also consistent (if, by the time you fini...moreI know there are some people that absolutely LOVE Cesar and his methods and others that find him overly harsh. One thing that everyone agrees with, though, is that, in likely 99% of cases where dogs are behaving badly, it's somehow the owner's fault. Mr. B (who also read the books) is one who is somewhat skeptical of Millan. I have to say, though, being a newbie dog owner, I found his books/methods logical, easy to understand, simple and reassuring. He's also consistent (if, by the time you finish reading even one of his books you don't take away "Exercise. Discipline. Affection"; then you were definitely NOT paying attention!) After I finished reading these books, I certainly felt a lot more confident about working with Lucy.
If you have ever watched his show "The Dog Whisperer", then the books won't be anything new to you as, the majority of the dogs he discusses in his books were featured on his show at one point or another. Of course, he does spend quite a bit more time on background and technique in the books than he can manage in a 15 minute episode.
Both books are written in the "as told to" style (although his command of spoken English is very good, I doubt he can write it as well as he speaks it) with the woman who does much of the writing for his show getting credit for the books (Melissa Jo Peliter). They are easy to read and are interesting reading (if you like dogs and/or are trying to train one). Oops! Cesar is not a dog trainer, he's a dog psychologist (or so he says).
The emphasis in both books is on the owner being the pack leader, being calm, being consistent, and providing the all important exercise (Cesar is very big on walks and lots of them), discipline (not to be confused with abuse) and affection (only when the dog is in a calm-submissive state).
I'd definitely recommend these books, especially to someone who is new to dogs. However, I would not take them entirely as gospel because the dude obviously has a special gift with dogs that the rest of us don't. I gave both books *** stars mostly because I liked the first one about *** and the 2nd one was somewhat of a repeat of the first one with a bit more information about different breeds and their specific needs thrown in. If you will only read one, read the first one
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Jul 13, 2009

brian rated it

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thought this guy was some full o' shit asshole pop culture phenomenon until i saw him at runyon canyon with about 30 dogs running behind him. cesar turns around and his pack stops dead in their tracks and sits. he points to a random few of them: "you! you! you! you!" and said guys & gals zig-zag out and form their own little group next to the main group and then cesar spins around and continues jogging and everyone runs on in formation. it was heaven, really, and i wished he ran 'em --...more

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Apr 08, 2010

Heather rated it

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Recommends it for: Every dog owner

Shelves: 2010, non-fiction, puppies-dogs

Remember when you were little and you really wanted that puppy? You tried every which way to get your parents to agree to the idea but they gave the standard "dogs are a big responsibility." Well according to Mr. Millan, your parents were right about that one. His book is more a guide to dog psychology rather than a how-to. He gives us a look into the lives of dogs in their natural environments versus the human world. Basically, we as Americans tend to view our pets and treat them...more

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Sep 15, 2010

Steven Salaita rated it

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Mr. Millan's book does not get off to an auspicious start:

"I grew up in Mexico, in a culture that you might call 'macho.' Others in America might call it 'sexist.' Whatever name you give it, it is a culture that does not value women the way they are valued in the United States.... Women are not encouraged to have high self-esteem or to feel their importance in society."

This shit goes on for another four paragraphs, in which Millan thanks his white wife for show...more

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Jul 19, 2009

Daniel rated it

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There's a lot going on in "Cesar's Way." Part of the book is a Ragged Dick tale of Cesar Millan growing up poor in Mexico (which by Mexican standards may have been upper middle class, as his family seemed to have owned land and been able to send the kids to school), studying dogs both on his family farm and in the city, and then, with nothing more than $100 in his pocket and a dream to become a Hollywood animal trainer in his heart, having a coyote -- and yes, I do get the inadvertent ...moreThere's a lot going on in "Cesar's Way." Part of the book is a Ragged Dick tale of Cesar Millan growing up poor in Mexico (which by Mexican standards may have been upper middle class, as his family seemed to have owned land and been able to send the kids to school), studying dogs both on his family farm and in the city, and then, with nothing more than $100 in his pocket and a dream to become a Hollywood animal trainer in his heart, having a coyote -- and yes, I do get the inadvertent dog-coyote connection -- smuggle him across the border. Within a few years Millan becomes a dog trainer to the stars -- Will and Jada Pinkett Smith and Oprah Winfrey are the among the names that get dropped repeatedly here -- and, of course, ultimately lands his "Dog Whisperer" television show, which every single one of you reading this has seen.

I'm sure there's tons of self-mythologizing in the memoir section of "Cesar's Way" -- and, hey, we all deserve a bit of self-mythologizing, don't we? -- but you've got to admit it's still a pretty incredible story. Not to get all patriotic here or anything, because I'm really not like that, but the U.S. has to be one of the few places on Earth where someone can start out by sneaking into the country illegally, speaking just snatches of the native language, and within a few years become a wealthy, nationally known celebrity -- and, in this case, by doing something no one has ever done before. OK, granted, for every Cesar Millan, there are millions of people living below the poverty line, unable to get the education or training they need to break through, but, still, most places in the world this guy would have had zero chance, and may have ended up dying on the streets. If Republicans want Americans to be patriotic and given to chanting "USA! USA! USA!" all the time, they should just hand out copies of this book. The problem is, of course, that most Republicans would never have let Millan into the country in the first place.

Only the first part of "Cesar's Way" is a memoir, with much of the rest of the book dedicated to Millan's beliefs, backed up as needed by data and scientific studies, on the psychology of domestic dogs -- the same as the psychology of wolves, coyotes and other wild dogs, really -- and how we humans who live with them can best connect with them, both to make them happy (or "balanced" in Millan's parlance) and to make our lives easier. Anyone who has seen at least a couple episodes of "The Dog Whisperer" -- and, again, that's all of you -- will find few surprises in this part of the book. But is is a reasonably well-argued, in-depth discussion of a philosophy that on the TV show is seen only in bits and pieces between commercial breaks and fancy edits.

The book's far from perfect. It's incredibly repetitive in laying out its ideas -- while reading it, I kept thinking of the Talking Heads line, "Say something once, why say it again?" -- but there are worse things to be for what's basically a instructional/self-help book. Millan's trying to pound his ideas on dog psychology into our heads through sheer repetition -- and he's probably justified in doing so, as his ideas are so different from how most American dog-owners treat their dogs. And that brings up another of the book's shortcomings: Millan is so reluctant to offend his readers that every time he criticizes a particular way they treat our dogs, he has to spend a sentence or two soothing them. Screw that, Cesar. Just as you advise us not to baby our dogs, don't baby your readers. Tell us how fucking stupid we are, and correct our behavior with your calm, assertive energy, just as you would with a fearful-aggressive German Shephard.

Millan spends much of the book's pages lauding "the power of the pack," saying that living in a harmonious group with one strong leader and a bunch of other canines is the way dogs are meant to live. (He maintains a pack of his own at his dog-rehabilitation center.) But he never goes balls-out and says what I kept expecting him to: that those people who own just one dog and one or two people in a household -- and that would include this reader -- are never going to have a fully balanced dog. He almost hints at it, but eventually pussies out and starts giving a lot of lip service to packs with only two members (the dog and the owner), an obvious ploy to keep his readers happy with themselves. Come on, Cesar, man up and tell us we suck if you think we do.

As mentioned in his far more succinct and humorous review at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/632... Brian highlights the section of "Cesar's Way" on homeless people's dogs. Most of them, Millan says, are far better balanced and closer to living near their natural states than are dogs with homes, he said, because they migrate daily and receive food at the end as a reward, as they would in the wild. Millan tries to head us down a similar path, advising us to take our dogs on looooong, energetic walks or runs several times a day, particulalry before they eat or are left alone, to try to replicate their natural state as much as possible. But, let's face it, if we really did everything Millan advises to do to keep our dogs well-balanced, we basically would all have to quit our jobs and devote ourselves full time to them. Again, Cesar, if you think most of us don't have enough time to be good dog owners, just say so. Man up!

In the last section of the book, which feels almost like an afterthought, Millan gives readers tips on common dog issues -- how to move houses with a dog, how to deal with them at an off-leash dog park -- but this seems tacked on for those readers who may be annoyed that the book has few step-by-step instructions. Again, Millan should have stuck to his guns, decided that this is indeed a dog-psychology book, and not tried to also make it a how-to manual as well.

Personally, I'm already trying some of Millan's ideas with my dog -- using a calm, assertive energy around him (this is explained pretty well in the book), and telling him what I want from him not with words but with body language and sounds (like the "tschhh" sound you hear Millan make on "The Dog Whisperer," and which his mother used on her children) -- and it does work really well.

So I'm giving "Cesar's Way" four stars. I was tempted to give it three because it's not by any stretch of the imagination great literature, and does suffer from a lot of repetition and coddling of its readers. The celebrity name-dropping grates a bit too. But, ultimately, it does exactly what it sets out to do in changing readers' perceptions of how their dogs' minds work, and what dog owners should do to connect with their pets. And, as a bonus, it gives a kick-ass rags-to-riches story that will have some readers chanting "USA! USA! USA!" -- well, those readers who aren't Lou Dobbs, that is.(less)

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Aug 02, 2009

Theresa rated it

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Cesar believes, and I agree, that most dog problems are caused by their owners. Except for a small percent of dogs who are born with mental problems, all other dogs have the potential to become great pets. The pit bull you read about in the newspaper attacking the small child was made to be that way by an irresponsible owner. The dog wasn't born that way. This makes me sad to think of the terrible life that puppy had to turn out so badly.

Cesar wants owners to remember that dogs are n...more

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Sep 24, 2011

Patti rated it

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Ater reading this book I was convinced that if there was an active social services group for dogs, mine would be sent to foster care. I had inappropriately applied my human-centricity had led me to overlook the obvious - Holly is not actual a person and therefore has different needs and different motivations. In a practical sense, I don't have the required 90 minutes to walk my dog first thing every morning before going home to cook her breakfast, and I have not commanded an unflinging regal pr...more

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May 09, 2011

Du Veth rated it

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Me he dado cuenta de que Agus y yo nos hemos convertido en una familia con perros. Y me gusta.

Yo ya tenía al Killer, sin embargo el que haya llegado Nico y que Agus se haya involucrado bastante en educarla nos ha cambiado a los 4 (Nico inluída). No sé si somos más sanos, sólo sé que somos distintos. Al leer el libro de Cesar no es que no me haya interesado, de hecho confirmé muchas de las cosas que veníamos haciendo y en otras hicimos pequeñas modificaciones... pero la mayor parte de e...more

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Dec 07, 2009

Sarah rated it

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Not exactly as helpful as I had hoped it would be -- I suppose he didn't want to give too much away so I would be forced to watch the show from time to time so see specific behaviors.

Main tips:
Project calm assertive energy (be dominant pack leader)
Excercize dog as much as possible (walk) to burn off energy and to simulate a dog's life in the wild a bit more, give dog a sense of purpose
Make sure you discipline dog before you show affection -- affection is only as a...more

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May 15, 2010

Marie rated it

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Recommends it for: Soon-to-be dog owners. Once you own the dog, it's almost too late.

Recommended to Marie by: Nathaniel Harris

There are at least 68 million dogs in America, and their owners lavish billions of dollars on them every year. So why do so many pampered pets have problems? In this definitive and accessible guide, Cesar Millan-star of National Geographic Channel's hit show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan-reveals what dogs truly need to live a happy and fulfilled life.

From his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show to his roster of celibrity clients to his reality television series, Cesar Millan is...more

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This book is a dog version of Nanny 911. I liked Cesar's Way much better than I thought I would. I got a lot of tips for managing my dogs, but I also learned about Mexican culture. Cesar had a dream of becoming a Hollywood dog trainer. He came to America illegally and started out working for a dog groomer. Through the groomers, he made connections with people in Hollywood who had very ill-behaved dogs, and he started helping them with their dog discipline problems. His experiences trying to ...more

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En cours de lecture : Je ne connais pas du tout Cesar, je n'ai jamais regardé ses émissions à la tv. J'ai pris ce livre un peu au hasard à la bibliothèque. Pour l'instant c'est pas super car le concept de meute chez les chiens je n'y crois pas trop. Les chiens ne sont pas des loups. Et ça parle juste de la meute pour l'instant...
Et sérieusement, qui a le temps de faire faire de l'exercice à son chien 6-7 heures par jour???
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Faire marcher son chien sur un tapis roulant! Ce qu'i...more

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Feb 22, 2011

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I have come to know something about the so-called Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan - probably long after most animal lovers have learned from him. We recently adopted a young dog and have had a few issues with him. This book was extremely enlightening in learning about what is going on in a dog's head. Cesar concentrates on behavior issues, rather than training techniques. He puts forth several important keys ideas designed to bring about a more complete understanding between dog and human. They...more

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Cesar Millan is a Mexican-American self-taught, professional dog trainer widely known for his television series The Dog Whisperer, now in its sixth season and broadcast in more than eighty countries worldwide, including the US, Canada, Australia, Spain, Chile, Macedonia, Italy and the UK.

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