Cesar's Way

I think anyone who buys or adopts a dog has only the very best of intentions to provide the best for the dog. He will also have the ideal picture of his dog being like Lassie or other cute and obedient dogs shown in TV. But when the dog develop behavioural problems, and there are many forms of this, the owner's patience is severely tested.

My dog Dana also had serious problems which we later identified, from Cesar Millan's book "Cesar's Way, as fear agression. Dana is naturally shy and fearful and because of this would show some agression in an attempt to scare away objects or people she is fearful of. At that time, Dana was fearful of moving bicycles and runners.

The root of many of these behavioural problems of dogs can be linked somewhat to their owners.

You see, most dogs are bred to be working dogs. But because most of them are kept simply as pets now, they lack a job to perform and therefore have excessive energy without an avenue to release.

In nature, most dogs are followers of a PACK LEADER. The role of the leader is to lead. And in nature, the leader is a CALM and ASSERTIVE figure. In the human world, we look at our dogs as pets and sometimes as human beings. And the way we treat them is with affection and more affection and neglect the leadership role our dogs need us to play in their lives.

Cesar taught me to re-exert this leadership position primarily by walking my dog the correct way(the dog should never be in front of you), making my dog work for affection (getting the dog to sit and be calm before giving food or affection) and instilling rules and boundaries for the dog.

To know more, please view the YouTube video below for some exciting footages. There are more of these videos in YouTube. Just searched for 'Cesar Millan'.

A case study of a collie who loves to jump on his owner.

Anyone who wishes to borrow the book, please do let me know.