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Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems (精装)
by Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Filled with simple, realistic and educational concepts, this book is definitely a must-own by all dog owners. |
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Jennifer Camille (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
We simply loved this book and the show, The Dog Whisperer. Our good friends recommended it to us, just for a good laugh (the show) and for a good read. We were interested because we had plans to adopt two dogs soon. We did loads of research and found this to be the most helpful. We also found the Monks of New Skete book helpful and we enjoy the tapes by Leerburg--his website is loaded with info for free.
If you are afraid of controversy, or if you read the NY Times dreadful, and falsely biased article on Cesar, then this is the book for you! Read it and find out for yourself. The article has striked much debate about false accusations of physical violence. We NEVER use physical force on our dogs and have found the tools Cesar talks about to not only be 99% true, but his methods get results.
We applied his methods to our friends' dog (we were practicing before we adopted our dogs) and found that his simple methods worked extrememly well on their strong and dominant Sara. We use his methods, but not as much, with our three dogs; they were so responsive to his methods that we barely have to apply them anymore.
I only wish I had the info Cesar offers sooner. My little dog Lily was finally put down--yes, killed at the vets--at the recommendation of just about everyone: PETA, The Humane Society and my husband of the time. When I saw Cesar's show for the first time, I knew I had made a BIG mistake, one I could never correct. After spending thousands of dollars on "training" Lily I finally gave up. Her symptoms totally matched the symptoms Cesar talks about and addresses on his show. I know I could have done better and saved my dog had I only known how. If you are having trouble to this kind of serious extent with your pet, consider trying something new, try Cesar's show and his book.
We both highly recommend this book (and his show) to anyone with a dog, especially if:
they are new dog "owners"
have a troublsome dog
have a biter
have a breed that is considered dangerous or outlawed
feel controlled by their dog
are ready to give up
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
Since following Ceasar's way, my dogs have become happily balanced and well behaved. I have a 2 year old boxer and a 1 year old austrailian cattle dog, both very high energy dogs. I have always loved them, but I had allowed them to control my life (and I was frustrated). I always gave my dogs plenty of exercise, but I did not walk them on leash except when we traveled (I live in the country). I tried to always give them what they wanted, when they wanted it. We now walk a couple of hours a day, including some huge hills, and they are much calmer and easier to discipline. I am the alpha dog 100% of the time and my dogs get plenty of exercise, discipline and affection - in that order. My dogs are not perfect, but I know what to do to improve their behavior - we're still working on greeting company. My dogs no longer control my life, and we all live a well adjusted life together. |
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Jill Jackson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
As a person involved in dog training, I have read many books about dogs and dog training. I highly recommend this book (and Millan's TV show) to anyone who is interested in dogs. As the author states, he "rehabilitates dogs and trains people." His advice on how to be the calm, assertive pack leader that your dog needs has been very helpful to me in changing my behavior with my dogs, with a resultant change in their behavior. His advice on how to walk your dog, alone, is worth the purchase price of the book. Our walks are now much more relaxing. The book helps the reader understand dogs from a dog psychology, rather than a human psychology, viewpoint. I appreciate the fact that Millan acknowledges that there are other approaches to dog training, and does not assert that his is the only right way. I think he has so much to offer dogs and their humans.
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Stephanie Manley (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
Cesar Milan has a unique approach to dealing with dogs. While his personal approach is not popular with all people and organizations, some of his ideas have merit. This book isn't about training a dog, as much as it is the philosophy behind training your dog. We as pet owners often humanize our dogs, and then are surprised when dogs have behavior problems. The book primarily focuses on the why Cesar treats dogs the way he does.
You may have seen his show 'The Dog Whisperer' on tv. You may have been amazed at how quickly he can rehibilitate dogs. How does he do this? I believe in that reading his book, you will find the greatest lesson that he teaches, is that you cannot treat a dog like a human. We as pet owners are often good at treating dogs like children, humans, and a variety of other roles in our lives. His greatest emphasis on training your dog is that your dog is a dog.
While it can be a painful lesson to realize that your dog is really just a dog, and he thinks differently. We has pet owners should adapt our teaching style to what the dog naturally understands. There is some dog psychology that Cesar Milan discusses throughout the book that is helpful. He believes that dogs follow the pack mentality and therefore we should utilize this in training our dogs. Why? It is the language that they understand.
While all of this ideals are not sanctioned by all trainers and organizations, I do not feel that his theories should be tossed out because of this. I think many of his ideas such has exercising your dog before you want to try something new is a great idea, as your dog is calm after physical exercise. Sometimes are just better than others when training your dog.
If you like his show, you will like the book. If you are looking for a book that will help you train a dog quickly, this book may not be the best choice for you. If you are a pet owner that really seeks to change the way you and your dog interact, this book is a good choice for you. The book is easy to read, and you should be able to gain much insight on your favorite dog by reading this book. |
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Laura Walker (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
As a dog trainer for years, I watched an episode of his show a few years ago hoping to see something that could help the majority of dog owners that mean so well, but do so poorly. I come from the 'positive reinforcement' school of dog training he often dismisses as good for only happy-go-lucky dogs.
Honestly, the show made me mad. (Not this book, the show.) He is wrong about being 'the dog whisperer'. He does not whisper. He commands (which is good and necessary), he jerks, he chokes/pinches, he throws (which I don't believe is good or necessary in 99% of dogs). The episode showed very old school thinking, which disappointed me greatly. If he'd called himself 'the pack leader' or 'the dog commander', I'd've been more accepting, I think. What he doesn't do is 'whisper'.
The book made me think much better of him. (Though I agree partially with an earlier review that it's more autobiographical than I wanted.) His underlying message is one I absolutely agree with. Dogs are not people. Dogs are dogs. They need discipline and rules to exist happily in human society.
What I don't agree with in the book is his psychology. He looks at a dog whose ears are down and eyes are wide, who are slinking, and thinks this is a happy dog simply showing submission. What he doesn't address is that this is the exact same look dogs give when terrified out of their minds by thunder, by being in an animal shelter, by abuse. I am not saying Cesar abuses dogs, I just disagree with his interpretation (in other words, his guess) of what dogs are thinking when they show this behavior. I don't think getting dogs to slink with their ears down and eyes wide should be a goal of pet owners. I think good behavior should be the goal of pet owners and I think in the majority of cases, you don't need to jerk/choke/alpha roll your dog to get it. I know my students didn't need to do that to get good behavior, and only a small percentage started out as the 'happy-go-lucky' dogs Cesar mentions - many had serious behavior problems and/or socialization issues, yet didn't need to be strong-armed.
Dogs are simple creatures that are in it for what's good for dogs. I think it's much more preferable for a dog to be motivated by what they like, instead of being motivated by avoiding what they fear. I don't think they 'like' slinking around submissively. That's the gap between his philosophy and 'positive reinforcement' training.
Unlike some, however, I do agree that what he does is necessary, but only in the worst of the aggressive dogs that will otherwise be euthanized. I just hope that people who read this book aren't going to start strong-arming and alpha-rolling their dogs. Discipline does not have to mean physical force. Physical force is easier, but meaner, unless used on a last-resort basis.
A better, less physically forceful, yet disciplined book is one Cesar quotes from himself - The Other Side of the Leash. It teaches discipline without fear, which to me is infinitely preferable to the alternative.
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John Morgan (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
About two years ago my wife and I bought an Australian Heeler without any prior knowledge of this breed. Big mistake. We had no idea that the cute little five week old adorable puppy in the window was going to end up being like "Taz" the tazmanian devil on the old Bugs Bunny cartoons. That dog was positively insane.
I remember I was literally crying to my wife over the phone, "We gotta get rid of him, I cannot stand this dog, I think I hate him..." And if you knew anything about me you would know that I don't hate any thing, especially animals, but for some reason, this dog really pushed all of my freaky buttons and drove me crazy.
But instead of giving up on the little guy we began to implement Cesar's Methods; exercise, discipline, and affection. I also employed a few of my own "tricks"; visualizing a perfect relationship with my dog and knowing that this animal was an expression God's Love and that through Love anything is possible. Well, miracles... genuine, authentic, tangible miracles began to take place from day one.
I wish Cesar was right here, I'd kiss him, and I'm not into guys, but his methods prove outstanding and amazing results from the get-go. My wife and I are also big fans of the show and we get little tips that we are able to practice on "Bongo" our well-behaved, handsome "little" boy, if a 70lb dog can be considered little. But he is our baby. He's smart, peaceful, and I absolutely adore him.
This is a great book and Cesar deserves so much praise. I believe certain people just have a "knack" with animals. I'm glad he "followed his bliss" and turning frustrated dog owners into happy ones.
Buy the book... it truly is "the way" to dog salvation. |
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K. Fay (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
Even though I didn't expect this to be a how-to manual, I did hope it would give a little insight, and direction, on how to help some of my three dogs problems. Though I understand dogs more than I did, I don't think it's realistic to even suggest that we exercise our dogs three hours a day. Even an hour a day is a stretch. And this is Cesar's main suggestion to cure dog behavoir problems. I thought the dog treadmill idea was interesting but he said you must hire a professional to teach you how to do. Well, I have no idea how to find someone to teach my dog how to walk on a treadmill. And finally, it's difficult for me to understand how a dog park isn't adequate excercise for our doggies either.
I feel a little more enlighted about my dogs, and I have been exercising them everyday now but I truly don't see any change in them. And yes, there has been a change in me. |
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Barbara Jackson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
As a dog owner all my life and someone with whom people drop off their dogs when they go on vacations etc. and have them ask, "What did you do? I cannot believe how well he or she is behaving." I totally agree with Cesar's methods. Since I work with all types of animals, I use the term "pecking order" because I have many different species all of whom have to realize that I am in charge. I often take ten dogs from ten to one hundred pounds on a run through the countryside, many times on horseback (someone said it looked like the world's strangest fox hunt), sometimes on foot and it is just as important as Cesar says it is! No substitute for miles. One of my dogs had to have surgery,21/2 hours and the vet said, "I have never had a patient in that kind of shape. The heart monitor never changed. This one hundred pound dog lost a hind leg. Despite that, 2 days later he walked a half mile with me. Two weeks later he ran three miles with my husband. So do it not only for the dog's mental health but being in great shape from the consistant exercise could save his life. I am fortunate to live in a rural area but when I travel with a dog or two, the same exercise routine keeps us sane and happy. I have no problem introducing new dogs, at home or away because, if I expect it, they do it. |
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T. Hollister (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
For me, this book is an interesting commentary on American culture as seen from a recent immigrant, with many parallels that can be drawn with American child-rearing (or lack thereof). I enjoyed the autobiographical content, the personal angle. It made me reflect on the many ways the material advantages that many Americans take for granted - or aspire to having - end up denying us and our pets the authentic lives we could be living.
The "neurotic dog" has been a part of American culture for some time, with a lucrative industry in place to address it, and I can see that some of the negative reviewers of this book probably fear that the popularization of Cesar's common-sense methods will take business away from dog trainers and so-called "pet psychics." While I don't have a dog anymore, I love watching the series and find the book compelling. I realize now that everything we did with the mutt my family had when I was a child was completely wrong, according to Cesar. He claims that if your dog walks out front, as ours always did, then it meant she was our pack leader, and the dog was controlling us. Yet it becomes quickly obvious reading the book that if you follow all of Cesar's advice, and become a calm-assertive pack leader all the time, then your dog has just as much control over your life. (My favorite: when moving to a new home, walk the dog for at least three hours before letting her inside!). If it takes all that walking and unremitting, 24-7 pack leadership from everyone in the household to produce a calm-submissive and balanced dog, I wonder, why on earth would anyone want to have a dog? While I know it's wrong to treat a dog like a human, I don't want to have to assume the personality of a dog in order to own a dog. It would seem, reading this book, that the dog owner's life should literally revolve around the dog.
While I'm sure most dog-owners who read this book will find it completely overwhelming, at least I think they'll gain some insight into the world of dogs and how owners contribute to their behavior problems. As for my neurotic, squirrel-chasing, leash-tugging, under-exercised childhood pet, I guess I was lucky that she didn't develop any behaviors like biting people or actually catching a squirrel. Even though we were far from Cesar's ideal pack leaders, I'll still hold onto the fantasy that we loved our dog and she loved us back. |
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Cynthia Ferrera (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
This book is perfect for every dog owner. In the book Cesar explains why and how Human Psychology is not the best avenue for having a well-balanced dog, and believe it or not it makes perfect sense when you think of the origin of dogs, pack animals! My husband and I had two problem pooches after reading and applying the techniques found in this book, it's a difference of night and day! All the well-known dog training (Petsmart) is based on what Cesar says is "human psychology being applied to dogs" That's where I, as well as most dog owners go wrong. Cesar teaches how to rethink the approach and use what he calls "Dog Psychology". If you are wanting to do what's best for the dog and fulfill it's NATURAL needs this book makes perfect sense! |
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