'Dog Whisperer': Finding a New Leash on Life (VIDEO)

" Karen Pryor has been successfully training dogs for 20 years."............Sorry, K9Sue, but as I said earlier, that is not correct. Karen has never worked as a dog trainer or even a hobbiest. The only dog she claims to have ever trained was named Gus - he's mentioned in her autobiography, Lads Before the Wind. One problem... she trained Gus BEFORE she was a porpoise trainer. In a class in a park with a choke chain - the same tool used by Cesar Milan. As for the AVSAB, they use a handful of papers written in the early to mid 1960's primarily by Nate Azrin to justify their attacks on Milan. So what? Azrin tested a handful of rats and pigeons. He shocked them silly for no reason and then extrapolated his ideas from there. Milan suggests contingent punishment (and applies it poorly) but the studies used to attack his work were on non-contingent punishment. i.e. no logical connection. Oh, one other thing. Azrin's work was later contradicted by colleagues like Roger Ulrich. Meaning, the scientists you cite cherry pick the literature to criticize Cesar. You can't fake scientific evidence to contradict your oponent, you have to use valid studies in a logical manner. No such studies exist - which is why they are citing 45 year old literature. So, yes, Milan has many flaws, which is why every show starts with the statement "don't do this." Unfortunately, the people you cite don't have a warming on the label but produce no more consistent results...and it's not very entertaining, to boot.

Had once thought a lot of Cesar Millan however after seeing him recently on a program where he stated that while he is NOW Legal, he had been in our country Illegally and had been sent back to Mexico and the he would return, only to be sent back. He had no respect for our country and our laws and I now find that I can no longer respect him and the work he does! Respect begets Respect!

"He has a nice sounding program that appeals to people that have no clue to the works of people like Karen Pryor"...Dear Desi, your comment illustrates the problem. You cite Cesar's deficiencies as a dog trainer while citing Karen Pryor - a woman who doesn't train dogs and never has. Don't bother to argue the point, I've known her for over 20 years and we were colleagues for five. To compare apples to apples, you'd have to tell us what Ian Dunbar's success rate is. I've known him for over 20 years and we have spoken at the same conferences on many occasions. I have yet to see him train a dog in public. He shows up and talks. Actual training at conferences almost never happens. So, why limit your critique to Cesar? You do not offer the success rates of those other people as a counter argument and, like me, I bet you've never seen them train a dog in real life. It's all simply entertainment, Desi. You simply prefer a different flavor of Kool-Aid.

We have four Chihuahua's and our dog sitter who is wonderful watches Ceasar's show. He has taught our dogs many things through Ceasar. Every time we come home to our dogs we are insanely happy with the results. Everyone that meets our Chihuahua's say they are very well behaved. Thank you Ceasar for helping dogs and owners in need!

Cesear Millan has a self admitted 30% sucess rate! why would anyone listen to this man's drabble? He has no idea of what it really means to train dogs. He has a nice sounding program that appeals to people that have no clue to the works of people like Karen Pryor, Emma Parsons, Ian Dunbar, and many other REAL dog trainers and rehabilitators. Do yourself a favor if you're a fan, learn dog ethology, read books other than his, and see the TRUTH for yourself.

Cesar is so correct this time. Everyone needs to make sure the dog they pick is suitable for their lifestyle. Too many peopel choose dogs by their appearance, not temperment, then expect the dog to change. I love my breed, but they are high energy dogs and need work hours every day. I do not recommend them as pets.

I love this show, never miss an episode of Dog Whisperer. Nice to see Maury changed a lot, I would of adopted him as well and keep him, even if he didn't change, lovely dog. Cesar Millan does amazing work with dogs and owners. Keep up the good work.