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| Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan - Aggression | 
 enlarge | Actor: Dog Whisperer
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 10282
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 127
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 68030094
UPC: 025193009425
EAN: 0025193009425
ASIN: B000EGDAMK
Theatrical Release Date: September 13, 2004
Release Date: May 23, 2006
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Product Description
Cesar Millan has been called the Dr. Phil for Dogs. With an uncanny ability to rehabilitate problem dogs of all shapes and sizes Cesar has captured the national spotlight with his hit TV show on the National Geographic Channel. Each episode of the Dog Whisperer documents the remarkable transformations that take place under Cesar s guidance and teaching helping dogs and their owners live happier lives together.System Requirements:Running Time: 127 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 025193009425 Manufacturer No: 68030094
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Depends on what you want July 7, 2006
95 out of 130 found this review helpful
If you want to see Mr. Milan demonstrate his personal rapport with animals, this DVD will fill the bill. However, if you are seeking advice and instruction on how to overcome aggression in your pet, this DVD will not be of much help. The DVD is really nothing but an infommercial praising Mr. Milan's talents. I seriously doubt that the dogs he works with in the DVD maintain their non-aggressive behavior after he leaves. The strategies he uses, such as having the aggressive dog walk beside his non-aggressive pack dog, are not practical for the average dog owner. If someone were going to hire Mr. Milan as a personal dog trainer, this item would certainly serve as a recommendation, but it is woefully lacking as step-by-step instruction on how to overcome aggression in a dog.
 If you pay serious attention, this will be very valuable July 19, 2006
77 out of 79 found this review helpful
Having watched the DVD, and several of his shows, I was able to apply his principles to a 'rescue' dog, an Irish Wolfhound/Bouvier cross who was an abused dog before his rescue. He was fear-aggressive, especially with men. Being such a large dog [155 lbs], this was not a safe situation.
You might assume that Cesar's 'tricks' will not work with your dog, because he makes them seem so simple. But you would be wrong. They DO work. And the 'turn-around' is amazing. Yes, you have to be consistent. But the amazing thing is how fast the dog responds to the right sort of handling, and how happy they are to let go and let you be the 'pack leader', once you take on that role.
I strongly recommend this book and the DVD to anyone with a problem dog.
More of the same . . . August 24, 2006
64 out of 70 found this review helpful
Being a fan of Cesar, I expected something new and informative.
This DVD is nothing more than a bunch of selected episodes from his series. So, if you already have his episodes on DVD, don't buy this, unless you want the aggression-specific episodes on one disk.
Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan - Aggression July 25, 2006
37 out of 42 found this review helpful
Cesar's techniques echoed what I was taught as a dog trainer in my youth. I had forgotten, or at least gotten a little lax in adherence to these principals. Cesar's tips in this video are easy and basic elements to successful training. Identify yourself as the pack leader, then training proceeds much more smoothly. We the people need to treat the dogs as dogs, not as people. With that, there is still plenty of time for love, hugs and kisses, after the work is done. This is an excellent resource for dog owners of any caliber.
 fake "Dog Whisperer" - studious ignorance September 17, 2006
14 out of 101 found this review helpful
Cesar Milan, the so-called 'dog whisperer', bases his training methods on a dog behavior model that is so out of date as to be archaic - from the dinosaur age. He teaches that dogs base all their behavior on their pack status, and that you need to use painful 'corrections' to convince them that you are Alpha. This idea hasn't the slightest shred of evidence going for it.
Yes, dogs do have dominance roles, but that hasn't the slightest thing to do with problem behaviors. Dogs do 'bad' doggy behaviors because they work. Dog guards his food bowl? Dog wants to keep food and knows that growling keeps you away. Dog pulls on the leash? Dog wants to get somewhere faster and knows that pulling speeds things up. The dog doesn't care whether or not you're alpha; he only cares that what he's doing works to get him what he wants.
Technically, Cesar's methods work. But they use force, fear, and pain to teach the dog, when you can teach the same things faster with the proper positive motivation and non-forceful techniques. I have three hyper, active, highly driven Border Collies, and they're all very obedient and mannerly. They don't haul me around the leash, nor do they leap at guests, nor do they ignore me when I tell them something. And I don't need to be 'Alpha' to get them that way; neither does anyone else.
I strongly suggest that you don't buy this item. Good books to start with are Karen Pryor's 'Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs', Melissa Alexander's 'Click for Joy!' (also with a great problem solving section), and Jean Donaldson's 'The Culture Clash'. You can easily have a happy, obedient, well behaved dog without causing him fear and pain.
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