Cesar Millan opens up about his love of pitbulls, Daddy, and newest puppy Junior

Great post. Thank you for sharing.

 

"Balanced pit bulls have a more intense love than other breeds.If you transform the way their intensity is directed, then you will get back an intense love." - How very true!


Fantastic post, thanks for sharing!

 

I am torn if he does any good for the breed..... Yeah daddy is a great dog but not a typical APBT. While I think you can have control over DA with training I think he send a bad message to people by showing APBT's in a pack situation. Not all APBT' can handle that and it makes people think these dogs can go to off leashed places like dog parks. So is it good that he is training a new APBT or mis leading for the general public :confused:

 

I agree 100 percent.

 

Cesar does things with dogs I dream of being able to do, but I don't think he knows pit bulls well. The most intense dog I ever owned is also the most affectionate. I agree he can be somewhat misleading in how to handle these dogs, but I'm glad he puts a positive light on them.

 

I agree with performanceknls.

:confused: C. Millan's Daddy is not a PITbull. That animal is a mutt/unknown/"pet bully", or fat amstaff at best... Hate it when he calls that dog a PITbull. That is just a slap in the face to this breed...

 

maybe your not as strong of a pack leader that you may think you are?

i think as long as you're able to put your dog in its place then you can be fairly confident about the dogs mental capacity. i see a lot of guys on this site with "game" bred dogs but how much control do you have over them in an excited state? can you say release an your dog instantly let go? if not, then your not a dominant pack leader. can you walk your dog off leash without worrying of it darting off at the first thing it sees? if no, then you are not a dominant pack leader. can you take your dog to a public place with multiple distractions and say stay without the dog even thinking about running off untill released? if no, then your not that dominant leader over the dog.

its great to be responsible and keep your dog under control using physical means but its wonderful when you have mental control over dog and dont have to worry every minute when something passes by it.

im just curious but how do some of you disicpline your dogs when they step out of line?

 

PBs, all the breeds inclusive are dogs. Just dogs. Our breed is a proud and intensely passionate animal (pardon the humanization). They have hearts of gold...we all know this. But no matter how you slice it, they are just dogs. A well trained dog is a balanced and happy animal. Take the strongest willed gaurdian and make him a PPD....GREAT dog. Take the most driven APBT and make him a well trained and balanced dog.....priceless. Perhaps the question should not be can this be done, because it can and it should, the question should be who has equal intensity and passion to be responsible enough to own a great APBT. CM is a master at what he does, if the public listens and learns what he teaches, most will very quickly surmise they should own a Golden Retriever and not the Ferrari of dogs the APBT. JMO

 

Actually Daddy is a Pit Bull. The term "Pit Bull" is a slang term and refers to several breeds:
APBT, Am Staff, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and Amer Bully. If you are challangeing CM right to call Daddy an APBT, I don't think he has ever made that claim.

It is always confusing to me how any PB owner can look down on a great resource, especially one that advocates our dogs. I find it offensive that you cannot see the value in someone who has dedicated his life to furthering the understanding of dog behavior, granting insight to completely clueless people so they at least have a shot at being responsible dog owners.....and the frosting on this cake is he ADVOCATES the PB breeds....who's face is he slapping?????????????

 

^agreed.
i learned long ago that what i had were "bulldogs", and that they were very much different dogs than "pit bulls". cousins sure, but different dogs none the less.

CM does alot of good for the breed, but as stated he is also bad ( misleading or giving some people a false sense of security)

as far as the "dominant pack leader" stuff goes- different dogs, different results.

 

I will respectfully disagree with "the bad". The first thing he teaches is there must be a match...person/dog, so you want an APBT you better have lots of time, high energy, dedication to the raising, training and containment of your dog.

I don't care how "game" a dog is, if you train that dog (JUST A DOG) to respect you as a pack leader and give that dog the tools he needs to understand your direction you have a dog that is game as hell and well controlled. Actually it is my opinion the gamer the dog the stronger the bond capable between handler and dog.

Issue is, there are few handlers worthy or capable of this type of relationship...but an APBT is a canine....they are pack animals, the problem as I said is there are too few humans capable of achieving this kind of relationship with such a special animal.

CM tells this like it is....you have a racy dog and don't want to train him like you could, then keep em contained and out of harms way...if you are up for the challange then make the dog what he could be...because game or not he can be trained he can be balanced.

Dogs know one thing, who do lead or who do I follow.....THEY ARE PACK ANIMALS PERIOD.

 

with hundreds of years of selective breeding, we have changed their natural pack instincts(some still there to a degree), our dogs no longer need a pack of dogs to be happy...a good bulldog should be the alpha with other dogs period...

my 14 month old bitch(who comes from working stock) has been raised in a healthy happy well controlled home,and has never had a single tooth in her, but if you take her near a remotely aggressive dominant or big dog its on like donkey kong.... the genetics come through no matter how you raise a bulldog there is a very strong chance it wont ever be able to be around other dogs...and it has nothing to do with me "not wanting to train her like i could" and everything to do with her acting according to how she was bred

 

you my friend are an idiot who speaks in absolutes... you also apparently also have no idea what a bulldog is, and how the do and should behave!!
good day to you fine sir

 

no offense but some of the dogs he has in that pack damn sure look like bulldogs daddy not even close but some of them could be you never no. either way you gotta give him credit to have that many pitbulls around each other and other dogs is hrd considering most pitbulls working or not are usually DA. now i doubt i could control a bulldog from working but i would be willing to bet if you gave him a dog from working stock as a pupp that dog could be around a hundred dogs. you say that the pack mentality has een bred out of them for a hundred years but tht mentality was ingrained into dogs alot longer than people have been breeding bulldogs. do i think everyone can do what he does no way and. the people who have been with this breed probably know it better than ceasar an no wh there dog are capable of. but the man is good and thats a fact

 

Where is the love? Lol. So what if Daddy isn't bred how we like our dogs to be bred! To the GENERAL public, he is a pit bull. With that being said, Ceasar is the ONLY person I've seen on television with a pit bull type dog (Daddy is also the STAR dog of the show) putting a positive light on the breed. To all of the naysayers, ask your self this; when was the last time one of you went out and tried to do something positive for the breed?

 

So I contend YOU WON'T train her as she could be trained as you look for a characteristic of breeding in her you do not want to overcome. i.e. you find that part of her breeding a good thing...so no disrespect. That be as it may, you can overcome it should you choose to. She may never be a doggy play group kind of gal, but she could be around other dogs and be completely submissive to you.....PBs are strong pack animals, their packs tend to be human.

 

by not taking my extremely DA dogs out in public and exposing them to each and every mutt running the streets loose im doing something positive for the breed. its very apperent some on here dont know a thing about the breed and just might learn the hard way. where is the video of Cesar allowing to "pitbulls" to hook up, and he has NO breakstick available? LMAO, all he does is misrepresent the breed by enforcing the idea that these are pack animals.

 

BTW, id love to see him with that shht! technique and the finger poke at my house. sorry Cesar, that dont work with Bulldogs.

 

I agree. That is my feeling about him. Some of his ways I agree with, some i don't. He needs to REALLY...REALLY make it known that most folks pitbulls wont be like "daddy". Most pits cant be trusted to run in "packs" like that.