Why do some people hate cesar millan so much? He's the best dog trainer.?

Question

He doesen't hurt the dog, he just corects the dog like its mother by biting the neck

Answer 1

i dont. some ppl just do wat he does and get hurt. it clearly states CHECK WITH A PRO FIRST!!

Answer 2

How do you know he doesn't hurt the dog? Are you an expert? His method of handling a dog does cause a loss of trust between the dog the human. If the dog doesn't trust the human, the human has lost any chance of getting compliance off leash.

The things he espouses, the Alpha Roll, physical domination have been discredited by people who actually have studied dog behavior for years.

He favors a dog who is a robot. A dog who does none of the things dogs are hard wired to do. Sniff, dig, chase, play, lick their balls. He wants the dog to be an accessory to his ego. It should just be there next to him, calmly to make him look good.

the state of Calm submission as he calls it, is really the dog being shut down, to the real dog experts. If you watch the dog's body language, the dog doesn't offer any behavior because it gets shut down. The poor dog can't even act like a real dog.

And don't be impressed by a large group of loose dogs that get along. I see this every single day in dog day care. And If I go onto the day care floor and walk around, the dogs will all start to follow me. It isn't anything magical or special.

He takes normal dog behavior and pulls the wool over the eyes of people who don't know anything about dogs and makes it look like he's doing something magical and special.

I hate that he preys on the ignorance most people have about dog behavior, and probably laughs all the way to the bank about it.

Do you really think the dog is fooled that Cesar is correcting the dog like its mother? Give me a break. Plus the Mother dog doesn't really do that.

Answer 3

Except the mother doesn't bite the dog's neck. And "alpha" wolves or dogs don't roll subordinates. And most of the reasons he gives for why dogs do things are false.

It usually scares dogs when people try to act like they think dogs act. It is weird to the dog.

He takes a process that takes several weeks and edits to a 15 minute program. He never shows you his failures (he has many, I have a client who was a vet in Orange Country, CA) and had to deal with lots of his failures.

To someone who has studied the behavior of dogs to truly help them, the Cesar thing is very hard. He says some good things, Dogs need exercise, they need leadership. But he is just a bully. In the dog world, you lose status by having to physically force your dog into submission. The real leaders of the dog world use psychological force, not physical.

It is good he is teaching people to be aware of their dogs, but he just doesn't know what he is talking about. And he seems to have no interest in learning anything new.

He gets bitten too often. If you are working with a dog and you get bitten, you are doing it wrong. Every time you cause a dog to bite you lower its bite threshold and make it MORE likely to bite again.
If you are really interested read:

http://www.4pawsu.com/dogpsychology.htm
http://www.stevedalepetworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=204&Itemid=71
http://www.marinij.com/homeandgarden/ci_4720342
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/15/CMGPHL9D1N1.DTL

Answer 4

Just because a method works does not mean it is the “right” or “best” method. Some of what Cesar does is harmless, but I don’t agree with all of his methods. People are very clumsy speakers of “dog language,” and the slightest slipup when using Cesar’s methods could harm the dog very badly, mentally or physically.

Also, Cesar’s theories somewhat clash with my personal beliefs about what pet dogs are for. I don’t believe the dog should be the boss of the house, but I also don’t believe it exists just to be bossed around by the owner.

Anyway, anyone who does things differently than the norm is always going to have diehard supporters and also people who passionately disagree with the new methods. Cesar is no different.

You are no more qualified than I to say if his methods are “good” or “bad.” Just don’t take everything Cesar says as gospel. Just because he says he’s right doesn’t mean he is.

Answer 5

That's not completely true.I've seen one episode where he basically hung a german shepherd by it's neck and I was furious at watching him do it.
Ceasar Milan is not the best dog trainer.There are many out there who are far better but they are'nt on t.v. showing us how to train our dogs for free.
I wish just once he'd grab a dog by the neck to lay it down to calm it and they'd show the dog fight him like it would another dog for his trying to do it.
Just remember that it's television.No dogs behavior can be completely cured in a half hour or less with commercials.And thru the magic of editing who knows how many really bad things he's done to dogs ended up on the floor after it got cut from the tape.

Answer 6

His methods are quite unorthodox and can be dangerous to the dog. Some trainers have tried Millan's methods and ended up having to hospitalize their pets. Millan believes in introducing the dog to view you as "pack leader" so it lives in a state of calm submission. A lot of people oppose this because you are not supposed to control a dog--you have to love and take care of it. His book "Cesar's Way" advocates exercising your dog on a treadmill. Cesar Millan is at times called "cruelly intense".

Answer 7

He does do some good work, but I don't agree with everything he advocates. I don't see my dogs as a submissive pack, but as my friends, who need training just the same as children do.

I would never alpha roll a dog, for any reason whatsoever. My dogs know just by my tone of voice, whether they are out of line.

Answer 8

Some dog trainers don't like him because he did not go to school to learn his methods.

He has been doing this for a long time and everybody should take his warnings seriously. Don't forget there are a lot of behind the scenes that we don't see what he does. There is a lot more to just his quick 10 min segments in working with the animals.

I like him!! His methods are very informative. He has a gift. He goes that extra mile to help save those dogs that would otherwise be euthanized. He evan says he can not help them all. Some are too far in the red zone.

Answer 9

Some of his methods are out dated at best, and at worse can be very dangerous. He likes the alpha roll. Alpha rolls are very rarely needed, are usually done incorrectly, and can result in a serious bite to someone who might try it without knowing what they are doing.

Any reputable trainer can see he's a disaster waiting to happen.

Please note: When I say alpha roll, I'm not talking about people being the leader.

Answer 10

I hate to speak about this because I dont really know enough about it. However I disagree that the alpha roll is out dated and unnecessary. Dogs are pack animals and need to be taught who is in charge (humanely of course). If you dont take that roll the dog will. IMO thats not the right situation to be in.

I dont mean physically rolling here.. I meant the roll as in leader

Answer 11

I dont no about any of the other writersbut I wish I HAD HIS NUMBER!!!!! for my out of control, runaround for hours chihuahua!!!! who doesnt no the word or meaning of NO!!!!!!! he seems to me to be the BEST out there I watch him all the time I no I am doing something wrong with my BABY/DEMON(LOL)