Dog Whisperer's Blog
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Cesar Speaks: How Dog Whispering Has Taught Me About People
For years now, I’ve been telling people that I rehabilitate dogs and train people. This is my motto and what I do. But in the process of all of the dogs and people I’ve worked with, I have also learned a lot about people. When I walk into a home for a consultation, the first thing I say is, “What can I do for you?” Nine times out of 10, people will start with, “Well, my dog does this and my dogdoes that.” And nine times out of 10, I say, “And what are you doing and how are you feeling?”
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Cesar Speaks: Cesar’s Rules—Training vs. Balance: What’s the Difference?
There is so much confusion about dog training out there -- what works, what doesn't, what's best, what does it even mean? And for me, training is about conditioning. What I do is not "training" in the traditional sense, as what I care most about is "balance." That means fulfilling the instinctual needs of the dog. And when a dog is balanced, training is much easier to perform.
The idea for Cesar's Rules came about because of this very thing. People would say to me, "Cesar, will you train my dogs?" and I would say, "I train people."
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Cesar Speaks: Listen and Learn
We all grow when we meet new people and hear new ideas. One of the things I enjoy most about the success of Dog Whisperer is the opportunity to travel and talk with different people. And when you keep an open mind, you’ll always learn something. For my new book, Cesar’s Rules, I talked to some of the world’s top trainers.
Earlier this year I met Pen Farthing, a British marine not long back from Afghanistan. He told me about the forgotten -victims of that war—the thousands of stray -animals—and the rescue organization he started to find them new homes in the West. In this issue you can read about his work and the touching story of an Afghan dog and the American soldier whose life he saved.
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Cesar Speaks: World Rabies Day
September 28 marks the 3rd Annual World Rabies Day. This is a preventable disease that kills nearly 55,000 people every year. Most of those human deaths occur in African and Asian regions. With the proper animal vaccination and appropriate medical care, this viral disease can be stopped.
Growing up in a region that was on the outskirts of a big city, I understand how difficult it can be for some people to access the proper medical care and vaccinations necessary to prevent such diseases. And with such a large population of abandoned dogs roaming the streets around the world, it is no surprise that so many deaths occur each year due to uncontrollable rabies in dogs.
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