What podcasts say about Cesar Millan
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What Cesar Millan has said on podcasts
26 statements · 13 positive · 6 negative · 2 mixed · 5 neutral
Affection should reinforce patience, calmness, and openness in dogs.
“give affection to patience and calmness and open mind”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 0:02
Rules, boundaries, and limitations improve dog behavior regardless of breed.
“bringing back the rules. Bounders, limitations, mine, because that's what makes them well behaved when they understand rules by limitations, no matter what breed they are”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 7:14
Dogs communicate primarily through energy, body language, and intention rather than words.
“talk with energy, body language and intention”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 11:48
Learning to walk a dog properly would eliminate about 90% of behavioral problems.
“if you learn how to walk a dog, it would eliminate 90% of the problems”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 20:13
Walking in front is stressful for middle- or back-position dogs but not front-position dogs.
“If a dog is middle of the pack and back of the pack, yes. If a dog is front of the pack, no.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 21:07
Selecting a middle-position puppy can reliably produce a desired temperament across breeds.
“I want a middle of the pack border collie. I want a middle of the pack golden retriever. I want a middle of the pack pit bull. You can have it. You see, because that's going to guarantee to you exactly what you want.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 24:02
Meeting, walking, and feeding should initially use no touch, talk, or eye contact.
“it's three rituals that are very important for people to master with no touch, no talk, no eye contact”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 30:55
Excited greetings teach dogs to greet people excitedly and jump on them.
“if you greet your dog with excitement, you are the source to other humans. So he's going to greet all the humans excited, he's going to jump on people”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 31:57
A calm, open-minded dog is more receptive to training.
“once the mind opens up, you can teach whatever you want”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 35:23
Typical 20-to-30-minute walks are insufficient for most dogs.
“How long is his walk? Because most people walk 20, 30 minutes. That's not enough.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 35:50
Dog backpack training can begin with five pounds of added weight.
“You can start with £5.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 38:01
Walking is the natural form of exercise dogs require.
“exercise for a bird is going for a fish. You know, a bird have to fly, a fish have to swim and a dog has to walk”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 42:17
Three weeks of structured greeting, walking, and feeding prepares dogs for social environments.
“when you greet, when you walk and when you feed. So then this dog is going to have this beautiful silence, calm surrender. And this is the dog you bring into dog parks or dog beaches.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 43:52
Dog discipline should establish structure rather than punish the dog.
“Discipline is not punishment”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 48:11
A dog’s behavior reveals household dynamics more truthfully than the owner’s account.
“when I go to people's home, the human tells you the story and the dog tells you the truth”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 57:51
Exposure to other species and dogs makes dogs more socially accepting.
“what makes your dog social is that he learns to accept others”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 1:04:44
Boredom, confusion, and frustration can drive dogs toward destructive or aggressive behavior.
“every day the dog is bored, confused or frustrated and then he releases that because he's a predator”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 1:05:19
Love should follow safety, peace, trust, and respect in dog relationships.
“Once you have those two pillars, then you bring the love.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 1:18:36
Three minutes of cold exposure produces a calm, clear state of mind.
“And three minutes you get into that stage”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 2:01:11
Dogs absorb people’s negative emotional energy, which owners should release afterward.
“That dog absorbs that energy. Okay. Just like you will and absorb people's energy. Your job is to go and let it go.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 2:08:27
Fostering lets families assess readiness before adopting a dog.
“with a foster dog, you're not adopting and you're just temporary keeping him in the house”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 2:20:11
Cesar recommends neutering dogs in America because they generally cannot mate freely.
“in America it's necessary because dogs are not going to mate”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 2:21:08
Insufficient physical and mental activity can cause barking and destructive behavior.
“the barking becomes a way of draining energy or like destroying your house”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 2:25:59
Dogs cannot calmly wait or rest without sufficient physical and mental activity.
“But they can't wait or rest if the body and the mind has not been drained.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 2:27:42
Dog treadmills should supplement walks for emergencies or mental challenges, not replace walking.
“this is not for you to stay lazy. Right. This is just for a miracle, emergencies. Okay. And for you to challenge the mind.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 2:29:45
A dog’s behavior reflects its owner’s energy, philosophy, and actions.
“The dog is a reflection of you. Your energy, your philosophy, your actions.”
Open the episode · Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar MillanListen at 2:31:12
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