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Narrator: This difficult dog is in
desperate need of a home.
Cesar Millan is the best man for the challenge.
Cesar Millan: Like I always say,
I rehabilitate dogs
and I train people.
Narrator: From hundreds of dog
lovers willing to adopt.
Candidate: We are ready to adopt a dog.
Narrator: These three candidates
will be put to the test.
Only one will be the perfect
match for this dog.
Cesar Millan: Do you have what it takes
to be the leader of the pack?
Stray dogs need to learn quickly
in order to survive.
And dogs that don't have very little hope.
This is a story of a true survivor,
a wise dog that needs a good home.
Narrator: Miles is a stray dog living in
the streets in a small town in Southern Italy.
Rebecca: The first time I saw Miles,
he had dreadlocks.
He was a mess.
Narrator: He's been fending for himself
and scavenging for food.
Jane Craft: From time to time we would see him
roaming around the streets at the garbage cans,
looking for his meal.
It was very obvious that there was no one
to take care of him.
Narrator: An American family living there,
started to take action.
Rebecca: We would feed him, occasionally,
and always made sure he had water.
He would sleep underneath our cars,
whenever was raining.
But, we never let him get too attached to us,
because we knew we probably have
to leave him here.
Narrator: They're returning to the US,
and unfortunately, they can't take
Miles with them.
They have three dogs already.
Jane Craft: I had thought about taking Miles back,
but it's just too much.
Three dogs is enough for us.
Narrator: Miles has developed some bad habits,
in particular food aggression.
He still roams the streets.
Jane and Rebecca don't want to abandon him.
They're worried what might happen.
Jane Craft: Stray animals in Italy is
very much a problem.
The few shelters that they do have are
overcrowded and they won't take any more dogs.
So, the best thing for them to do
is just roam the streets.
The biggest worry if we leave Miles behind was
that either he would be hit by a car,
or might get poisoned.
Neither Becka or I could leave with the clear
conscious knowing that he was roaming the streets
after we've become attached to him.
Narrator: Cesar needs to teach feral Miles
to live with people, so that he can live out
the rest of his golden years in comfort.
Jane Craft: I think he would eventually
fit in with any type of family,
just somebody that would love him.
Cesar Millan: How are you?
Jane Craft: Hi, fine, thank you!
Cesar Millan: Cesar Millan.
Jane Craft: Hi, Jane Craft.
Cesar Millan: Jane, nice to meet you.
Rebecca: Hi, I'm Becka.
Cesar Millan: Cesar Millan, nice to meet you, Becka.
Rebecca: Pleased to meet you.
Cesar Millan: Pleasure.
So, what do we have here?
Jane Craft: We have Miles,
a stray dog from our small town
of Tuturano, in Italy.
Cesar Millan: What's the story?
Jane Craft: We are getting ready to return to America,
and we just couldn't take Miles with us.
Cesar Millan: Ok.
Jane Craft: Yes.
Cesar Millan: Well, let's open the back door,
so we can look at him.
Rebecca: This is Miles.
Cesar Millan: Oh, wow!
Rebecca: Dirty Miles.
Cesar Millan: He looks a little bit.
How old is Miles?
Rebecca: I think he's maybe seven or eight.
Nobody really knows.
Cesar Millan: Is he always this calm?
Rebecca: He is.
Cesar Millan: Huh.
When you meet Miles,
you see there's a lot of wisdom.
He knows how to scent of himself.
That's the beauty of a street dog,
that's the beauty of a feral dog.
They come with an inner balance.
Let me see him outside.
Can I?
Jane Craft: Oh, sure.
Narrator: Years on the street
have taken their toll.
Jane Craft: Come on, come on.
Cesar Millan: He's a little ***.
Jane Craft: Yes.
Narrator: He can't get out of the car unassisted.
Cesar Millan: Let's go give him a bath.
Jane Craft: Ok.
Narrator: The first step of Miles rehab?
Getting him cleaned up.
Cesar Millan: All right.
Rebecca: Bath time.
Cesar Millan: So, you guys are moving,
and that's the reason why we need
to find another home.
Rebecca: Yeah, we can't take him.
We have the three and that's a.
Cesar Millan: You got three, yeah, that's plenty.
Sorry, Miles.
Street dogs is almost like cats, you know,
they don't wanna take a shower.
That's not their thing.
So, that was surprise.
He didn't care, I mean, you can touch his face,
his mouth and his ears.
So, do you guys have any concerns about Miles?
Jane Craft: When we decided to go back to the States,
and Miles pretty much had made us home with us,
even though he was living outside the Villa wall,
for me and for Becka too, to leave and
have him out on the street.
Rebecca: Heartbreaking.
Jane Craft: Oh, yeah.
Cesar Millan: Jane and Rebecca has done an amazing work.
But the next step is the placement.
That's the commitment.
"I'm gonna take you out of the streets,
and I'm gonna find you a home.
My home is a temporary home."
He's looking great.
He's looking awesome.
Like a Brad Pitt of Italy.
Rebecca: Gorgeous.
Cesar Millan: Right?
He's got that look.
Jane Craft: He's actually white.
Cesar Millan: He's actually.
Rebecca: He is white, who knew?
Narrator: After spending years struggling
to survive on the streets, Miles needs to learn some
basic manners.
Cesar Millan: Let's go Mr. Miles!
Narrator: For the sake of potential adopters who
already have a dog, Miles needs to learn
what's his food and what's not.
Cesar Millan: Food is a very big deal in Miles' life.
Street dogs have to fend for their food.
They become very competitive.
So, I wanted to see how bad Miles gets.
Look at this.
Jane Craft: Feist.
Cesar Millan: Feist for an Italian.
You know a dog that is in the street have
to compete for his food.
We need another dog to evaluate his
competitive way of being.
Let them meet off the leash.
That's more realistic.
That was a nice meeting.
Well, I just wanna make sure, you know,
once he sees the plate in the ground, what he does.
Let's feed the submissive one.
Tsh, tsh, tsh!
He has to learn.
Tsh!
Tsh!
Rebecca: Never seen him try to bite.
You know, I've heard him growl and
sometimes nudge our dogs out of the way.
But he actually tried to bite.
A total surprise.
Cesar Millan: Tsh!
Tsh!
Tsh!
So, now he's relating that touch and
sound means the same thing.
So, what I like is that it doesn't take too
long to snap him out of it.
And it's not aggression, that's why he never,
he didn't came back to bite me.
When animals are in front of food,
they can go into a competitive state,
into a dominant state, or aggressive state.
We wanna make sure that Miles doesn't maintain
this natural knowledge.
It's very important that he doesn't
bite the hand that feeds him.
Tsh!
So, now he knows, "If I behave dominant,
I'm not gonna eat.
So, what do I need to do?"
You never feed the excited one;
you never feed the dominant one.
You always feed the submissive one.
And then, everybody else sees,
"Ok, how do we get fed?"
Then, they copy the state of mind.
So, when they're submissive, they share.
Not because we don't feed them first,
he's gonna feel bad about it.
He's just gonna learn to wait.
Rebecca: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: Come on, Miles!
Your turn.
Miles!
Come on, buddy.
This behavior of him being unsure is normal.
'Cause normally they don't ask him to do this.
There you go, good job, good boy.
That's very, I like that, see?
I move away so he can come in.
Jane Craft: Uh-hu.
He's goin, "Pasta!"
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
See how he entered this time versus
how he entered earlier?
Jane and Rebecca: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: That gives a different way
of reacting to the situation.
And then eventually, that becomes his state of mind.
You see?
He learns to be, to wait until you call him and
he comes in, instead of coming in this way.
Rebecca: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: So, that's what I'm gonna do for him.
I'm gonna take away that survival way of being.
Very good, buddy.
You don't have to any more look for
food in the streets.
We're gonna find a nice home.
A street dog for me represents freedom.
We just wanna make sure he has a home.
'Cause he's getting older, and
we know what's gonna happen to an older dog.
All right, let's go.
Let's go.
Come on, Miles!
Now, his life is gonna be the ultimate of freedom,
'cause he doesn't have to worry about anything.
Right here.
Well, ladies.
I know it's the hardest thing to do, you know,
when you help a dog and you gotta say goodbye.
We wanna thank you for the opportunity and
without a doubt,
we will find the right human for him.
Rebecca: Ok.
Cesar Millan: 'Cause he deserves it.
Jane Craft: Bye sweetie.
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
Jane Craft: Be good.
Rebecca: Stay clean, please.
Jane Craft: Bye, guy.
Cesar Millan: Yeah, he's ready!
Let's go, Miles!
Jane Craft: Bye, guy.
Cesar Millan: Let's go, Miles.
Narrator: Cesar has taken the first steps
to prepare Miles for a new safe
and permanent home.
Now, it's time to find the perfect
family who can earn Miles' trust.
Jane Craft: That last hug for Miles was very hard,
but it was a good one.
He's gonna make some family very, very happy.
Cesar Millan: To me, the point of rescuing is
to rescue those that need the most.
It's definitely something beautiful when you rescue
somebody who is older, somebody who is handicap.
I would like to encourage people to
give those older dogs a chance to live the
rest of their lives in your home.
Let's go and meet the candidates!
Good morning everyone, I am Cesar Millan.
It's great to meet you.
Many dogs have learned to survive
on the streets on their own.
One of you will give one of those dogs a new home.
His name is Miles.
Miles needs a leader that can show him a
new way of living.
So, first, can you introduce yourselves?
Marco: Hello, I'm Marco.
I'm a Technical Designer and I live near Milan.
Cesar Millan: And you had dogs before?
Marco: No, I've never had dogs.
I've had some cats.
Cesar Millan: Cats?
Marco: Before, yeah.
Cesar Millan: All right, that helps.
What about you?
Jan: My name is Jan.
I'm an English teacher in Milan.
Cesar Millan: Why would you want to adopt a dog?
Jan: We'd like to adopt a dog just to
give him another chance.
Cesar Millan: Right.
Jan: We've got enough love in our hearts to share.
So, we're ready for him.
Cesar Millan: What about you, guys?
Let me begin with you, sir.
Paul: I'm Paul.
I'm a Technical Designer Engineer,
Eddie is my first dog.
Cesar Millan: Eddie is your first dog?
Paul: It's my first dog.
Cesar Millan: In your whole entire life?
Paul: In my whole life.
Cesar Millan: What about you, ma'am?
Elizabeth: I'm Liz.
I'm an English teacher in Monza.
And I've always had dogs when I was young.
We grew up in a small farm in Norfolk.
Murron: I'm Murron.
Eddie is my first dog, and.
Cesar Millan: What do you like about Eddie?
Murron: Well, he's cute, very.
And nice.
Cesar Millan: He looks very nice.
What about you, man?
What's your name?
Alex: My name is Alex.
I do football and golf.
Cesar Millan: You have a dog already,
why would you want to adopt another dog?
Elizabeth: Eddie's been the best part of our life.
And we would love to give another dog
the same chance that he's had.
Cesar Millan: So, you adopted Eddie?
Elizabeth: We did, yeah.
Cesar Millan: Awesome.
Well, thank you.
Ma'am?
Anna: Hi, my name is Anna.
I'm from Chicago, Illinois.
I work in marketing in PR,
and I've been living in Milan, Italy,
for the past 6 years.
Cesar Millan: Sir?
Lorenzo: My name is Lorenzo.
I'm Italian;
I'm a lawyer in Milan.
I never had my own dog.
So, this.
Cesar Millan: Never?
Lorenzo: Never, never.
Cesar Millan: Why would you wanna adopt a dog?
Anna: We wanted to adopt because we wanted
to give a second chance to some poor dog.
Cesar Millan: Right.
Well, thank you.
Only one of you is compatible to Miles.
Only one of you can be the leader of the pack.
Let's get started.
I'll see you guys there.
In order to give Miles a safe haven
for the rest of his life.
Cesar Millan: This is gonna be good!
Jan: Hope so!
Narrator: The candidates will have to
teach him some rules,
boundaries and limitations.
Jan: I'm Jan and this is my partner, Marco.
I'm an English teacher, here in Milan.
He is a Technical Designer.
And?
Marco: And personal trainer.
One for me and one for you.
Jan: Yeah.
We live in an area, just outside from Milan.
We have the rivers that pass by.
We're in the countryside, the only have to walk,
so we can go anywhere really, with the dog,
for a good walk.
Narrator: In addition to having two dogs,
over the years, Marco and his family
rescued many cats from the streets.
Jan: I've always had dogs.
Hello, Matilde!
I love having dogs around, and it's.
Hello, sweetie!
Can't wait, can't wait to get a new little thing.
Marco: Yeah.
Jan: I want a rescue dog;
I'm not interested in the pedigrees or
that kind of stuff.
I would like to take on an animal that
no one takes on and no one loves.
Arrivederci!
Woman: Grazie!
Jan: Who is the leader of the pack?
Marco: She is the leader of the pack.
Jan: No, it's not true.
I think we're well balanced.
Cesar Millan: So, right now we're gonna put
you in a scenario, where we have Miles,
who is a street dog, for you to reach out to him.
You're up to it?
Jan: You're ready?
Marco: Ok.
Cesar Millan: Good, let's go.
We must treat Miles with the utmost
respect then admiration.
Miles has been capable to stay alive.
Ok, come on in.
All these years in the streets.
This is some of the tools that you guys can use,
you have food, leashes,
whatever you think you have, use it.
So, we're just gonna let Miles go.
Jan: There he is.
Cesar Millan: And that's him, over there.
Little one.
If you wanna help him,
is how can you bring him to you.
And once you bring it to you,
how can you make sure he doesn't run away again?
The goal is to bring him in here,
and put him back into the kennel.
Narrator: Today's challenge is basic.
Gain Miles' confidence and get him into the kennel.
Jan: From the distance,
I could see that he was an old chap.
So, like a little old man.
But yeah, so active.
Cesar Millan: I was pretty impressed;
it was pretty obvious that they became in synch.
Jan: How is he with the lead?
Let's have a look.
Let's get ready for walking.
Cesar Millan: But, if you're gonna a tool,
do you know how to use that tool?
So, that's how you normally walk?
Jan: Depends.
Cesar Millan: Ok.
In the beginning, when you introduce him
to your house and to your environment,
let him go in front is ok.
But, after two, three days,
because he's very knowledgeable,
you want him next to you.
Otherwise, he's gonna control.
Marco: Yeah, yeah.
Cesar Millan: Let's put him in the kennel.
Jan: Are you ready little man?
Cesar Millan: The main goal of somebody who's
going to rescue a dog from the street is,
do not let him feel confined.
Do not let him know that you're about to trap him.
You just wanna be with him.
Jan: Ready.
Come on in, little man.
Marco: Come on.
Jan: Come on in.
Marco: Come on.
Jan: In you go.
Marco: Miles come on.
Cesar Millan: Nice.
Very nice, not pushing everything, just guiding.
That was good.
Jan: That's it.
See you in a bit.
Cesar Millan: I actually liked the way Jan
put Miles inside the crate, presented him,
told him that this is the way in.
She did perfect, 'cause Miles turned around
and lay down.
So, in his brain, "Ok, the way you
brought me in, I'm happy."
Thank you.
Marco: Thank you.
Jan: It was nice meeting Miles.
I actually felt a good connection straight away.
Marco: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: I'll take care of Miles, no worries.
Jan: Bye, Miles!
Cesar Millan: I'm excited for you, guys!
Anna: We're very excited.
Lorenzo: My name is Lorenzo.
She's Anna, my fiancée.
She's from Chicago and now she's eight years
that she's living with me here in Milan.
We are very close to the city center,
but it's a very quiet area where you
can go around and take a walk.
There is a park very close.
Anna: Very close.
Lorenzo: So, that's nice.
Anna: I've wanted a dog forever.
I've had two Shiatsus'.
When they recently passed away,
and that was really *** myself.
For me, to have a dog would be the
best thing in the world.
I would like a rescue dog because
you are literally saving a life.
They have experienced traumatic things.
They were left alone for many years,
and they deserve a second chance.
Cesar Millan: So, that is Miles over there.
Lorenzo: Oh.
Cesar Millan: Little Miles.
Anna: What a cutie.
Cesar Millan: So.
Anna: He is so calm.
Cesar Millan: Very much, ma'am, very much.
Lorenzo: He's miles away.
Cesar Millan: He's miles, ha, that's good.
Anna: He's miles away!
Cesar Millan: Yeah, well, you have some leashes
here you can use.
You have food.
So, grab whatever you want.
Anna: I went for the food, because
from experience, as I've caught strays before,
I always lured them with a piece of cracker,
or maybe some bread.
You're ready?
Lorenzo: Yeah, don't take any treats on, right away.
Anna: I think he'll just come to
us naturally, without treats.
Lorenzo: Yes, yes.
Anna: Ok, ditch the treats.
Hey, cutie!
Ciao!
Lorenzo: Ciao!
Vieni, pa, vieni, pa.
Anna: Look you!
Don't worry cutes!
Do you want a treat?
Yeah, I think he's a little hot,
I'll give you something.
Lorenzo: No, don't buy him!
Anna: But I think he wants a little treat.
Narrator: Instead of using the scent to lure
Miles to the kennel, Anna rewards him too soon.
Anna: I did give him a little piece of turkey.
But then, he just ran off in the other direction.
Miles!
Let's go in there.
Come here, come here!
In here!
Miles come here!
Cesar Millan: Miles is a very wise dog.
He knows when somebody has certain intentions.
Anna: Miles!
Lorenzo: I think we have to open this, first.
Anna: Miles!
Cesar Millan: Good thinking.
Anna: Come here!
Miles come here!
Look, look, I have some more!
I have some more.
Here's this.
And here's another piece, look at this!
Look at this piece, look at that!
Oh, there he is, little, he's inside!
Cesar Millan: They didn't approach together.
They were not using the same philosophy.
They were not supporting each other.
Now, may I say something?
When it's a team and you wanna keep it as a team,
it's best not to separate the team.
Anna: Ok.
Cesar Millan: So, when one is giving direction,
if a dog is paying attention to that,
you just stick to that person.
Lorenzo: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: Otherwise, you're separating the two.
Anna: Ok.
Cesar Millan: And then, the dog says,
"Ok, so, who is more convenient for me?"
Anna: Oh.
Cesar Millan: Obviously, the food is gonna be.
And then, it's gonna separate the pack.
Anna: Ok.
Cesar Millan: Well, this is it.
Anna: I think Miles is a very intelligent dog.
He's very wise, and he's absolutely beautiful.
Cesar Millan: This way.
We take care of Miles, don't worry.
Hello, familia.
Family: Hi.
Cesar Millan: How are you?
Good?
Family: Good, fine.
Paul: My name is Paul.
This is my son, Alex.
My wife, Liz, and the daughter, Murron.
I'm a Technical Designer Engineer.
Elizabeth: I'm an English teacher,
and we've been living in Bellusca for five years.
We got Eddie before we got married.
Paul: And we got him from the kennels,
up in the north of England.
Murron: Eddie is nice, cute, and very cuddly.
But he's very lazy, too.
Elizabeth: Well, he's very old now, isn't he?
We also have a cat called Bailey.
He was a stray outside a restaurant.
Bellusco is a small residential town.
Very close to the countryside,
and the mountains aren't far.
We have the best of all worlds, here.
We decided to get a rescue dog because
there's so many dogs out there that need a home.
Cesar Millan: So, can you give us a
little feedback on Eddie?
Paul: Eddie's been with us since he was
one and a half years old.
He's now thirteen.
He was a stray dog.
Cesar Millan: Aha.
Is he playful?
Is?
Elizabeth: He used to be really playful.
Cesar Millan: Right.
Elizabeth: And bouncing around everyone.
But, he started to calm down.
Cesar Millan: He has friends?
Murron: Yeah, a cat.
Cesar Millan: A cat?
Well, that's a friend.
So, the idea is for you guys to meet Miles,
he's a street dog.
So, I wanna see how you guys would approach
him to try to save him.
Ok?
Let's go.
You're ready, buddy?
Ok, on your right is gonna be Miles.
Right there, waiting.
Very calm.
So, this is the tools, you have leash,
you can choose whatever you want.
To help him, you've gotta get close to him,
to get close to him, to grab him.
And then, bring him into the kennel.
Elizabeth: Right.
Cesar Millan: And of course, it would be
nice to introduce Eddie to him.
The best way to get close to a dog
is through another dog.
Let's see what happens.
Murron: Um.
Cesar Millan: What are you thinking?
Murron: It will be difficult.
Cesar Millan: It will be difficult?
Well, difficult is good.
Eddie was a street dog.
That stays in you.
And it was a concern how Eddie
was going to react to Miles.
Should we?
Elizabeth: Yes.
Narrator: Because Eddie has had run-ins with
other dogs before, meeting Miles could
lead to a blowout.
Paul: When you meet another dog in the
streets, sometimes there's a little bit of
a standoff at the start.
I was a little bit worried to see if
the first meeting with Miles and Eddie,
if the same situation would arise.
Cesar Millan: Well, Miles is coming to the family.
Miles is about to dominate.
They're giving affection, not good, not good.
Cesar Millan: You want me to help you?
Elizabeth: Yeah, maybe.
Cesar Millan: Yeah, let the leash go.
Elizabeth: Ok.
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
See, Miles is doing actually the right thing.
Elizabeth: Right.
Cesar Millan: Which is ignoring.
He actually likes him.
Elizabeth: Ok.
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
But the tension is actually
against the meeting.
Elizabeth: Right.
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
Elizabeth put tension on the leash,
and gave affection to Miles.
That tension on the leash is gonna create
exactly what you don't want.
It's a big confusion that a human can be tense
and relaxed at the same time.
Don't get nervous here.
This is almost like this, look, hold.
Give me your hand.
This is this.
This is this.
Paul: Yeah, the.
Cesar Millan: It's not dominance.
That's not dominance, that's just more
like a friendship type of thing.
They're hugging each other with their neck right now.
Paul: Oh, that's great, yeah.
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
Elizabeth: Well, Eddie lived on the streets
for a year and a half,
so maybe they have a connection.
Cesar Millan: Yeah, there is an essence
about it, right?
Yeah.
There you go.
Paul: With the paw on top you mean, yeah?
Cesar Millan: Well, that's ok.
They're inviting to play.
Elizabeth: Oh.
Cesar Millan: As long as the head is back, it's ok.
If the head would've been forward, it's a problem.
See?
Ears back on Eddie and head back on Miles.
It's a bro-mance.
It's a bro-mance going on.
Paul: So, a new friend, Eddie?
Cesar Millan: Eddie definitely like him.
It was like guys that knew each other from somewhere.
Here, what you do, you grab the leash,
and then, bring him in and
Miles will follow you.
Murron: They want to play!
Elizabeth: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: There you go.
Just come this way.
There you go.
See, this is your food.
Elizabeth: Oh, got a new friend!
Cesar Millan: See how Miles is following the rear?
There you go, keep coming.
Paul: I think Eddie seemed to understand where Miles
had come from, because he's been there himself.
Cesar Millan: He's following the scent.
Very good, keep coming.
There you go.
Here, remember, he's a street dog, so,
kennels to them is foreign.
So, this is when you grab here.
There you go, you grab here.
You present, there you go.
There, there you go.
A street dog, you can't give him an option about,
"Would you wanna go into a crate?"
You have to let him know that that's
where you're going,
without really being too tense,
or too harsh on it.
Thank you that was it!
Thank you.
Thank you, buddy.
I'll take care of Miles, don't worry about it.
This way.
Elizabeth: I think Eddie and Miles
get along fantastically.
I haven't seen Eddie that happy for a long time.
Narrator: Now that Cesar has seen the
candidates' attempt to win Miles' trust,
he's ready to take the next step to
giving him a permanent home.
Cesar Millan: I was quite impressed by the family.
They didn't took the leash or food.
'Cause it was beautiful, you see Miles just
willingly follow.
No leash!
No food.
But, they didn't really understood right away
that Eddie was ok with Miles right from the get-go.
It's just the energy of Elizabeth was not
in synch with the two guys.
On the other hand, we have Lorenzo and Anna.
They chose a leash, they chose food,
but they separated.
They didn't really act as a team.
Anna had almost like an emotional
link towards the situation.
It was very pure the love that she was sharing,
but then, the use of the food wasn't
so healthy for her.
Jan and Marco, the energy was more calm.
So, that's why you see Miles
coming in much easier.
This case with Miles is so unusual.
In Miles mind right now, he is the leader.
And as a leader, his job is to give direction
and protection.
We don't want Miles to carry that position.
He's getting old;
it's actually easier for his life to take a
follower position.
So, we need to find a human that understands
what it is to be a pack leader,
which is somebody who gives direction
and protection.
Marco: We think that we can offer
Miles all he needs.
Jan: All he needs.
Marco: Yeah.
Jan: We'd be good leaders, I think.
Marco: Yeah.
Jan: So, fingers crossed.
Marco: Yeah.
Lorenzo: I think we could be very good for Miles.
But, I see a lot of potential also
in the family, because it's.
Anna: I think they are a strong contender for us.
Lorenzo: Yes.
Elizabeth: We would love to keep Miles.
We think he'll be fantastic for Eddie.
And for us.
And hopefully it would be good for him.
Elizabeth: Hello!
Cesar Millan: How are you, guys?
Good?
So, everyone has met Miles.
He's a real survivor, but living in the
streets can be dangerous.
Miles deserves a comfortable life.
A life where he doesn't face so many risk.
Thank you everyone for offering Miles a home.
But, I have to do what's best for Miles.
One of you is not compatible for Miles.
Anna and Lorenzo.
I appreciate that you want to allow a dog his freedom
and that you chose not to put Miles on a leash.
But affection is not always the best way to
earn a dog's trust.
Elizabeth, Paul, Murron and Alex.
Your choice to meet Miles with only the
help of Eddie was bold, but it worked.
But Elizabeth, the tension you had on
the leash with Eddie
while you were giving affection to Miles,
could've caused a big problem.
Jan and Marco.
I like your teamwork.
You gave Miles a space that he needed
to feel comfortable.
But Jan, when you first had him on the leash,
he took the lead.
One of you is not the leader
of the pack for Miles.
Anna and Lorenzo, I am sorry,
you are not the leader of the pack for Miles.
I know you can give a dog a good home,
but I have a feeling that Miles is not that dog.
So, please keep up that search and
thank you for giving us a chance.
Anna: Thank you very much for helping us.
We are a little disappointed.
Lorenzo: But, I think that with the other
couple and with the family,
he can find a good place to stay.
Anna: We are definitely going to
adopt a shelter dog.
Cesar Millan: Thank you!
Two families left.
Congratulations.
One of you will give Miles a new home.
I'm sure all of you want to spend
more time with him.
And I need to see more to make my final decision.
Jan: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: Tomorrow, both of you will
face another challenge with Miles.
I want to see how you can help him learn
how to live in a home.
See you tomorrow.
Elizabeth: Bye.
Cesar Millan: We all know that a street dog
doesn't get affection,
doesn't get any kind of emotional support.
As much as a dog needs to survive,
he also needs to relax at one point in his life.
I wanted to see how they were going to touch him,
how they're gonna groom him,
how they're gonna convince him.
Please, please.
Whatever you wanna do.
Well, as you guys know, Miles is a little older.
Jan: Yes.
Cesar Millan: He's a senior guy,
and one thing that it's
actually very important for older dogs,
is massage.
That's one way to prolong their lives.
Jan: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: You know, a street dog,
they don't get that contact.
That's what I wanna see;
I wanna see how would you take care of Miles,
knowing that fact.
Jan: Come with us.
Marco: Yeah.
Jan: Come on, little man.
Marco: Miles.
You would like this?
Jan: I know that your cats like that one.
Cesar Millan: What's the difference, Marco,
between a cat and a dog brushing experience?
Marco: The dog is calm when I brush.
The cat goes around me, he moves.
Jan: But then again, the cat
I think brushes itself.
He holds the brush and the cat.
Marco has a lot of experience with cats.
And so, we kind of respect that boundaries.
And I think what he did with the
dog today was perfect.
He let the dog sniff the brush,
so he knew what was going to happen.
And then, he started to brush the dog.
I think Miles really appreciated that.
Good move.
Marco: Thank you.
Cesar Millan: This part right here
is our part right here.
So, that's where we carry most of our tension.
Jan: Tension, yeah.
Cesar Millan: Right?
So, whenever you wanna calm a dog down,
don't touch here, touch here.
'Cause this is sh!
Yeah, yeah, this is more like a petting.
Dogs, if they have some kind of stress,
they carry in their pelvis.
This is what most of the people do, caress.
Not everybody does, look.
Marco: No.
Cesar Millan: Right here, there you go.
And then you would be caressing a calm mind.
But most of the time,
people caress a mind like this.
Marco: He's more.
Cesar Millan: So, and then,
you're caressing that state,
and you're nurturing that state.
If you ever want to gain the trust of a dog,
or help him relax, never go after the neck.
The lower back, the pelvis area
have big muscles there,
and they're all connected to the brain.
If you grab, you touch,
you're gonna create a stretching motion.
For a dog, that would be ecstasy
that would be the most amazing thing you can do.
Jan: He's nervous now.
Shall we go for a little walking?
Marco: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: Let's go for a walk.
Jan: Let's go.
Cesar Millan: Come on, Miles.
How do you say, "Let's go Miles"?
Jan: Andiamo!
Cesar Millan: Andiamo, Miles!
Marco: Andiamo, Miles!
Cesar Millan: Miles is not a hard case.
But, when it comes to trying to stop
him from eating food from the floor,
it's gonna be some problem.
Jan and Marco never had a dog.
So, I think it's best if we prepare them.
Narrator: When he lived on the streets,
Miles had to fend for himself.
He has some bad habits, and breaking them is
a key to his future.
Cesar Millan: It's very important to
understand the mentality of a street dog, right?
Street dog, he eats anywhere, you know,
buffet is everywhere.
So, one of the things that I wanna see is
how you go through the food and
how you actually help him not to
pick up food from the floor.
The goal is to let him know that he
doesn't have to go and look for food.
There you go, relax.
Always relax;
you keep that, the mentality of relaxation.
Marco: Come.
Cesar Millan: There you go.
There you go, you just pass by.
That's all it is.
And that's why the leash
is so important here, you know?
Because the leash cuts the option,
there you go, there you go.
Cut the option of him choosing to go that way.
Marco definitely needs to learn
how to walk a dog on the leash.
He never had a dog.
But, what he did right is he didn't
allow Miles to touch the food.
We're gonna bring him into an area
where is gonna be a lot of older dogs.
I want you to see how they meet,
there you go, some meeting here.
What is, never tension,
never tension on the leash, there you go.
Jan: So he feels relaxed.
Cesar Millan: Yes, always relaxed.
Jan: While we were out walking today,
we met a pack of older dogs.
Marco: Yeah.
Jan: It was sweet.
Cesar Millan: This look alike.
Jan: Yeah, in fact, they're like twins.
Where the tail, no tail.
Cesar Millan: So, as you see,
his social behavior is amazing.
And that's one thing that a
street dog also come with.
They come with the best social behavior
you can possibly get.
Jan: I could see the dog out,
absolutely no problem.
He was relaxed, so, we were all relaxed,
it was actually a nice little meeting.
Cesar Millan: So, ok, we're going that way.
Thank you, guys.
Jan: Bye.
Cesar Millan: See you later.
Jan: After two days of being with Miles,
we'd be happy to take him home.
I think it'd be nice to have,
actually an older dog with us.
Cesar Millan: Good morning!
Family: Morning!
Cesar Millan: Good morning.
So, come in this way.
Paul: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: Let's talk a little
bit about an activity that
is gonna happen a lot, which is feeding.
When you bring two dogs that could cause
a problem that could cause a challenge.
Food brings competition.
So, it was very important for me to see
Eddie and Miles eating together,
to see how the family creates
the whole ritual of feeding.
Wave, wave the scent and then,
you bring them back here, ok?
Bring them all the way here, that's right.
Paul: You put them down, now.
Cesar Millan: Nice.
The right thing to do is, you know,
to wave the scent.
There's no cheese in there, Eddie,
I'm so sorry.
Elizabeth: Come on, Ed.
Murron: Come on, Eddie.
Cesar Millan: Well, it's normal.
Elizabeth: Yeah?
Cesar Millan: That conversation is normal,
you know, they're gonna say,
"Can I eat your food?"
And then the other guy,
"No, you can't."
Eddie was very picky.
He didn't really like the rice
with the ground meat in it.
A house dog, you know, they actually say,
"This is the menu I want."
This guy's is like,
"Whatever is in the menu."
Elizabeth: Yeah, just give it to me, yeah!
Cesar Millan: Tsh!
He can't.
Tsh!
He can't go from plate to plate, ok?
Once a dog finishes his meal,
do not allow him to go to the next bowl.
When you let them know that after you
finish your food, you're done.
That allows him to understand that
the only food they can eat,
is the one is in that plate.
The more animals you bring into the household,
the less you have to allow for them to
switch from plate to plate.
Murron: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: 'Cause that creates competition.
Go ahead.
Paul: No!
Tsh!
No, no.
That's Eddie's.
No, no, no.
Eddie.
No.
Cesar Millan: You need to work on how
you move a dog away from the food.
No, you have to claim the food.
You don't know him yet, so,
before you are gentle you have to be assertive.
Paul: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: You know what I mean?
You're not gonna hurt him.
Paul: Ok.
Cesar Millan: He actually has to move away.
Paul: Right.
Cesar Millan: Otherwise, what you did is,
you pushed him away and you took the plate.
So, the brain never moved away.
Ok, I'm gonna show you a little bit.
Just gonna get, very little.
I'm gonna bring Mr. Miles in.
So, here.
Alex: Eddie's don't want it.
Elizabeth: I'm hungry.
Cesar Millan: So, see?
You claim the plate.
Tsh!
Paul needs a little bit of work feeding Miles.
Elizabeth: Should we stop Eddie from eating out?
Cesar Millan: It would be ideal.
It's definitely ideal, but, you know.
That's normal, you know,
that's disagreeing with something.
Miles and Eddie got what people
would call a "scuffle."
That's not a scuffle;
it's like saying, "No!"
It was communication.
Eddie wants to play, and
Miles is not in the same mood.
Miles can tell Eddie,"Grr!"
That means "no."
And Eddie can do the same thing.
That's actually really healthy.
I'm not concerned about Eddie and Miles
understanding how to be.
I'm really not one little bit concerned.
I'm glad that this happened.
They know what to do.
This went really good.
Let's go for a walk.
Paul: Yeah, let's do it.
Cesar Millan: It's definitely much easier, see?
That is a tense leash right there, so,
it's definitely easier to walk Miles.
Oh, you don't need, you don't need, there you go.
Relax.
One of the thing that we find out on the walk is,
the family is used to being pulled by Eddie.
So accustomed already to have tension on the leash.
They just let Eddie go and
take them wherever he wants to go.
Ready?
Yeah, well, you gotta take both.
Yeah.
Walking without tension on the leash
is a new thing for them.
So, if you're gonna have two dogs pulling you,
you have a dog that knows exactly how to walk.
And that's Miles.
So, that's one thing that you can nurture.
It's a difference, right?
To have two dogs.
It's a big difference, there you go.
Elizabeth: He seems a lot happier.
Cesar Millan: Huh?
Elizabeth: He seems much happier.
Cesar Millan: Eddie, right?
There you go!
That's what happens when a dog leads you.
He tells you when to stop.
Let's go this way.
Very good, come on, guys!
Elizabeth: Eddie!
Ed!
Eddie!
Come on!
Cesar Millan: When a dog controls the walk,
he tells you when to start, change and stop.
He's in control.
Very good.
This is where the family needs to
understand what is good about Eddie,
what's not good about Eddie.
If you guys take Miles, make sure
Eddie only shows good habits.
Miles is in a beautiful position.
Both of the families really want to help him.
They understand his history;
they understand the need he has.
In Marco and Jan's house,
he would be a single dog, a king.
In the other hand, in Eddie's house,
he would be next to the king.
Miles and Eddie can spend the rest
of their golden years together.
It is a tough one because you want the best,
and both of them are the best.
He would do great either or.
I think we catched Miles at
the right time in his life.
I think he enjoyed life very well.
I think he's time for him to
retire from the streets.
It feels good, it feels good to meet Miles,
and it feels good to find Miles a home.
I'm very impressed with you Miles,
you're a real survivor.
How are you guys?
Candidates: Hi!
Cesar Millan: Well, I feel that today was a
great day and I know you enjoyed
the extra time with Miles.
Miles deserves to live his golden years
in the safety of a home.
And because of that, I am grateful to all
of you for offering him a new life.
I watched both of you with Miles and
how you handled him, and I made my decision.
Only one of you can be the
leaders of the pack for Miles.
Jan and Marco.
You were great with Miles and
you gained his trust.
Today you handled him gently and confidently.
Your experience with dogs and
cats has a great advantage and
Miles would be a lucky dog to be with you.
Paul, Elizabeth, Murron and Alex.
Watching you walk together today was beautiful.
I have a confession to make;
this has been one of my hardest decisions,
because Miles would do well with either of you.
So, I'm going to rely on my instincts.
Come here, Miles, give me support.
The leaders of the pack for Miles are.
Paul, Elizabeth, Murron and Alex.
Elizabeth: Yes!
Cesar Millan: And Eddie.
Elizabeth: Yeah, Eddie!
Alex: You got a friend, Eddie!
Cesar Millan: Ok.
Jan and Marco.
Jan: Thank you.
Cesar Millan: You're a wonderful couple.
Obviously, you're ready for a dog.
And I think an active dog would suit you better.
So, please.
Jan: Mixed emotions.
Highs and lows.
A bit sad because Miles' special,
but at the same time happy,
really happy that he's gone to a good home.
Still going to adopt a dog.
When we get back to Italy,
we will definitely go around the shelters and
see we can find a dog that suits us.
Cesar Millan: Thank you, guys!
Paul, Elizabeth, Murron and Alex, and Eddie.
Miles and Eddie became buddies from the first
time, and I am sure your pack will
benefit from the new addition.
Elizabeth: I'm sure it will.
Cesar Millan: Miles will definitely have
the home he needs, and he
and Eddie will be great companions.
Congratulations.
Elizabeth: Thank you.
We're very, very happy, and excited
that we're bringing Miles home with us.
We all enjoyed coming here immensely.
It's been a fantastic experience
and we've loved every minute.
Cesar Millan: So, my friends from
Petco created this basket,
so you guys can have it and share it.
There you go, there you go.
Elizabeth: Thank you.
Cesar Millan: That's all you got to,
toys and the balls.
Alex: Frisbee!
Cesar Millan: A Frisbee!
Absolutely.
Thank you, thank you so, so much, guys, thank you.
Elizabeth: You're welcome, thank you.
Cesar Millan: A hug?
Come on, we know each other, now.
Thank you.
Murran?
Thank you so much.
Sir?
Paul: Thank you.
Cesar Millan: Thank you.
Eddie, you did great.
Miles, you're a lucky dog!
You are!
Paul: Miles arrived and we let Eddie
accept him into the house, first.
And they just did their usual sniff and,
after maybe 20 seconds they were in the house
together, no problem.
Elizabeth: Life with Miles is fantastic.
He's settled in pretty easy.
Eddie and Miles get on like brothers.
Eddie still sleeps in his bed in the living room,
and Miles like to sleep under the table.
Murron: I really like having a second dog,
because it's like have a beginning for us.
Paul: Miles is a great addition to the family,
and we sure changed his life now,
and make him a better life, now.