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Narrator: Do not attempt
the techniques you are
about to see without
consulting a professional. On
this episode of the
Dog Whisperer.
Amber: She steals,
she steals,
she'll run in and steals
something and run with it.
She steps on you,
she'll walk on you,
she'll bite you.
It's a nightmare!
Ron: It's pretty crazy.
Clark: Okay, so, today
we're going to do, ah,
some dangerous animal
investigations.
Cesar Millan: Dangerous
animal investigations.
That means we're going
to deal with humans.
Clark: So, are both
the dogs in here?
Carlos: The female
is the one that's,
that's more aggressive.
Clark: We just received a
call for a dog running in
and out of traffic.
Narrator: When
good dogs go bad,
there's one man who's
their best friend,
Cesar Millan.
Cesar Millan: No dog is
too much for me to handle.
I rehabilitate dogs.
I train people.
I am the Dog Whisperer.
Narrator: Two years ago,
Cesar helped Amber and Ron
Oberman and their wild
and wooly Great Danes.
At that time, eight and a
half year old Violet and
one and half year old
Hudson ran the Oberman
house and even
ate the couch.
Cesar taught the Obermans
to project calm assertive
energy and demonstrated
how to gain control of
their household.
After Cesar left, no one
expected there would be a
need for a return
engagement.
Amber: First couple
of months afterwards,
we really got
the hang of it.
There was some balance
in the house again,
which we hadn't had
for a really time,
a long time
because of Hudson,
he was just insane.
Then we lost Violet.
We were having a
really hard time,
and I think
Hudson knew that.
Ron: It was very,
very difficult,
Amber was crying
all the time.
Amber: Yeah, she was
my doggie soul mate,
she was my little girl.
And, and, it was so
bad for the both of us,
and this house was so
depressing that I think
Hudson picked up on that.
The breeders in Wisconsin
felt so bad for us that
they sent us a little
surprise in the mail and
it was another puppy that
looked just like Violet.
Amber: Orchid, where
you going monkey?
Ron: When Orchid came
into the picture,
for some reason,
things changed.
Amber: I don't know how
many times I've told her,
do not go on the counter,
and this is what happens.
That's Ron's
breakfast right there.
There's your breakfast,
honey, on the floor,
that was our last bagel.
Amber: She steals, she
steals, she'll run in,
and steals something
and run with it,
and like my clothes, if
you leave any door open.
It's a nightmare!
Ron: It's pretty crazy.
Amber: I don't know how
many times I've said, "No,
no, no, no, no, no, no,"
and she still finds things
and destroys them.
There she goes, constantly,
i've yelled, I've screamed and
rips them up by the root,
and now she's gonna.
Orchid, drop it!
This is her second
box of Kleenex today.
Here's what's happens,
she's gonna want
everything he has,
and he's gonna want
everything she has.
There it is, see,
she just took his;
now she's gonna
take his again.
Amber: She steps on
you, she'll walk on you,
she'll sit on you,
she'll bite you.
Tell her to do something,
she'll kick you.
I'm so glad we
don't have kids.
No Orchid!
Nobody listens to
us in this house,
this is our new couch.
We never really
get to sit on it.
This household's
out of control.
Ron: Hudson's just,
for some reason,
he's become very
aggressive on walks, and,
you know, it's very scary.
Amber: I was feeling
really confident,
everything was going fine.
I had him, I
was holding him,
I thought I had
control of him.
He flew into the
street with me,
right into a busy street
in traffic and I lost him.
And he went
after this dog,
and I finally
did get him back,
brought him home and
I was shaking and
he was shaking.
Ron: And now we're
really terrified of,
of walking Hudson.
You know, most dogs you
ask them to come or do
something, you
know, they will.
They're, most
dogs respond.
For some reason,
Great Danes,
aren't they
extremely stubborn?
Amber: They don't listen to us.
Ron: They don't listen.
Amber: They don't respect us.
They own this house.
Narrator: Cesar comes
back with no idea what is
waiting for him
behind the front door.
Cesar Millan: Hi!
Ron: Good to
see you again.
Cesar Millan: I
feel like family.
Amber: You are.
Everything was great
for a couple of months,
and then Violet
passed away.
Cesar Millan:
Sorry to hear that.
Amber: The breeders
couldn't take our sadness
anymore and they
sent us a puppy.
Ron: We got her about
two months after.
Cesar Millan: Did you
finish with the mourning
in two months?
Amber: I'm still
not finished.
Cesar Millan: So you were
in a grieving moment when
the puppy came in.
Amber: Yes, so we.
Cesar Millan: Which is
the same thing happened
the first time.
Amber: I was hoping you
wouldn't remember that,
but yeah, that's true.
Cesar Millan: So it's
almost like déjà vu,
you know, it's the same
thing all over again;
I was sitting down
in front of them,
the same thing,
the same sadness.
Amber: Within a month,
she became Hudson and he
became Violet.
They reversed the cycle.
Cesar Millan: Of
course little,
little Orchid did exactly
what Hudson did in the
beginning, took advantage
of the situation to
control of the situation,
had no idea they were
going through
a grief moment.
Amber: Share, share. Look at
that. She won't let him drink.
Share Orchid, no!
She won't let him drink,
eat, toys, nothing.
She has, she bites,
she's snapping at him,
snaps at me, she's.
Cesar Millan: Same
story all over.
Unfortunately, they
start focusing on the bad
things, and that's when
Orchid realized, okay,
all these three guys,
including the dog, I mean,
two humans, one dog,
they're in the same
state of mind.
Well everybody's
a follower.
So, "Hey, I know I'm
the youngest one,
but we need a leader
in this house."
Amber: Drop it.
Cesar Millan: You're
familiar with me,
and you're familiar
with my beliefs.
What do you think
you're doing right?
Let's focus on what you
think you're doing right.
Amber: Right, um?
Cesar Millan: All right,
what are you doing wrong?
Amber: Everything, it
just happens so fast,
that the reason really
why, besides this
insanity is that we
want to walk Hudson.
Ron: We can't, we're
just afraid to walk him.
It just seems like a
dangerous thing these
days, 'cause I don't
know, because he's so do,
because so dog aggressive
on walks, it's scary.
If he goes after a
dog, I just can't,
I can't control him.
It's just.
Amber: Or a
person, or a bike.
Ron: He's so powerful.
Amber: And we've got
to the point where we
decided, we're in fear
of our lives really.
In fear, I'm in
fear of my life;
he's in fear of
his life out there.
People have
dogs off leash.
Cesar Millan: The same
fear, you know, it,
it's like they went
right back to the hole,
right back to the bottom,
you know, which I,
at once I pretty much
brought them from the
bottom to the top.
So in my experience,
if I did it once,
I do it again.
Cesar Millan: Let me ask
you when he got away from
your hands and then
he went and attacked
the other dog.
How bad was the attack?
Amber: He didn't, there
was no skin broken.
Cesar Millan: All right,
so it was not attack.
Amber: He was, like no,
maybe not howl and he went
after her and he was
like cornering her and
dominating her.
Cesar Millan:
That's the word.
Amber: Is that
what it was?
Cesar Millan: That's
a big difference,
dominance and,
and aggression.
Dominance is healthy, and
it's easier to control.
Aggression is
bites and blood.
So if you say aggression,
it really creates a more
chaotic thing
in your mind.
Dominance is easier.
'Cause it's really
not about a bite,
it's about
confronting the dog
that is in his territory.
Ron: So how do we
break him of that.
Cesar Millan: That's
piece of cake.
What is difficult is
to break the fear,
you know, 'cause you
can create yes, yes,
you can create unwanted
behavior by feeling weak,
by feeling fearful,
by feeling stress,
by feeling tense.
They react on your
energy, right,
so the fear gives
you what you want,
gives you fearful moments.
Amber: You saw the
fear in me with my dog.
Cesar Millan: Well
let's practice then.
Amber: How do we do it?
What do we do?
Cesar Millan: Let's just
go out there and look for
kids and dogs, I
have a dog outside.
Both: Oh, you do?
Cesar Millan:
They said, oh no,
we can't open the door.
We can't open the door.
Amber: But they might
run out the door
'cause they run out.
Cesar Millan: It was so
real for them that they
can't open the doors.
And to me I was laughing a
little bit because we have
not even opening the door.
We have not even
moved to the door.
But you're already saying
that you can't open the
door, you know, so that,
they're already empowering
this door activity.
But they're not
even at the door.
Ron: It's not
going to happen.
Cesar Millan: Well
how can you, okay, so,
that could happen.
But how can you block
them from that behavior,
become real?
Amber: My strategy is
I'm gonna be by the door,
and I'm gonna hold onto
him, and I'm gonna say.
Cesar Millan: No!
Amber: I'm not
gonna hold onto him?
Cesar Millan: No!
If the door is
open, they take off.
And if they take off,
they're going to
hurt somebody.
If they hurt somebody,
I'm gonna feel really bad.
It's like no,
no, no, stop!
Amber: I'm glad the
microphone isn't picking
up my heart
beat right now.
Cesar Millan: That's
not the movie we're
playing right now.
Remember, have to
claim the door.
When you hold them, you're
not claiming the door;
you're competing
for the door.
Just become powerful,
you know, don't be,
don't become powerless,
become powerful.
Full!
Narrator: Can the
Oberman's get past their
insane Dane Déjà Vu?
Cesar Millan: You are watching
the Nat Geo Wild, sit and stay.
Remain calm and submissive
until we come back.
Narrator: Two years ago,
Cesar taught Ron and Amber
Oberman how to make peace
between their Great Dane
Violet and her tormenter,
Hudson, then a puppy.
Since Violet's
death, however,
the tables have turned,
and now Hudson and his
owners have become targets
for 1 year old Orchid,
the newest bully
in the family.
It's Dog
Whisperer Déjà Vu,
as Cesar returns to try
and bring balance back to
this Dane-dominated
household.
Narrator: Cesar asks a
production assistant to
bring a yellow Lab named
Gavin to the front door.
Cesar Millan: This
should be piece of cake,
piece of cake.
Alright so.
Amber: My
husband's hiding.
Cesar Millan: He's hiding.
Don't hide.
Amber: Come on, baby.
Cesar Millan: All
right so, kitchen.
Ron: Stay!
Amber: Stay!
Ron: Stay, stay,
stay, stay, stay!
Amber: Orchid.
Everybody stay!
Amber: Let's go.
Cesar Millan: Watch this.
That was better.
Amber: Stay!
Ron: Everybody stay!
Cesar Millan:
Let's do it again.
Now.
Amber: Do you want
us to hold them back.
Cesar Millan: No, I
don't want you to
hold them back.
What I want you to
pay attention is how
you did it.
Stay, stay, stay, stay!
Ron: Stay!
Amber: Stay!
Ron: Stay!
Amber: Hysterical.
Ron: You want
calm and asser.
Cesar Millan: Yeah, you
want to creative a calm
scenario, but you create
an excited scenario and
then you became unsure.
So excited, unsure;
that's what you're saying.
I'm excited,
and I'm unsure.
So stay means I am
excited and unsure.
See, they don't know
how to spell it,
they don't know
what you said,
they know how you felt.
So the sound to the word
equals the energy you're
projecting at that moment.
Cesar Millan: We make
sure they understand the
concept again of
the door opening,
the door controlled with
energy, claiming the door,
the whole concept
that we did earlier.
You stay right here,
you stay right here.
You stay right here.
No, relax!
Don't say anything.
Ron: Oh, not till
they open the door.
Cesar Millan:
The dogs got it.
He practiced
it very nicely.
Amber: You stay!
Ron: Stay!
Everybody stay!
Cesar Millan: One of my
new members in the pack we
are rehabilitating,
named Gavin, a Labrador,
wonderful energy, came
in, make himself at home,
like that, no problem.
You guys are no problem.
No tension, don't feel
bad about you guys.
Cesar Millan: Normal
dogs are curious about
environment, so a normal
dog's supposed to come in
and know the environment,
so he knows where he is.
Cesar Millan: So that,
that was right there,
that was a clue, you know,
that the owner's there to
see, but they
focus, "Oh my God!
I couldn't believe our
dogs are not trying to
kill this dog."
You know, I told you.
You don't have an
aggressive case.
But they still
wanted to believe in
their own story.
You have to let people go
through their emotions.
But at the same time, I
have to bring it back to
reality and keep
telling them,
you don't have an
aggressive case,
you have a case
that is confused.
Cesar Millan: Just
let her do it.
This energy.
Ron: Just her?
Cesar Millan: Ron was
not being the energy
that was needed.
I asked Ron to
go to the side.
Cesar Millan: You are in
a follower mode right now.
Of course I started addressing
myself
more to Amber because
Amber was more
in the game.
Was more present.
Cesar Millan: Now
relax, gotta relax.
Orchid only had three walks
in her
whole entire life
living with them.
That's something
that makes me sad.
That a dog doesn't have,
doesn't get his normal
walk, you know.
Um, all because the
human feel powerless and
powerless from his
own fear nothing else.
The dogs were not making
them, you know, weak.
They were making
themselves weak by their
way of thinking.
That is tension, that is
tension.
See how you're holding?
Look, hold the dog, boom.
That's tension, don't' go
anywhere, until you relax.
You're still tense.
Take your time,
nobody's rushing you.
Accomplish this,
baby steps.
You start here, think
this is what you create,
this is what, this is
the state of mind I want
before we go to
the outside world.
That's your conversation.
Amber: Yeah, this
is totally new.
When that door opens,
there's screaming,
there's biting, there's
jumping, there's crying.
Cesar Millan: It's a
matter of time that Amber
would totally let
go of the fear,
which is the past, and
start becoming more
present to the goal, to
the dream, you know, to,
to the new life.
Cesar Millan: Very nice!
There is dogs over there.
Shht, hey, shht,
correct, shht!
Okay, correct this.
Hey, so go back
and do it again.
Right there,
correction; there we go.
There we go, stop.
Do it again.
We gonna finish this when
he doesn't react to it.
At the moment
that he looks,
you pull to the
side, right there!
Again!
There we go!
Without tension.
Let's do it again.
Nice and relaxed,
there we go.
Nice!
You didn't have to do it
because he didn't do it.
Amber: Oh my God!
Cesar Millan: So
it was wonderful.
I think it took two,
three blocks for us to
absolutely gain control.
So keep, keeping
them in that state,
how does it feel.
Are you in a
relaxed state?
Amber: Very!
Cesar Millan: Anything
that will make you very
happy, very excited,
more positive, you know,
because they were
a little down.
So I wanted to
be up, you know,
I needed to make it
a little bit more up.
Is that
Ventura?
Amber: There's
dogs on Ventura.
Ron: Okay, you want
to go on Ventura?
Okay, let's go to
Ventura Blvd., sure.
Cesar Millan: So on
Ventura Blvd., it went
fantastic, we passed
by a lot of obstacles.
The outcome
is a great experience.
There is a dog who
didn't really pay
attention to anything.
We are successful.
That's right.
It was just a
wonderful experience.
Because Ron was not yet in that
state,
I needed to make sure
to keep the flow going,
that I focused
myself on Amber,
and Amber becomes
his role model.
Go ahead, man.
In the zone!
In control, on top
of the world.
Imagine a blonde girl,
Italian, two great Danes,
baby, two Great
Danes in your hands.
She had the two dogs
and I finally got
to see how tall
she is, you know,
'cause when she was afraid
inside and making all the
stories in her mind,
she became very small,
you know, she
really shrank right
in front of my eyes.
But I really enjoyed to
see her whole Italian
blonde self walking
with two Great Danes
in Ventura Blvd.
Ok, get us going here, just in
case.
But I think the
ultimate, ultimate,
ultimate challenge.
We should go to
a dog park.
These guys are
ready to, what?
My dogs at the dog park?
No way!
They've never been at the
dog park, in three years,
Hudson has never
been at the dog park.
Well your dogs are
ready, you know,
of course they're not
gonna know what to do with
all this guys
at the dog park.
Amber: Don't be scared,
we're not getting scared.
Cesar Millan: They
live five minutes away
from one of my favorite
dog park in LA.
You don't bring excited
minds or frustrated minds
to the dog park; you
bring minds that are
already under control.
See it, this
is really good.
Amber: This is very good.
Cesar Millan: When I showed
them the park etiquette.
When you arrive
at the park,
we already did a
walk; we have calm,
submissive dogs.
We area respecting.
This is good etiquette.
Then you open the door,
you make sure Chihuahuas,
Great Danes, Rottweiler's,
stay there before you
invite them out.
They can't
invite them out.
So then, you maintain that
flow of good etiquette.
Then you come
to the fence,
and then you observe, how
many dogs are at the fence
and what's their
state of mind.
There we go no tension.
Ron: All yours, the
pit is all yours.
Cesar Millan: Thanks, see,
that's control right there.
Nice, smooth, off leash.
Right there, bring him
here, bring him here.
Amber: That's a big jump.
Cesar Millan: All
bring him here, nice.
Don't rush, don't let the
environment control you,
you are there to enhance
the balance in the
environment, that's
the conversation.
They have a little
contained area.
Amber: So when we go
in we keep them on
leash right now?
Cesar Millan: You're
gonna take the leash
off in there.
And I asked them,
take the leash off.
It's like, are you sure?
Go, go ahead,
open the door.
Go ahead, ma'am; you
first, you first.
There we go.
Ron: Come on, Orchid.
Cesar Millan: Just
follow, keep going.
There we go.
This is walking
without the leash.
Go ahead, don't touch.
Just introduce them to
the park just by walking,
don't hesitate, don't look
at the dogs, just move.
There we go.
We already did many things
that could be good enough
exercise to stop
and go back home.
But that was not
my intention.
Look at that, was
he happy or what?
Good boy, buddy, good boy.
Amber: He is so happy.
Cesar Millan: Introducing
a dog park is
going along the fence.
You go, introduce, you
start scouting what energy
matches your dog.
And what dogs make
your dog tense,
what dogs make
your dog unsure,
and then what you do is
you just walk away from it
without allowing them
to mean anything.
Stick with us.
Don't, don't worry about,
see it's about you not
worrying about them.
It's really about that.
It's about practicing the
freedom that they, they,
they know what to do.
Otherwise you're
going to shelter them,
and never allow them to
experience what all the
dogs can experience,
you know,
because you're so caught
up into this bubble of
tension and nervousness.
If I stay there, they
become dependent on me.
So it was a moment
where I said,
they can do it
on their self.
So I said, go ahead.
Just go do
boyfriend girlfriend
stuff, with your dogs
are around, you know,
it's just pretend
you're in Italy.
Go ahead; hold hands
and all that stuff.
Kiss, whatever.
There you go.
When I came to this
case for the first time,
Hudson was the
dominant type.
Now Hudson went through
a grieving moment,
so he became just like
the rest of the pack,
meaning the humans, so
he became like the same
energy and the new
puppy became Hudson,
so it's Déjà vu.
Here he goes again.
All by the human holding
onto a certain pattern.
So, you just have to go
to the grieving moment,
let it go, and then
you get the new puppy.
Don't get the new puppy
while you're in pain,
emotionally in pain.
Because the new puppy will
sense that as weakness.
This is a good example.
Come on, walk again;
live a normal life,
to the fullest.
Narrator: Next, Cesar
rides shotgun with one of
L.A.'s finest Animal
Control Officers.
Narrator: In the
United States,
kennels and shelters
euthanize 3-4 million dogs
and cats every year.
In 2006, over 20,000 dogs
and cats lost their lives
in the city shelters
of Los Angeles alone,
simply because they were
strays, abandoned, lost,
or couldn't be adopted.
Over the past five years,
the city shelters of Los
Angeles have dramatically
reduced these deaths.
In LA shelters today,
more animals are saved and
adopted, than euthanized.
L.A.' s city animal control
officers are no longer
your stereotypical
neighborhood dogcatchers.
Today, they don't just
round up stray and
abandoned animals.
Their mission is "To
promote and protect the
health, safety, and
welfare of animals."
Working out of the East
Valley Animal Care Center,
Clark Brown never knows
what he's going to face
during his shift.
Clark: This job changes
from day to day.
You're going to see
something different,
because everybody
is different.
Everybody has their own
perception of what a dog
is and, and they're own
take on their relationship
with animals based on
their own background.
I've had an interest in
dogs every since I was,
ah, in elementary school.
When I put that
uniform on,
I'm most proud of the
fact that I represent
the city of Los Angeles.
I am very excited.
Today we're going to get
to ride along with my
friend, Officer
Clark Brown,
and he is going to give us
an inside look at what an
animal control
officer does.
So, be a good follower
and follow me.
Hey, man, I'm glad you
came out to see us today.
Cesar Millan: Thanks.
Clark: Okay, so, today
we're going to do, ah,
some dangerous animal
investigations.
How about that?
Cesar Millan: Dangerous
animal investigations.
I like that.
Clark: I knew you'd like that.
Cesar Millan: I
like that stuff;
dangerous animal
investigations.
That means we're going
to deal with humans.
Let's go.
I just want to let you
know that I always wanted
to be an animal
regulation guy.
What, what drove
you to become an
animal control officer?
Clark: I've done some
theatrical things.
I've trained a lot of dogs
for different celebrities
and I felt that I had a
gift of information that I
can share with people
who couldn't afford to,
you know, hire a
dog trainer and, uh,
I felt that I can give
back to, to the community.
Cesar Millan: So,
when you go there,
you teach them
a little bit.
Clark: I try to give them
information that I think
that they can hold on
to so they don't put
themselves in that same
negative situation again
and compromise their
ability to own a dog on
their property.
Narrator: A call comes in
reporting two potentially
aggressive dogs on a
homeowner's property.
Cesar Millan: Are you
looking for a rope?
Clark: I can make
do with what I have.
We're dog trainers, right?
We'll have it
just in case.
Cesar Millan:
Yeah, just in case.
Narrator: By the time
Clark and Cesar arrive,
the homeowner has managed
to corral the two strays
in his garage.
Clark: Hello, hey,
how are you doing?
I'm Officer Brown.
Carlos: I'm glad
you guys are here,
'cause I didn't want to
keep those dogs in there.
It's kind of hot
and, you know.
Clark: Okay,
okay, so let's,
let's see what we've got.
Carlos: Okay.
Clark: So, are both
the dogs in here?
Carlos: Okay, yeah,
there's two of them.
Clark: Okay.
Carlos: The female, the
female is the one that's,
that's more aggressive.
Clark: Okay, hey
guys, hey, hey.
Carlos: That one is the
one that is friendly.
The other one is
not friendly at all.
Cesar Millan: So far
there's no barking,
so that's pretty good.
Clark: Yeah, we don't
have, we don't have no,
the dogs aren't
acting territorial or
anything like that so.
Cesar and I assess
right away that the
dogs weren't aggressive.
Hey, guy.
The male dog was very
friendly and the female
dog was very shy and
she was also pregnant.
Cesar Millan: Oh,
look, this is,
that's a white shar-pei.
Oh, they're
both shar-peis.
Look at the
Dalmatian shar-pei.
Clark: Hey, look,
they're hunting for
their own food.
Look at this, Cesar,
they're hunting.
Cesar Millan: Oh, yeah.
Clark: They're hunting,
they're hunting.
Cesar Millan: They're
definitely hunting.
Can you see that
rabbit right there?
Clark: Yeah,
they're hunting.
Something that totally
caught us off guard was
these dogs have
been hunting.
They resorted back to
their primitive nature.
So, these dogs were
surviving on their own.
Have you seen the
rabbit in here?
Carlos: Huh?
Clark: Have you seen
the rabbit in here?
Carlos: Oh, my God, no.
Oh, no, no, no.
Clark: You've got
a rabbit here.
Carlos: Come here,
dogs, come here, dogs.
Ghost will come over
here the other one won't.
Come on, Ghost.
Clark: So, so you named,
you name him Ghost.
Carlos: Yeah.
Clark: Why don't we
get him out first?
Cesar Millan: This
is ready to go, man.
This guy, Ghost,
is ready to go.
We don't need the stick.
I mean, she's,
she's going to be.
Clark: Hey, Ghost.
What are you doing, huh?
A little under weight.
They look like they've
been out here for a while.
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
Clark: Look like they,
look at his coat.
I mean, he, he looks
like he's been out
here for a while.
Come here,
Ghost, good boy.
Good boy, there you go.
It's okay.
Relax, relax, come on.
You used to being
on a leash, huh?
Yeah, you'd still like to
make somebody a nice pet.
It's alright.
Go ahead and relax, relax.
Cesar Millan:
There you go.
Clark: You're alright,
you're okay, okay,
relax, okay, okay.
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, relax.
Cesar Millan:
There you go.
Clark: Relax.
Cesar Millan:
What up, buddy?
Clark: You're
going to be fine.
Cesar Millan: Let's
see your momma.
Narrator: Cesar believes
the pregnant female is
probably Ghost's mother.
Clark: Come on.
Cesar Millan:
There you go.
Oh, there you go.
Oh, oh, oh, there you go.
There you go.
Nice, nice move.
Clark: Good boy, Ghost.
Cesar Millan: Nice move.
Clark: Hey, Ghost,
you can wait for you.
We'll wait for her.
Cesar Millan: It's
more difficult for her.
Clark: She's okay,
yeah she's okay, yeah.
Cesar Millan: She
is, um, shut down.
You know, she just totally
wants to disappear, but,
I, I, we have to
be very careful,
because she's pregnant.
So, I think this is a dog
that you have to carry so
we don't harm, you
know, the puppies,
we don't put any stress.
There you go.
Now we're going
to help her.
Just rest.
Whoa, she's
pretty heavy.
Thanks, man.
Clark: There you go.
Cesar Millan:
Alright, we did it.
Carlos: Alright,
thank you, Clark.
Clark: Hey, no problem.
Cesar Millan: That was it.
Narrator: Any dogs Clark
collects will travel in
air-cooled compartments
until his shift ends,
later this evening.
Cesar Millan: Where
are we, Pacoima, now?
Clark: We're in
Pacoima, man.
Cesar Millan: You're pretty
much taking me everywhere.
Clark: Okay,
that's a Roger.
We'll go to
that call next.
Alright, thank you.
Narrator: Ahead, another
stray desperately
in need of rescue.
Cesar Millan: You're
watching Dog Whisperer on
Nat-Geo Wild.
Please remain calm and open
minded until we come back.
Cesar Millan: Let's go!
Narrator: Cesar has joined
up with Los Angeles Animal
Control Officer Clark
Brown on his daily patrol
of dangerous animal
investigations.
Already they've rescued
a pair of strays from a
homeowner's garage.
Cesar Millan: Okay, man,
so where are we going now?
Clark: We just received
a call for a, ah,
possibly sick or injured
dog running in and
out of traffic.
Um, the requester
stated that it
shows some aggression.
So, the dog is going to
be in this area somewhere.
Cesar Millan: Are we here?
Clark: We're, we're here.
That may be
them, up there.
Let's ask her if
she has a dog.
Hey, how are you doing?
Do you have a dog?
Female: Pardon me?
Clark: Do you have a dog?
Female: No, the
dog is right here.
Clark: Okay.
Female: He's not my dog.
Clark: Okay, alright.
Cesar Millan: Great,
thanks for waiting.
Clark: We're
going to get him.
Female: Oh, he's
in bad shape.
Cesar Millan: Really.
Clark: Okay, we're going
to, we're going to,
we're going to
help you out here.
Cesar Millan: Oh, yeah.
Clark: Wow, let's see
what we've got here.
Cesar Millan: Slowly, okay,
with the cameras, slowly.
Clark: Here we go.
Let's take a look.
Hey guy.
Hey.
Okay, let's, let's stop.
Cesar Millan: Oh,
no, no, no, no.
Clark: Stop, stop.
We got a rope.
Cesar Millan: He has
some kind of cable.
He has a little mange.
Clark: Mange.
We have a collar on him.
Cesar Millan: Yeah,
he has a cable.
Clark: Hey, big guy.
Hey, big guy.
Narrator: The cable may
indicate that this dog
tried to escape an
abusive situation.
California is the first
state in the nation to
punish chaining a dog
outside for more than
three hours a day
with fines up to $1,000
and/or prison
terms up to six months.
Cesar Millan:
What's up, buddy?
This is very typical.
Unfortunately, they
try to use something
that is not for dogs.
This can actually
choke a dog, 'cause it,
it can get embedded
in their skin.
Look, that's the
truck that's going to
save your life.
They have some nice
doctors over there.
Can we get a towel
or something?
Clark: We'll put
a blanket on him,
because he has mange,
so that way I don't
give it to another dog.
Cesar Millan: Yeah, nice.
Clark: I'll take this.
Hey, big guy.
I'll muzzle him.
Cesar Millan: 'Cause they're,
because they're, he's,
he's, he could be in pain.
It's not that
he's aggressive.
He could be in pain and
when he touches a certain
area of his body.
Clark: Good boy.
Good boy.
Cesar Millan: So, so, if he
touches a certain area of
the body, the dog can go
into try to, you know,
stop him from hurting
him and that's not a,
what he's trying to do.
He's just trying to
put him in the car.
Clark: All done.
Cesar Millan: We got
him, that was a good one.
Clark: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: What, what
happens after we bring the
dogs to the, ah, shelter?
Mange can stay in their
body for a long time.
Clark: He's going to
have to be isolated.
They will see if he
has any other, ah,
injuries or
anything like that.
Narrator: After seven
hours on the street,
Cesar and Clark bring the
three rescued strays back
to the East
Valley shelter.
Cesar Millan:
What's up, guys?
He's happy.
Hey, look at
how beautiful.
Good energy.
Very good, look at that.
That's right.
What are you?
Dalmatian, shar-pei,
or just a dog?
Look at that.
There you go.
Clark: There we go.
Cesar Millan:
Look at that tail.
He's happy regardless.
Clark: How is,
how is momma?
Cesar Millan: She's fine.
Clark: Okay, good girl.
Cesar Millan: There we go.
I've seen these
faces many times.
This is, he has a
lot of very bad con,
conjunctivitis.
How are you doing, man?
As much as I wanted to pet
this guy, I can't pet him.
You know, I don't
want to bring the
mange to the pack.
Some of this mange is
contagious to the humans,
so I don't know
which one he has.
So, just to
prevent, you know,
for me to catch or pass
it on to my family or my
dogs, I'm just going to
share love by admiring the
state of mind.
Clark: Good boy.
Cesar Millan: You got him.
Clark: Good boy.
Narrator: The dogs will
be quarantined for 4 days
while shelter vets nurse
them back to health and,
hopefully, into
adoptable condition.
Coming up, will this cat
killing canine get a
second chance?
Narrator: Recently, Cesar
went on a seven-hour ride
along with LA Animal Control
Officer Clark Brown,
and assisted in the rescue
of three strays in
life-threatening
situations.
The following day, he
returns to the East Valley
Animal Care Center, to
help teach an owner some
life-saving lessons
in pet responsibili ty .
Clark: Hey,
what's up, man?
Cesar Millan:
What's up, Clark?
Clark: Hey what's up man?
What's going on?
Cesar Millan: Good
to see you again.
What are we
doing today, man?
Clark: Hey, we got
a brand new case.
Cesar Millan: Okay.
Clark: We've got a dog
owner whose dog got out
today, killed the
neighbor's cat.
Cesar Millan: No.
Clark: Yep, yep,
one of our officers
picked the dog up.
The dog is here.
The dog owner wants you to
assess this dog for him.
Cesar Millan: He wants
me to evaluate the dog.
Clark: He wants you
to evaluate the dog.
Cesar Millan: Okay.
Clark: And, um,
and pending, ah,
him passing a property
inspection, ah,
we're going to release
the dog back to him.
Cesar Millan: Okay.
Clark: When I get
out to the property,
I'll interview the,
the dog owner and get
a feel for.
Cesar Millan: One of the
things we can get out of
this is that it's
big consequences.
One of the consequences
is they take a dog
away from you.
You can get fined
from this and you can
ultimately go to jail and
your dog get euthanized.
So, that's just the
ultimate pay for being a
neglecting dog owner or,
or irresponsible
dog owner.
Clark: So, there she is.
Narrator: This canine
delinquent is a 5 year old
female shepherd Rottie
mix named Sweetie.
Cesar Millan:
Nice disposition.
Clark: Yeah, looks
like a nice dog.
Cesar Millan:
Yeah, not, not,
not human aggressive or
nervous about humans.
Clark: Okay.
Hi, Sweetie, hi, Sweetie.
Narrator: In a kennel
full of unbalanced dogs,
even one stressed out
inmate can trigger
a chain reaction.
Cesar Millan: Great
test right here,
very excited.
She needs the
rollerblades.
You know, even though we
just went through this
whole chaos, that's,
that's a big obstacle.
It's, it's something
to evaluate.
She didn't respond
back with aggression,
she's just excited.
That, to me,
is a good sign.
Narrator: The
evaluation complete,
Clark and Cesar transport
Sweetie back to her home
to determine if her
owner can safely and
responsibly contain her.
Clark: My job was to
inspect the property to
make sure that the
dog can't escape.
I had to feel that
this owner was going to
maintain the dogs on the
property without anything
else taking place.
Cesar Millan: Air
conditioner is on.
Clark: All set, all done.
Cesar Millan: Cool.
Let's do it again.
I had fun yesterday; I
wanted to tell you that.
Clark: I learned
something new yesterday.
Cesar Millan: What
did you learn?
Clark: Ah, that I can
assert calm energy.
Cesar Millan: Oh,
you didn't know that?
Clark: No, man, I
didn't know that.
Cesar Millan: Well, you
were very calm, man.
You were faking
it very good.
Clark: You know what?
I think a lot of my fellow
officers see me as a
person that's always, ah,
trying to mediate things.
I try to go into
situations with a goal,
and the goal is
to, to bring, ah,
justifiable ends to a
situation that's gone
completely out of control.
Cesar Millan: You were calm
and assertive yesterday.
Clark: Ah, thanks.
Cesar Millan: I love the
fact that we team up and
we share knowledge.
Clark: So, we're dealing
with Mr. Pascale today.
Cesar Millan:'Cause,
I deal with people
who want help.
Clark: How are you doing?
Are you Mr. Pascale?
Jon: Yes, sir.
Cesar Millan: Most of the
people that we encounter
don't know they need help.
Clark: Who, who
is this dog here?
Jon: This is Teddy.
Clark: Hey, how are
you doing, Teddy?
Jon: I have one
more in here, too.
Narrator: When Cesar and
Clark arrive at the home
of Sweetie's
owner, Jon Pascale,
they discover that all
three of Jon's dogs have
been able to escape out
of his screened windows.
Clark: So, what do you
know about this situation
that came up to us for.
Jon: Um, I have a
problem with cats in the
neighborhood.
The dogs don't
like the cats.
They bust out my screens.
Clark: Oh, okay.
Jon: If I happen to leave
the bedroom door open,
they bust out the
windows in the sides.
Clark: How about today?
Jon: The only thing I
know is she got out and
attacked a neighbor's
cat up the road.
Clark: If you open up this
window knowing that these
dogs can escape and
that they will escape.
Then, the dog's
not the problem.
You're the problem.
Cesar Millan: I'm
learning about,
what is the consequence
we pay if our dogs are not
being fulfilled.
This could be prevented,
escaping out of the house
is one of the side effects
a dog can have if they
don't get enough exercise.
This is a good example.
This is frustration
to destroy your house.
Destroys, frustration,
same thing.
We could prevent
this with exercise.
If a dog is tired, they're
not looking for anything.
They're looking for
a place to rest.
Clark: So, we got
an angry neighbor.
Let's work it out.
You got an angry neighbor.
They expect us to bring the
situation under control.
Jon: Yes, sir.
Clark: Immediately.
Jon: It's going to
be under control.
Clark: 'Cause, they've
lost their cat.
So, why should you get
back your dog today?
Jon: I, I put the, I
accept the responsibility
for the dog's actions.
I mean, you know, but I've
also asked the neighbors,
too, please keep
your cats up there.
Clark: Cats are not
the problem, bro,
to be honest with you.
Jon: Well, I mean, I
can't contain my dog.
My dogs, like I said,
will go through the glass.
Clark: You,
you, you can't.
Jon: It was a mistake.
It was an accident today.
Clark: So, you can
contain your dog, though.
Jon: Yes, sir, I can.
Clark: So, when your
dogs are in here,
you're going to
keep the windows.
Jon: I'll make sure all
my windows are shut.
I've got a great backyard.
Clark: The dogs never
hopped the gate before?
Jon: No sir, these dogs
are, are spoiled, man.
I feed them healthy,
nutritious food.
I, they get treats
all the time.
They sleep in my bed.
Clark: Alright,
alright, so,
this is what
I'm going to do.
I'm going to release
your dog to you today.
Narrator: While Jon
professes love for his
dogs, if Sweetie were
to escape again and hurt
someone, Jon could be
fined and Sweetie declared
a potentially
dangerous dog.
A third attack would label
Sweetie a vicious dog,
and not only could
she be euthanized,
Jon could have his other
dogs removed from his home
and could be prohibited
from owning another dog
for three years.
Clark: This is a
whole, bad scenario.
I mean, these dogs are
basically breaking
out of the house.
I mean, this house is
supposed to be a safe zone.
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
Clark: That's a
worst case scenario.
Maybe there are some
things you could share
with him to help
him understand his
responsibilities to
exercise these animals.
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
How's the walks?
Jon: We take them to
the dog park every week.
Cesar Millan: Every
week, once a week?
Jon: Yes, sir.
And, I let the kids;
I've got a big backyard.
They have free
reign and Sweetie;
she's been my
pride and joy.
That's my baby.
Cesar Millan: Yeah.
Jon: You know, and it
hurts, you know, she,
she did something I
didn't think she would do,
because she's never
been aggressive
like that before.
Cesar Millan: Um, but
she's an excited type,
and that's why
I ask, you know,
how often the walks are,
because the walks can,
can lead a dog into
being more calm.
When you say, I, I treat
them like I treat my kids,
the kids have to go
out every day to
burn some energy.
So, a dog is the same.
I know a lot of
people say, well,
the backyard is, is
good enough, but, um,
it's really
not structured.
It's, they're
just going wild.
What you're providing
right now is more an
excited activity,
a lot of love,
but not a
structured activity.
If you have rollerblades
or a skateboard, just,
for her to, just, let it
all out and then you can
bring her back and
you will have the less
destructive behavior.
So, the structured
activity will,
will save you
from all this.
Narrator: Cesar shows
Jon some ways to
help drain Sweetie's
frustrated energy.
Cesar Millan: I'm gone.
See that part,
right there?
She's looking
for something.
Did you see that?
This is the part that
we don't want as much.
So, if she's pulling you
when you're walking and
doing that stuff,
she's hunting.
What I'm seeing now is
that she's definitely
scouted the place,
not just cats.
She also scouts
for other dogs,
so we have a dog that is,
gets into a hunting mode
when she should be
in a following mode.
But, it's easier
to control,
believe it or not,
when they are
in a running state.
It's easier.
That's more what
I'm looking for.
This state,
can you see it?
Jon: Yeah.
Cesar Millan: This,
this is a much,
much more focused state.
We have a very, very, very
easy dog to work with.
That's a much
better state.
She gets it real fast.
That's the, again, the
submissive part, which,
to me, represents a, a
mind that is open to learn
at any time.
Cesar Millan: You see,
this is what you want.
Steady pace, steady pace,
steady pace, steady pace,
steady pace, and then
you get to have a
walk like this.
Clark: So, how do you feel
about what you just did
with your dog?
Jon: It's, maybe there
are things I got to curb,
because I, like I
said, I spoil her.
Cesar Millan: It takes
courage for a person to
say, 'You know what, I
am neglecting my dog.
I am being irresponsible.
I have to step up to the
plate for the benefit of
my dog, for the benefit
of the community.
Just try not to share
so much tension.
Clark: Cesar was able to
put the situation in a
perspective that the
guy could understand.
He was able to
connect to the guy.
He was able to get the
guy to open up and
admit to his mistakes.
Cesar Millan: 'Cause,
normally what he does is
just let the dog pull him.
So, I think we are
giving people a clear
understanding why it's so
important to go by the law
and not just the law
that we create as humans,
also the law that Mother
Nature created already.
Clark: I would hope that
people learn that no
matter how far gone they
feel their situation is
with their dog that there
is an opportunity to turn
things around.
It seems like we
understand each other.
Jon: Yes, sir.
Clark: Alright.
Ah, they don't have
to neglect the dog.
There are ways to resolve
whatever barriers there
are between themselves
and their dogs.
So, we get a
happy ending.
Cesar Millan:
Good job, man.
Clark: Thanks.
Cesar Millan: I'm,
I learned something.
You can go to jail.
Clark: Working with Cesar
over the last couple of
days has been a treat.
I think we share a lot of
the same philosophy when
it comes to the dog/human
relationship and I think
we've been able to share
a lot of information
with each other.
I never thought
I'd see this out of a
chocolate Lab.
Cesar Millan: Today,
we helped dogs and it's
incredible when you can be
in sync with somebody else
and totally understand
what needed to be
done to help a dog.
I think we make a good
team, don't you think?
Clark: Like
salt and pepper.
Cesar Millan: Salt
and pepper, man.
Salt and pepper, baby.
It is important to be a
good Pack Leader because
dogs are our
responsibility.
During my ride-along with
Animal Control Officer
Clark Brown, I saw the
terrible consequences that
often occur when people
don't take responsibility
for their dogs.
Tragically, all of the
dogs we rescued were
euthanized; two
for health reasons,
and the other for
severe aggression.
It's a sad reminder of
how important it is to
properly care
for your pets.
Jonathan, Sweetie's owner,
stepped up to the plate
and made sure each
dog got at least an
hour walk every day.
He is excited to report
that his dogs don't even
try to go near the
windows anymore.
Ron and Amber took the
responsible step by
calling for help
a second time.
Today, they are working
hard at walking Hudson and
Orchid and setting
limits inside the house.
Ron and Amber: Cesar
thank you so much for
making us pack leaders!
Cesar Millan: I am very
proud of everyone I meet
who takes on that
responsibility to do the
right thing for their dogs
and I hope you will, too.