Cesar Millan Quotes - Page 2

I don't believe in ever putting a dog down for behavior issues, because that's just punishing the dog for something wrong that humans did.

Repetition creates the master.

Through the years I've learned to gain the trust of humans. I'm really good at gaining the trust of animals and I have developed the same ability with humans. I don't make people feel wrong, I just make people aware. I have learned to make people laugh.

Just being with dogs, I learned their ways and began to appreciate things from their point of view.

If you give only 80 percent leadership, your dog will give you 80 percent following. And the other 20 percent of the time he will run the show. If you give your dog any opportunity for him to lead you, he will take it.

You cannot "love" a dog out of her bad behavior, just as you can't "love" a criminal into stopping his crimes.

Denial,they say, stands for"Don't even notice I am lying." Human beings are the only animals who are happily lied to by our own minds about what is actually happening around us.

Love is leading. People think it has to be two different roles but it is the same.

Aggression is not the problem, is the outcome of a problem.

Huskies get in trouble. Huskies are well-known to be escape artists. Why? Because they were bred to go long-distance. They're not bred to be in the backyard and just look beautiful because they have blue eyes.

Dogs and other animals we bring into our homes serve as one of our most important links to Mother Nature. We may not think about it consciously, but they are our lifelines to a part of ourselves that we are at the brink of losing altogether.

I am a Mexican that has been lucky enough to travel the world, speaking English, but with a heart that speaks a universal language.

Discipline isn't about showing a dog who's boss; it's about taking responsibility for a living creature you have brought into your world.

With small dogs people don't reinforce the same behavior that they do on a larger dog. If you are a driver no matter what size car you have it doesn't matter. Same thing goes for any gender. All the rules are the same.

Always walk out the door ahead of your dog when leaving the house. This will show your dog who is in the leadership role.

I'll believe it if I see it" for dogs translates to "I'll believe it if I smell it." So don't bother yelling at them; it's the energy and scent they pay attention to, not your words.

I want people to understand there is a such a thing as creating a harmonious experience between the dogs and the humans.

Dogs don't rationalize. They don't hold anything against a person. They don't see the outside of a human but the inside of a human.

I love my dogs and I give them affection all the time but it has to be at the right time or they get confused.

Explaining "why" to a dog is pretty useless. You have to engage their instincts in order to change their behavior.

It's not the breed that makes a good companion. All dogs are great companions.

Little dogs bite more than big dogs but they get away with it.

Aggression is not a breed thing. Its a state of mind, and it comes from how the human is with the dog. There are four levels of energy, regardless of the breed: low, medium, high, very high. The idea is to get a dog in your same level or lower than you.

People say I train dogs, but in many ways I train people.

I wish my kid would act like my dog sometimes. My dog listens to me and does what I tell him to do.