Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life by Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life
Book Review: YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS GUY
Summary: 5 Stars
You gotta love this guy. He's intuitive, he's sincere, he's the real deal. He doesn't sell out, he isn't distracted, he stays true to his mission, to help you understand your dog's instincts and needs, and to restore the natural balance of your world. If you've ever felt sincere but baffled about your pet's behavior and prayed for more harmony, this is the book for you. PS watch the show The Dog Whisperer too. It's great!Book Review: How to create a joyful dog.
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is uninspiring. As a trainer, I look at the dogs that Mr. Milan has trained and see behavior suppression not joy, waiting for the other shoe to fall as it were. I work towards a joyful, happy relationship with my dogs - domination is not neccessary. A confident happy dog is relaxed, trusting and resilient, ears up and alert, tail wagging.
My inspiration comes from books by Patricia McConnell, Trish King, Pat Miller, Suzanne Clothier, Karen Pryor and Terry Ryan, not to mention my dogs!
Spend your hard earned dollars wisely look into these other authors first.
Book Review: Beyond Good
Summary: 5 Stars
Be the Pack Leader is probably a superior book. I actually think that Cesar is so intelligent and so human nature minded that this book is actually way over my head. He explains everything exactly as he should, the only problem I have with it and he even states that it's hard to explain because I am one of those people who absolutely freak out at any situation with my animals. Having 6 dogs, which 3 of them have been together for over 4 years and do OK, but just having rescued two more dogs off the street, one of which is an adult Female Pit Bull who was pregnant when we found her running the roads with a (I assume previous) puppy. The female probably wasn't that aggressive except for the fact she was protecting "her pack" the puppy, when my husband tried to introduce her to my male NON AGGRESSIVE Neutered Pit Bull. Well the female attacked me Pit and that's all she wrote. I purchased Be the Pack Leader and another book from Cesar, but I cannot bring myself to be the pack leader. So until I grow some :>) Or until Cesar answers my plea's for help, I have the Momma Pit living in my fourth bedroom and she gets out after all my other dogs (including her puppy which I introduced to my dogs) get locked up.... CESAR if you read this I STILL NEED YOUR HELP, however your book is no doubt one of the best I have ever read. It's me that can't accomplish what you recommend.Book Review: Loved It
Summary: 5 Stars
Just bought this book and after reading it thought it would be a great stocking stuffer idea for dog lovers ... which inspired me to create my own stocking stuffer idea list. Would love to hear your ideas. Here are mine, for what it's worth ...
For Baby Boomers: "You Staying Young"
For Students: "How To Ace You Way Through College"
For Moms: "Deceptively Delicious"
For Women: "Women & Money"
For Men: "Quiet Strength"
Happy Reading!
Dr. Vernon M
Cambridge, MA
Book Review: Dogmatic Lies not Backed by Fact
Summary: 1 Stars
Cesar Milan does it again with this book. He has been denounced by all credentialed trainers and PHD'ed behaviorists around the world. The Humane Society even feels his methods are cruel and inhumane. His training methods are based on "wolf pack" research that has since been found to be false. There are no alpha wolves, and what we once knew as wolf packs are really small family groups. Wolves do not "alpha roll" one another as Cesar Milan shows owners how to do to their dogs. They do not employ fear and intimidation tactics like Cesar. Choke chains, shock collars, collar jerks...these are all things of the past. There is no need to make man's best friend fear us. We have over 50 years of research into training that s hows us that Cesar's Way is the WRONG way.
There is a reason why Cesar will not be interviewed by modern trainers and behaviorists. That reason is that his methods are not backed by fact. His methods are dangerous, and can fast ruin a dog. Sure, they make for great reality TV, but do we really want to be hurting and scaring our dogs ? Choking an animal is still choking, even if one does it calmly. If you love your dog, please respect them and learn to relate to them in a way that does not scare or hurt them.