Cesar Millan Quotes

My kids are around pit bulls every day. In the ’70s they blamed Dobermans, in the ’80s they blamed German Shepherds, in the ’90s they blamed the Rottweiler. Now they blame the Pit Bull.

Humans are the only animals who will follow unstable pack leaders.

In life... we need to find a balance. You have to set rules and limitations - that is called discipline. And you have to practice that in all your worlds.

You don't always get the dog you want, but you get the dog that you need.

There is no such thing as a problem breed. However, there is no shortage of 'problem owners'.

Humans will always tell you the story. Dogs can only tell you the truth. Trust your instincts and listen your dog.

I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it.

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

Change takes effort. And the reality is, most people don't want to put in effort to better their life.

No dog is too much for me to handle. I rehabilitate dogs, I train people. I am the dog whisperer.

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

Dogs experience the world as it is, without judgement. When we learn to do the same, we make the world a better place.

Dogs do know how comfortable you are with yourself, how happy you are, how fearful you are, and what is missing inside of you.

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.

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

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

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

Children are becoming disobedient why, because of the lack of rules boundaries and limitations.

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.

But just because a person goes to Harvard doesn't mean he's balanced when he graduates, and just because a dog knows how to obey doesn't mean he's balanced, either.

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.

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

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

When a dog is balanced, you are going to enjoy a true friend.

The dog is a reflection of your energy, of your behavior. You have to ask, 'What am I doing?' That's the right question to ask.

I have never met a dog I couldn't help; however, I have met humans who weren't willing to change.

Bill Gates can't control a high-level-energy dog, because his energy is very low, very calm. Very intellectual. A dog doesn't see that as leadership.

Everybody wants a solution on how to help their dogs, but we can't really see the problem until we reconnect ourselves to our instinctual self.

When I go and work with people, I never say, 'Your dog is changed for the rest of its life.' It's like a diet. You've got to maintain a discipline and ritual in your life to keep a certain figure.

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

It becomes very obvious, by reading a dog, how stable or unstable his human companion is. Our dogs are our mirrors.

Give your dog something to do before you share food, water, toys or affection. This way the dog earns his treat. For example, have him or her perform the "sit" or "down" command.

I deal with misunderstood aspects of animal behaviour like anxiety and aggression. I teach people how to respect different species and let a dog be a dog.

When you have a certain fitness projection, it's going to give you an advantage. Having strength, stamina and speed is important because I'm working with dogs who can kill me.

When looking to adopt a new dog, the most important thing to consider is always the energy of the dog and how the dog will fit in with your lifestyle and your family.

With a dog, people are not disciplined. They think that by spoiling a dog the dog is going to love them more. But the dog misbehaves more because they give affection at the wrong time.

It is tougher for a dog to live without rules because he doesn't know what is expected of him. It is the mind, the body, the heart, not just the heart. Love is not enough.

The biggest mistake people make is assuming that their dogs think like little humans, and that they can negotiate behavior with them, but it doesn't work that way.

I am not brutal or cruel to animals. My mission has always been to save dogs - especially troubled and abandoned dogs. I've dedicated my life to this.

Dogs in America get more affection than women in most Third World countries.

When you're poor, you have nothing to lose and be afraid of. Holding onto the dream and having nothing to lose is what helped me succeed.

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.

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

Think about a dog’s ability to forgive. This to me is love.

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

My business life takes a big chunk of time, but I still put exercise in my schedule. I'm up at 5 A.M. and get up and stretch and go for a run in Runyon Canyon with all five of my dogs.

The pack is very important for a dog. Once you give him the right pack and the right energy, you look at him.

I would love for the world to have a dog psychology center everywhere.

In America, dogs are viewed by their names first, breed second. And dogs live behind walls. It's an unnatural point of view.

It's an up and down thing, the human goals, because the human is always an explorer, an adventurist.