THE DOG Whisperer...what are your feelings on him??

[Pat's Crew]

I watch it sometimes........but last night in particular was about a pug and a pot bellied pig. he was showing this lady how to be alpha over her pug.....so the pug would listen.
I think sometimes pugs have a mind of their own..lol but that is just me.
the one thing that I did not agree with was he said this is an ACTIVE breed that needs about 3 walks a day.
I find they do not sleep as much as the bulldog but ACTIVE is not how I would decribe a pug...
they have burts of energy though......pugtona are funny to watch and they can MOVE then...

he said that pugs in particular can pick up our engery. and i agree with that.........but when I am in a sad mood...they do not cuddle like a bulldog does..they try to entertain you to make you laugh........mine anyhow. they do feed off how busy you are too.....if i am on the go they are usually on the go too.. when I watch tv they both settle beside me. when I am on the computer..they are on my lap or under my feet...always close by.

any thoughts on his ideas?

[Tinker's mom]

I usually agree with him but I too think they have a mind of their own at tmes. I also think they will be as active as you are, we are way more active in the warmer months here. Tinker senses when I don't feel well then she's a velcro pug.They definitely adjust to their owners way better than most. She entertains us at the drop of a hat!

[tall grass pugs]

Hmm, my thoughts on Cesar Milan. I admire his work trying to help dogs in Mexican pounds, it's a decent thing to do. But he knows from nadda about pugs. My time investment in him is particularly well invested when he runs the tape about Chihuahuas biting him. We all enjoy that very much.

[Fifi_Mollie's Mom]

Our Mollie is still in the super active puppy stage but she still naps a lot through out the day. Three walks a day!?! I don't know about that....we (and by we I really mean me) take Mollie on one (and I will admit not every day but I try) and we only go on about a 15 to 20 minute walk and I've been known to carry her back some times. I watched some of the Dog Whisperer before we got Mollie and we tried some things but I don't know...I think the Whisperer would hate us...I don't think we're very good "pack leaders". But the "tsss" sound does keep her out of the trash can (most of the time).

[Pat's Crew]

Max does on occasion become a velcro pug and Zeus too if you are not feeling well but then they try the pug antics to make you laugh all the time...

the pug on the show was cute but not sure that i agree with all he said about the breed either. you need to live with a pug to understand a pug..lol
I am also not sure that just by the look in your face your pug will do what you want..the hand up works sometimes. he had her control the pug with just a hand up and eye contact..........my pugs tried that this morning...and they think that means Play..lol so would not do very well wth this man..

[Otis89]

I like watching the dog whisperer, however if I try to do the neck touch thing he always does, my pug just thinks it's a game and starts jumping all over the place haha.
The show I really can't bare to watch is "at the end of my leash".

[Pugpillow]

I dislike (that's putting it mildly) Milan's focus on dominance-based and negative training. Pack theory has now been debunked. I feel strongly that good training is built on mutual trust, routine and positive reinforcement. And "At the End of My Leash" .... well ..... @#!&. At last summer's Woofstock in Toronto, Pattison was yelling at passers-by, including some pug owners, about the idiocy of using harnesses instead of collars - WTF?????!!!

[BeachyKeen]

I admire his championship of the pit bull and I think that he has a way with certain breeds, but his methods in the wrong hands (and most of them are) are a disaster.

I also hate dominance-based training and that damned alpha roll. Too many people are idiots and can't incorporate his methods with any degree of competence or effectiveness.

Without naming his name, Victoria Stilwell told me exactly what she thinks of this type of training method. And yes, I name-dropped there.

[Snifter]

He has some interesting things to say, especially regarding the need to exercise dogs. However nobody seems to bear in mind that his shows are done for television and that he is usually working with dogs that already have big problems. You are always going to approach a problem dog differently than a little pup who you are training to love you and work with you. At least I hope you are.

[Smart Pugs]

You are always going to approach a problem dog differently than a little pup who you are training to love you and work with you. At least I hope you are.

totally agree!

In general we admire the Dog Whisperer - and certainly think that all healthy dogs, like people, need exercise. There is nothing better than the dogs coming back from the park and piling into their bed for a proper, tired, sleep - rather than just sleeping because they are bored.