Not humanizing your dog’s mind is the best thing that you can do. Dogs and humans are very different species, reminds Cesar Millan. With dogs, our first instinct is often humanization — to treat a dog like a person — which is how a lot of canine behavior problems begin. With dogs, we need to be constantly aware of how we are different and how we are the same as them.
Source: Cesar’s Way, January 22, 2017.
Go ahead and love your dogs or talk to them. Indulge them when they’ve calmly earned it, but always remember that what your dog needs is not always the same as what you do — and vice versa. No other animal has formed the kind of bond with us that dogs have, so they will always hold a special place in human culture — and human hearts.
INSIGHTS: Agree or not with Cesar’s methods, animal health pros cannot ignore his influence on dog owners. A recent look at Cesar’s Facebook page shows more than 9 million views.