Has this ever happened to you? It’s time to take the dog somewhere she doesn’t like to go, like the vet or groomer; or you’ve decided it’s bath time — but when you look for the dog, she’s nowhere to be found. You haven’t even said the words “vet” or “bath,” and yet your dog […]
Day: July 31, 2015
Pushing Buttons
Let’s imagine an experiment. I put you in a room with a big red button. I don’t tell you what’s going to happen, but you’re human and you’re curious, so you push the button and a hundred dollar bill comes out of a slot. “Oh,” you think. “It’s a good thing to push the button.” […]
Señales Y Síntomas De Que Tu Perro Siente Dolor
Por lo general, cuando una persona siente dolor difícilmente uno no se da cuenta. Nos quejamos de nuestra espalda dolorida. Gritamos si pisamos en algo puntiagudo. Nos cojeamos porque nos duele poner presión sobre una pierna. Nos acostamos en el medio del día en completo silencio y en la oscuridad porque tenemos migraña. Desgraciadamente, […]
How To Wolf Up
When you hear the expression “alpha male,” what first comes to mind? You probably imagine a powerful executive shouting at a board meeting, or a drill sergeant, or some other image of the typical overbearing macho type. In other words, while this alpha male is definitely assertive, he’s far from calm. And yet, Cesar insists […]
¿Con Qué Frecuencia Debo Bañar A Mi Perro?
La respuesta simple es: ¿Con qué frecuencia quieres bañar a tu perro? A menos que el perro tenga un problema de la piel, no hay ninguna necesidad de seguir un calendario específico para el baño, excepto para hacer de él un compañero más agradable. Así como la gente, algunos perros apestan más rápido que otros. […]
Who’s Your Hero?
Last Friday, my son Calvin’s Nickelodeon show “Mutt & Stuff” premiered, and needless to say I’m one proud papá after several years of preparation. I’ve been doing TV for over a decade now, but it’s not as easy as it seems. For Calvin, this preparation involved acting lessons because the show has a script, and […]
Calvin Millan And Cesar Millan Star In Live-Action Series On Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon is expanding its hit preschool roster with the launch of the inventive Mutt & Stuff, a live-action preschool series created by TV legends Sid and Marty Krofft, and Bradley Zweig. Set in a unique school for dogs, theseries stars Calvin Millan and his dad, Cesar, star of Cesar 911 and former star of Dog […]
Assertion
When I tell people that they have to be calm and assertive in order to be Pack Leaders for their dogs, they can understand the calm part — at least intellectually — pretty easily. “Calmness” is a way of being in the moment and not stressing out. However, it can be hard to achieve, especially […]
Alimentos De Consumo Humano Recomendados Para Perros
Tratamos de mantener nuestras mascotas en sus dietas apropiadas para perros, pero a veces no podemos resistir darles un bocadillo humano. Si deseas recompensar a tu mascota con un tentempié, asegúrate de elegir los alimentos que sean seguros para estómagos caninos. Aquí están algunos alimentos de humanos “aprobados por perros”: 1. La manteca de […]
Perspective
Holiday traditions are very closely related to the cultures in which they occur, so can seem very strange to outsiders. Fireworks, which we use to celebrate Independence Day in America, are pretty common around the world. But what about the American tradition of having children hunt for brightly colored eggs at Easter but not eating […]