Cesar Millan: How to Pick the Best Shelter Pet for You | Zappos.com

Cesar Millan: How to Pick the Best Shelter Pet for You | Zappos.com
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Cesar says that potential pet owners need to assess the animal, not the animal’s story that is told by the shelter. No matter the animal’s history, observing how the animal acts both inside and outside of the shelter crate is key.

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  1. When I worked with a greyhound adoption group, they always said, "Let the dog pick you."
    Sooner or later one of those greys will show an interest in you. Don't go to an M&G with a specific color, gender, or age in mind. Virginia in Ohio

  2. I love dogs but, I'd rather be in a barn full of horses, lol. Some horses might kick their stall walls, or raise a little havoc, but the noise level is usually chill. Dog kennels are noisy sometimes when anyone stirs up excitement. Dogs endure living in kennels, but they really don't like it. But, hey shelters make due with what they've got. No prob's there. Soooo, they need some serious dog walkers to take the dogs out for exercise.

    Really and truly let's put shelters out of business???? Hello????? There's a huge problem in the USA with irresponsible people. That's the reason all the dogs are in there. Sadly, the dogs in the shelter are probably the lucky ones.

    A lot of people don't really deserve dogs, grrrrr!!!!

  3. Rescue the one in the back or in the front? That isn't very easy. I've been a volunteer in an animal shelter for over a year, training dogs I chose with my intuition. There are dogs which are fearful or even aggressive but turn out to be great companions when given time.

    For example, Genevieve (imagine a short, chubby floppy-eared dog with Auvergne Pointer-like fur pattern), 15 years old, 5y in the shelter, withdrawn, sees with just one eye, but after me visiting her for a month or two, she started to show hear real character – playful, happy, submissive, even energetic. And her kennel companion, Kid, 11 years old, about whom I was told a year ago that he bites… after having groomed him the first time I saw him.

    And Vampire (imagine a very tall brown and black Chihuahua with a naturally-shaped head with proportional eyes and smaller ears) – the most biting dog in the shelter that wouldn't let anyone touch him FOR 14 YEARS, but I gave him a chance and after a few months of training with treats he became a playful and happy dog that likes being pet and lets me change his collar and so on. And he playfully barks when he sees me. I bet that after some more time he would let me pick him up. He used to bite everyone, all the time. He's 15 years old but likes jumping and running.

    And Cheers (just a multi-colored mongrel, my favourite "breed"), 6 years old, 1y in the shelter, withdrawn and doesn't want to get out but when he does, he's very happy and affectionate. I don't know him personally as he lives in another city but I intuitively feel we would get along perfectly. A friend of mine says he looks just like me.

    So… how to choose a dog at least of these 3? I'd choose Cheers if it wasn't for the fact that Genie and Vampy are 15 years old and haven't been given a chance. What to do?

  4. S.O.B. I went to the shelter for a small dog, not even expecting to bring home a dog. I left with a 60# horse, nothing like I ever considered.
    At one point I turned around to big frog eyes staring at me. Went I met his eyes he wagged his tail. He didn't even stand up or bark.
    Guess he liked what he saw. He gave them a hard time (snapping) at the shelter but it's been a year and he's been fine.

  5. The shelter I volunteer at just e-mailed me about
    Cesar Millan coming to my town to do live training demonstrations and
    how excited they are to inform us about it.

    HOW ABOUT NO.

  6. Some of the best advice ever for adopting dogs, all delivered in less than two minutes. Crazy good knowledge on display here. The part about dogs having issues inside the kennel but not outside is very true. When you adopt a dog, what you see in the shelter is not always exactly how that dog is. A dog may seem very quiet in the shelter, but that's just because they're scared, unsure, exhausted or in pain (surgery etc). When you get them home, their personality will really blossom.

    I wouldn't worry too much about barking either in the kennel. The shelter is full of all kinds of exciting smells and loud noises. A lot of dogs bark when they hear other dogs barking and a lot of dogs in shelters bark for many reasons. Which causes a chain reaction of barking. When you get them home, you will probably find they won't bark as much or will only bark at certain things, like garbage trucks or package deliveries. And those quiet dogs you see at the shelter will probably bark too once you get them comfortable and they are able to show their personality.

  7. Someone should bring Cesar in Korea! Here is chaos whit the things they do to animals also they don't put leash or anything to hold and cover dog from bite other people … i almost got bit by frekin pome very evil one -_- they just roll around leaving there dogs and there children xD . On the news..french bulldog killed an old person in the elevator o.O and i knew french bulldogs to be very friendly so yeah..someone should teach the owners

  8. I got my 1st pit at a shelter, it was in MD and ant they were illegal there. He was in a section where I don't think I was supposed to be. I was lonely at school at the time living on my aunt's estate.
    I visited 3 times before bringing him home he didn't bark only pays at the gate to get to me. They tried to not let me have him but I got him. Nick was a great dog, sense then I've had 7 pits. We currently have 2, also 2 small dogs and 2 cat's. They have all come from the shelters here in Vegas.

  9. I wish this video was longer! I'm adopting a dog soon and despite all my training and experience working with animals, I still feel unsure and unprepared. May be my perfectionist nature 😛

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