CESAR: I'm Cesar Millan. I'm going across the country... MAN: Please welcome
Cesar Millan! CESAR: ...with my son Andre... ANDRE: Woo! CESAR: ...to help people
with their dogs... WOMAN: Calm down. CESAR: ...and to meet
some amazing dog heroes... Voilà. ...and answer the call
from the most desperate cases. MAN: You're our last hope. CESAR: This week we're working
late in Los Angeles, where I correct bad behaviors
in real time. Oh, ho, ho. I'm going to meet Marc Ching,
a fearless crusader who rescues dogs from
the Asian meat market trade. MARC: They have this belief where, if you hurt
the animal first, then it makes the meat
taste better. CESAR: As two dogs
that need my help... VALARIE: He's got very severe
aggression towards male dogs. [barking] CESAR: Tsch. Tsch. ...to get over
their tragic past. KIM: I'm just afraid
I'll push him too far. CESAR: Kim, I, I just don't
understand how you don't see it. KIM: You know, I want to give
him a regular life. CESAR: This is our Dog Nation! ♪ ♪ So we're back in LA, we've been across the country
with Dog Nation. And to me, Dog Nation
is a mission. How do we unify it? ANDRE: Yeah, yeah,
'cause we are a community. CESAR: Because we are a pack,
we are a community, we are a world, you know. Dog Nation activates
positive change. ANDRE: Dog Nation! CESAR: My son Andre and I are at the beautiful Rancho
Santa Margarita Civic Plaza outside Los Angeles, where I'll be giving
local dog lovers some easy take-home tips at
our very first night live event. MAN: Let's bring him out,
Cesar Millan! [cheering] CESAR: Thank you! ANDRE: My dad's first
take-home tip... CESAR: Thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you. ANDRE: This Afghan hound
can't stay away from food, putting his owner in some
uncomfortable positions. WOMAN: We end up having
to put him outside if we're having, like,
Thanksgiving or some big meals. Because it's really
embarrassing. And we don't want
to exclude him, but then on the other hand, we don't want to chase away
our family also. ANDRE: Yeah, right, right, you want him to be
in the family portrait. WOMAN: Exactly. [applause] CESAR: Same hair, both of them. [laughter] And his thing is? WOMAN: He's a food thief. CESAR: He's a food thief.
WOMAN: Thief, yes. CESAR: Does he go to Whole Foods
and steal food? WOMAN: Anywhere. CESAR: What do you do? Do you
just have to hide the food? WOMAN: We try to hide it. CESAR: You know, it's hard
to hide food from dogs. WOMAN: Yes. Especially him. CESAR: So I'm gonna
hide the food. They know where
the refrigerator is. WOMAN: Yeah. CESAR: He's trying
to open that door. Please, human, open it. Alright, so let's bring
some food and see how you react to it. There you go
in the presence of... Ah. Wait, ah. So, what would you do just
to tell him not to touch it? WOMAN: I try the 'leave it.' CESAR: The word 'leave it?' WOMAN: 'Leave it' and then
'take it' when it's okay. CESAR: Uh-huh. WOMAN: But there's times
that he'll just go for it. CESAR: So let's see if
you can just pass by. Ah-ha. So here is the communication,
it's physical, so the human is moving
the brain away from it. The brain is not moving
on its own. Tsch. [snaps] Tsch. Tsch.
[snaps] Tsch. He have to walk away from, otherwise if you pull him away, then you require that way of
communication every single time. So my intention is, you can be
in front of food--tsch. And walk away from food. And then right now,
I'm just waiting for him to make the volunteer reaction
of moving away. Remember she was doing this, so it was not allowing
the brain to participate. Your turn. WOMAN: Okay. CESAR: Well, just so, just so
they see that you're already... WOMAN: Oh.
CESAR: Okay. CESAR: See, she's, remember,
she already went to her habit, that's what she knows. So everything I said, she heard
it, she didn't comprehend it. What makes me
a good dog whisperer is I listen for a long time. [laughter] Go ahead. More proactive, relax. So if you stay, like... It's you come in
calm, confident. It's a power pose,
not tense pose. There we go, beautiful. This is good,
this is on his own. Yeah, nice. That's very good,
this is really good. There you go, perfect. No. There you go.
Yeah, surrendering. Good? WOMAN: Good, yes, much better.
Thank you. [applause] Up, come on. CESAR: That's right. [cheering] Still to come... how to handle a dog who goes
after anything on wheels. Oh, yeah. Oh, ho, ho. Being back in Los Angeles
lets me work with problem dogs at my Dog Psychology Center. Today I'm going to meet with Kim and her three-legged
shepherd mix, Luke, whose sad history has created
some serious behavior problems. CESAR: Kim.
KIM: Hi. CESAR: Nice to meet you.
KIM: Good to meet you. CESAR: Pleasure. KIM: Come on, baby. He's
probably gonna be kind of shy. CESAR: Welcome to
the Dog Psychology Center. KIM: Thank you. I'm Kim Somvongsiri. My dog, Luke, he's a one-year-old
Australian shepherd mix. I adopted Luke
from an organization called Animal Hope and
Wellness Foundation. It's a rescue organization
here in Southern California. They rescue dogs from
the Asian dog meat market. So Lukey is actually
from Cambodia. Luke was tortured. He had been hung,
and he had been beaten. And they used a machete
to cut off his paw. The veterinary clinic that
he was brought to here thought that it was best
to just do a full amputation. So, he's learning to get around
on three legs, but he has a ways to go. Luke's main issue right now is, he doesn't always trust humans,
as you can expect. He's fearful of people. And when people approach him, he gets aggressive and barks
and growls at them and tries to bite them. MAN: Hey, buddy! KIM: And so I want him to know
that he can trust humans now. I want him to feel safe. My highest hope for Luke, I just want him to be like
all the other dogs that you see around here, that, like, he doesn't remember what he has gone through
in the past, that he can just roll around,
be loved and petted and played with and
go to the dog park, you know. Say hi to people and... I just, you know, I want
to give him a regular life. CESAR: Please, come in. I devoted my life to dogs, so I know that Kim's heart
is in the right place. But before we can teach Luke
to control his aggression, he has to learn
to take direction. For that to happen,
Kim needs to take command, starting with the leash. Can, can you guide him
with the leash, or you just go with
wherever he goes? KIM: I'll try to tug him,
but he doesn't get up, so I feel like I end up, I'm
like dragging him on the ground by his neck, which feels awful
to me, so I just don't do it. So typically I end up
just picking him up. In a way I guess I make
a lot of excuses for Luke. Luke is so different, and
the past that he's gone through, I'm not exactly sure what to do. And so I'm timid, and
I'm anxious, and I'm nervous, because I don't want to do the
wrong thing and, like, hurt him. I don't know if I should treat
him like a regular dog. I'm just afraid that, like,
I'll push him too far. CESAR: Well, the regular dog is
definitely the right approach. The amount of tension
on the leash, that's what you have
to regulate, that's all. So, I'm gonna show you how to
unlock him when he shuts down. KIM: Okay. CESAR: Okay. He already knows
how to lead you. Now we're gonna learn
to guide him towards us. KIM: Yeah. Yeah, that's
what he usually does. [kissing] CESAR: Come on, let's go. Let's go this way. KIM: That's exactly,
that's why I don't do it, 'cause I don't want to hurt him,
I don't know the right way. CESAR: Yeah, right, we just
have to put just enough, just to move him. We're gonna find a way where
he gets, he can get up. KIM: And that doesn't hurt him? CESAR: No. ♪ ♪ [growls] CESAR: Luke was rescued from
a dog meat farm in Cambodia, where he suffered abuse,
including losing his front leg. But he can still walk, and I'm determined to show
his owner, Kim, how to guide him on a leash,
even when he refuses to move. KIM: And that doesn't hurt him?
CESAR: No. [kissing] CESAR: Come on, let's go. Let's go.
[snarls] There you go. There, that's it. And so we just unlock him. KIM: Okay.
CESAR: Okay? KIM: I didn't think that Lukey
would learn so quickly. So, when Cesar got him up, I didn't think that
that was gonna happen, so I was very excited. CESAR: Then as soon as he goes,
then we let him go. Okay, so the reward was, as soon
as you move, we drop the leash. KIM: Yeah, okay. CESAR: So then he relates moving
towards a leash with freedom, and moving towards
the leash with play. KIM: Yeah. CESAR: Later, it's Kim's turn
to take control of the leash. You worry a little too much. KIM: You're making
your momma crazy. ANDRE: Back at my dad's
live event... CESAR: Remember, dogs don't
think, they react. Because if they're
capable to think, there will be a lot of dogs
already suing humans. [laughter] ANDRE: It's time for next
take-home tip. How to break a dog of some
leftover wild behavior, chasing fast-moving things. [barks] So, who do we have here? SLOANE: This is Bowie. He goes nuts when
bicycles ride by him. ANDRE: Like wheels and stuff? SLOANE: Wheels, bicycles,
skateboards. He just launches
right out at them. CESAR: If we don't correct this, he could end up
running into traffic, or cause others
to be badly hurt. [applause] Alright, so let's see,
let's see what Bowie does. Yeah, there you go. Oh, ho, ho. [laughter] Okay, put this slip leash on. Sloane has been letting Bowie
take the lead in this situation, which is why he feels free
to run after things. Changing the position
of the slip leash will help me correct that. Here. [snaps] Tsch. [bell rings] Tsch. [laughter] If you want to change
the behavior, you just ask the dog to go
into a follower state. Your turn. [bell rings] You're anticipating. See you were going
in front of him, and trying to block him,
so he did what? Swoop, swoop. He went around you. You were blocking his sight,
not stopping his mind. SLOANE: Okay. CESAR: It's not enough just
to block a dog physically. Dogs respond to your energy
more than your actions. It's about just being calm. One more time, my friend. [bell rings] [sighs] Yeah, see, he's in front,
so that, that way he experienced it
that way, yeah. The bike guy passes by,
you stop, let them pass by. Eventually you don't
have to stop, you don't have to stop
every single time. Thank you for helping them. [applause] ANDRE: Coming up... one dog confronts
his arch enemy. [laughter] Right now... my dad and I are on our way
to meet with the founder of the organization that
rescued Luke, Marc Ching, who has made it his mission to rescue dogs from
the international meat market. We're gonna give him a hand
rehabilitating a dog having trouble adjusting
to his new life. By me showing you this video,
I don't want you to get angry. I do want you to get,
you know, feelings. This video is not going
to be easy to watch, but it's really important to get
this information out there. MARC: My name is Marc Ching, I'm the founder of the Animal
Hope and Wellness Foundation. We're most known for the dog
meat trade and our work in Asia. We started because I started
seeing these pictures on social media about a dog meat
festival called Yulin. And I'd see these pictures
of them torturing the dogs or hanging them,
or like beating them up. They have this belief where,
if you hurt the animal first, or if you beat up the dogs, then
it makes the meat taste better. And I just, I seriously
couldn't believe it. I've taken these pretty intense
trips to Asia, I've taken nine of them so far. I go undercover into
dog meat slaughterhouses as a dog meat buyer. At first, it was just
about single rescue. Now, we have a purpose, and our purpose is to take as
much documentation as possible, to show the government,
hey, this is what they're doing, this is why you have to stop it. I've been beat up,
I've been hospitalized. It's not that so much, though,
that's hard for me. It's really emotional strain
that it puts on you as a person. I tell everybody you've got
to see it to believe it. [cries] I just can't. You know, as a person, it's... it's hard to see. VALARIE: My name's
Valarie Ianniello, and I'm the director
of operations for Animal Hope and Wellness. Marc does the rescuing and
then I do everything afterwards. He has rescued at least 2,000
dogs out of slaughterhouses. Obviously they're very, very,
very sick when Marc saves them, We will give them
all the best medical care. If they need training
for their behavioral issues, we will handle that. And then once they're ready,
we find them the perfect family. MARC: The dogs that we rescue
and we re-home, they're all ambassadors, and they become living examples
that hope exists. They're miracles. ANDRE: That's crazy. That man, he has a good heart. Oh, my gosh. I wasn't angry,
I was more happy and proud that he does what he does to
help them remove that situation. But it's just so devastating. You know, like,
you grow up around dogs, and to see that just sucks. CESAR: Well, Andre,
we're gonna meet him and hear his story
for ourselves. ANDRE: We arrive
at Marc's foundation, where he and his team
rehabilitate the animals that he has rescued from
the Asian dog meat trade. Mister, how are you? MARC: Nice to meet you. Marc. ANDRE: Nice to meet you.
Andre. MARC: All of these dogs
are from the meat trade. CESAR: All of them?! MARC: A lot of them
were stolen pets. She's from Cambodia. She's one of the dogs that
got her feet cut off. ANDRE: What is the toll that
you've taken personally from experiencing
these catastrophic events? MARC: Oh, man. It's more the side effect of witnessing people do things
you wouldn't think they could. And having to live with
everything and process it, I think, it's hard. You know, when I see,
like, the end result and I see the dogs and... It's about hope and
compassion and... 'cause that's why we do it, what we do and what you guys do
is the same thing. CESAR: Well, they're so happy,
man, this is the payoff. Seeing these dogs get
a second chance is beautiful. And what Marc is doing
is such an important job. How long are you gonna do this? MARC: I guess we're gonna do it
until it ends. CESAR: Nice. MARC: So, you know, it's crazy, like, once you see
what they're doing, it's kind of hard to stop. I try to think about the dogs and that no one has it
harder than they, so. CESAR: Yeah. MARC: Yeah. Things are changing.
It's slow, but it's changing. Yeah. CESAR: Marc introduces us to
the director of his foundation, Valarie Ianniello, and a dog they hope
to rehabilitate, so he can be placed
with a loving owner. ANDRE: Who's this guy? VALARIE: So this is Brutus, and Marc rescued him from
the South Korean slaughterhouse. He's got very severe aggression
towards male dogs. Not females, we have him out
with the females totally fine. Male dogs walk by,
and it's like a death match. CESAR: Even behind this thing? VALARIE: Yes. Yes. CESAR: It's normal to feel
challenged by your own gender, that's just Mother Nature
at its primal self. VALARIE: Okay, so I'm gonna
bring in a dog, I'm gonna show you,
he's gonna walk by, and you'll just have to see
what happens, okay. Alright, come on, Jacko. [barking] CESAR: Andrew and I
are helping Brutus, a dog Marc Ching rescued
from the Asian meat market and brought to the US, whose aggression
around other male dogs is preventing him
from being adopted. VALARIE: Come on, Jacko. [barking] CESAR: Yeah. [growling] Miss Valarie wasn't kidding. Brutus is extremely territorial, which is not unusual
for dogs kept in kennels. Todd, grab him. Grab him. Yeah. So I can explain. In his case,
this is his activity. I must protect my space. So he needs some
type of guidance. So, here when you enter, especially with
a brain like him, I'm entering a little bit
more assertive, but I'm coming in that way,
because his energy's high. So this is good, I want you
to see the body language, that leg up, that's really good. VALARIE: What does that mean? CESAR: He's waiting.
VALARIE: Okay. CESAR: Okay. Versus this,
I know what I want. Remember, earlier
the whole body was forward. [growling] Now he's thinking about
what to do next. This is good. Okay, now we present him. Let's bring the little dog. We're not gonna
let him escalate. This is blocking his brain. [snaps] Tsch. Right there.
That's as far as he can go. So instead of focusing on the
dog, now focused on the human. [growls]
Tsch. [snaps] Hey. So now the attention is here. Now when they do that,
then you can reward that state. Alright, let's do
the passing by. VALARIE: Oh, gosh. CESAR: Now that Brutus is calm
in the kennel, it's time to have him be
face to face with the other dog. Okay, so, Andre. Not thinking, we're just gonna
pass by dogs right next to it. No tension on the leash. Tsch. [barks]
Tsch, hey. Tsch, tsch. This is the first pass. Normal, typical. Okay. Do you see you can measure
the difference as you go? Tsch, there you go. Second time for him. MARC: Good job. CESAR: Okay, my friend. Andre. No tension on the leash,
very important. There you go. Third time. VALARIE: Ha! CESAR: I'm redirecting
Brutus' attention from the other dog to me,
and that, he understands. You see it, so if you want to
curb a behavior or if you want to make
a dog listen, you have to send him into
a follower state of mind. You want to try it? VALARIE: Okay.
CESAR: Okay. [Marc laughs] CESAR: Oh, Marc,
you have to have faith. Valarie and Marc rescue
lots of dogs from the Asian meat markets. So it's important that
they're able to rehabilitate these troubled dogs,
so they can find a new home. Alright, let's do it. There you go.
That's right, just like that. VALARIE: You already
made him perfect. CESAR: Huh? VALARIE: You already
made him perfect. CESAR: I did the imprint.
Now your job is to maintain. VALARIE: Hopefully. CESAR: Yeah. One more time,
try it again. Wait, don't start,
'cause he's in front. So even you walking...
there you go. Andre. ANDRE: Yes, sir. CESAR: There. That's right. So even that adjustment, him
in front and you start walking, if you begin to walk,
he will begin to walk in front. But what you did is you adjust,
and then you move forward. So the eyes learn to follow you. No matter a dog's past,
they are not beyond saving. But a dog like Brutus
will take many repetitions before he can be placed
with a family. So I want to work with him
a little bit more. Well, I would like to
extend an invitation for him to come to the ranch. It's just going to give you
the opportunity to work on this, you know what I mean? VALARIE: That would be awesome. That's really awesome,
thank you so much, that's a special honor,
he gets to go. CESAR: We want to contribute,
right? Bye! VALARIE: Bye, guys.
ANDRE: Bye, guys. CESAR: Later, Brutus isn't
out of the woods yet. And he's about to face
a new challenge when he interacts with my pack. What he's saying is,
I am unsure. At the DPC,
I'm working with Luke, a dog who was rescued from
the Asian meat market trade, where he was abused
and lost a leg. He's been reluctant
to walk on a leash. I've shown his owner, Kim, that with gentle coaxing,
he can do it. And now, she needs to
move past her pity to be the leader he needs. You ready? KIM: I worry, because
with him missing a leg that I won't know, like, when he isn't really
physically able to do more. CESAR: We're not doing it
for 20 minutes. It's literally negotiation,
negotiation, as soon as he moves, we drop. But you keep worrying, so. KIM: Yeah. CESAR: It's very kind
of you worrying, but you worry a little too much. KIM: I know, I worry a lot. You're making your momma crazy. CESAR: Well, it's vice versa. [laughs] You're making him crazy. He already went through
a lot over there. Forget about the past. You don't bring him here
to feel a victim. KIM: Yeah. CESAR: He was a victim. Like many rescue dog owners, Kim
is afraid and overprotective. But in order for Luke
to progress, she needs to stop focusing
on his limitations, and instead, encourage him
towards what he can do. KIM: Okay. [kissing] KIM: Come on, Lukey.
CESAR: Come on. KIM: Come on, Lukey.
CESAR: Come on, come on. CESAR: Now go in the front. You're learning that
if you go in the back, it doesn't work for him. This is him right here. Right, so if you go in the back,
he'll like, arghhh, I can't. So you move, and that's when
you give him the momentum where he can do this. KIM: Yeah. CESAR: Now the position now,
you got to go around. There we go, see. Now. Now you--wait a minute. And then as soon as he moves... There you go. Keep going, keep going,
keep going, keep going, and then drop the leash. There he goes, there he goes. KIM: Oh, good puppy. Alright, good puppy, good puppy. CESAR: You saw it?
How much pressure did you put? KIM: Not much. CESAR: That's right. Getting Luke to stand up
is an important first step. But if Kim wants him
to have a normal life, she'll have to learn how
to lead him on a walk. Now I just want you to stay
in straight line. KIM: Right. CESAR: And for him
to be next to you, doing this thing
as you walk, calmly. KIM: Yeah, 'cause
he's so unsteady, so I get, like, nervous that,
like, where is he going, is he gonna topple over,
he doesn't walk straight. CESAR: So your energy's also
unsteady, 'cause you're nervous. KIM: Yeah. CESAR: You see what I mean,
so you're, like, doing this, and it's like the both of us,
we have no legs. [laughs] I'm seeing a lot of potential
for improvement with Luke. Now I just need
a breakthrough with Kim. What do you do for a living? KIM: I'm an architect.
CESAR: Okay. KIM: So right now we're building a new international terminal
at LAX. CESAR: Kim knows how
to be a strong leader. She does it every day
in her high-powered career. So I need to see her apply
that mindset with Luke. Just a straight line,
just give me one straight line. KIM: Okay. Okay, let's go. CESAR: Nice, nice,
you can switch it. There you go. KIM: Alright, good puppy. CESAR: Give him a little more.
KIM: Good puppy. CESAR: Yeah, beautiful.
KIM: Let's go. Good job. CESAR: Uh-huh, uh-huh.
Drop it, drop it, drop it. Hey, that's it, very good. KIM: The breakthrough moment
for us was when we were to just
walk in a straight line without me having
to really drag him along. Good job. CESAR: Open that door.
Take the leash off. You're gonna give him
the other side of the dog park. That's his reward. KIM: There you go, yay. CESAR: Ah-ha. There you go, let's go,
let's all go. KIM: Go, go, let's go,
come on, Lukey. I think the biggest thing
I learned today is that so much of Luke's
abilities and inabilities are due to me. He can go a lot longer
than you think he can. CESAR: Yeah. KIM: I'm really like excited to see what tomorrow brings
with Luke, because I feel like in one day we've made so much progress
with Cesar. CESAR: So I'll see you tomorrow?
KIM: Yeah. CESAR: Good.
This is a good start. KIM: Yeah.
CESAR: Yeah. CESAR: To help Luke,
we need to understand Kim. Sometimes when people
adopt dogs, and the empathy level's so high,
it turns into feeling guilty, or feeling bad,
or feeling sorry for the dog. So today I needed Kim
to lower her fear, and raise her confident energy. Tomorrow I'm gonna help Kim address the fear
Luke has towards strangers. But today was a great start. Coming up... I'll work on overcoming
Luke's aggression issues. Tsch, tsch, tsch, tsch, tsch. Can Kim become
the strong leader he needs? Kim, I just don't understand
how you don't see it. CESAR: We have people
who believe that if you spay
or neuter dogs, something emotionally
will change, and the dog will become fat. You know, I know a lot of people
that are overweight, they're not spayed or neutered. [laughter] ANDRE: At the live show, it's time for my dad's
next quick fix. [barks] And who do we have here? JANINE: We have Kingston. Kingston likes to
attack the vacuum. [dog barks, Andre laughs] I wish he wasn't
so nervous about it. ANDRE: It's just a vacuum, bud. [applause] CESAR: Hi, how are you?
JANINE: Good, how are you? CESAR: What's your name?
JANINE: Janine. CESAR: Janine and...
JANINE: This is Kingston. CESAR: Kingston.
JANINE: Yes. CESAR: Alright. JANINE: He likes to
attack the vacuum. CESAR: Okay. Well, let's see. [crowd laughs] Look how excited you guys got, Oh, yeah, he's gonna kill
the vacuum, that's so amazing! Oh, my God,
you people are horrible. Okay, Todd, go ahead. [vacuum starts] Yeah. Yeah. So what do you do then? JANINE: I kind of like
shoo him away, but it gets kind of annoying, 'cause he gets more and more
worked up and more frustrated. I don't want him to be scared of
it, I mean, it's just a vacuum. CESAR: You don't want him
to go fight or flight. JANINE: No, exactly. CESAR: Okay. Tsch. [snaps] Hold on, hold on,
now you're gonna wait right now. So right now the touch
is just to interrupt. So it's like when you tap
somebody on the shoulder, it triggers their reaction. Kingston fixated on the vacuum
the minute he saw it. So the first thing I'm going
to do is divert his attention so he goes into a calmer state. [vacuum starts]
Tsch. Tsch. Tsch. Tsch. Now, the touch is gently. [vacuum stops] One more. [vacuum starts] Tsch. There you go. More relaxed. So the touch was
not continuously, it was just at that time, and then eventually
we touch with sound. If you touch just to snap
the brain of it, then you can condition the dog
to hear the sound, and ignore,
and eventually relax. So you remove him
from the fight/flight. [vacuum starts] See now. Yeah, look, ears back. And he goes, okay, the sound
of vacuum relaxes me. [laughter] That's what you want.
That's what you want. [applause] We thank you so much. Look it, he's like,
where's the vacuum?! [laughter] ANDRE: Later, leash walking 101
for dogs and dog owners. CESAR: My Dog Psychology Center
in the Santa Clarita Mountains, north of Los Angeles,
opened in 2009. And thousands of dogs,
just like Luke, have come here with their owners
to understand dog behavior. But there was one dog
who was with me before this place
was ever created. My beloved pit bull, Daddy. This is the area where
I'm going to make sure before I walk into the office, I
give my respects, my gratitude. Everything that Daddy represents
for our family just means so much. For 16 years. ANDRE: Is a long time. CESAR: A pure beauty. That's why he has so much
meaning to me, you know. That's the guy that raised you. He raised you, raised Calvin. He was there in the beginning
of my marriage, at the end of my marriage. At the beginning of my career. ANDRE: He really was, though,
if you think about it. CESAR: Yeah, 16 years. ANDRE: Yeah, 16 years,
just full-blown. CESAR: Daddy was what
a dog represents. Come on, Daddy is a pit bull
and never went into a fight. ANDRE: Yeah. Yeah, that is...
I know that's a fact. CESAR: I didn't know that
he was going to be so special. He's not from this world. ANDRE: Yeah, true. CESAR: Next, Kim returns
to the DPC with Luke, the dog rescued
from a meat market, to try and get control
of his aggression. KIM: I've got as much work
as he has. I've got to train myself, so. CESAR: Oh, yes, Kim. And later, our other
meat market rescue, Brutus, comes to the DPC to work
on his dog aggression. How will he react
to meeting my pack? [growls] CESAR: I've invited Valarie and her meat market
rescue pup, Brutus, to my Dog Psychology Center
in Los Angeles. Brutus was rescued from a Korean
slaughterhouse by Marc Ching and brought to the US. VALARIE: Hi. CESAR: Look at him.
Already an American dog. VALARIE: Oh, yeah. CESAR: Right?
VALARIE: Yeah. CESAR: Coming in?
VALARIE: Okay. CESAR: I want to introduce
Brutus to my pack to address his aggression issues
towards male dogs after living in the kennel... [barking] ...which will allow him to be
placed in a forever home. So this is all new to him. VALARIE: Oh, yeah. CESAR: I'm going to start slow,
releasing one dog at a time. So, here. Javier. Ah, but what he's saying is
I am unsure. Alright, so let me bring
another one. ♪ ♪ Curious, but look
at the distance. VALARIE: Uh-huh. [growls] CESAR: See, he move. Growling is communication, so he say, so I can growl,
and you can give me distance. Alright, so I can be a dog. To help further build
Brutus' comfort level... Come on, Argos. ...I'm going to introduce him
to more members of my pack. So, as you see the pack,
is giving him distance. By us giving him distance, he's going to start feeling
more comfortable. VALARIE: Yeah. He looks better. I mean, the fact that this dog's
standing right over him, and, yeah. Oh, I got a little
tail wag there. I thought it was amazing
that he walked in and let all those dogs sniff him and didn't have that
initial attack mode that he's always in
when he's at the rescue. So that was really exciting. He's gonna make
a massive change here. CESAR: Just come this way. [Valarie laughs] VALARIE: You want to go? CESAR: I want you to retain
that picture, you know. Just like we retained a picture
of what happens in Asia. Now let's retain the picture
of what happens in America. VALARIE: Yeah.
This is his story. Having Cesar and Andre show up
was such an honor. But beyond that,
to have them take time to focus on this subject of the
dog meat trade is so invaluable. You know, it really matters, and
so for that, we're so grateful. Well, thank you so much. CESAR: A happy ending.
VALARIE: Yeah. CESAR: Appreciate it.
VALARIE: Appreciate you. CESAR: Are you feeling good?
VALARIE: Yeah. Thank you. CESAR: This is a perfect example how rescuers have the biggest
heart in the world to make sure the dog emotionally
feels better, feels loved. At the same time
they also do a great job in making sure the dog
heals physically. But often,
they forget about the mind. Luke, the three-legged
shepherd mix, returns after making progress
with the leash to continue work
on his aggression issues. Kim adopted Luke after he was rescued from
a Cambodian dog meat farm, where he was tortured
and lost his leg. But in order to help Luke, Kim must learn not
to view him as a victim. There is gonna be people who you
want him to relate very well, for him to learn to trust. We're gonna do the steps of how to help him feel
more curious about it, so he can actually welcome
the ritual of being touched. KIM: Yeah, that would be novel. CESAR: Do you understand?
KIM: Yeah. CESAR: Yeah. The first thing Kim needs to do is keep her own emotion about
Luke's past under control. Then, she can move forward and
get Luke into a relaxed mindset. Tsch. Tsch. What I need from you is just to
put him on the side, that's it. KIM: With his head down
or just on the side? CESAR: With his head down now. KIM: Okay.
CESAR: Okay? CESAR: So what you're saying is, trust me, he's not
gonna hurt you. KIM: Okay. CESAR: If you open your fingers,
if you open your fingers like this in the rear,
then you touch muscle. But if you press like this,
you create a resistance. KIM: Okay. Lukey. CESAR: Here. There you go. Uh-huh. Nice. Now you can pull the feet
in the bottom. Hold the back. Hold the back. Mm-hmm. Okay. Okay. KIM: I feel like
I'm just tackling him. CESAR: Yep. Yep, you're learning, so. KIM: Does he still continue
to trust me even though I'm the one who's
forcing him on the ground? CESAR: Look, take the leash off
and walk away. Walk away, walk away,
he's going. If he wouldn't trust you,
he wouldn't follow you, okay. KIM: Oh, okay. Good puppy,
I'm not going anywhere, I'm not going anywhere. CESAR: Kim, I just don't
understand how you don't see it. KIM: Yeah, I guess it's because
like I feel like, when I'm making him do something
he doesn't want to do, it's... CESAR: But do you dislike
your parents? KIM: No. CESAR: But they make
you do things that you don't want
to do sometimes. KIM: Right. Just, when people
had hurt him in the past, right, 'cause they physically
probably dragged him around. CESAR: It's common for the owner
of a rescue dog to make their dog's past trauma
their own trauma. But that doesn't help a dog. KIM: I've got as much work
as he has. You know, like,
I've got to train myself, so. CESAR: Oh, yes, Kim. Oh, yes. Alright, may I do it? KIM: Yes. CESAR: Okay. So here. Rear. Tsch. [snarls]
Tsch, tsch, tsch, tsch. CESAR: I'm working with Kim, whose abused dog, Luke, has
a strong distrust of strangers. Right now I need Kim to get
past her pitiful look, if we are ever going to solve
his aggression issues. CESAR: May I do it?
KIM: Yes. CESAR: Okay. So here. [snarls]
Tsch, tsch, tsch, tsch. That's alright. He's gonna give in to it. Luke is resisting in the same
way he resisted the leash. So again, we need to be
persistent to unlock the behavior. Tsch. Tsch. Tsch. Tsch. Tsch. Tsch. Tsch. Tsch. Tsch. No. No. There you go, right there. This is where we want him to go. It's important for Kim
to follow through on this step. Getting Luke's body
into a relaxed position will actually calm
his mind, too. Until she can get him
into that state, he will continue to be
triggered by strangers. Yeah, but not on top of him, just, it's almost like, just
to get him in that position. Come on, you... KIM: Alright, come on. CESAR: There! KIM: Oh, good puppy. CESAR: All the way, all the way,
all the way. KIM: Okay, all the way. CESAR: All the way, all the way.
He's going. There you go. Just stay firm to it. KIM: Okay. Oh, good puppy. Good puppy. I was afraid that
I was hurting Luke, whether it was physically
or like mentally, by forcing him to the ground. But when Luke finally succumbed, and he was relaxed and
seemed completely fine, then it made me realize,
okay, I'm not hurting him, he's still okay. So that was a breakthrough. CESAR: He wrestled a little bit
like an alligator, right. We let him go through it, and then at one point,
well, that doesn't work. So what works? This works. KIM: Yeah. CESAR: Alright, so, then
they realize, well, I don't have to fight,
I can just relax. KIM: Mm-hmm. CESAR: Kim has gotten Luke
into a calm state. Now I'm gonna show her
how to keep him that way when strangers approach. Okay, Mercer.
This is really good. So here's another guy,
he sees another guy coming in, he's gonna do the same thing. KIM: Oh. Okay, you're okay.
Alright, baby, there you go. Oh, good puppy. CESAR: Here, Mercer. Food is a good tool
to build trust. So Kim can use it when
Luke meets new people. See how we're doing it? Now we bring in the food factor. You want him to give food, you
want him to take it from him, because it builds curiosity,
excitement and trust. So you have to teach people
how to approach him. KIM: Yeah. And you are guiding, leading, making sure that
he stays understanding, that nothing bad
is gonna happen. KIM: Right. I think the biggest thing
that I learned today is that I have a lot of say-so
in who approaches Luke, how they approach Luke, and also
how to help them approach Luke so that Luke can
accept it better. So for me, I feel like Cesar trained me more
than he really trained Luke. CESAR: Alright, Mr. Luke. Don't forget to remind her. [laughs] KIM: I made a promise to Luke
the day I brought him home that I will always be his mommy until the day
he leaves this Earth, and that I will give him
the best life I possibly can. Definitely through
the help of Cesar and now we know
what we need to do to give him that perfect life. [applause] ANDRE: At my dad's live event, it's time for a last
take-home tip. WOMAN: Cesar, thanks so much
for everything you did with the dogs. Me and my dogs love watching the
show, we learn a lot every time. ANDRE: My dad is going
to help an ex-cop whose dog is breaking all the
rules and pulling on the leash. MAN: He pulls constantly, and you think you're doing
all the right things, but he's really strong. So it's tough. [applause] CESAR: Right there.
Right there, yeah. So, do you have
a specific reason why you want him to walk
a little bit more relaxed? MAN: Couple years ago
I was involved in a motorcycle accident. I have half of this leg
and a broken back right now, and I really wanted to get
a dog for therapy, and he's got a great spirit,
very sweet. But he's been lunging,
very aggressive. And you don't see it coming. You know, he's just very calm,
and then all of a sudden just... CESAR: Quiet. Quiet, not calm.
That's quiet. MAN: Yeah. CESAR: Alright, so first thing
is really, you have to learn how to
exercise a dog to follow you. Especially your situation having, you know,
the body healing, you don't want a dog
to pull you, right. So let me see you a little bit. MAN: Come on, buddy. CESAR: Can I share something,
can I suggest something? Learn to just move
without a sound. Meaning don't, 'Let's go!' Don't do that. You can just move
without saying anything, and you will get
the same response. Okay, now let's help
our police officer. Gonna show you a trick,
my friend. This is like the Mexican way. MAN: Okay. [laughter] CESAR: I've seen this
a thousand times. It doesn't matter
how big you are, if you don't take control,
your dog will. And then you're gonna
make it an eight. This is gonna go here around. Then, yeah, come with me
right here, on this side. We're not gonna say a word,
we're just gonna move. And then we're gonna
invite him to switch. So it will be easier for him,
to walk him. So that way, when people pass us
by, his mind is in a calm state. Right now you're holding
the leash like this, so you pretty much are
keeping him on guard. So hold the leash here. Short, not tense.
Here, my friend. Breathe, breathe, breathe,
yeah, relax. MAN: Okay. CESAR: Don't let her go
in front of you. Don't look at the dog,
just trust, yeah. Just stay firm, on target,
on a mission. Yeah, and then they follow. Feel a little better? MAN: Yeah. CESAR: Now, as soon
as you're about to stop, you just pull up a little bit. Stop. There we go. And then relax the leash. See it? [applause] CESAR: What did you learn?
MAN: The boundaries, that's one. CESAR: Rules, boundaries,
limitations. MAN: Myself. CESAR: Yeah.
Calm, assertive energy. MAN: And how to make
a Mexican leash. [laughs] CESAR: That's right,
that's right. Thank you, guys, appreciate it. Thank you, guys. I had a great day. You guys had a good day? [applause] A short time after Andre and I
worked with Marc Ching, the activist trying to stop
the dog meat trade in Asia, he reached a historic agreement with a large dog meat market
in South Korea to close their slaughterhouses. It's an encouraging step towards ending this horrific
practice around the world.
