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Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life |  | Authors: Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  153 reviews
Sales Rank: 2474
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0307381676
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780307381675
ASIN: 0307381676
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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Product Description
The New York Times bestseller!
Be the Pack Leader is Cesar Millan’s guide for taking your relationship with your dog to a higher level. By developing the skills necessary to become the calm-assertive owner your dog needs in order for him to live a balanced, fulfilled life, you’ll improve your dog’s behavior and your own life as well.
Be the Pack Leader is filled with practical tips and techniques, including:
• How to use calm-assertive energy in relating to your dog—and to others around you
• The truth about behavioral tools, from leashes and harnesses to clickers and e-collars
• How to satisfy the needs of your dog’s breed
• Success stories from Cesar’s clients, viewers, and fans—including the Grogan family of Marley & Me fame
• A quick reference guide of specific, step-by-step procedures to tackling some of the most common dog behavior problems
“[Cesar] arrives amid chaos and leaves behind peace.”
—Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker
“[Millan is] serene and mesmerizing. . . . He deserves a cape and a mask.”
—New York Times
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 Great book! November 3, 2009
Carol Jenkins (Loveland, CO)
Reasonable price, prompt service. The book is a helpful guide to helping you be leader of your pack and maintain the position
Be the Pack Leader is a HIT! October 21, 2009
Linda R. Blakely (Iowa)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a huge hit with our organization! Adopters find themselves learning how "they" can be better pet owners through calm / assertive pack leadership.
Kudo's to Cesar Millan for sharing his wisdom, expertise and special gifts to the world! We are grateful for it.
Linda R. Blakely
Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary & Rescue
 Show + Book = Great Information October 20, 2009
K. Carson (Irving, TX USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked up Cesar's book, `Be The Pack Leader' because my wife and I ran into an issue with our two dogs who after being best friends for a year started having a fight every time we let them get near each other.
I had seen his shows before on TV and while his demonstrations are impressive, in most of the cases I always felt that he didn't give enough detail to begin working with our own dogs. This is where I was hoping the book would come in.
First, the positives, Cesar spends a lot of time describing his philosophy for dog behavior and how that relates to a human being the pack leader, for those looking for the short answer...provide dogs with exercise, discipline, and love in that order, and treat your dog first as an animal, then dog, then breed, then pet. While these seem simple, that is really all he ends up going through. All the stories and examples he gives in the book I believe come from Dog Whisperer episodes, and it was interesting getting to see an episode that I had just read about because the show and book helped make a more complete picture which was definitely helpful.
There are a few things, however, that I did not enjoy about this book. At no point does he really provide ways to understand how to recognize aggression or if an individual is the pack leader or not. He clearly states that he is not a trainer, but I still think some helpful instructions or guides would have been good for those key items that he really promotes, such as leading your dog on the walk, treadmill usage, recognizing submission before rewarding the dog, breed specific exercises, etc. Many of these are not commonly taught in your typical training book which is why I felt he should have had a more complete appendix to discuss these at the least.
Ultimately, my wife and I have watched countless Dog Whisperer episodes and in some ways I have probably gained more knowledge from the book, but more ideas and tips from the episodes. Finally, while we have worked with both dogs for a few months now and the fights have subsided, partially because we keep them separated most of the day, the one thing that cannot be taught is how we as owners can get past the nervousness and anxiousness we experience each time the dogs start to play and our inability to trust them together now. I guess some things just require patience and experience.
 All Fluff no Substance October 14, 2009
Woodpecker Sam (Denver, Wa usa)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I recently got a Standard Poodle puppy ( two weeks and we love him already) . I had competed in obedience competitions with my previous beloved Springer Spaniel and so I had some modest understanding of training, however, I wanted to start out with the best new techniques available. The Dog Whisperers techniques are based on focusing energy through the power of intention. I also happen to be a novice healer and practice these same techniques on body illnesses and have experienced some modest successes. I am saying that I am familiar with the power of our minds and believe in the concepts. However, the dog whisperer does not , I repeat does not explain even to one familiar with the power of intention and dog training on how you might execute this approach. He spends some 250 pages telling how great he is ( and I believe he is gifted) and all the wonderful accomplishments through the use of self directed energy but not how to perform the techniques or approach. The last 20 pages touches on some of the common situations such as dog jumping or aggressive behavior and what you should accomplish but not the "how". I read through the book, skipping pages to get through the long stories to find the meat but alas, all I found was fluff. I still enjoy his shows but no more Dog Whisperer books for me.
Not quite what I was hoping for. October 12, 2009
A. Estey
Although the success stories are very interesting, I was hoping for more instruction on specific techniques.
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