8:29 pm - 11/15/2012
Cesar Millan has a new show and is feeling like a top dog again—but two years ago he had given up on life.
An upcoming Nat Geo Wild documentary reveals that the Dog Whisperer star attempted suicide in 2010 following the death of his beloved pit bull, Daddy, and the breakup of his 16-year marriage.
"It was hard, because I wasn't expecting it," he says of the divorce from wife Ilusion, with whom he has two sons. "I went into a big depression. I lost a lot of weight. And I felt that I lost the most important thing, which was my family."
After surviving an overdose later that year, Millan says in the special, airing Nov. 25, that he eschewed medication and regained control of his life through exercise and work.
He also has a new love in his life, Jahira Dar, and is thinking about proposing—but he has to ask her parents first.
"I know they are going to say yes, but I like the whole Cinderella story," he says.
"I think my life has everything, you know, it has comedy has drama has action," Millan says. "I don't know about the ending yet. I'm just glad I can tell the story. Hopefully people get inspired, they get motivated. It doesn't matter where you come from. Really what I would like for people to get out of this is just to not lose hope, no matter what happens. You should never lose hope."
Next up, Leader of the Pack, which filmed in Spain, premieres on Nat Geo Wild in January.
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Cesar Millan Reveals Suicide Attempt Following Dog's Death and Divorce
Cesar Millan has a new show and is feeling like a top dog again—but two years ago he had given up on life.
An upcoming Nat Geo Wild documentary reveals that the Dog Whisperer star attempted suicide in 2010 following the death of his beloved pit bull, Daddy, and the breakup of his 16-year marriage.
"It was hard, because I wasn't expecting it," he says of the divorce from wife Ilusion, with whom he has two sons. "I went into a big depression. I lost a lot of weight. And I felt that I lost the most important thing, which was my family."
After surviving an overdose later that year, Millan says in the special, airing Nov. 25, that he eschewed medication and regained control of his life through exercise and work.
He also has a new love in his life, Jahira Dar, and is thinking about proposing—but he has to ask her parents first.
"I know they are going to say yes, but I like the whole Cinderella story," he says.
"I think my life has everything, you know, it has comedy has drama has action," Millan says. "I don't know about the ending yet. I'm just glad I can tell the story. Hopefully people get inspired, they get motivated. It doesn't matter where you come from. Really what I would like for people to get out of this is just to not lose hope, no matter what happens. You should never lose hope."
Next up, Leader of the Pack, which filmed in Spain, premieres on Nat Geo Wild in January.
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I worked in a doggie day care for a significant amount of time, and they also did dog training classes on Sunday's. Cesar Millan and his methods were not welcomed anywhere near the dogs in our care/training classes. I feel like people don't do enough research on him b/c he's really not as wonderful as people think
Edited at 2012-11-16 03:04 am (UTC)
For example, I really love how he emphasizes that dogs aren't there for your convenience, a dog has needs that must be met as well. He always tells people they need to exercise their dogs more, which is so true, and that they need to put the dogs on a consistent schedule (again, true) and that this will, in many cases, solve minor behavioral issues. So many dog owners don't know this, so I really have to give him credit for addressing these things.
The tapping he does with his foot, I don't like. The slight tugs on the leash is fine, but sometimes he jerks really hard with larger dogs, and I don't like that. But I also have to take into consideration what would be better for the dog? Obviously, it would be best if the dog could be taken to a specialist who doesn't do these questionable things. But if I had to pick between the dog being put down and Cesar Millan, I would choose Cesar Millan. If I had to pick between the dog's throat being stabbed by a prong collar while the owners pull on the leash to try and control it every time they go out...I would rather have Cesar Millan.
In the end, it really comes down to shades of grey. Some of what he says is really good. Others...not so much. But in many cases, the dogs that he has on his show have been to several different trainers and those same trainers have failed to rehabilitate the dogs. Are there some amazing trainers out there who can succeed without using Cesar Millan's methods? Absolutely. Do these average people have any chance of getting their dogs to these amazing trainers? I doubt it.
His training methods aren't for every dog, and some of them can be a bit harsh IMO... but there are some dogs who are so far gone that some of these methods are necessary to rehabilitate them.
I give no fucks about him, sorry to say.