内容简介
Thereareatleast68milliondogsinAmerica,andtheirownerslavishbillionsofdollarsonthemeveryyear.Sowhydosomanypamperedpetshaveproblems?Inthisdefinitiveandaccessibleguide,CesarMillan—starofNationalGeographicChannel’shitshowDogWhispererwithCesarMillan—revealswhatdogstrulyneedtoliveahappyandfulfilledlife.FromhisappearancesonTheOprahWinfreyShowtohisrosterofcelebrityclientstohisrealitytelevisionseries,CesarMillanisAmerica’smostsought-afterdog-behaviorexpert.ButCesarisnotatrainerinthetraditionalsense—hisexpertiseliesinhisuniqueabilitytocomprehenddogpsychology.Tracinghisownamazingjourneyfromaclay-walledfarminMexicotothecelebritypalacesofLosAngeles,Cesarrecountshowhelearnedwhatmakesdogstick.InCesar’sWay,hesharesthiswisdom,layingthegroundworkforyoutohavestronger,moresatisfyingrelationshipswithyourcaninecompanions.Cesar’sformulaforacontentedandbalanceddogseemsimpossiblysimple:exercise,discipline,andaffection,inthatorder.Takingreadersthroughthebasicsofdogpsychologyandbehavior,Cesarsharestheinsidedetailsofsomeofhismostfascinatingcases,usingthemtoillustratehowcommonbehaviorissuesdevelopand,moreimportant,howtheycanbecorrected.Whetheryou’rehavingissueswithyourdogorjustwanttomakeagoodbondevenstronger,thisbookwillgiveyouadeeperappreciationofhowyourdogseestheworld,anditwillhelpmakeyourrelationshipwithyourbelovedpetaricherandmorerewardingone.
作者简介
ProfesssionaldogbehavioristCesarMillan("TheDogWhisperer")claimstorehabilitatedogsandtrainpeople.Certainly,thisextraordinarymanhasrescuedhundredsoftroubledcaninesfromdestructionandabandonmentandtaughtownersthecalm,assertiveleadershipskillsneededtohandledifficult,evenaggressivedogs.Millandevelopedhisuniquetalentsonhisgrandfather'sfarminMexico,wherehefirstobservedthe"powerofthepack"thathasbecomethelinchpinofhistrainingtechniques.(Todayhemaintainsperfectcontroloverapackofupto50dogs,includingsomeofthemostpowerful,protective,andaggressivebreedsaround.)AthisDogPsychologyCenterinLosAngeles,hereceivesasmanyas100callsadayfrompetownersdesperatetosolvesuchextremecaninebehaviorproblemsasshyness,insecurity,jealousy,and"redzone"aggression.TheEmmyAward-nominatedtelevisionprogramDogWhispererwithCesarMillandebutedontheNationalGeographicChannelin2004.MillangainedevenmoreattentionwhenheandhistrainingtechniqueswerefeaturedonTheOprahWinfreyShow.In2005,hereceivedaspecialcommendationfromtheNationalHumaneSocietyGenesisAwardCommitteeforhisworkinrehabilitatingshelteranimals.Heistheauthorofseveralbooksondogtraining--mostnotablyTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerCesar'sWay(2006)--andhasproducedalineofCDs,DVDs,andtrainingtools.