ANVI_UTTARAVALLI AVEREE AVNI_UTTARAVALLIS CESAR CESAR_MILLAN CHARLIE LAURIE MARLON MARLON_AVEREE NARRATOR RAJ_UTTARAVALLI RAJ_UTTARAVALLIS RAJ_UTTARAVALLIS_SRI_UTTARAVALLIS SRI_UTTARAVALLI SRI_UTTARAVALLIS SRI_UTTARAVALLIS_RAJ_UTTARAVALLIS SRI_UTTARAVALLI_RAJ_UTTARAVALLI NARRATOR Coming up� NARRATOR 3 dogs� NARRATOR 3 different pandemic-fuelled problems� NARRATOR A poodle puppy that�s a terror indoors� CESAR He's just like a wrecking ball destroying everything he touches NARRATOR A three-time shelter dog with severe separation anxiety� LAURIE We can't leave him alone We try, and it's a whole production NARRATOR And a Belgian malinois that�s becoming too much to handle CESAR MILLAN Yeah You have a dog that�s literally 50 miles an hour <80 kilometers> right now RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Yeah CESAR MILLAN And it's gonna go faster NARRATOR Next, on a special episode of Cesar Millan Better Human Better Dog MARLON Angelo! AVEREE My name is Averee This is my husband, Marlon, and this is our puppy, Angelo AVEREE He's about six months now It is just the two of us and Angelo, so he's our baby of the family MARLON We love Angelo, but he is an absolute terror What are you doing? Hey Down Angelo, stop We got him at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic It's just like he finds these unique opportunities to begin to be the most disruptive AVEREE My very first Zoom meeting, Angelo comes running across with toilet paper out of the bathroom, and I'm trying to like gather myself and be professional, but also like, "Holy crap, Angelo What are you doing?" And even to this day, he's a very busy-body He needs a lot of attention I can't work Stop He's biting my chair He's biting me He wants to play No! MARLON And then the minute we leave the house, it's like "Braooooo!" AVEREE That's when we come home, and we find that things are destroyed AVEREE Hey! AVEREE It's weighing on me emotionally as his owner, because I feel like there's no control MARLON I just don't know what to do MARLON Come here Come here It's the people over there Come here CESAR MILLAN Well, well, well, Cesar Nice to meet you AVEREE Averee Nice to meet you CESAR MILLAN Pleasure Nice to meet you, brother MARLON Marlon Nice to meet you AVEREE Sorry MARLON Sorry CESAR MILLAN Whoa Whoa MARLON He clearly knows who you are CESAR MILLAN Yeah AVEREE As you can see CESAR MILLAN Well, thank you I guess AVEREE This is unfortunately one of the things we need help with CESAR MILLAN Yeah? What else do you think you need help? AVEREE He just has not had life without us, so anytime we're not paying attention to him or we're leaving him, it's like an emotional toll on us, so CESAR MILLAN Right AVEREE I feel like our lack of parenting Angelo successfully has caused issues between us of just wanting to be on the same page, but we don't know how CESAR MILLAN Right So this is your first dog, right? AVEREE Yeah MARLON First dog AVEREE We can learn CESAR MILLAN But what I'm about to tell you is actually, in my humble opinion, what every person in the world should know before they get a dog MARLON Okay AVEREE Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN We are ears, eyes, nose They are nose, eyes ears AVEREE Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN So the more you verbally talk, the less you communicate with the dog Most people go "Stay Stay No Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Angelo! Angelo Here's a cookie" You see what I mean? AVEREE Yeah CESAR MILLAN The excitement of the sound and the tension is the energy makes a dog not connect AVEREE Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN So that's what I'm going to help you achieve the basics of connection, communication AVEREE Yeah CESAR MILLAN Come on MARLON Are you sure you don't do human counseling? CESAR MILLAN That's what I'm doing That's what I'm doing You ready? AVEREE Awesome We're ready We're excited CESAR MILLAN Yes! CESAR MILLAN Angelo is an out of control puppy AVEREE Sorry! MARLON Sorry CESAR MILLAN He's just like a wrecking ball destroying everything he touches So his parents are just blowing tons of money because of it AVEREE Our walks are an apology tour CESAR MILLAN Right? Just put a shirt on it "Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry" CESAR MILLAN So I need to bring them to my ranch to help them now CESAR MILLAN All right We've seen enough We've got a lot of work to do Let's go AVEREE Okay CESAR MILLAN That's plenty CESAR MILLAN I have a place here We call it the Annex I want to see how you behave and just give you a little bit of feedback Just pretend this is your home All right Let's go inside AVEREE Okay CESAR MILLAN The biggest issue they're having with Angelo is inside behavior He follows them everywhere, does Zoom bombs with toilet paper, whining when they're on the phone, I'm getting a lot of calls about this during the pandemic It can get really bad if you don't know how to address it NARRATOR Cesar observes Marlon and Averee's inside behavior with Angelo to see how they interact with no outside distractions CESAR MILLAN Here, the dog already took over He's exploring in the environment MARLON Buddy Come here Come here Come here Come here Come here CESAR MILLAN My brother has no idea Look at, now's he's asking him to be on top or next to him MARLON Hey Hey CESAR MILLAN That's pretty bad MARLON Angelo is sniffing and running around And I'm letting him explore because I think that's the right thing to do AVEREE There's definitely added pressure knowing that Cesar's on the outside of this room watching us CESAR MILLAN They're doing exactly what they're not supposed to be doing CESAR MILLAN Too much exploring Too much time on top of them, and they never once send him to his dog bed When a dog has no boundaries, it can lead to destructive behavior, especially during this pandemic when we're locked up inside our homes together And it can only get worse when we leave them alone CESAR MILLAN All right, guys You can come out but leave him inside, so we can see what he does when you guys leave MARLON Hey No Sit AVEREE Go to your bed MARLON Sit Stay Stay CESAR MILLAN His brain is so used to being close to them and excited, so they can't make the shift So, this whole barking stuff is separation anxiety In his brain, he never stopped following you, like the umbilical cord was never cut MARLON Uh-hmm AVEREE Absolutely CESAR MILLAN You see what I mean? So his brain was excited, so now he's confused because he can't follow you AVEREE Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN But when you were just sitting down there, instead of just telling him to go to your bed and you guys chill there, he just started doing all of that So this is a great opportunity for you to teach what to do AVEREE Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN Let's do it CESAR MILLAN I'm getting a lot of calls for quarantine dogs with what's known as separation anxiety Left untreated, that separation anxiety leads to an insecure and fearful dog who looks at the world like anything could be a threat And all the barking, the lunging, and the biting follows Seeing how bad Angelo's separation anxiety is, now I can teach Marlon and Averee how to fix it before it becomes aggressive And how you treat this is to have a ritual, so that leaving the house is the same as coming home CESAR MILLAN What I want you to practice is the formula no touch, no talk, no eye contact Most people say, "So you want me to ignore him?" AVEREE Yeah That's what I was thinking CESAR MILLAN It looks like it, but you're not ignoring the dog You're ignoring the state of mind the dog is in AVEREE Yeah CESAR MILLAN When people go away, when they come back, what they see is a dog that "missed them," and what I see is a dog that is excited and anxious And so, the best thing that dog needs is no touch, no talk, no eye contact And then reunite with the dog when the dog is calm AVEREE It makes me laugh because I always thought the way Angelo greeted me was with love, but we're learning that that's disobedient and disrespectful, and we're gonna show our love in other ways CESAR MILLAN So no touch, no talk, no eye contact AVEREE Normally, we tango all the way to the kitchen, to the cabinet, to put my purse down, to wash my hands, and he just does not get it CESAR MILLAN No eye contact AVEREE So it's amazing having this reuniting exercise I thought I knew what I was doing, and Cesar has definitely shown us the right way on how to fix it CESAR MILLAN Now that we're starting to control Angelo's excitement when we reunite, I want to go to the next level by adding what we all know dogs can't resist, food CESAR MILLAN Do me a favor and move towards him AVEREE Toward him? CESAR MILLAN Towards him Towards Go, go, go Towards Like go AVEREE Like put this down? CESAR MILLAN No Look, so when you move, in order for him to give you more of what we're looking for, So you come here, and he gives you an obedience behavior Tsch AVEREE Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN Tsch By Averee moving toward Angelo, she's beginning to set boundaries CESAR MILLAN He's not moving away He's following Towards him We want to give you that position of leadership by you moving in AVEREE Yeah CESAR MILLAN And then he has to give you move away from you AVEREE Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN When Angelo learns those boundaries and sees Averee claim that space, it's going to do two things teach him that creating distance is normal, so leaving the room doesn't result in an anxiety attack It also means the human owns the space CESAR MILLAN Yes Much better Beautiful That's it He's moving away from you So the way they behave with food, you can say with a baby, with grandma, with whatever you want It's the same reaction MARLON AVEREE Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN "Give me space" That's what you're saying AVEREE That makes sense Truly understanding what a boundary is, I think will make things so much better knowing, like, I can come into a calm environment, and I can greet my husband, and I can greet Angelo at the right moment CESAR MILLAN Yeah He's down with this exercise He's like, "I got it" NARRATOR Marlon and Averee return home to continue working with Angelo, but his progress takes a step in the wrong direction MARLON Angelo's made some strides, but there's been some, some regression MARLON Down, Angelo You've got to lay down AVEREE The separation anxiety has definitely worsened MARLON Stay down Stay down AVEREE Oh! MARLON Oh, my He's jumping on me What are you doing? Stop Stop Angelo, stop! AVEREE We've definitely back-tracked I'm really hoping Cesar can help us change that CESAR MILLAN Come on Averee, shoulders up Tsch AVEREE I'm anxious walking up to Cesar MARLON Definitely put a lot of pressure on myself As we're walking in today, we don't know if Angelo's going to completely flip the script CESAR MILLAN All right So we're here for your final test I need your A-game MARLON I honestly expect him to be terrible CESAR MILLAN All right, so the last time you guys were here, we worked on separation anxiety So you're going to go in there and practice to leave home MARLON Right CESAR MILLAN So first, watch me CESAR MILLAN Before they go inside, I want to first show them exactly how to claim their space CESAR MILLAN So watch, even how I enter Okay? The idea is, you can't come near me unless I invite you So I'm going to start that way CESAR MILLAN It's not just about calming the dog when you're leaving home You also have to let him know you're in control from the moment you walk through the door CESAR MILLAN Tsch AVEREE Definitely demanded the space just upon walking in CESAR MILLAN Once they've calm Angelo down, they need to let him know what space in the apartment is his CESAR MILLAN Relax CESAR MILLAN They should tell him to lay down when they come in, and also before they leave Right now, he can't follow people If they're calm and in control of the space, Angelo should get the message AVEREE Not even moving MARLON Yeah AVEREE Oh, my gosh It's amazing CESAR MILLAN All right, guys It's your turn Don't forget keep calm and back each other up Do it, do it, do it AVEREE Go CESAR MILLAN Pow MARLON Go Go Go CESAR MILLAN You got this, guys You got it MARLON Go Go Sit Stay Stay Stay Go! Go MARLON As we're working through the exercise, Angelo is just not listening, and I can feel myself getting frustrated MARLON Go! Go! CESAR MILLAN Seems like you�re getting a little frustrated Stay calm Stay confident If he follows you, don't say, "Go" Just boom, touch Make it happen Make it happen MARLON Stay Stay CESAR MILLAN Stay Oh, Averee, back him up AVEREE Go! Go CESAR MILLAN There we go, Averee There we go Good timing AVEREE Go AVEREE I wasn't preparing to take over, but it really just kind of snapped in the moment that I'm like, "Okay This is kind of my moment to step up to the plate" AVEREE Stay CESAR MILLAN Perfect Perfect Ooh, almost Almost All right So that's the calm surrender I'm looking for AVEREE Yay! CESAR MILLAN Good job Awesome AVEREE I'm so excited CESAR MILLAN Let's go Let's bring him out Let's bring him out CESAR MILLAN I'm proud of them If they maintain the exercises, and just understanding how to adjust their energy, work together, they're going to have the perfect dog MARLON Good dog AVEREE Yay Good boy CESAR MILLAN You did it! AVEREE I am feeling a lot of assurance and excitement and confidence today So I'm really excited about just the progress that you've made and that we've made together MARLON I'm definitely feeling recharged I'm really looking forward to seeing how we can continue to grow together And improve Angelo and improve ourselves, and also continue to improve our family AVEREE Thanks, babe MARLON You did it CESAR MILLAN Now you get a tequila shot MARLON Yes CESAR MILLAN Absolutely NARRATOR Separation anxiety is one of the biggest issues found with pandemic puppies Cesar�s next case takes it to a whole new level� LAURIE How do you think Dakota is gonna react to Cesar when he first meets him? CHARLIE Oh, I'm not sure I think he might be a little nervous because he's a scaredy-cat LAURIE I'm Laurie This is Charlie And this is our dog, Dakota CHARLIE When we got Dakota, he was 10 months old, and he's about a year and a half now We were looking at lots of shelters and came across a listing for a dog who needed a home, and Laurie and I immediately fell in love with the photos of Dakota LAURIE When we got him, we were told that he had some separation anxiety And we definitely noticed that right away CHARLIE He truly is a shadow in some ways He follows us everywhere And I think initially we thought, oh this is so endearing And because we got Dakota in Covid, it actually took a while for us to leave him by himself and realize the extent of his anxiety LAURIE No CHARLIE Just go out The one time we did leave Dakota by himself and it was only for about a half an hour, we came back to a truly panicking dog LAURIE It's ok CHARLIE He had torn up a few things and that wasn't what we were worried about It was just quite sad to see the state he was in He was having a panic attack And we knew that he was looking for us, because he actually ran through a screen door on a balcony, so that he could run through another screen door into our bedroom to check that we weren't in the bedroom LAURIE We've only left him alone for about two minutes at a time since then CHARLIE It is just part of our lives that Dakota is with us 24 hours a day And I think he's quite ok with that And we realize it's probably not sustainable CHARLIE In his first year of life, we're his third home And I'm worried he thinks there might be a fourth CESAR MILLAN Good morning! CHARLIE Oh good morning, Cesar How are you? LAURIE Hi CESAR MILLAN Right this way, guys CHARLIE Nice to see you CESAR MILLAN Awesome CHARLIE Thank you so much for having us CESAR MILLAN Welcome to the ranch CHARLIE This is fantastic Yes LAURIE Thank you CESAR MILLAN So, how can I help? CHARLIE So I think we have quite a nervous dog, who's not comfortable being by himself LAURIE We can't leave him alone We try, and it's a whole production And he gets very worked up, and he has panic attacks, where he just shakes and chews And we're worried he's gonna hurt himself That's really my biggest concern Yeah It's really heartbreaking to watch CESAR MILLAN This panicked behavior is sometimes the result of what's called separation anxiety Shelter dogs who have had multiple families, can become confused because important people from their lives keep disappearing This can lead to instability and anxious behavior, like we're seeing from Dakota CESAR MILLAN Alright let's get the guy out CHARLIE Love you CESAR MILLAN Oh that's bad Oh my god, no No Put it back Put it back CHARLIE Put him back in? CESAR MILLAN Yeah Yeah CHARLIE Dakota Dakota CESAR MILLAN See that? He has to stop LAURIE I know He rushes through doorways CESAR MILLAN No, not your dog Your man Your human man needs to stop that baby talk right now because it's gonna make him very nervous CESAR MILLAN Unfortunately, baby talk is a very common thing around dog people There's nothing wrong with it It's just that most people do it at the wrong time for the wrong reasons Like here Dakota is behaving anxiously, and Charlie's baby talk is interpreted as a reward for feeling that way CESAR MILLAN That's better We have a lot of work to do Follow me CESAR MILLAN To see how deep Dakota's anxiety goes, I want to observe the family's typical separation routine Okay Okay, so pretend this gate is your front door, and Laurie, you're about to leave the house LAURIE Come Come No Sit Sit Stay Stay Good boy Good boy CESAR MILLAN So, now since you're inside the house, what would you do there? CHARLIE I mean I would try to calm him down normally CESAR MILLAN Like how, what would you do? CHARLIE Stroke him, just CESAR MILLAN Stroke him? CHARLIE Yeah CESAR MILLAN No, no, no CESAR MILLAN If you pet him, you're not giving him direction to calm down You're giving affection when he's nervous CHARLIE Yeah CESAR MILLAN Let me explain why Dakota has separation issues At only a year and a half old, he has already been in three homes Twice before, his parents have left and not come back That can be extremely confusing for a dog It's up to Laurie and Charlie to replace that confusion with confidence But with their constant baby talk CHARLIE Don't worry Don't worry Don't worry CESAR MILLAN Over-petting and letting him linger by the door, they are encouraging worry and distress We need to stop all of that right now CESAR MILLAN Now when you come back and reunite, no touch no talk, no eye contact No touch, no talk, no eye contact I know this is cute I understand Please see beyond cuteness No touch, no talk, no eye contact Tsch Careful! No, no, no He shouldn't be touching you, let alone using his teeth So, come here CESAR MILLAN Biting in any form should never be tolerated, even with little nips like that Dakota is an Australian Cattle Dog, so he is a natural herder and that's exactly what he's doing, herding Laurie away from the door The dog isn't trying to hurt her, but when the teeth come out, people can get hurt CESAR MILLAN Tsch Hey See how he's touching you without you requesting that? LAURIE Right CESAR MILLAN I'm not saying don't play with the dog, I'm just saying, you have to be able to convey that that's not what you want He needs to understand, we don't use our mouth CHARLIE No LAURIE Right CESAR MILLAN You gotta claim yourself One more time LAURIE Okay Stay! CESAR MILLAN Yes That's what we want right there That right there That was good! LAURIE I headed into today feeling very optimistic and hopeful, but I didn't expect that we would already be where we are Until today, he was completely unable to take our direction CESAR MILLAN That's what you want Your turn, Charlie CHARLIE Yeah? My turn? CESAR MILLAN Yeah That is excitement, which is normal The first thing I see, is that Dakota did not follow Charlie to the door the same way he did with Laurie He seems less worried about Dad leaving than Mom CHARLIE Dakota, stay CESAR MILLAN Nice Yeah, that's good See, that's at a distance Come and meet the queen Nice, come on Yeah Tsch! CESAR MILLAN That was interesting too Instead of biting Charlie like he did with Laurie, he stayed at a distance, and only got close when Charlie touched Laurie And then he jumped on her, not Charlie Now I know that Dakota's separation anxiety is much more focused on Laurie than Charlie CESAR MILLAN We need to focus our work on correcting that relationship between Laurie and Dakota Follow me, guys Follow me, guys NARRATOR Cesar plans to use his annex to teach Dakota's pet parents proper separation techniques CESAR MILLAN You guys are gonna go in there and make him feel at home And then you're gonna come out, and then you come out So I want to see the separation anxiety at its best LAURIE Okay CESAR MILLAN Alright, just go in there CESAR MILLAN I need to increase the difficulty, so in this next exercise, Dakota won't be able to maintain eye contact with Charlie and Laurie when they leave like before This will really trigger his anxiety, but that is the only way we can correct it CESAR MILLAN There we go See? He's just showing right away exactly who he's close to CHARLIE Well, he made a good choice CESAR MILLAN Okay Let's ease into this with Charlie first Whenever you're ready, my friend CHARLIE Dakota, sit Stay CESAR MILLAN You see how close he is to the door? LAURIE Yes CESAR MILLAN So for him, he never understood distance So pretty much, we're closing the door on his face Right? And he's still unsure like "Hey He left through that door Should we follow him?" LAURIE Right CESAR MILLAN You need to tell him what to do Move him out of the space by the door, where he gets most anxious That's how you'll help snap him out of it And that's why you have that bed right there LAURIE Up here Yes CESAR MILLAN Don't forget to say stay, yeah LAURIE Dakota, stay Dakota, lay CESAR MILLAN Good See the yawn? CESAR MILLAN A yawn means relaxation So now that Dakota's anxiety has been lowered, we need to take the next step, with Laurie leaving CESAR MILLAN That's great right there Whenever you're ready to leave the house LAURIE Stay CESAR MILLAN What? CHARLIE That was amazing CESAR MILLAN What? Look at this He's still in the bed! CHARLIE Yeah He's still in the bed, Laurie That's not him CESAR MILLAN Now, your job is to maintain that CHARLIE Okay CESAR MILLAN Not touch, no talk, no eye contact If he comes, send him to the bed CHARLIE Yeah LAURIE Ah He just got up CESAR MILLAN Laurie, he thought you would be with Charlie and you're not So now he is anxious again Charlie, now move him away from the door CHARLIE Go to bed CESAR MILLAN He doesn't take him serious CHARLIE Go to bed! CESAR MILLAN Wait! Watch the door! CESAR MILLAN Grab him! CHARLIE Dakota! CESAR MILLAN Now bring him in Bring him in Just walk that way She's gonna bring him back to you CESAR MILLAN We saw in the Serengeti that Dakota followed Charlie's direction when he could see Laurie was nearby But when Laurie is out of sight, all bets are off CESAR MILLAN Stay CHARLIE Stay! CESAR MILLAN Much better CESAR MILLAN Well, this afternoon was a little hit or miss The behavior I just saw boils down to the fact that Dakota doesn't respect their leadership or their space That is the heart of all their problems CESAR Good morning! NARRATOR The next day, Cesar teaches Charlie and Laurie a simple, but effective, way to reward Dakota for showing the proper respect CHARLIE I'm gonna see how good he is on the frisbee CHARLIE Playing frisbee is the ultimate reward for Dakota because it taps into his natural herding instincts as an Australian cattle dog Charlie and Laurie can use the prospect of playing frisbee to reward him for respecting their space and following directions CHARLIE See what he's doing to your shoe, I want to redirect it into a frisbee So we're not saying you can't use your mouth CHARLIE Yeah CESAR MILLAN You can't use your mouth on us CHARLIE Okay CESAR MILLAN Hey! CESAR MILLAN Dakota has to understand, when I get excited and jump or nip at my humans, then I don't get the frisbee But when I give the proper space and calm surrender, then I get my reward CESAR MILLAN Tsch Then the reward is that So I'm actually rewarding him because he's giving me space CHARLIE Yeah CESAR MILLAN You can invite him over here CHARLIE You want to play? Come on Let's play Hey! CESAR MILLAN Did he just rip your shirt? CHARLIE Uh, you know, I haven't counted how many holes are in the shirt, but LAURIE Five CHARLIE Five Five holes It'll be a good souvenir CESAR MILLAN When he gets overly excited, you have to send the brain back to calm surrender CHARLIE Come on Let's play Hey! CESAR MILLAN Better And then throw it Yeah! CESAR MILLAN Playing Frisbee taps into Dakota's mind in such a simple but profound way If they all can keep working on it, all that chaos we've been seeing will begin to disappear NARRATOR One week later, Cesar visits Dakota at the family�s house CESAR MILLAN Hey, hey, hey Come on out, guys CHARLIE How are you, Cesar? CESAR MILLAN Come on, hey! Look at this guy NARRATOR Today, he'll check up on their progress CESAR MILLAN Well, as we all remember the last time So I want to see how you have improved on your frisbee skills CESAR MILLAN Ready? CHARLIE Yeah Ready CESAR MILLAN Let's do it CHARLIE It smells he's ready too CESAR MILLAN He is ready! CHARLIE Yeah CESAR MILLAN What I'm looking for here is can Charlie and Laurie get Dakota to calm surrender with the frisbee before they throw it Dakota must show that he can respect their space CESAR MILLAN That's really good CHARLIE Go for it CESAR MILLAN Yes! CHARLIE Yeah! CESAR MILLAN Right? Makes him stay back CHARLIE Yeah Yeah, he takes notice CESAR MILLAN Yes Laurie do you want to try it? LAURIE Yeah CESAR MILLAN Yeah Yeah stay LAURIE Stay Sit Stay CESAR MILLAN There you go LAURIE Okay, go CESAR MILLAN Yes Good! You can see that now Dakota is respecting their space I'm super proud of Laurie especially, because Dakota used to really invade her space NARRATOR After Dakota exhibits a promising calm surrender state with the frisbee, Cesar takes everyone out front for their final challenge CESAR MILLAN So now we're gonna do the final challenge, which is the separation part of it CHARLIE Hey! CESAR MILLAN So the exercise is gonna be very simple You're gonna have these cones to give you a point of reference This is your door And then there is 25 feet <7 Meters> That is 50 feet <15 Meters> And then Laurie once you get to the 75 feet <22 Meters>, you just move out of sight, so then we are going to challenge him not being able to see you CESAR MILLAN Dakota's separation anxiety is really triggered by Laurie If we can solve the issue with her, he should be fine with Charlie To make that happen, Charlie needs to be assertive, keeping Dakota calm as Laurie gets further and further away This is something he couldn't do that last week CESAR MILLAN So calm surrender when you leave and calm surrender when you come back Alright Let's do it CHARLIE Sit CESAR MILLAN He's just a little bit Just a little bit excited, but not too much CHARLIE Mhmm CESAR MILLAN This is good CESAR MILLAN Dakota almost went to full calm surrender on the separation with Laurie, but it is still a night and day difference from last week Now I need to see if he can stay calm for the reunion CESAR MILLAN Alright Laurie Come back! There we go There you go Beautiful LAURIE Hi CHARLIE Hi CESAR MILLAN I am completely blown away Dakota is totally respecting their space on the reunions You create the happy-go-lucky CHARLIE Yeah CESAR MILLAN No more jumping No more biting I'm very proud of this pack That's a good boy CHARLIE For the last 10 months, we've been hostages in our own home I mean this has been our hope, and we've been so impressed with how Cesar has been able to teach us how to communicate with Dakota where his place is in our little family team CESAR MILLAN Good boy Good boy! NARRATOR Families that got dogs during the pandemic are battling more than separation anxiety NARRATOR Next, Cesar heads to Porter Ranch, California, where a fast-growing Belgian Malinois puppy is completely overwhelming a family of first-time dog owners RAJ UTTARAVALLIS You go first SRI UTTARAVALLIS Oh Hi, my name is Sri RAJ UTTARAVALLIS My name is Raj SRI UTTARAVALLIS We're here to talk about our dog, Chilli Our dog is ten months now, and we rescued her when she was two months old I'm not a dog person I never grew up with dogs But, it was Covid season and our kids especially wanted to bring a dog home As soon as we saw Chilli, we felt she was the one We really fell in love with her But I didn't expect her to grow so big When we got her, she was ten pounds <4 kilograms> and now, after a few months, she's a whole 60 pounds <27 kilogram> so far RAJ UTTARAVALLIS I thought I knew how to handle her but, it's pretty bad actually Because of her size, it becomes, like, really scary I have to use a lot of strength to stop her SRI UTTARAVALLIS If I were to take her alone by myself, and she were to chase after a car, I don't want any accidents to happen And my kids, who want to spend more time with her, she's too big for them AVNI UTTARAVALLIS What worries me most about Chilli is me and my brother, we can't take her on walks My mom or my dad always has to walk her RAJ UTTARAVALLIS I'm always scared My kids take her out, they can get really hurt Because of my job, once COVID disappears, I have to travel a lot again So, I worry a lot about how my wife and kids are going to handle Chilli I'm really scared she may put other people in danger, she may put my kids in danger Worst case scenario, giving Chilli up for adoption We don't want to go there yet But these are the things that may happen SRI UTTARAVALLIS Hi! CESAR MILLAN Hello RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Hi CESAR MILLAN Come on outside, come on outside Let's talk over here SRI UTTARAVALLIS So nice to see you! CESAR MILLAN Okay, thank you, thank you How can I help? RAJ UTTARAVALLIS With our dog Chilli CESAR MILLAN Yeah That is her? RAJ UTTARAVALLIS SRI UTTARAVALLIS Yeah SRI UTTARAVALLIS That is her CESAR MILLAN And this is your first dog? RAJ UTTARAVALLIS SRI UTTARAVALLIS Yes CESAR MILLAN First dog ever? SRI UTTARAVALLIS I had a couple of kittens when I was smaller, but CESAR MILLAN Yeah, it's not the same SRI UTTARAVALLIS It's not the same! They take care of themselves CESAR MILLAN Yeah Yeah Exactly CESAR MILLAN This year, there's been a huge surge in adoptions during COVID Dogs are finding homes, which is beautiful and amazing But now there are many first-time dog owners like the Uttaravallis that feel that they're in over their heads CESAR MILLAN Let's take her for a walk Is that okay? SRI UTTARAVALLIS RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Yeah! CESAR MILLAN The most important part with a dog is the walk RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Mm-hmm SRI UTTARAVALLIS Okay CESAR MILLAN So if the walk is bad, everything else is gonna be bad RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Stay, stay, stay Stay, stay, stay Come on Easy, easy Easy CESAR MILLAN We can change so many things already Because everything you said didn't actually have any effect RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Okay Okay CESAR MILLAN You know what I mean Like "Stay, stay, stay" She never stayed RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Okay CESAR MILLAN "Easy, easy, easy" She was never easy RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Mhmm CESAR MILLAN Right So you said words, but those words never matched the action RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Okay CESAR MILLAN Chilli was already over-excited, and the prospect of a walk took that excitement to another level Raj asked her to calm down, but he didn't follow-through Now, I'm going to show them the right way to leash her up CESAR MILLAN You can say all the commands you want At the end of the day, it's the action Tsch She has to calm down Tsch Calm So before we go to the outside world, we have to be calm RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN The reward is to go outside SRI UTTARAVALLIS So as soon as Cesar put the leash on and we saw how Chili reacted, it was incredible And it suddenly gave me some hope CESAR MILLAN I wanna see right now how you normally walk RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Okay Chilli CESAR MILLAN Easy Yeah, there you go SRI UTTARAVALLIS Chilli, down! CESAR MILLAN So you normally walk him? SRI UTTARAVALLIS We take turns CESAR MILLAN Oh, turns RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Yeah SRI UTTARAVALLIS I can walk, yeah, Chilli, come, come No, no Sit, sit Yeah CESAR MILLAN I hope the kids don't walk her RAJ UTTARAVALLIS No SRI UTTARAVALLIS No, we're not letting them RAJ UTTARAVALLIS She's too difficult CESAR MILLAN Yeah SRI UTTARAVALLIS Chilli, stop, stop Stop, stop No, no, no No, no CESAR MILLAN Sri has the same problem as Raj She says stop, but dogs are ruled by their nose first, their eyes second, and their ears last RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Come on, come on, Chilli CESAR MILLAN Verbal commands are the last thing Chilli will obey Raj and Sri need to use the leash to control where her nose and eyes are pointed SRI UTTARAVALLIS Down! RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Chilli, Chilli CESAR MILLAN See, that's really bad Oooh, oooh, oohh! CESAR MILLAN Be careful! That leash is going to come off! CESAR MILLAN All of that pulling loosened the leash around her neck She could have slipped right out of it CESAR MILLAN So that was just out of control CESAR MILLAN Before every dog with big problems there's a young dog, like Chilli, with small problems Dogs her age can have a lot of energy, but Chilli is channeling that into aggression, and her pet parents are first time dog owners who are clueless Chilli, Raj and Sri need a crash course in dog walking, and we're starting that right now CESAR MILLAN You can use this tool all the way on the top Its' the most sensitive part of the neck It's easier to guide the dog So short, not tense I wanna show you how would I, you know, erase this Shht Hey Tchht Normal because that's what she has learned Tchht By her staying quiet, see the bark? RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Yeah Wow CESAR MILLAN When she gets aggressive, instead of continuing the walk I refocus her nose and her eyes away from the other dog, then guide her to sit and calm down CESAR MILLAN You don't have a dog that is five miles an hour <8 kilometers> RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Yeah CESAR MILLAN Yeah You have a dog that�s literally 50 miles an hour <80 kilometers> right now RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Yeah SRI UTTARAVALLIS Oh, yeah CESAR MILLAN And it's gonna go faster RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Yeah Yeah CESAR MILLAN Her full potential speed has not yet arrived RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Uh-hmm CESAR MILLAN So I would like to invite you guys to my ranch, So we can master the walk That's all I want to focus on with her RAJ UTTARAVALLIS Yeah, yeah CESAR MILLAN Definitely Chilli is running the family It's really really bad SRI UTTARAVALLI Here we are, DPC! NARRATOR The Uttaravalli family arrives at the DPC for a crash course in dog walking 101 with Chilli SRI UTTARAVALLI This is awesome! CESAR MILLAN Yeah, let's get some dogs in here CESAR MILLAN Now, it's time to teach Raj and Sri everything they need to know to walk their dog Since Chilli is easily distracted, I want to surround her with my pack, so we can teach her how to ignore distractions and stay focused CESAR MILLAN We're gonna practice just walking around other dogs in an obedient way RAJ UTTARAVALLI The problem is, she keeps sniffing around and tries to pull us wherever she finds a smell And she's always distracted SRI UTTARAVALLI So on our walks before, Chilli used to just drag me on the road, and I would not be able to handle her energy CESAR MILLAN You need to use the leash to control her nose So this is the way Hold the leash short, not tense Look Shoulders up, head high Even if there's distraction, she has to learn to ignore them Proud, confident, calm Stay focused Tsch CESAR MILLAN I want this family to master the walk because they're still in a preventative state CESAR MILLAN You want to try? CESAR MILLAN That's the easiest thing to do Mastering the walk is literally where you learn ABC, and after that, it's a piece of cake CESAR MILLAN Confident! RAJ UTTARAVALLI Mm-hmm SRI UTTARAVALLI Oh, she doesn't like it, surely CESAR MILLAN Don't let her get distracted Yes! Look at that Different? RAJ UTTARAVALLI Oh, wow This is amazing SRI UTTARAVALLI Chilli, is that you? CESAR MILLAN Okay Mom's turn Don't look at the dog Yeah, look ahead There you go Relax, shoulders up, head high Then the leash has a much better effect CESAR MILLAN A tight leash makes the dog believe there is something dangerous here that you're holding him back from It makes the dog tense A relaxed leash tells the dog that you are relaxed CESAR MILLAN Good, right? SRI UTTARAVALLI Do I have a different dog? CESAR MILLAN She has a different human! That's calm confident And you're doing it in a place where, look, look at the other dogs, she is promoting the calmness RAJ UTTARAVALLI Mm-hmm NARRATOR Now that Chilli and the family know the basics of the walk, Cesar's increasing the degree of difficulty CESAR MILLAN So welcome to the Agility Arena NARRATOR Sri and Raj have to guide her through an obstacle course CESAR MILLAN Doesn't have to be fast CESAR MILLAN Dog walks are not just about walking in a straight line The real world has obstacles You might cross paths with a wild animal or a tree that's blocking the trail on a hike You need to be able to communicate to the dog exactly what you want them to do in different situations SRI UTTARAVALLI Yay! CESAR MILLAN You see it? RAJ UTTARAVALLI Hey, Chilli CESAR MILLAN This is about me giving you the most basic way how to deal with obstacles RAJ UTTARAVALLI Mm-hmm SRI UTTARAVALLI Okay CESAR MILLAN All right Let's get the challenge! NARRATOR To up the ante, Cesar's invited two of his most distracting barnyard friends CESAR MILLAN I've brought in Lorenzo and Amadeus because their smells are very distracting for a dog Nose, eyes, ears That is the order of importance So this really forces them to take control of her nose So, if you are able to stop your dog from moving towards a llama, which has his own smell, a horse which has his own smell, then you are controlling the instincts of the dog RAJ UTTARAVALLI Oh, she's already CESAR MILLAN Well, she's alerting you, right? RAJ UTTARAVALLI Mm-hmm CESAR MILLAN If you don't control right now, you will eventually see aggression SRI UTTARAVALLI Okay Come, Chilli Let's go SRI UTTARAVALLI Okay, come, Chilli SRI UTTARAVALLI Yay Good girl CESAR MILLAN Very nice SRI UTTARAVALLI All right Into the hoop Yes, yes CESAR MILLAN Stop right there for you SRI UTTARAVALLI Yes CESAR MILLAN Tell her to sit down SRI UTTARAVALLI Sit CESAR MILLAN Yeah SRI UTTARAVALLI Good CESAR MILLAN Yes SRI UTTARAVALLI Good girl, Chilli SRI UTTARAVALLI When I saw Chilli laying down next to the llama, I was speechless For her to just sit there, relax, and watch them from a distance was really mind-blowing CESAR MILLAN Your turn RAJ UTTARAVALLI Okay CESAR MILLAN How did mom did? ANVI UTTARAVALLI Good CESAR MILLAN Really good, ain't it? RAJ UTTARAVALLI Chilli, it's my turn Come on CESAR MILLAN Very good, very good That's it, she can feel your calm confidence RAJ UTTARAVALLI Okay CESAR MILLAN Coming up on the llama Stop right there RAJ UTTARAVALLI Sit CESAR MILLAN Beautiful ANVI UTTARAVALLI I never really thought that Chilli would make friends with a pony and a llama That's pretty epic! RAJ UTTARAVALLI I had no idea if Chilli was capable of doing anything on the agility course I always see other dogs doing it on TV shows and I feel like they are highly-trained dogs But I had no idea that Chilli was going to do it CESAR MILLAN I normally give a lot of homeworks to people, but because you guys are pretty green SRI UTTARAVALLI RAJ UTTARAVALLI Mm-hmm RAJ UTTARAVALLI Yeah CESAR MILLAN Just focus on the walk, walk, walk, walk SRI UTTARAVALLI RAJ UTTARAVALLI Okay SRI UTTARAVALLI Thank you so much CESAR MILLAN Yes RAJ UTTARAVALLI Thank you so much CESAR MILLAN Pleasure SRI UTTARAVALLI That was really good CESAR MILLAN Pleasure Pleasure ANVI UTTARAVALLI Thank you SRI UTTARAVALLI Good job, Chilli, good job! SRI UTTARAVALLI Hello NARRATOR The next day, Cesar heads to a local park for a dog-walking 101 final exam with the uttaravallis NARRATOR Chilli must show Cesar that she can stay calm and composed on a distraction-filled walk And Sri and Raj must show that they can keep her focused and under control CESAR MILLAN Okay So this exercise is just to maintain yourself inside this path, and we're gonna have a pack of dogs coming this way A guy on the bike coming this way And your job is asking her to ignore all of that and focus on you SRI UTTARAVALLI There were so many distractions the biker, the pack of dogs walking towards Chilli, so we were really scared CESAR MILLAN Yes Haha! Sexy! That's sexy! SRI UTTARAVALLI Yeah I always thought he was CESAR MILLAN Seeing Raj walking Chilli, it was like a completely new man That's how it was supposed to look He brought his A-game He brought his confidence Everything Like night and day SRI UTTARAVALLI Yeah CESAR MILLAN In control! Perfect All right Your turn, my friend SRI UTTARAVALLI Okay CESAR MILLAN Raj did great, but I'm a little worried about Sri She struggled more yesterday, and she's going to have to take over the dog-walking soon when the pandemic eases and Raj starts travelling for work again CESAR MILLAN Yes Enjoy the moment SRI UTTARAVALLI Tsch Tsch CESAR MILLAN Don't let, yeah Don't let her focus on watching too long Bring her back Yes SRI UTTARAVALLI Tsch CESAR MILLAN Yes! Woo-hoo! That's what I'm talking about Go with your Daddy RAJ UTTARAVALLI We feel that we have more knowledge now CESAR MILLAN Then you show him how it's done RAJ UTTARAVALLI And the way to connect with Chilli, it's not simple, but at the same time, it's not complicated Before meeting Cesar Millan, I was very worried she could drag my kids, she could hurt them RAJ UTTARAVALLI You have to walk like this You know, with your chest high If you're doing this, she knows RAJ UTTARAVALLI But now, after all the training, and after us getting confident, I feel like Chilli can be with us a for a long time CESAR MILLAN The family did incredible Incredible I'm very, very proud Chilli's only gonna move forward in a good way So good! This is the family picture It's a perfect, perfect dog for them