ALIA_BROWN BEN_ESQUE CESAR_MILLAN KYLAN_MANN NARRATOR NEIGHBOR YVONNE_ESQUE CESAR MILLAN I'll go wherever I'm needed to help pet parents in trouble, especially if they, like me, have dedicated their lives to helping dogs. Today, I am here to help a single mother who has rescued dozens of dogs and animals over the years. Now, she's introduced a new dog into her pack, that she believes will create a violent fight. ALIA BROWN My name is Alia. I live in the historic core of Downtown LA. And I have a big pack. I have always loved animals. I was a single Mom, and as a recently empty-nesting person, I am a stray magnet. My pack is two dogs, a cat, and a turtle. Say hi, Sherman. So, yeah, it's a lot. Orion is the oldest, he's about nine years old. ALIA BROWN He's very sweet. He's goofy. He's like a wobbly, penguin-y pit mix. The next oldest is Laila. ALIA BROWN She is around six. I found her, so I'm not exactly sure. She's also a pit mix, but she's a nanny dog. She loves the cat and the turtle. She's right next to them, making sure that they're okay. ALIA BROWN And then my newest member of the pack is my son Kylan has dog named Onyx, who is about five. He's a Catahoula Whippet mix. Stop. He has a ton of energy. No, you got to let go. Now, you've got to let go. Sit. Sit. He's a sweetheart, he's just annoying. Kylan has picked up a second job. He is working from six a.m. until almost midnight, five days a week, and I have become the caretaker of Onyx during that time. So, adding Onyx into the mix of my already chaotic pet situation, it's like all hell breaks loose. Onyx just brings the chaos. Back up. Back up. He wants to drink all the water, and he wants to eat everyone's food. And he wants to get in the cat's face. Stop. Stop. Back up. Play between them is wild. Give me the shoe. I honestly don't feel comfortable with all-out play time. Okay, here we go. It doesn't seem like healthy play to me. Don't bite him. ALIA BROWN And then sometimes Laila, the nanny, will police them. She is sort of managing everyone's behavior and everyone's proximity to everyone else. And I feel really lucky that Laila wants to protect the less-strong of the pack. But with Onyx, I'm a little nervous sometimes. I do think that when she goes to check him, I'm just not sure if he's going to really defend himself one time, and they're going to get in a big fight. That I think would be the worst case. I reached out to Cesar because I'm overwhelmed. You know, I do all these things because I want peace, like I'm striving for peace. But, I just need the tools to be able to move through the day without too much chaos. Like, I do really well at caregiving. I keep things alive. That's what I do. I can do plants, cats, dogs, turtles. And I want to keep giving that of myself, so that I can keep rescuing. But I am to the point where there's not much more I can give. My time is being taken, my energy, I'm tired, I'm at capacity, you know? I just reached my breaking point. I need help. CESAR MILLAN Hi. ALIA BROWN Hi. CESAR MILLAN How are you? ALIA BROWN Good, how are you? CESAR MILLAN Alia, right? ALIA BROWN Alia. Hi, Cesar. CESAR MILLAN Nice to meet you. Pleasure to meet you. ALIA BROWN Nice to meet you. CESAR MILLAN Excellent. ALIA BROWN This is Onyx. This is my grand-dog. CESAR MILLAN Okay, that's a beautiful dog. ALIA BROWN Thank you. Thank you. CESAR MILLAN How many do you have? Just one? ALIA BROWN I have a pack upstairs of two others that are mine and some other animals CESAR MILLAN Okay. ALIA BROWN And then this is my son's dog. CESAR MILLAN Okay. ALIA BROWN But he drops him off when he goes to work every day. And he's wild. CESAR MILLAN Wild in what way? Describe wild. 'Cause there's so many versions of wild. ALIA BROWN Like, rambunctious. He is just all over the place. He doesn't focus. He's very, like, loopy. He's constantly, like, distracted. CESAR MILLAN Okay. ALIA BROWN And with that, the energy of my house and my pack goes out the window when he comes. CESAR MILLAN Okay. ALIA BROWN So that's kind of my issue. CESAR MILLAN Wow. Well, I would like to see the dogs. I'm gonna put some cameras in there. ALIA BROWN Yeah. CESAR MILLAN Just to see you in your natural habitat and how you do things. ALIA BROWN Okay. Okay, let's go. CESAR MILLAN Let's go. Any time I get called for one particular dog within a pack, I never begin working with just that dog. ALIA BROWN Come on, Onyx. CESAR MILLAN Because there's usually more going on than what the pet parent thinks. So I need to observe the pack dynamic from a distance. ALIA BROWN Hey. I know. Come here. No jumping. Ooh, come on. Come say hi. Come say hi. Oh. Who has the ball? Where's she at? CESAR MILLAN She's giving affection to the dogs. They are excited. ALIA BROWN Shh. He has the ball! CESAR MILLAN And the dogs are excited because she is excited. ALIA BROWN He has the ball. You have to go get it. I can't help you. CESAR MILLAN Wow, she talks a lot. ALIA BROWN There you go. You got it. There you go. CESAR MILLAN She has not stopped talking the whole time. ALIA BROWN Where's she at? Okay, okay, okay, too much. Too much. CESAR MILLAN All three of these dogs are overly excited, but it is not because of Onyx. It's because of Alia. Her constant talking is riling them up. ALIA BROWN Onyx, you're gonna get that ball taken away from you. CESAR MILLAN So they run wild and feel that they own the whole apartment. ALIA BROWN You wanna see Sherman? There you are. CESAR MILLAN Oh, she has a turtle. Yay! ALIA BROWN Go ahead, Shermie. Go ahead, Shermie! CESAR MILLAN Look. Actually the little baby tortoise has more power than her. CESAR MILLAN Oh, okay. So, okay, the dog with the pink bandana just warned not to come near the tortoise. ALIA BROWN Laila, thank you for protecting everybody. CESAR MILLAN Alia seems grateful that Laila, in the pink bandana, just corrected Orion, in the green bandana, not to crowd the turtle. I agree with her that the correction itself is not a bad thing. But when it's combined with the excessive excitement within the pack, that can lead to fights. ALIA BROWN You want to play? Onyx. CESAR MILLAN It's pretty chaotic. Ooh. ALIA BROWN Laila! CESAR MILLAN What we're seeing in here is excitement. There is no fight going on, but it doesn't mean a fight cannot happen in the future, on the accumulation of so much excitement. Ooh, now pink dog is. ALIA BROWN Hey. Hey. CESAR MILLAN See? It escalates. ALIA BROWN Stop. Onyx. You're doing too much. You're doing too much. CESAR MILLAN Wow. Whoa. Pink bandana dog just corrected Onyx. Oh, boom. She did it again. That's too aggressive. Laila has a lot of power. Let's go talk about it. Alia's apartment is chaos. ALIA BROWN I got it. CESAR MILLAN Because we saw the chaos begin as soon as Alia walked through the door. ALIA BROWN Hello. CESAR MILLAN First thing she must learn, is that when you come home to overexcited dogs, you should be able to claim your space. Watch how I claim this space. So every time we come in, we have to remind them to go back to silence and calmness. When you claim the space, then they automatically move away from the energy. Otherwise, you're not gonna control them when they get in a chaotic state. 'Cause you don't own your intimate space. ALIA BROWN I don't own my intimate space in this home with them. CESAR MILLAN Let's go talk about it, then. ALIA BROWN Okay. CESAR MILLAN Come on. Here's what Alia must learn about her pack. Even though she called me about Onyx, he's not the main problem. It's Alia's lack of leadership. She isn't commanding the space. ALIA BROWN Hey. I know. Come here. No jumping. CESAR MILLAN And constantly over-talks to the dogs. ALIA BROWN Come on. Come say hi. CESAR MILLAN Which creates over-excitement and chaos. ALIA BROWN Go, go, go. CESAR MILLAN So Laila, who's a natural front of pack dog, senses that lack of leadership from the human, and tries to correct excitement, but she's too harsh. Oh, boom. CESAR MILLAN Onyx has a lot of energy, and is easily excited by Alia. ALIA BROWN Onyx! CESAR MILLAN And Orion just follows the pack's bad behavior. ALIA BROWN Hey! CESAR MILLAN The biggest issue here is that if these dogs don't get the leadership they need, Laila's aggressive corrections could get worse, and eventually there could be a fight. So I need to open Alia's eyes to what's truly happening within her pack. So, I know you called me for Onyx, but this one is the one who controls your pack. ALIA BROWN That's Laila. She's the police. CESAR MILLAN Onyx just needs a good workout. Laila's policing can start a fight. Tell me a little bit about Laila. ALIA BROWN I found Laila. I was jogging with Orion, about. CESAR MILLAN So, Orion was first? ALIA BROWN No, Rio was first. ALIA BROWN Rio just passed away about a year and a half ago at 17 years old. CESAR MILLAN Uh-huh. ALIA BROWN She was like a 110-pound wolf mix. And she was definitely the pack leader. So, we're doing fine. We have Rio and Orion and then I jog one day and this cute little puppy, Laila, just running around and so I ran her home and thing seemed okay. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. ALIA BROWN And there was a day where, I don't know what caused it, they were all in the back and all of a sudden a fight broke out. CESAR MILLAN How bad was it? ALIA BROWN That first fight was pretty bad. But the second fight was worse, which was about a year later. CESAR MILLAN What is that energy that wants to come out? ALIA BROWN I think it's because I'm about to tell you about the real fight. [COMMERCIAL BREAK] ALIA BROWN It was bad. It was bad. And I got involved in the fight. I got caught up, so I was injured in the fight. CESAR MILLAN What happened between Laila and your previous dog? ALIA BROWN So, I had a playpen set up. I was feeding them, and I accidentally kicked the bowl, and the bowl of food went everywhere. And I just immediately saw Laila and Rio lock eyes. ALIA BROWN One on one side of the playpen, one on the other. ALIA BROWN And they just went at it. And all I remember is reaching in to grab a collar, and I noticed that there's just blood everywhere. And so my thumb basically got completely caught up in that fight. CESAR MILLAN Can you move it now? ALIA BROWN I can. I can't feel this is all numb. CESAR MILLAN Okay. ALIA BROWN Everywhere where the scar is numb. But, but I can. And I was lucky that it missed a nerve. CESAR MILLAN Right. Anytime dogs fight in a pack, it's traumatizing, but when a human is also injured, it almost always leads to that pet parent becoming fearful. And the only way Alia can let go of that fear, is to address it head on. ALIA BROWN So that's really where the trauma comes from, for the most part. CESAR MILLAN So, the trauma is the action, but what's the energy? ALIA BROWN Fear. CESAR MILLAN Uh-hmm. Have you done anything to wash that out? To remove that out of the way? ALIA BROWN No. No. I don't even talk about it too much, because there's a lot of judgment. You know? CESAR MILLAN Uh-huh. ALIA BROWN People that I would even remain in that situation. ALIA BROWN That I wouldn't get rid of her. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. ALIA BROWN You know? CESAR MILLAN So you didn't feel safe. ALIA BROWN Yes. CESAR MILLAN And you brought that fearful energy around the pack. ALIA BROWN Yeah. CESAR MILLAN Those are the things we have to heal. If we don't heal that part of us, they sense it. It's very important. Otherwise, we're putting a band-aid on it. But if we don't heal the energy, we will never become calm confident, love, and joy. And that's what we need. Laila's fights with her previous dog are clearly the root of Alia's trauma. And the fearful anticipation of Laila starting another fight has had a clear effect on the well-being of her entire pack. I know how important it is for Alia to be able to rescue animals, so now that I see where these issues come from, I know how to help her. So, I want to invite you guys to the ranch. I'd like the whole pack to come. But we're gonna focus on Laila's aggressive policing. I'll see you over there. ALIA BROWN Thank you. CESAR MILLAN We got it. NARRATOR The next day, Cesar heads to Huntington beach, to meet with a couple of pet parents, who are about to become human parents. YVONNE ESQUE We are the Esques. This is Ben. I'm Yvonne. We have a very sweet dog named Mandy. She's 100% mini Schnauzer. BEN ESQUE About eight months ago, we adopted Mandy. YVONNE ESQUE We met eyes, she looked at me, I looked at her. It was love at first sight. Come here! BEN ESQUE Come on. Mandy's an amazingly sweet dog. YVONNE ESQUE We snuggle all the time on the couch. In the morning, she comes up on the bed and we have a snuggle session before our day starts. She's just super kind and always wants to be with us. BEN ESQUE I would say I'm the softie when it comes to Mandy. YVONNE ESQUE I'm the bad cop, he's the good cop. BEN ESQUE I agree with that. Two days after we adopted Mandy, we found out that Yvonne was pregnant. It was definitely an unplanned convergence of events, I would say, finding that out. YVONNE ESQUE When we found out we were pregnant, we were like, "Great. Mandy is gonna be a great family dog for us." But, lo and behold, a week later, we found out she was, um, quite crazy. She has that piercing Schnauzer yelp. BEN ESQUE It's not just a bark. It's a demonic scream. YVONNE ESQUE She lunges, barks, and snarls at other dogs when we're on walks. BEN ESQUE She'll just go ballistic. And it's not just the fact that she'll start barking and screaming, it's that she won't stop when we tell her to. Shh. Mandy. Come on. Stop. YVONNE ESQUE The situation that we have with Mandy is really quite urgent BEN ESQUE With the baby due shortly, I'm really concerned with how Mandy will react. It scares me that she's had some run-ins with kids when she's growled in the past. NEIGHBOR Whoa, whoa, whoa. Come on. BEN ESQUE I'm concerned for my family's safety. You know, someone could get injured. God forbid our baby could be bitten. That could be terrible. When Mandy is in her chaos, manic state, truly I'm at wit's end. Come on, you're okay. It's okay. YVONNE ESQUE We just don't know how to directly address it. It's really hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that we should be focusing on. I don't know what to do. If Cesar can't help Mandy, it puts us in a really hard place. Because, if push comes to shove, we're obviously gonna have to put our family first, and potentially have to rehome Mandy. BEN ESQUE It would be devastating. CESAR MILLAN We have a baby on the way, and we only have one month to help. So, tick tock, tick tock, let's go. Okay, send them out! YVONNE ESQUE Come on, honey. BEN ESQUE Come on. YVONNE ESQUE Aye, Tscch. CESAR MILLAN It's chaos. YVONNE ESQUE Mandy. Hey. Hey. CESAR MILLAN It's just very chaotic. YVONNE ESQUE Mandy. CESAR MILLAN Yvonne and Ben have not just completely take over. YVONNE ESQUE Hey. Hey. Mandy. [COMMERCIAL BREAK] YVONNE ESQUE Mandy. Hey. Hey. CESAR MILLAN All right, I've seen enough. I'm going to step in. YVONNE ESQUE Come here. Come here. Sit. CESAR MILLAN Nice to meet you. YVONNE ESQUE Nice to meet you, Cesar. CESAR MILLAN Pleasure. Pleasure to meet you. Pleasure to meet you. So, what do you think the problem is? YVONNE ESQUE I think she's very hesitant, scared, unsure. CESAR MILLAN Where? When? Right now? YVONNE ESQUE Yeah. CESAR MILLAN So, we don't see the same. She's not scared. Look how she's out in front of you. Right now this is more protecting the pack. And the pack is about to get bigger. You see it? So you are giving her a position that she wasn't born to carry, not everybody can lead the pack. So they can do, they can protect, uh, they can, look. See? This is Mandy trying to protect you. Hey. YVONNE ESQUE I mean, she looks so relaxed. BEN ESQUE So calm. YVONNE ESQUE I've never seen her relaxed outside. CESAR MILLAN So, she wants to rely on a pack leader. YVONNE ESQUE Right. BEN ESQUE Yeah. I'm thinking, what is this magic this man has? I don't know. How am I ever gonna live up to that standard and get this crazy animal to calm down? CESAR MILLAN Well, they told me that we have a month cause. YVONNE ESQUE Oh, yes. BEN ESQUE If we're lucky. We'll have a month ya know. CESAR MILLAN All right, let's get to the bottom of it. YVONNE ESQUE Yeah, let's go. CESAR MILLAN I can tell immediately that Mandy is leading these pet parents outside because they are way too passive. I want to know more about them and see how the pack behaves inside so we can make sure this home will be safe for their new baby. So, tell me about Mandy. Right, so how did we get to this level? YVONNE ESQUE So, we went to get Mandy at a rescue. We got her on a Friday. And then we found out we were pregnant on a Sunday. CESAR MILLAN Oh, shoot. BEN ESQUE And then she just was completely unmanageable. CESAR MILLAN From the beginning? BEN ESQUE From the beginning. CESAR MILLAN What's her worst behavior? BEN ESQUE First and foremost, we have a lot of friends with small children and there's been several instances where she's snarled and kind of seemingly been ready to bite one of the kids. CESAR MILLAN That's a bad thing. Has she ever bitten anyone? YVONNE ESQUE No. BEN ESQUE But obviously with our baby on the way it's highly concerning to us how she's gonna react to a child. CESAR MILLAN That's dangerous. It's a liability. YVONNE ESQUE Right. CESAR MILLAN If Mandy's behavior is allowed to continue, it could escalate to the point of biting or redirecting on a person or even the baby. What this pack needs most is to set some ground rules within the home. YVONNE ESQUE Oh. CESAR MILLAN So, what about this? Is she allowed to jump on the couch whenever she wants to? BEN ESQUE Hmm. CESAR MILLAN It's inviting versus invading. There's nothing wrong with the couch, it's how she got to the couch. YVONNE ESQUE We've gotten too lovey, and she's been coming up when she wants to. CESAR MILLAN What does that mean? YVONNE ESQUE She's the leader. CESAR MILLAN That's right. She's making the decision. She's going with you, because she's getting the affection from you, right? BEN ESQUE Okay. YVONNE ESQUE You're petting her. You're petting, that's bad. CESAR MILLAN Send her down. YVONNE ESQUE See. CESAR MILLAN Don't say anything, just block, block, all the way. YVONNE ESQUE Softie. CESAR MILLAN Yeah, too soft! YVONNE ESQUE He's the softie! CESAR MILLAN She just went to the couch and then on top of you, and you started giving her affection. BEN ESQUE Yeah. CESAR MILLAN So, you understand? You have no say so. She owns the couch, she owns you. BEN ESQUE Right. CESAR MILLAN And you're rewarding that. BEN ESQUE Right. CESAR MILLAN Here's what's going on within this pack, Yvonne and especially Ben, are giving love instead of leadership. They're preparing for a new baby, so they're in a very loving mindset, especially with their newly adopted dog. But when you give a dog love over leadership, they can take over. So you get an overprotective dog who feels empowered to invade personal space, which could be dangerous when the baby arrives. For Mandy to become a calm and safe presence around an infant. YVONNE ESQUE Hey. Hey, hey, hey. CESAR MILLAN Her pet parents must learn how to block her unwanted behavior, instead of rewarding her with love and affection. It would be awesome to have you guys at the ranch. I know the clock is ticking so we have to get to work right away. Sound good? BEN ESQUE Thank you. YVONNE ESQUE Sound's good. BEN ESQUE Thank you, Cesar. NARRATOR The next day, Alia and her son Kylan head to the DPC with Onyx, Orion, and Laila. ALIA BROWN I'm worried Laila's got a lot of work ahead of her. CESAR MILLAN A few days ago, I learned Laila tries to be the peace keeper of this pack, but it's actually her dangerous corrections that are the biggest threat of sparking a fight. Whoa! ALIA BROWN Laila! CESAR MILLAN That's too aggressive. Pet mom Alia revealed what's preventing her from providing the leadership her dogs need. What is that energy that wants to come out? ALIA BROWN Fear. CESAR MILLAN Hmm. ALIA BROWN And I got injured in the fight. CESAR MILLAN Today, we must address Alia's fearful anticipation of Laila starting a fight, by teaching her that calm confident leadership is what will create peace within her pack. ALIA BROWN Cesar, this is Kylan, my son. CESAR MILLAN Welcome to the ranch. You can see tails wagging, that's good. So, we'll dismiss Orion to roam freely amongst my pack because he's not aggressive in nature. And we'll give Onyx the athlete the only thing he really needs. A good long run. Now, this is the tough one. KYLAN MANN This is the one I'm nervous about though. CESAR MILLAN Next, we need to slowly introduce Laila to my pack to assess whether she continues to feel the need to perform strong corrections around other dogs. Let's bring a little muzzle for her, so she can go in, and she won't hurt no one. But because she has a history of fighting, we'll take extra precautions. ALIA BROWN Okay. Can I go to the car? CESAR MILLAN No! We're gonna squeeze whatever anxiety you've got going on. ALIA BROWN Okay. Okay. CESAR MILLAN What do you think is gonna happen? ALIA BROWN I just go to the worst case, which is that she locks on to somebody. CESAR MILLAN Yeah, yeah, yeah. But Laila's fights, that's a past thing! ALIA BROWN As a dog. It is a past thing. CESAR MILLAN So, is that, your mom is trapped into a trauma, we have to help, we gotta do something. KYLAN MANN So, you think she projects her emotions onto. CESAR MILLAN Not think. KYLAN MANN Onto Laila? Mm-hmm. CESAR MILLAN So, your mom's imagination can create a fight. That's why, a little bit of distance, but you still have to face your fear. And look how it's affecting Laila! See the body language? CESAR MILLAN Head low! Head low! Head low! CESAR MILLAN Look at head low. CESAR MILLAN Head low means hunting. ALIA BROWN Yup. CESAR MILLAN She's hunting them. [COMMERCIAL BREAK] CESAR MILLAN Head low means hunting. ALIA BROWN Yup. CESAR MILLAN She's hunting them. But it's not her job to hunt for bad behavior to correct. So, when a dog gets tense like her, and then just fixates my touches, with the leash, is just to snap the brain out of it. Tsch! Okay. She's listening to me, so we can slowly enter. ALIA BROWN Ooh. CESAR MILLAN Look, lifting one leg is like, she's tense. She needs to learn, we do not need her to police this pack. Tsch. The good thing is, it didn't take much for me to snap her out of it. This is good, this is good. See, a little, a little hint of, like, "I mean no harm." ALIA BROWN Wow, look at her. CESAR MILLAN Look, this is really good. She's moving. No tension. ALIA BROWN Look at her. What? ALIA BROWN No, he did not. ALIA BROWN I cannot believe he just took that leash off of Laila. CESAR MILLAN This is the magic of dogs. You see it? There's no need for us to practice fear. Once we remove the fear we have been putting on them, they're capable of real transformation right before our eyes. That's what I have to show Alia for her to believe Laila can coexist with the other members of her pack. Oh, perfect, perfect. Bring him in, Andre. ALIA BROWN Ah! Ha-ha! CESAR MILLAN Alia blamed Onyx for the problems in her pack, but now she'll see that he can be fine around other dogs as long as he gets plenty of exercise. There you go, look at that. See, less energy. KYLAN MANN Yeah, that's a completely different dog. CESAR MILLAN What does that tell you? KYLAN MANN Make him run before we even get close to the dog park. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. KYLAN MANN Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. CESAR MILLAN Before he comes to your mom, drain him. KYLAN MANN My mom loves animals, but I kinda feel bad, giving her one more, leaving her with all this burden. I know I need to tire out Onyx a lot more, I know that would help out a lot. So it'll be a lot easier for her as well. CESAR MILLAN So now the family is like a pack of trust. Laila, she's not allowed to get tense, and she's not allowed to warn nobody. ALIA BROWN Right, but I feel like it has to be, like, this perfect scenario. CESAR MILLAN Laila is learning really fast, but her pet mom still not convinced she can be trusted. ALIA BROWN I feel like she think that I'm gonna allow her to misbehave probably. Like, like let me get away from Cesar and come back to mom. CESAR MILLAN That's a good story to tell! You gotta come live in the reality. When pet parents are stuck on a traumatic event, like Alia is with Laila's fight years ago. ALIA BROWN And they just went at it. And I noticed that there's just blood everywhere. CESAR MILLAN They're telling themselves a scary story, over and over. So it can be tough to accept change, even when they can see it with their own eyes. Okay, so now we're coming to my animal Olympic track. What Alia needs most is an exercise that's so new and unexpected, that it won't cause her to revisit her past trauma. And the goal here is for you to walk Laila through a gauntlet of barn animals. We want to remove your tense fear to calm confident, and her tense aggression to calm surrender. ALIA BROWN Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. CESAR MILLAN So in order for that to happen, you need to be in situations you would normally when not want to do. ALIA BROWN Right. Going into it, I was definitely nervous for Laila how she was gonna react to all of these other animals, and honestly, just, that nothing bad would happen. You know? CESAR MILLAN Okay, come on in. The key is for your dog not to get distracted. You want full focus on you, 100% focus on you. Come on. ALIA BROWN I do feel her pulling a little. CESAR MILLAN She's doing her policing thing looking around instead of at you. That needs to be corrected. ALIA BROWN Okay. CESAR MILLAN Just like at home, Laila is patrolling. If Laila is ever going to trust her Mom and stop the aggressive policing, Alia must use her calm confident energy to keep her dog focused on her. Come on. You're ready. You can do this without me. Yeah. Just walk right through 'em. Don't let her get distracted. So that, she didn't correct that one. She needs to correct that. KYLAN MANN The looking at the. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. Focus, focus, focus, focus, focus. All right, let's do it again. Don't let her get distracted. ALIA BROWN Tsch. CESAR MILLAN There you go. Great correction! Yes, calm confident. Esso! That's good, that's good. You're facing your fear! ALIA BROWN Seeing her able to push through that, and push through my fears, and my, sort of, limitations of her, I can just feel, sort of, like, the weight coming off. It's like, I'm happy for her. You know? CESAR MILLAN Feeling good? ALIA BROWN I feel good. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. ALIA BROWN It's just a perspective change for me. Just to even have the opportunity to not walk around in fear like I normally do. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. That's the biggest rehabilitation of this family. ALIA BROWN Yeah. CESAR MILLAN Your fear. And for you, your homework is staying quiet and claiming space in your home. And Kylan, we will want for you to contribute with some exercise, you know? More walks before Onyx comes to visit your mom. KYLAN MANN Definitely. 100%. Now I know how to play my part. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. ALIA BROWN After today, I think Kylan and I are definitely more on the same page as far as our co-parenting of the dogs. KYLAN MANN Now that we've seen the corrections that need to be made, it's definitely doable. ALIA BROWN This is beautiful. CESAR MILLAN Yes. See? This is the outcome. Calm. NARRATOR With only three weeks until their baby is due, Ben and Yvonne have been practicing showing leadership to their miniature schnauzer, Mandy. BEN ESQUE The homework has been going very well for the most part. The walks have improved substantially. BEN ESQUE Good girl, Mandy. But, in the home, sometimes she'll just come up on the couch and plant herself next to me. YVONNE ESQUE Aww. BEN ESQUE So, I really need further work on commanding my space. So, with Cesar's help, hopefully we can fix it. Hey, hey! CESAR MILLAN Ben! Yvonne! BEN ESQUE There he is. YVONNE ESQUE Hi Cesar! CESAR MILLAN Welcome to the ranch! BEN ESQUE Alright, thanks for having us! CESAR MILLAN Ben and Yvonne have been guilty of parenting their dog with love over leadership. As a result, they're continuing to allow Mandy to invade their personal space, especially on the couch. YVONNE ESQUE She's been coming up when she wants to. CESAR MILLAN With a baby due any day now, we must put a stop to this potentially dangerous behavior. BEN ESQUE Here we go, girl. CESAR MILLAN So Yvonne I am going to work with you. In the meantime you wait for us. Okay? BEN ESQUE Yeah. Sounds good. CESAR MILLAN Excellent. BEN ESQUE Great, thanks. YVONNE ESQUE Shh. BEN ESQUE Okay, babe! CESAR MILLAN I'll begin by testing Yvonne's ability to claim, not just her own space, but the space of the new baby that she will be holding in just a few weeks. You have rewarded your dog with your intimate space at the wrong times. YVONNE ESQUE Yes. CESAR MILLAN So, we're gonna change that. YVONNE ESQUE So, sit down? CESAR MILLAN Yes. Your job is to keep Mandy from jumping or invading your space, but you know it's never that simple at my ranch. YVONNE ESQUE Let's do it! CESAR MILLAN All right, Let's bring in the ducks. YVONNE ESQUE Oh wow! Thank you. CESAR MILLAN I want you to hold this duck, just like you would hold your new baby and keep Mandy from invading your space. There you go. YVONNE ESQUE Tsch! CESAR MILLAN There you go. Calm confident. YVONNE ESQUE Tsch! CESAR MILLAN There you go! Perfect. That was it. Look at that. The little touch you did. YVONNE ESQUE Mm-hmm. CESAR MILLAN Was a perfect way to claim your space. YVONNE ESQUE It feels so good. CESAR MILLAN Very quickly, Yvonne was able to keep her dog away from her substitute baby with a verbal correction and small touch. YVONNE ESQUE Tsch. CESAR MILLAN There you go. Mandy saw her as a leader who didn't need protection, so then she felt free to go off on her own. All right Ben, it's your turn buddy! BEN ESQUE All right! CESAR MILLAN Mandy's behavior is worse with Ben because his energy is too loving and passive, even when she misbehaves. He's been completely unable to keep the dog from invading his personal space, so this exercise will help him learn how to keep the dog off the couch, claim the space, and protect that duck like it's his own child. We're gonna bring a duck right now. Same thing, you're gonna claim. BEN ESQUE Okay. Yeah. Thanks. CESAR MILLAN There we go. Block. BEN ESQUE Tsch! CESAR MILLAN Like you mean it, Ben! BEN ESQUE Tsch! CESAR MILLAN Claim the space. BEN ESQUE Tsch! Tsch! So, my first attempt was, uh, less than successful, right? Tsch. I didn't use the appropriate attitude when commanding my space. CESAR MILLAN You're too tentative. Be firm. BEN ESQUE Tsch! I think it's really important that we solve these issues now, before the baby's here. But, since I can't get Mandy to pay attention to me when I need her to, I don't know what we're gonna do. She doesn't listen. Tsch! [COMMERCIAL BREAK] BEN ESQUE She doesn't listen. CESAR MILLAN Okay, stop. Let's pause. It's prevention. Right? You want the brakes, the brakes to work right away. BEN ESQUE Yeah. CESAR MILLAN You have to stop her on the first try. BEN ESQUE Right. CESAR MILLAN It's certainty, that, that's what we want. I can see that Ben is trying to block with calm confidence, but he's being too tentative. He has to keep going until he can find a more definitive energy. Breathe. You have to own it. BEN ESQUE Okay. CESAR MILLAN Okay, Try it again. Stay calm confident. BEN ESQUE Yeah. Tsch! CESAR MILLAN There you go. See that energy was a lot more definitive. Remember that energy 'cause, if she wants to get to a kid, it has to work the first time. It took Ben several tries before Mandy listened to him, but he stuck with it and eventually found the right energy inside of him to be a leader. BEN ESQUE Well, I think I underestimated how much intention I was actually delivering. You think you're giving a firm correction but you're actually not. So I think, you know, that was a really eye opening moment to understand that a little better. CESAR MILLAN Even though you struggled, you worked through it and figured it out. So now you understand claiming the space and then claiming the family. As long as you maintain that energy at home, and keep practicing for the next three weeks, you'll be able to create a safe environment for your new baby. Because the only thing you want for your house is safe, peace, love. BEN ESQUE Yeah. CESAR MILLAN In your house. BEN ESQUE Yeah. CESAR MILLAN That's it. YVONNE ESQUE After today's session at the DPC, I feel very proud of the progress that we've made, to learn how to deal with Mandy and give her the rehab that she needs. BEN ESQUE I feel confident that our baby will be safe around Mandy, and that we can foster a calm and confident environment in our home. CESAR MILLAN Let's go! That was great. I think you're ready for the baby to arrive. NARRATOR After spending last week working on controlling Laila's aggressive policing, Alia returns to the DPC with her pack for their final challenge. CESAR MILLAN Welcome back to the ranch. ALIA BROWN Hi, how are you? CESAR MILLAN [inaudible] like good. Let's see. Last time they visited my ranch, Alia began to understand why Laila aggressively corrects her packmates, and any other dogs that approach. She's hunting them. It's her own trauma from Laila's previous fights that has prevented this pet parent from becoming pack leader. That's the biggest rehabilitation of this family. Your fear. But the dog became much more balanced when her pet mom overcame her fears. ALIA BROWN Tsch. CESAR MILLAN Esso! That's good. How's the homework doing? ALIA BROWN In general? CESAR MILLAN Yeah. ALIA BROWN Claiming the space in the house. The biggest thing is that we have made a lot of progress with Laila. Go, go. She has stopped her policing, um, activity. Stay. Because I've been doing a much better job of claiming space. Sit. CESAR MILLAN They're definitely calmer. ALIA BROWN Way calmer. Way calmer. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. And so, your son? ALIA BROWN He's been so great! Kylan has been exercising Onyx. Walking him on the treadmill at his apartment. CESAR MILLAN So, he's inspired. ALIA BROWN Yeah. When he brings him to me in the morning, it's so much better. It's like night and day. CESAR MILLAN Let's get Onyx out. We'll dismiss Onyx because he's doing well with his new exercise routine, and he'll get some play time with my pack. Go have fun buddy. You're, you're dismissed. ALIA BROWN Bye, Onyx. CESAR MILLAN Meanwhile, for her final challenge, I'll test Alia's ability to control her fear of a fight, and prevent Laila from aggressively policing even when faced with a chaotic situation. Well, today is your final challenge, and I want to create a little bit of downtown chaos for you. So, let's go. ALIA BROWN Yeah. Okay. CESAR MILLAN Alia has been able to maintain control inside her apartment. But in order to fully transfer power back to this single mom from her overprotective nanny dog, I need to see that she can correct Laila before she reacts, not just to her own pack, but to any dog she sees. So, right now, I want to see how you walk up from this cone to that cone, and then I'm gonna start bringing chaos! ALIA BROWN Okay. CESAR MILLAN You're safe. ALIA BROWN I'm safe. CESAR MILLAN You're safe. Stay calm. You can do this. ALIA BROWN Okay. When Cesar says that he's gonna introduce chaos. I was very concerned. CESAR MILLAN Okay, let's bring in the dogs! ALIA BROWN Because I know we've made some really big improvements but, I just want to make sure that we're able to show that we've made as much progress as we have. CESAR MILLAN Okay, so, check out Laila's ears. Laila's ears are forward, alert. ALIA BROWN Immediately it's like, okay, what are we getting Laila into? You know, what are we getting me into? [COMMERCIAL BREAK] CESAR MILLAN Don't let her get fixated! Relax your arm. ALIA BROWN Come on. CESAR MILLAN Alia was not able to keep her dog from becoming tense and alert when they passed by the other dog. Okay so check out Laila's ears. Laila's ears are forward, alert. Laila cannot be allowed to aggressively correct her own pack, or any other animal that comes near. That's what can create a violent fight and traumatic injuries like they've had in the past. So at the first sign of tension, Alia needs to give a firm, quick correction, instead of stepping back behind the dogs, giving up all power. This is the moment that she must step out in front of her dog and her own fear. ALIA BROWN I can feel myself, when it happens, going like this. CESAR MILLAN Yes, yes. ALIA BROWN Like, trying to separate them, and get my legs out of the situation. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. Right. But then you have no control. ALIA BROWN Right. CESAR MILLAN I never step back. I do this. ALIA BROWN Right. CESAR MILLAN I move in. ALIA BROWN Move in between them. CESAR MILLAN Yes. Let me show you what I would do. ALIA BROWN Okay. CESAR MILLAN Kay. Shh. Tsch! Tsch! Tsch! I'm finding how to bring herself down. ALIA BROWN Okay. CESAR MILLAN She's still learning so if she locks onto a dog like this before it escalates, use quick pull on the leash to pull her attention back towards you. Right? So, what I'm doing is, is controlling the excitement at a low level, so they don't know how to go into fight. ALIA BROWN Yeah. CESAR MILLAN Right? So they can go into calm surrender. Not reacting. Not moving forward. So, It's very important for me to show you, she can do it. ALIA BROWN Laila and I have trained each other to both be fearful, and then to kind of move around it, instead of, like Cesar said, move through it. So, I'm trying to trust Cesar and trust myself. CESAR MILLAN Alright, let's do it again. Now that I've set it up for you, relaxed arms, but give quick confident corrections on the leash if she gets too alert. All right. ALIA BROWN Come on. CESAR MILLAN Yes. Yes, yes. CESAR MILLAN Look, now she's on her own going to the back. She's following your lead which is really good. Really good. Mm-hmm. Yes! That's calm surrender. Surrender to the handler. All right, let's, let's, let's bring more. ALIA BROWN Keep going? CESAR MILLAN Yes. ALIA BROWN Come on. CESAR MILLAN Ears are back with my girl. That's good. Yeah. All right, let's do it again. Eh, eh, bring 'em in. Bring, there you go. Very good. Tsch. Right there. Boom. Very good. Look at the outcome here. This is fantastic! You see the difference? ALIA BROWN Yeah. A huge difference. CESAR MILLAN Yeah. This is the concept of being calm confident while your guys are calm surrender. ALIA BROWN Yeah. It's really good relinquishing control. I'm not gonna be able to control the other things that are happening downtown. The other dogs, right? CESAR MILLAN Right. ALIA BROWN So, if I can push through it. CESAR MILLAN Push through it, with calm confidence. Anything! I'm really proud of Alia, she's learning to let go of her fear in favor of calm confidence and becoming the leader her pack needs. ALIA BROWN It feels great. It feels exactly where I'm supposed to be. I definitely feel empowered, and, like, hopeful. Because I can it see it now. This is the harmony that I'm always striving for. CESAR MILLAN Now, I'm gonna give affection to someone who's just calm surrender, and it feels peaceful. ALIA BROWN Mm-hmm. It does. CESAR MILLAN See? That's why I'm giving affection. This is a beautiful moment of peace, that you created. This is it. ALIA BROWN No, it's beautiful. It's beautiful. CESAR MILLAN Yes. ALIA BROWN Calm confident. CESAR MILLAN Calm confident, calm surrender dogs. Simple as that. Let's go. ALIA BROWN Thank you! CESAR MILLAN Let's go find your other boy. Gracias! Thank you. ALIA BROWN Thank you. CESAR MILLAN A peaceful pack is a healthy pack. For dogs in the wild, there is no place more peaceful than their den. For domesticated dogs, it's the human's job to create peace within the home. YVONNE ESQUE We've officially had our sweet baby girl. Her name is Celine, otherwise known as Cece. Mandy is super respectful and calm around her. BEN ESQUE Stay. CESAR MILLAN Fear is one of the strongest human emotions that can upset that peace because it can keep a dog from trusting their natural instincts. Luckily, when we work on fixing the human, our dogs know how to fit back into the pack. ALIA BROWN I feel like I've found peace in my home, and outside my home. I definitely feel much more strength in my position as pack leader. CESAR MILLAN And when we give our dogs a balanced pack, they can help transform our homes into environments full of safety, peace, and love.