Cesar Millan he will always be known as ‘the dog whisperer’. It’s been a decade since National Geography decided to cancel tapings of its prime-time show. The dog trainer managed to rehabilitate most aggressive dogs into ideal and lovable pets. The program was broadcast in all countries, for this reason the Mexican achieved great fame worldwide. He came to write seven books and promote the first canine psychological center.
An 18-hectare ranch in California, where he has a dog gym, a shelter, a farm and a terrace for humans who want to visit it. “I created this place so that people can enter a safe home, in peace and love, where all animals and species live together in harmony,” he said on YouTube.
Since he was a child he felt a great passion for animals. It was in his teens that he decided to help them. “One day, he was going to a judo championship and, on the way i stopped on the boardwalk in Mazatlan and I said to my mom ‘do you think I can be the best dog trainer in the world?’ and she didn’t even know what that was, but she told me ‘You can be whatever you want!'” Millan told CNN.
Lassie and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin were the two series that got him interested in animals. They made him think that his future was in America. For this reason, with only 100 dollars in his pocket, he traveled to the border. “As soon as you get to the intersection, the first thing you see is people wanting to take advantage of you. They can sell you, they can kill you for organs. Dying is more likely than getting jumped,” story. He sometimes got caught by the police to eat for free and not spend money.
César Millán experienced a deep depression
He found work as a dog groomer and soon after entered a kennel. In 2002 he opened his own center to work with aggressive dogs. As a result, the idea for the program was born. However, while he was having great television success, his family fell apart. In 2010, César Millán had to say goodbye to his faithful companion, Daddy. In addition, his wife asked for a divorce, which caused him a deep depression. “I had suicidal thoughts because of a feeling of failure. That feeling of failing and not being good enough. You talk to yourself, you think that nobody loves you, that your clan does not want you. And my family clan just left… It’s like your house is burning and you couldn’t do anything,” he said in 2018, when he had already two years engaged with the one who is still his lover today, la estilista Jahira Dar
