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Cesar Millan's Mastering Leadership Series Volume 3: Your New Dog: First Day And Beyond

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Cesar Millan's Mastering Leadership Series Volume 3: Your New Dog: First Day And Beyond
Great guidance for someone considering having a dog enter their life and household. The "Beyond" portion of the DVD is lacking in content. Mr. Millan needs to do a DVD on puppy training for the dog owner who has acquired a puppy and needs his expert guidance in avoiding the kinds of problems he deals with on his excellent television programs.

Let me preface this by saying that I am preparing to bring a new dog into my home and will be voluteering at a shelter for the remainder of the year. For these purposes, this DVD provided a lot of great insights and information that I didn't pick up from the show (I have seen more than 75% of all his shows thus far). It follows 3 families that adopt a new pet from a shelter, from a rescue, and from a breeder.

I purchased vol. 1, 2 and 3 and have read that these DVDs are not worth the money. I have only seen #3 thus far because of my current predicament, and I say that it was worth every penny. It is almost like a hand-holding guide to bringing in a new dog to your home which is what I liked most about it. I am confident now that I will find the right dog to adopt and know what energy to bring to the adoption places.

On the negative side, the puppy section was way too short and the "beyond" part of the title is only in the theory, that all the activities that establish leadership on the first day will carry on to the rest of their lives (he only shows the first day activities).

For those who want to adopt a new dog, this DVD is extremely helpful.

I agree wholeheartedly with another reviewer, this is a great video for someone who is thinking of getting a dog. I was really looking for puppy specifics. I saw the title and read the video contents and thought there would be more puppy information...but it was VERY brief and didn't really cover a whole lot. I enjoy watching his show and want to start off right. Oh well on the video.

I am a major fan of Cesar and expected way more information than I got. I thought this video was suppossed to tell you about what to do from day one and it tells you practically nothing if you have a puppy. Only thing its good for are a few tips if you go to a shelter. TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY

Anyone thinking of bringing a new dog into their home should watch this video. Cesar helps three families find their new dogs, from a breeder, a shelter, and a rescue group.

Adopting a dog is for life. This is a tool that will help you find a dog that matches your personality and lifestyle, then introduce it into your home in a healthy, happy way.

I thought the title explained the contents very well. It did have a section on the German Shepherd Pups which contains a great deal of information. His subject is always dog psychology, not dog training. And puppies are young dogs and show a lot of the dog behavior of the older ones. And they respond much the same way. No harsh or impatient training tactics of course -- but the same should be said of older dogs, too.

A tremendous book about puppies is by the Monks of New Skete. (They were also a strong influence on Cesar.)

I always learn a lot from Cesar's DVDs and even more as I watch them again.

Even though we saw this DVD weeks after we first brought our puppy home, it was still extremely useful in helping us begin good habits with our newest family member. The balance we diligently establish now will undoubtedly benefit our family in for the long term.

This product followed the series the Dog Whisperer and went more in depth in terms of choosing the right puppy, introducing your puppy to its new home, rules and boundaries for your puppy and tips to help new owners. As a person who has owned dogs in the past it was a very helpful tool.

The series is good and enlightenes the new dog owner, a must if you don't know abour dog trainig and interesting if you do.

I just wish it would touch on puppies too. Now it only talks about bringing in an adult dog.

I think it's very helpful and I wish people would study this before getting a dog. In fact, I think shelters and rescue groups etc should make people watch this video before proceeding to choosing the dog for adoption. After I finished watching, I already donated it to a shelter ran by my friend. I may have to buy myself another copy when I'm ready to get another dog.