![]() "I didn't have business cards, so my business card was the referral. "People started calling me 'the Mexican guy who can walk a pack of dogs,' " he says. "I didn't know it was illegal to walk dogs off leash in the land of the free," he says, "especially where dogs have birthday parties."īut his unusual style boosted his reputation. When Millan moved to Inglewood, Calif., and began walking dogs in the neighborhood, he set himself apart by foregoing the leash. Millán is widely known for his role in the television series Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, which was produced between 20 and is available in over 80 countries worldwide. The 45 year old Mexican/American, born in De la Cruz, Sinaloa, who made a name for himself with his incredible. He found intermittent employment at a grooming salon in San Diego, where he impressed the owners with his calm, assertive handling of more aggressive dogs. César Millán is a Mexican-American animal behaviorist with over 25 years’ experience up his sleeve, most of which he has spent majoring in dog training. The famous 'Dog whisperer' Cesar Millan died of a heart attack this morning. "That means you only have to make $1 to survive in America."Īt the same time, Millan made use of that first sentence in English, asking for job applications. "They will sell you two hot dogs for 99 cents," he remembers. ![]() "I was homeless in the streets of San Diego," he says, "and my home was under a freeway."įor food, he says, he survived on hot dogs from local convenience stores. Initially, he landed in San Diego with no money, no friends, and almost no understanding of English. "When I was 13 years old," he recalls, "I told my mom, 'Mom, you think I can be the best dog trainer in the world?' And she said, 'You can do whatever you want.' "Įight years later, Millan borrowed money from his parents and spent it all illegally crossing the border into the United States. ![]() He found inspiration watching Lassie and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin on TV. "We were the family that had more dogs than anybody else," Millan says of his childhood. Millan, whose show Cesar 911 is currently airing on the Nat Geo Wild channel, grew up on a farm in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The first phrase Millan learned, soon after he arrived poor and desperate in the United States, was: "Do you have application for work?" Long before Cesar Millan became the "Dog Whisperer," with TV shows and a best-selling series of books, he had to learn how to ask for a job in English. These are the moments when everything seems to click, and people leap forward into their careers. Cesar Millan's television show Dog Whisperer on National Geographic debuted in 2004, but Millan previously spent years struggling to pursue a career as a dog trainer.Īs part of a series called "My Big Break," All Things Considered is collecting stories of triumph, big and small. Simon says, Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn what Cesar says.
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