Likes: Mud! And when little dogs lay on him. Pet-Peeves: Other dogs licking his face! Yuck! Favorite Toy: Clothing! It's soft. Favorite Walk: Downtown L.A. Best Tricks: Rolling on his back and army crawling in the grass. Arrival Story: Want to hear about more pack members? Join our free email newsletter here. Bio: In Memoriam
Cesar Millan, all his family and friends, his staff and volunteers, and dog lovers all around the world today will mourn the passing of one of the most loyal, trusting, well-balanced, and influential pit bull ambassadors the world has ever known. Daddy, Cesar’s longtime friend and partner in canine rehabilitation, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday the 19th of February. He was sixteen years old.
He lived each day of those sixteen years happy and fulfilled as Cesar’s right-hand-“man,” helping to shape the behavior of entire generations of dogs by showing them the way to balance. He stood as champion for calm-submissive pit bulls everywhere, and was instrumental in helping to repair their image as violent, savage, uncontrollable beasts. He successfully battled cancer and weathered chemotherapy, and even got the opportunity to present at the 56th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards!
His name is now added to that honorable roster of dogs gone by whose influence is still felt today, and which includes some of Cesar’s beloved childhood heroes: "Rin-Tin-Tin." "Lassie." … "Daddy."
He has been immortalized by Dog Whisperer fans in all mediums, from painting, to photographs, to charcoal drawings and papier-mâché sculpture. And, of course, he lives on in his work, reflected in the balance and calm-submission of his protégé Junior, the countless animals to whom he was a positive role model, and in the hearts and minds of everyone who knew him as a calm, sweet, and mellow example of a widely misunderstood breed.
In Loving Memory. Forums Motto: Stay calm and assertive! The Groups I'm In: Cesar's Dogster Pack The Last Forum I Posted In: Announcing the winners of Round 2 of our Cesar Millan
Help Out: Cesar Millan and his wife Ilusion Millan have founded The Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation,
a non-profit foundation to support the rescue,
rehabilitation and placement of abused and abandoned dogs. Donate!
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