By Shaena Engle

Dog lovers worldwide know Cesar Millan as the most sought-after authority in the field of dog behavior and training.

Millan has more than 25 years of experience and continues to share his knowledge on “Better Human Better Dog” showing on Nat Geo and Disney+. He is also a New York Times best-selling author and has been on U.S. national television for more than 20 years.

Modern Day Wife chatted with Cesar about his journey to become the “Dog Whisperer,” training tips, and his Halo Collar wireless dog fence device.

How did you start your career in the U.S.?

When I arrived in the U.S. there were already many dog trainers. I noticed that there was something missing. The trainers were focusing mainly on the dogs. Owners didn’t know how to have a relationship with their dogs before they tried to train their dogs. They needed to know about a dog’s energy, philosophy, and actions. As an immigrant new to the United States, I wanted to help dog owners in this country.

I started walking dogs and noticed I was making a big difference in the dog’s behavior and the dogs were happy, healthy and behaving better within their families. So, I started creating simple approaches and formulas for owners to use to better their relationships with their dogs. I was instinctually using these methods and I started to refine and share them with owners.

What are the top three challenges you hear from dog owners?

The most common are fight, flight, and avoidance. Fighting is bad behavior and aggression, flight is fear, and avoidance is when my dog doesn’t listen to me. Dogs naturally surrender to follow their parents and if their dog is not behaving the owner needs to train the dog to surrender to follow them. Dogs need boundaries and they need simple and profound direction. If owners live in chaos and are excited and not calm, their dogs will not see them as leaders or follow their directions.

Can you explain one of these methods?

Yes, the No Touch, No Talk, No Eye Contact is based on how people should approach dogs. When most people see a dog, they approach them in a very excited way. When people run to a dog and try to pet it, it is disrespectful behavior to the dog. You need to be quiet, be calm, and wait for the dog. Also, in America, I noticed that many people do not walk their dogs correctly. I see many dogs out in front of their owners when the owners should be keeping their dogs along the side of them. A dog is a predator and once you put a dog in front of you, you are basically telling the dog to lead.

What are some tips you can give to dog owners?

Most dog lovers treat their dogs with affection, affection, and affection. What they need to do is employ exercise, discipline, and then affection. Discipline is not punishment. Discipline is what it takes to become an Olympian. Dog lovers tend to have a problem with discipline and leadership. Leadership provides access to discipline. Discipline means you are setting rules, boundaries, and limitations. Without leadership, you can’t set structure or discipline. The leadership position gives access to the state of mind that they need to train their dogs. Exercise is one of my top tips I give to clients, a tired dog is not going to give you many problems. This works for both the body and the mind of dogs. If they are tired, they will follow a structure and discipline much more easily. Then affection is food, water, shelter, hugs, toys, all the usual ways that owners show love for their dogs. Dogs need to earn affection.

What is Halo Collar 3 and how does it help dogs?

I felt I needed to create a technology to help owners and their dogs with rules, boundaries, and limitations while letting them live freely and safely. Halo Collar helps with all of these.

When you leave your house, you want to make sure that your dog doesn’t go in the trash or doesn’t go in certain areas of your house and keeps your rules. Halo Collar is a wireless GPS dog fence to keep dogs safe and close to home.

The wireless collar can store up to 20 fences that owners create and calculates when a dog is near the boundary of a fence so that they can be prompted to turn around. It includes sounds and vibrations to customize prevention and encouragement feedback.

What makes this device so special?

The Halo Collar 3 offers new advancements that leverage the most direct GPA satellite signals when calculating a dog’s real-time location anywhere.  The app includes my training program as well as my approach to dog physiology. It is a fully customizable approach so each pet owner can choose what is best for their dog. More than 150,000 dogs are living  safer healthier lives off-leash while being protected by the Halo Collar.

Halo Collar 3 retails for $599 plus a $9.99 monthly membership, for more information about Halo Collar, visit https://www.halocollar.com.

Shaena Engle is the lifestyle, food and travel editor for Perception Magazine and also writes for the Los Angeles Times, Pasadena Magazine, The Daily Meal, AOL, WeHo Times and other outlets. She has authored The Best Places to Kiss in Southern California, The Cheap Bastard's Guide to Las Vegas and other outlets. She writes about travel, food, wellness, lifestyle and entertainment happenings throughout Los Angeles and the world.