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Do You Think This Guy Is Doing the Right Thing?
A television producer is suing dog trainer Cesar Millan, star of TV’s “The Dog Whisperer,” claiming that his Labrador retriever was injured at Millan’s training facility after being suffocated by a choke collar and forced to run on a treadmill.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Superior Court, “8 Simple Rules” producer Flody Suarez says he took 5-year-old Gator to the Dog Psychology Center on Feb. 27 to deal with fears of other dogs and strangers.
Hours after dropping the dog off at the facility, Suarez claimed a worker called to inform him the animal had been rushed to a veterinarian. He later found the dog “bleeding from his mouth and nose, in an oxygen tent gasping for breath and with severe bruising to his back inner thighs,” the lawsuit claims.
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The facility’s workers allegedly placed a choke collar on the dog, pulled him onto a treadmill and forced him to “overwork.” Suarez says he spent at least $25,000 on medical bills and the dog must undergo more surgeries for damage to his esophagus.
A call to the Dog Psychology Center, also named as a defendant, was not immediately returned. A spokesman for National Geographic Channel, which airs Millan’s show, declined comment.
“As of this time, the National Geographic Channel has not been served with either lawsuit, and we do not comment on pending litigation,” said Russell Howard, the channel’s vice president of communications.
The complaint claims breach of contract, fraud, animal cruelty and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other allegations. It seeks more than $25,000 in damages.
Eh. I happen to believe that most lawsuits are frivolous. I don’t think its worth the time. Although, bigwigs like the dog trainer guy should be brought off of their pedestal if they’re not doing things right.
Why sue Cesar Millan, the man who has trained so very many people and rehabilitated so many dogs? Sounds like the lawsuit is entirely misplaced.
DAMN!!!!
Soemthing bad definitely happened to the dog, and the owner needs to be compensated!
I’ve only watched that show twice, and I thought Caesar Millan was a croc of sh it!
Yes, I’m glad that Cesar is finally getting some bad publicity. He uses out of date methods that are cruel, because they don’t give the dog the chance to learn what is wanted of it before it is caused pain and fear from the punishment collar. His ‘pack theory’ is completely bogus and any scientist that knows anything about dog behavior and psychology can tell you that refusing to sit has nothing to do with dominance. *ranting* I’m sick of his show being on a usually accurate and objective channel like the National Geographic and I hope they drop the show.
That said – I doubt the dog’s injury is directly Cesar’s fault. I think his methods are bad, but I also think it’s better for a dog to be trained the wrong way than for a dog to live a miserable life without human companionship. I think his methods are also liable to misuse, which is what likely happened in this case. Some novice trainer probably either left the dog unattended (a BIG no-no with chain collars) or mistakenly thought that the dog was just being stubborn when the dog was choked by the collar. Either way, I’m sure it wouldn’t have happened if Cesar Milan had been personally training the dog.
They should have settled things privately. :) The dog trainer, Cesar Millan, has a good reputation and in publicly announcing that his dog was injured, the producer has ruined the good reputaion Cesar upholds. Dog owners might be afraid to try his service again with this one accident.
But I do believe that the producer should get payment for the damage Cesar’s program has done to his dog. I used to have a dog and I really loved my dog very much so imagine the pain of the producer seeing his dog bleeding and gasping for breath. If Cesar doesn’t want to pay for the damage, I believe that this is the part where they will have to settle things publicly. :)
Ceaser Millan trains dogs by terrifying them. He is NOT a great dog trainer. Anyone can bully a dog, we’re bigger and stronger than them. Hopefully he gets in brought down and then more people can realise he is abusing dogs not training them.
Going on the assumption that the charges are true, the $25,000 sought in damages is not even a slap on the wrist. That will be eaten up in legal fees and then some. Stick a few more zeros on it. Heck stick a whole bunch on it. Anyone who intentionally harms any other living creature for personal gain needs to see what it feels like. An animal, in this case a dog which cannot speak or testify, is at the mercy of humans. To be summarily tortured by a person claiming to love dogs is disgusting, heartbreaking and doubly criminal. Get Gator all the law will allow and let him really enjoy life. Happy landings baby. (Might wanna turn him loose on his captors too)
Ceasar Millan is like my idol. I dont think its his fault. Maybe the dog had develop health problems due to fear.
I was waiting for someone to pull the my dog got hurt by Ceasars’ way of training. He is getting popular, making money and some people don’t want their dog to be dogs, they want to dress them up and carry them everywhere. His way is not cruel and you don’t have to follow every single step, all the time. The dog gets trained to do what the owner wants the dog to do. While learning it is not allowed to do “normal” things like sit on furniture, jump on people, bark at certain things, or whatever, after the dog has learned that its’ human is boss, it can be invited up onto furniture, or to stand up for a hug, or to bark when it’s appropriate.
I’m sure the people who think his way is mean and cruel have issues with their dogs, but think it’s cute!
If the trainer had a choke collar on the dog he should be strung up. Choke collars kill more dogs every year than cancer kills people. As a professional trainer he should have known better.!!
Sounds like crap to me – $25,000 vet bill? A dog could have a liver transplant for that kind of money. I think the guy’s just looking to sue someone famous so he can get an out of court settlement to go away.
I don’t think so