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03x09 - Who's Afriad of the Bark?

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog". Aired: July 30, 2021.*
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03x09 - Who's Afriad of the Bark?

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CESAR: When my journey
began as the dog whisperer,

I taught the world there is
no such a thing as a bad dog.

Today, my message has evolved.

Shh.

But it's clear that people
and dogs still need help.

WOMAN: The problem is me.

CESAR: He needs rehab like ASAP.

MEGAN: I just don't
want you to get bit.

CESAR: Do you know who I am?
MEGAN: Yes.

CESAR: Together
with my superhero pack,

our mission is to create
better humans and better dogs,

one pack at a time.

(theme music playing).

CESAR: Much of the country has
opening back up after COVID sent

us into quarantine.

But I'm hearing from some
families that they're still in

lockdown not from the virus, but
because of badly behaved dogs.

Today, I'm on my way to
meet one of those packs

who's struggling to adapt.

SARA DEAN: I'm Sara Dean.

SARA BERNIE: And
I'm Sara Bernie.

We are the Saras.

And we've been married for...

SARA DEAN: Two and a half years.

SARA BERNIE: I am
a choreographer, a dancer,

and a yoga instructor.

SARA DEAN: And I
am a photographer.

SARA BERNIE: Our dogs'
names are Kahlo Banks.

SARA DEAN: And Joplin Jett.

SARA BERNIE: We like to name
pets after influential people,

so Janis Joplin for Joplin
and Frida Kahlo for Kahlo.

SARA DEAN: They're both rescues.

Kahlo is between four and five.

And Joplin, she's
a little over two.

SARA BERNIE: Sara Dean's
dog is definitely Joplin.

SARA DEAN: Yeah. Personality-wise, we're
both kind of free spirits.

I think that's...

SARA BERNIE: We'll go with that.

SARA DEAN: The
nicest way to say it.

Are you scared?
You hate the car.

SARA BERNIE: When we first
got Joplin, she slept a lot.

When she would play, it would
just be like typical puppy play.

You know, like, I'm
gonna play with this toy,

now I'm gonna bite Kahlo's foot.

SARA DEAN: We got
Joplin right before COVID,

so she essentially spent
her entire life in quarantine.

When the world
started opening back up,

we started noticing
a substantial issue.

(laughs)

SARA BERNIE: Man,
everything changed.

(barking)

Joplin barks at everything.

Joplin, hey.

She looks mean and her
hair stands on end and

she's got snaggly teeth already,
so she looks like a werewolf.

And I think a lot of people are
afraid of her and then that fear

that they're giving off maybe
makes her even more aggressive.

(barking)

SARA DEAN: Hey, stop, stop.

Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey.

Friends were starting to
come over and they were like,

"Something's not right."

SARA BERNIE:
Something's not right.

SARA DEAN: You know?
SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

SARA DEAN: Nobody came over.

It was essentially,
like, lockdown.

You know, she grew up
with everyone masked.

So then when someone
new came into our home and

removed the mask,
she was like, "Whoa.

I don't know what's happening."

You know?

SARA BERNIE: And then taking
her outside, things progressed.

Joplin, hey.

(barking)

Okay. No.

If Joplin barks,
Kahlo's barking.

Kahlo, Kahlo. Hey.

Stop. Stop. Kahlo, stop.

(barking)

Stop!

No. No.

And I dread taking them out
because people that are passing

by think that we're crazy.

(barking)

No. Hey, no.

And that we haven't
trained our dogs enough,

and we keep
saying that we're sorry.

SARA BERNIE: Sorry.

(barking)

SARA DEAN: It really
is kind of a strategy.

Avoid, avoid, avoid.

Usually if there's another dog,
they will run towards it.

So that's my greatest fear,
taking them to the park,

and them rally around the
wrong dog that's off leash.

One bite and they could die.

And that's terrifying.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

I love both of our dogs so much.

It's okay. It's all right.

So I guess you could say that they
basically run the household.

SARA DEAN: Yeah. 100%.

(knocking)

(barking)

SARA BERNIE: It's okay.
Hey. Hey. Stop.

SARA DEAN: You know, for two years,
we sat in this condo and, you know,

now the world is
opening back up,

but we're still
contained to stay here.

So, you know...

SARA BERNIE: But
not intentionally.

SARA DEAN: Not
intentionally, you know.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

SARA DEAN: But at some point, you know,
something's gotta give.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

NARRATOR: Cesar begins by
assessing how the Saras lead

their dogs on a short walk,

because Joplin and Kahlo's
most dangerous behavior occurs

when interacting
with the outside world.

(growling)

(barking)

SARA DEAN: No.
Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey.

CESAR: Okay.
Joplin is the one in front.

SARA BERNIE: Joplin. Come on.

(barking)

CESAR: Joplin is super afraid.

SARA BERNIE: Sorry.
CESAR: That is a frantic bark.

SARA BERNIE: Joplin.

(barking)

Joplin. Joplin.

CESAR: Joplin is
definitely the instigator.

(barking)

SARA BERNIE: It's all right.

It's all right. It's all right.
It's all right.

Oh, hey, hey, hey.

Hey. Hey.

CESAR: Joplin and Kahlo frantically bark
at everything they see.

It's not an aggressive bark.

These dogs
are confused, and afraid,

and the Saras are
clueless how to handle it.

SARA BERNIE: Hi.
CESAR: How are you?

SARA DEAN: I'm well.
How are you?

Joplin. Joplin.

CESAR: This one is the one who's
triggering the whole thing?

SARA BERNIE: Yes.
SARA DEAN: Yeah.

CESAR: Right? So
it's a ripple effect.

SARA DEAN: Yeah. Because you
think she's the dominant one.

(barking)

CESAR: It's a very frantic bark.
So frantic is, frantic has a...

(barking)

SARA DEAN: Joplin. Joplin.

(barking)

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

SARA BERNIE: Joplin.
SARA DEAN: Hey. It's okay.

CESAR: I can see how
Joplin got her name.

She got a set of pipes
like the original Joplin.

SARA DEAN: Hey.
CESAR: Yeah.

SARA DEAN: Joplin. Joplin.
CESAR: Can I have the leash?

Shh. Shh.

There you go.

(laughs)

SARA DEAN: I've never walked
our dogs without having tension,

so that was an
eye-opening thing.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah. I was like stunned at
how quickly she, like,

just sat down next to him.

I was like, "It's magic."

(sighs)

SARA DEAN: It's mind-blowing.

CESAR: Okay, Sara.
Tell me what I did.

SARA DEAN: I don't know!
CESAR: What do you mean?

SARA BERNIE: Nobody know.
How were you doing that?

SARA DEAN: It's like
some kind of voodoo.

CESAR: See what I did, Sara.

Alakazam.

SARA DEAN: Yeah, that was...
SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

CESAR: But it's, but so, if
you don't control the fear,

it turns into excitement.

And those two things together,
you have a frantic dog.

SARA DEAN: Okay.

CESAR: That's really
what you're dealing with.

You put the concept
of energy to work.

SARA DEAN: Okay.
CESAR: Right?

So Joplin could feel my calm confident
energy when I grab the leash.

SARA DEAN: Oh okay.
SARA BERNIE: Okay.

Yeah, that makes sense.

CESAR: What about
inside the home?

You said it feels like you're
still in lockdown, right?

SARA DEAN: Yeah.

We also have an issue with
people coming in to our condo.

SARA BERNIE: Mm-hmm.

SARA DEAN: You know, they bark at them
and so we don't have people over a lot.

And so maybe you could
help us with that, too.

CESAR: Absolutely.
SARA DEAN: All right.

CESAR: Let's go, ladies.
SARA DEAN: Perfect.

SARA BERNIE: All right.
SARA DEAN: You got nothing else to do?

CESAR: Nothing.
I'm here for the Saras.

SARA DEAN: I knew it.
SARA BERNIE: It's great.

CESAR: Yes.

I've seen how clueless the Saras
are with the dogs on walks.

(barking)

Now, I need to see how they
handle the barking frenzy inside

the house, especially
when people come to the door.

Kahlo seems pretty relaxed,
so let's focus on Joplin.

SARA BERNIE: Come here. Hey.

SARA DEAN: When someone comes in,
she barks incessantly.

CESAR: Mm-hmm.
SARA BERNIE: Yes.

And it's terrifying.

SARA DEAN: Yeah.

CESAR: So that's
how the dog react.

How do you ladies react?

SARA BERNIE: I pick her up.

I mean, when people come in, I
don't want her to bark at them

the whole time,
so I pick her up,

so that Joplin can smell
the person that just came in.

Yeah, see? It's okay.
It's all right.

I don't know if that's right.

I'm pretty sure that's wrong.

SARA DEAN: Yeah.

SARA BERNIE: And I
let her smell the person,

so that she stops barking.

CESAR: Yeah, that's pretty much the
opposite of what you should do.

Picking Joplin up when someone
enters sends the wrong message.

They're giving her
affection for misbehaving.

SARA DEAN: So we can't really
take them outside to walk them,

because of her
barking and lunging.

And then we really don't
have people over that much

because of the same problem.

CESAR: Mm-hmm.

SARA DEAN: So essentially,
we're quarantining ourselves.

CESAR: Mm-hmm.
SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

SARA DEAN: Because of her.
CESAR: Okay.

So I'm gonna ask
somebody to knock on the door,

so I can show you
how I, I address it.

SARA BERNIE: Okay.
SARA DEAN: Okay.

SARA BERNIE: All right, great.
CESAR: Okay.

Start the knocking please.

(knocking)

(barking)

(knocking)

I got it.

It's essentially the same frantic barking
inside as it is outside.

(knocking)

(barking)

I need to show the Saras what's
possible with the right energy.

You have to tell them they're
not allowed to crowd the door.

This is my door.

Shh! Shh!

I'm using strong
energy to ask them to

give me and my door distance.

(barking)

Shh! Shh.

So first, I need to claim here.

Shh. That's why I'm moving in.

She has to go back on her own.

SARA BERNIE: Oh,
my gosh, this is wild.

SARA DEAN: Mm-hmm.
CESAR: Now, I'm claiming.

This is claiming. Right?

So this is better than carrying.

SARA DEAN: Mm-hmm.

CESAR: Don't let
her retreat to you.

SARA DEAN: No.

CESAR: You're
reclaiming the house.

Take control.

You are the pet parent.
You can't blame the dogs.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

CESAR: Everything I heard
from the Saras makes me think

they believe this frantic behavior is
the fault of the dogs

or created by the lockdown,
but it's their own.

It's time for them to
realize that with calm,

confident energy and direction,

the human is capable of creating

a calm, surrendered dog.

Put a leash on her.
So we have more control.

There we go.

SARA DEAN: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
SARA BERNIE: Okay. Okay.

CESAR: Let's do it again.

This time, my handler Heather
will enter the home to help

the Saras fully understand
that we can't blame the dog.

It's almost always human error.

They need to understand
this truth or they'll never be

the pet parents their dogs need.

Watch how Heather
is calm and confident.

(knocking)

(barking)

HEATHER: Shh.

CESAR: Can you see it?
It's not the dog.

SARA BERNIE: She's sitting down.

SARA BERNIE: Oh, my God.

You've been a good
dog this whole time?

CESAR: We have a
lot to work on here.

SARA DEAN: Wow, Joplin.

SARA BERNIE: I just, I feel
like she's just been a pain in

the butt the whole time,
and she's really not.

SARA DEAN: She's not. It's us.
SARA BERNIE: She's not. It's us.

I think that's
really what it is.

CESAR: Now you're getting it...

SARA BERNIE: I don't know why, but I'm,
like, teary-eyed about it.

CESAR: What's going on?
SARA DEAN: Babe, don't.

SARA BERNIE: I'm feeling the
emotion from feeling like I was

not doing the
right thing for her.

SARA DEAN: Mm-hmm.

SARA BERNIE: So,
yeah, that sucks.

I feel embarrassed.

I'm hardly ever
calm and confident,

I don't think, I'm always
a little insecure, so, um,

I try to act like I'm not.

But, so I didn't know that this
dog was capable of being calm

and allowing our
house to be quiet.

CESAR: I appreciate your tears.

That's why for me this
show is not a, is not a job.

It's a mission.

SARA DEAN: Yeah.
I see it. Yeah, yeah.

CESAR: The good news is
how quick they can change.

There you go. Now he's calm.

See, this is when
you give affection.

This is when you.

SARA BERNIE: Good girl.
SARA DEAN: Good girl.

CESAR: This is when
you give affection.

SARA BERNIE: Wow.

CESAR: I am encouraged
that the Saras are recognizing

the role they play
and their dogs' behavior.

Like many pet parents, they
allow their dogs to live

a unnatural lifestyle
during the COVID lockdown.

And as a result, Joplin and Kahlo haven't
been properly socialized.

SARA DEAN: Joplin. Joplin.

CESAR: So Joplin has become frantic and
Kahlo follows her lead.

And now with
their lockdown over,

the Saras have no idea how to integrate
their dogs into society.

But because they're starting
to realize that it's not their

dogs' fault, Sara and
Sara are no longer clueless.

Now they're just a little insecure with
their handling skills.

This day has been a
big breakthrough for

the pet parents, so they're
ready to take responsibility

and begin their rehab.

SARA DEAN: This is nuts.
SARA BERNIE: Yeah. Mind blown.

SARA DEAN: Mm-hmm.
SARA BERNIE: Yes.

CESAR: Good. All right.
That's enough for today.

Next time, let's
meet at my ranch.

SARA DEAN: Thank you, Cesar.
SARA BERNIE: Bye, Cesar.

CESAR: Bye.

NARRATOR: The next day, Cesar
makes his way to West Hollywood,

where another pack is held
hostage inside their home.

This one by a
territorial German Shepherd.

STARSY: Hi. I'm Starsy.

DECLAN: Hi. My name is Declan.

I am a actor and I'm
originally from Scotland.

Producer: How did
you meet Declan?

STARSY: So we...
DECLAN: Uh-oh.

STARSY: Actually met
on the set of a TV show.

DECLAN: Yeah.

I, uh, saw her through
the crowd and, you know,

used the Scottish accent.

(laughter)

STARSY: We have a
three-year-old German Shepherd

rescue named Rocky.

He is the sweetest,
just best dog ever.

We love him so much.

I mean, I grew up with dogs,
but he's my first ever dog that

I had on my own.

So he's definitely
very important to me.

DECLAN: Starsy described
Rocky as a sensitive soul.

STARSY: He is a sensitive soul,
like he's just is so sweet.

But...

(knocking)

He does have
some territorial issues.

(barking)

Rocky, hey, hey,
that's enough. No.

DECLAN: Okay. Back here.

STARSY: Yeah, I mean, outside,
he's a great friendly dog.

He's wonderful.

And then as soon as
someone comes in the door,

whether he's met them
or not, it doesn't matter, uh.

He's just a nightmare.

(barking)

We can't let anyone come
into our apartment without

him freaking out.

(barking)

DECLAN: Rocky!

STARSY: Rocky will refuse
to let anyone come inside.

He will just bark.

(growling)

Then the growling will start.

(growling)

Rocky, hey. Hey!

He just does not feel comfortable with
anyone else in the apartment.

DECLAN: Family members,
whatever, it's a no go.

Rocky.

STARSY: Rocky. Shh!

We got Rocky just a few
weeks before the pandemic, um.

So we didn't have any guests
over for about six months after

we got him, which looking back
now is probably not a good idea.

(growling)

DECLAN: The whole situation
is just uncomfortable for

everyone involved
and it's embarrassing and.

Calm down. Rocky.

STARSY: Rocky.
DECLAN: Calm down.

(claps)

It kind of makes us look
like bad owners I feel like or

him look like a
bad dog, which he's not.

STARSY: Come on.
No, I know. Come here.

DECLAN: Hey. Rocky.
STARSY: Hey.

DECLAN: Hey.
STARSY: No. No.

STARSY: We love
him so much but...

DECLAN: We need Cesar's help.

STARSY: Hey, Rocky. No.
DECLAN: Hey.

(growling)

Hey.

STARSY: Hi.
DECLAN: Nice to meet you.

CESAR: Pleasure.
DECLAN: How's it going?

CESAR: Beautiful. How are you?
STARSY: Hello. Nice to meet you.

CESAR: Nice to meet you.
DECLAN: I hope you can help us.

CESAR: What do you
want me to help you with?

DECLAN: So our dog Rocky...
CESAR: Yeah.

DECLAN: Is
extremely territorial.

CESAR: Okay.
DECLAN: Mainly in the apartment.

Whenever a guest comes over, the
moment they step in the door,

aggressive growling.

CESAR: Has he bitten anybody?
DECLAN: Lunging.

STARSY: He's lunged to bite.

We stopped him, but he
has a potential to bite.

DECLAN: It's a nightmare.

CESAR: So what I wanna do
is I wanna see your ritual.

STARSY: Okay.
DECLAN: Okay.

CESAR: Right. I wanna
put cameras in there.

DECLAN: Okay.

CESAR: We're
gonna send people in.

I'm gonna watch it
in my little cameras,

just do exactly
how you do, all right?

STARSY: Okay.
DECLAN: Sounds good.

CESAR: Let's do it.
STARSY: Sounds good.

CESAR: I always need to
witness the behavior firsthand

before I can truly
assess what the problem is.

So my team is setting up remote
cameras inside the apartment.

I'll stay in the hallway
and watch on the monitor while

Starsy and Declan go in.

DECLAN: Rocky.
Come on. Come on.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

STARSY: Hi, sweetheart.

CESAR: This is good.

DECLAN: Oh, no.

CESAR: Sweet and happy.

DECLAN: Good boy. Hey.

CESAR: Rocky's energy is good when
it's just the three of them,

but let's see what happen
when my producer Neil knocks on

the door and enters the home.

(knocking)

(barking)

DECLAN: I'll get the...
STARSY: Okay.

(knocking)

CESAR: Oh, look at that.
STARSY: One second.

DECLAN: Hey. Hey,
Rocky, come here. Rocky.

STARSY: Come here, bud.
DECLAN: Rocky, come here. Sit.

STARSY: Come here. No, sit.
DECLAN: One second.

STARSY: Yeah.

CESAR: They're
putting the leash on Rocky,

but they're not
communicating what they want.

DECLAN: Hey.
NEIL: Hey.

STARSY: Hello.
DECLAN: Hey, hey.

CESAR: He's just pulling Declan.
There is no calm surrender.

DECLAN: Rocky. Rocky. Rocky.

CESAR: It's pretty bad.
DECLAN: Stop. Hey.

(growling)

Rocky.

STARSY: Rocky. Hey.

CESAR: Rocky is
warning Neil at a low growl.

CESAR (over radio):
Neil, back away.

DECLAN: Sit.
STARSY: Sit.

DECLAN: Hey. No.

CESAR: And of
course now, Declan is,

is rewarding the behavior
with an emotional approach.

It's more like an affection.

Now he's holding him.

DECLAN: Hey. It's okay.

Look, he's our friend.

CESAR: Oy, he just
gave more affection.

(growling)

(barking)

DECLAN: Rocky, no. No.

DECLAN: Rocky, no. No.
STARSY: I'm sorry.

DECLAN: Come here. No. Sit.

STARSY: Hey. Hey. No. No.

DECLAN: Rocky, no. Hey.

CESAR: Okay.

All right. Come on out.

There is a lot of fear and anxiety
going on in this apartment.

The pet parents are afraid
of Rocky becoming aggressive,

which then makes the dog
fearful and that triggers

the aggressive
territorial behavior.

So it's like a
never ending spiral.

I'm gonna take over.

They're gonna come here and I'm
gonna show them what would I do.

Okay.

CESAR (over radio): Everybody
out of the apartment. Dog...

CESAR: Stays inside.
Drop the leash, my brother.

Don't let him come out.

STARSY: You know,
we're not used to...

CESAR: Right. I know. Yeah.
DECLAN: No.

CESAR: Yeah.

CESAR: You're
hostaged by your dog.

DECLAN: Okay.
STARSY: I know.

CESAR: Yeah.

So I was watching you
guys do the whole thing.

STARSY: Yeah.

CESAR: So you're trying to help him with
giving affection at the time.

DECLAN: Yeah.

CESAR: When he's
not feeling good.

So you're nurturing that.

DECLAN: Right, right, right.
STARSY: Yeah.

CESAR: So many pet parents
show love and affection when

their dog is in the
wrong state of mind.

It's a classic mistake.

DECLAN: It's okay.
Look, he's our friend.

CESAR: Oy, he just
gave more affection.

That confuses the
dog and teaches him

the fearful aggression
will be rewarded.

Okay. I'm going in.

Watch how I do
it in the monitor.

Calm, confident.

DECLAN: Got you.
CESAR: I need my racket.

Thank you.

When meeting a balanced dog,

my formula is no touch,
no talk, no eye contact

until the dog gets used to me.

With an imbalanced,
fearful dog like Rocky,

who looks ready to bite
anyone who enters his territory,

I need to square off with him
directly until he understand

that I'm not a threat.

The tennis racket is
my shield, in case he lunges.

(barking)

See like the bark?

DECLAN: Really nervous.

(barking)

(growling)

STARSY: I'm nervous.

DECLAN: Crazy.

STARSY: Oh, he's
got the leash now.

Oh, wow.

DECLAN: Oh my God.

STARSY: He's
letting him guide him.

DECLAN: Yeah.

He's got him on the leash and he's walking
him around the apartment now.

STARSY: Oh, my God!

DECLAN: And he stopped
barking and growling.

It's crazy.

(laughter)

DECLAN: No one has...

STARSY: I thought he
would attack him for sure.

DECLAN: Yeah. No one...
STARSY: Or tried to, you know.

DECLAN: Has ever went
into the apartment without us.

(takes deep breath)

CESAR: You have to breathe it
out if your energy is anxious,

because he'll pick up on that.

DECLAN: I am mind blown.

(laughs)

CESAR: I'm gonna show them how to
handle it when someone else comes in.

Neil.

(knocking)

Shh. Come on in.

DECLAN: He's sniffing Neil.

STARSY: Wow.
DECLAN: Wow. He's not barking.

It's crazy.

We've been trying to have Rocky
relax and be welcoming of guests

or any outsiders for two years
and Cesar has just taken control

of the apartment in two minutes,

which is kind of crazy.

CESAR: Let's bring
Starsy and Declan back in.

So not a peep from Rocky
when I enter the apartment.

That tells me Rocky is
not an aggressive dog.

He's just fearful.

But Starsy and Declan
don't trust their dog,

and that creates nervousness
whenever someone comes over.

STARSY: Rocky, hey. Hey.

That's enough. No.

DECLAN: Okay. Back here.

CESAR: Rocky senses
this and becomes fearful.

Then he directs that fear
towards the guest in the form of

aggressive barking,
growling, and lunging.

DECLAN: Hey. Hey.

(barking)

CESAR: His pet parents then try
to fix the situation by giving

him affection, which
tells him it's okay to be in

a fearful state and
the behavior continues.

But if Starsy and Declan
just show calm confidence,

Rocky's territorial
behavior will stop.

So he's definitely fearful.

DECLAN: Right.
CESAR: Right?

But if you get nervous, that's gonna
trigger him to go into fight mode.

DECLAN: Right. Right.

CESAR: As he gets
close to you guys,

he goes into a protective mode.

DECLAN: Right.

CESAR: In Rocky's head now, he's
safer closer to me than with you guys.

STARSY: Wow.
DECLAN: Which is crazy.

CESAR: I know, right?
DECLAN: Yeah.

CESAR: Yeah.
STARSY: Yeah.

CESAR: Because I'm
keeping myself calm confident.

DECLAN: Right, right, right.
STARSY: Mm-hmm.

CESAR: Calm confident is the
energy that will keep you safe.

DECLAN: Mm-hmm.

STARSY: I just couldn't
believe when you came in that

he was so calm with you.

So it's just us.

DECLAN: It's just us.
CESAR: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

DECLAN: What do
we have to do to?

CESAR: Change your energy.
You're an actor, right?

DECLAN: Yeah.
STARSY: Yeah.

CESAR: So act with
more calm confidence.

And make sure that Rocky gives space
to the person coming through the door.

DECLAN: Okay.

CESAR: Social distance in
the animal world means respect.

DECLAN: Right.
CESAR: That's it.

DECLAN: Okay.
CESAR: So embrace that energy.

DECLAN: I get it.
CESAR: All right.

I'm gonna come back
here in about a week.

Hopefully, you guys can lead
the pack with calm confidence

and Rocky will be
just like he is now.

DECLAN: Okay. Thank you.
CESAR: Thank you.

NARRATOR: The next day,
Sara Dean and Sara Bernie make

their way to Cesar's ranch
to continue their dogs' rehabs.

SARA DEAN: I'm a little nervous.
SARA BERNIE: Yeah, same.

NARRATOR: They're
coming off a breakthrough,

when they realized their
own energy is the cause of

Joplin and Kahlo's
uncontrollable barking.

Cesar must make sure that
pet parents don't fall back

to their old, insecure ways.

SARA BERNIE: I guess
I'm just more nervous,

because I feel like this is all
gonna be outside with animals

that Joplin's never seen before.

SARA DEAN: Shall we do
maybe some breathing exercise

to really get in the mindset?

(takes quick breaths)

SARA BERNIE: Okay.
That's Lamaze class.

SARA DEAN: I know,
that's, that's wrong.

CESAR: Hi. Welcome to the ranch.

SARA BERNIE: Good morning.

CESAR: For over two years,
the Saras had basically kept

their pack on extended lockdown.

This visit to my ranch is a very
rear trip out of their house for

them as a whole pack.

So there are skills
that both the humans and

the dogs have yet to learn.

The humans are insecure in
their own handling skills and

the dogs have never
learned any social skills.

SARA BERNIE: She's panicking.

CESAR: I'm gonna use my balance
pack to begin to socialize

the dogs and show the humans
they can have the confidence in

their own dogs' behavior.

SARA DEAN: Hey.
CESAR: Here's my animals.

SARA DEAN: Yeah, I see.
SARA BERNIE: Hi, animals.

CESAR: Okay.
They're my farm animals.

And then we
have the, the dog park.

SARA DEAN: Mm-hmm.

CESAR: Everybody
there is super cool.

SARA DEAN: Hey. Hey.
CESAR: Okay.

So what I want is for
you to go inside the park.

You go first Sara Dean, because you're
handling Joplin right now.

SARA DEAN: Shh!

CESAR: So this is gonna go away
over there because right now

she wants to get
close to the other dogs.

SARA DEAN: Yeah. Okay.
CESAR: So first you follow me.

SARA DEAN: Okay.
CESAR: Okay.

SARA DEAN: Joplin.
CESAR: You step back.

SARA DEAN: Hey.

CESAR: Joplin has been
here for two seconds and

she's already
going off the rails.

It's important that she
and Kahlo starts to see

what normal dog
behavior looks like.

(whistles)

Okay. Pack, let's begin.

Come on. Shh! Let's go in.

SARA DEAN: When
he says, you know,

just go in there and
there's ten other dogs,

you think in your mind,
"This is gonna be bad.

This is gonna be bad.
This is gonna be bad."

(bleep).

SARA DEAN: Shh! Hey.
CESAR: Drop the leash.

Drop the leash.

So it's, yeah, don't worry.

SARA DEAN: Okay.

You kind of set
yourself up for failure,

then your energy
immediately tightens up,

and then they
immediately tighten up,

and they go into fight mode.

CESAR: Look, so that,
now you see the real deal.

SARA DEAN: She's scared.
CESAR: Yes.

SARA DEAN: Yeah.

CESAR: It's like,
"I'm nervous, guys."

As soon as we
pass through the gate,

I made Sara drop the leash,
because I need to prove that

Joplin is not an aggressive dog.

She's just confused and afraid.

To help Joplin, the Saras must first work
on their own insecurities.

She's off leash.

If she was aggressive,
she would have been attacking

every single dog,
every single person.

Everybody will be dead.

SARA DEAN: Yeah.
CESAR: It's all a bluff, really.

So what we are doing is
like calling the bluff.

SARA DEAN: Mm-hmm.
CESAR: It's like a poker game.

SARA DEAN: Okay.
CESAR: You see what I mean?

SARA DEAN: Yeah.
CESAR: So are you calmer now?

CESAR: Come on, Sara.

I want Kahlo to
enter the Serengeti, too.

She tends to
follow Joplin's lead.

So now that we call Joplin's
bluff and she's calmed down,

as long as Sara B
enters with calm confidence,

Kahlo should also stay clam
when entering the Serengeti.

Now, you're putting
the pack together.

Come on, all the way.

Own, own my park.

SARA BERNIE: Come on. Come on.

CESAR: Drop the leash.

Over here. Like
I said, own my park.

No, no.

So you're, you're
walking like you're on a,

like about to
get expl*sive like,

you know what I mean?

Like, you know what I mean?

So you got to unstuck
yourself from your past habits.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

CESAR: Because Kahlo
is totally fine as you.

SARA BERNIE: I thought I had
a very, like, strong demeanor,

but that is not how I walked in.

I tip-toed through the
tulips while I walk through,

so there was a lack of confidence within
me that I was unaware of.

I wasn't gonna bring
this up, but this morning,

I took them out
quickly and, of course, like,

five millions dogs
are out there,

and Joplin proceeds to
start her whole thing...

(barking)

And it made me feel upset,

because I still
can't control them.

CESAR: That's because your
energy is probably insecure,

just like the way
you walked in here.

No confidence equals no control.

SARA DEAN: Right.
CESAR: Don't worry.

I'm gonna help you gain
confidence with the dogs.

Here, go inside with
all the farm animals.

SARA BERNIE: What?
Just by myself?

CESAR: Yeah. You're gonna repair
what you did this morning.

SARA BERNIE: Okay.

CESAR: After hearing
about her little setback,

it seems to me that the
Sara who's more in need of

calm confidence
today is Sara Bernie.

CESAR: Calvin.
CALVIN: Yeah?

CESAR: Give her Lorenzo.

CALVIN: Okay.

CESAR: So, I am sending her
over to my Barnyard Academy

to walk Joplin
with Lorenzo the llama.

If Sara can walk the pair without the dog
lunging and barking,

that should make her more secure
in her own handling skills.

That is if Sara doesn't get nervous
about how big Lorenzo is.

HEATHER: Okay.
You just walk up this way.

SARA BERNIE: Okay.

CESAR: Just don't
let Joplin guide you.

SARA BERNIE: Come on.

CESAR: Heather, just
help her with Joplin.

Calm Joplin down.

HEATHER: So, I wanna
show you something.

SARA BERNIE: Okay.

It was a little nerve-racking.

I'm like, I feel like
I'm in a dance class plus

I'm walking into,
like, w*r-zone.

I'm walking a llama.

CESAR: Focus on breathing.
You're a yoga teacher.

SARA BERNIE: Okay.

CESAR: It's about relaxing.

It's about calm confidence.

SARA BERNIE: I feel
really incredible, actually.

CESAR: There we go.

SARA BERNIE: I mean, I
walked with a llama today.

How cool is that?

SARA DEAN: I was the craziest.

SARA BERNIE: This is crazy.

This is a memory that
I'm going to keep in my mind

for when I start to feel
stressed out with just two dogs.

I just remember that I had a llama
next to me at some point, you know.

Lorenzo, you might
want to move forward, bud.

Thank you. Okay.

CESAR: Look at you,
telling Lorenzo what to do.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

I feel like I, I ended
up feeling very confident.

CESAR: All that good memory, just please
hold it as much as you can.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.

CESAR: For their homework, I
want the Saras to really take

advantage of the
positive momentum from today

and continue practicing
calm confidence at home.

They're becoming more secure
and confident in Joplin and

in their own handling skills.

So if the Saras stay
confident and lead their pack,

then Joplin will no
longer be confused and fearful

around new people or animals.

SARA BERNIE:
We're getting there.

CESAR: You're getting
there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

SARA BERNIE: Thank you so much.
I appreciate it.

CESAR: All right. Thank you.
See you next time.

SARA DEAN: Thank you so much.
CESAR: Bye, ladies.

SARA BERNIE: Bye.

NARRATOR: A week later, Cesar
returns to West Hollywood to

follow up with territorial
German Shepherd Rocky.

Much like Joplin, Rocky's loud
barking and aggressive behavior

hold hostage the
lives of his pet parents,

Declan and Starsy.

STARSY: Rocky.
Hey, hey, that's enough.

NARRATOR: On his first visit,
Cesar discovered the dog's

hostility actually stems
from his anxious pack leaders.

Declan and Starsy
are so gripped with fear

their dog might bite,

that they're almost
willing it to happen by giving

Rocky affection at
the worst possible time.

DECLAN: Hey, how are you?
CESAR: Really good. How are you?

DECLAN: I'm good. I'm good.
CESAR: How are you, Starsy?

STARSY: Hi, how are you?
CESAR: Pretty good. So?

DECLAN: So huge improvement.

CESAR: Yeah.
DECLAN: Much more calm.

(knocking)

He's not perfect.

(barks)

He's laying down, but
it is taking a while.

CESAR: Yeah.

STARSY: That's
been the hardest part.

CESAR: Right.

STARSY: That I've been
working on being more assertive.

CESAR: Yeah.

STARSY: And I feel like you've
been working being more patient.

CESAR: Calm.
DECLAN: Yeah, yeah.

STARSY: Exactly.
CESAR: All right.

I wanna see it. Let's go.

DECLAN: Yeah.
STARSY: Okay.

CESAR: I'm excited about Rocky.

It sounds like Rocky is no longer in fight
mode when people come over,

which will be a big improvement
in the span of one week.

Show me what you guys did.

Good avoidance, good curious.

DECLAN: Hey. Shh!
CESAR: There we go.

But I need to see
this progress firsthand.

Mm-hmm.

DECLAN: Sit.
CESAR: There we go. All right.

Let's get Neil inside.

(knocking)

DECLAN: I'm ready
to be put to the test,

but I'm just worried that
Rocky's just gonna not do

anything that we've taught him.

(barking)

Rocky. Shh! Rocky.

(knocking)

(barks)

DECLAN: Shh!
CESAR: Mm-hmm.

Snap it out of him. Relax.

DECLAN: Place.
CESAR: Okay.

That's a good choice.
He's practicing self-control.

Rocky became a little agitated at first
when he sensed Declan's nervous.

(barks)

DECLAN: Shh!

CESAR: But his pet dad got
him under control quickly.

Starsy and Declan have definitely
been working with him.

But this is a dog who
they fear could bite if

a visitor comes close.

Rocky is on the bed, but
he's not totally relaxed.

It's essential we help
him find calm surrender as

a stranger enter his space.

DECLAN: Shh! Come in. Hey.

STARSY: Hey. Shh!
NEIL: Hey. How it's going, man?

DECLAN: Good. Shh.

CESAR: Yes. Yeah.
There we go. That's right.

He's not doing the eye contact.

DECLAN: Yeah.

CESAR: He's actually, he's like,
"Okay. You can have this space."

DECLAN: Okay.

CESAR: He's gonna
move the head like that.

Once he moves the head to the
other side, you just walk away.

So here's the waiting game.

There you go. Boom.

You see that?
That is avoidance.

STARSY: Yeah.
DECLAN: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

STARSY: Yeah.

DECLAN: I don't care about
him anymore like then it's...

CESAR: I respect them.
DECLAN: Okay. Okay.

CESAR: Now, I'm ignoring and then you
turn that into calm surrender.

DECLAN: Got you.

CESAR: Rocky did a little
bit of growling with Neil.

(growling)

DECLAN: How are you?
NEIL: How's it going, man?

DECLAN: Good.

CESAR: But he's showing
respect by staying on his bed.

More importantly, we're
dialing down the aggression.

Eventually, his avoidance
will become calm surrender.

So we must continue practicing
with humans he's never met.

Michelle.

(knocking)

Very good.

DECLAN: Come in.
MICHELLE: Hi.

DECLAN: Hi, nice to meet you.
How are you?

MICHELLE: How are you?
Nice to meet you.

DECLAN: Declan.
CESAR: That's good.

That's good. Look.

STARSY: Hey. Shh.
CESAR: It's brand new.

Look at that. Brand new.

STARSY: Shh.
CESAR: Nice.

All the way, all the way.
Stay right there, yes.

DECLAN: Shh!

CESAR: Mm-hmm. Right there.

We're gonna wait here.

Oh. There we go.

Now, come this way, Michelle.

There we go.

STARSY: There we go.
DECLAN: There we go.

CESAR: You see it?
STARSY: Yeah.

DECLAN: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
STARSY: Took a tiny bit longer.

DECLAN: Take a
little bit longer.

CESAR: Starsy, I want you to try to keep
him on the bed this time.

Declan, you get up
and greet the guest.

Let's go, Lorraine.

LORRAINE: Hi.
DECLAN: Hey. Nice to meet you.

LORRAINE: Hi, Declan.
STARSY: Shh!

DECLAN: Hey, nice to meet you.
LORRAINE: I'm Lorraine.

CESAR: That's good.

Hi, how are you?

So we're gonna
do the same thing.

You're gonna come
right there, close to the leash.

LORRAINE: Okay.

CESAR: No touch,
no talk, no eye contact.

LORRAINE: Yeah, no worries.
CESAR: So there, boom.

DECLAN: Yeah.
STARSY: Yeah.

CESAR: Look, calm surrender.

We had zero growls in front of people who
are strangers to Rocky.

He's really come a long way.

Boom. Right there.

DECLAN: Yeah.
CESAR: That's just respectful.

And so have Starsy
and Declan, their calm,

confident energy is
making this all possible.

But let's see how they all
handle multiple guests entering

at the same time.

(knocking)

DECLAN: Come in.
Hey, how are you?

(overlapping chatter)

WOMAN: Oh, my God.
MAN: Good to see you.

CESAR: Hey.
DECLAN: Guys, you can come in.

STARSY: Shh!
CESAR: Work together.

DECLAN: Shh! Shh!
CESAR: There you go.

Like he's checking on them.
He's doing the same scanning.

That's it. Boom, right there.

Now, you get to move away.

WOMAN: Okay.

CESAR: Yup. That's a good boy.

DECLAN: This is such
a massive improvement.

CESAR: Yeah.
But that's the goal every time.

DECLAN: It's kind of,
it's kind of crazy.

Having this many people
in the apartment and Rocky

not being aggressive,
not barking, not growling.

It's wild. Yeah.

CESAR: Oh.
That's a good boy, Rocky.

Good boy.

STARSY: We have our
apartment back now, you know?

It honestly feels like a
weight has definitely been

lifted off our shoulders.

CESAR: Give him affection.

Now, you can
definitely be proud of him.

Yeah.

DECLAN: I can't believe
he's even acting this way.

CESAR: Well, I, I can.
DECLAN: Yeah, I know.

I know, I know.

(laughter)

CESAR: I can, for sure.

We're doing it right.

That's why, that's why
it's happening, you know?

Look all this people
inside the, the apartment.

DECLAN: I know.

CESAR: Many of then
you didn't even know.

DECLAN: Yeah.

CESAR: A week ago, Starsy
and Declan had zero control

over Rocky with
company inside their home.

Now they're taking leadership of the house
back from an insecure dog,

so he no longer feels the
need to become overprotective.

Thank you.

STARSY: Thank you. Thank you.
DECLAN: Thank you.

CESAR: Thank you, brother. Yup.
DECLAN: Appreciate it.

CESAR: Yeah. Keep it up.

Rocky, listen to them, okay?

Let's go, everybody.

NARRATOR: The next day,
Cesar pays another visit to

pet parents Sara Dean
and Sara Bernie.

After a week of homework, Cesar
wants to see how the Saras have

built upon their
success at his ranch,

and whether their once
uncontrollable dogs still

control their lives.

(knocking)

SARA BERNIE: Ah. Shh. Hey, hey.

SARA DEAN: Shh. Shh. Joplin.

(snapping)

Back.

SARA BERNIE: Hello.
How are you? Come on in.

CESAR: To this quiet house?
SARA BERNIE: It's very quiet.

CESAR: To this quiet house?
SARA BERNIE: Yes. Come in.

Shh. Shh.

Shh. Shh. Shh.

CESAR: There you go.
Oh, my God.

Not a peep from Joplin,
which is totally unexpected.

It's like a church in here.

So it's clear that the
Saras have made great progress.

I'm gonna sit...

SARA BERNIE: Shh.

CESAR: Wow, this
is amazing by the way.

SARA BERNIE: I know it's...
CESAR: It's amazing.

SARA BERNIE: Really,
really, I mean, like it's,

I mean, we are so.

SARA DEAN: Completely different.

SARA BERNIE: Stoked
like, we're so stoked.

CESAR: Like, what? Like tell me, like,
what's different in you?

Not in the dog, it's
obviously the dog, but...

SARA DEAN: Well, sure.
CESAR: What's different in you?

SARA DEAN: Yeah. I mean,
I think just control.

You know?

SARA BERNIE: Mm-hmm.

SARA DEAN: Like calm and confident,
and in control of the situation.

SARA BERNIE: Hey, calm down.

Can you sit?

SARA DEAN: You know, we just
have slowed down a little bit.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.
CESAR: Yes.

SARA BERNIE: I feel so
much more calm, like, yeah.

SARA DEAN: This is our
reality and it wasn't, so,

so we're, we're looking
forward to someone inviting us

to a Sunday fun day this...

SARA BERNIE: Yeah,
we're ready for it.

SARA DEAN: This Sunday.
CESAR: Yeah, you're ready.

SARA DEAN: Yeah,
we're ready to show off.

CESAR: So, so, so.
SARA BERNIE: Yes.

CESAR: In that note, I think...
SARA DEAN: Yeah.

CESAR: We're ready to,
for your final challenge.

SARA DEAN: Okay.
SARA BERNIE: Okay.

CESAR: The team and I we created a

something outside for you guys, just to...

SARA DEAN: Okay.

CESAR: Gather
everybody and just celebrate.

SARA BERNIE: Sounds good.
SARA DEAN: All right.

CESAR: Let's go. All right.
SARA DEAN: Thanks, Cesar.

CESAR: Sara Dean,
you can take Joplin.

Sara Bernie, you can take Kahlo.

Joplin has always been
the ringleader in this case.

When I first arrived, the
Saras' anxiety caused her to

bark and lunge around
any visitors and dogs.

SARA DEAN: Hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey.

CESAR: Which kept this pack
isolated from friends and family

even after COVID restrictions
were lifted for everyone else.

But if the Saras can maintain
this new level of calmness from

Joplin and Kahlo, I see a lot
of long overdue get-togethers

in their future.

So that's their final challenge.

An old-fashioned get-together
with humans and dogs.

Saras, come on out!

SARA BERNIE: Okay.

CESAR: I want you to
stay calm confident.

(barking)

CESAR: Oh, oh. Relax.
There we go.

SARA DEAN: Hey.

(barking)

SARA DEAN: Shh. Hey. Hey. Hey.

CESAR: Calm down, calm down.

You're ready. Relax, relax.

Over here.

Let's put a little
relaxation on that leash

and they will be better.

This is the first time in
two years that the whole pack

will try to socialize together.

If the Saras can do this,
then they will finally free

themselves from their
self-imposed canine quarantine.

(taking deep breaths)

So the starting line is
gonna be those two cones and

the whole goal is for you
to mingle with everybody.

Just take your time, two,
three seconds with each one.

Just remember the ranch.

SARA DEAN: She walked a llama.

SARA BERNIE: I did.
CESAR: She walked a llama.

CESAR: She went
with the dog park, so.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.
CESAR: Okay?

SARA BERNIE: We can do this.
CESAR: All right.

So you first, Sara Dean.

SARA DEAN: All right.

(barking)

SARA DEAN: Hey.
CESAR: Relax.

SARA DEAN: Hey, it's okay.

SARA DEAN: Come on.
CESAR: There we go. There we go.

SARA DEAN: Hi, guys.

CESAR: Have fun with life.
SARA DEAN: How it's going?

CESAR: Have fun with life.
SARA DEAN: Come on.

CESAR: There you go. Completely.

SARA DEAN: Como estas?

(laugher)

CESAR: There you go.
There you go.

Joplin was a little
resistant at first,

but she just needed
a little correction.

That's a big
improvement from day one,

and that's all thanks to
Sara Dean's calm confidence.

But that's only
half of today's goal.

To ensure there is
harmony within this pack,

all four of them must calmly
walk around the dogs and humans.

This is something that has typically
led to chaos in the past.

So this will be
the ultimate test.

SARA BERNIE: All right.
CESAR: Let's do it.

SARA BERNIE: Let's go.

CESAR: I think you're ready to
have Joplin off leash this time,

the way a dog is meant to be.

SARA BERNIE: Awesome. Yeah.

CESAR: Make her
feel your confidence.

SARA BERNIE: Awesome job...
CESAR: There you go.

SARA BERNIE: Jop.
WOMAN: Hi, bud.

CESAR: Yes.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.
SARA DEAN: Hell, yeah.

SARA BERNIE: Come on...
CESAR: Keep going. There we go.

SARA BERNIE: Let's go
see this other people.

MAN: Sara squared!

SARA BERNIE: Yeah,
we're both here.

SARA DEAN: Yeah.
MAN: Hello.

SARA BERNIE: Hi.
MAN: Let's say hi to...

SARA DEAN: Hi.
CESAR: Perfect.

SARA BERNIE: You too.
MAN: They're cute, little dogs.

CESAR: When the
family is together, guys,

that's when the magic happens.

So when they feel that
you believe in yourself,

and you believe in the process,

and there's no need to be
inside the house, you know,

full of fear, or full
hesitation or full of stress.

SARA BERNIE: I'm so happy.
She's a different dog.

SARA DEAN: Yeah, she is.
SARA BERNIE: Hi.

SARA DEAN: Hello.
WOMAN: No leash, huh?

SARA BERNIE: No leash.
Yeah, she's doing great.

SARA DEAN: It's wild!

CESAR: There you go.
Look at her.

SARA DEAN: Joplin.
CESAR: Good girl, Joplin.

Good girl.

SARA DEAN: Good girl.
SARA BERNIE: Yes.

CESAR: When I
first met this pack,

everyone was
socially stuck and isolated.

The Saras were basically
in jail, fearful and clueless.

Now, they're in harmony.

That's beautiful.
That's beautiful.

What changed?
The energy of the two Saras.

SARA DEAN: Amazing.
SARA BERNIE: It's...

SARA DEAN: Truly amazing.
CESAR: You see it?

So once you start...

SARA DEAN: Yeah.

CESAR: Seeing the energy for what it is
and then you utilize it.

SARA DEAN: Yeah. Yeah.

CESAR: And then
you're calling the shots.

They were able to put their
fear and anxiety behind them

and walk both dogs with calm,
confident leadership.

If they continue down this path,
there will be many more parties

and pack walks in their future.

SARA DEAN: We get an A plus?
SARA BERNIE: Yeah, for sure.

CESAR: You got
A plus, plus, plus.

SARA DEAN: Woo!
SARA BERNIE: Yes!

CESAR: Plus
A plus, plus, plus, plus.

Now, now, because you know
so much, you have to give it.

SARA DEAN: Yes.
SARA BERNIE: Yes.

CESAR: That's the
only way it grows.

SARA BERNIE: Yeah.
We're planning on that.

CESAR: You know?
SARA BERNIE: It, it works.

I feel accomplished.

We're seeing the
results that we really wanted.

And I think now I can be
in control of the situation.

Joplin has shown me that it
doesn't have to be difficult

to own a dog or it
doesn't have to be

a chore to go out and walk them.

CESAR: This is what
life should be about,

especially with a dog, you know?

Dogs are here to makes us
feel free, to bring us together.

SARA DEAN: Right.

I think with Joplin, you know,
before this whole experience,

we were pretty limited,
you know, where we could go,

who we could be around.

And so now, I feel limitless.

I'm just really
excited to continue.

CESAR: All right. Hug it out.
SARA BERNIE: Thank you so much.

CESAR: Thank you. Congrats.
SARA DEAN: Thank you. Thank you.

CESAR: Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.

SARA BERNIE: Thank you so much.

CESAR: Thank you,
thank you, thank you, thank you.

SARA BERNIE: We really
appreciate it so much.

CESAR: All right.
Let's go join the party.

SARA DEAN: Yeah.
CESAR: Let's go!

SARA BERNIE: All right.

CESAR: The COVID
lockdown may be all but over,

but there are still dogs who
are not able to trust people

from outside their own bubble.

It has kept many pet
parents locked in quarantine,

but it doesn't
have to be that way.

Once a human realizes
they're the ones causing

their dogs social anxiety,

then the whole family can
break free from the lockdown

and become the pack
they always wanted to be.