{"id":1660,"date":"2016-07-28T10:04:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T08:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illis.se\/en\/?p=1660"},"modified":"2020-03-24T09:27:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T08:27:19","slug":"cesar-millan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.illis.se\/en\/cesar-millan\/","title":{"rendered":"What can we learn from Cesar Millan?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you ready for a challenge?<\/p>\n

\"umbrellas\"<\/a>
Everybody\u2019s got some valuable knowledge – a \u201cyellow umbrella\u201d. Finding it can be challenging.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Find the yellow umbrella.<\/h5>\n

We can learn something from every single person.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a conviction that I have.<\/p>\n

My challenge to you is to try to find that something in every single pet owner or animal professional that you meet. <\/em><\/p>\n

What animal-related piece of knowledge can you gain from that person?<\/p>\n

Find the yellow umbrella. The nugget of wisdom that will change how you interact with animals.<\/p>\n

Ignore the other, black umbrellas: the ideas, techniques and explanations that don\u2019t fit your paradigm. And here\u2019s the challenge: though you might find these black umbrellas appalling \u2013 the task in this exercise is to ignore them rather than allow them to flip your lid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rather, pick and choose that which resonates with you. What you find might be an animal-related technique, a piece of knowledge, or merely an idea that you can mold to fit your own framework.<\/p>\n

I try to approach animal trainers from all camps with an open heart and mind, knowing that they all have some insight that will help me improve my understanding of the world in general, and animals in particular.<\/p>\n

So, which nugget of knowledge do I find with the Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan?<\/p>\n

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Time for a disclaimer: I disagree with how Millan explains behaviour, his choices of training technique and the way he relates to animals.<\/p>\n

For me, those are black umbrellas.<\/p>\n

But this blog post isn\u2019t about the black umbrellas of the Dog Whisperer; there has been a ton of scientifically founded blog posts published criticizing his black umbrellas. You can find such posts\u00a0here<\/a>, and I\u2019m generally in agreement with them.<\/p>\n

In fact, I wrote a free E-book about the 20 problems with punishment. Sounds interesting? Just sign up below to access it along with the infographic, and I’ll also keep you posted on free webinars, online courses and future blog posts!<\/p>\n

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This blog post is about finding the yellow<\/em> umbrella. Rather than picking on the things I disagree with, what knowledge does he share that I think is actually useful?<\/p>\n

For me, it is this:<\/p>\n

See the film that summarizes the main points of this blog post:<\/em><\/p>\n