They Stopped Walking Their Dogs for Nearly a Year | Better Human Better Dog | S05E06

People often ask me what is the number one cause of bad behavior in dogs that I rehabilitate, and the answer is always the same. Dogs need jobs. For most domesticated dogs, that job can be as simple as their humans taking for long walks a couple times a day. But when that natural instinct is not fulfilled, you can see behavior that is explosive, aggressive, or even violent. Today, I'm heading to Fullerton to help a pack whose two German Shepherds caused an injury within the family. And now I have been told the dogs haven't been walked in about a year. I have to help them immediately. My name is Albert Sandoval. This is my wife, Tanya Sandoval. We have two beautiful kids, Albert Jr. and Alicia. And we have two German Shepherds, Brain and Thunder. Did you get Thunder and Brain? Tell me the story. So when we used to live with my mom, our postman told us, hey, are you interested in any German Shepherds? My friend had a litter, and I said, sure. I had mentioned it to Albert. He was like, no, no dogs. So I was like, okay, whatever. So I ignored him, took him home, and Albert wasn't too happy. But pretty quickly, I softened up, and they became our family for life. He puts it in there so she doesn't get it, and then he picks it back up. My favorite thing about Rain is that she's very lovable. She just wants you to love her all the time. Thunder is your typical man's best friend. He's always taking care of my family. He loves to play, has tons of energy. When we first brought home Rain and Thunder, they were really good dogs. They behaved. They weren't too crazy. We could walk them and go hiking, go to the beach. They wouldn't bark at other dogs, and I was able to control them, even if dogs would come right near us. The behavioral issues started when we moved to We were so busy remodeling the house, and we didn't take them on walks, so that probably contributed to their behavior. No. The worst part about Rain and Thunder's behavior is the aggression they have towards dogs. When we try to walk them, it's scary. I feel very anxious, very nervous, just scared that an altercation can happen. Thunder manages to pull me and almost drop me to my knees. The first encounter that Albert had, they had maybe left maybe no more than 10 minutes, and I get the phone call from my daughter crying hysterically over the phone. I said, what happened? I said, Mom, Thunder attacked another dog. It was awful, and it was my fault. That's one of my scariest moments of my life. So now we don't take them on walks anymore because we know what can happen. I am scared. I'm nervous. I'm a complete emotional wreck. Honestly, if Rain and Thunder were to get off their leash, they could literally maul another dog to death. So I'm very fearful of some other dog safety or my family's safety. I don't want anyone to get hurt, and that's what freaks me out. Our biggest fears, if they continue with this behavior, is they could take them away and put them down. It would definitely change us as a family. We would be heartbroken. Cesar is our last hope. Hola, familia. Hello. Hello. Tanya. Albert. Albert, nice to meet you. Let's talk about what you brought me all the way here for. So yeah, we've been having issues with our two dogs, Rain and Thunder. Every time we take them on walks, it seems it becomes total chaos. Yeah. They start lashing out other dogs, getting crazy, pulling the leash, and it's gotten to the point where we're in fear that they're going to hurt someone. Have they ever attacked a human? No, never to a human. Yeah. Towards humans, they're really good. They're really good. They're perfect inside the house. Okay. Yeah. Just once we come out. So that's a plus. We've had two incidents with two separate dogs. So you were just lucky to raise two German Shepherds who became really awesome to humans, but antisocial to dogs. Antisocial, yeah. It's a good thing that dogs have not attacked humans, but two attacks on dogs is too, too many. I need to figure out when all of this started. When did you start getting them out? Yeah. When they were puppies, I would take them out for runs. There was never an issue, never. Until we moved about a year and a half to this house is when it started happening. We were doing some renovations, things of that nature. So we stopped walking them. You stopped walking them completely? Pretty much. Yeah. Well, I need to see the problem. And walking is the most important activity for dogs. Right. So let's see the walk and whatever intensity is, whatever it is. All right. I'm here to keep everything safe. All right. You go get your guys and let's do this. Okay. I feel very nervous to bring out rain and thunder out here. Sit. Because they're so aggressive towards dogs and I get scared. I think once we've come out, we won't be able to control them. Sit. Stop. Stop. Come here. Stop. Sit. I'm going to be a nervous wreck. I was right. It is chaotic. You have a dog that's going like this a hundred miles an hour. That's a running energy. Okay. I believe this type of running energy comes from being pent up far too long without regular exercise. German Shepherds are a working breed. It is why they are great for herding and police work. But the amount of running energy here is way out of control and the pet parents have no idea how to manage what is clearly a very explosive behavior. It's just an explosive, atomic, fast movement going back and forth. This is, this is the guy. Yeah, he's the one. While rain's excitement is presenting itself in barking and pulling on the leash, thunder is lunging, which could become dangerous. The first thing I have to do is get him calm. This is a lot. He's ready to go. Hey, I have to move the leash. Sorry about it. I just need to move the chain. Higher. Higher, yeah. So they don't go in two legs. Yes. It's a lot of pent up energy. Hey. Hey. Hey. The correction is, hey, I don't agree with you. The touch on the side is just to bring the excitement down. It's not that I'm mad at him, I just don't agree with you. Okay. And then when you pull, you're blocking that energy. And then you breathe. I've never seen my dogs be that calm that quick. Not rain or thunder, ever. Like, like, like magic. Like magic. That's incredible. I am glad they got to see that their dog can be calm under my supervision. But this rehab is just getting started. And the only way to correct thunder's dog aggression is through repetition. Bring more dogs. You stay right there. You stay right there. Hey. Hey. Hey. These guys don't want to let up. I'm staying away so, so he doesn't get influenced by her. Hold on. Stay back. Stay away. Hey. Rainy. I need to calm her down. Rainy. This is a really dangerous situation. Yes. Yeah. Guys, can I get a handler over here? Shh. All right. The girl. This kind of slip leash provides much better control. The leash all the way in the top, at the same time, it removes the nose away from the ground. Also, the eyes, keeps the eyes in a forward position. Versus when the leash is here, the dog can do all 360. They're like, oh, you're letting me do whatever I want right now? That's right. Even though I had already calmed Thunder down, when my handler Jojo brought in more dogs, Tanya tensed up and got nervous, which triggered more excitement from both dogs. Hey. Okay. They're both calm. Let's do this again. Your dogs are not the same. This is the one that's going to harm someone. This is the one that's going to keep him like, go do it. It's their cheerleader. And then of course, not tense. Yeah. Confidence. This guy is bored out of his mind. So he wants to get rid of it by attacking, running. That's what the breed was for. But these guys, they're just being inside the house. When dogs are not properly exercised, their energy builds up over time, which can lead to behavioral issues. Like we see with Thunder and Rain. And with a powerful breed like German Shepherds, that can get really bad. The first thing I have to do is to start to drain their energy. And I have chest activity for them. Rain and Thunder have been cooped up way too long. Let her rip. Let her rip. Yeah. Boom. Their pent-up energy is manifesting itself in explosive behavior towards other dogs. Yes. After running a couple miles, which is what dogs this size need every day, we can return to the house. That was really good. Come right in. So I can show the pet parents the beauty of having dogs who are fulfilled. Thunder and Rain's behavior, it looks aggressive, but it's more explosive to me. So I use the explosion for running. Okay. And so once I remove the explosive energy and turn it into something positive, they say, take your sister. Yeah. With the right guidance, they can get to a calm surrender. So this part of the consultation is to see how you got here. When did the behavior begin? Well, it was a little over a year ago when we moved to our new home here. When we used to live with my mom, the dogs were really good. We never had issues. But once we moved here, we were renovating the house. We stopped walking them. But once we were settled in, we took them out and they were just completely different. Yeah. Cooped up. Yeah. Yeah. So what happened when you finally took them out of the house for a walk? So last year, we took the dogs out on a walk with my kids and a little Frenchie popped out with his owner and his kid. I had my son, Albert Jr., hold Thunder. And before I could react, they started charging. Dragged Albert, dragged them on the street, onto the curb, and they started attacking that little dog. So very traumatic for me and my son. He got scraped up. He had a scrape on his shoulder, on his hip, on his knee because he was wearing shorts. When I picked him up, I was like, oh, my God. How was the other dog? The other dog was good. They checked him. Okay. So that's when they walk in fully stopped? A year ago. Yeah. So after that incident, that's when we put a halt to walking the dogs. We're like, no, it's not safe. I'm scared for my kids' safety. Yeah. For, yeah, other dogs that are walking around, too. I can see that that was very scary for you. Yeah. Yeah. Together, they're powerful. But look at them. They have to run. I can see now where Tanya and Albert went wrong. After they moved to their new house, between renovations and parenting two young kids, they stopped walking their dogs. Their dogs' pent up energy turned into explosive behavior. So simple walks around the block became dangerous, resulting in the injury of their own son. And the trauma of that event, combined with the belief that a simple walk could lead to their dogs being put down, created the worst energy of all, fearful pet parents. If left untreated, their fear will only fuel more aggression from thunder and rain. So we have a lot more work to do when we continue at my ranch. Definitely bring them to the Dog Psychology Center. Let me show you how to do it then. Oh, man. Here's Ulysses. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, Caesar. Appreciate it. Appreciate it. Thank you. The next day, Caesar turns his attention to a young couple in Glendale and their Min Pin Chihuahua mix, whose bark is becoming a big bummer. My name is Garrett Jenner, and I'm a professional skateboarder. It was always my dream as a kid. I literally, I have a yearbook quote from middle school that said, one day I'm going to own my own house and have a skate park in the backyard. And here I am. Like, that's crazy to me. Taylor's my girlfriend. We met at a bar in Mexico in, oh, I should know that, huh? We've been together coming up on four years now. And Milo's been a part of our relationship almost as long as we've been in a relationship. We really want an Italian greyhound. So we went to a shelter, and out of all the dogs that there was, there was just this one little thing that closely resembled an Italian greyhound. We're like, you're the one. He's my sweet baby. There's a lot of sides to him, and we love them all. He's the cutest, cuddliest guy you could ever imagine, until he's not. With Taylor and myself, he's a wonderful dog. But anyone else, whether it's roommates, neighbors, strangers, other dogs, it's always a struggle. Nope. He has a bit of aggression. Obviously the barking, but he also may nip at you. And the barking sounds something like a scream. This crazy pterodactyl-like screech. We've enrolled him in training, and nothing is working. Spending time around friends is insanely important to me. I'm honestly worried that Milo's behavior is gonna ruin important relationships in my life. Milo, no bark. No. I've personally reached peak frustration with Milo. Garrett and I, his owners don't exactly know what to give him. And Milo's behavior is getting worse. I feel sort of like I failed as a dog mom. It's okay. I just really hope that Cesar can fix it. He may be the only person who can fix our dog. I love bark, but it's too continuous. Hello. Hello. Coming out. How are you guys? Good, how are you? I can't wait to help you with this bark over here. Yeah, please. I will. So, how can I help? That is obvious. Right, so obviously the barking. Yes. I think that one of the most important behaviors that he does is aggression towards people and animals. If we have a friend come over, he'll go crazy and bark. If they approach us, he'll get aggressive and go and nip at them. So he's redirecting constantly. To everyone and anyone. When did he do that? When did he start? What age? He's pretty much always been barking. Okay, so what I want to do next is I want to send somebody from my team. I'm going to put some cameras inside so I can watch it from here. Do exactly what you do and I'll take care of the rest. Thank you. All right. Knowing Milo can get so worked up, I'm going to watch closely on the monitor and we'll step in. If anything becomes, I'm safe. Pass me that monitor. Walk in case I need it. And it's your turn to go in. Remember to move in slowly, Chris. Milo. Milo, come here. Milo is absolutely terrified. How you doing? Good to see you. You too. He'll stop in like five minutes. He'll stop in five minutes, oh my goodness. If not, we can put him back up there. So they're feeling their nervousness right now and then the tension and frustration from Taylor and Garrett. Maybe if you try to give him one of these. That's the key to his heart. Oh, now he's going to get cookies. That confuses him even more. Oh my goodness. So see, that's what the excitement come from because they're not giving a cookie when the brain is calm. Oh, nevermind. They're giving a cookie when the brain is excited and confused. So they're practically perpetuating this. Hey, right now, Chris, just move a little bit and that's when Milo went and tried to bite him. This is really bad. Milo. Wow. Milo. No. When Milo nipped at the producer, that really caught me off guard and that was very unnerving. I hope Cesar can help. I'm really hoping here. I see plenty there. What we have with Milo is a dog who's nervous, aggressive, and his first time pet parents are clueless on how to lead him. Not only are they having zero effect on calming him, they're actually making things worse by confusing the dog with affection and treats at the absolute worst time, reinforcing bad behavior. What they need is to learn how to make a simple correction that Milo can understand. So this is Rio. Wow, I wonder what Milo is going to think of that. All of a sudden, there's a bird. I didn't even know where the bird came from. I know Milo's reaction when he sees squirrels, so I start panicking. Watch how Rio corrects him. I gotta be confident. That's a correction. Rio said, get out of my space. I'm absolutely blown away that he's not barking. My correction shows him I am his confident leader. And look at the yawn. He's relaxing, which tells me what he needs most of all is a pack leader. Taylor, it's your turn. Hello. He's moving in. So now you correct like Rio showed you. Same energy. There you go. That's leadership, Taylor. I want her. Seeing the effect that Taylor had on Milo was inspiring. It gave me hope. I'm blown away that he's acting the way he's acting right now. In all these humans, we can all jump out, we can all create excitement, and he has to stay calm. And your job is to make sure that that state of mind stays that way. What's the best way to go about that? Practice. Let's go inside. I want to work on the behavior at the door. Now that these pet parents have seen the impact a simple correction can make on their dog, we need to apply it to the real-world situation that triggers Milo the most. So this is self-control. I'm blocking. He can't move. So this simple leash is not what's correcting. This is so he doesn't move. Okay. And then once you bring it back, and that's when then your energy, your sound, or your touch, that's what that's what it does the rest of the work. So then this is Wow. All right. So I'm completely disagreeing with very little things. Good correction. And those little things are just snapping him out of it, bringing him back to that calm state. That's it. Again, just keep it simple. It's just one way, and you repeat it everywhere. And his job is to behave the same way to everybody. And then once you correct, then you go back to remember your body language. Calm confidence. If you get tense, don't go. Calm, confident, and then go. If there's a situation where one of our friends is coming over, but we don't have time to put him on a leash. Once he's in that state of mind, we put a leash on him and pull him away. Yeah. Yeah. Look at him. The leash is a direct line of communication, and he's getting it quickly. Okay. To see him not going crazy and barking was eye-opening to me. I think it sort of made it all make sense that it is all, you know, instinctual, and it really is just understanding that, working on us mainly. You can give affection there. Okay. I didn't know if I was allowed to. Yeah. Okay. So you can totally give affection if there's calm surrender. You know, you want to baby a dog, that's when you do it. Okay. I can do that. You see it? You reward this state of mind, and eventually this is when you give the cookie. Right. Okay. Yeah. This dog and his pet parents are catching on really fast. Milo is so calm surrender that he has no more reactivity for us to correct. That tells me we have reached a stopping point for today. Don't lose patience because you're learning. Right. I am hopeful that with one more lesson, this pack's problem will do 180. Say bye, buddy. Okay. Let's continue in the morning. The first thing I want to see today is how Milo reacts when I arrive and how his pet parents handle him. Come in. How's it going? Love it? Yeah. Yes? Yeah, there's a difference already, huh? Oh my goodness. Good job. Thank you. He's definitely better. Yeah. Yeah. He's not perfect yet, but it's improvement. Yeah. And a lot of it, hey, we don't do that. Good correction. A lot of it is exactly this, like me having direction and knowing what to do. Right. Because before we just felt super lost. Like he'd be doing something and be like, I don't know, like someone help. Right. And now it's like, obviously he still has his issues, but I feel a lot more in control. I love how committed Garrett and Taylor are to their responsibility as Milo's pet parents. But to make sure the lesson in correcting with confidence stick, I want to see how they do with guests arriving at their home. So we know the door is an issue. Right. So we invited some of your friends over. All right. Because I want to see how Milo reacts and how you guys handle it. Okay. We got some people for you, buddy. First person. Yeah. What up, what up? Who's that? Our friend Dave. Oh, Dave. Come on in. How you been? Nice to meet you. Here we go. Get down. Hi, how are you? Doing good. Dave, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Pleasure. Pleasure. Hey. Nice. Really good. We got to the second person. Thank you, Dave. Second human being. Just drop the leash. Just let him do his thing. That's right. See it? Look at that. You can drop the leash. I mean, this is what I wanted. I wanted to be able to have a dog that would meet other dogs and be able to coexist. I've never had that before. He's ready. This process has changed me more than Milo, honestly. I know we have the right tools. The philosophy is amazing. It doesn't just apply to dogs and it starts with the human first. Yeah. Realizing how much of a role energy plays in not just my relationship with my dog, but just in the world. Yeah. Amazing experience. I am so proud of Garrett and Taylor. Sometimes it just takes knowing what you're doing wrong and how to fix it to create a peaceful pack and a peaceful home life. Tonya and Albert. Finally here. Bring their two explosive German shepherds to the DPC. We're in the right place. Think they're ready? I don't know if I'm ready. I hope so. Oh my gosh. A few days ago, I learned that both of these dogs have been cooped up with a regular exercise since an attack on a neighbor's dog one year ago. And it is the male, Thunder, whose lunging and charging creates the biggest risk. This is the one that's going to harm someone. Pet parents Tonya and Albert share that they still carry trauma from that violent fight. It's gotten to the point where we're in fear that they're gonna hurt someone. I'm scared for my kid's safety. Yeah. Very traumatic. What's preventing them from providing the leadership and exercise that dogs need is fear. Rain will probably bark a lot, but I'm more scared for Thunder. He's gonna trip out once he sees all those dogs. Oh my god. Today, my instincts tells me to try something completely unexpected and new for this pack. Hey, there's the man. There's Cesar. Oh my god. Here we go. Here we go. Instead of taking today's rehab slow and deliberately like usual, I need to prevent the humans from overthinking everything by moving quickly with urgency and purpose so they don't have time to worry, only react. Good morning, guys. Good morning. Welcome to the ranch. Open it and see how it goes. Well, first it's Miss Rain to go get some healthy exercise with my team because she's not aggressive in nature. Robert, come over here. So when you have two dogs, you don't have to work with both of them at the same time, but you can still make progress with one. Oh, okay. Our main focus will be on Thunder, who acts as the enforcer. That's good. Look at that. And the first thing he needs is a good long run. Burning off pent-up energy on a two-mile run is a great way to start this day, which is sure to have explosive behavior from this guy. That's the quickest way to get rid of energy in 15 minutes. You're done, honestly. This bike ride should calm Thunder down so we can safely do what his pet parents have never been able to do, introduce him to new dogs. So here's the difference. You ready to work? I'm ready, man. We're ready to work. I am absolutely certain that Thunder will feel his pet parents' fear as he meets my pack, and the dog will try to protect them with aggressive charges. So we'll take precautions to keep things extra safe. Robert, do we have a muzzle? I want to put him in there with the muzzle on. Yeah. So everybody can come in, and once he gives up misbehaving, we take the muzzle off. Tools are not permanent. They're just temporary. Time to come in, guys. Okay. Both of us? Yep. Okay. Yeah. The goal of this exercise is to allow Thunder to safely make mistakes, and with each correction my handlers and I give, the dog will begin to learn his protective outbursts are not needed. As his humans observe, they will begin to see Thunder in a different light, and they'll let go of their own trauma. Don't negotiate. Just bring him in. I mean, I'm still a little nervous. What? I think my anxiety is really high because I'm scared. Thunder's just gonna lash out like he's been. We won't be able to control him. In here. There you go. Grab the leash once the door is closed, and we walk it in. Let go of it? Grab the leash, yeah. We got this under control. Everyone is safe, and he has a muzzle on. He's trying to mingle with everybody else. So, there you go. Hey. He did a little charge. Normal. Lock. The follow-through is super important. Okay. There you go. Right there. The follow-through is just so he can go all the way to calm surrender, especially after a charge. My handlers and my dog pack will continue to help me correct Thunder's overprotective behavior, while his pet parent's only job is to control the fear that is influencing the dog to attack. It's okay for him to make mistakes because we are addressing it. He has a muzzle on. He's not gonna hurt no one. The reason why he's doing it is because you're not confident, and you have not yet claimed your space. My space. So, he is protecting the pack because tension can make him go into protective mode. The next step is for Tanya and Albert to show their dog they do not need his protection. They need to claim their space. Come on. Can you imagine if we haven't run Thunder, and he's still a full tank of gas? He's blocking your way. All right. Just walk around. Just relax. Calm and confident. So, right now, it's about claiming your space, so he's not in your space. Yeah. He doesn't. Yeah. You know what I mean? Do I just push him off? Yeah. He's in your intimate personal zone. Right. So, once he sees that it's nothing to claim or protect, automatically the brain goes into social. Makes sense. All right. Just walk around so you can bring him around. Yep. Send him away again. Yep. That was it. That was it. Perfect. You keep doing it. That's really good. You know what matters right now is that you're facing your fear. Yeah. And then you reprogram yourself, and that will reprogram Thunder. Surprising how much my nervousness and my anxiety feeds off to our dogs. Look at this. So, that's calm surrender. We get into the calm surrender. This is great. I just want you to start seeing that your rehabilitation is absolutely possible. I have a good feeling for it. Let's go for a walk. Okay. Come on. Now that we are seeing a different side of Thunder, we can take his muzzle off. And because his pet parents are controlling their fear and claiming their space, it is time to help this pack fully overcome their trauma that started after the violent fight on a walk one year ago. They need to go on another walk, but this time alongside my pack. Come on, JoJo. Let's go for a pack walk. I was like, what? Right now? Like, right now? Right now? Right now? Okay. Wow. I'm going to take Thunder first because he has already met my pack. Thank you. Once he knows how to do it, then you just do it. Put him in the pack. Oh my gosh. That's incredible. I was just lost for words. I couldn't even believe it. I was like... We're speechless. Is that even possible? Right. So, the more he's in it, the calmer he becomes. Yeah. Look at him. Physically, we're helping him to get tired. Right. Mentally, we're using all the tools to choose the right state of mind, creating calm surrender. All right. Let's add rain. She's ready. Here. Okay. All right. Grab him. Yeah. I'm going to walk right next to you with the pack. You're going to walk with us. Right. Relax the arm. There you go. So, you go to tension. Yeah. I got to work on that tension. Yeah. I need a snap out of it. Yeah. So, that's the past. And the dog just lives in the moment as the instinctual way of being. We're going to turn around. Yeah. Your turn, Tanya. Yeah. Okay. Very good. Look at that. So, that's like traffic. Oh, he's like... Yeah. They move. Give me space. That's what makes the dog well behaved. He respects the whole world. Yes. There you go. Nice. That's a pack walk. Fantastic. This is a perfect walk, guys. Yeah. This is it. So, this is all taste so you can have it as a memory. Yeah. It's a great memory. We have to learn to hold the great things. Right. Yeah. Because we learn to hold the bad things. And that's how traumas are built. Most pet parents don't realize that they're holding on to energy inspired by past events that affect their dog's behavior. I was holding on to those emotions, those what if. I was on the edge and getting all these tools from you, all the knowledge and our energy, how it works with them. I'm leaving it all behind. Now, it's just a matter of follow through. So, your homework is for them to not allow so much excitement, especially when you walk them and continue to claim your space. Right. Right. Right. Let's celebrate. Just walk. Just follow. That's it. Don't worry about it. You don't have to say nothing. Right. You see it? There's hope for mankind. Oh, my goodness. There's hope for mankind. One week later, Cesar's back for Tonya and Thunder's final challenge. Hey. Hi. Can't wait to hear it. So, how's the homework we've been doing? We are doing great. OK. Rain and Thunder are not as reactive to dogs anymore. OK. Tonya's taking that leadership role doing the homework. And it's been beautiful because I trust them more. Yeah. So, I also been reminding him. I'm like, remember, like, you got this. Every day, we get up, do what we need to do with the dogs. In the beginning, it was a little tough. But we've been working really hard on everything. We used to not walk them because of being in fear that they would lash out. But we've been consistent at it. That is perfection right there. We're still a work in progress. But we're progressing more. And we're proud that we're continuing to make it better. Would you say you feel peaceful? Yeah. More peaceful. Feeling more safe? Yes, more safe. That's right. So, the confident gives access to the peace and the safe. Calm, confident. Before, it was just chaos. Right. Yeah. You see what I mean? Yeah. You know what I love about it? Your energy has changed. Our energy. Your fear, your anxiety, your stress was there, but it's not here anymore. Right. Yeah. You see what I mean? Yeah. That's the better human part, right? Yeah. Better human, better dog. And it starts with us. That's right. It does. It only took me 20 years for people to say it starts with us. I am so impressed with the change in energy I am seeing with Tania and Albert. I am excited to see how this transformation in energy translates to rain and thunder. Let's enjoy this final challenge. I'm going to be in the same place I met you the first time. You're going to come with the dogs. Can't wait to show you. All right. Calm, confident, love and joy, baby. Let's go. Let's do it. I have confidence in those dogs because we've been working, taking leadership, doing what we got to do. So, I think it should go smooth, but we'll see what surprises Cesar has for us. It's a beautiful thing to watch. Albert and Tania just coming in. Rain is a little bit excited. Surrender. Her tail is just doing this part right there. She's looking, but a thunderous tail is down. He is more calm, surrender. I remember the first day together when they came out. The tension, the tension that I felt all the way from here, because that's how tense they were. Come all the way here. Oh, beautiful. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Feel more peaceful, right? Yeah, we feel great. A lot, a lot. Feel more peaceful. Confident. Teamwork. Yeah. We're still using the muzzle on him. It gives you a peace of mind. It makes you feel a little bit more secure for now, but eventually I hope to take it off of him. Of course. Yeah. It doesn't get no more calm, surrender than that. And it's without you saying a word. It's just how you feel inside. She's imitating what's next, what needs to be said. So, your dogs are speaking highly about you. So, the final challenge, Tanya, we're going to start with you. Okay. You walk both dogs, and we just, we're just going to put dogs along the way. They're just going to pass by. Okay. I'm a little nervous walking past dogs, but I just need to trust them now. Ready? All right. Yes. Thunder moving away from, from the back. That's great. He's learned he does not need to protect her. Shoulders in the perfect place. The head is in the perfect place. Obviously, you know, if she doesn't work than you, obviously she's going to learn more. She's going to have the experience, the practices and all of that stuff. So, the more you do it, that's it. It's just practice. When I see Tanya out there doing really great with the dogs walking, you know, I'm like, well, hopefully she doesn't make me look bad. Great job, babe. The feeling is great, right? Yes. Your shoulders were perfect. Your head was perfect. I feel good. A lot of people were, ah, good boy. You know, just the fact that we're so proud. Yeah. He probably, you know, because what we had before was this chaos. And right now we have safe, peace and love. Right. So, there is really no comparison to day one. Yeah. Boom. Like that. I am seeing control versus chaos. A true connection between Tanya's energy and calm confidence. Mr. Albert. Your turn. Come on. Say whatever you say in the morning. Yeah. All right. Successful. What else? I'm healthy, wealthy and successful. I represent all the men in Latin America. A little load on you. Yeah, man. You got this. And when you, when you like go through them, just go through them. Just go through them like that. I saw. Because he can get tense by hesitating. Oh, yeah. You see what I mean? But if he just bulldoze. Yeah. And then he just rico suave. Rico suave. Yeah. Representing all of us. Get it. Vamos. Yeah. Because she did perfect. Yeah. Don't let them get ahead of you. Yeah. The only thing you got to do right there when she started getting a little bit like on the wrong speed, just block her. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Send them back to her. Yeah. Yeah. The reason why I push you. Yeah. Is because you did this. Yeah. You were like a little hesitant. Yeah. And so you go from hesitant to tense. Don't think. Now I'm just going to do it. You'll get there. It's just take practice. You can do it with your eyes closed. My celebration is to tell you how proud I am. And I think you're ready to lose the muzzle. Yay. Before Cesar, we wouldn't walk rain and thunder because we were in fear of them attacking another dog. Thank you for listening. Thank you for doing the work. But we have learned so much. All of your knowledge, all of your philosophy, everything has helped us as a family and our dogs. And we are forever thankful. And it's been amazing. Gracias, Cesar Milan. Gracias por todo. I love what I do for a living. Yes. But it feels really good when people do it perfect. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This is perfection. Everything. All your knowledge. Everything. Yeah. All right. Let's go. Yes. When a traumatic event causes a family to fear their own dogs or when nonstop barking leads a young couple to isolate themselves from friends and family, the pet parents are not living in the present. They're stuck in the past. What empowers us most of all is to look within and to learn that we already have what it takes to let go of traumatic memories. When we humans find the strength to rehabilitate ourselves first, our dogs will follow.