Cesar Millan Biography

Fast Facts

• Founded the non-profit Cesar Millan Foundation in 2007 to help rescue and rehabilitate abused and abandoned dogs
• Received an Imagen Award in 2008 for best variety or reality series for "Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan․"
• Won the Humane Society Genesis Award for his work rehabilitating dogs
• Had his first three books make it on the New York Times best sellers list
• Quote: "[on being bitten] "Of course․ It's like cowboys that get stomped by bulls․ Any time you're working in the world of taming animals, you're going to get hurt․ But it's a rush that we get․""
• Quote: "What makes you wise in life is not the successes․ It's when you go down and come back․"
• Created the Shelter Stars program to help give educational materials to first-time dog adopters
• Opened the Dog Psychology Center in Los Angeles to train and rehabilitate dogs
• Best known as the host of "Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan․"
• Has been sought after for his dog training by celebrities like Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Bay and Ridley Scott
• Has been referenced in the TV series "South Park" as a trainer called in to make Cartman more obedient