I like to say that when the Dog Whisperer met the Ghost Whisperer, it was instinct meeting spirituality. Instinct and spirituality may be different aspects of our natures, but they are both something that you can’t see in the physical world - you’ve got to feel them to understand them. And you have to be open-minded and relaxed to be able to feel them. You’ve got to have faith. So here are two entities that are very similar, only one has to do with living beings (me, the Dog Whisperer) and the other one with non-living beings (Melinda, the Ghost Whisperer). I think it was a perfect match.
I believe human beings are made up of four parts: the instinctual part, the emotional part, the intellectual part, and the spiritual part. I also believe that if any of those parts is underdeveloped, human beings tend to develop issues – and it’s those issues that they pass on to their dogs. That’s because dogs sense and read energy the way that Melinda senses and understands ghosts. A dog knows instantly when a human is unstable. Energy is not just a concept to dogs – it’s a language; a way of navigating the world. And since we cannot “see” energy, who knows what else dogs are able to see that we can’t?
We all live on the earth. The earth keeps us grounded. But it’s our connection with the universe – the things we can’t see or even understand – that keeps us growing. And that’s why being a guest on The Ghost Whisperer was such an awesome experience for me – because the world needs both kinds of whisperers – both instinctual and spiritual - to keep itself balanced.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
Can Dogs Really See Ghosts?
In tonight’s episode, Delia’s dog, Bob, is able to see – and even to play with – Homer the ghost dog. Could this actually be possible? I teach that dogs read human energy as if we are speaking a language with them. They know our every mood and emotion – sometimes, even before we do! Could dogs really be aware of spirits that we humans cannot see?
Recently, I had a real life experience with one of my dogs at the Dog Psychology Center that opened my eyes – and my mind – and made me a true believer.
Preston is a rescued pit bull who has lived with me as part of my pack at the Dog Psychology Center for the past five years. Preston had a friend, also a pit bull, named Dosey, who belonged to my friend Joey. , but often stayed with us at the Center. When Dosey was at the Center, he and Preston had become the greatest of friends. But about a month ago, Dosey passed away from cancer. One day Joey came to the Dog Psychology Center, and something happened that astounded me. Preston went right to Joey and began acting like Dosey. Now, I’ve known Preston for five years already, but that day he behaved like I’ve never seen him before, He totally became Dosey. I was so amazed, I really wanted to make sure I wasn’t imagining things, and I wanted to see if this behavior would continue. So I asked Joey, “Is it OK for Preston to come home with you?” Joey agreed.
Dosey had been best friends with one of Joey’s three cats. Now, Preston has never seen a cat, lived with a cat, or had anything to do with a cat in his life. But as soon as Preston arrived at Joey’s apartment, the cat that had been Dosey’s friend came running to meet them. At the moment that they met, Preston and this cat went nose to nose and started playing with one another. That night, they slept curled up together, exactly the same way that Dosey used to sleep with the cat. It was definitely like Dosey’s spirit was inside Preston, or was somehow communicating through him to make everybody who missed him feel a little bit better.
I usually work in the instinctual world, and I had never before experienced that kind of thing with any of my dogs. But from that point on, I’ve been more open to the spiritual world, and as I’m more open to it, more of it is presenting to me. It is real, and it makes sense to me that our dogs would be much more in tune with it than we are.
Recently, I had a real life experience with one of my dogs at the Dog Psychology Center that opened my eyes – and my mind – and made me a true believer.
Preston is a rescued pit bull who has lived with me as part of my pack at the Dog Psychology Center for the past five years. Preston had a friend, also a pit bull, named Dosey, who belonged to my friend Joey. , but often stayed with us at the Center. When Dosey was at the Center, he and Preston had become the greatest of friends. But about a month ago, Dosey passed away from cancer. One day Joey came to the Dog Psychology Center, and something happened that astounded me. Preston went right to Joey and began acting like Dosey. Now, I’ve known Preston for five years already, but that day he behaved like I’ve never seen him before, He totally became Dosey. I was so amazed, I really wanted to make sure I wasn’t imagining things, and I wanted to see if this behavior would continue. So I asked Joey, “Is it OK for Preston to come home with you?” Joey agreed.
Dosey had been best friends with one of Joey’s three cats. Now, Preston has never seen a cat, lived with a cat, or had anything to do with a cat in his life. But as soon as Preston arrived at Joey’s apartment, the cat that had been Dosey’s friend came running to meet them. At the moment that they met, Preston and this cat went nose to nose and started playing with one another. That night, they slept curled up together, exactly the same way that Dosey used to sleep with the cat. It was definitely like Dosey’s spirit was inside Preston, or was somehow communicating through him to make everybody who missed him feel a little bit better.
I usually work in the instinctual world, and I had never before experienced that kind of thing with any of my dogs. But from that point on, I’ve been more open to the spiritual world, and as I’m more open to it, more of it is presenting to me. It is real, and it makes sense to me that our dogs would be much more in tune with it than we are.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“My history with Ghosts”
My wife Ilusion and our kids and I all love to watch the “Ghost Whisperer” because it isn’t just a supernatural show, it’s also a spiritual show. It really stresses the important lessons that I learn from my dogs every day – to live in the moment and appreciate everything and everyone we love, all the time. My wife is a very spiritual person – she’s even seen ghosts and had visions in her life. But she was raised in America, where people are free to believe whatever they want. I grew up in a working class family in Mexico, where things were a little different. My family was more caught up in religion than spirituality. In spirituality you can definitely be more open to supernatural things, but since we were very Catholic, that would be like black magic or that would be like the wrong thing to follow. It wasn’t until I came to America that I really started to open up to things like ghosts and the supernatural. And of course, falling in love with my wife, I began to see the world in a much more open-minded way. Sort of like how Melinda opened up a new world for Jim!
The funny part of it is that even in my family, there were certain superstitions that persisted, even though they might not agree 100% which what the religion teaches. For example, on the farm where I was growing up they always used to say that the dogs would sense death coming. The farm hands all believed that dogs would behave in a certain way and the next day or right after somebody would die. Then, once you went to church, they’d tell you not to believe that. It was very contradicting. It really confuses you, but even despite the religious rules, there were always stories like that. And I think they probably had some truth in them.
The funny part of it is that even in my family, there were certain superstitions that persisted, even though they might not agree 100% which what the religion teaches. For example, on the farm where I was growing up they always used to say that the dogs would sense death coming. The farm hands all believed that dogs would behave in a certain way and the next day or right after somebody would die. Then, once you went to church, they’d tell you not to believe that. It was very contradicting. It really confuses you, but even despite the religious rules, there were always stories like that. And I think they probably had some truth in them.
Monday, March 26, 2007
“My Day on the Set”
I arrived on the set early in the morning to do makeup and wardrobe, and was so flattered by all the Dog Whisperer fans among the crew! The energy on the set was amazing – a very positive energy. Jennifer Love Hewitt is definitely a “calm assertive pack leader.” From the beginning, I had a great time. I had a special parking spot right in the front. I had my own trailer. Everyone there really made me feel like a special guest, from the person who made the food to the big executives.
Even though I have my own TV show, I am definitely not an actor! The way we shoot my show, I don’t even know the details about the dog I am going to help before I get there. There is no piece of paper or script telling me what to do. That’s the difference between a reality show and a fiction show. Also, the dogs I deal with don’t understand the concept of “take two,” so the camera guys on “Dog Whisperer” have a tough job making sure they catch all the action!
Even though working from a script was a new experience for me, fortunately, I was playing myself – which gave me a big advantage.
Working with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Camryn Manheim was awesome. They made it so easy for me. What’s amazing about great actors like those ladies is that no matter how many times they do a scene over, it always feels like it’s really happening in the moment. I had two great teachers in front of me and they were not faking anything. They were really being that character. I just had to learn to tune into their frequency. It’s actually very similar to what I try and teach people – to learn and tune into the frequency of their dogs. I really wanted it to sound real, and I think it came out well. We had a really good time, laughing and enjoying ourselves. It was definitely a day I will always remember.
Even though I have my own TV show, I am definitely not an actor! The way we shoot my show, I don’t even know the details about the dog I am going to help before I get there. There is no piece of paper or script telling me what to do. That’s the difference between a reality show and a fiction show. Also, the dogs I deal with don’t understand the concept of “take two,” so the camera guys on “Dog Whisperer” have a tough job making sure they catch all the action!
Even though working from a script was a new experience for me, fortunately, I was playing myself – which gave me a big advantage.
Working with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Camryn Manheim was awesome. They made it so easy for me. What’s amazing about great actors like those ladies is that no matter how many times they do a scene over, it always feels like it’s really happening in the moment. I had two great teachers in front of me and they were not faking anything. They were really being that character. I just had to learn to tune into their frequency. It’s actually very similar to what I try and teach people – to learn and tune into the frequency of their dogs. I really wanted it to sound real, and I think it came out well. We had a really good time, laughing and enjoying ourselves. It was definitely a day I will always remember.
Friday, March 23, 2007
“How the Dog Whisperer met the Ghost Whisperer”
My name is Cesar Millan and many of you know me as the “Dog Whisperer” on the National Geographic Channel’s hit show, “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan”. Normally, my job is working with people to turn their problem dogs into good canine citizens…so, how did I end up getting to help “Ghost Whisperer” Melinda Gordon solve her problems with a ghost dog that won’t cross over? It’s actually a pretty cute story.
One of my executive producers and also the co-writer of my books, Melissa Jo Peltier, happens to be married to John Gray, the creator of the Ghost Whisperer series. They are newlyweds and get a lot of mileage out of the coincidence that the Dog Whisperer Producer and the Ghost Whisperer Producer are a couple. One day, Melissa suggested to John that maybe I could help Melinda deal with the problem of what to do about Homer the ghost dog. Since many of the Ghost Whisperer staff and the CBS executives were fans of my show, they loved the idea. And since my whole family are all huge fans of Jennifer Love Hewitt and the show, I was very excited to participate.
One of my executive producers and also the co-writer of my books, Melissa Jo Peltier, happens to be married to John Gray, the creator of the Ghost Whisperer series. They are newlyweds and get a lot of mileage out of the coincidence that the Dog Whisperer Producer and the Ghost Whisperer Producer are a couple. One day, Melissa suggested to John that maybe I could help Melinda deal with the problem of what to do about Homer the ghost dog. Since many of the Ghost Whisperer staff and the CBS executives were fans of my show, they loved the idea. And since my whole family are all huge fans of Jennifer Love Hewitt and the show, I was very excited to participate.
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