Snoorks Cesar Milan has spent
his TV career teaching humans to
be better dog owners.
We know him as the dog
whisperer.
He's here to tell us how his
one-man show in Vegas, "Cesar
Milan my story unleashing at the
mgm grand September 12th has
brought some friends along, too.
This is -- who do you have with
us?
This is Sophie?
>> This is Sofia.
She's from Puerto Rico.
Rescued.
And this one is rescued from the
malibu fires.
And we are absolutely in love.
I only have two females -- well,
three with my girl.
>> So is this your first bird?
>> First bird, yes.
First macau.
>> And the dogs -- every time
Cesar comes, they're so calm.
I've never been with anybody
else.
But your one-man show, your
whole trajectory of coming to
the United States is incredible.
What age were you when you came
here and what was that like?
>> I was 21 years old.
That's the age that my mom would
let me go away from home.
We were very much attached to
our moms.
And that was the time where I
felt some kind of calling that
says you have to go.
So I left on December 23rd.
>> Wow.
>> Yeah, December 23rd.
>> And spoke how much English?
>> Zero.
My dad gave me savings, $100.
Hard-working people, but he
didn't make a lot of money.
Came from a low-income family.
But my dream was to become the
best dog trainer in the world.
I grew up watching "Lassie" and
"Rin tin tin."
I thought all dogs in America
were like lassie and rin tin
tin.
I didn't have any papers so I
had to do it illegally.
And so, it took me two weeks to
jump the border.
>> And so what happened?
You make it to America.
You have this dream but no
resources.
You know no one here.
>> Faith is a resource.
Passion is's resource.
Instincts is a resource.
Maybe I didn't have the other
resources that people talk
about.
That's why I want to do the show
and make sure people get
inspired by my story.
You don't have to have money or
speak English or even know
people where you're going.
You just have to have the faith,
the passion and instincts to
pursue your happiness.
>> And a light, too.
You had that.
You know, you have to have a --
I think a core --
>> Something in here.
>> That is dedicated to service.
You had this idea that you
wanted to be great but in
service to other people is how
you've become great.
>> And you can start with
animals, with Earth.
You don't have to start with
humans.
A lot of people are afraid of
humans or they don't trust
humans.
As long as you start helping
someone, I think that generates
the vibe of being a human being,
right?
So that's what -- I love the
quote, ask not what the country
can do for you but what you can
do for the country.
I took that to heart.
I have two kids also helping
America and the world to be
better humans, better planet.
>> We had your son on last time
you were here.
You were such a giver and give
so much.
You've also had people give back
to you.
What did Jada Pinkett Smith do?
>> She's just amazing.
I'm very grateful the rest of my
life.
I'm loyal to the family, Smith
family.
She's the one that gave me the
opportunity to actually learn
English because I came to her,
she was my client first, and I
said, you know what?
I just opened up to her.
I would like to have a TV show
or radio show because I want to
teach people.
And she said, well, for that --
>> Before you get that, let's
see it.
>> Like I was 19, 20 years old
when I met Cesar.
>> This is what happened.
>> I came to America and wanted
to be the best dog trainer in
the world.
I came to Jada.
I need a TV show or radio.
And she said, well, for that,
you have to speak English.
The next day, a friend of hers
came to my place in south
central and said I'm your new
English teacher.
So because of Jada, I speak
English.
>> Makes me want to cry right
there.
>> You can see it's a lot of
angels in the world.
But this is the angels that you
can see.
It's a lot of people that can
make a difference.
She is one of them.
>> Yeah.
>> This is my angels, too.
>> Kit, why are we sitting so
far away from Cesar.
Are you afraid of birds?
>> I'm a little more of a dog
person.
Does he like to be held?
>> I've never seen her this calm
and this far away from a guest.
>> Their nice eyes look like
they're looking at me.
>> Absolutely.
They're checking the whole
thing.
Everything that is happening.
The bird's vision, this is what
it's call.
>> You said Rio was a rescue
from the wildfires.
>> From the wildfires in malibu.
So my ranch is 43 acres, and we
always open to any kind of
neighbor, the needs home.
Especially in situations like
that.
So Rio, it was one of those that
they needed a home because their
home was on fire.
>> So pretty.
>> So he ended up staying with
us.
That's not what I actually take
animals.
I don't take them so I can
rescue them or keep them.
It's just for me to give them a
temporary home.
>> I think about everything
you've accomplished, especially
since you came to the U.S.
A one-man show in Vegas.
>> We were a little surprised.
>> Bucket list.
>> Really?
>> Look at this crowd, Scotty.
>> This is insane.
>> Look at this Mexican guy.
>> What are you going to get if
you come to this show.
>> Think about it.
You came to this country with
$100 in your pocket.
>> Of your dad's money.
>> You're selling out Vegas.
I mean, talk about the American
dream.
>> I think it's the world dream.
America definitely a beautiful
platform.
America is the land of
opportunities.
America is definitely embrace my
point of view about how to be
with animals, how to be with
dogs.
And so I started with the whole
concept.
I trained animals, rehabilitate
dogs.
The whole message is about that.
How do you connect, communicate
and relate to mother nature in
the form of a dog in the form of
a bird, llama.
People now have pets of all
kinds.
It's not just dogs anymore.
>> And they bring them on the
airplane.
>> I see people with dogs,
rabbits.
English people have rabbits all
the time.
>> I'm inspired just knowing
we need to go to the Vegas show.
>> Cesar trained Ronan, my first
little pup.
You taught her how to sit, heel
and I still can't get her to
heel myself.
Heel and speak.
>> Anything that motivates a
dog.
Three things that motivate a
dog.
Food, toys and yourself.
So whatever the dog is in that
vibe at that time, that's what
you used to tell the dog.
Do this for me and then I give
you that.
>> But your frenchie might need
a little more help.
>> Going to need a little love.
He's deaf and so really right
now the only signals he knows
is -- and that's about it.
>> That's pretty intense.