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Cesar Millan, all his family and friends, his staff and volunteers, and dog lovers all around the world today will mourn the passing of one of the most loyal, trusting, well-balanced, and influential pit bull ambassadors the world has ever known. Daddy, Cesar’s longtime friend and partner... in canine rehabilitation, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday the 19th of February. He was sixteen years old.
He lived each day of those sixteen years happy and fulfilled as Cesar’s right-hand-“man,” helping to shape the behavior of entire generations of dogs by showing them the way to balance. He stood as champion for calm-submissive pit bulls everywhere, and was instrumental in helping to repair their image as violent, savage, uncontrollable beasts. He successfully battled cancer and weathered chemotherapy, and even got the opportunity to present at the 56th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards!
His name is now added to that honorable roster of dogs gone by whose influence is still felt today, and which includes some of Cesar’s beloved childhood heroes: "Rin-Tin-Tin." "Lassie." … "Daddy."
He has been immortalized by [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]Dog [COLOR=green !important]Whisperer[/color][/color][/color] fans in all mediums, from painting, to photographs, to charcoal drawings and papier-mâché sculpture. And, of course, he lives on in his work, reflected in the balance and calm-submission of his protégé Junior, the countless animals to whom he was a positive role model, and in the hearts and minds of everyone who knew him as a calm, sweet, and mellow example of a widely misunderstood breed.
Oh god, this thread title almost broke my heart! Daddy just seemed like such an awesome, amazing, loving dog. regardless of what you think of Caesar's methods, you can't disagree that he did right by that dog. Daddy was the perfect ambassador for the breed and folks who love pit bulls will likely be saddened that they've lost such a positive role model. thankfully, there are other ambassadors out there, but few will replace Daddy. RIP Daddy
Daddy was my favorite member of Milan's pack. In fact,it it was Daddy who was foremost in my mind when I agreed to adopt my Pitty girl back in 07, and I haven't regretted that decision for one second.
Oh god, this thread title almost broke my heart! Daddy just seemed like such an awesome, amazing, loving dog. regardless of what you think of Caesar's methods, you can't disagree that he did right by that dog. Daddy was the perfect ambassador for the breed and folks who love pit bulls will likely be saddened that they've lost such a positive role model. thankfully, there are other ambassadors out there, but few will replace Daddy. RIP Daddy
i agree. i'm not a millan fan, but i do appreciate what he's done for the image of pit bulls, and daddy is a big part of that. he seemed like a great dog, and he lived to a ripe old age. RIP.
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