Cesar Millan's Dog Psychology Center

Cesar Millan, the trainer behind the "Dog Whisperer" television series, operates his Dog Psychology Center on a 43-acre property in Santa Clarita. According to his website, he has over 25 years of experience in dog behavior and rehabilitation, with his shows broadcast in more than 120 countries and three Emmy nominations to his name.

The center offers workshop-based programs rather than traditional obedience classes. Their "Fundamentals 1" course focuses on what they call "pack leader" skills—energy management, self-awareness, and relationship-building between humans and dogs. The site explicitly notes this is not a rehabilitation program for dogs with serious behavioral issues. "Fundamentals 2" is an advanced option open only to graduates of the first course, where participants work with unfamiliar shelter and rescue dogs in what they describe as unscripted, real-world conditions.

Workshops are structured as small-group sessions with coaching from Millan and his team. Participants must be 18 or older and can attend with or without their own dog. A secondary training location operates through a partner facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The organization states that a portion of registration fees goes to the Cesar Millan Foundation, and they frame the shelter dog component as providing socialization that may improve those dogs' adoption prospects.