Very distinguished looking, in spite of the white hair. He is a great example of a pitbull taken from a less than optimal home and turned into an amazing pet with the right care. I hope my dog is lucky enough to get to sixteen!
He seemed like a very sweet dog.
I have all of Cesar’s tapes. Loved Daddy. RIP.
Very special dog. I love his new one Junior too but there will never be another Daddy. Luigi is pretty special too.
Awww. Sorry to hear that.
RIP, Daddy! A great ambassador for pit bulls from what I understand. Sad that so many haters will feel compelled to post nastiness at his passing.
They are not a dog for everyone, but neither is a Jack Russell or my middle Lab - the high octane field dog. She is Marley Cubed - and On Steroids. Without the extremely tight discipline and strenuous physical exercise of field work, she would be a nightmare. And those huge jaws made for holding Canada geese would wreak havoc.
Not every dog breed is for everyone. Obvious Daddy was in good hands and was a good dog. Sleep well, Daddy.
Very distinguished looking, in spite of the white hair. He is a great example of a pitbull taken from a less than optimal home and turned into an amazing pet with the right care. I hope my dog is lucky enough to get to sixteen!
Daddy's original owner was some rapper whose name I forget.
RIP, Daddy.
RIP Daddy! You helped Cesar rehab a lot of other dogs. Job well done!
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 Dog Whisperer 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.
In Loving Memory.
Thanks for posting that. As a family with a pit bull (our second), my wife and I were fans of Daddy. I’m sure Cesar is heartbroken.
And for all the pit bull-haters out there, after our first pit bull passed away last year at the age of 14, we had no reservations about adopting another one. They’re a uniquely fantastic breed, IMO.
Daddy was one in a million. Under Cesar’s care Daddy was rehabilitated and became a trustworthy dog Cesar regularly called upon to be a therapy dog for some very hard cases. Anyone who has witnessed Daddy would be impressed. When called upon to bring peace and calm to another dog, Daddy came through with flying colors. I know no matter how realistic one is, it is heartbreaking to lose a beloved dog. Daddy deserves praise and Cesar deserves sympathy.
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We love Ceasar, his family, and his pack.
love Cesar! rip Daddy. :-(.
I am still a little nervous of Pitts but Daddy moved me a long way to "stable" (as Cesar would say).
Sad, Prayers for Cesar.