'Dog Whisperer' Cesar Millan revealed he illegally crossed the US border with only $100 to his name
Cesar Millan discussed his experience coming to America with his longtime friend Jada Pinkett Smith on her Facebook show Red Table Talk.
The dog whisperer shared his story of crossing the border when he was 13. He dreamed of being "greatest dog trainer in the world" and of being on TV. His father gave him $100 and it was all he had to get across the border.
"Death is more likely than jumping it," Millan said of crossing the border. "It’s not a piece of cake. I’m respectful about it. I know I broke a boundary and a rule. But it was for a dream."
Millan first met Pinkett Smith when she was just 19-years-old. She told him he needed to learn to speak English if he wanted to be on TV. He credits her with encouraging him to learn English and sending a tutor to his house to teach him the language.
The dog whisperer started his career cleaning kennels.
"Those are the jobs we immigrants get," he said.
He quickly developed a dog-walking business in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Inglewood. The Los Angeles Times wrote about Millan's business and helped it really take off. Millan later became a US citizen in 2009.
The reality star also opened up about his struggles with depression and contemplating suicide when his first marriage ended in 2012. He shared that his ex-wife wasn’t an animal person.
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