Cesar Milan with Tazo
© Craig Robertson/Toronto SunCesar Millan with Tazo a five-year-old Shih Tzu in 2010. Millan visits Pet Valu during his first Canadian tour.
Much-maligned millennials are now getting a ruff ride from dog whisperer Cesar Millan.

The "dog whisperer" barked to the Daily Mail that the me, me, me generation are so distracted by technology, selfish and hampered by their inability to pay attention to other humans, canine ownership would be a disaster.

"They've being given everything, how are they going to maintain a dog?" Millan said. Worse, Millan says millennials are cornering canines into being replacements for babies. "The new generation brought the dog inside. But that's because the new generation don't have children. You need to fill that empty space," he told the tabloid.

"You need to love somebody and you need to touch somebody." He added: "The dog is no longer a worker, it has evolved into becoming a personal fulfillment formula for a human." And millennials? Forget it.

"Millennials shouldn't adopt dogs yet. They are always on their phone and have no idea how to relate on a personal matter," Millan said. "They're not ready to have a one-on-one relationship. A lot of millennials feel independent and can do their own thing, but they have no idea how to relate with other human beings."

Millan? He has 20 dogs at his California ranch.