Overview
- Speaking on the Edeltalk podcast on November 5, the TV dog trainer described a difficult upbringing in Germany’s Ruhr region.
- He said his parents were "not suitable" as parents and characterized their marriage as driven by convention rather than love.
- He recalled a home without clear rules, saying his young parents were overwhelmed by caring for him and his older sister.
- He said he was expelled from school at 13 and at 14 ran away for several days to Milan with no money to see the San Siro stadium.
- He added that such circumstances would likely prompt child-welfare intervention today, crediting the period with forging a lasting bond with his sister.