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Problem Pooches and Frustrated Owners Meet The Leader of the Pack – National Geographic Channel Presents First Ever Dog Whisperer Week
Three World Premieres; Six Nights of Favorite Episodes
July 30 – August 4, 2006
Three-month-old beagle got you down? Bichon frise freezing you out? Mild-mannered bull terrier turning into the “Incredible Hulk”? Problem dogs… or problem owners? If the difference between a good dog and a bad dog is the one holding the leash, then National Geographic Channel’s (NGC) Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan is just the man for the job.
Beginning Sunday, July 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Dog Whisperer is working six straight nights of overtime rehabilitating dogs and training their desperate owners. Complete with three world premiere episodes, America’s favorite dog behavior expert and number one New York Times best-selling author Millan uses his calm, assertive guidance to take the bite out of these canine transgressions and to teach the owners how to be pack leaders in their own homes. Dog Whisperer Week delivers some of Cesar’s most memorable moments along with new episodes – including one full hour featuring Cesar’s pack at his Dog Psychology Center in Los Angeles.
To kick off Dog Whisperer Week, NGC will host a live online chat with Cesar Millan on Friday, July 28 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. For more information, visit www.ngcdogwhisperer.com.
Kicking off all the remarkable transformations are three world premiere episodes.
Dog Whisperer: Sugar, Nixa, Dax & Pete and Snowflake
Sunday, July 30 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (World Premiere)
First, Cesar discovers that Sugar is anything but sweet! Ray and Linda Forman adopted Sugar as a baby pup. Now three months old, this beagle terror chews on anything and pulls things off tables and counters. How will Cesar take Sugar off her own sugar high? Next, Cesar meets Brigitte Englahner, who has three German shepherds. For six years, Brigitte has been trying to keep the peace by alternating the three dogs between rooms. How will Cesar stop this demanding rotation? Can there be a peace treaty in the Englahner household? Next, meet Malcolm and Judi Sitkoff, who were enjoying a quiet life until Snowflake, a fluffy Bichon Frise, arrived. Snowflake has warmed up to Malcolm but still gives Judi the cold shoulder. Judi is so afraid Snowflake might bite her in the middle of night that she now sleeps in the living room recliner. How will Cesar take the bite out of this Bichon?
Dog Whisperer: Bikini, Fella, Winston & Oliver
Monday, July 31 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (World Premiere)
On walks, Winston, a two-year-old Yorkie, attacks his own leash, plants and one-year-old fellow Yorkie, Oliver. Owners Tom and Valerie are worried Winston is getting more and more neurotic. How will Cesar be able to temper Winston's destructive nature? Then, Cesar meets the Burtons, who have three Championship Bull Terriers. One of them, Bikini, has a dangerous habit of attacking bigger dogs - turning from a mild-mannered puppy into the "Incredible Hulk." How will Cesar put this bully Bull Terrier in her place? Finally, Cesar meets single mom Cindy and her adopted Jack Russell/Italian greyhound named Fella. Cindy faces possible eviction from her apartment because Fella constantly barks while she is at work. How will Cesar soothe this frantic Fella?
Dog Whisperer: The Power of the Pack
Tuesday, August 1 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (World Premiere)
Cesar Millan's Dog Psychology Center in Los Angeles is both home and refuge to nearly 50 dogs, boasting canines from celebrity clients to those deemed "unfixable," to dogs belonging to the Millan family itself. In fact, many of the canine rescues at the center were about to be put down until Cesar came to the rescue. Now the pack lives in harmony, and is a vital tool for Cesar and his rehabilitation of other problem dogs. In one of the most intimate and revealing episodes, witness some of Cesar's most memorable pack moments and experience for yourself the Power of the Pack.
Other episodes airing during Dog Whisperer Week include Cesar’s training of actress Denise Richards (Thursday, August 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT) and NGC fan-favorite Teddy, the spinning poodle that turns into a Tasmanian Devil every time a car passes (Monday, July 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT).
With Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan going directly into the homes of dog owners – without any prior information about the dog’s case – the popular series documents the remarkable transformations that take place under Cesar’s calm, assertive guidance. Each week, Cesar rehabilitates aggressive, scared, lazy, compulsive, and jealous dogs – and the families that are usually in the dark about how their own behavior contributes to the dogs’ quirky traits. His unique talent first developed on his grandfather’s farm in Mexico, and now, at his Dog Psychology Center in Los Angeles, he receives as many as 100 calls a week from owners desperate for help.
Dog Whisperer is produced by MPH Entertainment and Emery/Sumner Productions for National Geographic Channel (NGC). Executive producers for MPH Entertainment are Jim Milio, Melissa Jo Peltier and Mark Hufnail. Sheila Possner Emery and Kay Bachman Sumner are producers. For National Geographic Channel, senior executive producer is Char Serwa. Senior vice president of production is Michael Cascio. Executive in charge of production is John Ford.
