Cesar Millan - Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan

Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan

In 2002, after a profile in the Los Angeles Times, Millan worked with MPH Entertainment, Inc. developing a television pilot for Dog Whisperer, a reality television series that follows Millan as he works in the field of dog rehabilitation. The series premiered on September 13, 2004 on the National Geographic Channel subsequently moving to the Nat Geo WILD channel. The show would become National Geographic's #1 show during its first season. The show is alternately styled as Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan or The Dog Whisperer, outside the USA, and was broadcast in more than eighty countries worldwide during its run. The show broadcast its final episode in the fall of 2012, and was replaced in January 2013 by a Millan-hosted decedent series, Leader of the Pack.

The program demonstrates Cesar Millan's application of his philosophy that healthy, balanced dogs require strong 'pack leadership' from their owners, specifically in the form of exercise, discipline and affection (in that order), with Millan demonstrating how owners can achieve and maintain a leadership role with their dogs. The program highlights Millan at work rehabilitating dogs, and is not intended as a dog training guide. Each episode contains repeated warnings that viewers should not try some of the behavior modification techniques at home.

Millan's book Cesar's Way debuted with the show's second season, becoming a bestseller. Millan works with a broad spectrum of individuals, including celebrities Oprah Winfrey, Nicolas Cage, Will Smith, and Vin Diesel.