My little brush with celebrity

I recently posted an article on Examiner.com titled ‘The 10 great contributions of Cesar Millan’. Most of the feedback was positive with one very nice comment coming from Melissa Peltier, an executive producer of ‘The Dog Whisperer’. She wrote

Dear Eve,

Thank you so much for a positive article about Cesar! I think you really zeroed in on the contributions he has made – and on what his mission really is – rehabilitating dogs and TRAINING owners, not classical dog training per se.

I am one of the show’s executive producers and also Cesar’s co-author. Regarding him learning from other professionals, in this newest book we are working on, Cesar reaches out to professionals in every area of the dog training field (including some of the most highly respected positive people around) and asks them to share their wisdom as it applies to the quest for an obedient dog. He remains a “perpetual student” which is a great part of his effectiveness.

Cesar has never had any one “method” of working – just a philosophy – leadership, exercise, discipline (meaning rules boundaries and limitatons) and affection – and fulfilling the needs of your dog before you expect your dog to fulfill yours.

I love your columns by the way!

Wow! What an honor. I’m still riding Cloud 9!