Founder of the Dog Psychology Center in Los Angeles, CESAR MILLAN is the star of
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan
on the National Geographic Channel. In addition to his educational seminars and work with unstable dogs, he and his wife have founded the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing financial support and rehabilitation expertise to shelters. A native of Culican, Mexico, Cesar lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two sons, Andre and Calvin.

MELISSA JO PELTIER, an executive producer and writer of
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan
, has been honored for her film and television writing and directing with an Emmy, a Peabody, and more than fifty other awards. She lives in Nyack, New York, with her husband, writer-director John Gray, and stepdaughter, Caitlin.

www.cesarmillaninc.com

The techniques presented in this book are for informational purposes only. As each individual situation is unique, you should use proper discretion, in consultation with a professional dog expert, before utilizing the information contained in this book. The author and publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects that may result from the use or application of the information contained in this book.

Published in the United States by Harmony Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
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HARMONY BOOKS is a registered trademark and the Harmony Books colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Millan, Cesar.
How to raise the perfect dog/Cesar Millan; Melissa Jo Peltier.—1st ed.
p.  cm.
1. Dogs—Behavior. 2. Dogs—Training. 3. Human-animal communication. I. Peltier, Melissa Jo. II. Title.
SF433.M556  2009
636.7′0887—dc22     2009027195

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