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CESAR MILLAN, DOG WHISPERER People are the ones who change. Dogs are always the same

Apart from being humans’ best, most loyal and oldest friends, many people believe that dogs are actually beings from another planet. One such person is the famous Cesar, who returns to our screens with his new show Better Human Better Dog S ince his early childhood, when he grew up on a poor farm in Mexico, he’s done everything in his power to ensure life on Earth for our furry friends is more beauti- ful and happier. And how he’s done that is best shown in the new docu- mentary show Cesar Millan: Better Man Better Dog, which premieres on the National Geographic WILD channel, on Fridays from 6pm. Over the course of ten episodes, the leg- endary “dog whisperer” teaches new

pet owners who’ve chosen to adopt strays how to welcome them into their homes and find a common lan- guage with them. “Many people make the same mistakes when adopting. Most com- monly that’s precisely when choos- ing the animal that we want to save. My advice is always the same. Choose a medium-sized dog. The lit- tle ones are resourceful and some- one will always want them. The big ones are powerful, they will han- dle themselves even without you, while the medium-sized breeds are the most under threat. And don’t think too much. Choose the one that cheers you up the most. That’s where love is guaranteed,” says Ce- sar Millan at the beginning of his interview for Elevate. His first contact with animals was on his grandfather's farm near Culiacán, the town where he was born back in 1969. Even back then, his natural relationship with dogs prompted the workers on the es-

tate to give him the nickname “dog boy”. Two decades later, Milan, trav- elling as an emigrant - with no vi- sa, no passport and no knowledge of the English language - crossed the American border and started a new life. Upon arriving in the U.S., he found work in a dog salon, and then as a limousine driver, when he met the woman who would change his life. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith, who starred in The Nutty Professor and the Matrix series, paid for his English language school, thanks to which he was able to establish his Dog Psychology Center. The first ep- isode of the cult show Dog Whis- perer was aired in 2004 and made him a world star. Millan suffered his worst period in 2010. Follow- ing the death of his beloved dog Daddy and the very difficult period that followed, he found strength to carry on in Junior, Daddy’s succes- sor. But, given that dogs lives are, unfortunately, much shorter than ours, Cesar was also left without his

Birajte psa srednje veličine. Mali su snalažljivi i njih će uvek neko hteti. Veliki su snažni, izboriće se i bez vas sized dog. The little ones are resourceful and someone will always want them. The big ones are powerful, they will handle themselves even without you Choose a medium-

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