Dog Whisperer leads pack walk for unwanted pooches
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Mr Cesar Millan leads participants and their pets around the National Mall at the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington. -- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
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US celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan of the reality TV series Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan. -- PHOTO: CESAR MILLAN
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Flags of Mr Cesar Millan and Scooby-Doo frame the US Capitol during the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington. -- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
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Participants and their dogs begin to gather at the National Mall on the morning of the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington.-- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
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Dog lovers gather for the start of the second annual National Family Pack Walk on the National Mall in Washington on Sept 29, 2012 led by Cesar Millan, host of the National Geographic Wild reality TV show The Dog Whisperer. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Mr Cesar Millan (centre), host of the National Geographic Wild reality TV series The Dog Whisperer, stands with family members, friends and his dog at the start of the second annual National Family Pack Walk on the National Mall in Washington on Sept 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Mr Cesar Millan, centre, and National Pack Walk partners gear up to lead the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington. -- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
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Mr Cesar Millan and Scooby-Doo take over the National Mall at the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington. -- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
Mr Cesar Millan leads participants and their pets around the National Mall at the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington. -- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
US celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan of the reality TV series Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan. -- PHOTO: CESAR MILLAN
Flags of Mr Cesar Millan and Scooby-Doo frame the US Capitol during the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington. -- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
Participants and their dogs begin to gather at the National Mall on the morning of the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington.-- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
Dog lovers gather for the start of the second annual National Family Pack Walk on the National Mall in Washington on Sept 29, 2012 led by Cesar Millan, host of the National Geographic Wild reality TV show The Dog Whisperer. -- PHOTO: AFP
Mr Cesar Millan (centre), host of the National Geographic Wild reality TV series The Dog Whisperer, stands with family members, friends and his dog at the start of the second annual National Family Pack Walk on the National Mall in Washington on Sept 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Mr Cesar Millan, centre, and National Pack Walk partners gear up to lead the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington. -- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
Mr Cesar Millan and Scooby-Doo take over the National Mall at the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on Saturday, Sept 29, 2012, in Washington. -- PHOTO: LARRY FRENCH/INVISION/AP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The man they call the Dog Whisperer led hundreds of Washington dog lovers and their four-legged friends on a "pack walk" on Saturday to raise election-year awareness of the plight of unwanted canines.
"You're a rock star, Cesar!" shouted one fan as Mr Cesar Millan, the one-time illegal immigrant from Mexico who is the best-known dog trainer on television, kicked off his second annual National Family Pack Walk in the National Mall.
Seen in more than 100 countries, The Dog Whisperer features Mr Millan working his magic on dogs with all sorts of behavioural issues - or, more to the point, educating their owners how to become calm but assertive "pack leaders."
The pack walk, however, is geared more towards bringing public attention to the rehabilitation and adoption of unwanted dogs - a cause, Mr Millan said, that could do with some legislative help.
