For those of you who know how I feel about Ceasar Millan, it should be no surprise to you that I am blogrolling Steve's article for you today.

Oprah isn’t wrong often – but she barked up the wrong tree by choosing Cesar Millan, the self-proclaimed Dog Whisperer, to speak up for canines on her TV show.

For starters, he ought to call himself the Dog Screamer. While he doesn’t literally holler at the dogs, he certainly doesn’t whisper either. In canine language his confrontational training methods are hardly subtle, and at times he might as well be screaming,

Once again, a new school year has begun. Consequently, some parents are dealing with separation anxiety issues with their children. And, with busier school and activity schedules, it’s also the time when we dog parents may begin to notice separation anxiety symptoms in their companion animals, too.