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Because The Dog Whisperer is a television show it employs relatively simple problems and relatively simple answers. Have a biting Chi? Put it down and tell it to stop! Have a hyper dog? Take it for a walk! The premise of the show make is necessary for Caesar to look like a wonder worker. Don't expect to see very serious problems that take long term solutions. Don't get me wrong; I like the way Caesar encourages dogs to be dogs, but sometimes he gets a little new-agey. In addition, I sometimes feel like people think that that 'shhhhh' noise is the reason the dogs behave. If I hear one more person doing that.... :x . When my dogs misbehave I say, "What the heck do you think you're doing?" and they understand perfectly. It's the tone. I also like Victoria Stillwell (It's Me or the Dog). She seems to be a bit more plain spoken. The dominatrix outfit's a bit silly (a producer stunt, of course) but she definitely has some solid ideas about dog training. I like the way she addresses the owners directly, saying, "This is your problem. You did this and you have to fix it."