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Big Dog Millan Still Fetching, 100 Episodes Later

Posted Sep 15, 08 4:20 PM CDT in Glossies,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – These are anything but the dog days of summer for Cesar Millan, the pet trainer-turned-TV host whose popular Dog Whisperer will air its 100th episode Friday, reports Variety in a look at the program's top dog. Millan kicked off Whisperer in 2004, as an unpromoted half-hour segment for the National Geographic Channel; more than 685,000 viewers now catch each hour-long prime-time episode.

"I can think of only two other people that I have met in the business that I think have the kind of magic that Cesar has," says the co-chair of Whisperer's production company. "One is Jacques Cousteau, and the other is Jim Henson."

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Dog trainer Cesar Millan and wife Ilusion Millan arrive at the 2008 Annual Imagen Awards in Beverly HIlls, Calif.   (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
The 100th episode of Cesar Millan's "Dog Whisperer" airs Friday on the National Geographic Channel.   (Getty Images)
Cesar Millan's 'Dog Whisperer' will airs its 100th episode Friday on the National Geographic Channel.   (AP Photo)
The long-running "Dog Whisperer" show has drawn nearly 700,000 canine fans to National Geographic Channel.   (KRT Photos)
Millan at the 57th annual Emmy Awards.   (Getty Images)
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