Dog Whisperer' sued by TV producer Suit claims Lab was injured

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Dog Whisperer' sued by TV producer
Suit claims Lab was injured at facility

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A television producer is suing dog trainer Cesar Millan, star of TV's "The Dog Whisperer," claiming that his Labrador retriever was injured at Millan's training facility after being suffocated by a choke collar and forced to run on a treadmill.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Superior Court, "8 Simple Rules" producer Flody Suarez says he took 5-year-old Gator to the Dog Psychology Center on February 27 to deal with fears of other dogs and strangers.

Hours after dropping the dog off at the facility, Suarez claimed a worker called to inform him the animal had been rushed to a veterinarian. He later found the dog "bleeding from his mouth and nose, in an oxygen tent gasping for breath and with severe bruising to his back inner thighs," the lawsuit claims. (Watch how Millan changed the behavior of a CNN anchor's dog -- 3:24)

The facility's workers allegedly placed a choke collar on the dog, pulled him onto a treadmill and forced him to "overwork." Suarez says he spent at least $25,000 on medical bills and the dog must undergo more surgeries for damage to his esophagus.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/05/tv.us.dogwhisperer.ap/index.html

[henslee]

1. Hey, TV producer, just spend some time with your dog instead of

shuffling him off to some TV dog guru. There should be a test to see who can own a dog.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. There's really a "Dog Whisperer?" I thought that was a south park bit.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

5. Totally True....

And was that not one of the funniest episodes? I HATE Cartman, and when he gets his, I'm all for it!
Duckie

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3. i'll be keeping an eye on this.

i'm really interested in dogs{i love 'em like crazy} -- and have never been a fan of a strict hierarchical approach.

so if this is real -- i'll be interested in the details.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

4. The guy is usually really great with animals.

I can't think of what could have possibly went wrong. It had to have been an accident for sure. Most of the time the dogs love him and he seems to love the dog.
Duckie

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6. like i say -- i'll be watching.

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7. That is what I'm thinking. I wonder if he didn't do it but people in his

employ.

[LeftyMom]

8. Why the hell was the dog on a treadmill?

Especially in a case where the dog needs remedial training, he ought to have been out in the real world, practicing leash manners and learning to properly interact with other animals, people and the enviornment generally while out on a walk.