‘Dog Whisperer’ Cesar Millan

Cesar Millan nuzzles his greyhound Argus at his Dog Psychology Center in Santa Clarita.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cesar Millan gestures as Taco, one of his two chihuahuas, wanders by at his Dog Psychology Center in Santa Clarita.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A French bulldog rests in the lap of Ashleigh de Vries of Toronto during a class at the Dog Psychology Center in 2013.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Roya Aliabadi, owner of Harley, a pit bull mix, hugs Cesar Millan after working with Millan at the Dog Psychology Center.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Harley, a pit bull mix, in training at the Dog Psychology Center.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

A Maltese named Laika is tucked into Rob Cain’s jacket as Cain takes notes on his laptop at the Dog Psychology Center.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Statues decorate the ranch owned by Cesar Millan at his Dog Pyschology Center in Santa Clarita.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Dogs wander a section of the ranch owned by Cesar Millan at his Dog Pyschology Center in Santa Clarita in 2012.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Dog psychologist Cesar Millan, center, takes some of his clients for a walk in Templeton, Calif., in 2004.   (Jayson Mellom / Associated Press)