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Tickets for Thru a Dog’s Eyes…Featuring Cesar Millan are available now!

Discovery Center presents our 2008 fall fundraiser featuring Cesar "Dog Whisperer" Millan

If you’re a dog owner, chances are you’ve heard about Cesar Millan, whose uncanny gift for communicating with dogs has earned him the nickname “Dog Whisperer,” and cured hundreds of problem pups of behavioral challenges, transforming owners’ lives for the better.

And now, you can experience Cesar’s unique gift in person! The Discovery Center Museum Auxiliary is bringing this renowned dog behavior expert to Rockford this fall for a fundraising event you will never forget.

Thru a Dog’s Eyes…Featuring Cesar Millan will take place 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center in Rockford, Illinois. (Download a Thru a Dog’s Eyes…Featuring Cesar Millan Poster)

Tickets are available for $35, $55, $75, or a limited number of $200 VIP tickets (only 175). The $200 VIP tickets include:

• VIP seating at the 3:00 pm talk with Q & A
• Admission to the 2:00 pm VIP Reception (both events are at the Coronado Performing Arts Center)
• The VIP Reception will include a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Cesar Millan while enjoying light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Following the 3:00 pm performance (approximately 90-minute talk with Q & A), Cesar will be available for a limited time for book signings.

You can learn more and purchase tickets online at the Coronado Performing Arts Center Web site or through the Coronado Box Office at 815.968.0595.

While no one loves dogs more than the Dog Whisperer, please note this is an owner-only event.

And just so no one is surprised or disappointed…while we promise the Museum will be a day packed with fun for the whole family, Cesar Millan won’t be at Discovery Center…only at the Coronado.

But that’s not all we have lined up!

Discovery Center Museum will also host a variety of daytime activities at the Museum including:

• Mini-seminars on dog-related topics featuring local experts. Click here for more information on Pet Seminars
• Pet Expo, where you can purchase cutting-edge pet products and services from local vendors. (Click here to download Vendor Application)
• Hands-on pet-related art and science activities for children and families
• Top Dog Contest for kids(Top Dog Flyer and Official Rules)Deadline extended to 9/30

Why not stay for the Weekend?

There’s so much to do this weekend, why not make a weekend of it? Click on the Cliffbreakers logo for some “doggone” good hotel rates!

Bad Dog Contest

Is your Dachshund’s demeanor distressing? Is your precocious Pekinese on permanent probation? Is your Beagle’s bodacious behavior beyond belief? If you have “Tails” to tell about your dog’s disappointing deeds then perk up your ears because the Discovery Center’s BAD DOG Contest is the perfect showcase for your pooch’s BAD behavior, BAD habits, and all-around BAD attitude. We want to know the funny, oddball and eccentric antics of your four footed family member.

The BAD DOG Contest kicks off August 8 during the “Dog Days of Summer” and runs through September 30. Entrants are asked to submit a 150 word story with a photo of their cantankerous canine or a three minute video of “Man’s Best Friend” being fabulously unfriendly. Prizes will be awarded to the top three entrants. For more details, rules and entry form Click Here!

Thru a Dog’s Eyes is made possible by presenting sponsor Meyer’s Kennel, with support from additional sponsors including the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois;

Presenting Sponsor                                        Great Dane Sponsor

Golden Retrievers Sponsors

Beagles Sponsors

Media Sponsors

So, who is this “Dog Whisperer”?

Cesar Millan is one of the most sought-after specialists working in the field of dog rehabilitation. He has an uncanny gift for communication with dogs and seeing the world through their eyes.

Millan performs amazing rehabilitations of aggressive, scared, lazy, compulsive and jealous dogs - and of the families that are usually in the spotlight in his National Geographic Channel (NGC) series Dog Whisperer. Each episode of Dog Whisperer documents the transformations that take place under Cesar’s guidance, up close and personal, inside the homes of dog owners. Cesar travels the country rehabilitating dogs, training owners and sharing his “exercise, discipline, affection” formula for balanced dogs.

His unique talent with dogs first developed on his grandfather’s farm in Mexico. Now, at his Dog Psychology Center in Los Angeles, he receives as many as 100 calls a week from owner’s desperate for help.

Cesar’s methodology developed from his keen understanding of canine pack behavior. Unique to Cesar’s approach is his “Power of the Pack” method. Incredibly, his own pack of up to 50 dogs, which includes rottweilers, pit bulls and German shepherds, are able to live together harmoniously. Most dog trainers relate to one animal at a time, but Cesar often uses the pack itself - the natural social unit for canines - to rehabilitate a wayward dog.

Millan has also grown into a pop culture phenomenon, with appearances on Oprah, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Today Show, The View and Live with Regis and Kelly. His satisfied celebrity clients include Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Patti LaBelle, Vin Diesel, Nicolas Cage, Scarlett Johannson, Hilary Duff, and many more. At appearances throughout the country, Cesar draws sold-out crowds of fans ready to hear Cesar’s signature “Tsst!” while learning from the master how to become a calm-assertive pack leader.

Cesar is also the author of both The New York Times bestsellers Be the Pack Leader and Cesar’s Way.

To learn more about Millan, visit Cesar’s Web site.