Dog Whisperer Mauled to Death by a Chihuahua

On the heels of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter's untimely death, the Animal Loving World is once again shocked by the death of another of their T.V personalities. Caesar Milan also known as "The Dog Whisperer", died on Wednesday September 6, 2006 while filming an episode of his hit T.V series now available on the National Geographic Channel. Caesar is world reknowned for his uncanny ability to understand Dog Psychology and focuses skills and talents on "rehabbing" problematic canines into docile pets, as well teaching Dog Owners to become pack leaders.

Accounts of Caesar's death are still sketchy, and under investigation however Caesar's long time friend and colleague Sebastien Keyes captured footage of the tragic event while in the process of filming a new episode. Caesar was in Beveryly Hills attending to his client, Charo Velazquez a widowed woman with several unruly Chihuahuas, when apparently one of the small canines suddenly reared up and attacked Caesar.

The distraught Sebastien had this say about the death of his long time friend, "I was shocked, I've seen Caesar tame Pittbulls and Dobermans, I never would have expected him to be killed by a Chihuahua,"

Both Sebastien and Charo testified to what occured in that posh Beverly Hills Home. Caesar arrived and began in his usual manner, interviewing the Pet Owner and discussing the problems the dysfunctional canine is displaying. Mrs. Velazquez mentioned that her pet Chihuhua "Fluffy" did not like to be left alone and often cried when she left the home, another problem was "Fluffy's" fright of strangers. Next, Caesar asked to be taken to the Dog, who meakly quivered in fear in the corner of Charo's bedroom. Caesar approached the Dog in quickly attempts to assert himself using positive energy and that fansy noise he makes with his mouth, "shhhhhh". The chihuhua at first tries to flee from Caesar, but the Dog Whisper squats down next to her. What happened next, shocked everyone in the room.

The Cameraman, Sebastien attested that perhaps "fluffy" felt boxed in and threatened as he positioned himself for a shot in front of the discordant little chihuahua, but for what ever reason "fluffy" reared up and bit with her deceptively small razor sharp teeth. The first bite, on Caesar's nose, didn't seem to be fatal but Caesar emmidiately rocked upwards and started to cry like a little sissy. Caesar tried to "shhhhhhh" the angry Chihuahua, to no avail as the dog continued its' vicious attack. The famed dog whisperer ran outside of Charo's room, with "fluffy" in hot pursuit, fiery teeths of rage snapping at Caesar's Dulce Y Gabbana shoes.

Eventually "fluffy" caught and dragged down Caesar by the arm, inside Charo's posh living room where the horrified crew watched mutely and impotently as the vicious chihuaha mauled Caesar. The T.V star attempted to fend off the tiny dog with a few ineffectual slaps of his girly hands, but it only served to enrage the canine more. The crew heard Caesar crying out "Ohh Dios Mio" as 'fluffy' sank her teeth into his neck.

World reknowned chihuahua expert Don Oscar "Poncho" Villa, commented on the tragic event, " Chihuahuas are not known for their viciousness, but when they are frightened by fancy dog whisperers and his entourage of cameramen they can act out defensively"... Up untill today there has never been a recorded incident of a chihuahua mauling a human being to death.

The National Geographic Channel has expressed their sadness at Caesar's Death, yet are perflexed by the circumstances of it. National Geographic President Thomas Silas lamented on a press conference, "Caesar was loved by all, not just dogs, and his death is a grave blow to our bottom line, however I can't help but feel disgusted that he was mauled to death by a chihuahua! A chihuahua, how do you get killed by a chihuahua?"

A tribute for Caesar Milan, will be on National Geographic tommorrow night, followed by a marathon of his hit show. Caesar is survived by his friend Sebastien, his dogs , cookie, okie, doc, razor, buck, bendi, spikie, and julius..

Velifying so-called "Rice Smugglers" in the Philippines.

From the Manila Standard http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news01_mar17_2006 "Rice Smuggler Haven Raided,"

In the positively Orwellian world we call the Philippines, the highly publicized seizure of a boat load of smuggled rice contraband is the moral equivalent of let’s say an intercepted shipment of Columbian cocaine on America’s shores. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President of the Republic of the Philippines even commented on the smuggling bust, saying “I am very proud to have received [a report] that today, even as we speak, we are conducting the biggest raid against smugglers in the history of the Philippines,” Judging by the hoopla surrounding the bust, you’d think Filipino Law Enforcement seized containers full of weapons, barges full of drugs, and other serious contraband. Amidst all this bluster and pomp, hardly a voice dares to speak out the obvious. The contraband in question here, is not drugs, trafficked humans, or guns, but rice. In a nation suffering from poverty and its’ agonizing effects why is the Government actively trying to suppress cheaper rice from being imported into the country?

Arroyo also had this to say “This is going to fight corruption. This is going to raise revenues. This is going to protect the businessmen who are doing legitimate production, and this is the kind of reform that we will continue to do alongside our constitutional reform to make our process of lawmaking more attuned to the new flat economy,”

On the contrary Madame President, this will not fight corruption but create it. The Government in the Philippines has monopolized the rice trade, hence the necessity of an illegal black market for rice. The very same Government officials who accuse smugglers of corruption are put in ideal conditions to receive bribes and kickbacks for looking the other way. It makes a crime of an honest profession, trading rice, and yet another generation of corrupt politicians. Sadly, the journalists in the Philippines are out of touch with such thinking, and they continue to rail against the corruption without knowing its’ true source. The barriers should be removed and the Government’s corrupt monopoly on rice stricken from the law.