Cesar Millan's Dog Whisperer

by Ubisoft

Product Features

• 40 different cases featuring common dog issues like Fear, Separation Anxiety, Hyperactivity, and Obsession/Fixation.
• Cesar is the player's guide and mentor, offering insights into dogs behavior and reaction.
• Get awards and accolades as you learn to rehabilitate dogs.
• Use the DS built-in microphone to help in the rehabilitation process.
• Cesarpedia provides valuable information on common dog issues and treatments.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001DZDU9Y
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 14, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,340 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo DS

Play the part of Cesar’s apprentice and learn what you need to know in order to understand your dog’s behavior and psychology and learn how to rehabilitate him using Cesar’s three-part Fulfillment Formula and techniques.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Medium for Great Concepts, January 3, 2010

By 

Christiane N. Hulet "Tiane" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cesar Milan Dog Whisperer (Video Game)

First off, I was impressed that there are four separate save slots, so multiple family members can have their own file. Not that anyone is likely to fight over this game, however. It's almost as tedious as training a real dog, and not quite as gratifying. The graphics and animations are great, however, and the music is pleasant, and the gameplay is solid. You'll not only get to hear/read Cesar's principles (again and again, if my first hour of play is any indicator), but the tasks are engineered quite well. I was a little disoriented at first by the bottom screens where the game illustrates what you should do (I kept thinking I should tap where indicated, but not until it does nothing until I'm working with the actual dog) while the top screen explains in words, but that became clear quickly. The breaking-obsession task can be tricky because you need to find the spot to scratch on each obsessed dog, and crazily rubbing all over with your stylus won't cut it. If you don't soothe the dog with sound AND scratching, they won't budge, and if you overdo the soothe sound, the dog will actually lose progress. For other tasks, I learned to use the verbal correction each time the dog gets out of a sitting position, and hit the arrow keys whenever they flash, and now I don't have any problems getting a passing score. I wonder, though, whether more complex cases will still have all the highlighting and stuff that basically walks me through the tasks even AFTER completing the 6-ish tutorials.

I was impressed by the buttons for the save slots: instead of typing in letters, you can write (or draw) anything you want in the space provided, so you basically create your own icon. There are a number of arrow buttons to allow you to read and re-read any information. There are simple option controls to change the volume of different game elements. There's a Cesarpedia with lots of information to help you understand gameplay as well as Cesar's principles. You save your game by pressing the bottom-left arrow key until you get back to the starting screen, at which point it will ask whether you want to save. Besides the tutorials, which are fairly brief, I see only 20 cases. Perhaps more will be unlocked as I progress? Each case can take a while (I'm guessing 20 mins), so there's a good amount of gameplay here. But so far it's quite repetitive.

A case proceeds as follows:
Prove your knowledge to Cesar. Diagnose the dog. Exercise the dog. Retrain the dog (choosing from about 5 methods). Play with and/or feed the dog (probably don't need to do both). Prove your knowledge to Cesar.

There are (so far, at least) about 5 kinds of case, so those 20 cases mentioned above will likely be repeats of the 5 methods mentioned above. Perhaps some dogs will have more than one issue, so the case will take longer. So far, the dog breeds, names, and stories change, but not much else. Even the knowledge questions Cesar poses are frequently recycled. I don't mind, however, because I truly do want to memorize the principles.

My biggest complaint is probably the speed at which the dogs walk. No bounding puppies like Nintendogs. These dogs practically crawl, unless they're the type you can take roller-blading, and even those merely trot. Mercifully, each walk gets interrupted twice by a black screen stating "ten minutes later" so you don't actually have to walk the dog at a snails pace for more than a few minutes, total. I also wish I could see a hand (as in Nintendogs) where I touch my stylus on the screen, so I have a better idea of whether my patts on the dogs head will register or not until the frisbee/ball is completely dropped.

I could see a child being frustrated trying to figure this out, and getting bored with the patience required of this game, but teens and up should be able to appreciate this, if they actually have any interest in training dogs. If they merely want teach a dog tricks or dress it up, definitely look for a different game.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Game!, January 27, 2009

By 

Jane Smith "HouseLover" (Greensboro, NC) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cesar Milan Dog Whisperer (Video Game)

I am a fan of the dog whisperer on Nat Geo, and this game is so much fun,and very realistic in the cases, you click on a case, figure out the problem, fix it, over the course of "days" (not really days,) and then at the end, you get a score up to 100. The good thing is that you can repeat the cases over and over again until you master the case. I have alot of fun with this game, and I am 26 years old!!! I would buy this game if you like the Dog Whisperer!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning is great!, June 9, 2010

By 

Harlee Hewitt "Harlee" (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Cesar Milan Dog Whisperer (Video Game)

My daughter wants to be a vet, so this is right up her alley. She has enjoyed this game more than other loved titles she owns.

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