What the Dog Saw

First off, I wish all of our homework assignments were written about the Dog Whisperer. Cesar undoubtedly has a touch with dogs. His body language naturally soothes dogs who are too high strung. There is an approach that works best with dogs, and, as Gladwell writes about, an anxious dog is the result of an anxious owner. While many people can be taught how to handle their pets, the reason that Cesar is the "Dog Whisperer" is that he has this ability naturally.
In the article, Gladwell writes a paragraph that compares what Cesar does to calm an unruly dog, to what parents do to calm an unruly child. Yet, surprisingly, Cesar lacks that human interaction. This is unexpected to me. I feel like anyone of such a calm and peaceful nature such as Cesar would have the same effect on humans. But as Gladwell goes on to write, Cesar lacks the ability to interact with his own wife. This is so odd, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. There are a lot of examples where people who are so gifted in one area are completely lost in another.
The article eventually ends with a sort of realization for Cesar that humans too have temperaments and ways to approach them. Cesar begins to learn how to transcend his natural ability with canines into a connection with his own wife. Interesting that it took a therapist to do this.