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Scenes from Season 3 of "It's Me or the Dog." Katja Heinemann, Animal Planet It's back! If you're a fan of Animal Planet's reality show "It's Me or the Dog," you won't be disappointed with the third season, which begins Sat., Jan. 8, at 8 p.m. EST. If you haven't already checked out the show, tune in to see renowned dog expert and trainer Victoria Stilwell "restore harmony in homes where pets are running riot and the family is in the doghouse." Stilwell tells Paw Nation that the new season is not just entertaining and educational -- it's intense and full of characters. "It's more than just dog training. There are a lot of challenges in this series," Stilwell says. "There are different ...

Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images Whether you're ringing in the New Year with a new puppy or starting 2011 with an older pooch, we know you want to make this year the best ever. And to help you out, Victoria Stilwell, host of the Animal Planet show "It's Me or the Dog," has provided 10 terrific tips to ensure a truly happy 2011. 1. Keep training your dog. People think that once their dog is trained, there is no need to carry on. But your dog never stops learning, and training should be reinforced throughout your dog's life. 2. Think dog. Take time to think how your dog perceives the world and use this knowledge to make training easier. For example, a human's dominant sense is vision, ...

Richard Knapp, A&E It seems "The Hoff" isn't the only member of the Hasselhoff household battling a hard-core addiction. While David has been knocking back his liquor for all the world to view, the family's Yorkshire terrier, Coco, has been obsessively knocking around tennis balls -- 15 at once. Fixated on Too Many Toys The OCD doggie behavior was on full display during the premiere episode of A&E's new reality train wreck, "The Hasselhoffs," starring David and his two daughters, Taylor-Ann and Hayley. "My dog has a severe addiction to tennis balls, and it's got to the point that I don't know what to do anymore," said Taylor-Ann. "He wakes me up with tennis balls in my bed. I don't want to ...

Getty Images You have a dog you just can't get to behave. Who would you turn to? That seems to be one of the questions raised in a recent Time Magazine article called, "Dog Training and the Myth of Alpha-Male Dominance." The article stirs up a long-running debate among experts in the dog training and behavior world about what is the best way to work with dogs. Many experts have gone on record against Millan's use of dominance techniques -- finger jabs, quick flicks to a dog's flank and forcing a dog onto its back -- to assert control over an aggressive or misbehaving canine. "He's a charming, one-man wrecking ball directed at 40 years of progress in understanding and shaping dog behavior ...