{"id":14030,"date":"2020-01-29T09:37:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T14:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/dog-whisperer-reboot-puts-family-focus\/"},"modified":"2020-01-30T09:02:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T14:02:23","slug":"dog-whisperer-reboot-puts-family-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/dog-whisperer-reboot-puts-family-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Whisperer Reboot Puts Family in Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Rive Gauche Television CEO Jon Kramer succinctly puts it, \u201cdogs don\u2019t change, the culture changes.\u201d A 2020 franchise extension of Dog Whisperer<\/em>, which first hit the airwaves in 2004, offered an opportunity to reflect that changing culture\u2014alongside the steadfast household pet. Enter Colleen Steckloff, a dog trainer who worked alongside Dog Whisperer<\/em>\u2019s Cesar Millan and was featured in the original series.<\/p>\n

When it was determined that now was the time to offer audiences a revamped version of Dog Whisperer<\/em>, the first question, according to Kramer, was, how do you do it? \u201cWe spent about two years going over it with all different scenarios with the producers,\u201d he tells TV Real Weekly<\/em>, adding that the project benefited from the fact that everyone involved in the original was coming back for the reboot, including the director. \u201cWe all understand what works and what the show needed to be.\u201d The next question was, who is the Dog Whisperer? Steckloff proved to be an obvious answer. And Dog Whisperer with Colleen Steckloff<\/em> was born.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw that we could show on tape that she could do the things that made the [original] show successful,\u201d says Kramer. \u201cShe could change the dog\u2019s behavior on-screen in front of the audience. And she could help the masters understand why their behavior could be causing a behavior in the dog that they\u2019d like to alter. So, in turn, they had to alter their behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Steckloff at the helm, the pillars of Dog Whisperer<\/em> that audiences the world over have come to know and love remain intact: \u201cfinding out the problem the family is having with the dog, determining what\u2019s the dog\u2019s problem, working on that and then talking to the owners about what they\u2019re doing that might be causing that,\u201d explains Kramer. \u201cThat\u2019s really the fundamentals of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dog training, as it happens, is just as much\u2014if not more\u2014about the people who own the dogs as the dogs themselves. While Dog Whisperer<\/em> isn\u2019t Dr. Phil<\/em>, there\u2019s an element to it that can prove therapeutic to audiences, according to Kramer. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have said this in 2004, but I\u2019ll say this in 2020: the reason that people keep coming back is it\u2019s in a sense a self-help show\u2014through the dog for the masters, for the viewers,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

Adding to that foundation\u2019s proven track record is a family element that Steckloff, who runs the LAK9s dog training, daycare and boarding facility with her husband, provides. \u201cIt certainly seems to be the natural time to have a female Dog Whisperer with her young family,\u201d says Kramer. \u201cWhat we clearly learned in the marketplace was that the women of the household bring the family to the show.\u201d In addition to Steckloff\u2019s husband Dave Aguilera, the show features their 2-year-old son, who can be seen running around with the dogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s more of a homey, family aspect to the show,\u201d Kramer adds. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rive Gauche is also mindful of the benefit of reintroducing a repackaged version of a beloved brand. \u201cBrands, brands, brands,\u201d says Kramer when asked what\u2019s selling best in the factual landscape. \u201cDog Whisperer<\/em> is clearly a brand. At Rive Gauche, when we look to acquire something now, we\u2019re really asking ourselves, can this show go three more seasons? In this kind of competitive marketplace, adding the streamers on top, it\u2019s important, whoever you are, that you have a show that \"***Image***\"the audience has gotten used to, knows and knows to come to you to watch it. Trying to do a new show that doesn\u2019t have that potential, it\u2019s very hard for the viewer to find it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Dog Whisperer<\/em>, Rive Gauche\u2019s catalog features a slate of crime titles for which the company turns to territories and channels that have a need for the genre. Among others, it has found a solid partnership with Foxtel in Australia that enables the company to try other offshoots of the crime genre that appeal to 25- to 54-year-old women, including crime-based medical-mystery series.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have those kinds of partnerships and you\u2019ve had something work, sometimes it gives you a chance to take a show you believe in and get them to work with you to play [with] it and develop it,\u201d says Kramer. \u201cWe have that in Germany with ProSieben. We have it in the U.K. with CBS Reality and A+E.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kramer adds, \u201cWhen we\u2019re out talking to our clients and we hear about genres or shows within genres they\u2019re interested in, we\u2019re not against going to a production partner and working with them to create a show. We did that with My Misdiagnosis<\/em> [produced by Canada\u2019s Farpoint Films]. That was very effective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rive Gauche, as it\u2019s positioned itself for the year ahead, has been selective, honing a catalog that appeals to its audience base of 25- to 54-year-old women. The strategy is quality over quantity; depth over breadth. \u201cWe don\u2019t need to have ten shows [at a market],\u201d says Kramer. \u201cWe want to have shows that are attractive to our clients. We\u2019re working really hard just to bring those shows to the market.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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