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Fox is looking to turn National Geographic's Cesar Millan, aka the Dog Whisperer, into a funny idea for a sitcom. And no, that's not the part they hope is funny.

The network is looking to cast That 70's Show's Wilmer Valderrama in the potential sitcom's title role, assuming it's called "The Dog Whisperer." Hung's co-executive producer Emily Kapnek will write the show's pilot.

If this gets to the air and becomes a wild success, just imagine the bar this could set for other reality show stars to get their own half-hour sitcom. Then again, try not to or your skull will cave in.

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Today on TV Squad Daily:

• The Sopranos is having a tough time getting a permit to film in a New Jersey town, partially because the mayor's wife is not a fan.
  
• Real-life dog whisperer Caesar Millan will guest star as himself later this month on Ghost Whisperer.
• Ten years from now, Antonella Barba may be the first person to have a legitimate claim that "American Idol ruined my life." Let's hope not.
  

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A Hollywood television producer is suing dog trainer Cesar Millan, aka The Dog Whisperer. The lawsuit claims that the producer's labrador retriever was injured when he was choked with a collar and forced to run on a treadmill. Flody Suarez, producer of 8 Simple Rules, said that after she dropped her dog off at Millan's training facility, she was told her dog was rushed a veterinarian. When she got to the vet, the lawsuit claims the dog was "bleeding from his mouth and nose, in an oxygen tent gasping for breath and with severe bruising to his back inner thighs."

Suarez is suing because she has spent $25,000 in veterinary bills (holy smokes!) and wants the facility to pay for another surgery her dog needs to repair his esophagus. A spokesman says Cesar Millan was not at the training facility at the time and had not been personally training Suarez' dog.