Problem pooches beware! National Geographic Channel′s Emmy-nominated series, Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan, returns for a third season starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

I am so in love with this show, I caught the entire second season yesterday thanks to my Tivo and a night where the kids went to bed early. I’m hooked! Cesar is one in a million.

This year the episodes are even more quirky, remarkable, touching … and, of course, jam-packed with Cesar′s signature “Tsssts!”

From a devil Dalmatian that heats up a firehouse to a French Bulldog kicked out of doggy day care to a tire-eating Blue Heeler, the third season features some of Cesar′s toughest cases yet.

Celebrities, including Oscar nominee Virginia Madsen, recording artist legend Patti LaBelle and actress Jada Pinkett Smith also seek Cesar′s help with their canine dilemmas. And, for the first time, the series travels across the country to aid problem dogs and their desperate owners.

With more than 20 years of experience working with canines, Millan has been called “Dr. Phil for dogs,” and for good reason. He has a unique gift of rehabilitating dogs and training their owners. A favorite of Oprah Winfrey, Cesar was also parodied on a recent episode of “South Park,” and his book “Cesar′s Way” (Harmony Books, 2006) has been a fixture on the New York Times best seller list for the past five months. The second season of Dog Whisperer received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy award. Millan was recently made an honorary member of the International Association of Canine Professionals.

Tune in!