Rattler claims Jada Pinkett Smith's dog
Her husband may be a superhero, but Baltimore native Jada Pinkett Smith says that right now, she needs the Dog Whisperer.
The wife of Will Smith (now starring in the movie Hancock) has called in Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan -- dog behaviorist to the stars -- for advice on dealing with rattlesnakes of the family's Malibu, Calif., ranch.
Jada's dog, Rocco, was killed by a rattler at the ranch, according to the New York Daily News.
Pinkett Smith recently told WENN news, "I'm willing to do what's necessary to make sure I don't have this same event happen again."
According to a fan club Web site, the Smiths had five dogs, all mutts.
Milan filmed his efforts to train the Smiths' remaining dogs to be wary of rattlesnakes for an episode of his Dog Whisperer show.
Milan told Jada (she wrote the foreword to his book Cesar's Way) that more than 150,000 household pets are killed or left injured by snakes each year,
The actress was born in Baltimore on Sept. 18, 1971, and majored in dance at the Baltimore School for the Arts.
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