Mike Wombacher Interviews Dick Van Patten About Natural Balance Dog Food. Michael Wombacher is the author of two best-selling books on mans best friend, is a frequent television guest, columnist for the national magazine American Dog, animal educator, lecturer and a recognized court certified expert. For over 20 years he has been making dog ownership, training and responsibility easy to understand, in the media, and through large class and private lessons. His clients number in the thousands. Some of the more notable include Robin Williams, Charles Schwab, Barry Levinson, Gordon and Ann Getty and such musicians as Linda Ronstadt, Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Joe Satriani, Kirk Hammet (Metallica) and conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, who calls Michael, The Maestro of Dog Trainers.