Greatest American Dog Show

This one was unexpected! Bill & Star went home last night on the Greatest American Dog Show!

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I liked the elephant challenge. I was very impressed by Andrew. I didn’t think Presley would stick it out in the first round.  Winner Andrew & Lori.

This week’s task: Stunt Dog. The leg up earned by Lori and Andrew did not help this week. I’m not sure I would want to train my dog to jump off of a tall tower or out of a window. Fear is nature’s way of keeping us safe. I was surprised to see three of the five dogs actually do it.

Best in Show: JD & Galaxy

Now it gets really tough. More than half of the group is in the worst category. The three worst performers were Travis & Presley; Lori & Andrew; and Bill & Star. The judges decision to send Bill & Star home I’m sure will disappoint the fans of the show. According to our poll 44% of our readers thought Bill & Star would win it all. Bill & Star also had the fewest votes for who will go home in week 8. It will be interesting to see what happens next week but without Bill & Star it will be less interesting.

No real excitement this week. I’m a bit disappointed that Bill & Star are gone but I’m not sure who the judges should have sent home.

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77% of you Guessed Right! Beth Joy & Bella Starlet went home last night on the Greatest American Dog Show!

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Has anyone noticed that the logo shown at the start of the show has a dog that looks like Presley (the boxer) jumping into the word dog? Is that a hint at who will be the winner of this competition?

I think both challenges were well thought out this week. These were tasks that dogs are capable of doing. The best part of the dog bone challenge was the parings which combined the pairs that did would have the most conflict. I liked it and the pairs rose to the occasion. The winners were Bill & Star and Travis and Presley.

This week’s task: The Maze. The leg up earned by Bill and Travis turned out not to be much of a benefit as both ended up as possible elimination candidates. Beth Joy and Bella Star were the poorest performers and they were sent home this week.

Best in show went to Theresa and Leroy (for the second week in a row) who were truly amazing at getting the puppies through the maze.

The most interesting part of the show was the melt down of the judges. I liked seeing them display a little personality. Unfortunately the kiss and make up scene after the commercial took all of the energy out of the moment and seemed rather staged and artificial. Last week I mentioned that I thought that the judges may have had it in for JD, well this week it appears that Victory Stowell (the judge with the English accent, and my least favorite) really does have a strong objection to JD because of the way he trains his dogs. I think that she is out of line and just plain wrong.

My least favorite part of this weeks show? The editing. It looked like it was done by some high school kid who was editing his first home movie. The cut just before the announcing of the winner of the dog bone challenge was so poorly done that I thought my TV set turned off. The timing of that cut was really lame. I also thought the cut during the argument between the judges was also poorly placed and the way it was picked up with a make nice moment was very disappointing. Is it any wonder why cable is doing so well in the ratings battle.

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I liked this dog bone challenge. It was interesting to see how the dogs were able to figure out how to get around the walls so quickly. Winner was Bill & Star who returned a good turn by giving the Dog Bone Suit to Theresa & Leroy.

This week’s task: Dog painting. I started off thinking that this would be another lame contest. I liked the results much more than I thought I would. I’m still not thrilled with the contest. I was also disappointed with the judge’s commentary on the paintings. I felt that the judges were really looking for something to evaluate and comment on. They are not art critics, they are dog trainers and editors.

Best in show? Theresa & Leroy (also the one with the leg up).

Did you believe that Beth Joy treated Bella Starlet poorly?

The three worst paintings: JD & Galaxy; Laura & Preston; Lori & Andrew. I think the judges do not like JD & Galaxy Their painting was actually pretty good. Lori & Andrew may have belonged in the final three but in art, isn’t beauty in the eye of the beholder? Laura & Preston did do the worst painting and they were sent home. A big part of this may have been the last minute effort on their painting.

Finally I think that Travis may have blown his opportunity with Laura. Silence is golden.

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Human or not? I thought the opening was right on target. Dogs have dog feelings and trying to project human feelings will only lead us to be disappointed by our pets.

I was surprised at how many dogs did not make it across the balance beam. Although it looked like most choose to visit the mud I still thought that the dogs would have better discipline. Theresa giving up the dog bone suite was a great human touch. The question on everyone’s mind is will it come back to bite her. Watching Brandy and Beacon made me realize just how little some of the owners know about dog training.

Dancing with your dog? Where do they come up with these things? So many losers in this one. And probably the biggest loser was the person who came up with this idea.

What happened to best in show? Lori & Andrew I thought JD & Galaxy did a much more amazing and difficult performance.

I don’t think the judges picked the three worst performances but they did send the worst team home. Three worst were: Travis & Presley; Laura & Preston; with Brandy & Beacon going home.

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Laura and Preston went home last night on the Greatest American Dog Show!

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37% of you voted got this one right! Brandy and Beacon went home last night on the Greatest American Dog Show!

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(Oops I messed up I forgot about the day change. the show has now been moved to Wednesday. Sorry for the late posting.)

This was an interesting week. I found the new sexual tension to be amusing and it added a little edge to the show. The Take It or Leave It challenge was great. I was surprised how quickly the teams were eliminated. I would have thought that the owners would have been better at predicting their dogs likes and curiosities. Results: JD & Galaxy go to the Dog Bone Suite then JD sends Travis and Presley to the Dog House. You can just feel the testosterone battle growing here.

The photo shoot was a very tough contest. It was random in the selection of the word and this randomness, some words were easy some were tough must have made it very difficult for the teams. Best in Show went to JD & Galaxy (this was their week to shine). The Judges probably picked the three worst performers for the final selection but even the judges had very mixed reviews about the pictures. One loved it and one hated it. One thought that a picture was too common while another thought it captured the word perfectly. I need a little more black and white structure to be comfortable with this stuff. Maybe that’s why they was using the shades of grey type challenges.

Worst Three: Ron & Tillman; Theresa & Leroy; Brandy & Beacon. I personally did not think that the snarl bands were unfair or cruel. I thought that they were appropriate. It is getting tougher each week to select bad teams. Unfortunately Ron & Tillman got sent home. I would have like to have seen more from them but they delivered the worst results and as a result they are out.

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