Is it just me or did the latest Greatest American Dog seem more like Greatest American Top Model? With the theme of personality, the dogs essentially became models and it ended up in a very interesting expulsion. After last weeks leave of David and Elvis, few dogs and owners were upset. One was even relieved Elvis was gone and that was Ron. A few weeks ago his told Tillman and Elvis got into a spat so with the psycho dog gone it was all good in the Canine Academy.

During dinner Travis and Laura once again began to flirt. Brandi couldn’t help but notice and sat in during their entire conversation. It wasn’t really that interesting but the end was. When a few other players entered the kitchen Brandi was caught but she played it off well. She told Travis to keep chatting away with Laura while he asked her why he can’t talk to anyone else besides her. Someone made a comment towards the end but I sadly missed it. The next morning brought breakfast and showed two opposing ways of feeding the dogs in the house. While Beth Joy created her own vitamin filled food for Bella Starlet, Ron took the easy approach by filling up Tillman’s bowl with hearty dog food.

Good thing the dogs were practicing their eating as that was the main point of their next Dog Bone challenge. Each round the dogs would be given some type of food or item and their owner had to guess if their dog would pick up or eat that item. For the first round the producers pulled out juicy steak, taking out Laurie/Andrew and oddly enough Ron/Tillman. The second item was a stick and all but two pairs remained: JD/Galaxy and Laura/Preston. For the last temptation the dogs were asked to eat tofu. Although Galaxy normally doesn’t eat normal food, JD guessed he would eat it. Laura, on the other hand, said Preston wouldn’t eat the tofu but she was wrong. Since Preston licked the food, Galaxy and JD took home their second dog bone challenge and sent their biggest threat, Travis and Presley, to the Dog House.

Immediately following the Dog Bone challenge it was time to prepare for the Best of Show challenge. For the very first time it would be individual as the owners had to choose which word their dog would represent in a photo shoot. The teams and words were as follows: JD/Galaxy doing sneaky, Beth Joy/Bella Starlet doing mischievous, Bill/Star doing stubborn, Teresa/Leroy doing angry, Ron/Tillman doing lazy, Laurie/Andrew doing curious, Brandy/Beacon doing love, Travis/Presley doing joy and Laura/Preston doing regal.

Most of the owners had an easy time getting their ideas together but Bill and Teresa suffered the most it seems. Bill was VERY nervous about his first photo shoot with Galaxy and he found it hard to think of a pose or idea to represent stubborn. Being so close to Ron and Tillman seemed to help him though as he took a page from their playbook and tried to relax and go with the flow. On the other side was Teresa who had a hard time making her always happy day, Leroy, be angry. She had different methods to do so such as squirting him with lime water and putting a vacuum hose on him. He didn’t like that to much since he bit her, showing he does have some anger in him at least. In the end Laura gave her snarl bands which force the upper lip of the dog to stay up, making them look angry. She didn’t want to use them and used them as a last resort.

When it was time to shoot the photos Travis and Presley were up first. Since Presley is a boxer he loves to jump and that’s what Travis had him doing. When it came time to judging the one judge loved it while the other two found it rather boring as they’ve seen it so many times before. For Galaxy and sneakiness, JD pulled some props from the Dog Bone room and placed Galaxy in a bush/wilderness scene. The way Galaxy hunched his back impressed the judges so much that they named him best in show, rewarding with him with the chance to have the photo in the one magazine ran by the male judge. Pretty impressive! I’m surprised how well JD is doing, although he is a professional dog trainer so I can see why he’s doing so well.

For Laurie her idea for curious came pretty naturally for her and Andrew. Using a telescope she had Andrew peer into it, impressing all the judges and they agreed it would be hard for the type of breed Andrew is to do that. For Bella Starlet and Beth Joy the judges finally had high praises. By pulling off mischievous so well, Beth Joy rewarded Bella with all the bones she used in the photoshoot. Hope it doesn’t ruin her diet! Another one who did rather was Bill. Although he was nervous in the beginning, he pulled off a great stubborn pose by having Star stand there while he tugged on her leash. I didn’t get it at first but once it made sense it was pure greatness. Although she thought she pulled off her pose well, Laura and Preston weren’t a fan favorite of the judges. They though Preston’s simple, to the side, stance wasn’t regal enough but Laura barely squeaked through as she wasn’t in the bottom three.

Leaving only three left that means the remaining three were in the bottom three and could be sent home. Teresa pulled off the angry pose with Leroy very well in the picture, but the judges scolded her for using the snarl bands. Since she had such a hard time in the photoshoot Teresa pulled them out. She said she regretted it but it was too late. Brandi, who thought she was going home for the longest time, was loved by one judge and hated by the others. I must admit her photo of Beacon and love didn’t really show any love at all so there was no surprise she was on the bottom three. Probably the most surprising thing though was who was expelled and that was Tillman and Ron. They were a favorite of mine as they added much needed fun to the show. Ron decided to take the easy route and just let Tillman be Tillman at the lazy photoshoot. Using a black and white picture for his entry, the judges all agreed that he skimmped on the creativity part. One even called it the worst picture of a boxer ever, I’d probably have to agree.

Also CBS is running a “Make Your Dog Famous” section on the Greatest American Dog Website. If you want to find out more you can click here: Vote In Make Your Dog Famous. That’s my puppy Gabby, please vote for her then submit your own dogs for the site!

"Hi Beth Joy and Bella Starlet Dog,
 
It was wonderful seeing you last week – I can’t wait to see how the video turned out. I hope your sister enjoyed the afternoon.

Can’t wait for this week’s show, too!"
Best regards,
Dianne

BELLA STARLET'S "MISCHIEVOUS" POSE PHOTO COMMENTS:

"Bella Starlet rocked out her mischievous pose last night on GAD!!"

"I saw it and loved her!!! I hope Bella wins the entire competition. I will continue watching and so far it is my favorite show for the summer. Hope to see you and Bella soon." Iris and Little Pierre

"She totally rocked it! But Tillman was precious.. not Bella PRECIOUS, but precious anyway. That photo of Bella was the best. She looked beautiful. and I noticed she was the doggy on the main page of the site today, precious. Its a great shot of her, too bad they did not use the "mischievous" photo from yesterday's show on the cbs site. those show editors must be incredibly creative. but yes- bella didnt get enough credit for yesterday's show. she did great and yet it was all about the craziness. Hardly even got airtime! (oh and I want to see Laura go!) Yes, that was AWSOME of you guys !" Laura M.

"I know, I saw.....you should have won that! I'm ready for Brandy to go home next, her voice is really annoying. her picture sucked. they were very unforgiving to you in Entertainment Weekly this week.  Not nice of them." Sarah

"omg...she was amazing!!! I was dying when the man judge said the photo was "PERFECT"...!!!!! & I was also a little shocked the woman who put that stupid snarl band on her dog didn't go home!!! yes, I agree 100%...Bella Starlet's photograpgh is so cute and adorable...I loved the shot!!! what an experience!!!! I still can't believe this...omg anything can happen on this show...!!!
I thought the bull dog is cute but his owner...not so nice to you!  I also liked the NYC man but unfortunately his dog was obnoxious! Don't worry you & Bella will be in lots of pet magazines...not just pet mags...People...was great! I love your personality on the show...you stand out which is fantastic..it makes the show entertaining!!! so they have to keep you til the end !!!!! and of course Bella is the cutest thing ever! maybe we can get Bella to come as a "STAR" guest in the Fall...omg this is a great idea...!  I'll let you know if they will allow it... I'm leaving tomorrow for Woodstock for 1 wk..but I'll have my daughters laptop...so keep in touch...see ya on tv next Wed night..I'm telling my cousin I'm staying with I can't go out...lol. oh....if you win will you move to California...no no you can't" Andy

Amy Sherr

Today at 4:55pm
Have you ever taken Bella Starlet Dog to Fetch on the Upper East Side? I eat there with some frequency, and I bet they would be so excited to have her picture for their gallery!
 

Beth Kraimer

Today at 5:12am
hi band b
first of all, thanks for the birthday shout out, i am just getting my emails now,,,but have been watching the show every week. i am soo excited for you. tonight i knewe you would be awesome!! good luck next wekek.

beth and petey

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Oh, sure, there have been jokes everywhere about reality TV finally going to the dogs this summer.

What else would you expect when you're talking about a reality show called Greatest American Dog?

Meanwhile, tonight's Best In Show Competition finds the dogs becoming supermodels as they pose for themed photographs. (9p.m., CBS)

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GREATEST AMERICAN DOG Air Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on CBS Episode Title: (#104) "Top Dog Model"

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THE DOGS BECOME SUPERMODELS FOR A DAY WHEN "GREATEST AMERICAN DOG" MOVES TO ITS NEW DAY AND TIME, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK "Top Dog Model" - The dogs and owners spend time with a photographer to come up with a themed photo to impress the judges, when GREATEST AMERICAN DOG moves to its new day and time, Wednesday, July 30 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Back at Canine Academy, jealousy jeopardizes the relationship between two of the owners, at the Dog Bone Competition, some owners are shocked to find out they don't know their dogs as well as they think they do and, while taking a dip in the pool, Tillman displays his very special technique of water conservation. For the Best In Show Competition, each dog/owner team spends time with a photographer to come up with a shot to impress the judges. The fourth team is expelled from the Canine Academy. DOG TEAMS: BETH JOY and BELLA STARLET New York (originally from Chicago) Beth Joy's occupation: Bella's Acting Manager Bella Starlet's breed: Chihuahua, Labrador Retriever, Shih-Tzu, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever and Pomeranian mix (10 years old)

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Episode 3 of Greatest American Dog was entitled "The and The Furriest," which was the name of the Best In Show competition. The episode started right where the previous episode had ended. Beth Joy had just been berated by the judges for putting her dog in a dress. She had pointed out that Laurie put her Maltese in top knots as an "example" of how other contestants were doing the same thing she was. Laurie calmly explained that a Maltese wears top knots while being shown and that it is not the same thing as a dog in a dress. The next morning, when David let Elvis off his lease outside, seven people went back inside because Elvis is a mighty fearful Jack Russel Terrier. Laurie didn't take Andrew inside and Elvis was finally able to play with another dog. Poor little guy.
This week's theme was teamwork. The Dog Bone Challenge was Tangled Lease where the contestants were paired up and had to work together to get their dogs through obstacles on tangled leases. Travis/Presley and Brandy/Beacon won the challenge despite Brandy's freaking out. They were awarded the Dog Bone Suite but Travis gave the suite to Brandy. The pair decided to send Laurie to the doghouse because they felt Laurie and Andrew were a serious threat.
After the challenge, Elvis seemed to have made another friend in Tilman and I'm glad that Ron allowed the two dogs to play after last week's scuffle. By the pool, Laura and Travis were flirting up a storm. Laura said, "we've completely fallen in love with each other's dogs." Travis was not as coy and noted that they are both single. Sounds like there could be a little romance happening.
The Best of Show Challenge, The Fast and The Furriest started with Travis and Brandy as the team captains who picked their teams. Travis' team was composed of: Laura/Preston (obviously she was his first pick), JD/Galaxy, Bill/Star, and Beth Joy/Bella Starlet. Brandy's team was composed of: Teresa/Leroy, Ron/Tilman, David/Elvis, and Laurie/Andrew. Laurie was the last choice which surprised me because Andrew seems like a very well trained dog.
The Challenge was made up of 6 tasks in a relay race. The tasks were: catch a frisbee, jump through hoops, push a cart, walk along two teeter-totters, run through tubes, and 3 of the dogs pull a "sled" while 1 sits in the seat.
Team Travis:
Frisbee: JD/Galaxy-she dropped the first frisbee but quickly caught the next one.
Hoops: Beth Joy/Bella Starlet-she only had minor trouble and did much better than she did during practice.
Push-cart: Travis/Presley-the judges called this performance "awesome and superb".
Teeter-totter: Bill/Star: had only a little mess up when Bill said "out" to Star when he meant "down".
Tubes: Laura/Preston: he went through the tubes quickly with no trouble.
Presley sat in the sled while the other 3 pulled it quickly.
Time: 2:52
Team Brandy
Frisbee: Teresa/Leroy: caught the first frisbee.
Hoops: Laura/Andrew: Laurie made the hole of the hoop covered with tissue paper bigger so that Andrew could get through it with more ease. He also seemed to be afraid of the hoop decorated with feathers and I don't blame him.
Push-cart: Ron/Tilman: he seemed more interested in biting the car than pushing it and it was something of a disaster.
Teeter-totter: David/Elvis: this was also a disaster because Elvis was on leash for walking the teeter-totter and had his neck yanked when he fell of David was desperately trying to get him back on. Elvis did much better in the little maze because he was off lease.
Tubes: Brandy/Beacon: did very well until the end of the tube which had a sock on it, Brandy had to lift the sock so that Beacon could exit. Brandy was so proud of Beacon she was crying.
Andrew sat in the sled while the other 3 pulled it quickly.
Time: 3:01
Team Travis was safe and the bottom 3 were all members of Team Brandy. Brandy herself was safe.
The Bottom 3:
David/Elvis: the judges said David wasn't letting Elvis be himself by keeping him on the leash and they were concerned about this necked being yanked.
Ron/Tilman: they were a team but the judges did not see Ron acting like a teammate or training Tilman. He needed to be better partners with Tilman.
Laurie/Andrew: she gave Andrew and advantage that he did not need and she needs to trust that Andrew can be trained.
David and Elvis were expelled from Canine Academy. David thanked the judges and his house-mates for all their advice. He left with, "Elvis had left the building" and proceeded to cry and say he really wanted to thank Elvis.
This Thursday, look for:
-A photo-shoot as a challenge and Beth Joy and Bella Starlet being right at home with it.
-Leroy biting Teresa.
-Tilman wearing a life jacket in the pool.
-Amanda Giffi
 
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Greatest American Dog Recap: Multiple Personalities
  
Hey readers so I've been wanting to blog this show since it premiered but I've had to work late the last two Thursdays and thus never got the chance. But now that the show is on Wednesdays I can blog to my heart's content!

So a bit of background on my views so far... I love dogs but don't have one so I don't know much about training them. I love Bill and Star (cute dog and sweet owner) and Laura and Preston (ditto). Travis is sweet as well though his dog is a bit big for my taste. And I'm still loving Laurie and Andrew despite what some think about her actions last week. For those who didn't see my comments on another blog on this site, I DID NOT think Laurie was ratting out David when she said Elvis bit some dogs- he had bit one and might have bitten more that we didn't see. Plus she was just explaining why Elvis was on leash during the challenge. I can't stand Beth Joy and Bella Starlet (although she is cute- the dog, I mean, not Beth Joy) and Brandy's voice is a bit annoying as well. I'm also not a big fan of JD's cockiness right off the bat.

Okay on to tonight's show. The contestants all go back to the loft, where Ron is relieved that Elvis is gone because now Tillman won't worry about being bitten. I thought those two made nice last week? Travis and Laura bond while cooking dinner, as Brandy looks on (jealously?). Travis finds out Laura is single (or so she says). Brandy of course has to butt in, saying that she's entertained hearing the two of them talk. This leads to an awkward moment between her and Travis. It seems Travis wants no part of her and wants to focus on Laura (and based on Brandy's annoying voice who could blame him?)

The next morning we Ron watches as Beth Joy feeds Bella Starlet a bunch of odd pills and potions. First of all she's feeding the dog at the table, which even I know is a big no-no. It's unclear what the weird food is for, although I'm guessing it's to keep her looking extra pretty or something like that. Meanwhile Tillman eats "normal" dog food while Bella Starlet longingly looks on. If Bella Starlet really wants normal dog food Beth Joy should be smart enough to just give it to her (unless of course she's allergic to regular dog food or something like that). I really do wonder what is in the food that Beth Joy feeds her dog though...

In the yard we find out this week deals with dog personality. For the Dog Bone challenge each owner will be tested on knowledge of how their dog thinks. Each dog will be shown an item, and the owner must predict whether their dog will take it or leave it. The owners can tell the dog to inspect the item, but they can't tell the dog to pick it up. Sniffing counts as leaving it, but licking or taking it counts as taking it. The contestants compete at the same time, and if owners guess one reaction incorrectly, they are out. The last remaining contestant wins the Suite. This is a good test to see how close the owners really are to their beloved pets.

The first item is steak. This should be easy for Ron, since Tillman almost ate the steak at the Best in Show challenge two weeks back. JD thinks Galaxy won't eat it since Galaxy doesn't eat people food. Yet he says Galaxy will take it, as do all the other owners. Surprisingly Galaxy takes the steak, but Tillman doesn't. Go figure. Bella Starlet doesn't take the steak either, and Andrew just stands by Laurie and won't even look at the steak. So Ron, Beth Joy, and Laurie are out. The next item is a stick. That's hard to judge. Bill and Laura choose "Leave It" while the others choose "Take It". Leroy is frightened by the stick (I wonder what he thought it was), while Star takes one for the first time in her life. Beacon just lies by the stick, and Presley just sniffs at it. So Teresa, Bill, Brandy, and Travis are out. That leaves Laura and JD. The next item is tofu. So which dogs are vegetarians? Laura picks "Leave It" saying that there is no tofu in her house so Preston won't eat it. JD meanwhile says "Take It" (even though Galaxy doesn't eat human food?) Galaxy eats the tofu, and Preston licks it. So Laura and Preston are out, and JD and Galaxy win their second challenge.

JD picks Travis and Presley for the doghouse because Travis is one of his biggest threats. Aw maybe Laura and Travis will bond in the small space...
Travis though grew up on a ranch, so he's used to the outdoors.

Meanwhile Ron, after last week's close call, tries to teach Tillman to swim. Aw he looks so cute in the water with his little life jacket! But Tillman, typical bulldog that he is, barfs and farts in the pool. I guess you can't teach an old dog new (and less disgusting) tricks.

The host (sorry don't know his name) then comes to talk to the contestants to tell them their next challenge. As we saw in the previews, it is a photo shoot, to the delight of Brandy and Beth Joy. Wouldn't it be ironic if Beth Joy and Bella Starlet got sent home in the one challenge they are supposed to be good at? Each contestant will pick a word out of a bowl, and the photos must convey that word. That's good that means it's not just who takes the prettiest picture (sorry Beth Joy) but rather who best gets their dog to show emotion.

JD picks sneaky. That fits him pretty well, though I don't know about his dog. Bill picks stubborn, which might be hard to convey in a sweet dog like Star. Beth Joy (with help from Bella Starlet) picks mischievous. They both seem like the mischievous type so that shouldn't be too bad (unfortunately). Teresa picks angry, the most basic emotion so far (although she doesn't seem too happy about it). Laurie picks curious, another good pick for a smaller dog. Travis picks joyous, which most pups like Presley seems to be. Brandy picks loving, which if her dog loves her shouldn't be too hard. Laura picks regal, which is tough but Preston does have kind of a royal look to him. Ron picks lazy. Okay that has to be some kind of fix. The laziest dog on campus gets lazy? If he fails at this he should get kicked out immediately.

JD has a plan in place for the studio that involves taking a bunch of weeds and dirt. I'm guessing for sneaky he's going to have a shot of Galaxy burying something in the dirt. Bill is stressing out over his shoot, while Ron gloats a bit in his lucky choice of emotion, going right to sleep with his dog. This seems like a lazy move on his part, but since he's supposed to have Tillman play lazy in the shoot it might turn out okay.

Teresa tries to get Leroy angry by spraying stuff at him. That seems a bit harsh, as it could hurt his eyes. Couldn't she just take a toy from him or do something less painful? Ron too thinks her methods are too harsh. And her methods do come back to haunt her, as when she tries to scare him with the vacuum he bites her finger.Serves her right for almost torturing her dog. I didn't really like her before but I definitely don't like her now. Laura tries to help Teresa by giving him a snarl band to make him look mean. She's apparently a film producer and knows those tricks. I don't know why she's helping the competition though. Anyway the snarl band makes even her cute Preston look mean, so presumably it should work on Leroy too. I think it looks better on Preston, though. Teresa is a bit reluctant to use the bands, saying that's like cheating since the challenge is to train the dog to act a certain way. I guess I understand her reasoning, but she does wisely decide she may use the bands as a last resort.

Laurie is confident, saying she has good ideas for Andrew. Laura has brushed out Preston to make him look regal (which he kind of already does).

And it's off to the photo studio...
There they meet Sharon Montrose, a dog photographer. Wow they have photographers just for dogs- I never knew that.

First are Travis and Presley, doing joyous. They get to choose the background color, and he wisely sticks with white to match the mood. He brings some toys to get Presley to jump up playfully, which he does, but it's hard to tell if he looks happy in the pictures.

Beth Joy unfortunately has a good idea for her shoot. She has Bella Starlet lie next to a bowl of spilled treats. They even get a shot of her stealing one of the treats. They do a good job.

Teresa brings some more of that grapefruit juice mix to spray at Leroy to make him mad. I'm surprised the shoot director doesn't say not to do this, but maybe she's not allowed to. Leroy just looks scared though, not mad. So as a last resort they go to the snarl band, which Leroy hates. At least he looks mad now, because he acutally is? I wonder if the judges will deduct points for using the bands (I'm guessing they will).

Ron asks for a black and white background for his lazy shoot. He has a cute shot of Tillman lying on the couch, and at first he gets up and walks off it. Ron doesn't seem to happy with the results, as he had to move Tillman around a lot during the shoot. Of course, after the shoot is over, Tillman lazily lies on the floor. I think they'll regret not practicing the night before.

Laurie for her curious shoot has a weird scene of Andrew standing on books and looking through a telescope. That seems like a shoot more suited for people than for dogs, but it does look kind of cute.

Laura chooses purple for her regal shoot. She has Preston stand on a little pedestal, and he looks adorable! He holds his paws up too, which looks very regal. I think they nailed it.

JD comes in with his rocks and dirt environment. He uses a ball to get Galaxy to go where he wants. JD seems satisfied but I don't see how the shoot is sneaky at all. Maybe it will look better when we see the real photo.

Bill decides to have Star put the leash in his mouth to show stubborness. But she keeps dropping it. Bill clearly is underprepared, but it's almost unfair that he got an emotion that doesn't fit his dog at all. Finally he has the dog sit on top of the leash, and then has her sit anxiously while he holds the leash, as if she's hating the leash. I think that one actually turned out pretty well. He may have pulled it off.

Brandy has a lot of red for her loving shoot. She has her sit with roses in her paws, but she still doesn't look loving. She tries to put the roses in her mouth, but that doesn't work either. Beacon just is not listening to her. Beacon is another one of the dogs that doesn't seem that well-trained, and that might cost her tonight. Brandy breaks down crying and the photographer comforts her. I do feel sorry for her a bit.

Ron tells Bill and Laurie the story of Tillman throwing up and farting in the pool, and Bill laughs like it's the funniest thing he's ever heard. Bill really does seem to get along with everyone. I think he has a good chance of winning the whole thing.

And now the judges get to see the photos. Victoria, Alan, and Wendy will judge which photos best show the emotion they were supposed to.

Bill and Star are first, and I think their picture came out well. Star looks stiff and firm as she sits there hating being on a leash. Victoria loves the concept and thinks it works well. Bill says how he was scared of the shoot at first and how he's uncreative. Wendy says that despite that the photo came out great.

Laurie and Andrew have their curious photo with the telescope. The concept is good but I really don't like the fact that the photo is profile. You can't see the curiousness (or lack thereof) in Andrew's face. Alan loves it though, and says how hard it is to get a dog to look through the telescope (which he is). I agree that must take some good training. He thinks the shot is charming and engaging.

Next are Brandy and Beacon. I guess the roses didn't work because all we see is Beacon staring what is supposed to be lovingly at something else. Apparently she's supposed to be on her knees declaring her love. Honestly I think she looks more sad that loving though. Victoria likes it (huh?) saying that she likes the originality of it. Wendy agrees with me though and thinks she should have added something to give it more pop. She said it looks like Beacon is waiting for a treat, not in love. Alan too says it looks like she's in a sit-stay command and not in love.

Ron and Tillman are next. Their shot is Tillman sitting on a chair with his head resting against the top of it. I think they could have done more with it but overall it's not bad. The judges seem to disagree with me though. Alan doesn't like the black and white because that doesn't work for this shoot. Wendy says it shows no personality and is the worst photo of a bulldog ever. I honestly think I side with Ron- how do you show personality and laziness? Wendy says he should have had Tillman lay on his back, but Ron counters Tillman can't breathe when he's like that. Ron says Tillman starts snorting, and compares it to Wendy's snorting! Ouch... it's like anti-sucking up to judges.

Anyway next are Travis and Presley with joyous. Their shot came out well, as Presley is smiling as he jumps in the air. Victoria likes seeing boxers jump, but Alan and Wendy say the pose is too generic. So let me get this straight. They criticize Brandy for not being generic, and then they criticize Travis for being too generic. Can't they make up their minds?

Anyway next are Lauren and Preston. Oddly Lauren chose not such a great photo to show the judges, as they had better ones that were shown during the shoot. In the one she chose Preston is cocking his head, which makes him look more confused than anything else. The judges agree with me for once, saying he looks too inquisitive and should be looking straight on instead.

Next are JD and Galaxy. Now their photo turned out better than I thought, as Galaxy looks like he is sneaking around in the dirt. I do think though that the fact that he's looking at the camera makes it seem a bit sneaky, but overall it's still really good. Alan likes the fixed eyes and body language, especially how he combined the pointer and border collie breeds of Galaxy in the pose. Wendy thinks it's fantastic.

Teresa and Leroy face the judges now, and wow the photo looks scary. The thing is the teeth make the photo, and they are fake. The red background makes Leroy pop off the page, but I can't decide if it helps or hinders the theme of the image. Alan thinks it is a powerful image. The judges seem impressed until Wendy asks about the snarl. Teresa to her credit is honest about the bands. She's honest, but that may hurt her in the end, as Victoria thinks the bands sound inhumane. Teresa insists they don't bother Leroy, although he seemed to hate them before. I don't know enough about the bands to say whether they are inhumane or not, but I think if they are used in films like Laura says they can't be too harmful or PETA or the like would complain. Alan is upset that she had to resort to the bands to get the angry look. I agree with Alan- I don't think the bands are necessarily inhumane, but she should have been able to get the angry look without them. Teresa insists Leroy liked the bands, but we sure enough get a flashback to her saying that she knows Leroy hates them but putting them on anyway. That too is a red flag for me. Besides lying to the judges, she gave Leroy something she knows he doesn't like. Not to mention that stuff she sprayed in his face that had to hurt his eyes. I think she may be a goner tonight.

And lastly we have Beth Joy and Bella Starlet. I honestly don't like the photo they chose either- I think they had better ones to choose from as well. Bella Starlet is licking her lips next to the knocked over cookie jar, and that detracts from the rest of the photo. Alan, though, thinks it is "perfect", as she looks mischievous and smug. I don't love it as much as Bill and Star's, but I agree it is better than some of the other ones.

Now the judges pick their bottom three and Best in Show. I think Bill and Star or maybe JD and Galaxy should get best in show but it might be Beth Joy and Bella Starlet instead. As for the bottom, I definitely think Teresa and Leroy and Brandy and Beacon will be in the bottom, and one of those two should go home, as one had to cheat to get a good photo and the other had the worst photo of the bunch. The judges all hated Ron and Tillman's photo so I think they may be in the bottom as well, although I didn't think there's was that bad.

Backstage Ron apologizes to Tillman (aw...) for the bad shoot. Laura apologizes to Teresa for giving her the idea about the snarl bands. That's very nice of her to do that, but I wonder if she'll tell the judges it was her idea. Brandy regrets the lack of color in her photo, as she laments to Travis. Travis tries to be nice and says what he disliked about his photo, but then Brandy interrupts and says, "Can we talk about me?" Wow I don't know how he can even put up with her.

After the break the judges reveal their choices. JD and Galaxy win Best in Show, and as a surprise the photo will be put in Dog Fancy Magazine!!! Good for them they really surprised me with how well the shoot came out.

And now the bottom three. They are Ron and Tillman, Teresa and Leroy, and Brandy and Beacon. Wow did I call that or what? Anyway I hope it's not Ron and Tillman since I liked their photo more than the judges did but between the two blondes I don't care which one goes home. I guess I'd prefer Brandy and Beacon leaving since the snarl bands really weren't Teresa's idea, but then again she shouldn't have needed them in the first place.

Final thoughts from judges: Teresa's snarl bands were inhumane (I still think Laura should admit they were her idea in the first place), Brandy's white background and white dog don't work, and Ron was lazy in carrying out the shoot. Well I can't argue with that, since he did sleep the day before rather than rehearse.

And the pair leaving is... Ron and Tillman. Boo. I didn't think they would last too much longer, Tillman wasn't trained enough, but I thought their picture at least conveyed laziness, while Brandy's didn't convey lovingness at all. Plus I'll miss all of Tillman's farting and barfing everywhere!

Ron is proud of Tillman anyway, and loves how special he is and how he makes everyone laugh. And of course he farts as he leaves!!! I'm going to miss that bulldog...

Next week the dogs have to balance on a small beam (that looks dangerous), and have to dance for the Best in Show challenge. Aw that looks cute!!

So thoughts on tonight's show? Did the right duo go home? And what's your view on snarl bands- inhumane or not? Post your comments below.

 
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Good girl!! Good dog!!!
I wish I could give you a biscuit, Bella!!"

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