The Greatest American Dog is showing just what dogs can do and I’m really excited as it seems the show is becomming a summer hit! On the last episode Brandy was eliminated from the game, giving Travis some room to breath and mingle. Brandy seemed to be holding him back a bit as she was very protective but with Brandy gone, Travis turned his attention to Laura. They had bonded a bit before but now they were full on flirting, through their dogs of course. Too bad the showmance was killed just as quickly as it started.

For the Dog Bone challenge the dogs were tested on their intelligence. They were given the task of finding their favorite foods behind a wall. The quickest dog to retrive the food would win the Bone Suite for their owner plus a leg up in the showcase. With an 8 second find, Star gave Bill his second Dog Bone win in a row but Bill had other plans. Since Teresa gave him the suite last round, he decided to repay her by doing the same for her. This mean Teresa would gain the leg up along with the suite, which her dog Leroy seemed to love more then her.

Along the lines of intelligence, the dogs were put to a painting challenge for their showcase. Each pair had to create a painting that represented their relationship. The dogs were the only ones who could touch the canvas, meaning the dogs would become doggie painters. When it came time for judging, Teresa’s leg up helped tremensously as she was named the best in show. She had a dog painting trainer help her create a piece of art that showed that Teresa and Leroy had a loving relationship but one that also had some down sides. The judges seemed to love that more then the art and that’s why they gave her the best in show.

In the last few rounds Travis and Presley were in the bottom of the barrel. Travis knew he had to pick up the pace this time and that he did. he created a meaninful painting that also looked great. The judges loved his symbolizom and that’s what kept him out of the bottom three. Bill and Star remainined in the middle by creating a painting that looked good but lacked a unique touch. The judges thought he did a good job, but didn’t use enough techniques. The last to not be in the bottom three was Beth Joy and Bella Starlet. The judges loved the symbolizom of the spiral and the painting itself. They also loved the fact that Beth Joy worked through Bella’s fear of her front paws, but that was part of a small controversy.

During her time with the judges, Laura spilled the beans that Bella Starlet yelped a few times during her time with the sponges on her paws. Beth Joy didn’t take well to that as she felt Laura was simply trying to get out of being in the bottom three. The talk didn’t work though as the judges hated Laura and Preston’s blob of a heart that looked more like a “pink pretzle”. Also in the bottom three were Laurie and Andrew since the judges thought their painting looked more like a poster then a painting. JD and Galaxy also made it to the bottom three, thankfully, since JD lied to the judges and their painting was too much of a jumbled mess.

In the end Laura’s lack of ability to control Preston’s painting movements and their very rushed painting gave them the boot. I’m sure her showmance’s backing of Beth Joy over herself didn’t please Laura too much so it would have been fun to see how things went down if she stayed. But we will never know and the fight between Laura and Beth Joy will never be more then we saw tonight. Guess we don’t have much to worry about though as the judges get into a small cat fight next week. Is Greatest American Dog turning into the next Big Brother with all these fights? I sure hope so!

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The Greatest American Dog was a show I was rather skeptical at first but it is actually pretty good. I’m a dog lover but the show just seemed a bit annoying to me with all the commercials and such. As the contestants began it was obvious that the combination of dog and man will cause some drama in the house. One contestant mentioned she can’t stand others touching her dog which should lead to some good fights! The range of breeds as well seems interesting as there are larger and smaller dogs alike. I’m not sure what type of challenges will be on the show but we will soon find out!

The first challenge then took place and we were introduced to the Dog Bone challenge. The winner would be given a lavish room along with the power to choose one team to live out in a Dog House for three days. Everyone wanted to be the first and had to play Doggy Musical Chairs in order to take home the win. Each round the owners led their dogs around a ring with several platforms in the middle. The one dog not sitting on a platform when the music stopped was out and the next round began. Several were quickly out and then it was down to two being JD and Galaxy along with Michael and Ezzie. Galaxy ended up sitting on the platform first and proved JD’s ability to train dogs. I mean he IS a dog trainer, which is a bit unfair to the others but still he did win and took home the first Dog Bone.

Although JD had the lavish room with Galaxy he also had to choose someone to live in the Dog House, aka a shach. He ended up choosing David and Elvis. David didn’t like it too much since he’s from NY and it isn’t “park avenue” but he’s stuck there for three days. Inside the house everyone wanted to see the Dog Bone room but JD was rather arrogant and didn’t want them to see it. He then gave in and let everyone in and they were all surprised and a bit jealous. They know JD is now a threat and retreated to David’s shack to help him cope with the small house. They all helped him out, probably realizing they will be in there sometime if they aren’t too lucky.

The next morning everyone was told to get ready for their first elimination challenge: talent show. Before they could start work on their acts thought they had to divide into three teams of four pairs each. On team Aloha was JD/Galaxy, Bill/Star, Laura/Preston and Teresa/Leroy. JD basically grabbed dogs he thought had the best chance to help him win and it’s obvious that he’s here to win. Team Disco Dogs consisted of Michael/Ezziee, Elan/Kenji, Laurie/Andrew and Ron/Tillman. The team was a bit out of control as Ezzie grabbed Tillman’s skateboard. It also seemed like the humans were doing most of the act rather then the dogs. The last group were those who were left being Travis/Presley, Brandy/Beacon, Beth Joy/Bella Starlet and David/Elvis. Their theme was high school days after having trouble making up a theme. Although they knew nobody else wanted them they decided to think of an amazing theme and hoped for the best.

It was then time for the Best In Show where the teams would perform their acts. In the end one of the teams would be sent out of the competition. Team Aloha was up first and seems somewhat out of sync but still their dogs performed rather well. The judges loved everyone on the team but did have some suggestions for Teresa and Leroy. Leroy was barking throughout the act and the one judge let Teresa know how to stop this. Bill and Star were also told that they seemed a bit nervous and the male judge, who sounds like Ben Stine, let them know its a fight between themselves, not about their colleagues.

Next up were the Bark Wag High team also known as the “we don’t want you” team. Their performance was mixed in a way where two of the dogs were great while two weren’t. Brandy was criticized for physically telling Beacon what to do as she didn’t perform any of her tricks. The other team who didn’t do so well were Beth Joy and Bella  Starlet. Althogh Bella performed her initial act, Beth coudln’t instruct her to jump around or to speak. It was a bit odd and the judges told both that they needed to do better or they could be going home.

The last group to go were the Disco Dogs who danced their way through the act. The only team who couldn’t pull through were Michael and Ezzie. The other three teams were great but Ezzie just wouldn’t follow directions. Michael was the leader for the act but Ezzie didn’t pull through. Michael blamed his work as the leader the reason he couldn’t work with Ezzie so much as he had to think of things to say and be the “ring leader”.

That then left the judges with the decision to expel someone from Canine Academy. The three teams who the judges felt were the weakest were: Brandy/Beacon, Beth Joy/Bella Starlet and Michael/Ezzie. Beth Joey and Bella were told they lost control and it was a disappointing performance. The judges felt that Michael’s performance overshadowed Ezzie’s while Brandy was told that she should never physically force her dog to do a trick. The judges then gave their decision on who should go and it was decided that Michael and Ezzie would be leaving Greatest American Dog. It was somewhat surprising as they were good for the show and Michael was a great character. Too bad his dog couldn’t keep up with him or else they would have been a great team.

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