The Greatest American Dog is still impressing me as a show about dogs is becoming one of the most heart warming yet dramatic reality show in a long time. Last week Elvis and his owner David were sent to the Dog House and lucky they were. The first night the two moved back into the house Elvis got into a fight with Tillman, setting a few people off. David didn’t want to deal with the drama so he moved back into the Dog House for the night. He avoided the drama for a bit but the next day Ron let him know he couldn’t stay in his room if their two dogs would fight, making David on the bad list for a few people.

After that little tiff it was time for the next Dog Bone challenge. Once again the winner would get a lavish bedroom and choose someone to put into the Dog House. For the challenge the dogs and their owners would have to go through several obedience challenges. The dog(s) who don’t finish within the allotted time would be out for that round. The last dog remaining would win the Dog Bone room for them and their owner and win the challenge. When the challenge began Elvis and David ended up being the first out. No surprise there. As the challenge continued everyone dropped out one by one and it came down to Travis/Presley and Laura/Preston. The final challenge was to be the first to turn left, then right. Travis and Presley were the first to finish and gave the youngest dog there the win. Travis then had to choose someone to spend time in the Dog House and he chose JD. Everyone feels that JD is a threat so they were happy with the decision.

Following the Dog Bone challenge it seemed like Bill and his dog Star were missing home. He’s the oldest guy there and he’d surely miss his family but he’s glad he’s there with star as he’s that close with his dog. Before they went to bed Bill told Ron that Star likes to find snakes and brings them into his house. The following morning Star did just that and got herself into a bit of trouble. Bill heard her yelp in the yard and ran to her rescue. Star was bleeding pretty bad and after a trip to the Emergency Vet we found out she got into a fight with a cat or maybe got caught in a wire. Everyone was worried as they weren’t sure what was going on and realized just how much they would be upset if their dogs got hurt.

Later on it was time for the Best of Show preparation and this weeks challenge was “Pettiquite”. Three simple actions were going to be done but during the challenge the dogs would have distractions. Unlike last week the 11 players were split into two random teams. Group one was JD, Elan, Travis, Beth Joy and Laura. Their “troublesome dog” was Kenji who was basically continouosly yelled at by Elan. Nobody agreed with how she handled her dog and felt it could screw them up as well. Group Two consisted of battling dogs with Ron, David, Teresa, Bill, Lori and Brandi. Their trouble was David and Elvis who seemed out of control. He continued to run rampant and everyone was scared he’d bite again.

At the Best of Show Group Two goes first. Everyone does really well but there are a few problems here and there. The first challenge was to walk out and “heel”. The only dog to do somewhat poorly was Brandi’s, who was in the bottom three last week. Beacon wanted to stray a bit but got back on course. For the second part the dogs were put food in front of them that they loved. Although Tillman wanted to so badly eat the steak, none of the dogs gave in and did very well. The last challenge was to stay. The dogs had to sit at the table while their owners walked around the table. None of the dogs budged in group two and continued to do well.

The first group then came out and had a few stumbles. Everyone did well with the heel but the eating part had some issues. The only problem was really with Elan and Kenji as she basically barked at her dog. Every other “sound” out of her mouth was “ehh” and “stop”. I mean she yelled at her dog before the food even hit the table! None of the others ate and none of the others moved while the owners walked around as well. Once again Kenji screwed up though as right before the challenge was over Kenji jumped down off the table, making it pretty obvious would would leave. When it was time for judging Elan and Beth Joy had the worst words for them. Obviously they weren’t happy with Elan for yelling but Beth Joey and BellaStarlet were something totally different. The judges didn’t like how Beth Joy put Bella in a dress. It really had nothing to with Bella’s act but rather the choise Beth Joy made to put her in a dress.

When all the teams returned it was time to name Best of Show. The judges chose Bill and Star, who luckily recovered, to be the best and it was great to see the team bounce back after much misfortune! For the bottom three the judges chose David/Elvis, Elan/Kenji and Beth Joy/BellaStarlet. As the judges gave their critique  Beth Joy freaked out. She was made they didn’t like the idea about Bella being a dress and brought up several reasons. But the judges, who weren’t happy with the freak out, chose Kenji and Elan as well since she acted so badly during the actual part of the challenge. I think they made a great move, for good TV sake, since Beth Joy is certified crazy!

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Big Brother 10 is really impressing this season as fights linger from the first night turn into one hell of a show. Following last episode we finally got to see the aftermath of Renny and Jessie being placed on the block. The two immediately began to argue as Renny blamed Jessie and Jessie blamed Renny. While Jessie went up to talk to Jerry, who gave a very strange reason for the nominations, Renny did her dirty work in the public kitchen. She went off and let everyone know just how immature Jessie was being. When Jessie returned to the kitchen the two began right where they left off. Renny called Jessie a baby and immature while Jessie countered by calling Renny old.

Later that night Jerry threw a party and opened up a wine bottle he got for being the HoH. Renny took the opportunity to address everyone about the situation and let everyone know that Jessie was a liar. She did however apologize, once again, and Jessie fought back saying its been a day and a half since the incident. Big Brother then did its famous flashback, showing Renny telling Jessie how sorry she was the morning after the “night time cackle” occurred. She didn’t like that too well, remembering that she did say her apology earlier. Renny then left the room but not before telling everyone how much Jessie lies and that he has a “split tongue”.

Moving on from the Renny/Jessie fight we turn to the all mighty Brian who continues to think he’s dominating the house. He does seem to be pulling a lot of strings early on by basically controlling Angie and Steven’s votes. He tried to get Memphis as well but that didn’t turn out so good since Memphis wouldn’t give a sure bet that he would vote the way Brian wanted. Brian took this as a threat and went to his “bros” Ollie and Dan to fill them in. I’m not too sure why they aligned but apparently Dan and Ollie are Brian followers as well as they agreed that Memphis should go up in case the veto was used. Little did Brian know he had a defector and oh what drama it would cause.

Before the veto challenge could begin we finally saw the beginning of Ollie and April’s “friendship” which is well more like a showmance by now. They flirted a bit and said how they have a physical attraction. It should be interesting to watch and has been so far on the feeds but as we will see in a bit it has already had a few bumps in the road.

I must say that the Power of Veto challenge was very entertaining and a step up from any challenge they had last season. After players were picked the six were: Jerry, Renny, Jessie, April, Memphis and Michelle. What they had to do was first climb through honey, which was SO much more stickier then you would think, and jump into a huge bed full of pillows. After ripping the pillows open, and having the stuffing stick to the honey on their skin, they had to search for a bear. The first person to climb back through the honey and find five bears would win the Power of Veto.

The challenge started off rather slow and everyone took at least five minutes to get through the honey in the first try. It looks like the challenge took forever but luckily we didn’t have to suffer through that thanks to editing. Memphis was out to an early lead and Michelle wasn’t far behind him. Renny and Jerry only got one or two bears the whole time, along with April so the competition was really down to three people. Jessie seemed to come from behind and find a ton of bears very quickly as in the end it was between Michelle and him for the final bear. Jessie was the lucky one though as he found his seconds before Michelle and took home the first Power of Veto of the season, saving himself from eviction.

Directly following the veto Brian put his plan in motion to get Memphis out. He went straight to Jerry and simply said “Memphis has to go up”. Jerry obliged and said that is what he would do. What happened next was amazing and could possibly be one of the best moments in Big Brother history. With April, Libra and Keesha in the room Ollie came in and let them know that they were safe. Although April hear this she still thought she would go up and Ollie called Brian in to fill them in. He told them that Memphis was going home and they “he” would keep them safe. After Brian left Libra told the girls that Brian was pulling a Dr. Will move. She was stunned how he demanded what was going to happen and how they were going to do his dirty work. Libra is really showing herself to be a BB3 Danielle like competitor and I’m really liking it!

When Libra realized what was going on she told April that Ollie had to be in an alliance with Brian and Dan. April couldn’t believe it since her and Ollie were so tight so she had to confront him. Ollie was then called into the bathroom where Libra and April were and Libra asked him if he was aligned with Brian and Dan. He hesitated and basically told them everything. At this point Ollie realized he had to jump ship and align with the girls, and that he did. The three then set out to get Brian nominated by rounding up everyone they could and corning Jerry into putting Brian up as the replacement. They used April to lure Jerry into the HoH bedroom where eight others pounced on him. They all told him that Brian was playing everyone and had to go up. Jerry didn’t seem to happy with the situation but after being told he would be safe next week seemed to at least think about it.

The Veto Ceremony was something to look forward too since Brian still thought that Memphis was going up. Jessie easily took himself off after hearing Renny blast him once again and it was up to Jerry. He let everyone know that he was indeed aligned with Brian and had to do what the house asked him too. Jerry then did the deed and, for once not following Brian’s command, put Brian up against Renny. I’m pretty sure I know who is going but I’m not going to spoil that here, that’s what the Feed Updates are for. Tomorrow night should be VERY interesting and hopefully we’ll get to see the now famous puppet show on the big screen! (By the way check out our YouTube account for a few clips from the show, including the new intro!)

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I was lucky enough to get a chance to ask Jen from Big Brother 9 a few questions. She let us know how she thinks Ryan is doing, how she got involved with the show and how she thinks it will affect her and Ryan’s relationship. Thanks to Jen for the great interview!

1) How did you get involved in the casting for BB9? Did you send in a video tape, go to a casting call? And did you watch Big Brother before being on the show?

I have watched Big Brother since season 1 and said that it was a passion of mine, to one day, be on Big Brother! I applied 4 times and got a little bit closer each time. This past season, I went to an open casting call in Columbus and the rest is history!

2) As we all know you entered the house with your boyfriend Ryan. Were you surprised to see him there for did you know going in that you both would be in the game? If you knew, were you at all nervous about going in as a pair?

Yes, I knew Ryan was going to be there and I had no idea that we were going to be put into pairs on the show. Needless to say, I was very unhappy about NOT being paired up with him!

3) Going back to night one, you won the Power Couple. Do you still think it was a good idea to win the power the first night and do you still think that Jacob and Sharon were the best couple to evict?

Yes, I still think it was a great idea to win Power Couple, and of course 10,000 dollars! If I could do it all over again,. I would NOT have sent Sharon and Jacob packing. Instead we should have just stuck with our gut and gotten rid of Sheila and Adam!

4) What was sequester like with Parker after being evicted? We know he wasn’t too happy with the situation, did anything happen off camera that we should know about? He looked pretty angry when talking to Julie.

No, Parker and I got a raw deal and it’s very unfortunate that it didn’t work out to our benefit. Living with Parker in sequester was fine. We are like brother and sister. Off camera, we just said that we could have, should have handled situations differently, but it’s a woulda, coulda, shoulda kinda game and everything happened for a reason. We can’t go back, only learn from our mistakes and move forward. After all, it’s just a game.

5) Do you think being on the show with Ryan will affect your relationship at all? How do you think he’s been playing the game?

If anything, being on Big Brother will make mine and Ryan’s relationship stronger! I think it will bring us closer together than we have ever been! Absence makes the heart grow fonder. No one ever says however, how the heat hurts in the process! I cannot wait to have our LIFE back! I think Ryan has been playing an AMAZING game and I couldn’t be more proud of him! I love him with all of my heart!

6) Besides Ryan who do you want to see win the game and why? Who do you think least deserves to win and why?

Of course I want to see Ryan win this game! If he can’t win it then I would like to see Natalie win. She deserves it! Maybe Adam too! I don’t think Sheila deserves to win, at all! She has done nothing to deserve the grand prize. She has won nothing and is floating on by!

7) Do you feel you were portrayed correctly on the show and do you think the producers tried to sway you in any way during Diary Room sessions?

The way I was portrayed on the show is pretty accurate. I am definitely a little different in real life, not such a bitch! I do have my moments and I can be hard to get along with if you cross me, but I am a good person and give everyone the benefit of the doubt. There were certain situations that were edited and cut to make me look like a bad person. But, that’s what I signed up for! Everyone that knows me, knows the real me! Especially Ryan! I am not able to comment on the diary room….sorry!

8) What would you tell those who are applying for BB10? If you could give people who are applying any suggestions what would they be?

Never give up! If at first you don’t succeed, try try again! It took me 4 times!

9) Is there anything you’d like to get off your chest or anything else you would like to say to your fans and fans of the show?

Keep watching! It’s a great show! The only thing that I would like to get off my chest is that the whole racist thing is NOT as it seems! They cut out a huge part of that conversation! Most importantly….Ryan is NOT racist and I wasn’t campaigning against him. That conversation with Sheila happened before I was even nominated! I took the comment back, reworded things, and explained it in a way that wasn’t so harsh…..but of course that’s not how they showed it to America. All that matters to me is that Ryan knows the truth and he does and I am not at all worried about it or our relationship!

I would like to thank Jen once again for the great interview! If you would like to keep track of Jen and send her a message you can check out Jen’s MySpace.

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