Saturday, May 5, 2007
The UnderDog Show results, review, and updates
Full information about the UnderDog Show, with info about all eight celebrities and dogs, plus results and more... also Dogs Trust information, details of trainers, and what has happened to the participating dogs - can be found at two complimentary websites.
I am including live links to these two websites at the bottom of this post. DO check them out!
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The tasks set for the UnderDog Show Final were an Agility course and a freestyle dance routine.
The three finalists had to complete these tasks, and were then marked by the 3 judges [Annie, Kay, and Peter]... the public then rang in to choose their favourite [public vote accounting for 50% of the total vote]. When the two sets of votes were added together the top two dogs were to do a 'head to head' final 'dance off' in the results show later the same evening.
Both Selina Scott and Chump, trained by Steve Mann, and Julia Sawalha and Cookie - whose trainer was Dima - completed both tasks very succussfully, and received compliments and high marks from the judges... with Chump just in the lead.
Casper and Huey, on the other hand, received very low marks from the judges; their Agility wasn't good, and they didn't even attempt the dance task. So, when it came to the update show, and the results of both the public and the judges scores were combined... with Casper coming second, the 'dance off' was a bit of a non-event!
After the final voting... Chump with Selina, very deservedly, won the trophy. As a young dog, of only about 16 months, Chump did brilliantly - managing to concentrate exceptionally well. All credit to both Selina and Steve.
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What has happened to the dogs?
Well, three dogs went home with their celebrity trainers - the other five, after much heart-searching, could not be re-homed with their respective celebrities [other commitments precluded that] so they went up for adoption. Happily they have all found homes... I hope this publicity has also helped re-home many more Dogs Trust dogs.
The BBC Breakfast show was the place chosen for the hand-over of Chump to his new owner. Both Steve and Selina came with Chump - who is such an affectionate dog - and we heard that Chump is to live in Cornwall where he will have access to fields and be able to run free.
His new owner's previous dog had died at about the same time as Chump was born, and was of the same kind of breed type... so it sounds as if Chump will have a happy new life.
Now for the all-important addresses to those informative and fascinating websites which I promised...
UnderDog Show (1)
and
UnderDog Show (2) - with delightful pictures!
Please, visit both sites... you'll miss out if you don't, as they are complimentary to each other!
I am including live links to these two websites at the bottom of this post. DO check them out!
The tasks set for the UnderDog Show Final were an Agility course and a freestyle dance routine.
The three finalists had to complete these tasks, and were then marked by the 3 judges [Annie, Kay, and Peter]... the public then rang in to choose their favourite [public vote accounting for 50% of the total vote]. When the two sets of votes were added together the top two dogs were to do a 'head to head' final 'dance off' in the results show later the same evening.
Both Selina Scott and Chump, trained by Steve Mann, and Julia Sawalha and Cookie - whose trainer was Dima - completed both tasks very succussfully, and received compliments and high marks from the judges... with Chump just in the lead.
Casper and Huey, on the other hand, received very low marks from the judges; their Agility wasn't good, and they didn't even attempt the dance task. So, when it came to the update show, and the results of both the public and the judges scores were combined... with Casper coming second, the 'dance off' was a bit of a non-event!
After the final voting... Chump with Selina, very deservedly, won the trophy. As a young dog, of only about 16 months, Chump did brilliantly - managing to concentrate exceptionally well. All credit to both Selina and Steve.
What has happened to the dogs?
Well, three dogs went home with their celebrity trainers - the other five, after much heart-searching, could not be re-homed with their respective celebrities [other commitments precluded that] so they went up for adoption. Happily they have all found homes... I hope this publicity has also helped re-home many more Dogs Trust dogs.
The BBC Breakfast show was the place chosen for the hand-over of Chump to his new owner. Both Steve and Selina came with Chump - who is such an affectionate dog - and we heard that Chump is to live in Cornwall where he will have access to fields and be able to run free.
His new owner's previous dog had died at about the same time as Chump was born, and was of the same kind of breed type... so it sounds as if Chump will have a happy new life.
Now for the all-important addresses to those informative and fascinating websites which I promised...
UnderDog Show (1)
and
UnderDog Show (2) - with delightful pictures!
Please, visit both sites... you'll miss out if you don't, as they are complimentary to each other!
Labels: Chump and Selina, Cookie and Julia, Dima, Huey and Caspar, Judge Annie, Judge Kay, Judge Peter, professional dog trainers, Steve Mann, Underdog Show
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