Comments on: The Greatest American Dog http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2008/09/15/the-greatest-american-dog/% Random Ramblings of a Middle-Aged Dog Trainer Tue, 29 May 2012 17:31:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2008/09/15/the-greatest-american-dog/%/comment-page-1#comment-45 Administrator Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:37:05 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2008/09/15/the-greatest-american-dog/#comment-45 Wow! Maybe there are lots of people who feel the same way! Good! It WAS ridiculous. I think if they have the show again, I might have to pass. Wow! Maybe there are lots of people who feel the same way! Good! It WAS ridiculous. I think if they have the show again, I might have to pass.

]]> By: Gail http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2008/09/15/the-greatest-american-dog/%/comment-page-1#comment-44 Gail Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:19:42 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2008/09/15/the-greatest-american-dog/#comment-44 I had this exact conversation with my dad over the "elephant/zip line" episode. Ridiculous! My dad said the Maltese should have been kicked off the show for being too stupid to move out of the way. I thought the dog was paralyzed with fear. In any case, I'm with you: I would have yanked any of my dogs and said send me home, but my dog is NOT participating. If anything were to go wrong, how were they going to steer a NINE THOUSAND POUND elephant away from your pet? Absurd. And the zip line thing really had me angry. The dog doesn't understand that he is harnessed. I could go on and on about the judges, too. Inconsistent, petty, bickering, self-serving lot. Although I didn't care for JD and his arrogance, I felt he was unfairly picked on for his methods. I didn't see anything abusive from him. Have to say I was surprised to see Travis and Presley take the prize. Every week, I kept thinking they would be going home, but either someone did worse than them or they had some redeeming quality. I was rooting for Bill and Star all the way. Was so sad when they were sent home. The judges were very inconsistent in their judging of Bill two weeks in a row. I will watch the series again. I just hope they get a different set of judges! *rant over* I had this exact conversation with my dad over the “elephant/zip line” episode. Ridiculous! My dad said the Maltese should have been kicked off the show for being too stupid to move out of the way. I thought the dog was paralyzed with fear. In any case, I’m with you: I would have yanked any of my dogs and said send me home, but my dog is NOT participating. If anything were to go wrong, how were they going to steer a NINE THOUSAND POUND elephant away from your pet? Absurd. And the zip line thing really had me angry. The dog doesn’t understand that he is harnessed.

I could go on and on about the judges, too. Inconsistent, petty, bickering, self-serving lot. Although I didn’t care for JD and his arrogance, I felt he was unfairly picked on for his methods. I didn’t see anything abusive from him.

Have to say I was surprised to see Travis and Presley take the prize. Every week, I kept thinking they would be going home, but either someone did worse than them or they had some redeeming quality. I was rooting for Bill and Star all the way. Was so sad when they were sent home. The judges were very inconsistent in their judging of Bill two weeks in a row.

I will watch the series again. I just hope they get a different set of judges!

*rant over*

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