Greatest American Dog—Episode 7

Posted August 21, 2008
Filed under: Greatest American Dog, PUPPIES! | Tags: , , , , |

PUPPIES! That about sums up this week’s episode. Each week the challenges seem to get worse and worse. I think the challenge writers were experiencing some writers’ block and solved it the way all problems should be solved—with lots and lots of cute PUPPIES!

Cute overload!

Cute overload!

Even the dog bone challenge seemed kind of bizarre. The theme for this week was rescue. Maybe Beth Joy misunderstood because she kept talking about how Bella is a rescue dog. Here at Tails we are all about rescue dogs, but Beth Joy makes it seem all rescue dogs have “issues” and are hard to train. Doesn’t make you want to go out and adopt one. Yes, there are dogs that came from rough situations and have “issues” to get over, but there are also so many loving dogs that just want a home. I wonder if all the other dogs in the competition came from breeders or pet stores? But I digress…

With Beth Joy and Bella gone (finally) I wondered who was going to bring the drama to the show in the future. I think this week’s episode gave us the answer—the judges! A fight erupted between the two female judges over training methods. I’m a big fan of Victoria Stilwell and her show, It’s Me or the Dog. I tend to agree with her when it comes to training questions. One thing I couldn’t help notice was that she kept mentioning how things are done “in this country”. Isn’t she from the UK?…

What method of training do you think is best—treats/positive reinforcement or the dominance-submission method?

I got a little nervous seeing Bill and Star in the final three for the first time. Star didn’t do her best work, but then again, the challenge seemed kind of bogus. The dogs had to lead three puppies through a maze. If I understand it correctly, each dog led three different puppies. I think a lot depended on the puppies, whether they were the type that wanted to hang out and play or wanted to follow the leader. Yes, Leroy is a herding dog so maybe this comes naturally to him, but it just seemed like the puppies were chasing him for fun. I guess all that matters is Bill and Star are still in the game. I’m so glad they won the dog bone challenge and Bill was able to speak to his wife. What a precious moment.

Next week’s challenge? Doggy zip line. Help.

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30 comments so far

  1. ramblingmom on August 22, 2008

    Training — positive reinforcement — petting.

    GOOD DOG.

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  2. some cute dog on October 21, 2008

    cute over load puppies

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  3. sydney on November 29, 2008

    Oh it’s so cute

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  4. lukas on November 29, 2008

    I love golden retreivers so much I just want to get one so I can Hug it and kiss it and play with it.

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  5. whitney on November 30, 2008

    they are so adorable!
    i want one! :)

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  6. sarah on January 1, 2009

    I have a golden/great pyranese but I want one of thesepups. they are soooooo cute

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  7. anonymous on January 11, 2009

    they are soooooooo cute i want them all xx

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  8. golden gal on March 2, 2009

    HOW CUTE! my gandma has an old golden and that isexactly wat he looked like as a pup

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  9. Monica S. on March 3, 2009

    OMG!! They are such cuties<3
    I used to have a golden retriever puppy just like this! They are just adorable when they are young! (Except when you have tug-of-war fights with them every morning for that sneaker that you have on! haha) Awww…This pictures brings me back good memories. I think that I’ll subscribe to this blog. :)

    I’ll be waiting for more posts!!

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  10. jaime on March 4, 2009

    I love the puppy picture tyvm. i have it as my background.

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  11. Jana on March 15, 2009

    I currently own a Golden. She’s 10.5 years old and the LOVE OF MY LIFE! My husband and I got her from a BREEDER when she was 6 weeks. Goldens are THEEEE BEST breed there is. I’ve had alot of dogs in my life. Goldens DO take the cake.

    Just a word or two for helping out anyone who wants to get a Golden.

    DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON THIS BREED. THEY ARE NOT FOR EVERYONE. READ ALL YOU CAN ON THE BREED. GO TO A DOG SHOW AND TALK WITH A BREEDER. PLEASE, DO NOT GET A GOLDEN FROM A BACKYARD BREEDER. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER BREED THEMSELVES.

    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BOOK: GOLDEN RETRIEVERS FOR DUMMIES. THE BOOK IS SUPURB. I learned A TON.

    1.)They are pretty high energy dogs. DO NOT get one IF you DON’T LIKE DOG HAIR ON JUST ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING!

    2.)They need and want training. They thrive on learning and thrive on having a job to do. VERY FAST LEARNERS.

    3.)EXERCISE DAILY, RUNNING, WALKING AND/OR SWIMMING. Goldens LOVE to swim. Caution: You WILL get wet as well.

    4.)Goldens DO have a tendancy to gain weight. WATCH THE WEIGHT, DO NOT OVER FEED. GOLDENS ARE CHOWHOUNDS IF, IF YOU LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT.

    Lastly, if ANYONE does get a Golden, you will NEVER REGRET IT. I will NEVER own another breed, ever.

    Good luck!

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  12. mollie on March 25, 2009

    I love golden retriever puppies they are cute and so little I have a golden retriever puppy on my ds nintendogs games

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  13. haidy on March 31, 2009

    I LOVW DOGS SO MUCH!!!
    I USED TO SIT WITH ANIMALS 2!!!
    <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
    _________________________________
    LOVIN PUPPIES THESE DAYS :D WHY??

    I L.O.V.E DOGZZZZ…….

    NICE PICTURES :P

    :D

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  14. arbey on May 6, 2009

    hallo ur puppys are very cute if we near house i want to play them its 1000percent can u give me 1 plsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ilove it very mch mua if u give me i will always take care of if uwant to find me or ilive in cebu city camella homes lawaan talisay city phc 3c blk 2 lot 16 or u can call me 2698780

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  15. arbey on May 6, 2009

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW THEIR ARE SO VERY CUTE

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  16. cathy on May 7, 2009

    how cute !! <3 i love them !:) :P

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  17. xander on May 30, 2009

    give me one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:]

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  18. lele on May 30, 2009

    are they for sale

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  19. daiss on June 13, 2009

    Sooooo cutee!!!!!!!!

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  20. brianna on July 12, 2009

    hi.these puppy’s are soooooooooooooo cute. i love them so much. i want one of them. i want to have one really really badly. also me and my friend love the puppy’s so much and we want one. by from bb

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  21. lauren on July 12, 2009

    me and my friends and i adore these puppies. i wont one of them.i love pie. theses puppy”s are so cute. also my friends adore and love these puppy”s and we wont one so badly.
    love,
    lauren

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  22. zara on August 10, 2009

    I love puppies …….!!!!! : )

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  23. sabrina on September 5, 2009

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww are theye all yours?

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  24. crazylazy on September 7, 2009

    i have one and the are so nice and cutly he got to sleep in my bed!!!!!!

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  25. maripe on October 9, 2009

    OMG cute

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  26. Amanda on October 20, 2009

    OMG! So cute! I have one but he’s six. The picute though is my new background!!!!!!! I used to have my dog but I thought that it would be cuter if I put a close up of the puppies!
    Amanda

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  27. banana man on October 28, 2009

    cute puppies :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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  28. Mandy on November 8, 2009

    I love them! I have a golden and WARNING: THEY DO SHED!!! My golden is the love of my life! The puppies are so cute. The blue chair brings out there eyes. Everyone should atleast see a golden and run right up to them like a little kid and hug them! They are the most friendlist dogs I’ve ever seen! WARNING! AFTER THEY SWIM THEY MIGHT STINK. DON’T WORRY IT’S BECAUSE THEY HAVE FLOPPY EARS AND IT’S HARD TO GET WATER OUT OF THEM! Goldens are the best dogs ever! Even better than labrodors!!! Which I also have. I hope everyone loves goldens as much as I do. They are the love of my life. I love them! :) !!!
    I hope you find this imformation helpful!
    Mandy

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  29. TIFFANY on November 13, 2009

    I LOVE GOLDEN RETRIEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO CUTE!!

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  30. TIFFANY on November 13, 2009

    <3 HOW MUCH DO THEY COAST??????? I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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