Well, I’m broken hearted as Bill and Star got the axe on Greatest American Dog tonight. The judges admitted that they didn’t think anyone really deserved to be axed, but they HAD to choose someone and Bill and Star’s performance was the weakest of the ones who would not jump off a 50′ tower.

She also wouldn’t stay for the elephant’s approach (which I truly didn’t expect her to after the debacle with the Golden Retriever puppies last week), so two bad weeks in a row signed the death warrant for my favorite pair.

No matter what, I still think Star is a great dog and they have nothing to be ashamed of for not finishing at the top.

Now speculation will run rampant over who will be the final winner. I would have said it was going to be JD and Galaxy, but she’s apparently hurt her shoulder and may have to bow out of the competition all together. That would be really awful too.

I don’t much care for JD personally — he’s a bit of an asshole, but Galaxy is an awesome dog and they have a wonderful working relationship. I was really surprised that she didn’t stay locked down for the elephant charge, but I guess some things are just too much for a dog to handle and that was her breaking point.

Of the remaining teams, none are stand-outs. I think Laurie and Andrew have an “in” with the one judge since Andrew is a Maltese which is her dog’s breed as well. Not to knock Andrew too much. He’s obviously a happy little fellow and Laurie and she have a good relationship. He’s also very well trained and works very hard for Laurie. She’s just a little hard on her fellow competitors.

I do have a soft spot for Teresa and Leroy, but I doubt they will win because none of the judges can get past Leroy’s constant barking. It IS irritating, but it’s an indication of how wound up he is. If he weren’t wound up, he wouldn’t do as well as he does in some of the more physical things they are asked to do.

Travis and Presley — well Presley is such an unknown. He came into the competition not even knowing how to sit on command and still has issues with holding a sit for any length of time. As the competition gets harder, I feel that he will either turn a corner and “get it” or he will blow up and fail. He’s sitting on the edge right now and a lot will depend on how Travis handles the new things they are challenged with.

The producers of this show have pulled off some scary stuff. If I had been competing with one of my dogs, my pulse oximeter would have maxed out! I have no doubt that the Elephant they used tonight was well trained, but throwing it at those dogs none of whom had ever seen such an animal and knowing how Elephants smell, I’m truly surprised that any of the dogs stayed in the circle while the elephant approached as long as they did, much less stayed while it picked up a banana from 5′ away. And then having to jump off that 50′ tower! I don’t know if I could have done it myself much less asked my dog to!

Well, ’till next week…let’s all pray that Galaxy’s shoulder injury is minor and that she can continue on. Not just because of the competition, but because I hate to see any dog in pain.

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