So, three episodes have passed since my last Greatest American Dog post (sorry, just too much exciting stuff going on in the dog space lately!!).  Here are my abbreviated comments:

 3 episodes ago - Travis, what were you thinking?!?  Throwing Laura under the bus to placate crazy Beth Joy???  You and Laura were supposed to fall in love and make beautiful babies to go along with your beautiful pups!!  Real smooth…

2 episodes ago - In a word….FINALLY!!  (I do appreciate the fact that Beth Joy loves Bella Starlet, but she is NOT the person I would choose to represent me as a NYC dog owner…I fear that everyone in the midwest must think that we’re all psychotic dog owners (not to be confused with crazy dog owners = excessively devoted to their pups, but not ACTUALLY INSANE).  Thanks again to David & Elvis for keepin’ it real.

Last night - I have to admit that Lori & Andrew hadn’t impressed me too much up to this point, but that little guy ROCKED the elephant challenge!  The elephant trunk came to within a foot or two of him and he didn’t even flinch!   I can’t even imagine what Oscar would have done in that situation, but I guarantee it wouldn’t have been pretty!

 Discuss amongst yourselves…

Oscar and I are counting down the days until the first episode of Greatest American Dog, which will happen on July 10th at 8:00pm.  Even though Oscar will always be the greatest American dog in my book, we are pretty excited for the first dog-related reality show.  I’d certainly much rather watch some crazy dog people co-existing for 40 days than see a bunch of desperate women trying to get hitched to a farmer/millionaire/rapper.

There are certain tried and true reality TV formulas that tend to showcase the harsh realities of human nature (THINK: college kids, booze & no responsibility OR starving people, big $$ and an island), but I think we’re in for a real treat when 12 dog-obsessed people and their pups try to coexist for 40 days while competing for $250K.

Sure, they all look normal and nice enough in this picture, but I will be severely disappointed if there aren’t a few crazies in the group.  The only disappointing thing so far is that it seems like there are a number of “aspiring actors/actresses” on the human side of the teams.  Oh well…if reality TV really is a sign of an imminent apocalypse, I say…bring it on!!  

There are two local New Yorkers competing for the title of Greatest American Dog - Elvis (a 2-year-old Parson Russell Terrier) and Bella Starlet (a 10-year-old Toy mix)…oh yeah, and their respective owners - David & Beth Joy.

Best of luck to all of the contestants!  What do you think…Oscar for season #2?!?!