Elvis is gone from the Greatest American Dog and I actually cried. The bond between David and Elvis was enough to break your heart.  David knew Elvis was a miscreant and loved him all the more.  Don’t you wish everyone had someone who loved them such?

I think Daisy and I might be over Brandy and Beacon.  Any owner who yells at her dog and STILL wins the Master Suite just doesn’t deserve to be there.  While attempting to train Beacon for the second challenge, she repeatedly kept jerking his collar. David got chastised for the behavior but the judges just haven’t seen Brandy yet.  Beacon deserves better and so do we.  

In defense of Bella Starlet (who isn’t on our list of ‘Favorites’), last week she was chastised for wearing clothes. As you can see in the photograph above, so do many of the other contestants including our beloved Preston. Even Daisy has a closet full of couture clothing that keeps her warm during the cold months. However, when being judged, none of the others came to Beth Joy’s defense (which I can understand at Judging Table) during the altercation between she and Laurie. Poor sportsmanship.

Kudos to Bill and Star who were quick to show their teammates how to run the agility course. Our boy Preston couldn’t have done it without you! And speaking of Preston…. Once again our precious little Preston came awfully close to making it to the Master Suite (he came in second and did you hear Laura tell Ron of all Preston’s accomplishments?? “He knows ‘go around’, ‘over’, ‘under’, ‘through’, ….” that woman was rattling them off like a freight train.  Poor Ron looked shellshocked) and was on the winning team for the second challenge.  Best of all, our little darling learned how to do the tunnels in one afternoon.  Go, Preston, you’re our man!!

And while Elvis may have had his behavior issues, David, like most dog owners, loved his dog. Training is a basic issue of any animal no matter how much you love them and this should be able to be accomplished without physical or verbal abuse (I think Ms. Stilwell will agree.)  The judges only see a small amount of what we are allowed to see and that taints our perception of the dogs and who are our favorites.  In the meantime, Elvis has left the building.

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