Archive for the 'Dog TV' Category

Dog Borstal Unleashed

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Mic Martin is back in Dog Borstal Unleashed, starting Sunday 29 April at 20.30.
Tracking down former Dog Borstal inmates, six months after their short, sharp shock, Mic spies on dog and owner to see if they’ve settled back into bad habits. At the end of the show, Mic inspects the offender’s home to look for [...]

Selina and Chump win The Underdog Show

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

In a surprise twist, Selina Scott and Chump won BBC 2’s The Underdog Show!
While Huey and Caspar won the audience’s hearts, when it came down to the final two it was Selina and Chump who were able to jump through the hoops set by the show.
From the beginning of the show, it was clear that [...]

The Underdog Show BBC 2

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

After a great weekend of Crufts TV, BBC 2 is back with more dog-related programming in the form of The Underdog Show.
The show pairs eight rescue dogs from The Dogs Trust’s West London rehoming centre with eight celebrities. Each week, the dogs and celebs undergo increasingly difficult obedience and agility tasks, with their performance rated [...]

Dog Borstal’s Rob Alleyne interview

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

Rob Alleyne, author of The Trouble-Free Dog and trainer on Dog Borstal, tells us about his approach to dog training and his experience of working on the BBC 3 show.
How did you become a professional dog trainer?
I used to attend a dog training class with my own dog 20+ years ago. Then the woman who [...]

Dog Borstal on BBC 3 – review

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Dog Borstal – Mondays, 9pm, BBC 3 – sees three delinquent dogs, and their owners, endure a week of intense correctional training.
Making the most of its disused air base location – high wire fences, military-style tents for the owners and cages for the mutts – the show gives the owners a short, sharp shock.
The first [...]