Comments on: The Underdog Show BBC 2

By: Brenda Sopel

Brenda Sopel — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:56:58 +0000

Does any one know if the underdog show is being shown again this year?
I thought it was marvellous. However it would be nice for any money made to be donated to any dog/cat charity and maybe the celebrities could offer to keep all the dogs chosen for the programme!

By: donna connelly

donna connelly — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:36:54 +0000

i was casper and hueys trainer. Like someone said casper wasnt the easiest and had come so far. huey knew casper capabilities and we decided to not make him dance.

just to let everyone know that i fell in love with casper and he now lives in newcastle with me. so if anyone want to know anything more about casper lease feel free to ask.

thanks

donna x

By: steve mann

steve mann — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:29:00 +0000

Hello All

Steve Mann here, trainer to Chump and Selina Scott, winners of the Underdog Show.
Now the dust has finally settled on the show, if anyone has any questions at all regarding the project, please, fire away!

Regards

Steve Mann

By: Jane Bailey

Jane Bailey — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:37:27 +0000

It’s one thing to say that the little dog casper shouldn’t be forced or pushed into anything but come on …..Huey did nothing to show that dog off to it’s advantage. You only had to watch him in the training clips. He could have done more then just sit there and play a guitar.
Well done Peter Purves for your comments , dogs need training not tea and sympathy!
As for doggie dancing , it has it’s place it occupys a dog mind , something many owners don’t even consider . As for a certain ‘type of owner’ taking part in it… well If a dog could vote it would rather be owned by the likes of Mary Ray .

By: Amy Whalley

Amy Whalley — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:45:29 +0000

I loved it and did not want it to end. I thought the dog-handler relationships were just so cute. I loved Casper and Cookie the most! Hopefully because they’re all famous and better trained people might take them on. I would have loved to adopt all of them if I could!
I really hope they’ve all found kind, loving homes!

By: susan lovatt

susan lovatt — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:18:50 +0000

I loved the show. I agree I think the phone in money should have gone to an animal charity. While I think I knew where the judges where coming from I felt that they were just too serious and did not really commit fully to the “idea of the show” and that was to promote rehoming wonderful dogs. I was so sad Julia could not adopt Cookie, I really felt she had a good relationship with her and right up to the penultimate show it was intimated she would adopt her. I have a staffie and a labrador so was unable to offer her a home. Staffies have a very hard time and yet they are wonderful dogs. Julia was right to mention one of the judges comments about a “staffie face”; Cookie was obviously upset and worried by something she had seen.

I hope we will find out how all the “homeless” underdogs get on.

By: immy humphries

immy humphries — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:25:33 +0000

is there going to be another underdog show for children ? if so i would love an oppurtunity to do it

By: Georgia

Georgia — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:00:33 +0000

Julian Mclary please have another episode i really love it!! espacially all the rescue dogs ! i iwsh all of them were rehomed. I hated it to see julia couldnt take cookie home and huey couldnt take casper and selina couldnt take chump. But I am more upset that Anton couldnt take ginger home. The dogs on this programe are very intellingent for rescue dogs. Learning tricks agility and even dancing!. I like the judges but sometimes they critisize the dogs . I love all dogs but I much prefur rescue dogs. I mean people taking them in after a horrid life on the streets . And the dogs had great personailites . And so brave not to be distracted bye the audience . The dogs are very clever I love them . I love the way the celebs are so gentle with their dogs . LONG LIVE DOGS

By: Val

Val — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:52:49 +0000

Loved the programme - best thing on TV so far this year. Can we please look forward to a second series soon? Not ashamed to say that I spent much of the time last night reaching for the tissue box. Shame the Celebs could’nt take the dogs in - still they were dogs with GREAT personalities and there are loving dog people out there. Please alter the phone voting system and make the JUDGES decision final each week. Although having said that - Casper is a hero - God love him! Now, where are those tissues….

By: sharon

sharon — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:30:14 +0000

i thought the judges scathing opinion of huey and caspers performance was a disgrace! pompous peter should stick to crufts. the public clearly voted to keep them in as a reaction to their comments. huey clearly understood caspers capabilities and was right when he pointed out that the show was to highlight the plight of these dogs and show how much love and companionship they can give. its a shame he couldn’t home casper and would imagine he would have a genuine reason for not doing so, is it just me or is doggy dancing one of the most stupid things i’ve ever seen anyway?!! i saw doggy dancin classes on the apprentice a couple of wks ago and it seems to be a certain kind of dog owner who takes part in this. dogs are dogs not dancin partners!