I may have just got hooked on America’s Greatest Dog. The premise is that 12 dogs and their owners move into a mansion together and have to compete on various obedience activities, with one dog/owner couple voted out each week.

It’s a very smart idea and the premiere got good ratings. There’s like +70 million dogs in the US and more dog lovers. More than that, a lot of the viewing audience comes in with prejudices about breeds. My dog, Daisy, is a Border Collie mix, and it turns out there’s a BC mix, Galaxy, on the show. Galaxy’s other half is pointer, I think Daisy’s other half is a working English Springer Spaniel.

There is a lot of resemblance between Galaxy and Daisy looks wise. Galaxy is on the top and then left, Daisy on the bottom and then right below.

My favorite owner was a New York Jewish guy who got forced to sleep outside in the “dog house” after the first contest. He had a lot of smartass comments, like how the doghouse would rent for $2000 a month in NYC or how New York Jews weren’t much on camping. He also threw a Bark Mitzvah for his dog when he turned 13 in dog years. His dog is a terrier. Go figure, since I’ve never met a terrier I liked or that liked me.

The second contest of the episode was a talent show. I was amazed that one of the judges was Victoria Stilwell, who is the British Caesar Milan. Unlike Caesar, she gives treats and rewards rather than bossing the dogs around. Victoria gave advice to the various owners whose dogs misbehaved during the evaluation section. The lady Victoria screamed at the most was someone who pushed her dog’s behind down to make her sit. It made me chuckle to imagine Caesar Milan had he been a judge. I could see him walking up on stage in the middle of the contest itself and sh’ng people’s misbehaving dogs and grabbing them the collar and jerking them. Maybe in season two Caesar can show up. Who knows, maybe John and Daisy can be on season 2, also.