We catch The Dog Whisperer when we can and tonight’s episode looks to be pretty interesting: Cesar Milan will be heading to Portland to tackle one tough chihuahua named El Diablo who acts like a dictator, ruling a 50-acre dog rescue and scaring the much larger pit bulls that live there!

Having two chihuahuas ourselves, we have read that chi’s can be vicious little things. Luckily for us, though, that hasn’t been our experience. They have their moods like any other dog but thankfully, more often than not, they’re set to “happy!”

The Dog Whisperer airs tonight at 8pm on the National Geographic Channel.

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Chihuahuas on Tonight’s Dog Whisperer

The Puppy Bowl is an annual broadcast by Animal Planet that coincides with the Big Game. For its fifth year, the Bowl will feature over a dozen rough and tumble puppies of all breeds romping around a small “field” with cameras catching every playful minute. It will also bring back the cute “tailgating puppies” from the third year, and will introduce Pepper the Parrot, who will sing a unique rendition of the National Anthem!

The Bissel Kitty Halftime Show was introduced in the second year of the Bowl and was an instant hit (how could it not be?).

The half-hour halftime show involves kittens playing around on kitty trees and batting at toys (and each other), and ends with a blast of confetti and streamers.

The best part of all (aside from all the adorable puppies and kittens) is that all the animals in the show are available for adoption after the big day!

So are you going to watch?

[images: animal planet]

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Feedback Friday: Are You Going to Watch the Puppy Bowl?

Below I’ve listed a few of the most popular posts for the Food Bowl – did I include yours?

• Can dogs read our emotions?
• PediPaws nail trimmer review
• Pets in the White House
• Uno the beagle makes history
• Rachael Ray feeds your pets (and then launches Nutrish, her own line of dog food)
• Toxic and Non-Toxic plants for pets
• Make your own Frosty Paws ice cream
• Pets and vacation preparation
• Cat crackers
• Princess Chunk, one fat cat
• Toy ball causes severe damage to Chai the dog
• Smartest and dumbest dog breeds
• Ratchet gets to come to the US

[image: flickr]

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The Best of the Food Bowl 2008

Animal Planet will be airing its own performance reality TV with “Dancing With Dogs” this Saturday, December 6th!

The show puts a unique spin on people’s relationships with their dogs, involving something known as “canine musical freestyle,” and it’s exactly what you think it is! People and their dogs will be getting down to rock, hip-hop, classical and country and will include every breed from poodles to retrievers to mutts.

The video clip above maybe isn’t as good as others we’ve seen but the show looks like it’s got potential! Will you be watching?

“Dancing With Dogs” premieres Saturday, Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on Animal Planet.

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“Dancing With Dogs” to Premiere on Animal Planet

For us, watching the National Dog Show is as much a part of our Thanksgiving holiday as watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The kids and we loving watching the 150+ different breeds all prettied up and strutting around the arena!

This year, celebrity beagle Uno, who won the Westminster Kennel Club Best in Show, will be making an appearance, and the Dogue de Bordeaux, the newest breed to compete in dog shows, will also be on site. The Dogue de Bordeaux is a large-sized mastiff which originated in France. They were used as guardians, hunters and fighters and though breeders, over time, have softened their temperament they are still a loyal, patient and fearless breed.

The two-hour Dog Show, presented by Purina, follows the Macy’s Parade on NBC and is watched by more than 20 million people. It begins at noon and will be hosted for the seventh time by Seinfeld star John O’Hurley who will be joined by expert analyst David Frei, the face and voice of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on USA Network and America’s foremost authority on the sport. Frei also serves as judge for the Afghan Hound breed in the competition.

Unlike traditional dog show coverage, the National Dog Show also offers family-oriented features on dogs and pet care, facilitated by the open format of the Kennel Club of Philadelphia event, one of only five remaining “benched” shows in which the dogs are on display for the visiting public.

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Don’t Forget to Watch the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving Day

TV Guide recently released their list of the top TV dogs of all time.

What do you think? Did they leave anyone out?

#1 – SNOOPY: You’re a good man, Charlie Brown, but your beagle is so much more than just a good man’s best friend. Whether he’s battling the Red Baron as a World War I Flying Ace or typing away about those dark and stormy nights, Joe Cool rocks the holiday specials and rolls with a Peanuts gallery we’ve loved for decades.

#2 – LASSIE: This almost-psychic collie saved so many lives during his 20 seasons on TV and countless film incarnations, it is no wonder those farm people were always calling her to come home. Hell, if it weren’t for the heroic hound, poor Timmy would still be stuck in that well.

#3 – EDDIE: If it is true that pets are the only family you get to pick, then Frasier’s Martin Crane lucked out with his scrappy Jack Russell terrier. Cute beyond words and a way better listener that Frasier, Eddie’s alter ego, Moose, even earned a “this is for you!’ shout-out in Kelsey Grammer’s 1994 Emmy speech.

#4 – TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC DOG: Without pooping on the other dogs, how many of them have been banned from the Westminster Kennel Club, guested on the Hollywood Squares, and tangled with Eminem at the VMAs? Conan O’Brien’s late-night puppet pooch isn’t afraid to let loose on anyone, which makes him the coolest rubber animal that isn’t a chew toy. Yet. We keed! We keed!

#5 – DOC: Of all the dogs who have shared Meredith’s bed, the Grey’s Anatomy furball was the only one who remained loyal to her till the end. And as awful and (sniff) heartbreaking as it was to watch Mer and Der put him down before his brain cancer got too painful, at least he didn’t have to suffer through Gizzie like we did.

#6 – VINCENT: Some think Walt’s yellow Lab holds the key to Lost’s big mystery. Others think he deserves his own puppy flashback. We think Vince has one of the safest jobs on the planet, because the writers have to know they would be in the doghouse with fans and animal lovers if they killed off this reliable islander!

#7 – ELIZABETH TAYLOR: All the girl power on Sex and the City wasn’t reserved just for Carrie’s human crew. Charlotte’s King Charles Spaniel sweetheart showed up just as she was struggling to conceive and gave her an outlet for all that love. Plus, Char didn’t have to worry about this little bundle being corrupted by her trashy “aunt” Samantha.

#8 – TINKERBELL HILTON: After disappearing, then being coerced into a book deal and paraded around town as Paris Hilton’s four-legged BFF, the original Beverly Hills Chihuahua has had a far-from-simple life. Still, the li’l applehead maintains her dignity and proves that some bitches don’t need to make a mess on the red carpet to stand out from the pack.

#9 – SCOOBY-DOO: He solves crimes, hangs with Cher and the Harlem Globetrotters and has his own line of snacks. Not bad for a Great Dane whose owner is obviously a stoner. And don’t get us started on that whole Swingtown vibe between Daphne, Fred and Velma. Those kids were meddling in something, all right.

#10 – PAUL ANKA: So what if the Gilmore Girls bearded collie couldn’t croon as well as his pop-star inspiration. Lorelai’s shaggy sidekick was a perfect companion during her estrangement from Rory and he was the only Stars Hollow local who didn’t feel the undying need to fire off quips at the speed of light.

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TV’s Top 10 Dogs

Don’t forget, Beverly Hills Chihuahua premieres today (and it looks like it’s a week later than what they were saying back in May)!

I won’t say that I’ve been waiting for it but my kids sure have. They’re out of school for a teacher prep day so I think we may have to go take in a matinee.

The plot synopsis is: “While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.”

It actually looks like it’s got a pretty good cast with Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee Curtis, Andy Garcia, George Lopez, Cheech Marin and Edward James Olmos!

Are you going to buckle and go see it in the theater or wait for it to come out on video?

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua Premieres Today

Do you think your dog could be the next Lassie or your cat the next Morris?

Bideawee, celebrity dog trainer Bash Dibra, and veterinary organization NY Save, have organized StarPet 2008, a national online pet talent search for the best dog and cat star in America!

“If you are a proud owner of that special, charming, photogenic dog or cat with extraordinary talents, then this is the ultimate competition for you,” says Dibra.

Pet owners can enter their pet contestants at StarPet2008.com where you can submit photos and a video of your dog or cat.

Six semi-finalists (three dog and three cat) will be announced on October 13th, 2008 and receive a three day and two night stay in a NYC hotel and round trip airfare!

Finalists will then compete for a grand prize at a luncheon in New York City on November, 10th 2008 to perform their special talents before a celebrity panel of judges.

[image used with permission from starpet2008]

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Is Your Dog or Cat The Next Big Pet Star?

It’s not just athletes who have to take drug tests – did you know horses are tested too? I didn’t!

Apparently four horses have been banned from competing at today’s jumping competition at the 2008 Olympics after testing positive for capsaicin, a banned substance. The horses represent Brazil, Germany, Ireland and Norway.

The FEI (International Equestrian Federation) said in a statement: “Capsaicin is classified as a ‘doping’ prohibited substance given its hypersensitising properties, and as a ‘medication class A’ prohibited substance for its pain relieving properties.”

This casts a shadow over a medal already won by Norway, who won a bronze earlier this week.

[via: light the torch; image: sxc]

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Four Horses Banned From Olympic Competition

An ex-corrections officer and a sheriff deputy on administrative leave claimed to have found the remains of a bigfoot last week in rural Georgia. They not only concocted an entire story about the incident – including having a “scientist” announcing that the remains were authentic who later turned out to be the deputy’s brother, and using a rubber Halloween costume for the body – but even after they admitted to the hoax they carried on as if the body had just been stolen. I know, it doesn’t make much sense to me either.

Pictures of the body, which looked like a gorilla suit stuffed into a freezer (imagine that), circulated on the news and in newspapers all last week.

Do you ever kind of hold out hope that things like this might be real or just write them all off as hoaxes in the first place?

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Georgia Bigfoot Found to be a Hoax