Fri, Nov 9th 2012, 07:29 GMT

One of my dogs was in two commercials... he was picked for it when he participated in tryouts held at an obedience trial I was attending. Key word... obedience trial. TV dogs must have over and above average training before they are even considered for the role. While it looks like they may be misbehaving in the ad (for example, jumping on someone), they have to be trained to do the action on command, every time they are asked, and, more importantly, to sit around for hours while waiting for their time. There may be 15 or more takes to get the one they want, and the dog MUST be trained to repeat the action every single time it is commanded to do so, yet still able to chill out during the wait time. Besides, the pay stinks!!! You have to pay all expenses to get to the studio for the filming, and you might be lucky and get $50 for an entire days work. Meanwhile, if your dogs ARE well trained, check with local obedience clubs to see if tryouts will be held in your area.

ANSWERED BY

Toto, CD, RN, CGC

Fri, Nov 9th 2012, 01:54 GMT

Train and exercise your dogs! That's what they sound like they need.

ANSWERED BY

Howard

Thu, Nov 8th 2012, 11:37 GMT

Yeah, like Wiley said, train your dogs!

ANSWERED BY

Obi

Thu, Nov 8th 2012, 08:38 GMT

Train, train, train, train.... Right now it sounds like you have 2 untrained dogs, doing what untrained dogs do. What exactly were you thinking? Acting? No way your dogs can hold a mark, by the sounds of it. Agility? Still need obedience before you take classes.

ANSWERED BY

Wiley

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