It's a Dog's Life ... Well, If Muffy Was More or Less a Trained Monkey

Even dogs have show moms and dads

If it weren't for my pup's criminal indifference to The West Wing, she'd totally get my vote for Greatest American Dog.
If it weren't for my pup's criminal indifference to The West Wing, she'd totally get my vote for Greatest American Dog.

I can't decide if this new CBS reality show is one of the four horsemen of the Hollywood-has-so-run-out-of-ideas-alypse... or the awesomest guilty pleasure ever. It's called Greatest American Dog; the gist is that a bunch of super-talented dogs live in a house together with their show moms and dads and compete for the title of... well, you know.

Although one does wonder about how they measure the greatness of a dog. Sure, back flips and skateboarding skills are impressive, but they're not really indicative of dogness, are they? That's more like Greatest American Dog Impersonating a Human. How about Greatest American Dog Licking His Balls for an Hour?

Greatest American Dog premieres Thursday, July 10 on CBS. Show preview below.

(link via EW's PopWatch)

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.

Support the Chronicle  

READ MORE
More by Kimberley Jones
Movies, Mothers, and 4th of July Fun Highlights the Week's Events
Movies, Mothers, and 4th of July Fun Highlights the Week's Events
Make your holiday weekday worth it

June 28, 2024

Robot Dreams
Dog and Robot find companionship in this lovely and touching Oscar-nominated animated film

June 14, 2024

KEYWORDS FOR THIS POST

Greatest American Dog

MORE IN THE ARCHIVES
One click gets you all the newsletters listed below

Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events

Keep up with happenings around town

Kevin Curtin's bimonthly cannabis musings

Austin's queerest news and events

Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news

Information is power. Support the free press, so we can support Austin.   Support the Chronicle