Celebrity Dog School
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| Celebrity Dog School | |
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| Genre | Reality TV |
| Starring | Larry Emdur (host) |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| No. of episodes | 3 (as of 4 March 2007) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Paul Leadon |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commericals) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Network Ten |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original run | 11 February 2007 – Present |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Celebrity Dog School is an Australian reality series which is currently airing on Network Ten. It is based on the original version, which aired in the UK. The show is hosted by Larry Emdur, who also hosted The Price is Right on the Nine Network, and Wheel of Fortune on the Seven Network. It is a is a Pett Productions format for BBC Worldwide, produced by Freehand Group Pty Limited.
The show involves six celebrities and their dogs are given an obedience task and an agility task, and they must train them throughout the week. At the end of the week, they must perform these tasks in front of the other celebrities and the expert judges.
The viewers have the option to vote for their favourite celebrity and dog pair via text message, with the money going to the RSPCA.
Towards the end of the series, there will be the 'Grand Final Best in Show Spectacular' where they must perform in front of a live audience. The most popular couple who are not eliminated will win the 'Best in Series'.
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[edit] Celebrities
The six celebrites in the show include:
- Kim Watkins - Co-host of 9am with David and Kim and host of Saving Babies, which both air on Network Ten
- Robert 'Dipper' DiPierdomenico - AFL legend
- Ajay Rochester - Host of The Biggest Loser, which also airs on Network Ten
- Adam Richard - Comedian
- Michael Bevan - Cricket expert
- Bianca Dye - Nova 96.9 radio host
[edit] Expert Judges
The expert judges on Celebrity Dog School are Steve Austin, who is Australia's premier dog trainer, and Dr Julie Summerfield, who is a qualified veterinarian and is currently the resident vet in the program 9am with David and Kim.
[edit] Ratings
Since its premiere, Celebrity Dog School originally aired at 6:30pm Sundays, however, due to its last broadcasting at that time, it only reached an average of 545,000 viewers, causing it to move to an off-prime-time slot of 6:30pm Saturdays.[1] Its original time slot has been replaced with the first two seasons of Thank God You're Here.
