TV alert! TV alert! Tonight’s “Entertainment Tonight” will feature Julianne Hough and fellow country singer Lee Ann Womack welcoming stellar dog trainer Tamar Geller into their homes to help show them how to train their pups to be perfectly behaved!

You’d never know it from the photos, but Julianne says Lexi is “skittish” and doesn’t come when called and Lee Ann (who has a houseful of dogs, large and small)has a couple of black labs, Shadow and Wilson who pounce before thinking!

There are a lot of great tips and nice interaction with Julianne and Lee Ann and the dogs. Check your local listings for times or see the clip from it HERE

Today must be Chihuahua Day for some reason!

The LA Times has reported that the Taco Bell dog, Gidget  the Chihuahua, the sassy mascot for the fast food chain from 1997-2000, has died at age 15 years of age.

The owner of Studio Animal Services in Castaic, CA say that Gidget suffered a massive stroke late Tuesday at the home of her trainer in Santa Clarita, CA and had to be euthanized. 

HERE’S  the commericial that made Gidget famous.

Awww, how sad! Gidget also had a pivotal role in “Legally Blonde” with Reese Witherspoon. 

Rest in peace, little pup!  Our condolences  go out to Gidget’s handlers and trainer.

This is so awesome!   TV is really going to the dogs in a big way!

HGTV is premiering   Leader of the Pack   TONIGHT April 26th,  8 PM/7c! 

It’s being billed as a family’s search for the dog that will complete their happy home. One family, one house, and 8 dogs, but only one dog will be making their forever home with the Reckseits, composed of the parents and 3 children. Who are all in agreement that a dog would complete their lives, but havent’ come to a decision on which kind of dog that will be compatible with their family.

The Reckseits will choose 8 dogs to take home and live with them, putting them all to a series of challenges to test their skills and compatibility with the family. Each week, one dog will be eliminated and sent to another loving home, so 7 of these dogs WILL be adopted by other parties, but one dog will reign supreme as the Reckseit’s Leader of The Pack!

It looks and sounds like such a fun show; seeing 8 very different dogs with very different personality traits interact with the family. One episode will feature a pet psychic who’ll be trying to understand how the dogs are feeling about their potential new home and another episode will feature a Doggie Fashion Show!  But the best thing is, 8 dogs find a great new  home, and I’m sure it will help the other dogs who are featured (there’s 12 in all at the beginning) find homes too. And that’s a GOOD THING!

This is a limited series, so don’t miss it!  You can meet the adorable canine cast (I’ve already chosen the ones I want them to pick!) HERE.

Clutch the pearls! The battle is ON!

We recently told you about Martha Stewart’s illustrious and obviously brilliant pups, Francesca and Sharkey having their very own blog, “The Daily Wag”.

Well, political commentator Bill O’Reilly must have read it here, because he went on national television and DISSED our girls! GASP!

He called the idea of them having a blog was “very dopey” and said “pinheads” must be involved! The gall!

Martha has not made a public comment regarding the travesty, but Sharkey and Francesca have blogged about it and you can read it  HERE.

Shame on you, Mr. O’Reilly…talk about “The No-Spin Zone”….we think he’s chasing his tail!

Photo Credit: Martha Stewart.com

Today was a good day for television viewing for dog lovers~ The Martha Stewart Show devoted an entire episode to dogs:  care, fashion, do-it-yourself projects, food and toys for our best friends; and Rachael Ray’s segment today featured Jay Mohr and his wife Nikki Cox, who brought along her super-cute ”teacup” Yorkie (of course we know there’s no such thing as a “teacup yorkie”, but using her description here).

Check out the Rachael Ray clip HERE

and get all the details and projects from Martha’s show  HERE