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Animal Planet enters the world of real dog-style with the premiere of its new competition series, Groomer Has It hosted by Jai Rodriguez best known for his stint on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Rodriguez himself is the owner of two Yorkshire Terriers, Nemo and Dory. Groomer Has It sniffs out 12 of America’s most devout dog groomers to compete against each other in a test of desire, creativity and affinity for animals as they shave, shear and shampoo their way through a series of challenges that will crown only one as “Groomer of the Year.” The contestants will be put through their paces to see who can turn the shaggiest pooch into a beautiful, prancing pup beginning this Saturday, April 12, at 9 PM (ET/PT).

These self-proclaimed best groomers will live together in a swanky Los Angeles loft the “Dog House;” work elbow-to-elbow in one salon; and face grooming challenges that range from styling pups for their runway debut to grooming some of the most exotic dog breeds to making adoptable pups look their fetchingly best for new homes. After each challenge, Jai and our outspoken panel of judges, including esteemed veterinarian Dr. Karen Halligan, champion dog handler Xavier Santiago and leading U.S. grooming expert Joey Villani will decide which contestant does not make the cut. The grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of $50,000, a mobile grooming salon from Wag’n Tails Mobile Grooming and the title of “Groomer of the Year” — three prizes totaling $125,000 that could jump-start the groomers’ careers and change their lives. Each of these groomers thinks he/she has what it takes to be top dog in this competition, but in reality, only one … GROOMER HAS IT.

How many of YOU will watch?

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The very cute Kristen Bell is featured on the cover of the May 2008 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine and she talks about her dogs in the COSMO QUIZ!

She mentions she relieves stress by playing with her pups and says it’s sexy when a guy loves dogs

Another great scan from In Touch Weekly’s column, Stars and Their Pets shot by Christopher Ameruoso this week is Dexter’s Julie Benz.

Bamboo is a one-year-old Morkie (Maltese/Yorkie mix) that comes on the set with Julie every day. He’s even been on an episode of the show although you couldn’t see him because he was in a carrier.

Julie named her dog Bamboo because she said in feng shui, bamboo means good luck and she got her dog at a time when she really needed some luck in her life.

Cute!

Oprah Winfrey plans to dedicate a show investigating abuses at puppy mills to her cocker spaniel, Sophie, who died last month (March 10) due to kidney failure.

“Sophie gave me 13 years of unconditional love. She was a true love in my life,” Winfrey says on the broadcast scheduled to air Friday.

The show features special correspondent Lisa Ling investigating puppy mills, which Ling calls “horrific” and “haunting.”

Winfrey says the show is “for anybody anywhere who loves a dog, has ever loved a dog, or just cares about their basic right to humane treatment.”

While Sophie was not a product of a puppy mill, and Winfrey’s three current dogs were adopted from breeders, Winfrey says in the future she would look to adopt from an animal shelter.

Oprah says:

I would never, ever adopt another pet now without going to a shelter to do it. I am a changed woman after seeing this show.”

Since we’re starting to cover more than dogs, this came just at the right time, a celebrity with two unusual pets, a horse and a chicken!

Celebritiy photographer, Christopher Ameruoso is keeping busy and shot Desperate Housewives actress, Joy Lauren for In Touch Weekly’s, Stars and Their Pets column.

Lauren is an Atlanta native where she often visits whenever she gets the chance. It’s where her 9-month-old horse, Holly and 6-month-old chicken, Hercules reside.