Well we all got behind the Facebook page that was encouraging rescue dogs to take part in Andrew Lloyd Webber's search for a new Toto. According to the Daily Mail more than 600 dogs took part and certainly one of the finalists is a rescue dog according to the Mail - the Great Dane. And the Cocker had a cleft palate and was going to be put to sleep. Which one will be your favourite? There's only one that looks like a Cairn, but I'm guessing we shouldn't be breedist! Above are the eight finalists.
Here's
a link to the full story in the Mail. Final on tonight BBC1 at 7.15pm. Good luck to the dogs and their handlers.
Comments
If a rescue dog was chosen the successful applicant would no doubt be homed afterwards & would win recognition for rescue dogs everywhere.
I was suggesting taking a dog from a rescue kennels......and...?
Also I do all I can to promote responsible dog ownership, especially of the Bull breeds, owning one myself.
Oh - and I have a very good life thank you.
Using a specific breed in films has done as much harm as good by creating such popularity, the shelters end up with as many.
Pedigree, rescue, show are indeed labels we have trust upon them - a dog is a dog and pet like no other. There should only be a breed and mix breed, get rid of the word pedigree altogether. Change perception and you change expectation.
It's time to celebrate the rescue dog and more people through those doors.