Does your pooch think your leaf blower is its mortal enemy? They might be a shoo-in for Channel 10’s Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia, starring Graeme Hall, A.K.A “The Dogfather”. Photo: Supplied.
Attention four-legged rebels of the Illawarra and their frazzled humans: Channel 10 is on the hunt for the nation’s most mischievous mutts.
Thirroul’s Raj Wakeling, season three series producer of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia, has put the call out in his home region for talent.
This isn’t a call for run-of-the-mill “chews on shoes” offenders, however. Previous subjects have been known to scream like humans, had an unholy fixation on ceiling fans or been unable to stop themselves from constantly humping their owners.
In its third season, producers want to up the ante.
“We’re looking for things that are visual, surprising, on the extreme scale,” Raj says.
“We get a lot of people applying who have a dog that barks at other dogs – we’ve seen that already. We want to delve into more challenging, more unusual behaviours.”
Aired on Channel 10 and streaming service 10 Play, Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia sends British dog trainer, podcaster and author Graeme Hall, A.K.A “The Dogfather”, to desperate dog owners down under where he works to transform chaotic canine companions into delightful dream dogs.
Graham has been to the Illawarra twice before; once to visit a Cordeaux Heights greyhound that simply refused to get into his owner’s car and again to see a Kiama cavoodle/escape artist who was at risk of ending up hurt or killed.
“Graeme was able to teach it to stay within the boundaries,” Raj says. “It would be cool to bring him back, maybe to the northern part of the region.”
Raj says the successful applicants will offer something unexpected, different, be the so-called lost causes of the canine world.
“Strange behaviours that maybe make them feel like they’re untrainable; we think Graham is up to the task,” he says.
To complete the application process, contestants will fill out a form and send videos that demonstrate the problematic behaviours they’re looking to address.
If you’re successful, the Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia team will get in touch, possibly to request more videos.
“The more video footage you can provide showing the behaviour, the stronger your applications will be,” Raj says. “We review all the videos and information to determine if it’s something Graham can help with.”
If so, there’s typically an initial shooting day so the show producers can see the problem in action and find out more about the story of the owners. Then it’s time for Graham to come in to shoot for a day or two, depending on the complexity of the problem.
“Armed with Graeme’s expert advice, we’re looking forward to making life a lot easier for struggling Aussie dog owners, and having lots of fun along the way.”
Apply via ShortAudition.tv.
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