I’m sure most of us would agree that Lassie really paved the way for animal actors in America.  I mean, the dog had its own self-titled show.  At least Lassie paved the way for us canines.  Mr. Ed was there to help the equestrian folks out but for us pups, we really look up to the old sheep herder as a pioneer.  After Lassie (the tv show) we still had to wait quite a while till we got Rin Tin Tin K-9 Cop and the German Shepherds just don’t do the acting gig quite as well as the rest of us.  Let’s face it, Rinny wasn’t exactly a canine version of McGuiver or anything.  But I guess Lassie (the dog) set the bar pretty high for the rest of us… I mean, the dog knew how to get a kid out of well… think about that for a second.  We send entire fire departments out to do that kind of stuff these days!

Sure we’ve had some film success, too, so our canine qualities are not just limited to after school specials and sit coms.  I have heard many good things of the feature dogs in Turner & Hooch, 101 Dalmations, Beetoven (all million editions of them!), Air Bud (once again, a slew of movies with deviated titles), Milo & Otis, and Lady & the Tramp.  I could go on and on about how we have propped up the film industry for years… working for literally scraps.

After Rin Tin Tin, we really didn’t see a great stand out canine in show business until Frasier came along.  Eddie, the dog on the show, provided the comic relief.  Without him, it would have been a lifeless show about pyschology and a series of one mid-life crisis after another.  Eddie, whose real name was Moose, was a Jack Russell Terrier that I admire for his decade-long career in show business.  May he rest in peace.

It’s because of my admiration of Moose, and even his son Enzo who also made appearances on Frasier in his dad’s place from time to time, that I have decided to launch my film career.  I intend on auditioning for a role in the upcoming movie Joy.  It was recently announced that this movie would be (at least partially) filmed here in the greater Cincinnati area.  I will keep you updated on my attempts at launching my film career.  Perhaps I will also evaluate my options for a singing career, too.

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