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CAN A REALITY SHOW REALLY CHANGE THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MAN AND HIS NEW BEST FRIEND?
OR IS IT JUST A MULTI-SPECIES SHOW-MANCE FOR CELEBRITY GAIN?
- I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE MORE NUT JOBS IN THE DOG WORLD.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE NEW FURRY FRONTIER
OF REALITY TELEVISION, BUT THERE IS ONE BIG PROBLEM *** ME:
I AM TOTALLY AFRAID OF DOGS.
WE ARE LOOSING CONTROL!
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I TRY TO RELATE TO MY CANINE COMPANION?
TWO WORDS FOR YOU: *** GLAND.
OH MY... OH!
IT'S LIKE BUTT GRAVY.
♪
REALITY SHOWS ABOUT ANIMAL TRAINING
ARE REALLY POPULAR RIGHT NOW.
ON SHOWS LIKE THE DOG WHISPERER, AND ITS ME OR THE DOG,
SUPER TRAINERS SWOOP IN AND REPAIR A TERRIBLE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND CANINE.
JUST HOW SCRIPTED ARE THESE TRANSFORMATIONS?
IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN
AND HIS BEST FRIEND TRULY CHANGED?
OR US IT JUST ONE MORE WAY OF SCRATCHING
THE ENTERTAINMENT ITCH?
TO GET THE SCOOP ON CANINE CO-STARS,
I'M MEETING JAY RODRIGUEZ FROM GROOMER HAS IT.
A SHOW WHERE 12 DOG GROOMERS BATTLE IT OUT FOR THE COVETED
TITLE OF GROOMER OF THE YEAR.
MAYBE HE CAN HELP DOG PHOBIC ME TO MEET A NEW DOG
TO LEARN SOME OLD TRICKS.
HELLO.
HEY JAY.
WHAT'S GOING ON MAN?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
BEFORE BECOMING THE HOST OF GROOMER HAS IT,
JAY WAS BEST KNOWN AS *** EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY'S
RESIDENT CULTURE VULTURE.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS NEMO. NEMO COME UP. OH, GOOD JOB.
YOU'VE WORKED WITH BOTH PEOPLE ON
*** EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY
AND NOW DOGS, ON GROOMER HAS IT,
SO, IS ONE EASIER THAN THE OTHER, LIKE,
WORKING WITH PEOPLE OR ANIMALS?
- A BUNCH OF GAY GUYS WORKING WITH STRAIGHT DUDES,
I ACTUALLY WALKED IN THINKING THAT DYNAMIC WAS GOING
TO BE REALLY TOUGH, AND AT TIMES IT WAS.
WORKING ON GROOMER, IT'S MORE THE CONTESTANTS,
LIKE, THE OWNERS, THEY CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT.
I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE MORE AND I SAY THIS WITH
A LOT OF LOVE, BUT NUT JOBS IN THE MAYBE DOG WORLD.
AND NEMO HAS MADE SOME APPEARANCES ON THE SHOW.
- YEAH, HE'S ACTUALLY ON CONTRACT.
LIKE HE HAS HIS OWN PICKUP TIME...
NO.
YES, HE WORKS EARLIER GENERALLY THAN I DO.
HE DELIVERS NEMO MAIL WHICH IS LIKE TYRA MAIL.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY PETTED A DOG BEFORE.
REALLY? YOU'RE A DOGGY TOUCHY ***.
UM.
HAVE YOU HAD A CAT?
I'M TRYING TO THINK OF A COOLER WAY TO SAY THAT.
- HAVE YOU PET A CAT?
- NO. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY CONTACT.
SO YOU'VE NEVER LIKE TOUCHED A LITTLE *** BEFORE?
NOTHING? A CUTE LITTLE ADORABLE KITTEN?
WELL, I'VE...
- NOTHING? NONE OF THOSE THINGS?
(DOG BARK)
OH, I'VE NEVER TOUCHED A DOG. NEVER TOUCHED A DOG.
AND I'M LIKE HERE'S YOUR CHANCE DUDE.
THERE'S A DOG AT YOUR FEET.
(DOG BARK)
YEAH, I DIDN'T TOUCH NEMO, I DIDN'T PET NEMO.
UM, I WATCHED FINDING NEMO.
WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IS
I REALLY WANT TO TEST THIS THEORY THAT THESE SHOWS
CAN CHANGE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIKE THE OWNER
AND THE DOG. THEY MAKE IT LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW,
BADLY BEHAVED DOGS DO THIS, DO THAT, DO THIS.
THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN,
IT'S LIKE THE EASIEST DOG TO CONTROL.
AND I FEEL LIKE IF THIS IS ACTUALLY THE CASE,
THEN MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH A DOG SHOULD BE
RELATIVELY EASY YOU KNOW AND THEN I'LL BE LIKE
THE NEXT CEASAR MILAN.
(ANGEL CHORUS)
(RECORD SCRATCH)
(CRICKETS)
I THINK I SEE A CHALLENGE IN YOUR FUTURE THAT I CAN SET UP
FOR YOU, BUT FIRST, I WANT YOU TO SEE MY FRIEND
OVER AT LEPAWS- ADDISON WHITT.
OKAY.
LEPAWS IS LIKE A BIG TALENT AGENCY FOR ANIMALS.
AND IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, YOU AND I ARE GOING TO MEET UP
AND I'LL HAVE A LITTLE CHALLENGE THAT I'M GOING
TO SET UP FOR YOU TO SEE IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY IMPROVE
YOUR NON-EXISTENT RELATIONSHIP WITH DOGS
TO MAYBE THAT OF SOMEONE WHO FEELS MAYBE SOME CONFIDENCE
AND SOME COMFORT WITH OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS HERE.
- BUT NOW I SORT OF HAVE TWO PROBLEMS.
WHAT'S THE SECOND PROBLEM?
WELL, THE FIRST IS OBVIOUSLY MY RELATIONSHIP WITH DOGS
AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT, BUT NOW I'VE GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT IMPRESSING THE GUY FROM *** EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY.
AND GROOMER HAS IT, SO LISTEN I'VE GOT TO GO.
AND I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.
OKAY TAKE IT EASY.
SEE YA.
I'M GOING TO GO AND TALK TO THIS GUY. I MEAN, HOPEFULLY
HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE ME PET A DOG
OR TALK TO A DOG. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S UP,
BUT IT'S KINDA NERVE-RACKING.
♪
HEY ADDISON.
HELLO MURTZ.
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.
HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?
ADDISON WHIT IS A STAR ON OFF THE LEASH
AND AN AGENT AT LEPAWS PET TALENT AGENCY.
THEIR CREDITS INCLUDE: THE SWEET LIFE,
BEVERLY HILLS GROOMER, OFF THE LEASH, BONES,
CSI MIAMI, AND DESPERATE HOUSE WIVES.
WE REPRESENT DOGS IN TELEVISION AND FILM.
LIKE GABBY FOR INSTANCE, HER BIG CLAIM TO FAME WAS THAT
SHE PUSHES A SHOPPING CART.
(CIRCUS MUSIC)
NOT EVERY DOG IS GOING TO BE A STAR.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
IT IS A DOG EAT DOG WORLD ISN'T IT?
I WANTED TO KNOW IF IN YOUR OPINION, IT'S POSSIBLE
FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO, BEING HONEST,
HAS NEVER EVEN PETTED A DOG.
- REALLY?
- I'M SERIOUS. YEAH, I MEAN I'M THAT DEATHLY AFRAID OF THEM.
AND I'M WONDERING IF A GUY LIKE ME CAN TRANSFORM
THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ANIMAL
IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
WE NEED TO PULL TOGETHER SOME OF OUR BEST DOGS.
HAVE LIKE A CASTING AND HAVE YOU MEET THE DOGS.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU EXPERIENCE THE DOG THAT IS HERE.
LET'S SEE HOW THAT GOES. COME HERE...
HELLO GABBY HOW ARE YOU?
YOU HAVE TO BE KIND OF FIRM WITH GABBY. HELLO.
AND SHE LOVES IT WHEN YOU JUST TOUCH HER HEAD.
DON'T PUT YOUR FINGERS IN HER FACE BUT...
JUST TOUCH THE HEAD.
TOUCH THE HEAD?
YEAH.
THEY LOVE IT WHEN YOU SCRATCH THEIR NECKS.
OKAY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.
- HOW ABOUT THAT!
IT TOOK A SECOND TO GET USED TO... ACTUALLY...
I STILL DON'T THINK I'M USED TO IT.
SO CASTING TOMORROW?
CASTING TOMORROW. I'LL MEET YOU RIGHT HERE.
ALRIGHT MURTZ. THANKS FOR COMING.
THANK YOU.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN HANDLE IT.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TERRIFIED OF DOGS.
YOU KNOW, BIG DOGS, SMALL DOGS.
OH MURTZ, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT LITTLE CHIWAWA
IN THE TACO BELL COMMERCIAL?
WELL, I MEAN YEAH, I LIKE WATCHING HIM ON TV
BUT IF HE CAME OVER TO MY HOUSE,
I DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE LAUGHING.
WELL, I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT
IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, AND I GET SCARED,
I MIGHT PUSH YOU IN FRONT OF ME.
MURTZ IS AFRAID OF BIG DOGS AND I'VE GOT A HUGE SURPRISE
FOR HIM COMING THROUGH THE DOOR TODAY.
♪
MY MISSION WAS TO FIND OUT WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE
FOR THESE REALITY SHOWS ABOUT DOGS
TO SORT OF TRANSFORM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
A PET AND IT'S OWNER...
AND I'M GOING TO PUT IT TO THE TEST TO SEE IF
MY FEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH DOGS CAN BE TRANSFORMED
BY THESE REALITY EXPERTS.
SO I MET UP WITH REALITY STAR JAY RODRIGUEZ FROM
GROOMER HAS IT.
IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING HAVING NEMO THAT CLOSE
AND MURTZ DIDN'T EVEN REACH OUT AND TOUCH HIM.
HE KEPT TALKING ABOUT OH, I'VE NEVER TOUCHED A DOG.
I'VE NEVER TOUCHED A DOG, AND I'M LIKE WELL,
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE DUDE THERE'S A DOG AT YOUR FEET.
JAY SAID THAT ADDISON FROM LE PAWS IS THE BEST TO TALK TO
ABOUT DOGS IN REALITY TELEVISION.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.
- HEY HOW ABOUT THAT?
ADDISON SUGGESTED THAT WE SET UP A CASTING CALL
TO FIND A MURTZ PET. I DON'T KNOW WHAT A MURTZ PET IS
SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
MURTZ.
ADDISON. HOW ARE YOU?
OKAY. YOU MADE IT.
I BROUGHT TREATS TOO.
FOR ME?
WELL, FOR THE...
FOR THE DOGS.
OKAY. HA. HA. I'M JUST KIDDING.
HAVE A SEAT HERE.
SO HOW IS THIS GOING TO WORK?
OKAY, THE DOGS ARE GOING TO BE HERE ANY MOMENT.
EACH ONE WILL COME IN AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO
PUT THE DOG ON THE SOFA. NEXT TO YOU.
IS THAT OKAY?
WELL, I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE,
AND I GET SCARED, I MIGHT PUSH YOU IN FRONT OF ME.
I'VE GOT TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO FEED ON
WHILE I RUN, YOU KNOW?
I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHEN MURTZ
HAS TO TOUCH MORE THAN ONE DOG IS, AH,
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF HYPER VENTILATION.
(NERVOUS BREATHING)
- HELLO. YEVETTE RIGHT?
YES.
YEVETTE, I'M GOING TO GET YOU TO PLACE YOUR DOG
THIS IS BLACK JACK?
YES.
ON THE SOFA.
HOW DOES IT FEEL SO FAR?
I'M UNCOMFORTABLE THAT NO ONE IS HOLDING THE LEASH.
- BUT LOOK AT BLACK JACK, HE'S JUST SITTING THERE.
I LIKE HIM, QUIET. NOT BARKING AT ALL. WHICH IS A BIG PERK.
- SHE LIKES YOU. A LOT.
SIT STAY. RUB BLACK JACKS HEAD.
AH VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD.
THANKS BLACK JACK.
YOUR FIRST INTERACTION?
IT WASN'T AS BAD AS I THOUGHT.
I LIKED THAT BLACK JACK WAS SMALL BECAUSE I MEAN
IF THERE WAS LIKE SOME BIG DOG THAT WALKED IN HERE,
I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN NEARLY
AS COMFORTABLE. I DEFINITELY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
SITTING THAT CLOSE TO IT.
MURTZ IS AFRAID OF BIG DOGS AND I'VE GOT A HUGE SURPRISE
FOR HIM COMING THROUGH THE DOOR TODAY.
♪
HELLO. DEBORAH. EMMA. GREAT.
CAN YOU LEAD HIM UP ONTO THE SOFA?
VERY GOOD.
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
I THOUGHT YOU AND I WERE FRIENDS ADDISON.
I PROMISE SHE'S NOT GOING TO BITE.
LET HER LICK YOU A BIT.
(HORROR STING)
WHOA NELLY.
NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK EMMA'S BIGGER THAN ME IS WHAT I THINK.
WELL, SHE IS.
SO I LIKE THE FACT THAT THE DOG IS MORE
INTIMIDATING THAN I MIGHT BE.
♪
- PET HIM WHILE HE'S DOWN.
- ARE YOU SURE?
♪
LOOK AT THAT. IF YOU CAN TAKE SKIPPER OFF LEASH.
(LAUGHTER)
WE ARE LOOSING CONTROL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WHOA!
WHEN ONE OF THE DOGS JUMPED UP ONTO MY LAP,
I WOULDN'T SAY IT WAS SCARY FOR ME,
BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY UNCOMFORTABLE.
IF I CAN GET HER ON THE SOFA,
DO YOU THINK I'VE GOT A SHOT WITH DOGS?
- WE'LL TALK.
OH. OH. WHO'S THE MAN ADDISON? WHO'S THE MAN?
I FEEL LIKE I'M LIKE HANGING OUT WITH ONE
OF MY FRIENDS. IT'S LIKE HEY KUMOLA, PASS THE CHIPS.
WE'VE GONE FROM NOT EVER HAVING A DOG
TO SITTING AND HANGING WITH A FRIEND.
HELLO. HELLO.
HI LOUIE. STAY.
OH HE LIKES ME HUH?
HI LOUIE. HELLO LOUIE. HI THERE.
UP DOWN STAY. GOOD. STAY.
ADDISON. ADDISON.
ARE YOU GETTING A LITTLE ANXIOUS?
I WAS TRYING TO PUT UP A FRONT FOR ADDISON,
BUT LET'S FACE FACTS OKAY, I AM SCARED OUT OF MY MIND.
- HE'S GOING TO STAY LOOK.
- LOOK AT THAT.
♪
NO, IT'S IN THIS HAND MY FRIEND.
THESE ONES ARE ONLY FOR IF YOU'RE GOOD.
- GOOD. AH, NOW I THINK WE'VE GOT A CONNECTION.
I THINK SO.
♪
- OKAY READY? LET'S GO.
THANK-YOU.
THANKS.
- THANK-YOU.
- OKAY ADDISON. I THINK I'VE DECIDED.
I THINK I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. I PICK LOUIE.
- THE MOST CHALLENGING OUT OF ALL THE DOGS.
INSERT LIKE POWERFUL OLYMPIC MUSIC HERE.
I DON'T WANT AN EASY TASK. YOU KNOW.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M ABOUT.
I WANT A CHALLENGE. I WANT TO PROVE THAT A GUY
WITH ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS SKILLS CAN TRAIN LOUIE
INTO BECOMING THE GREATEST DOG IN THE UNIVERSE.
(RECORD SCRATCH)
IN THE UNIVERSE?
- IN THE UNIVERSE. SO YOU THINK I CAN DO IT?
MURTZ, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP.
I HAVE A FRIEND. HE'S A DOG TRAINER
AND I THINK ZACK COULD HELP YOU CONNECT WITH LOUIE.
NO MISSION THAT I'VE EVER GONE ON BEFORE HAS EVER TESTED ME
AS THE WORLDS FOREMOST REALITY TV EXPERT LIKE THIS ONE HAS.
BECAUSE WITH THIS MISSION,
I MIGHT HAVE BITTEN OFF MORE THAN I CAN CHEW.
HEY ZACK.
MURTZ. I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.
ZACK GREY IS A CELEBRITY DOG TRAINER WHO HAS APPEARED
ON ACCESS HOLLYWOOD, FOX REALITY REMIX,
REALITY CHAT AND OFF THE LEASH.
DO YOU THINK THAT THESE SHOWS CAN ACTUALLY TRANSFORM
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OWNER AND THE DOG?
THE POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT THE DOG WHISPERER IS ALL
OF THE SUDDEN EVERYONE IS INTO TRAINING THEIR DOGS.
IT DOES INSPIRE THEM TO MAKE PHONE CALLS BECAUSE
YOU KNOW WHAT? I WANT TO GET A TRAINER IN TO WORK WITH MY DOG.
OR EVEN. WANT A DOG IN GENERAL. -
OR EVEN WANT A DOG. EXACTLY.
YOU WOULD BE AMAZED HOW MANY PEOPLE I COULD
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL IN THE CITY,
A-LIST PEOPLE, AND BY-PASS EVERYONE AND GET RIGHT TO
THAT PERSON BECAUSE I'M DEALING WITH THEIR DOG
WHICH IS MORE THAN A DOG, IT'S THEIR CHILD.
- LOUIE IS ON HIS WAY OVER, I ACTUALLY MET LOUIE YESTERDAY
AT A CASTING SESSION THAT I RAN WITH ADDISON
FROM LE PAWS. THE REASON THAT I PICKED HIM WAS
BECAUSE HE WAS KIND OF LIKE WILD AND I THOUGHT THAT
HE WOULD BE PERFECT TO PROVE THIS THEORY
THAT LIKE ANYBODY CAN TRANSFORM THEIR
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR ANIMAL.
HE'S NOT THE EASIEST TEST SUBJECT,
BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
OKAY, SO YOU TOTALLY, YOU WALK IN LIKE YOU'RE
WALKING FREAKING FRANKENSTEIN.
YOU'RE LIKE.
BUT, I GOT HIM HERE.
YOU DID. THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS,
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER MET SOMEONE WHO IS SO..
OFF. OFF!
REALLY UNDOG SOCIALIZED.
DON'T WORRY. YOU'RE PULLING BACK LIKE THAT,
OF COURSE HE'S GOING TO JUMP TOWARDS YOU.
OKAY. SO, JUST RELAX.
JUST RELAX. JUST RELAX.
WE HAVE DOGS. WE HAVE CATS. WE GREW UP WITH THAT,
BUT THIS IS SOMEONE WHO WAS REALLY LIKE KIND OF ISOLATED
FROM ALL OF THAT.
SIT.
NOW STEP INTO HIM.
I'M LIKE ON HIM.
WE'RE GOING TO GO OUTSIDE AND WORK A LITTLE BIT IN THE FIELD.
OKAY COME ON LOUIE.
TAKE YOUR DOG.
OKAY, I'LL FOLLOW YOU.
COMING UP, I GET INVOLVED IN SOME SUDSY SHENANIGANS.
AND WE LIFT THE TAIL...
OHHHH!
TWO WORDS FOR YOU: *** GLAND.
THIS IS A LITTLE TOO MUCH GROOMING FOR ME.
♪
MY REALITY FRIEND JAY RODRIGUEZ FROM GROOMER HAS IT.
IS HELPING ME FACE MY FEAR OF DOGS
SO I CAN TEST OUT IF REALITY SHOWS CAN HELP IMPROVE
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A PERSON
AND HIS FOUR LEGGED FRIEND.
AND AFTER A CASTING SESSION WITH ADDISON WITT.
CALM DOWN.
WE ARE LOOSING CONTROL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
AND A SHORT TRAINING SESSION WITH ZACK GREY...
OFF. OFF. OFF!
I AM NOW TESTING MY NEW RELATIONSHIP IN THE FIELD.
SO NOW WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS ACT LIKE YOU ARE
IN THE FINAL COMPETITION FOR AMERICAN IDOL.
EXECUTE EVERYTHING. JUST A WALK, A SIT,
TO A DOWN, TO A SIT, THEN WALK.
LOUIE, LET'S WALK.
(SFX CROWD CHEERING)
RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE INTERVIEWING ME. YOU KNOW,
IF YOU COULD TALK TO THE DOG, HE WOULD PROBABLY SAY
WELL MURTZ IS LIKE THE WORST OWNER IN THE WORLD
AND HE'S PULLING MY LEASH THE WRONG WAY
AND HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ARM TO LIKE
WRAP THE LEASH AROUND.
SIT. SIT. LOUIE. SIT. SIT.
THAT IS AN ASPECT OF THESE SHOWS THAT WE DON'T REALLY
GET A WINDOW INTO BECAUSE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
UNLESS YOU'RE CEASAR MILAN TO TALK TO THE DOG.
(SFX: ANGEL CHORUS)
DOWN. DOWN. AND SIT.
THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK YOU'VE GOT A GOOD COMMAND ON THE BASICS.
WELL, I WANTED TO THANK-YOU.
I THINK I'M AT A GOOD PLACE NOW WITH LOUIE.
DEFINITELY FARTHER THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD BE YESTERDAY.
IF LOUIE DOESN'T LISTEN TO MURTZ DURING HIS REALITY CHALLENGE,
I DON'T KNOW, YOU JUST BETTER MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS BOLTED DOWN.
NEXT, LOUIE AND I ARE OFF TO BOND THROUGH BEAUTY.
HELLO.
HEY ARTICE. HOW ARE YOU?
FROM A TOUGH BACKGROUND, ARTICE ROSE TO FAME AS A
PASSIONATE WINNER ON GROOMER HAS IT.
AND NOW HE HAS HIS OWN REALITY SERIES:
BEVERLY HILLS GROOMER.
PERSONALLY I DIDN'T THINK I WANTED TO DO A REALITY SHOW,
BUT I GOT TO DO IT ON MY OWN TERMS.
I GOT TO BE WHO I AM AND DO WHAT I LOVE.
BUT STILL SHOW PEOPLE A REALITY SIDE OF WITHOUT
BEING CUT THROAT AND BACKSTABBING YOU KNOW?
DO YOU THINK THAT IS WHAT THE APPEAL OF THESE SHOWS
ARE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT LIKE OTHER REALITY SHOWS.
YOU KNOW. I MEAN YEAH THERE'S A PRIZE,
BUT THE PRIZE IS ALMOST SECONDARY TO THE
RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU BUILD WITH THE ANIMAL.
- YEAH, EXACTLY.
THEY'RE HERE TO SERVE AND TO PLEASE US.
AND THEIR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.
TO MANIPULATE THAT AND TO MAKE IS SOMETHING ELSE,
WOULD JUST BE A DEBAUCHERY.
GET IT OFF.
SEE IT'S FUN RIGHT?
A LITTLE BIT YEAH.
IT'S LIKE STAR WARS, BUT WITH WATER.
I FEEL LIKE I'M AN ARTIST.
YOU ARE INSIDE.
ARTICE. THERE WE GO.
- YEAH, YOU'VE GOT TO GET IN THERE MURTZ.
YOU GOTTA SCRUB IT RIGHT LIKE THIS.
I'M SCRUBBING MAN, I'M SCRUBBING. I'M SCRUBBING.
HERE WE GO!
THERE YOU GO!
SCRUB! SCRUB! SCRUB!
LATHER IT UP YOU KNOW. BUT HE GOT THE HANG OF IT.
MURTZ GOT SOME THUG IN HIM. MURTZ GOT THUG IN HIM.