My mum read somewhere that the guy himself has said he trained his dog to move the mouth in time to his speech. Also, I don't know what you were watching because the dog wasn't shaking AT ALL.

Total and absolute rubbish!

You know, there's a magical button called 'off' you can press if you don't like it.

Indeed there is, and had I not wanted to check out the other acts then it would have been a good choice.

The fact remains that the dog "acts" were absolute rubbish. Take away the "oh, what cute little adorable dogs they are" factor and there was no entertainment value in them at all.

If that sort of nonsense was offered in a circus tent then the general public, or at least the animal rights protesters, would be up in arms about the degrading treatment of animals, and, you know, they would be right!

Oh, so you are another of these pudding brains who makes out it's animal cruelty?

Please. Just let those of us who enjoy it enjoy these kind of dog acts. It isn't cruel at all. It's just the same principle as teaching a dog to sit.

Teaching animals, any animals, to do something that is not natural to them is a very questionable activity, and should only be done for very clear and specific purposes. Entertainment is not one of them.


However, I will accept that you are probably one of the 45% of the population that thinks that dogs, (other than "working" dogs, such as guide dogs, sheep dogs, sniffer dogs and the like), are wonderful wonderful creatures that everyone must, without question, adore and praise at every opportunity.

You may have your opinion, but then, so do I but, unlike you, I try to express it without being insulting to others.

was Ashley so roundly condemned for the dancing act she did with Pudsey? Did that fall under people's interpretation of animal cruelty? I don't remember her getting these kind of comments.

Found this on twitter an article about the dog
http://www.unleashed.org.au/communit...pic.php?t=6980
Seems it's been in a show someone give their experience what they saw.

People like this person should be ashamed of themselves for trying to spoil good entertainment. It's not cruel at all.

If you watched Doctor Who, you'd know 'pudding brains' is a Doctor Who reference.

Just a more sophisticated version of the mask Nina Conti uses when she gets a member of the audience onto the stage

Sorry to double post but watch this YouTube clip of a very similar act on Simons produced "Americas Got Talent" - you won't have any doubt about how it's done then. Don't worry if you're squeamish, it's not really cruel, just a bit amateurish (a strap on lover jaw basically) and definitely not a talent.
http://youtu.be/7WDsem6PYNU

Proof that Simon lies about having seen an act like this before. BGT wouldn't annoy me so much if it didn't insult the intelligence of its audience like this.

oh yea..i saw that

Like him saying he had never seen the roller skating act before. Similar acts have been on t.v. before, it was hardly original.
Although the sister also does an act in a Perspex bubble in a strip club, perhaps she should do that on BGT.

Haven't people got anything better to do then complain about everything they see?!!! Idiots

Not happy to hear that the poor dog has to wear a prosthetic piece ov er it's mouth.

But not at the expense of discomfort to an animal that has little choice in the matter - perhaps you find dancing bears amusing too?

Agree with first BiB, the fakeness annoys the hell out of me. The lead in to Callum's singing was such an obvious put up job.
2nd BiB - well at least they get to be on TV, even if it's only for a minute. I do wonder why Production go to all the trouble of fixing up the stage, just for it all to be over so quick. There are rehearsals - nothing is a complete suprise.

So did I!

Know that for a fact, do you?
Also, yourself & habby are breaking Forum Rules by insulting posters. Attack the post - not the poster.

You are surely taking the piss. If not then I'm worried about YOU.

animal cruelty, imo.

real dog. fake mouth. living dog used as puppet.

Thank you for the link to the article but I read it & it says nothing of the sort. This is all it says about his dog act: "... il est notamment le créateur du numéro du « chien vivant qui parle »...Outre son numéro international, il est le créateur du « chien qui parle » sur scène." No mention of making the dog do lots of work under hot lights &c. Where did you get that from?

No need to be worried about me. I'm positively (in) sane.

Here’s just how the talking dog act on Britain’s Got Talent 2015 works, supposedly.



Marc Metral and his talking dog Wendy wowed the judges on Britain’s Got Talent this weekend to get through to the next round.

The Frenchman had four yeses from the panel to sail through to the next round after leaving Simon Cowell open mouthed with his act.

Speaking to us last week, Simon said: “One of my favourites is on the first show, it’s a dog that does something I’ve never ever seen in my life.”

He added: “I think everyone is going to be talking about this act on Monday morning. I was left literally open mouthed when I saw it.”

However David Walliams was quick to bring Simon back down to earth by reminding him that the dog really wasn’t talking and singing.



Nevertheless, Marc’s ventriloquism perfectly in time to Wendy’s mouth movements proved to be rather impressive.

So how is it done? Well it doesn’t involve a robot dog, a very elaborate puppet or (fortunately for the dog!) electric shocks.

The secret – at least used by other talking dog acts – is apparently fairly simple: A fake, remote controlled mouthpiece attached to the dog.

A shockingly similar act appeared some three years ago over on BGT’s sister show the other side of the Atlantic America’s Got Talent, which shows this method rather clearly.


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America's Got Talent show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WDsem6PYNU

My Mum read elsewhere that the guy said he'd trained his dog to open its mouth at the right points.

dont worry so did we