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Microkorg
13-04-2015
In the HQ pics you can Google, you can see the fake mouth.. teeth and inside of mouth very poorly done, and the nose is dry looking.
However the "real" Wendy under the fake jaw has a wet nose and brown staining around the mouth like all white dogs
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pK5Xlmqxckw/maxresdefault.jpg

suckers

Didn't look remotely real & I'm sick of the fake "Overreactions" of the judges
Cestrian18
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by Microkorg:
“In the HQ pics you can Google, you can see the fake mouth.. teeth and inside of mouth very poorly done, and the nose is dry looking.
However the "real" Wendy under the fake jaw has a wet nose and brown staining around the mouth like all white dogs
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pK5Xlmqxckw/maxresdefault.jpg

suckers

Didn't look remotely real & I'm sick of the fake "Overreactions" of the judges”

Yeah, you can quite clearly see it here- I'm thought it was pretty cute on Saturday but looking at that I'm not convinced that this is good for the dog at all- I can definitely see there is a basis for Animal Cruelty there
Alrightmate
13-04-2015
Seems cruel, because don't dogs need to pant in order to stay cool?
Am I right in thinking dogs panting is similar to why we sweat?

Something doesn't feel right watching the dog sat there with a huge crowd just laughing. I bet it was terrified.
It feels like something from the Victorian age where they dressed dogs in little clothes and made them stand upright just for amusement.
gregrichards
13-04-2015
Not funny the poor dog was shaking.
barrowgirl
13-04-2015
That's not clever - I hope he doesn't come back to the show , it's too mean on the dog.
lewismacf
13-04-2015
I am fed up with people saying they didn't like it if you dont like it there is a button on a remote that says switch off if you dont like what your watching switch off or change the channel I thought it was a amazing act
Kromm
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by frankiepigeon:
“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.”

This has happened for years with Got Talent. Usually (because it's a bigger talent pool) America's Got Talent has a type of act first, and if it gets past the initial rounds and onto air you'll see it pop up with a similar act on Britain's Got Talent a year or two later. Drafted by Simon, even though he pretends not.
wotnot
13-04-2015
If this "The final and as far as I'm concerned, worst display of animal exploitation, was the use of a small white dog that looked like a typical maltese/shih tzu that we all know and love. A ventriloquist used a doll during his show and then humiliated some willing human participants on stage. My heart sank when for his final act, a small dog ran out on stage. Over his nose and mouth was a prosthetic muzzle. This muzzle was designed to appear as a dog's mouth and was controlled by the ventriloquist. This dog was perched atop a pillar while the man carried on with his 'comedy' routine, manipulating the muzzle to give the impression that the dog was speaking. The dog looked terrified. Under spotlights and the glare of hundreds of people, his face-fitted prosthesis 'talked' away. The dog looked around in a very skitish manner, seeming to look for the exit. He seemed to cower from the man who had obviously trained the dog to stay put until his show was complete. On his signal that dog absolutely bolted backstage. There was no denying that he didn't get same enjoyment from the show." is true then it is cruelty and should be reported to the RSPCA. I actually thought it was real but was noncerned at how quickly the dog left the stage without a look back at his owner and usually entertainment dogs are devoted to their owners due to the time spent with them training. This has made me quite upset now
sherisgirl
13-04-2015
Must admit not my sort of entertainment, by the time I had rewound and froze the picture, I couldnt be bothered with it.
Orangemaid
13-04-2015
the guy was French, so i expect he does it in his country for any guests or holiday makers

he probably goes on his tv and does the same thing in front of millions of viewers
Orangemaid
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by wotnot:
“If this "The final and as far as I'm concerned, worst display of animal exploitation, was the use of a small white dog that looked like a typical maltese/shih tzu that we all know and love. A ventriloquist used a doll during his show and then humiliated some willing human participants on stage. My heart sank when for his final act, a small dog ran out on stage. Over his nose and mouth was a prosthetic muzzle. This muzzle was designed to appear as a dog's mouth and was controlled by the ventriloquist. This dog was perched atop a pillar while the man carried on with his 'comedy' routine, manipulating the muzzle to give the impression that the dog was speaking. The dog looked terrified. Under spotlights and the glare of hundreds of people, his face-fitted prosthesis 'talked' away. The dog looked around in a very skitish manner, seeming to look for the exit. He seemed to cower from the man who had obviously trained the dog to stay put until his show was complete. On his signal that dog absolutely bolted backstage. There was no denying that he didn't get same enjoyment from the show." is true then it is cruelty and should be reported to the RSPCA. I actually thought it was real but was noncerned at how quickly the dog left the stage without a look back at his owner and usually entertainment dogs are devoted to their owners due to the time spent with them training. This has made me quite upset now ”

aww nice post

i was thinking why he just let the dog ..miss wendy.. walk off alone..he could have carried her back..but she did make her way onto the stage on her own..In the clip of him talking you could see he didn't tie that implement round his face as the dog was freely opening his mouth and licking his lips, like dogs do
Soomacdoo
13-04-2015
Wendy is probably trained to run off to the other handler backstage as soon as the act is finished so that the mask can be removed immediately.

The dog wouldn't do the act if she didn't like doing it, you can't really make animals do anything they don't want to do.
Grumpy_Alan
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by habby:
“Haven't people got anything better to do then complain about everything they see?!!! Idiots”


But, are you not complaining about what you read?

Everyone has a right to express an opinion surely.
Taintedmeat
13-04-2015
Just reported this to peta
winter99
13-04-2015
Didn't find it funny or entertaining.
Cranberryapple
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by Orangemaid:
“Poor dog..at first i thought is it real even

The Yorkshire terrier was more entertaining chasing Ant Lol”

Best part of the night. Was so funny
lewismacf
13-04-2015
He is not a good ventriliqust either we saw his lips moving a number of times i still loved the act
erin_p
13-04-2015
Some viewers have SLAMMED Simon Cowell’s favourite Britain’s Got Talent act for being ‘cruel’.



Marc Metral and Wendy wowed the judges with their act on Saturday night’s opening show but some viewers haven’t been won over.

The live twist on a ventriloquism act has come under attack for being unfair to the dog.

Perhaps understandably when you know just how it’s done.

One viewer wrote online: “If this is funny, and entertaining, please stop and reconsider the dog – or does she just not matter, because it gave you a giggle?”

Another claimed: “You could tell the dog was scared by the way it was shaking.”

And a third even claimed that the RSPCA should get involved.

On Twitter and numerous users also claimed that the act was cruel and that the dog looked “terrified”.

‏@PaigeBSC tweeted: “That dog was shaking the whole way through. I’m all for a laugh but the poor thing looked scared #BGT”

@nolan_bess added: “Awful that was dog was shaking and everything pretty cruel if you ask me #BGT”

Speaking at the weekend and Simon Cowell insisted that the dog really could talk and sing.



He said: “It is quite obvious the dog is talking and miaowing, but David [Walliams] was convinced it was its owner.

“David is such a party pooper – when we find something unique that the world’s never seen, he pops the balloon. He’s become more dark.”

A spokesperson for BGT said: “We take the welfare of all of our acts, including animals incredibly seriously.

“We consult at length with their owners and where necessary take third party advice.

“Marc has a huge amount of experience having worked with animals since 1980 and with Wendy for the last five years.”

A spokesperson for the RSPCA commented yesterday evening: “The RSPCA would be very concerned if it became clear that she was caused distress at any point.

“We will be contacting the show to ascertain what methods were used and how they impacted on the dog.

You can watch more from talking dog Wendy and Marc in this clip below from a French talent show…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyg6SZLtk0A

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Grumpy_Alan
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by erin_p:
“...
Speaking at the weekend and Simon Cowell insisted that the dog really could talk and sing.
He said: “It is quite obvious the dog is talking and miaowing, but David [Walliams] was convinced it was its owner.

“David is such a party pooper – when we find something unique that the world’s never seen, he pops the balloon. He’s become more dark.”
..”

Very rare for me to agree with Walliams but on this he is 100% correct.

If Cowell really believes in the ability of the dog to talk and sing then he does, perhaps, need some form of counselling.

It may have not been immediately obvious to him but to viewers at home the human part of the act was an incredibly bad ventriloquist.
On radio he might just get away with it.
On a stage several hundred feet from the audience he may just get away with it.
In close up on a TV camera he was totally incompetent.
Dalekbuster523
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by Microkorg:
“In the HQ pics you can Google, you can see the fake mouth.. teeth and inside of mouth very poorly done, and the nose is dry looking.
However the "real" Wendy under the fake jaw has a wet nose and brown staining around the mouth like all white dogs
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pK5Xlmqxckw/maxresdefault.jpg

suckers

Didn't look remotely real & I'm sick of the fake "Overreactions" of the judges”

That looks like a real mouth to me.
Dalekbuster523
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by gregrichards:
“Not funny the poor dog was shaking.”

No it wasn't.
lewismacf
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by Dalekbuster523:
“That looks like a real mouth to me.”

its not
Dalekbuster523
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by barrowgirl:
“That's not clever - I hope he doesn't come back to the show , it's too mean on the dog.”

I hope he does come back just to annoy everyone who thinks it's 'cruel'.
Dalekbuster523
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by lewismacf:
“its not”

Seeing is believing and I see a real mouth.
Alrightmate
13-04-2015
Originally Posted by lewismacf:
“I am fed up with people saying they didn't like it if you dont like it there is a button on a remote that says switch off if you dont like what your watching switch off or change the channel I thought it was a amazing act”

Surely you need to watch something first in order to decide whether you liked it or not don't you?
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