Thanks to a posting on Facebook I found out they were looking for a crossbreed for the new Pedigree Dentastix ad and of course I thought how good Diz would be. I was over the moon they picked her, at almost 11 years old she still looks great and her teeth in fab condition.
So we arrived just outside Manchester at 7:30am!! Had a lovely breakfast though - bacon and egg roll mmmm. Then we moved onto location where they had a mobile groomer on set, Diz loved being pampered, she whined in ecstasy at being blow dried!!
I always like to find a spot for Dizzy to settle her down as soon as we get there because it is a long tiring day so if she can have somewhere to chill then it makes it a lot easier. I had forgotten how good she is to work with, I would ask her to settle in her spot and leave her to go to the loo and she didn't move a muscle. I even walked back into the kitchen to find someone tempting her with a treat but she was not moving from the spot she had been left in, she is soooo good!
Set was in the kitchen and was basically just a mat on the floor! They basically filmed her playing tuggy with me all day from different angles. The only thing Diz and I struggle with is what you would think to be the easiest shot, I dread the words from the director 'I just want to see some love between you and the dog.' Diz just is not interested in fuss when she is working, she wants to be doing things and always looks so depressed when having cuddles! Still they managed to get what they wanted I just feel it is always hard work.
The last shot was the most complex of the day and by this time it was 4:30pm and Diz was getting tired, but as soon as I started asking for more from her she seemed to get her second wind!! So it was Dizzy walking onto the mat holding a tuggy, stopping before camera, sitting and then dropping the tuggy. I think this was her favourite part of the day, oh apart from the doggie chocolate bone treats she had lol!
She really enjoyed the day and we didn't really have any waiting round, on the go constantly so for an 11 yr old she did superbly, she did sleep well that night! Here she is crashed out catching 40 winks on set
