That Dog Can Dance! Boxing Day Special!

This boxing day, the special 'That Dog Can Dance' one off programme aired on ITV1 was presented by Christine Bleakley. Inspired by the winner of Britains Got Talent, Ashleigh and Pudsey, dog dancing is on the up! The judges of this boxing day special were Ashleigh (winner of Britains got Talent), Sharon Ozbourne and Bill Bailey.

The line up for 'That Dog Can Dance' included...

Rachael with Jesssica and Jacob
Dima and George
Jenny and Tom
Sandra and Henry
Lucy and Indie

Of course, I absolutely loved the Jack Russells, Jessica and Jacob, but they were criticised by the judges for their sequence appearing more like tricks than dog dancing! Dima and George were amazing, and the best bit about George's story is that he was an agressive dog that had been trained and rehabilitated by Dima. Sandra and Henry missed a dance step, but all credit to Henry as he was found to be deaf at a young age. Sandra was worried that he may not dance, but decided to continue and figured out a doggy dancing sign language to be used with Henry! Jenny and collie Tom were, in my opinion, the second best performers of the show. Collies seem to be an excellent breed for dog dancing as well as agility.

After the break, we were lucky enough to see a performance of Ashleigh and Pudsey...

The winners Lucy and Indie will be appearing at Crufts 2013, and were very well deserved winners!

If you missed 'That Dog Can Dance', you can watch it on stv for the next 30 days - click here.