The BBC

This morning I woke up bright and early to take Kobi to the BBC shoot. Now that his trainer moved to S. Africa, I was "allowed" on the set. I primped up hoping that I might get some air time.

Bryan wanted to go too, so we decided to meet early. Kobi gets really excited when he sees Bryan and it's been almost a month since they last saw each other. We wanted him to get his excitement out before he started filming.

We finally got to meet the staff from Pine Street Clinic. The shooting took place in an estate in Kentfield. The owner of the home actually helped build the clinic years ago. They have a shed that they use as an art studio and that's where Kobi "goes to work." It's funny how he knows what "work" means. Last night I told him he was going to work tomorrow and he got sooooo excited. In fact, this morning, he was begging to come into the shed so he could get to it.

One of the staff told me that Kobi is definitely above average among the dogs used. However, the error rate between the best and worst dog is only 3%. I think they love him so much because he is so fast and enthusiastic. I think it's because he is food motivated.

So, the documentary was going to be divided into a couple of parts. There are a couple of dogs from "Guide Dogs for the Blind" that are also starting to train. But they haven't reached the point where Kobi is at. They were there to demonstrate the training needed to get where Kobi is. Kobi's part is to show what the end result is. His nemesis, Isabel, is having puppies. So, today Kobi is the star!

The piece is going to be an hour long. After they air it in the UK, they are going to try to air it on the Discovery Channel. So, we may be able to watch this one.

While the film crew was setting up, they wanted Kobi to practice a few rounds. It's been a few months since his ovarian cancer training. We watched from behind a curtain as his handler told him "to go to work". He walked past the samples once, came back around, then went straight to the curtain and started jumping on me. Then he saw Bryan and did the same. We tried to watch from outside but he just stared at us and kept on barking.

So, we were banned. We had to leave so he could do his thing. I'm at home right now waiting for him to get dropped off. Then I'm going to head off to work.

You know what BBC stands for? BANNED BY CAMERAS!

You'll never see me on film. :(
But at least you'll see him on this show!