The two Akitas which were in a van that was stolen early Tuesday morning were recovered from a shelter when the van turned up in Compton with the dogs inside.  The owners of the champion dogs picked them up at the local shelter.  The 2 Corgis are still missing.  The dogs are microchipped and can not be re-registered to anyone else.  Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call the local authorities.

Four show dogs, 2 Akitas and 2 Corgis worth approx. $500,000, and the van they were sleeping in were stolen sometime Monday night or early Tuesday morning from the parking lot of a Bellflower Motel 6.  The van is a 2006 white Chevy Express Cargo Van with a black box on the back and paw print decals on the windows.  The license plate number is 8D50252.  If you see the van please call 911 or the Bellflower Sheriff’s Station (562) 925-0124 immediately.

Best Friends Animal Society is having a huge, and I mean HUGE adoption event in Los Angeles on May 23rd from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  There will be plenty of adoptable animals there so if you are looking for an addition to your family please join us.  There will also be an “Ask the Trainer” booth, where you can ask the trainers questions about your own dog, or even about a dog you may be considering adopting there at the event.  Kim, my co-host from Doggie Dish, and I will be manning the booth all day along with some other trainer friends.  So stop by and ask us some questions, or just chat with us about dogs for a while!

The address is 9100 Lincoln Blvd, Westchester, 90045

Mathilde DeCagny was the trainer for the beloved dog Eddie on the long running hit TV sitcom, Frasier.  Although her credits are too numerous to list here, some of her better movie jobs have included: Marley & Me, Hotel for Dogs, My Dog Skip, Homeward Bound and As Good as it Gets, just to name a few.  Mathilde spent an afternoon with us and shared some wonderful stories and insights into the world of the movie star dogs (and the dog trainers who make them shine.)
She also gave us some insight as to how some lucky dogs (and other animals) go from ”pound puppy”  to “famous face” (and tail) when Hollywood (or at least Mathilde) goes looking for the next promising new animal actor.  She also talked about the dogs she worked with for the upcoming movie, “Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2.”
We’ve posted both of these recordings together so you can listen to the entire interview if you would like.  We hope you enjoy listening to Mathilde as much as we did.