3 year old Jack Russell Terrier. (Neutered)
If Digby Menteith is the ultimate Cute Fluffy
Dog of the school, then David is best described as a seriously close competitor
without the fur! David has already obtained his Bronze
Clicker Award (15 behaviours) his Silver
Clicker Award (25 behaviours) and his Gold
Clicker Award (50 behaviours).
He skateboards, rings bells, closes doors,
plays dead, rolls over, you name it, he does it. At 12" tall he is great for
endorsing the smaller product. David has been trained to do this with
his nose and his chin or a combination of both on command.
He was short listed for a part in The Bartered
Bride (Glynebourne) early in 1999 but at only just over a year of age it was
felt that he was still a tad too young to cope with over 25 performances.
David made his debut as a canine model in
Dogs Today Magazine in the September 1999 issue (pages 18 and 19) and has
appeared in the October 99, November 99 and December/January 99/2000, February
00, March 00, April 00, May 00, and June 00 issues, July 00, August 00, September
00, October 00 and November 00 issues!
David appeared on the front cover of "Just
the Job" (London Evening Standard) on June 19th 2000 and was featured doing
his infamous "Stick 'em up!" and "Dead Dog" exercises in an article within
the magazine.
His first UK commercial was shot in Battersea
(London) in November 2000 for Unilever. He was required to hold a lead,
run up a small flight of stairs, across a bedroom, jump onto a bed, drop the
lead and "snog" an actress. As far as he was concerned, this was the
best job EVER, and he repeated his performance perfectly over 15 times until
they'd got the shot just right.
David has now attended 25+ professional photo
shoots and thoroughly enjoys the whole experience! He has also appeared
on Newsroom Southeast, Channel 5 News and Meridian Television.
This is the epitome of a Martini Dog - he
really does do it "Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere...."
A special thank you to Nina Bondarenko who sent me this lovely sketch of David
demonstrating his clicker trained behaviours at the Gary Wilkes Seminar in
Windsor, Summer 99.
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