A Star is Born

Yesterday, Seven filmed his first (and very likely, only) television commercial.  He will appear in a station identification ad for KOFY TV 20 here in the Bay Area.  Apparently anyone can sign up to do this with their dog, but there is a three year waiting list.  Proving it's not what you know but who you know, Seven managed to get in with only a two week wait.  He's very well connected (thank you Stacey!). 

Sev managed to also snag a call time for his best gal Piper, so they spent the morning rehearsing together(method acting, of course) and attending hair appointments (they both got the special Petsmart de-shedding bath.  Piper came home with an A+ report card.  Seven did not receive a report card.  I am guessing this is because he acts like he is being water boarded any time you try to bathe him.  Petsmart apparently follows the 'if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all' rule when filling out report cards). 

Once the stars were ready, we piled into the car for our glamorous ride into the big city.  If you have never been locked in a car for 40 minutes with two panting 70 pound dogs, it is quite aromatic.  We arrived at the KOFY station (reeking of dog hair and saliva) with almost 90 minutes to spare thanks to my neurotic fear of being late, and decided to take the dogs for a walk... our choices were the following scenic tours: the dump located literally across the street from the station, the freeway, or Cesar Chavez Blvd.  Once we finished taking in the sights and sounds of Cesar Chavez, we headed into the KOFY lobby.  We had already been tipped off by the location that the KOFY station would probably not have a glitzy lobby with free bottled water and a cheese tray.  We were not wrong.  The dogs were extremely interested in various spots on the lobby's carpet, but they did stop sniffing long enough to pose with the poster of KOFY's current mascot and some abandoned janitorial supplies. 

 


















After a few minutes, a producer came to retrieve us and it was time for the real excitement to begin.  Behind a set of double doors was our set - a fake living room.

For those who have never seen it, the commercials include a dog sitting in the leather chair staring at the camera.  The KOFY logo appears on the set's television and the dog looks at the TV.  The shot requires the dog to stay and stare at the camera for about 30 seconds.  At home, we spend most of our time trying to keep Seven off the furniture but at the KOFY set it took four failed attempts before we got him to stay in the chair.  Piper was a total professional and nailed her shot much more quickly.  And just like that, Sev's fifteen minutes of fame were up.  Well, that's not entirely accurate - Seven's fifteen minutes will be up when his commercial airs, May 24th during the 10:00pm showing of a Scrubs rerun.  We can't wait to see it! 



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