Emotions ran high in this week’s episode of Pooch Perfect, with contestants close to or shedding tears.
Stylists were challenged to create the perfect cut focusing on shape.
But which team put the cute into ‘acute’ angles and wowed judges Amber Lewin and Colin Taylor with their precision and imagination?
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THE BUILD UP
Rebel, whose own family has a history of showing dogs, made every pun and double entendre possible, while the teams snipped and sheered their dogs into shape.
As they wash, trim and style an array of dogs, the groomers are determined to puff and preen their way to the top and avoid elimination. And contestants are taking it pretty seriously.
Davina and Natasha decided to use a star as their shape inspiration and trim the head hair on their dog, a bichon called Milly, into a star shape.
“For us to be putting points in this dog is a massive risk,” said Davina as she explained that this breed are usually trimmed with rounded shapes.
“This challenge is all about creativity, thinking outside the box and showing a bit more technique,” said Davina.
Davina also brought the emotion to this episode, sharing a sad story of how she’d had to walk away from her first pet business because a dog had escaped from the salon and had gone missing for a week.
In that time, Davina was trolled and bullied, told she didn’t deserve her business and gave birth to her daughter seven weeks early. No wonder she broke down in tears!
Catch the cute canine makeovers of Pooch Perfect, here, every episode is free to watch online at the 7plus site.
THE DOG WALK
An audience arrived for the ooh-ahh fashion show in which the glammed-up hounds were paraded to applause, showcasing some impressive shapes and styles. Here’s a sample.
Brad, Annie and Nimbus (standard poodle)
Judge’s verdict:
Amber – “I love it, the balls around the dog are awesome,” said Amber.
Colin – “But the head is not finished,” said Colin.
Wendy, Nikki and Max (bichoodle)
Judge’s verdict:
Amber – “He’s a little lover boy with all those hearts on him.”
Clin – “What I really love about it is the hearts look like hearts.”
Shayla, Chris and Pickle (bichoodle frise)
Judge’s verdict:
Amber – “They did scissor the dog quite nice.”
Colin – “I love this little dog.”
Sue, Lee and Bella (Yorkshire terrier)
Judge’s verdict:
Amber “I think it’s really cute.”
BEST IN SHOW
But it was Owen who really put the ‘pet’ in competition, winning best in show with a design the judges had called “Showstopper” (Amber) and “Breathtaking” (Colin).
ELIMINATION
Three couples then scissored their way through an elimination challenge on three puppies dogs, which was a cut-down (sorry) version of the previous challenge.
Cutesy canine makeovers ensued but sadly someone had to go home and it was Davina and Natasha.
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