Oklahoma’s ‘Greatest American Dog’
Presley’s parents in Perry should be proud of their pup. He was named “Greatest American Dog” Wednesday night on CBS.
Friends and family of Travis Brorsen were howling with excitement, for sure. Brorsen pocketed $250,000 for enrolling Presley in Canine Academy and outlasting 11 more experienced dog/owner teams during the 10-week series run.
“This has been such an amazing experience for me and Presley,” Travis said after hoisting the “Greatest American Dog” award in the air. (Actually, what he said after lifting that super-tall trophy was, “Presley, this is as heavy as you, buddy.”)
Then Brorsen, being the kind and considerate person he was throughout the entire competition, said, “To my comrades and housemates, you guys were all amazing. Anybody here could have won. I hope that people see that this competition is about the love for animals. Living with you guys in the house showed me that.”
Presley’s parents — Madi (owned by Brorsen’s sister) and Duke (owned by his brother-in-law) — should be proud of Brorsen, too.
He helped Presley, a 16-month-old boxer, paint a picture, fly through the air, push a go-cart, do a country line dance and walk through the legs of a 9,000-pound elephant — among other things.
Their final test at Canine Academy was to answer this question: “Why should we give the title of “Greatest American Dog” to a puppy?”
Brorsen summed it up for both of them. “One thing I learned at the academy is how smart Presley is and how much he wants to learn. And our relationship at the academy is a good representation of the ‘Greatest American Dog.’
“He is amazing, and I love him.”
–Penny TV
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Penny! Great work on covering this. Can’t wait to talk about it. Way to go Travis and Presley!