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Tissue Alert! World Dog Awards Features a Touching Reunion

For the second year in a row, the World Dog Awards, which airs Thursday night on The CW, will celebrate pooches for their work in entertainment, health services and the military, along with everyday dogs who found fame on the internet.

The show, hosted again by George Lopez, was taped Saturday in the appropriately named Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport. (This seems to be a pawpular venue for canine-related shows. “The All-Star Dog Rescue Celebration,” which has aired on Thanksgiving night the past two years, is also taped there.)

“Dogs are man’s best friend, and tonight we celebrate the best of the best,” Lopez said at the start of the show. “By the end of the night, there won’t be a dry eye in the house – or a dry place to stand. I’m still cleaning off my shoes from last year.”

During the ceremony, winners received edible awards in categories ranging from “Top Movie Dog,” to “Celebrity Dog Selfie,” to “Most Dog-Like Animal.” The winners were determined by online votes.

Have a box of tissues handy: For the first time, the World Dog Awards will feature a live reunion between Brandon Harbaugh, an active-duty U.S. soldier, and Saint, his pet dog. This touching reunion was arranged in partnership with Dogs on Deployment, a nonprofit that connects service members with volunteers who take care of their pets during service commitments.

The celebrities appearing at the World Dog Awards include Paula Abdul, Amy Brenneman, Melissa Rivers, Joanna Krupa and JB Smoove.

Kirstin Maldonado, from the Grammy Award-winning vocal group Pentatonix, sings “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” in honor of Toto from “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Wiz,” who’s receiving The Dog’s Life Achievement award. The award celebrates an iconic dog character in pop culture that has had a huge cultural impact.

And the Golden Hydrant Goes To…

Congratulations to all the 2016 World Dog Awards winners and nominees. The following dogs took home the coveted Golden Hydrant.

Dog of the Year: Gabe, who is the service dog — and served as the best man — for U.S. Army veteran Justin Lansford, who lost a leg in an IED explosion.

Top Movie Dog: Carlos as Max from the film, “Max”

Most Amazing Journey: Sissy, a Miniature Schnauzer who managed to find her way to her dog mom in a hospital

Top Trick: Norman, the Bike Riding Dog

Hot Dog: Dally, the Horserider

Top TV Dog: Scruffy as Whoopty Woo in the television series “Empire”

A-List Dog: Finn and Amanda Seyfried

Pawpular: Manny the Frenchie

Supporting Actor to a Dog: Jason Schwartzman in the film “7 Chinese Brothers”

Best Dressed: Doug the Pug

Top Spot: “Mastery” / Chase (a commercial that featured a dog)

Celebrity Dog Selfie: Wolf and Joey Graceffa

Happiest Reunion: Calla and Wrigley and Army E-5 SGT Krista Coey

Most Dog-Like Animal: Amy Trotter, the Pig

My New Puppy: iJustine and Matt

Pop Dog: “All of Me” (Charity) – John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Puddy and Pippa

Performing Pups: Nathan

Best Rescue: Joel Silverman and Duchess

Top Video Game Dog: River as Dogmeat from “Fallout 4”

The World Dog Awards aired Jan. 14 on The CW.

Photos via Twitter; Twitter

Golden Globes, Schmolden Schlobes: First-Ever World Dog Awards Airs Thursday

Last night the Golden Globes kicked off the start of awards season. Next up? The World Dog Awards, which will air on The CW this Thursday, Jan. 15.

“For the first time, dogs will be celebrated for their work in entertainment, health services and the military, along with everyday dogs who found fame on the internet,” the network stated in a press release last July.

The show, hosted by George Lopez, was taped Saturday afternoon in the appropriately named Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport. (This seems to be a pawpular venue for canine-related shows. “FOX’s Cause for Paws,” which aired on Thanksgiving last year, was also taped there.)

“The dogs and their humans walked down a green carpet and paused for photos ops and questions,” writes Juliet Bennett Rylah on LAist.com, which published plenty of those photos.

“Bodhi [the dapper fella in the photo to the right] was described to us as an Instagram-famous Shiba Inu, and we were also introduced to Duke, a 7-year-old dog who was elected mayor of Cormorant, a village in Minnesota. We also met Peanut, the ‘World’s Ugliest Dog.’ Before making fun of Peanut’s appearance, though, remember that this little survivor was set on fire as a puppy and lived to bark about it.”

During the ceremony, winners received edible awards in categories ranging from “Best in Film,” to “Celebrity Dog Selfie,” to a “Most Dog-Like Cat” award for a feline. People were asked to vote for their favorites in each category from Dec. 15 to Jan. 9.

Four honorary awards were also presented:

  • Dog’s Best Friend: Presented by the ASPCA, this award will go to a celebrity who has advanced the welfare of homeless dogs and dog-related causes.
  • K911: Presented by Subaru, this award will go to a dog who’s an everyday superhero for helping to save a child’s life.
  • “The Dog’s Life” Achievement Award: Awarded to an iconic dog character in popular culture who has had a huge cultural impact.
  • Underdog: This honor will be bestowed upon a dog who overcame incredible obstacles or odds.

Among the celebrities scheduled to appear at the WDAs were Ian Somerhalder, Lance Bass, Lisa Vanderpump and Andy Cohen.

“We also saw Paris Hilton’s new dog, which is said to have cost $25,000 and fits in the palm of her hand,” Rylah writes.

Ugh. Hopefully there was an award for “Dog Mom Who Really Should Adopt Instead of Buy.”

The World Dog Awards was produced in conjunction with and for the benefit of the ASPCA and the PEDIGREE Foundation. The show airs Thursday at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. CT) on The CW.

Photos: The CW, Twitter

Voting Begins for First-Ever World Dog Awards

Earlier this year, The CW announced it would be airing the first-ever World Dog Awards (aka “WDAs”) in January 2015.

“For the first time, dogs will be celebrated for their work in entertainment, health services and the military, along with everyday dogs who found fame on the internet,” the network stated in a July press release.

Voting for the WDAs has now officially begun. Through Jan. 9, you can select your favorite in the categories posted on the World Dog Awards website. There are two polling periods — Dec. 15-22 and Dec. 23-Jan. 9 — during which different categories will be available.

After posing for the “puparazzi” along the red — er, green — carpet, pooches attending the WDAs will receive edible awards in categories ranging from “Best in Film,” to “Celebrity Dog Selfie,” to a “Most Dog-Like Cat” award for a feline.

Four honorary awards will also be presented during the show:

  • Dog’s Best Friend: Presented by the ASPCA, this award will go to a celebrity who has advanced the welfare of homeless dogs and dog-related causes.
  • K911: Presented by Subaru, this award will go to a dog who’s an everyday superhero for helping to save a child’s life.
  • “The Dog’s Life” Achievement Award: Awarded to an iconic dog character in popular culture who has had a huge cultural impact.
  • Underdog: This honor will be bestowed upon a dog who overcame incredible obstacles or odds.

This week it was announced that George Lopez will host the Jan. 15 event, to be held at the appropriately named Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport. (This seems to be a pawpular venue for canine-related shows. The first-ever “FOX’s Cause for Paws” special that aired on Thanksgiving night was also taped there.)

Among the celebrities scheduled to appear at the WDAs are Ian Somerhalder, Lance Bass, Lisa Vanderpump and Andy Cohen.

The WDAs are being produced in conjunction with and for the benefit of the ASPCA and the PEDIGREE Foundation, which is asking pet parents to share stories about the special relationships they have with their adopted dogs, using the hashtag #dogtales. Some of the stories will be featured during the broadcast.

The World Dog Awards airs at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. CT) Jan. 15 on The CW.

Photo credit: The CW

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