Blake Back

Picture: Tim Rose
for Dogs Today Magazine
Photo Manipulation: Kevin Brockbank
Picture: The Photo Farm
Picture: Mark Holliday
Outfit: Dapper Dogs
Picture: Tim Rose Picture: Mark Holliday Picture: Mark Holliday

6 year old crossbred rescue dog. (Neutered)

Blake is one of the stars of the Canine Film Academy, he is owned by one of the instructors.

He's one of the dogs you can train on set to do something new. Standing at approximately 17" at the shoulder,  Blake is an ideal size for endorsing any size of product. He uses his nose and his paw or a combination of the two  to do this on command.

Blake has attended 10+ shoots for the Canine Film Academy and appeared in the November 99 issue of Dogs Today Magazine.

In June 2000 Blake was picked by Gerard De Thame Films for their "Jeep Shake" commercial which will be shown in the USA, Europe and England.  During the making of the commercial Blake had to be covered in mud, shake it off, hide his eyes, peek and much more!

Blake has also appeared on Newsroom South East and Meridian Television.  He is owned by Debbie Back and together they won the "Most Professional Handler and Dog Combination" award at the October 1999 shoot.

The competition was judged by the Deputy Editor of Dogs Today Magazine whose comment was, "We'd definitely use Blake again, not only is he totally reliable on set, but he's also a really cute character!"

Blake obtained his Gold Clicker Award in January 2000 for completing 50 behaviours.

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