Lucky Dog

From "Homeless to a Home" is the hope of this show. To take a rejected dog from the streets and try to gain their trust and obedience seems a daunting task but with lots of love and patience almost anything is possible. Brandon McMillan has 5 days to get the dog ready for a new life. Starting with just trying to gain the love of the dog to getting it to be vulnerable, teaching the dog it doesn't need to hide like it used to, taking it to be around other people, animals and especially children. And finally for the biggest test of all. Will the dog accept the new family. Will the new family accept the new dog. It has to be a good fit. Dogs like people have their own personalities and you can't manipulate them. Success is never guaranteed but no matter what the outcome it touches the heart. In my opinion there is only one requirement for loving this show. You must love dogs.

Brandon is credible, the new couple is not! Brandon is an amazing dog trainer. He trains all dogs, not just little fuzzy dogs. His skills work for the dogs he is rescuing as well as transferring to the audience training needs. He does not discriminate against big dogs, the new show seems like it does. The new version of the show does not even remotely compare to the realistic training that brandon does with his dogs. The families of course, are all happy with their pups which is great but the skills that Brandon teaches to the dogs, the owners, and the audience give you the complete package. I can count on one hand how many times I have watched the new version of the show. When Brandon was on the show, I would set it to record and never miss an episode. Please bring Branon back!

SO GLAD BRANDON IS BACK AS OF OCTOBER 7TH...2023.. I missed his stories and the way he trained dogs. I just watched the October 7th show and was so glad he is back.. please keep him on and please do not cancel him again. I have read the other reviews and I think most people agree.. this review will not submit unless I have more words so I guess I'm going to have to just keep writing until I reach the 600 word mark.. which is sad they just won't take my shorter version of what I had to say instead of just rambling.. so sorry to have to keep this up.. I've got 46 more words to fill in.. so hopefully this will do.

I discovered this show a few months ago and I always end up.crying happy or sad, but always.

Brandon (and crew) are so fabulous with all of these seemingly unfortunate animals. Today was my favorite with Avery and Charlotte (3 legs, one eye).

There is no end to the talents of fixing the obstacles of any and all of these seemingly unfortunate creatures. I say that because they all end up getting rescued.

These babies all steal my heart, every time I go to the shelter.

I wish I had stumbled upon this show before the memories, but this works for me, too.

Thank you for everything you do.

Cynthia Thompson Ladson, SC.

This review is for the 2013-2020 Saturday morning show with Brandon McMillan as host. I will update the revised 2021 eighth season of the show, with new hosts, at a later date.

I found this show while cruising channels several years ago while spending Saturday morning with my pets. I identified with host Brandon McMillan's "mission" for finding new homes for dogs in shelters and pounds (and ostensibly very close to facing a worse fate). I liked his training methods and his calm easygoing personality. I also enjoyed his ongoing narrative (which helps to fill in the blanks) plus the announcer who adds commentary and a closing summary at the end of the show. All-in-all a relaxing uplifting nice half-hour to spend. Yes, it can, at times, seem a bit contrived and scripted (all the pieces always seem to fit perfectly at the end), and the dog training appears almost too simple and quick. However, one needs to reason that the producers have to fit everything within a very short timeframe so the sequence of events might appear to the TV viewer as rushed.

With that being said, I was very disappointed to read the the show will be getting new hosts (a husband/wife team) for season 8 which starts early January 2021. I do not know at this time the reasons for this drastic change, whether it was the decision of CBS, Litton, Ampersand, or Brandon McMillan himself, but I will truly miss Brandon, who I found to be interesting, engaging, and easy to watch and root for. I wish him all the best and hope to see him back on the TV soon in another show, hopefully continuing to rescue dogs.

As stated above, I'll update this review once I've seen the new hosts on the 8th season.