Edison
is
Ready to Perform
(Edison as a puppy and now - see photo link, below, for ADDITIONAL IMAGES)
Edison is a skilled dog actor available for film, TV, and print advertising productions.
When you need an animal performer with star quality, he is A-list.
Edison was born October 21, 2007. His Dam, Chick, is a tenacious,
working, pure-bred Australian Cattle Dog. His Sire, Butch, is a
dog's dog, and does ranch work along with Chick in rural
California. Edison, however, has been raised in urban / suburban
West Los Angeles, California and has a natural ability to master any social
situation. He has that "certain something" that brings a smile
and feeling of connection to people of all ages from excited young
children to the most jaded of senior citizens. People stop and just
have to meet him.
Edison is a dog who enjoys performing for the camera and is not
distracted by
bright lights, photoflashes, loud equipment, or vehicles. He is
"at
home" and charming whether in his own neighborhood, in nature, at a
party with
hundreds of guests, or even at a noisy dance club!
Edison is a fast learner, and his current command behaviors (by verbal
and sign cues) include:
- Playing the piano (his own improvisations)
- Through-the-hoop (leaping through tires hoola-hoops, etc.)
- Jumping on to and off from a variety of named objects
- Crawling Under and Jumping Over objects
- (Basically, he knows the names of many objects and most prepositional phrases)
- Heeling with any actor
- Crossing (streets, streams, etc.)
- High-five and Shaking hands
- Shake-it-off (as if wet)
- Mark (go to and stand on a mark)
- Fetching and Catching
- High-jump (4 - 8 feet)
- This-way / That-way (using finger pointing)
- Opening doors and Closing Doors
- Making-a-pee-pee
- Waiting (stand and stay), Chasing
As is common in the Australian CattleDog / Queensland Heeler lineage, Edison can produce a wide range of vocalizations, including a sort of talking, in addition to different
barks and whines, on cue. He moves his mouth and lips in a way that looks like a person talking, and it is easy to supply human voice-over to match it. He can also talk in a way that sounds like Chewbacca the Wookiee from Star Wars.
In addition to his fine attention to detail, Edison is extremely and
unusually
athletic. In herding mode, he can overtake any dog at the dog
park and keep up with whippets and greyhounds. He can climb a
tree
trunk to about 8 feet. He can easily spring / jump up to kiss the
nose of
a 6-foot (2 meter) tall actor, eye-to-eye. He has a natural
talent for balance
and can walk
along the top of a fence or on a two-by-four. His unique
appearance and distinctive markings make branding your production
straightforward.
Whether you need a cuddly sweetheart
or an action-adventure
star, Edison is ready for your production.
