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British Bulldog Is Obsessed With “The Lion King”

This is hysterical and backs up a theory of mine.  I maintain that dogs, like people, have favorite TV shows.  For example, our dog (Frisky) LOVES “Days of Our Lives.” …

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This is hysterical and backs up a theory of mine.  I maintain that dogs, like people, have favorite TV shows.  For example, our dog (Frisky) LOVES "Days of Our Lives."  The TV is on all the time in our house, and he doesn't seem to notice, but when we're getting ready to leave the house each day, NBC is on and the second "Days" begins, he assumes the position on the couch and stares at the screen.

Meet Carly Pither's bulldog, "Bruce."  He's seen ''The Lion King'' hundreds of times and jumps up and down when Musafah dies. ''He starts barking, jumps up and hops around like a bunny. He's mesmerized by it and will sit and watch as long as it's on. We have got to the point where if we want to watch something else on the TV we have to play it for him on our phones. If he's playing up we'll put it on and he completely pauses. It stops him from tearing up the furniture. For most dogs it's dogs they bark at the TV but for him it's lions. It's like he thinks he's one of them.''

How great is this?!  Does your pooch watch TV?

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.