Toula, America's Most Talented Pet, steals Johnny Depp's 'Enemies'

Toula on the set of "Public Enemies" with Stephen K. Spencer

There’s an old adage: “Never act with children or animals.” So, what was Johnny Depp thinking? He must have known that that a 5-year-old border collie rescue named Toula would steal the show.

It all began in 2007. Christine Mahaney, Toula’s owner and trainer was working part-time as a dog-trainer, and part-time as a paralegal. “… I had some friends tell me, “hey – Petco’s doing this competition. [“America’s Most Talented Pet”] You should do it!”
“I went down to the store and stayed up till 3 in the morning getting my props ready – I didn’t even know what I was doing or what order, which probably worked better for Toula and I, because you have to just roll with it when you work with dogs.
“We went in there – won first place, and that’s what got us down to the Petco competition, and then we won the top 12 – and then we won. So – it was really from the Petco competition that got us out there.”

Of course, Toula already had everything she needed to ‘make it’ – good looks and more than 45 distinct behaviors including just about every trick and behavior you can think of. Sneeze, and she’ll get you a tissue. Are you thirsty? Toula will bring you a drink out of the cooler. Yawn? She even will bring you a pillow. [See Tiger’s interview with Toula and her many talents by CLICKING HERE]

Yes, she is the perfect host, but could she play a Midwestern lodge owner’s dog who ruined the FBI’s attempt at a surprise raid by barking and thus alerting the gangsters hiding within? In “Public Enemies,” Toula’s most demanding behavior seems as simple as walking out a door with her co-star. But that was someone she had meet only 2 hours before -- and by exiting the lodge, she was walking, off-leash, away from her owner and handler as cars are pulling in, with cameras overhead and over 100 strangers lurking around in the dark.

How’d she do it?  CLICK HERE to find out.

 see below for the Trailer for "Public Enemies" starring Johnny Depp