Tony & Rory perform with the Purina Dog Team
Hailing from Newcastle, Indiana, a man and his dog beat out the 'Stevie Wonder' wonder, Charles DeWayne, to make it into the top 20 on ‘America’s Got Talent.’
Trainer Tony Hoard came to the popular TV competition via the Purina® Incredible Dog Team, which performs Frisbee tricks and other amazing feats in a highly stylized show which tours around the country performing at halftime shows, on television programs and a variety of other public events. His teammate on America’s Got Talent is Rory, an 8-year-old Australian Shepherd and three-time Skyhoundz World Champion, with an “outstanding work ethic,” who is a mind-boggling jumper who always seems to land on his feet.
Tony’s full entourage includes five other incredible dogs: Zaniee “J”, a 4-year-old Australian Shepherd, who loves to illustrate the “aussie tuck” during jumping routines while also amusing the crowd by walking on her back legs; an extremely energetic a two-year-old Australian Shepherd, named Q-TEE Pup who has already taken home a top three finish in an international competition, and amazes fans with his ability to walk backward up a wall, Seven of Nine, who is the smallest team member, at only 16 inches tall, but was still able to take home the 2006 Micro-Dog World Championship, Elektra Blu, a 1-year-old Australian Shepherd, who is also showing great jumping potential, and the newest of the bunch, Mowgli, a 5-month-old Australian Shepherd, who loves watching his older brothers and sisters play with flying discs!
When Tony is not performing on America’s Got Talent or elsewhere, he works full-time at a manufacturing company in Indiana. But, if the votes continue to pour in, that may change.
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