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On December 9, 2010 Friskies®  brand cat food  unveiled Cat Diaries: The First Ever Movie Filmed by Cats, during a red-carpet event at The Grove’s Pacific Theatre in Los Angeles.

This short film features documentary style footage taken directly from cats, who donned video cameras on their collars to provide around-the-clock coverage of their daily lives. From apartments to homes, from New York to California,viewers are taken on a tour across the country to see life from a cat’s perspective.

To create the four-minute film, a handful of cats from across the country were equipped with HD video cameras around their collars to collect documentary style footage of their daily lives. The film stars a number of celebricats,  including Charlene Butterbean, Fudge, Gizmo and Milo as they explore, play and enjoy life.

Friskies worked with Los Angeles based director/producer Erik Denno and editor/director Jason Farrell to spotlight cats on the silver screen. Bryan Lee Brown and Paul Figueroa created the film’s original music.

Friskies selected cats that were playful and adventurous for the project.  The selected cats,  dubbed “The RePURRters”, wore specially-designed portable video cameras around their necks to capture daily footage for five days.

Purina animal behaviorist, Dr. Jill Villarreal, analyzed the footage to draw conclusions as to the daily adventures of cats. The findings are presented in the second edition of The Scratchington Post. 

To view the film online, please visit http://www.friskies.com/repurrters/.

Champion (CH) Propwash Reckon, or Reckon for short, an Australian Shepherd, from New Hampshire, bested more than 2,000 competitors to earn the title of top dog at the National Championship

LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –

The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Best in Show honors and $50,000 in prize money went to CH Propwash Reckon, an Australian Shepherd known affectionately as “Reckon” owned by Leslie Frank and Judy Harrington of Kensington, New Hampshire. Before a crowd at the Long Beach Convention Center Sunday night “Reckon” was crowned “National Champion” by Best in Show judge Mrs. Jean Fournier after a weekend of intense canine competition.

The weekend of judging, where thousands of dogs competed for more than $225,000 in cash prizes, ended in cheers throughout the Long Beach Arena as Reckon pranced across the carpet in a victory lap.

Best in Show Finalists and Group Winners

Sporting: GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout, a German Wirehaired Pointer known as “Scout” owned by Kiki Courtelis, James & Helen Witt and J. Wilkinson of Paris, Kentucky.  

Hound: GCH CH Starline’s Chanel, a Whippet known as “Chanel” owned by Lori, Carey & Nicole Lawrence of Rancho Santa Fe, California. 

Working: GCH CH Aviator’s Luck Be A Lady, a Portuguese Water Dog known as “Lady Bug” owned by Victor Malzoni Jr., Jerson Valle and M & C Dugan of Shingle Springs, California.

Terrier: CH Slyfox Sneaks a Peek, a Smooth Fox Terrier known as “Adam” owned by JW Smith of North Collins, New York.

Toy: GCH CH Palacegarden Malachy, a Pekingese known as “Malachy” owned by Iris Love, S. Middlebrooks and David Fitzpatrick of East Berlin, Pennsylvania.

Non-Sporting: GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy, a Bichon Frise known as “Drummer” owned by Barbara Weidner, L. Darman, K. Griffin and C. Ruggles of Wichita, Texas.

Herding: CH Propwash Reckon, an Australian Shepherd known as “Reckon” owned by Leslie Frank and Judy Harrington of Kensington, New Hampshire.

This  marked the dog show’s final run in Long Beach. Next year the championship will take place in Orlando, Fl.

The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship will be telecast on ABC Network Television on Sunday, January 23, 2011. Check local listings for airtimes.