(Originally
appeared in the July 1, 2004 edition of the Century City News)
LOS
ANGELES, CA--- Working moms and dads – job competition gets fierce as working
dogs hit the pavement hard. In stores July 6, 2004, the brand new DVD and
video release from First Look Home Entertainment - Jobz 4 Dogz - explores the
wonderful world of working dogs in a fun, adventure-packed, live action,
children's series that sets a new standard for youth-based education and
entertainment. Aimed at the 3-12 kids market and hosted
by hip young comedy talent Keith Adams, the Jobz 4 Dogz series features
revealing interviews, "fur facts"
and amazing “pawformances” of canine agility and smarts - along with cool
music, cutting-edge animation and special effects – all in a format that keeps
kids entertained while they learn.
In
Police K-9, kids experience a breathtaking canine obstacle course,
and get to know some furry friends of all shapes and sizes who take the
motto “to protect and serve” to a whole new level. In Rescue K-9, Keith gets
nose to nose with these brave canines when he is rescued during
a simulated avalanche search. These dogs are trained to save lives
in the most rigorous situations. In Hollywood K-9, kids go behind the
scenes, meet the trainers and see what it takes to become a doggy star!
They even have their very own "Doggy Idol" contest showcasing a
dancing bulldog, piano playing pup, and mangy mutt singing rap songs
Jobz
4 Dogz is full of fascinating facts about man’s best friend, and reveals their
unique abilities to accomplish tasks that humans just can’t handle.
From rescuing people, sniffing out bombs, catching criminals, guiding the
blind, these K-9's are invaluable assess to our society. Kids learn how these dogs
are trained, how they think, and how they do what they do to get
the job done. Fun,
exciting and truly action-packed, Police K-9, Rescue K-9 and Hollywood K-9 are
riveting adventure programs, designed to be loved by kids, then played and
replayed!
Produced
by Dream Big Productions, producers of over 100 half-hour award-winning
programs for kids, the series was conceived as a way to provide kids with an
up-close understanding of dogs and how they benefit humanity, and how dogs and
people work together to make the world a better place. These “amazing,
courageous, outrageous, hardworking dogs” teach kids important and invaluable
lessons about life!
The
Thousand Oaks based company has been innovating dynamic and brilliant
programming in the children’s market for 13 years. Aside from the first-class
quality of their shows, the company has a blue-chip track record, having sold
over 6 million units of their childrens’ programs in the video market. “We are
tremendously excited about the Jobz 4 Dogz series” says creator and producer
Brian Levine. “ These programs show so clearly the undeniable bond between dogs
and people. We know that what the dogs have to teach kids in these programs is
both entertaining and life-enhancing.”
Dream
Big's winning formula – 1/3 education, 1/3 adventure and 1/3 entertainment -
has proven astronomically successful with other shows such as “There Goes
A …”, Homer's Workshop, and Amazing Heroes.
For more information, to request a
screener copy, or to schedule an interview with Producers Brian Levine and Denise
Gelfand, please contact Ilene Proctor at 310-271 5857 or visit www.jobz4dogz.com.
