Jack Dee claims his Chihuahua is aware of easy methods to use the distant for his TV to seek out her favorite programmes.
The 63-year-old comic and his spouse Susan Hetherington placed on a “calm” BBC Two programme for his or her pooch Dolly to observe earlier than they went out for a number of hours, however when the couple got here again, they caught the animal watching Canine Behaving (Very) Badly – which is on Channel 5.
Chatting to fellow comedian Seann Walsh, 39, on a current episode of their Oh My Canine! podcast, he revealed: “You are in all probability going to assume I am making this up or I am fabricating indirectly, or I’ve embroidered the story.
“However we left Dolly to exit for an hour or two and left her on the couch with the telly on. And we at all times discover one thing good and calm for her to observe. That was on BBC Two.
“And once we got here again, she was watching Canine Behaving [Very] Badly. And that is on Channel 5. And he or she had the distant subsequent to her.
“It was like her model of watching a sitcom, , she’s like, ‘Take a look at these canine. Yeah, absolute Rangan’s all of them.’
“It is like a canine model of Shameless or Benidorm, is not it? Or Males Behaving Badly.
“Nevertheless it was a humorous factor.”
Jack thinks Dolly learnt easy methods to flick between TV channels after seeing her house owners do it.
He mentioned: “She clearly obtained her little paws on it. She’d been watching us, modified channels. ‘It is Canine Behaving [Very] Badly, I really like this.'”
Seann – who laughed all through Jack’s admission – mentioned Dolly could have been working the TV for years with out Jack and Susan understanding.
The Strictly Come Dancing 2018 contestant added: “She’s been doing that her total life. And that is the primary time you’ve got caught her.”
Jack – who’s marking 40 years in stand-up comedy in 2026 – mentioned he initially peed exterior when taking Dolly for a stroll to encourage her to urinate.
He’s quoted by Sussex World as saying: “It by no means occurred to me that different folks do not do that.
“After I take my chihuahua Dolly out for a pee at night time I … have a pee as nicely. Initially it was a means of encouraging Dolly, , the sound of working water.
“And it is the again backyard, not the entrance backyard. Nothing kinky occurring …”
