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New presenter for The Love of Dogs!

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Whethertomorrow Tue 30-Jan-24 17:12:41

I am shocked and dismayed that the lovely, kind, gentle, quiet and caring Paul O’Grady is being replaced with

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Alison big gob shouty Hammond!

She will scare every nervous dog in range of her loud voice and exaggerated arm movements. She is a physically large woman who will overwhelm most dogs.

Why couldn’t the Tv company find someone more suitable, perhaps someone younger and gentler and not so well known. Give someone else a chance. AH is absolutely everywhere at the moment and she’s already ruined bake off for me. Not a fan at all (don’t know why you’d think that đŸ€Ł).

Who do you think would be good?

netflixfan Sat 03-Feb-24 18:58:31

I like her! Surely she wouldn’t have taken the job if she didn’t adore dogs?

TanaMa Sat 03-Feb-24 18:51:06

Julian Clary would be brilliant or Martin Clunes. Don't know why they have chosen A.H. as she doesn't even own a dog!

missdeke Sat 03-Feb-24 18:03:53

melp1

Martin Clunes, Henry Cavill,Hugh Jackman , Patrick Stewart, Jonah Hill, Ricki Gervais, not as fond of Ricki Gervais but he loves dogs.
I guess it depends who they can afford and where they live.

Alison Hammond loves dogs and would dearly love one but her lifestyle is not suitable to be a dog owner. She's obviously a sensible person when it comes to owning a dog.

dalrymple23 Sat 03-Feb-24 17:29:41

No idea who she was. Had to Google her. Agree with most of the posts - no, no, no, no, Ghastly. Totally unsuitable.

Mel1967 Sat 03-Feb-24 16:56:40

Tom Hardy would be amazing

melp1 Sat 03-Feb-24 16:50:15

Martin Clunes, Henry Cavill,Hugh Jackman , Patrick Stewart, Jonah Hill, Ricki Gervais, not as fond of Ricki Gervais but he loves dogs.
I guess it depends who they can afford and where they live.

KG1241 Sat 03-Feb-24 16:46:19

Martin Clunes or Alan Davies from Dog Rescue would have got my vote

tickingbird Sat 03-Feb-24 16:38:36

I’ve nothing against Alison Hammond but I confess to thinking “oh not AH again”. She is in danger of being over exposed as she’s not only presenting, she’s on the adverts too.

Good for her bank balance but it’s nice to have some variety with presenters.

OurKid1 Sat 03-Feb-24 16:38:29

Lets give her a chance. I thought she would be annoying on Bake Off, but she's excellent.

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 03-Feb-24 16:38:07

My dog hates all other dogs and most definitely does not like hearing one on television.

Joseann Sat 03-Feb-24 16:35:09

Stella14

It won’t affect me. Sadly, my dogs won’t let me watch it. They go ballistic and it’s not worth the noise and stress đŸ€·â€â™€ïž

😂
I had a dog who used to go bonkers watching "One man and his dog"!

Stella14 Sat 03-Feb-24 16:29:14

It won’t affect me. Sadly, my dogs won’t let me watch it. They go ballistic and it’s not worth the noise and stress đŸ€·â€â™€ïž

TurtleDove Sat 03-Feb-24 16:26:14

Oh dear me, that loud woman. I no longer watch any TV show she is in. She went on Clarksons farm the other day to feed the cows and she ran off screaming her head off, there is a video of it somewhere. How on earth is that loud, screaming woman with a terrible laugh going to cope with poor little dogs, she will frighten them to death. It is the worst choice ever, surely there must be some other presenters that love animals that are calm and collected.

Jillypops Sat 03-Feb-24 16:22:57

aaaargh none of the above

Greciangirl Sat 03-Feb-24 16:21:43

I was absolutely shocked when I heard that Alison Hammond was going to present the show.

I couldn’t think of anyone least likely to be considered for it,

She does seem to be monopolising t.v. nowadays.

I think that should of been the end of this show, as it won’t be the same with big mouth Hammond in tow.

agedknees Sat 03-Feb-24 14:52:19

Totally think they’ve gone for the wrong person here.

MissAdventure Sat 03-Feb-24 14:51:12

Urmstongran

Yes - Toksvig MissAdventure. She’d be lovely. She has a wry sense of humour which I find appealing.

Thats the very woman, Urms.
Thank you.

win Sat 03-Feb-24 14:37:23

Alison Hammond sparks ITV 'boycott' fury as fans divided over new For The Love of Dogs presenting gig.
While Hammond has stated she's "very aware that I can never replace the iconic Paul in this wonderful series", it appears some fans aren't keen on giving the new-look series a chance.After ITV announced the news on Tuesday afternoon, X, formerly Twitter, users rushed to share their thoughts, including one fan who fumed: "NO! Alison Hammond is not right for this show. You need a true dog lover. Someone with a passion for their welfare.

"Someone that understands rescue work, which can be incredibly difficult. Julian Clary or the wonderful Peter Egan would be perfect. ITV have really f***ed up here." Quote from GB News

Bromley Sat 03-Feb-24 14:34:17

She’ll frighten some dogs
but that will be cut.
I can’t listen to her I’m afraid.

Urmstongran Sat 03-Feb-24 14:22:26

Yes - Toksvig MissAdventure. She’d be lovely. She has a wry sense of humour which I find appealing.

MissAdventure Sat 03-Feb-24 14:08:18

My nan and my mum both used to say it.
It's a shame to think it'll end up washed away from every day parlance.

Grandma29 Sat 03-Feb-24 14:07:21

Not a good choice but if you look hard at it you’ll get the answer! It doesn’t take long?!!

Sparklefizz Sat 03-Feb-24 14:04:19

Paul was a fulltime care worker so he had always had a caring and empathetic nature ... he was doing his Lily Savage act in the evenings before he went into showbiz fulltime.

catwoman Sat 03-Feb-24 13:59:44

Another one for Martin Clunes!!

catwoman Sat 03-Feb-24 13:58:16

Martin Clunes.