Paul O'Grady, the British comedian and television presenter, is renowned for his love of dogs and regularly features them on his daily programme. One super dog that brought the house down was a cute little female Jack Russell who could dance, do acrobatic tricks and walk all over his master... literally. The little dog was obviously in prime condition and what we were about to see could never have been achieved by a fat dog.

Yvo Antoni and PrimaDonna made their TV debut in October 2009 and fans of Paul O'Grady's programme went wild about the pair. They watched Yvo get into all sorts of crazy positions in order for PrimaDonna to do her tricks. While Yvo lay down and raised his feet in the air his little dog stood on one of his upturned feet, then on the other, then she stood up on her back legs, balancing on the soles of Yvo's shoes.

When dog and master took a bow together, the audience went wild and wanted more. The duo did an encore, with a further song and dance act.

'How do you get your dog to do all this?' asked Paul.

'With lots of treats,' responded Yvo.

'And how long has it taken you to train her?'

'Two and a half years,' came the response.

'D'you think you could get her to do the same for me?' Paul was clearly very excited at the prospect.

And sure enough, after the briefest of tutoring, the little star weaved herself through the presenter's legs, then jumped up on his back and repeated a couple of the tricks she had just performed with her master. Everyone who watched the performance was amazed.

'Fantastic... wonderful,' enthused Paul. 'What a glorious little dog.'

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