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Worst Dog Breath Contest: Who Nose the Winner?
Aired June 25, 2003 - 05:57 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Most of the time our Jeanne Moos comes up with stories that are like a breath of fresh air, but not this morning. We must warn you, this report contains graphic smells that may offend some viewers.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Normally dogs sniff each other, but this is a man sniffs dog story.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She's going in, in closer, and there goes the breath.
MOOS: The Worst Dog Breath contest may be a first, but it's no breath of fresh air.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: His breath smells like dead sea bass.
MOOS: Which is why Stout (ph) wears a rubber fish on his collar. Tiffy's (ph) owner came in a gas mask. Contestants brag.
RACHEL BAUM, DACHSHUND OWNER: She has the worst breath in upstate New York, and now we're going to prove that she has the worst breath in the country, maybe even the world.
MOOS: How bad is it?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People stop and retch, keel over at a sniff of her breath. So putrid, no one dares to take a whiff.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People stop and retch, keel over at a sniff of her breath. So putrid, no one dares to take a whiff.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People stop and retch, keel over at a sniff of her breath. So putrid, no one dares to take a whiff.
MOOS: Who else but the makers of doggy breath freshners would sponsor such a contest. Looking curiously like Altoids, Yip Yaps contain green tea, chlorophyll, parsley and rosemary, with some liver flavoring thrown in. Another company has copied the concept of Listerine strips, creating Spotscent, oral care strips for dogs.
Spotscent strips are supposed to give your dog "ready to lick" breath. Not intended for human consumption. We said not.
KIELA KERN, DOG TRAINER: It's really not very good. MOOS: Dogs tended to be hesitant about the breath strips, but they chowed down on the Yip Yaps. Though owners might choke at the price, $2.99 a tin.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: These things do work.
MOOS: Coming later this summer, breath freshners for cats. They even sell Yip Yaps in human vending machines, along with dog treats. All part of the humanizing trend.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, it's all about how people love to treat their dogs like people.
MOOS: Back at the contest, Chase (ph) showed up in his Don King disguise, a.k.a. Dog King. But when it came time to choose the winner...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Seems to me that a tiny dog should not have a kiss that reeks of fishy, acrid smog.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Seems to me that a tiny dog should not have a kiss that reeks of fishy, acrid smog.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Seems to me that a tiny dog should not have a kiss that reeks of fishy, acrid smog.
MOOS: Chantia (ph), the 11-year-old mini dachshund, took home the Hali (ph), halitosis award shaped like a clothes pin.
As for the doggy oral care strips, the dogs didn't seem to care where they got stuck. Best in show is one thing, but when you're best in bad breath, victory can bring a tear to your eye.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: To survive in the air that she breathes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: To survive in the air that she breathes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: To survive in the air that she breathes.
MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired June 25, 2003 - 05:57 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Most of the time our Jeanne Moos comes up with stories that are like a breath of fresh air, but not this morning. We must warn you, this report contains graphic smells that may offend some viewers.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Normally dogs sniff each other, but this is a man sniffs dog story.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She's going in, in closer, and there goes the breath.
MOOS: The Worst Dog Breath contest may be a first, but it's no breath of fresh air.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: His breath smells like dead sea bass.
MOOS: Which is why Stout (ph) wears a rubber fish on his collar. Tiffy's (ph) owner came in a gas mask. Contestants brag.
RACHEL BAUM, DACHSHUND OWNER: She has the worst breath in upstate New York, and now we're going to prove that she has the worst breath in the country, maybe even the world.
MOOS: How bad is it?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People stop and retch, keel over at a sniff of her breath. So putrid, no one dares to take a whiff.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People stop and retch, keel over at a sniff of her breath. So putrid, no one dares to take a whiff.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People stop and retch, keel over at a sniff of her breath. So putrid, no one dares to take a whiff.
MOOS: Who else but the makers of doggy breath freshners would sponsor such a contest. Looking curiously like Altoids, Yip Yaps contain green tea, chlorophyll, parsley and rosemary, with some liver flavoring thrown in. Another company has copied the concept of Listerine strips, creating Spotscent, oral care strips for dogs.
Spotscent strips are supposed to give your dog "ready to lick" breath. Not intended for human consumption. We said not.
KIELA KERN, DOG TRAINER: It's really not very good. MOOS: Dogs tended to be hesitant about the breath strips, but they chowed down on the Yip Yaps. Though owners might choke at the price, $2.99 a tin.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: These things do work.
MOOS: Coming later this summer, breath freshners for cats. They even sell Yip Yaps in human vending machines, along with dog treats. All part of the humanizing trend.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, it's all about how people love to treat their dogs like people.
MOOS: Back at the contest, Chase (ph) showed up in his Don King disguise, a.k.a. Dog King. But when it came time to choose the winner...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Seems to me that a tiny dog should not have a kiss that reeks of fishy, acrid smog.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Seems to me that a tiny dog should not have a kiss that reeks of fishy, acrid smog.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Seems to me that a tiny dog should not have a kiss that reeks of fishy, acrid smog.
MOOS: Chantia (ph), the 11-year-old mini dachshund, took home the Hali (ph), halitosis award shaped like a clothes pin.
As for the doggy oral care strips, the dogs didn't seem to care where they got stuck. Best in show is one thing, but when you're best in bad breath, victory can bring a tear to your eye.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: To survive in the air that she breathes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: To survive in the air that she breathes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: To survive in the air that she breathes.
MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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