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America's next top coddle: Does your pet have what it takes to be a…

The New York Post's pet talent search is open to strays and show dogs alike; the stage parents are still strictly human.

On air: Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:29 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “America’s next top coddle: Does your pet have what it takes to be a star?”
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:29 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: North America.

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New York PostAmerica’s next top coddle: Does your pet have what it takes to be a star?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd now, a search for America's next top coddle, with Lola Cruz.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI'm standing outside a casting call where hundreds of owners are lined up with their pets, and the New York Post is calling it a journey from stray to slay.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentBehind me, a woman just fixed a poodle's bangs with the focus of a surgeon. I've seen less tension at border crossings.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentSir, a moment. Your dog has been staring at a wall for ten minutes. Is that the act?
Wendell MarshThat's called range, ma'am. Biscuit does sad, he does sadder, and since spring he does a sad that makes strangers hand him their sandwiches.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSandwiches.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe dog is the only one here who isn't pushing for the camera, Hank. Back to you.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwenty-eight years in this chair, and I've never once been told I had range.