Holly Willoughby warmed to her ‘smart’ dog Bailey after she nailed an impressive trick on Thursday’s This Morning.
It was ‘Bring Your Dog to Work Day’ for the presenter, 42, as she delighted in showing off a routine she insisted hadn’t been practiced before.
To the delight of her co-star Phillip Schofield, 60, Holly coaxed the Golden Retriever to lie down before planting a treat in his paw.
She said, ‘Right Bailey, we’ve never done this before. Feel. Lay down, lay down… get it, get it, get it, get it, get it bailey!
When the dog took the treat at her command, he exclaimed: ‘Oh, good girl!’
‘She gets it from her mother!’ Holly Willoughby gushed over her ‘smart’ dog Bailey after nailing an impressive trick on Thursday’s This Morning
Phillip was full of praise for Holly and her furry friend, saying: ‘That’s a treat if it’s in your paw. That’s amazing, genius, so smart.
Holly told Bailey, “You’re so smart,” before adding to viewers, “She got it from her mom.”
This morning recently came under fire from angry viewers when a squirrel was cooked live on Thursday’s episode.
Holly and Phil received a risotto made with the rodent by chef Phil Vickery on ITV’s daytime show last week.
It came after a wildlife campaign group claimed that gray squirrels should be served in restaurants.
Holly was shocked at the thought of the dish, but Phillip was eager to get into it, admitting it was “a bit chewy” as he made fun of the food.
Fans quickly took to Twitter, where they criticized the ‘cruel’ and ‘inhumane’ segment.
One wrote: ‘I think it’s disgusting that this morning you’re laughing and joking about eating gray squirrels live on TV. Are you sure they are wild animals and should not be killed for meat? Very cruel and inhuman.
Actually? It was ‘Bring Your Dog to Work Day’ for the presenter, 42, as she delighted in showing off a routine she insisted hadn’t been practiced before.
Wow! To the delight of her co-star Phillip Schofield, 60, Holly coaxed the Golden Retriever to lie down before planting a treat in his paw.
Impressive: When the dog took the treat on her command, he exclaimed: ‘Oh, good girl!’
Another added: ‘#ThisMorning lightheartedly discussing squirrel culling and killing all cats. Nice. Humans are evil.
A third chimed in: “Just saw you on This Morning about the Exmoor Squirrel Project encouraging people to eat Gray Squirrel, the world has gone mad.”
They had been discussing the Exmoor Squirrel Project, which recently claimed that the non-native creatures could be served in stews, pies and kebabs.
The group seeks to eradicate gray squirrels on Exmoor, so they can be replaced by native red squirrels.
The organizers are also in talks with two restaurants to serve dishes containing gray squirrel.
The project encourages local home and land owners to stop feeding gray squirrels, volunteer to monitor forests and, in some cases, with appropriate project training, set traps in gardens or on the dirt to catch squirrels.
Conservationists say red squirrels, which have lived in the UK for around 10,000 years, could be extinct here within a decade due to the invasive gray squirrel.
It’s disgusting and inhumane! She was criticized this morning when a SQUIRREL was cooked in a ‘cruel’ segment, while Phillip Schofield made fun of a ‘chewy’ risotto made from the rodent.