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Free streaming service U is launching new factual entertainment format\u00a0Wagging Rights <\/strong>later this year, supported by a linear TX on U&Dave and U&W. Wagging Rights<\/strong>\u00a0follows five celebrities as they attempt to train their pet dogs to become show dogs.<\/p>\n Rhod Gilbert, Harriet Kemsley, Kae Kurd, Sara Pascoe<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Vicky Pattison\u00a0<\/strong>are the five would-be trainers bringing their dogs along to compete for the\u00a0Wagging Rights<\/strong>\u00a0trophy. Across six episodes a team of the UK\u2019s top dog show judges will evaluate the stars \u2013 and their human owners! \u2013 with each episode based around a core skill; obedience, scent work, agility, freestyle and ball sports, before the grand final.<\/p>\n Rhod Gilbert<\/strong>\u00a0says, \u201cI\u2019m joining the\u00a0Wagging Rights\u00a0competition to show the world what a poorly trained dog and chaotic human can achieve. It\u2019s what the world needs right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Harriet Kemsley<\/strong>\u00a0says, \u201cI am so excited to do this show with my first born and cannot wait to start my new life as dog trainer. Sunny has issues with barking, chewing, basic instructions, co-dependence, licking, anxiety and personal space, wish us luck!\u201d<\/p>\n Kae Kurd<\/strong>\u00a0says, \u201cI just want the country to see how amazing Riot is! I think there\u2019s a massive stigma around big dogs and Rottweilers and I just want everyone to see she\u2019s the most gentle, loving creature and a very good girl.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Sara Pascoe<\/strong>\u00a0says, \u201cMy dog Mouse is the love of my life and the chance to take him to work every day was too good an opportunity to pass up. We both look forward to making our personal relationship a professional one!\u201d<\/p>\n Vicky Pattison<\/strong>\u00a0says, “I’m spending time with my beautiful lab Milo AND I’m making a TV show at the same time, it’s fantastic. There’s a lot to learn but we’ll give it our best – and as long as Milo has a nice time… that’s all that matters!\u201d<\/p>\n The dog experts on Wagging Rights<\/strong>\u00a0are Kay Attwood, award winning dog trainer, behaviourist and author, and Nigel Reed, dog behaviourist and author.<\/p>\n Senior commissioning editor <\/span>Mark Iddon says, \u201cWagging Rights\u00a0is exactly the kind of bold, feel-good show we want more of, a big, instantly explainable format that delivers huge laughs without feeling over-produced. Dogs bring the spontaneity, the celebs bring the stories, and together it\u2019s warm, competitive and ridiculously watchable.\u201d<\/p>\n Wagging Rights<\/strong> joins other successful factual entertainment programming on the network such as\u00a0Guy Martin: Proper Jobs, Robson Green\u2019s Amazing Walks\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Pete Wicks: For Dog\u2019s Sake<\/strong>, which won Best Popular Factual Programme at the 2025 Broadcast Digital Awards and Best Lifestyle Show at the 2026 TV Choice Awards. All U&Dave and U&W programming can be found on U. U is UKTV\u2019s free streaming service with over 9000 hours of content from UKTV\u2019s free-to-air channels U&Dave, U&Drama, U&Yesterday and U&W, as well as programming exclusive to U. U\u2019s programming is also available to stream free on Channel4.<\/p>\n Wagging Rights<\/strong>\u00a0will launch later this year on U.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source beyondthejoke.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Free streaming service U is launching new factual entertainment format\u00a0Wagging Rights later this year, supported by a linear TX on U&Dave and U&W. Wagging Rights\u00a0follows five celebrities as they attempt to train their pet dogs to become show dogs. 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