It debuted on July 10, 2008 and was hosted by Jarod Miller with judges Victoria Stilwell, Allan Reznik, and Wendy Diamond.

In addition, for the first four weeks, the winner of the challenge got to send one of the other teams to the "Dog House," a much smaller building with few amenities.

1 - In episode 5, Teresa & Leroy won the Dog Bone Challenge, but gave it to Bill & Star.

All ratings based on Nielsen unless specified Original Air Date: July 10, 2008 The twelve competing dogs and their owners arrive at Canine Academy and meet each other for the first time.

Original Air Date: July 17, 2008 Things grow a little tense at Canine Academy when Elvis has a small fight with Tillman and bites his eye.

Beth Joy had put Bella Starlet in a dress that covered most of her body, which resulted in the judges being unable to evaluate her grooming.

Laurie was chastised for tearing a larger hole in the paper on the last hoop to give Andrew an easier time, as it was an unfair advantage.

Original Air Date: July 30, 2008 The friendship between Laura and Travis continues to blossom, and Brandy seems jealous of it.

Best in Show Challenge: Salvador Doggy The bottom three were Laura & Preston, JD & Galaxy, and Laurie & Andrew.

The judges felt that the painting created by Laura & Preston looked very rushed and had little thought put into it.

Original Air Date: August 20, 2008 Beth Joy is upset when Bella Starlet begins to act aggressive.

JD and Laurie have a discussion about the difference between their training methods, foreshadowing a heated argument between judges Victoria Stilwell and Wendy Diamond on the same topic after the Best in Show challenge.

Beth Joy was chastised for reducing her commands to "desperate bribes" as she got more anxious with Bella Starlet's performance.

Travis is told he was a little bit out of control while praising Presley on the very high apparatus the competition took place on.

Both Bill and Laurie chose to take their dogs up the easier ramp and neither Star nor Andrew would jump down via the zipline when encouraged to do so.

The decision from the judges seemed difficult to make, but ended up expelling Teresa, feeling that she'd lost sight of the meaning behind the loyalty challenge.

Original Air Date: September 10, 2008 The top three face off in the final episode of Greatest American Dog.