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http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16444375&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=bobby-geldog--name_page.html


4 December 2005


BOBBY GELDOG
Boomtown Rat trains pups
By Raymond Hainey

GERRY COTT found fame as a guitarist with Bob Geldof's punk band Boomtown Rats - now he's teamed up with another Bobby in a bid for big-screen success.


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Gerry added: "I shared a twin room with Bobby in a hotel near the castle so we only had to walk a few hundred yards to work.



"It was a dream job - if I live to be 90, I'll look back on it as a very special period.'



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haha.thats cool and wierd



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Apparently it was the premiere last night!  woof woof!


But Cott the bassist!  Sheesh.....


http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=199962006


Greyfriars Bobby was all new to director
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago
... The dog, trained by ex Boomtown Rats bassist Gerry Cott, was one of four used in the film, and was affectionately known by the cast and crew as "Bobby Number ...



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hehe i might go and see that just for a laugh.the rats were on totp 2 laast night on uktv g2 last night doing looking after no.1 which was dead good it mentioned what they were all doing now (which was actually 2000 as it was a repeat) and it said that same and crowe had a clock making business!

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You just can't keep the Rats out of the news these days......

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1040139/Bobby-westie-hailed-critics-real-star-capitals-Wizard-Of-Oz-show.html

Bobby the westie is hailed by critics as the real star of the capital's Wizard Of Oz show

Toto is played by Bobby, a West Highland terrier who has something of a showbusiness pedigree - he is the protege of former Boomtown Rats guitarist Gerry Cott.

Mr Cott, who founded the group with Bob Geldof but quit before their fifth album was released, has coached Bobby to perform tricks that leave audiences open-mouthed

Mr Cott, 55, who lives with his wife Cathy and sons Harry, 19, and Sonny, 11, near Leatherhead, said: 'He has integrated so well with the cast because he is so calm and relaxed.

Our method of training works on the dog's character and confidence, which means they can be comfortable even on stage in front of hundreds of people.

'It is a bit like, "Look at me, look at me,"' said Mr Cott.

'It was a little unfair of him to muscle in on such a lovely moment in the play.'

He and Harry, who is working as Bobby's chaperone during the show's run, spent a week integrating the dog with the cast and teaching Sian Brooke, who plays Dorothy, a series of silent cues to prompt his performance.

Mr Cott, who was born into an Irish farming family, said he enjoyed working with animals and that his time with the Boomtown Rats had helped him gear his training towards the film, music and television industries.

He said contrary to some rumours, Bobby was not named after Geldof.

The Cotts, who own dress designing company Phoenix Cobham as well as running Dog Training One2One and A-ZAnimals, have helped coach thousands of animals using an American training method Mr Cott refers to as 'dog whispering.'

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