Pitch sale: “Dog Show”

Warner Bros. leashes comedy animation pitch “Dog Show” from writers Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons:

While plot details are being kept on a leash, the story centers on a stray dog and her misfit friends who shake up the famed and pure-bred world of a Westminster-like dog show.

Oh, and it didn’t hurt having Ellen DeGeneres attached to the project:

With “Show,” writer John Glenn (“Eagle Eye”) and producer David Manpearl developed the idea with Schoolcraft and Simons before approaching DeGeneres, who stamped it with her unique sensibilities. The team took the project around town, with Warners beating several suitors to take best in show.