{"id":8791,"date":"2026-02-09T12:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8791"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:01:08","slug":"dog-trainer-awes-audience-of-romanias-got-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8791","title":{"rendered":"Dog trainer awes audience of Romania\u2019s Got Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dog trainer Mikhail Ermakov received the Golden Buzz during Romania\u2019s Got Talent show on Friday, February 6, after shocking the audience with his act.<\/p>\n<p>During the performance, named the \u201cErmakov Dog Academy,\u201d dogs sat on benches and pretended to be students. They answered math questions and cleaned the blackboard. Mikhail\u2019s act brought the audience to its feet, with the jury applauding the performance as well.<\/p>\n<p>Ermakov, who resides in France, comes from a family of circus artists and was raised surrounded by animals, particularly dogs. He paid homage to his family while talking to the judges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe act you saw was created by my grandfather. When he created the act, he saved dogs from the streets. He passed it on to my father, and then to me. Our \u2018dynasty\u2019 is already 100 years old. The merit is not mine, it belongs to the dogs and to my grandfather,\u201d Mikhail said, talking about his legacy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed-field-provider-youtube video-embed-field-responsive-video\">\n<\/div>\n<p>A notable feature of the &#8220;Dog Academy&#8221; act is that some dogs are taken from shelters or rescued from the streets, resulting in a diverse mix of breeds in the performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis reflects the philosophy of the Ermakov Dog School, namely that homeless dogs can find a home and friends,\u201d Ermakov says on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>After the act, one of the dogs pressed the Golden Buzz button and received the approval of singer Andra, one of the show\u2019s judges. As such, Ermakov and his classroom will go straight to the semifinals and are guaranteed to perform again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the hand of destiny. I wanted to give it anyway. I have never seen such a well-executed act with animals that act. I have never seen acting dogs in my life!\u201d Andra added.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to training, Mikhail excels in football juggling, a discipline in which he holds a Guinness World Record, and in artistic cycling acts performed together with his wife. His participation in Romania\u2019s Got Talent also marked his first visit to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ta Bi Irie Boris and David Kouakou, Luca Popovici, Larisa Dasc\u0103l, Denis Popovichenko, Teodor Cop\u0103ceanu, Ovidiu Prunoiu, Duo Elmaks, Andrea Chiarini, Trupa Re-Born, \u0218tefania Iftime, and The Phobias are the other contestants who, alongside Mikhail Ermakov, received 3 or 4 YES votes from the jury and will move on to the next stage, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertatea.ro\/entertainment\/cine-este-mikhail-ermakov-dresorul-de-caini-care-a-primit-golden-buzz-5616473\">Libertatea<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:radu@romania-insider.com\">radu@romania-insider.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/romaniiautalent?__tn__=-UC*F\">Romanii au talent<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dog trainer Mikhail Ermakov received the Golden Buzz during Romania\u2019s Got Talent show on Friday, February 6, after shocking the audience with his act. During the performance, named the \u201cErmakov Dog Academy,\u201d dogs sat on benches and pretended to be students. They answered math questions and cleaned the blackboard. Mikhail\u2019s act brought the audience to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}