Watch Benji Hogan, star companion of the Dennis Walters Golf Show, wins Animal Planet’s Pet Star!

On 11/3/03, took 1st place on Animal Planet’s Pet Star! Benji Hogan, star companion of the Dennis Walters Dog Show passed in 2008, but was named the Florida Dog of the Year in 2002, made eight commercials, sang with Grammy Award winning legend Vince Gill and also was credited with defeating Tiger Woods in a foot race. ubbed by Walters as “”The Best Opening Act” in golf, Benji Hogan – a twin image of the famed star of the 1974 motion picture “Benji” – quickly earned his signature status in the world of golf by barking out answers to questions posed by Walters and members of the audience. Benji Hogan appeared in more than 1000 golf shows and traveled over a million miles at Walters’ side. He was also a trained service dog and helped Walters by picking up items Walters may have dropped during the daily struggles of being a paraplegic. Benji Hogan was adopted in 1996 by Walters, a PGA Honorary Member from Jupiter, Fla., who was confined to a wheelchair since 1974 after suffering an accident while driving a golf cart. From that tragedy, Walters developed a nationally acclaimed golf trick shot program, starring Benji Hogan, the third pet dog he trained over the past 34 years for the show