Words of wisdom from Tillman the Skateboarding Bulldog

Despite the outrage from fans of Tillman the skateboarding bulldog when he got chased off "Greatest American Dog" last week, the predicted viewer exodus did not occur. Up against the finale of "So You Think You Can Dance," "Greatest American Dog" had 5.9 million viewers, down just 100,000 (who were all probably watching Tillman videos on YouTube) from last week.

Speaking of Tillman, he was "interviewed" last year by a "pet psychic," and here's a little of what he had to say:

"I want to say that I love to skateboard. I dream of skateboarding all the time.

"I am very smart. Way smarter than what anyone thinks. I like it when I eat hamburgers. It makes me skate better."

And then there's this curious confession:

"I make people touch each other. When they see me they are filled with joy and love for one another. It's a great feeling."

So Tillman is something of an aphrodisiac. He's also quite the philosopher, as well, judging from this quote:

"(K)eep focusing on the future. ... Because when I see (people) looking into the past, I think it hurts them. I know from skateboarding that you always have to look forward smiling. If you look back you fall and if you look forward with fear you fall."