Dog with a Blog

Dog With a Blog is an American television sitcom that premiered on Disney Channel on October 12, 2012. It stars G. Hannelius and Blake Michael. A promo of the series premiered on September 23, 2012 during a new episode of Good Luck Charlie.

Premise
Avery Jennings and Tyler James are step-siblings who hate each other but come together in episode 1. The family faces an even bigger adjustment when their new dog, Stan, can talk and also has a blog, unknown to the family. Stan uses his blog to discuss the happenings in the Jennings-James household. Avery and Tyler later learn of Stan's talking ability and agree to keep it a secret from their parents.

Cast

 * G. Hannelius as Avery Jennings, the highly intelligent, hard-working step-sister of Tyler. She hates the fact that Tyler feels everything has to go his way, and that good things always seem happen to him, such as in the pilot when Tyler books the living room as an excuse to have the school cheerleading squad come over. Avery is very straight-forward in following the rules and reluctantly goes along with what Tyler does. She is very smart, an overachiever and knows what she wants. She wants everything to be handled in an orderly fashion, such as posting sign-up sheets for the living room and even the bathroom. Avery is socially responsible and despises boys like Tyler, although the two do have brother-sister heart-to-heart discussions showing that, at the end of the day, no matter how much Tyler annoys her, they love each other.
 * Blake Michael as Tyler James, Avery's popular step-brother who seems to get by with his good looks, much to Avery's dismay, often causing the two to fight. Handsome, cool, manipulative, and occasionally a little vain, good things always seem to happen to him; he can get any pretty girl to go out with him and is extremely charismatic. Although very smart, Tyler is slacking off in school due to laziness, but in the pilot he learns he needs to act more like a brother towards Avery and will, on some occasions, show his soft, serious, mature side. Although he can sometimes be shown to be care-free and too laid-back, Tyler will rush to a person's side when they need help, showing that he cares about people. He can also be shown to be a little air-headed, but he has a quick wit and like Avery, he knows what he wants and he won't stop at anything to get it, showing that he has stars in his eyes and he's determined to show that he's more than just "the popular guy".
 * Francesca Capaldi as Chloe James, the six-year-old sister of Avery and Tyler. Chloe is naive, sweet and bubbly, like most children when they're six years old. She is shown to have psychological problems and often does crazy things. Avery notes in the pilot, that when Tyler tries to get Stan to fetch a ball and Chloe goes to get it, that it will "only be cute until she chases a car".
 * Stephen Full as the voice of Stan, the family's new dog who blogs and talks.
 * Regan Burns as Bennett James, Tyler's father and Avery's step-father. He is a psychologist who has his own book and tries to think of ways to get his kids to come together. Sometimes, his wife thinks he got his psychology degree online, as his attempts don't seem to work well.
 * Beth Littleford as Ellen Jennings, Avery's mother and Tyler's step-mother.
 * Kuma/Mick (uncredited) as Stan.

Production
The series was created by Michael B. Kaplan, who previously co-created the Disney XD series I'm in the Band. Stephen Full was previously a cast member of that series along with Beth Littleford who had a recurring role. G. Hannelius and Regan Burns also previously guest starred on I'm in the Band, during the show's two-season run.

Sesame Street and Muppets performer Paul McGinnis puppeteered specially made puppet legs for Stan for special effects shots (e.g. Stan's blogging) for several episodes.

Kuma played the title role of Stan the Dog for five episodes (including the pilot) after being picked from a pool of thousands of talented canines. The agency who hired him, Good Dog Animals, suddenly fired Kuma's owner over a small contractual dispute, after helping the GDA agency get awarded the show.{ The dog agency fired Kuma and replaced him with a look-alike named Mick, a much younger dog with no previous set experience and very little training.

The pilot episode was directed by Neal Israel.

Reception
The series premiere was watched by 4.5 million viewers.