Kim Kardashian Replaced by a Dog in a Skechers Super Bowl Ad

Kim Kardashian replaced in Super Bowl Skechers ad

Kim Kardashian Dropped from Skechers Ad Campaign

Kim Kardashian has been replaced by a dog. No, Kris Humphries hasn't adopted a new pitt bull, but the ad executives who worked on the Skechers Super Bowl campaign this year have dropped Kim from the spot.

You may recall Kardashian in the last Super Bowl Skechers ads, showing off her sexy curves and vamping for the camera -- she was poised to reprise the act but now comes word that Skechers has gone to the dogs instead.

A French bulldog will instead take the lead in the Skechers Super Bowl commercial, which features the pooch, wearing Skechers new GOrun shoes, outrunning a pack of greyhounds at the racetrack.

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On their end, Skechers' honchos say that the bad press surrounding Kardashian's divorce from Kris Humphries had nothing to do with the move to replace her.

Leonard Armato, president of Skechers Fitness, commented, "Kim got us more attention than we ever dreamed," but added, "We have to establish Skechers as more than a lifestyle company."

The ad is drawing criticism from Grey2K USA, an animal rights group that says that the greyhounds were mistreated at the Tucson Greyhound Park while making the commercial.

The American Humane Society says no animals were harmed during the ad production.

The question remains -- will the dog do a better acting job than Kardashian? Like that would be difficult.