SIMON Cowell has been hypnotised by a dog named Princess.

The auditions for the ninth season of Britain’s Got Talent are underway and it seems that the skills of British people are becoming somewhat exhausted. Fortunately man’s best friend has stepped up to provide the talent the show so desperately relies on.

During auditions at Manchester’s Lowry theatre, contestant Krystyna Lennon and her German Spitz went in front of judges claiming the dog can hypnotise people with a simple stare.

Cowell, who fulfils the obligatory tough judge role on the panel but whose bark has always been worse than his bite took to the stage to face the little pooch.

However apparently the TV mogul was no match for the pooch and collapsed upon returning to his desk and telling his fellow judges he “didn’t feel well,” reported British publication, The Mirror.

The dog’s owner was then purportedly brought back on stage to release Cowell from his slumber.

A source close to show told The Sun that “it was the freakiest moment I’ve ever had.”

If this turns out to be legitimate, going ahead with the rest of the show will surely be a formality.

One can only assume that it will be like going through the motions as the human contestants bark on command before the eventual crowning of Princess as the most talented pet in Britain.

As ridiculous as it may seem, this isn’t the first dog that has boasted such an ability. A black labrador named Oscar gained notoriety in Britain for the same skillset as seen in this clip from game show Qi in which the unshakably trustworthy Stephen Fry concedes that “so yes, dogs can apparently hypnotise humans.”

But in a coincidence too big to fathom, the owner of that conscious-controlling canine was Krystyna’s uncle, Hugh Lennon.

Simon Cowell owns the rights to the popular talent show and so it stands to reason that he would be an obedient participant in such a stunt in an effort to create publicity for the upcoming season.

But if that does prove to be the case, in doggie terms, the media is standing on it’s hind legs.