Training Waffle Waffle the Wonder Dog

# Oh, Waffle. # Oh, Waffle.

# Leaping around like a frog.

# I just want to say one thing.

# You're such a clever dog.

# So many nights we're awake when you're woofing.

# We still love you. Everybody!

# Waffle, doggie.

# Waffle, doggie.

# Waffle, doggie.

# You're such a clever dog.

# You're such a clever dog, you are.

# Whoa, oh, oh, oh.

# Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh. #

The day of Waffle's first dog training class had arrived.

-Waffle was excited.

-I hope you have fun today.

I'll be cleaning this morning's Waffle mess.

Starting with the dirty washing, which was in the washing basket

until you, doggie, decided to take it out.

WAFFLE: Oh, sorry!

-Morning, dog lovers!

-Hi, Derek.

-Hello, Simon. Hello, everybody.

Lovely to see you. Wey hey! My goodness, what happened here?

-Well, Waffle happened.

-Oh, hello. We're in a hurry.

-WAFFLE: Simon! Smelly sock!

-Yes. That's my sock, Waffle.

And it happens to be part of my favourite pair.

WAFFLE: Sock!

You're not meant to chew socks, Waffle.

I think he loves the smell of your sock, Dad.

-Yes, well he can smell it later. Now, where's the other one?

-Simon?

-Yes?

-Do you know where the dog treats are?

-They were over there.

-They might be over here.

-I last saw them there.

Come and help me out then, please, quick.

While we looked for dog treats, Waffle found something.

WAFFLE: Sock!

-Simon's smelly sock!

-And he saved it for later.

-Found them!

-Good work. Come along, Jess.

We don't want to be late for the dog trainer.

Now then, young pup. I've got high hopes for you today. You know that?

-Yeah? Oh! Eurgh.

-WAFFLE: Oh! Eurgh.

-Dad! He copied you. Oh, clever Waffle!

-Eurgh!

THEY LAUGH

ALL: Oh!

# Such a clever dog.

# Such a clever dog you are. #

-Is everybody ready?

-Yes.

-Come on, Waffle!

-Goodbye. Bye!

Now, where's that sock?

-Good morning, Derek.

-Morning, Sunali. Hello, Ian.

Waffle, look. See this little dog? I knitted his jumper!

It's true. Don't worry, I'll knit you one just like it.

WAFFLE: Yay!

-Oh, hello, Derek. And who's this?

-Hello, Dylan.

-We've brought Waffle for his first class today. Haven't we?

-Hi.

Hello, Buster. Hello, Fenella.

WAFFLE: Hello.

Waffle, these are doggies just like you.

-They can't talk like you can.

-WAFFLE: Oh!

Waffle, look at me. Waffle. Please.

No talking. WAFFLE WHINES

Come on. Here, let's go in.

We're going to be late, you know. Come on.

Hello. Morning, Frankie.

OK. Everyone find a space.

-Sorry, we're late. Come in, Waffle.

-Hello.

And today we're going to be teaching your dog how to sit.

Right, dog owners. I want you to get your dog's attention.

It could be with a treat, or their favourite toy.

I want you to hold the treat in front of their nose

and then slowly raise it up so they look up and say, sit.

Good. Now, as they sit, give them the reward and tell them

what a good dog he or she is.

-Can I go first?

-Yeah, all right. Take the treats, there you go.

-Go on, then.

-Waffle! Waffle! Waffle.

-That's it.

-WAFFLE BARKS

Shall we try that again?!

-Sit! Sit!

-WAFFLE BARKS

Good boy. Excellent work. Yes!

-Now, Evie, big voice.

-Waffle, sit!

-WAFFLE BARKS

Oh, OK. OK, Waffle. Hello.

-That's nice.

-Look at you, Rover! Good. Sit. Excellent!

Waffle. Follow the bag. Follow the bag. Sit! That's it.

Over here. Where is it, Waffle?

-Come on!

-OK, there we are.

-Waffle, sit.

-I like this bag.

-Very good. Excellent progress.

Oh, let's try sit again, shall we? Yes?

Oh! WAFFLE BARKS

Waffle! Waffle, come back!

Waffle! Waffle! Waffle... Sorry.

-Waffle.

-No, Waffle, no.

No. No. No!

WAFFLE: No, no, no!

Evie, did you see that? He copied you!

Just like he did with Dad earlier.

I know, if we all sit down at the same time he'll copy us again.

-It's worth a try, Evie.

-OK, one more time please, everyone. Yes?

Get your dog's attention and in a firm but friendly voice say, "Sit".

Waffle, sit. Sit. Sit.

Oh, well done, Waffle!

-Well done!

-Well done, Evie! Fantastic work!

-I'd like to try now. Is that OK?

-Yes.

Nice to see the local vet here, Jess.

Hope you're not going to show us up!

OK, now you'll get the dogs to lie down.

But first, please get them to sit again.

-Sit. Sit.

-Good boy. Sit. Sit down.

Now, point to their chest and slowly lower your hand to the floor

and say, down.

Waffle! Waffle! Down. Down. Down!

Oh, Waffle, stop! Please stop! Please stop.

He stopped! Good boy, Waffle.

-TINKLING

-Oh, no! He's doing a wee!

Oh!

Evie, grab my bag!

Waffle! No. No. Sorry. Sorry, everybody.

-I'll have this cleaned up in a minute.

-Jess, stop!

-That's Dad's missing favourite sock!

-Oh, you're right!

Oh, what's a smelly sock doing in my...

Waffle, did you get this sock?

Oh! Waffle, please let go!

Oh, Waffle! Waffle! Whoa!

Whoops a daisy! That must be a much-loved sock!

I'm all right!

Fact, Waffle will do whatever we want if we give him

-a smell of Dad's sock as a reward.

-I think you're right.

I think he prefers smelling Dad's sock to his treats.

-You take over, Doug.

-Right, all done.

-I'm just going to go wash my hands.

-Come on, Waffle.

Right, let's try it again.

OK.

Waffle. Waffle. Sit. And down.

-Brilliant!

-Well done, Waffle.

-Oh!

-The sock works!

WAFFLE: Yeah, smelly sock!

-Shh. Waffle, no talking.

-Quieten down, please.

No talking and no woofing.

WAFFLE MEOWS

And definitely no meowing!

WAFFLE: Meow.

Did Waffle just meow?

WAFFLE: Meow.

-Oh!

-DOGS BARK

WAFFLE CHUCKLES

Shh, Waffle, no!

Perhaps you could come back another day?

WAFFLE: Meow!

-Hello!

-Hi. Sorry about the mess.

-Hello!

They're my favourite pair of socks.

-I've looked everywhere, but I can't find the other one.

-So I can see!

-Ta-da!

-Oh, thank you. Where did you find that?

Somehow it found its way into my bag. Didn't it, Waffle?

Did it, now? And how did your first training class go, Waffle?

-Remember it was his first day.

-And he's not an expert yet.

But, look what he's learned. Waffle, sit.

-Good boy!

-Good boy!

-Come on.

-And lie down.

-Oh! Very good, Waffle.

And you've learned something else, haven't you, Waffle?

WAFFLE: Meow.

-Wow!

-Very good! MEOWING

Waffle!

-Waffle! Waffle.

-Waffle. Waffle.

-MEOWING

-What's he doing?

-He's going into Mrs Thompson's garden.

-Oh, no!

-Waffle, come back!

-Waffle!

Never do this, Evie, but I need to speak to that dog on his level!

Waffle! Oh, he's got Mrs Hobbs' slipper. Drop it. Drop it now.

-Waffle hasn't learnt to drop yet.

-Just use the sock, Simon.

-What's that?

-Waffle still has a lot to learn.

-But we do love our wonder dog.

-I'd better return this to Mrs Hobbs!

-Do you want a cup of tea?

-Go on.

-Come on.

-Oh!

-Waffle, no licking faces!

-Waffle!

Everybody! # Waffle, doggie.

# Waffle, doggie.

# Waffle, doggie.

# You're such a clever dog.

# Such a clever dog you are.

WOOF! # Oh oh oh oh oh. #