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Hey, want to see some jumping dogs?

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Surfing dogs?

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And adventurous high-flying dogs?

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Then you better sit down and shut up because,

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at the doghouse, amazing dog trainer Zak George teaches

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ordinary dogs things you won't believe.

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Welcome to Who Let The Dogs Out?

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# Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof

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# Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof

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# Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof

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# Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof

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# Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof

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# Who let the dogs out? #

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Today, on Who Let The Dogs Out?,

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we're going to see leaping dogs,

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licking dogs and even

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life-saving dogs.

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Plus, three dogs will learn something pretty amazing.

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Today, we'll be seeing dogs walk on two legs.

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When this trick is done right, it looks really impressive.

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What we want our dogs to do is go up on their hind legs.

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They can walk forwards or backwards,

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whatever they're most comfortable with.

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Now, this could be tricky.

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These dogs have to get up onto their hind legs and walk along a course.

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The dog who walks the furthest will win.

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Walking on two legs is all about strength, balance and posture,

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so I'll need three agile dogs.

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I also want to see exceptional communication

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between the trainers and the dogs.

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And that's exactly what I was looking for at the try-outs.

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So, over 400 kids brought their dogs to the try-outs.

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Oh, wow! What a happy-looking dog.

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And they all hoped that Zak would

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take them to the doghouse to learn an incredible stunt.

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So he saw stretching dogs,

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fetching dogs,

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dogs that wanted to please

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-and dogs that did some wees.

-No!

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All these dogs and trainers showed up and did tricks just to see if

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Zak would take them to his big fancy doghouse.

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And they didn't even know what stunt they'd end up learning.

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But the thing is, Zak only needed three teams for every stunt, not 400.

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So, in the end, for Zak's two legs challenge, he chose these ones.

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My name is Benedict. My dog's name is Mac.

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-And I come from London.

-Why do you want to come to the doghouse?

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I just want to show everyone how great Mac is.

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Ben is 11 and his dog Mac is a 2-year-old miniature schnauzer.

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This red neckerchief is just one in a line of a very sophisticated

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neckwear items that Mac loves wearing.

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I just saw you both mutually connect right there.

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Come on. Good boy.

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Mac also loves attention.

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Benedict, that's good.

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In fact, so much so that when Mac's feeling attention-starved,

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he pretends he needs a wee and he scratches on the door!

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Crafty Mac!

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That was good.

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My name is Rachel. My dog's name is Puzzle.

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-I come from Paisley.

-Why do you want to come to the doghouse?

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I like to come here because I love doing things with Puzzle

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and Puzzle loves doing things with me, as well.

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-Is Puzzle wearing glasses?

-Yeah.

-Whoa!

-He's got a T-shirt on, too.

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Rachel is 12 years old.

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Her dog Puzzle is a 3-year-old Tibetan terrier.

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Rachel loves horseriding and,

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if she could teach Puzzle anything, it would be to ride a pony,

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so that they could go riding together.

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-Good boy!

-That's pretty cool!

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He can walk on my back as well.

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Rachel has another dog called Quiz.

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So that's Puzzle, Quiz...

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I think there's a theme developing here.

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-Rachel and Puzzle, thank you.

-Thank you.

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My name is Sam.

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My dog's name's Rooney and she is a blue merle collie.

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Why do you want to come to the doghouse?

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I want to come to the doghouse because Rooney's really clever

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and I really want to learn more tricks.

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Samantha is 10 years old and her dog Rooney is a 5-year-old border collie.

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Samantha and Rooney are a great little team.

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I want to just do stuff!

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And Rooney tries very hard to please Samantha.

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Rooney is such a teacher's pet.

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Walk tall, walk, walk. Clever girl!

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Samantha's family have got a new puppy.

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Any time the puppy does something naughty,

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Rooney barks to tell Samantha.

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Rooney, you are such a grass!

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Rooney, you are an incredible dog. You are free to go. Thank you.

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Ben and Mac, Rachel and Puzzle,

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and Samantha and Rooney have all made it to the doghouse.

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There, they're going to get two days of heavy-duty

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amazing dog training from Zak and then three weeks to practise

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before going head to head in the two-legged challenge.

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The winner will take home the Who Let The Dogs Out? Top Dog trophy.

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Training day one, and Ben, Rachel and Samantha are about to

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find out what trick they're going to learn.

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-Hey, guys.

-ALL: Hi.

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-How are we doing?

-Good.

-Fine.

-Great!

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Today, guys, we're going to teach your dogs how to walk

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on their hind legs.

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Now, how do you feel about that?

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-Excited.

-Exciting stuff!

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It's a very difficult thing to do.

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But it just goes to show us what our dogs are capable of.

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Sam, show me what he can do while walking on his hind legs right now.

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-Rooney, tall. Walk, walk, walk.

-Tall, look at that. Very nice.

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Not bad at all, Rooney. This should be a walk in the park for you.

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I like that but we have to work on building distance with you.

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Why don't you show me with Puzzle, Rachel?

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I want to see where you guys are.

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-Up, up, up.

-Yeah, I'd say that was more like jumping, Puzzle.

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But cool ponytail!

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Puzzle does it with style there. Very good!

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That was good. I liked that. Very nice, very nice!

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OK, Mac and Ben over here.

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-MAC BARKS

-Up, up, up, up.

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Oh-ho! Look at that! Nice work. Nice work, Ben.

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Mac, that's not walking. That is called spinning.

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You have a solid foundation.

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What we're talking about doing here is

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not easy, and it takes a lot of skill.

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Not only on your dog's part,

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but on your part when communicating with them.

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Secondly, you have to really build up their muscles

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so they can do a trick like this.

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-Are you guys ready to train?

-ALL: Yep.

-Let's do it.

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Let's see how long we can get them to stand in one place.

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In other words, don't encourage them to walk just yet.

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-Do have a treat on you?

-Yep.

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Oh, that's the good stuff!

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-What is that, chicken?

-Yeah.

-Nice!

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Let him smell the treat like this.

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Then just bring them up a little.

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Yes, very good!

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Very good. You can click, also, with your clickers.

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Hey, you wonder what a clicker is?

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Well, listen up.

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Dog trainers use a clicker to tell their dog he's done something right.

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They click, give a treat

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and the dog soon learns that a click means that a treat is on its way.

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Puzzle loves those treats. But back to the training.

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Good boy, good boy.

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Hey, Mac's still spinning!

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The spinning is all bonus.

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It's all very nice but try and keep him still right now.

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-Up, up, up.

-You know what?

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You can get down on the ground.

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You've got a little dog.

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This is where the magic happens!

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All this standing really helps the dogs to build up

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their back leg muscles so they become strong enough to walk on them.

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Can I practise for second?

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Do you see this movement right here?

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This can be very beneficial, so I've got my hand back, like this.

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It gives them a little area to balance in. And it's easy to pull

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your hand back in order to get them to go on their own.

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Yes. Good. Good, good, good. I'll take that.

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-He's very impatient, isn't he?

-Yeah.

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But he's doing very well.

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Let's see how Rachel and Puzzle are getting on.

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Whoops! Puzzle, you are hanging onto Rachel's arm there.

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Try and be a little more involved because you're doing well

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but I want you to just connect eye to eye.

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-Does that make sense?

-Yeah.

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-Work on that for a few seconds.

-Up.

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Oh, look! Rooney is certainly getting the hang of this.

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Good girl.

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I'll take that. Beautiful!

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I want you to just take a little bit of a break, OK?

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Have your dog get some water.

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Most dogs love a challenge and it's important to encourage them

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to show off their skills.

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Here are some really athletic dogs performing amazing feats of agility.

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Yes! It's time for Olympic dogs.

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This one's doing the high jump.

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This one's doing the low jump.

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And this one just can't be bothered.

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So, just hop on a skateboard if you really can't be bothered

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and, there you are, going nowhere, in style!

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I'm not saying he's cheating but

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isn't that hoop a bit extremely low?

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There are two types of dogs...

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Ball dogs.

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Nice header!

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Top dribbling skills!

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And Frisbee dogs.

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Oh, well held!

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If only we could combine the two.

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Well, who'd have thought it?

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It's a Frisbee ball dog.

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With a bit of dribbling thrown in.

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But for sheer artistic merit,

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it's hard to beat water Frisbee.

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Beautiful dive there.

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And, talking of water, behold!

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Our action hero water dogs.

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This one is the doggy 100cm swimming champion!

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And check out this whitewater-rafting dog.

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Look at him at the front of the boat.

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He also surfs, with a human on the back of his doggy board.

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Hey, hey! Want to see a dog flying through the air?

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Look at that! Pretty impressive, eh?

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Now can you see where you buried the bone?

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No? Still not?

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Keep watching because, coming up, we have life-saving dogs,

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Zak's quick trick and we'll find out who wins the shiny

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Who Let The Dogs Out? Top Dog trophy.

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Back at the doghouse, Ben, Rachel and Sam are training hard.

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Oh, very nice. All of you are doing good.

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That was really good, too, with Puzzle. I just saw that.

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That's quite an improvement in just

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the little while we've been out here already.

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Now let's encourage them to walk along. Does that make sense?

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-ALL: Yeah.

-Let's get into it!

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Walking already? Hey, this should be good.

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Yes, exactly like that, Rachel and Puzzle. Beautiful work!

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That's where you want to be. Where's the reward? Get the clicker out.

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Ben is doing exactly what Zak has told him,

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getting down at eye level and communicating with Mac.

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I really like what you're doing, Ben. Go ahead and reward for that.

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Walk, walk, walk.

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Rooney knows what she's doing.

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Wonderful work.

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Rooney, Sam, awesome job!

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Look at this. Very good. Rachel and Puzzle doing a great job. Good.

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And don't rush them, you know. Reward small victories, too.

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That's very important.

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Mac's stopped his spinning but, now, instead of walking, he's jumping!

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-Walk, walk, walk.

-Oh, wow!

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Oh, nice steps, Rooney and Puzzle.

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You don't have to stay over here. Come on over here.

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Let's gather round.

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I must say, today, you guys have done exceptionally well.

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We just have to build on that.

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-Do you feel like you're doing really well so far here?

-ALL: Yeah.

-Good

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Tomorrow, we're going to work on building distance with our dogs

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but, for now, you guys have a lot of practice to do.

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I want you to focus on really building up their muscles,

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keeping it loving and positive, with lots of breaks.

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Rooney, Mac and Puzzle are completely different types of dogs.

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I just can't decide who's got the edge in this one.

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Let's take a look at their mutt measurements.

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This is Rooney, the blue merle border collie.

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They're called this because their coats look blue. Simple.

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Rooney is a supergrass.

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She barks out loud when the family's new puppy does something naughty.

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Collies are clever but, if their trainer is nervous,

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it affects how well they learn a trick.

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Will Rooney hold her nerve?

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Mac, the miniature schnauzer.

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Schnauzers come from Germany, where they used to do farm jobs,

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like hunting rats.

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Wow! I bet Mac's happy he doesn't have to do that any more.

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Mac is a very fashion-conscious dog.

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He likes wearing a neckerchief.

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Schnauzers are strong but they're not very tall.

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The question is, will Mac be able to balance on such small legs?

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Puzzle is a Tibetan terrier.

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They come all the way from China.

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Puzzle attracts loads of attention wherever he goes

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because of his cool, curly coat.

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His favourite person in the world is Rachel and he loves eating treats.

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Tibetan Terriers have very strong back legs so surely Puzzle

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will have no problems at all on two legs when it comes to showtime.

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It's training day two.

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And Ben and Mac, Rachel and Puzzle,

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and Sam and Rooney are making great progress.

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Very good. Very good. OK, guys, come on over here.

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Let's talk about how training's going.

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What's been the most challenging thing for you on this trick so far?

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I think getting her to stop holding onto my arm.

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And is she still doing that to some degree?

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Well, a little bit.

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Well, how did you get her to stop?

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I just lifted my hand up further and I walked faster backwards.

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All right, let's see you, Rachel and Puzzle.

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Tell me how things have been going.

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What has been difficult for you?

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Him holding onto my arm.

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Ohhh! Look at this!

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You got scratched up and you're like, "Whatever."

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Puzzle is so desperate for that treat that he's scratching Rachel.

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But that's getting better now cos I've put my hand a bit higher

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and he's been walking more now.

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So he's not been holding on as much.

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Good boy.

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Now THAT is friendship for you.

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All right, Mac! What's going on?

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-Hey, Ben.

-Hi.

-How are you?

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Fine, thanks, yeah.

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So you've had a lot of improvement or not?

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Well, before he was occasionally going into a spin but,

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with a different hand movement, when he's walking,

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I've managed to cut that out.

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You had to communicate to him

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-doing something new is what you were looking for.

-Yeah.

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Sometimes that can be harder than teaching a trick from scratch,

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so that is really, really good.

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All right! Good job!

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All right, take a break here for a second.

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All the teams are doing well so far.

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I wonder what Zak has in store for them next.

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What I'm going for now is, I want you to have your dogs walk on their

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hind legs from maybe this far away.

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Or a bit further than you're currently doing, whatever that is.

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-Is that clear?

-ALL: Yep.

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Let's work on it and I'm going to kind of observe.

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So the dogs need to walk on their hind legs

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without leaning on their trainer.

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That is good enough to participate in the competition.

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But you've got to really work on distance.

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Do a solid sit-stay, just like Rachel and Puzzle are doing.

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Do you guys see what they're doing?

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Sit, stay and then walk back a step and have them do it.

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Rachel's patience is really paying off. Check out Puzzle.

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He's not hanging onto Rachel's arm any more.

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Sit. Stay.

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Sam is trying to work on keeping a distance between her and Rooney

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but Rooney is having none of it.

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She just wants to keep close to Sam!

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What are you using here to reward Rooney with?

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I use the toy to reward and I use the treat to make her walk.

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-Well, that's different than yesterday, right?

-Yeah.

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So explain to me why you've changed your strategy there.

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Because she likes the toy and it works better.

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So you're using the food more and then you're using the toy

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as like a jackpot reward, basically.

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Yeah, yeah.

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-Because this is what she loves more than anything.

-Yeah, yeah.

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Stay. Stay.

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-Up, up, up. Ohhh.

-Oh, that's OK.

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Did you hear that sigh you did just there? Let's talk about that.

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That sigh is so natural and so normal to do and I've done it

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so much when I've gotten frustrated in dog training in the past.

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Shush.

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But do you know what that sigh means?

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Because our dogs hear that. It says, "I'm discouraged right now."

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And our dogs know from past experience that training just

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isn't as fun any more.

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So we have to reach deep to not get discouraged.

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And if we find ourselves getting discouraged, just take a break.

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It's no big deal.

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-Up, up, up. Up, up, up.

-That's more like it, Ben!

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And look at the difference in Mac.

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This change of strategy could really help them. Especially at showtime.

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Believe it or not, you know everything

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you need to know to get this trick done.

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Remember, the dog that travels the furthest distance will win.

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It's a matter of working on it every day.

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But make sure you give your dog a day off every once in a while, too.

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All right, y'all, you've got three weeks to go home and

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we'll see you back here at the doghouse for showtime!

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Start practising.

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I just hope they don't put off training until the last week.

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If we're going to see a big improvement,

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they've got to put in a huge amount of work.

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So, here are Zak's five steps to walking on two legs.

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One, encourage your dog to stand up on two legs.

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Two, build towards having your dog stay up there for a few seconds.

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Three, using a reward, urge your dog to take a few steps towards you.

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Four, over time, increase the distance

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your dog can walk on two legs.

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Five, this trick requires muscle strength,

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so train your dog regularly with lots of breaks.

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You don't need to come to the doghouse to teach

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your dog a cool trick.

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Today, we're going to show you how to teach your dog to play dead.

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Come here, Nelly. Very good!

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Look what I've got!

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I know! Turkey.

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Play dead is a really fun trick.

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First, make sure that your dog knows how to lie down.

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Nelly, lie down. Perfect.

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Once they've got that, it's a good idea to kind of encourage them

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to go on their side by luring them with something really good.

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I'm using real meat. That is perfect.

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And I'm going to reward her to let her know I love it.

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Now, once she gets in the final position,

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I'm going to put the command with the actual trick.

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In this case, I'll use play dead.

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Play dead. Yes!

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Initially, I just went for one second of her keeping still

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on the ground to let her know I like that.

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Very good. Come on, back up.

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Yes, good. Here we go. Lie down.

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Stay.

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Play dead. Yes! I went for about two or three seconds that time.

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Good. Come on, back up.

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Let's try it one more time.

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Phasing out the lure so it's less obvious and it looks a lot cooler

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when you can communicate with your dog with more distance.

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Play dead. Yes!

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Now let's try and do it with a little bit of distance

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and see how impressive it looks.

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Nelly, come on, get up.

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Good. Stay.

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Lie down.

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Play dead.

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And that's how you do it. Good girl.

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Throughout history, there have been many tales of dogs

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who put their own lives at risk to save others.

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And they're still at it.

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Here's some of my favourite life-saving dogs.

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Leaping from speeding boats, helping swimmers who get into trouble,

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it's the incredible doggy-paddling lifeguards.

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In Italy, hundreds of specially-trained dogs are saving

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the lives of struggling swimmers.

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Just like a human lifeguard these fearless dogs scramble to

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the rescue, wearing their distinctive red lifejackets.

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These brave lifeguard dogs intuitively know how to swim

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through the safest currents to find the best landing areas.

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And they are perfectly capable of taking life buoys to swimmers

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and towing them back to safety, all on their own.

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But the most amazing thing about these doggy lifeguards

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is that they instinctively know when a person needs help,

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long before their human colleagues do.

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These dogs are truly incredible.

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This is Leo.

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When a fire broke out in this house in Australia,

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this plucky little fellow refused to leave with the rest of the family.

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Leo chose to stay behind in the fire to guard four little kittens

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that were stuck in a cardboard box in one of the bedrooms.

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By the time the firefighters found Leo guarding the kittens,

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he had succumbed to the smoke and heat and was unconscious.

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They rushed him to safety

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and revived the unconscious little dog with a heart massage and oxygen.

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When he came round, Leo was delighted to see the tiny kittens again.

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What a hero!

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Today, it's showtime.

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Three weeks of training ends now.

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This is the biggest challenge

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Mac, Rooney and Puzzle have ever faced.

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There can only be one winner.

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When we first saw Mac, he wasn't walking, so much as

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just spinning around like a ballet dancer.

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But Ben changed his tactics and Mac has made some good progress at home.

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It's been going well and Mac's made some good improvements.

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I've changed the voice command

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and a couple of other body language things, which actually helped.

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Well, I think me and Mac have got a good chance.

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Although Puzzle has naturally strong legs,

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she's been leaning on Rachel's arm.

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Will she be able to walk unassisted at showtime?

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I've stopped him doing that so he's been really good.

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We've been practising every second and third day so he can get a rest.

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At first, Rooney was doing really well and, at home,

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Sam's been using a stick to get some distance between her and Rooney.

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But it's not gone as planned

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because Rooney's now not concentrating on the trick.

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She can get tired quite quickly and I was getting really frustrated.

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But if she did it right I'd give her lots and lots of praise

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and she'd be really happy.

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Today is the big day. It's showtime!

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Who has learned to walk on two legs?

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Who will go the furthest?

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And who will walk away with the Who Let The Dogs Out? Top Dog trophy?

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It's showtime for Mac, Rooney and Puzzle,

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and I can't wait to see how they do.

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Right here is where they'll be walking on two legs.

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And right there is the camera that will determine

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just how far they travel.

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Each dog will be awarded one point for every metre they travel.

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They'll have three chances at this

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but only their best attempt will count.

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First up for showtime are Ben and Mac.

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Whenever you're ready to start, go ahead.

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Hang on, where's Mac's lucky neckerchief?

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Oh, there it is. Phew!

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-Come here.

-Mac's first attempt.

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Remember, the further he walks on two legs, the better. Off he goes.

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Confident start.

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Hm, looks like he's doing more jumping than walking. And he's down!

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How far was that?

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Let's have another look.

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Off he goes.

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1.75 metres. Not bad.

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Mac has another two goes left and he starts where his last go ended.

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He'll have three attempts but it's only his best that counts.

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So, can he walk further than 1.75 metres?

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Check out Ben's energy.

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That's excellent training.

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Another good walk, but was it as far as his first?

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1.75 metres again.

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This is Mac's last attempt.

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Is he going to walk any further?

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Is his lucky neckerchief going to help him do it?

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No spinning, just good walking on two legs.

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1.75 metres again!

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Rachel and Puzzle, you're up. You can go on your own time.

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Now Puzzle needs to walk more than 1.75 metres to beat Mac.

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The distance is measured from their hind legs at the point they

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start walking, to the point at which their hind legs are when they stop.

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Oh, nice lift, Puzzle. But did he get the distance?

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Ohhh! 0.75 metres.

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Not good enough to beat Ben and Mac so far

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but he has got another two attempts left.

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He'll need to walk further than that for a chance

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to win the Top Dog trophy.

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Oh, no! Not quite a metre.

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Has the pressure of showtime got to Puzzle?

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This is Puzzle's last try.

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Go, Puzzle!

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Puzzle has a strong stand.

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Just look at those legs.

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But he's not quite walking the distance today.

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That was just 0.75 metres.

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Sam and Rooney, it's your turn. Good luck.

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Can Rooney concentrate

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and listen to Samantha's instructions?

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The distance to beat is Mac's 1.75 metres. Can she do it?

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Oh, look at Rooney go!

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She's amazing!

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Walk, walk, walk.

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Let's see that again.

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That was fantastic.

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But how far did she go?

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Ah! 3.9 metres!

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That beats Mac and Puzzle.

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Can Rooney beat her own score in the next two attempts?

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Tall. Walk, walk, walk, walk.

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That's it. Walk, walk, walk, Rooney.

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Wow! This is unbelievable. Look at her go!

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Rooney is walking right off the course. Even Zak is speechless!

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We had to use another special camera to capture Rooney's massive walk

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because she walked so far off the course.

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This is far! This is really far!

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Eight metres.

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That is beyond!

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Surely Rooney can't beat eight metres in her last try, can she?

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Check her out.

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She looks more like a kangaroo than a dog.

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How far was that?

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Let's have another look at a bouncing kangaroo Rooney.

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Look at her go! This is impressive.

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Six metres. Goo-ood!

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All of you did an incredible job today. Did you enjoy the experience?

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-ALL: Yes.

-I was really impressed with all of your progress.

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Ben and Mac, I love your energy. Fantastic!

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It looks like you've done a great job,

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really building that energy with Mac. Wonderful.

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Rachel and Puzzle, really enjoyed watching you all work together

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and I feel like you've grown a bit closer through this whole process.

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-Am I right?

-Yeah.

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Sam and Rooney.

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ROONEY BARKS

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ZAK LAUGHS

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Rooney walked an astonishing eight metres.

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He gets eight points and is therefore our

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Who Let The Dogs Out? Top Dog for the day, winning the trophy.

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Wonderful work!

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Congratulations. How do you feel?

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I'm glad. I'm happy.

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You did very, very good. Yes. I mean, all of you should be happy.

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Eight metres!

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That is incredible. Eight metres is a long, long distance there.

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Well, that's all from the doghouse.

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We'll see you next time on Who Let The Dogs Out?

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Give your dogs some love!

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I'm very proud of Mac because he stuck to all the things

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we learned in training.

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So I think we did well.

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I feel really good for Sam and Rooney because Sam's my friend

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and Rooney done really well for getting eight metres.

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That's the longest distance Rooney's ever done.

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I feel so happy to be Top Dog.

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I think Rooney's feeling happy, as well.

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