Dancing Dogs Who Let the Dogs Out?

Hey, want to see some jumping dogs?

Tutu wearing hoopla dogs?

Lovable dogs?

-Singing dogs?

-HOWLING

Well, at the Dog House, champion dog trainer Zak George

teaches ordinary dogs incredible things.

Welcome to Who Let The Dogs Out?

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

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

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

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

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If you like dogs, you will love Who Let The Dogs Out?

We've got surfing dogs, cool sledge dogs,

Zak's quick trick,

and a three trainers are taking on a very difficult challenge.

Today I've set a dog dancing challenge.

For those of you that didn't know dogs can dance,

you're in for a real surprise.

Dog dancing, or heel work to music, is a modern dog sport

where trainers combine tricks with music.

There are many moves including rolling over, and jumping.

I'll be honest, this challenge is a bit tricky.

I need smart dogs and some trainers with creative flair.

That's what I was hoping I'd see at the try-outs.

Over 400 kids brought their dogs to the try-outs.

Do your thing.

They all hoped Zak would take them to the Dog House

to learn something amazing.

That was impressive, I've got to say.

We saw jumping dogs, musical dogs,

happy dogs and sad dogs.

Some dogs came to do tricks

while others just came to mess about.

Only three teams impressed Zak enough

to take part in his dancing challenge. Let's meet them.

My name is Erin, this is Ace, and I'm from Carnoustie.

-Ace is a big border collie.

-Yeah.

-Tell me why you want to come to the Dog House.

-Ace loves learning

-and so do I so we'd like to learn more.

-Get to it.

Erin is 12 and her dog Ace is four.

-BARKING

-Quiet.

Erin has trained two dogs and has five more in her family,

including a new puppy called Scout.

-Back through. Back through.

-Nice.

But the dog she spends most time with his Ace

who does both agility and heel work to music.

-Out!

-BARKING

Zak was very impressed with Erin and Ace.

Down. Roll over.

-Good boy!

-I love that.

They have a great understanding

-and should have great fun with this challenge.

-Back. Back.

I could not be more impressed. Stellar job.

You're free to go. Thank you.

My name is Geraint. My dog's name is Sparky.

I want to come to the Dog House because Sparky is so cool

he'll bring something that no other dog will bring.

-What do you mean by that?

-He will bring stuff like

his good manners and his niceness and his coolness.

All right. Show me what you got.

Geraint is 11-years-old and his dog Sparky is four.

Good boy.

When Geraint's family first got his dog,

he was so full of beans they called him Sparky.

You have a good presence.

Maybe they should have called him Beans. I don't know.

But Sparky was very springy

-and he and Geraint have won lots of agility awards.

-That's good.

Although Geraint and Sparky have never done any dog dancing,

Zak saw that they did have a lot of creative flair.

Because Sparky is such a clever dog,

Zak felt that he and Geraint could easily excel at this challenge.

-Geraint, you were incredible today.

-Thank you.

I'm Tierney Hill and this is Missy.

I'd love to come to the Dog House because Missy's a special dog.

Why don't you go ahead and do your thing?

Tierney is 12 years old and her dog Missy is almost two.

Hey!

Tierney and Missy are inseparable. Missy even sleeps on Tierney's bed.

Together, they do dog dancing, and have won lots of competitions.

Tierney and Missy obviously love dancing.

Good girl. Very good.

That was delightful.

And Zak had no hesitation in taking them to the Dog House

-for his dancing challenge.

-Tierney and Missy, spectacular!

So, Tierney and Missy, Geraint and Sparky

and Erin and Ace are going to get two days

of super-duper dog training from Zak.

Then three weeks to practise

before going head-to-head in Zak's dancing challenge.

The winner will take home this shiny thing.

The Who Let The Dogs Out? Top Dog Trophy.

# Who let the dogs out? #

All right, come on, let's go!

-Are you ready to do this today? ALL:

-Yes.

-Feel excited? ALL:

-Yes.

-I'm excited to have you here.

Today I've brought you to the Dog House to do some dog dancing.

-Do you think you can manage that? ALL:

-Yes!

-I'm very excited about it.

Erin and Ace, you have a bit of a routine already.

Tierney and Missy, you also have an impressive routine.

Geraint and Sparky,

-you have to work on putting a routine together. Correct?

-Yes.

-How do you feel about this challenge?

-I feel great.

Sparky's the best and I'm the best too!

-My goodness, you're very confident, aren't you?

-Yeah.

Well, it's good to be confident. I'm going to give you each a card.

Dog dancers have cool costumes, music and super dancing moves.

Zak's cards have a list of moves that none of the dogs know yet.

The more moves the teams learn, the better their dancing routine,

and these moves include crawl, limping, jumping over the trainer

and spinning at a distance.

Erin and Ace, I looked at you a moment ago

and you were the first to finalise your decision.

-I want to teach him to limp.

-OK.

-Does your dog know how to shake hands?

-Yes, with one paw.

-OK, let me see that.

-Ace, paw.

-Lovely.

Right there, we have a very common trick that a lot of dogs do.

The first thing we want to do is teach them to stand on three paws.

Let's go ahead and work on that. Bring your dog into a stand.

-You're using clicker training today.

-Yes.

-A click is a great way

to let dogs know when they've done the right thing.

Click and give them a reward. It's simple.

So Ace knows how to shake hands and he knows how to stay.

We're going to combine those two for the first step of limp.

Paw. Yes. Ace has voluntarily given me his paw. I'm going to say, stay.

I'm going to wait until he lifts that pressure and then I click.

Now.

Because I felt he wasn't putting a lot of pressure there.

-Work on it. Let me see you do it.

-OK. Stand.

-Perfect.

-If you do have to stand up, do that, but I think you can do it here.

-Paw.

And wait for him to just...wait till you feel very little pressure,

and then click.

-Good boy.

-Exactly. Beautiful.

Good job.

-Geraint and Sparky, how are you?

-Good, thanks.

Have you decided on a trick to teach Sparky?

-Jump over trainer.

-Wow!

Geraint may have less dancing experience than the girls,

but Sparky has got sparkiness on his side.

Let's try it. Let me have a treat.

What do you think we're going to do? What would you do first?

I would sit down like that and get Sparky to jump over my legs.

Sparky, come on! Come on, Sparky!

-Jump!

-Let's go, let's go! Yes!

Right there, good dog. I'm going to go over to Tierney and Missy now.

Keep working. I'll be back in a moment.

Tierney and Missy, have you decided on a trick?

I might try tricks at a distance. Maybe twist or spin.

Doing a trick at a distance is very challenging.

I would recommend that if you want to take this on,

-your dog knows how to spin. Have you taught your dog to spin?

-Yes.

Adding distance dramatically makes it more difficult.

A lot of people don't realise that. Let's take a look now.

We'll work this distance here.

-Show me spin from Missy, please.

-Twist.

-Very good.

Tell her to come over here and put her put into a sit stay.

Dogs are more likely to break stay when you walk away from them.

Ask her to spin, please.

-Twist. Good girl!

-Beautiful. Good. Very good.

-Let's try and go a little further.

-Sit. Stay.

Keep coming.

A little further. A little more.

I think we'll have a little trouble but it would be amazing if she did.

-Go on.

-Missy! Missy! Twist.

-Do you see that right there?

She thought about it. Continue working on that.

-Do you know what to do?

-Yeah.

Keep up the good work, guys. Don't let anything distract you.

# Who let the dogs out? #

You need to have good communication to pull off a great dance routine

and it's amazing to think that two species, humans and dogs,

can communicate so well with each other,

just like these dogs and their best friends.

Some dogs will do anything to be a man's best friend.

Like jumping around to get attention.

Or planning to accidentally on purpose bump into their owner.

Oh, come on! Pretending to hurt your foot is a very low move.

I think a big smile is more likely to work.

Or maybe not!

You have to be on your guard for thief dogs.

See?!

It's important to thoroughly search your suspect. He's clean.

Yeah, him too.

But these are master criminal dogs and have found a way

of not leaving their footprints at the scene of the crime.

Some dogs use all their powers of cuteness to win us humans over.

See what I mean?

One way to really make friends is to take up their hobby, like surfing.

Or football.

Wow! That was a good header!

Yes, all right, dogs, you've won us all over. Take a bow.

Still to come, we've got dogs wearing socks,

Zak's quick trick,

and we'll find out who wins the Who Let The Dogs Out? Top Dog Trophy.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Wow! You guys are looking good. Looks like we're making progress.

Geraint and Sparky, how have you been doing on the over the legs?

-Jump.

-Yes. Good.

-Sparky, jump.

-Show the love.

Sparky, Sparky, Sparky.

-Yes. Right there!

-Good boy.

That little change in your energy, you could see it in his eyes,

he perked up and he said, I love this.

That's exactly what happened.

Staying upbeat and perky is hard when you're the underdogs.

Look at the tail wagging, happy, loving this,

likely to repeat it when life is great for them.

-Does that make sense?

-Yeah.

-Good. Keep working.

Erin is making good progress on limp

and looks like she's ready for the next step.

I'll take that. That's pretty good.

Your next step is to encourage Ace to move forward

while holding that paw. You're looking for that magic moment,

that one second where he takes one step

while having that one paw off the ground.

Continue to work on that. I have faith you can teach this.

Yes, right there!

Tierney and Missy, you're working on distance.

-Twist. Good girl!

-Very good. That's an improvement.

Your timing is perfect, you're running up to her

and I'm feeling real love from you towards your dog.

You're doing very well. Excellent job.

Keep up the good work, continue training,

I'll see you guys tomorrow.

Ace, Missy and Sparky are very smart dogs,

but they're pretty different too.

Let's take a look at their mutt measurements.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Sparky is a black and tan Jack Russell.

He knows three commands that he can use for dancing

and he can jump incredibly high for a small dog.

Maybe they can do some pogo-ing in the dance routine.

Sparky may be the underdog in this competition,

but if he focuses he should be dancing in no time.

Next, we have Ace.

Ace is a border collie and they are used a lot in dog dancing.

Ace knows a massive 17 dance moves.

He can walk backwards and weave between Erin's legs.

In fact, Ace has a pretty big head-start in this challenge.

Finally, we have Missy. Missy is a chocolate Labrador retriever.

She knows 15 commands including one called Boogie.

Missy is very clever so all Tierney needs to do

is keep Missy focused and they should pull off a great routine.

# Who let the dogs out? #

It's Erin, Tierney and Geraint's second day at the Dog House

and they've been working really hard.

-Missy has now mastered spin at distance.

-Twist! Good girl!

Ace hasn't quite mastered limp yet.

It's a very difficult trick, but he's certainly making good progress.

And Geraint has now got Sparky jumping over his legs.

All they need now is for Zak to take them to the next level.

-How has it been going, guys? ALL:

-Great!

-You guys have all chosen your song, right? ALL:

-Yes.

I wonder what music they've all chosen.

We're not focusing on using the music today

but we want to focus on starting to put a series of tricks together.

Remember, I can't help you every step of the way.

The beauty of this activity is that you have to draw

on your own instinct and creativity to make this a work of art.

-You got it? ALL:

-Yes.

-Great. Let's get into it.

A dance routine involves trainer and dog

performing a few different tricks with music.

Erin and Ace and Tierney and Missy already know quite a few moves.

Show me a series of three tricks performed in a different order.

Spin.

-Back through.

-Look at this!

-Good.

-Good boy.

-I have no doubt you'll do this.

You have great communication.

-Tierney and Missy.

-Under. Good girl!

-Very good.

-This is a new trick.

-Under.

-Very good.

-Weave.

-Hey, whoa! Did you see that?

That was really good.

I'm going to move on. You continue working over here.

-How is Geraint getting on?

-Very nice. OK, good.

Let's go on with walk behind you.

Sparky may have mastered jumping over Geraint's legs

-but he'll need three tricks for a dance routine.

-Very good.

As Geraint and Sparky haven't done dog dancing,

they've got a bit of catching up to do.

-You think you're a good dancer?

-I'm rubbish!

-Maybe Zak can give Geraint some help with his dance routine.

-Go this way.

Work on this area, OK? Good.

Follow him down, kind of,

just to give him an idea where you're heading. Like that.

-Now encourage him to go over.

-Jump.

-Maybe another time.

-Jump.

-Good.

-Walk behind you, fall to the down, over, over. Got it?

-Yes.

-Give me another trick that he does.

-Jump straight off from the ground.

Up, up, boom, come into a jump straight up,

both of you jump together three times. Can you do that?

-Show me that one.

-Jump. Jump.

-Two. Three.

-Got it?

-Yes.

-Work on it.

Nice work, guys. I cannot tell you how superbly impressed I am

by all you've done today. You have done a great job.

I want you to continue putting these tricks together

in a combination, polish it, make it look pretty,

be creative, and practise this to music

over the next couple of weeks.

I'll see you back here at the Dog House at show time

and I look forward to seeing all of your routines. Goodbye.

-ALL:

-Bye!

Erin, Tierney and Geraint are heading home

to create a dance routine with costumes and music.

They can learn more tricks from Zak's list if they want to.

And more tricks means more points at show time.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Here are Zak's three steps to dog dancing.

One, teach your dog a few individual moves.

Two, start putting the moves together one after the other.

The more moves your dog knows, the better your routine will be.

Number three, and finally, choose a piece of music you like

and practise the moves along with the tune.

Nelly and I are going to show you how to do teach your dog

to sit pretty.

I'm using a clicker and real meat today. Come here, Nelly!

Nice work. Very good girl. Sit.

In order to teach sit pretty,

first your dog has to know how to sit, like Nelly is doing.

I'll let Nelly know that I've got something good.

She's sitting already.

I like that behaviour, I'm going to click it and give her a reward.

Very nice.

But we're going to encourage them to get into a position

by lowering her with a treat. I'm looking for one paw to come up.

Yes! I like that. That's a good start.

Now I want to encourage her to have both paws come up.

Yes! Very good.

Almost. That's OK. Sit.

I wasn't frustrated that she didn't do what I wanted.

She's trying to figure it out and that's OK.

Stay. Almost.

Sit pretty.

Wow! Very good. Very good.

Let your dog know when they're doing the right thing.

Let's see how the finished product looks. Nelly, sit pretty.

Wonderful job! And that's how you teach it.

Lots of love, keep it real, and enjoy life with your dogs.

That's really what it's about.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Dogs that live in cold climates need extra thick fur to keep warm.

Check out these sledge dogs who love to work

in some of the coldest weather imaginable.

There are more than 30,000 sledge dogs living in the frozen Arctic.

In winter, dog sleds are the best way to travel.

They can cover an astounding 100 kilometres a day.

Sledge dogs are great. They don't run out of petrol, never break down,

in fact, they're more reliable than snowmobiles.

The best thing about using dogs for transport

is that you don't even need a Sat Nav to find your way home.

These amazing dogs have been known to find their way back in blizzards.

In spring, the ice crystals get sharp

and can hurt the dog's paws so they've got to wear dog socks,

although they're not socks, more like special dog boots

to stop their feet from getting sore.

But they look cool!

Sledge dogs are so useful that for the native hunters

and fishermen of Greenland they really are a man's best friend.

# Who let the dogs out? #

It's show time for our dancing duos.

I really hope they've been practising

because if they haven't, it could throw off their entire routine.

The best dancing team will walk away with this,

the Who Let The Dogs Out? Top Dog Trophy.

Remember, I'll be scoring on three things.

The teams will get one point for an old trick, three for a new trick,

and I'll be scoring on creativity.

Three weeks of hard-core training ends here.

Each team has created a routine with tricks they already know

and new tricks from Zak's list.

They chose the music, the costumes, but now, they have one minute

to bring it all together.

Erin has been working hard teaching Ace new moves, but she also chose

to teach Ace limp, and we all know how hard THAT is.

Has she bitten off more than she can chew?

It's going well, I tried to learn eight tricks but I don't know

how many Ace will do. I focused on the limp - that was the hardest.

-What are you most worried about?

-I'm worried if he does the trick cos if

I have to do it again, I only have a minute so it could lose some time.

So, now dancing to the Addams Family theme tune, it's Erin and Ace.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Go back, back.

Nice spinning. Ace looks like he's having fun.

Ha! Ace is having none of this arm weave manoeuvre.

# The Addams family

# Their house is a museum

# When people come... #

That move is on Zak's list too. Another three points.

Jump over trainer - three points.

Limp, Ace did limp! Erin'll be pleased about that.

Another roll. Not on Zak's list, but pretty cool.

Weave walk! Ace IS doing well.

#..the Addams Family. #

-Oh, nice end.

-Good boy.

-Oh, that was go-ood!

Don't forget, Zak's awarding three points for every trick on his list.

There's limp. There's Ace walking on two legs behind Erin -

another three points.

Weaving through Erin's legs is one of Ace's best moves,

not on Zak's list, but could get her extra points. Uh-ha!

# Who let the dogs out? #

After mastering spin, Tierney decided to learn more tricks at home

and weave them into a routine.

The competition is stiff. Can she perform a winning dance?

She's worked hard and it's going well.

How many new tricks do you have?

I dunno, I hope for about four-ish.

What are you most worried about today?

I think I'm worried about Missy not paying attention to me

or she just wants to muck about.

Dressed as a cheerleader and dancing to Hey Mickey,

it's Tierney and Missy.

# Who let the dogs out? #

# Oh, Mickey, you're so fine

# You're so fine, you blow my mind Hey, Mickey... #

That's the famous arm weave - three points.

Looks like Missy wanted a cuddle there. She must be nervous.

#..Oh, Mickey, what a pity You don't understand

# You take me by the heart and you take me by the hand... #

The crawl, I like that.

That's on Zak's list, that's another three points.

Oh, neat little move. That should scoop up a few creativity points.

Oh, the moonwalk! That's got to be another three points.

# ..Can't you understand

# It's guys like you, Mickey

# And what you do, Mickey Do, Mickey... #

Great dance routine.

# ..Oh, Mickey, what a pity You don't understand... #

Over, over.

Jumping over trainer - a very popular move.

Oh, that is a beautiful bow.

Good girl.

That was a great routine.

I mean, there were some really cool, fancy moves in there.

Look, there's crawl, walking backwards, spin at a distance,

and there is that fantastic bow.

Very, VERY nice.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Geraint and Sparky are new to dog dancing.

But they've been working very hard together on some new moves,

hoping they'll have a routine for show time, and that's NOW.

Sparky's been really good. And she's just been really good!

-What have you learned about Sparky?

-That he really likes to smell round.

What are you most worried about today?

I'm worried about the opponents because they are really good,

and they've done it before.

Do you think you'll win?

I think I'll win because I'm the best and Sparky's the best!

So, now, dancing to Shine by Take That it's Geraint and Sparky.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Walk behind trainer, that's on Zak's list. That's three points.

There's jump over trainer - another three points.

Under trainer, too, that's new.

Is that a backwards walk? Good dog's barking, three more points!

Stay, stay, stay.

Spin, jump. This is a great dance.

Stay. Spin. Jump. Come.

Heel. Stay. Spin.

They'll scoop up quite a few points with those spins, I reckon.

Oh, I love that move. The girls had nothing like that.

Jump, jump, jump.

He's a very bouncy little dog,

I wonder if he'll get points for bounciness.

-Brilliant.

-Fantastic, Geraint.

Gerainte and Sparky were fantastic.

Is that spin at a distance? That's three points.

Sparky jumping over Geraint - another three points.

Here's my favourite again, not on Zak's list, but so very good.

# Who let the dogs out? #

You guys did an amazing job today. Terrific.

I was really impressed with all of you and your routines.

Now, it was extremely close.

So close, in fact, that there were only four points

between third place and first place.

I wasn't expecting it to be that close,

but that's a testament to how well all of you did.

I can now reveal that the winner of today's Who Let The Dogs Out?

Top Dog Trophy is...

..with a score of 45 points...

Tierney and Missy, congratulations! Fantastic job.

-Well done, Tierney and Missy.

-Excellent job.

All of you did so, so good.

They sure did. Erin and Ace just missed out with 43 points.

Geraint and Sparky got a very respectable 41.

Well, that's all for today from the Dog House,

we'll see you next time on Who Let The Dogs Out.

We all made good friends, so I'm fine with Tierney being Top Dog,

she definitely deserves it.

I feel that me and Sparky did, like, the best in the world.

Me and Missy worked really hard and I feel really proud of her.

I think all three of us were Top Dog today.

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ALL: I am the best and Sparky is the best!