Strong Dogs Who Let the Dogs Out?

Want to see some incredible dogs?

Skipping dogs? Or maybe a really cute puppy?

Then this is the show for you.

At the Dog House, champion dog trainer Zak George

teaches dogs incredible things.

Welcome to Who Let The Dogs Out?

# Who Let The Dogs Out?

# Who, who, who, who?

# Who Let The Dogs Out?

# Who, who, who, who?

# Who Let The Dogs Out?

# Who, who, who, who?

# Who Let The Dogs Out?

# Who, who, who, who?

# Who Let The Dogs Out?

# Who, who, who, who?

# Who Let The Dogs Out? #

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

We've got inspirational dogs,

doggy best friends, Zak's quick trick

and three trainers are taking on a very difficult challenge.

Today our dogs are going to learn how to pull a weight.

We want these dogs to pull a weight as fast as they can over a course.

Each load will be around half the dog's own weight.

The dog that gets to the finish line in the fastest time will win.

For this sport, we need strong, healthy adult dogs,

ideally with a good recall, but we can work on that.

Let's see what happened at the try-outs.

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

They all hoped to go to the Dog House to learn an incredible stunt.

-Wonderful!

-We saw spinning dogs and skipping dogs,

rolling dogs and reading dogs.

Some were a bit shy, while others were a bit rowdy.

All they could do was to show Zak their top tricks

in the hope he'd choose them to come to the Dog House,

where they would find out what stunt he had chosen.

But Zak needed only three teams and competition was fierce.

For weight pull, here are the teams that impressed Zack the most.

-This looks like my type of dog.

-I'm Hannah and this is Buddy.

-We come from Clifton.

-Show me what he can do.

Hannah is 10 years old and her dog Buddy is two years old.

They love to go for long walks

and do agility in the garden.

-Very dramatic down, isn't it?

-Come over.

-Did you just jump with him?

-Buddy?

HANNAH LAUGHS

Hannah says that the one word that sums up Buddy is intelligent.

-Wonderful.

-Zak was very impressed with Hannah and Buddy.

They have a strong bond and would have great fun at the Dog House.

-You and Buddy are a fantastic team. And you are free to go.

-Free to go?!

-Thank you!

-Goodbye, Buddy!

My name is Jasmine, my dog's name is Lottie.

What a happy looking dog!

I'd like to show other people that Rottweilers

aren't these aggressive dogs.

You're exactly right. Show me what Lottie the Rottie can do.

Jasmine is 11 years old and her dog Lottie is one.

Jasmine's family love Lottie,

except her stepdad, who's allergic to her.

Lottie, come on.

Go hide.

Good girl!

Jasmine obviously loves training Lottie

and Zak had no hesitation taking her to the Dog House.

I have thoroughly enjoyed you. Thank you very much.

-Aysha, stay.

-Got her under control?

-Yes.

My name's Ellie. This is Aysha, a Siberian husky.

We're from Sunderland. Her breed pulls sleds,

so we think she would like to learn how to pull a sled.

She did a good job of pulling you in here! Show me what she does.

When I whistle, she sometimes howls back.

SHE WHISTLES AND DOG HOWLS

Ellie is nine years old and her dog Aysha is five.

Aysha, sit.

I dropped a bit of cheese and she is after it!

Although Aysha's not the most obedient dog, she is strong.

Zak thought she'd be good at pulling weights.

You have brought a lot of joy to me today.

Hannah and Buddy, Jasmine and Lottie

and Ellie and Aysha have made it into the Dog House.

They'll receive two days of dog training from Zak

before going head-to-head

and the winner will take the Who Let The Dogs Out? top dog trophy.

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-Hey, guys. How are we doing?

-Good!

We're going to be training our dogs to take part in a race.

They're going to be pulling half their body weight behind them.

One of the most important things is that we take it super slowly

and we're patient with our dogs.

And even more important is that we keep it very happy.

Lottie the Rottie, let's go. I just love saying that!

Now Lottie has this head collar on. Explain what that is.

This head collar stops her pulling because she is a very strong dog.

Exactly. It is a very humane way to keep the dog from pulling.

A lot of people think it's a muzzle, but she is a very friendly dog.

You're going to call her in a happy voice. I'll have you stand there.

I'm going to put this long lead on.

The more excited you are, the better, when you call her, OK?

Lottie! Lottie!

-Come, come, Lottie!

-Right now, she's looking at the sheep.

She's not even paying attention to Jasmine one little bit.

She wants to go. There she goes! And there it is. Quick, quick! Excited!

-Life is wonderful! Let her know!

-Lottie, you good girl.

Step one in weight pull is making sure your dog comes when called.

Let's see how the others got on.

Aysha! Aysha! Come here!

-She's like, I don't know.

-Aysha! Come here! Aysha! Aysha!

Ellie's having big problems getting Aysha's attention.

Aysha just doesn't seem interested.

-Come here!

-Yes! Move around!

Hannah's doing very well though. Buddy is fast.

-Aysha!

-Oh, Aysha! Don't look that way!

Ellie is the other way!

There she goes!

Jasmine's dog, Lottie, has got a great recall.

Wonderful. Really let her know you love her.

Aysha! Ellie is the other way!

Now she's doing it!

At last. Aysha's going to Ellie!

Beautiful!

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Pulling a heavy load is a lot of work and your dog needs to be fully grown

for this, but there's lots of fun you can have with puppies.

Take a look at these little cuties.

Now it's time for puppy love!

# And they called it puppy love... #

When he grows up, he wants to be a cat!

# ..I guess they'll never know. #

When he grows up, he wants to be a ballerina!

And he just wants to be cute.

But he is cute!

-And so is he!

-That's it, say your prayers.

And he is a dog sitting on a swing. For some reason.

Now growing up, you need to have patience. Lots of it.

Wait.

Don't look at me like that.

You also have to learn to be brave

and face up to terrifying enemies like...a ball.

This is Rosie and Marbles. In love!

He's still waiting. Good boy.

Aw! More hugs! Hang on, it's getting a bit serious now, isn't it?

Eurgh!

And he is the winner of the most patient dog of the year.

-Go!

-And that is his reward.

Still to come, we've got some inspirational dogs,

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

the Who Let The Dogs Out? top dog trophy.

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We'll introduce the cart. We're going on to the next step.

We want to make sure he's comfortable so I'm going to get a block of wood

and we'll see how he feels with that.

We don't want to be very threatening with it.

We want to move around and let him know it's nothing to be scared of.

Let's see how he reacts to it.

I'm going to keep his leash on just to keep him easier to manage.

Buddy seems happy with step two.

I wonder how the others feel about being attached to a piece of wood.

We're not playing with the wood!

I think she wants to play with the wood more than she wants to pull it!

This is the part where, if they get scared here,

it can be really hard to get them back.

-Yes!

-Does that make sense?

We'll make sure it goes real slow.

-Go and stand back over there. Go ahead and call her.

-Aysha!

Let her know it's going to be worthwhile.

Ellie is having trouble

getting Aysha to come when she is called again.

Aysha's never going to win the weight pull race

if she stands around like this all day.

It's OK! Aysha, come on!

-Come on!

-Look at the tail. Good. You're getting through to her.

Aysha, come on!

Come on, Aysha! Come on! Come on!

Come on, come on! Nearly.

-Aysha, come on!

-She thought about it.

They're still not having any luck.

-Aysha, come on!

-Let's see how the competition's doing.

Look what I've got you.

Wow! Look at Hannah and Buddy. That's fast.

-Wonderful job.

-Come here! Come on, Lottie!

Nice work, Jasmine.

Boy, she is fantastic!

Now, will Aysha finally be able to pull the board?

-Aysha! Come on!

-Go on, Aysha. You can do it.

Come on! Come on!

See? Right there, she's pulling it, no negative reaction to the wood.

Yes! That's three board-pulling dogs.

Aysha, Lottie and Buddy are similar in height but they're very different.

Look at their mutt measurements.

Aysha is a Siberian husky. Huskies are Arctic dogs.

It's no surprise Aysha's favourite thing is playing in the snow.

Huskies were bred to pull sledges,

so she should have no problem with this task.

She needs to work on coming to Ellie when she calls her.

Next we have Lottie. Lottie is a Rottweiler.

They're one of the oldest sheepdogs in the world.

Rottweilers are often gentle and Lottie's no exception.

Strength should make weight pulling effortless,

but Lottie will need to work on her speed.

And finally, we have Buddy,

a Border collie crossed with a Labrador retriever.

Collies have great stamina and retrievers are strong,

so with Buddy's great recall, he could be the fastest.

Buddy's favourite thing is food. He'll do anything for a snack.

A bit of sausage on the finishing line and the race is as good as won.

Training day two and Zak's got something new for the dogs to pull.

-Hey, guys. How are we doing?

-Hi.

-Very good. How did training go yesterday?

-Do you feel good about it?

-Yes!

-Yes.

-Good, good.

Jasmine, tell me about training with Lottie.

Yesterday, I started using the toy to get her to come. It worked well.

Now I'm going to keep on using it.

Hannah and Buddy, tell me about what you've been experiencing.

Yesterday, I got him to pull that that wooden slab and he did good.

I think he needs to work on his concentration.

He sits all the time, unless you've got treats.

Ellie and Aysha, tell me how it went.

Aysha needs a bit more practice, but she's getting better.

We want to get your dog used to pulling all sorts of things.

So today, we're going to practice pulling a cart.

I'm going to start with you, Jasmine and Lottie.

We don't want them to get scared about this thing they're pulling.

We want to see how she reacts. I'm going to move it. Very nice.

-Stay.

-That's OK.

She wants to go at it. That might be a whole new problem right there.

She's ready to play with it, I think.

I think we're ready to get started a little bit.

We're going to attach this to her

and encourage her to pull it kind of slowly.

We're going to put this on. You go over there.

-We haven't worked on distance yet.

-Lottie, what's this? Come!

-Come here! Come! Come!

-Good girl!

-Come here. Come here.

-Yes. Good girl!

I think you've done very well.

I'm going to move on to Hannah and Buddy.

You're going to go down there and call him.

I'm going to run behind him to make sure he doesn't get spooked.

I'll stop the cart if I need to.

OK, go on.

Buddy! Come here!

Come here, Buddy!

-Stay. Good boy!

-Lovely! Looking good!

As you practise, add more weight to it

in order to get Buddy more comfortable doing it.

-Tell me how training's been going.

-It's been good,

but I think she needs a lot of practice

because sometimes there's distractions and the heat

and everything's making her excited.

If she pulls the cart, it's fine. If she doesn't, it's fine.

So... Hello! She seems to be completely at ease right now.

Move the cart around. I want to see how she reacts to it.

-It's heavy. I can't believe the dogs have been able to pull this.

-I know.

You're having a hard time pulling it!

Nice work. Nice work. Ellie, I want you to go over here, please.

-Get ready, OK?

-Aysha, come on. Aysha!

Aysha, come on! Come on!

-Come on! Come on!

-I want you to practise this a little bit more, OK?

But don't force her into it. If she doesn't feel like it, that's OK.

Just keep working.

Our three teams now have one week to practise at home before returning

to the Dog House and going head-to- head in the weight pull challenge.

Our trainers have a lot of work to do,

especially Ellie and Aysha, but they need to take their time.

One of the things about this trick is it's an exercise in patience.

# Who Let The Dogs Out? #

Here are Zak's five steps to teaching your dog to weight pull.

One - train your dog recall, to come when they're called.

Two - get comfortable

with pulling something light on a harness.

Three - try this with an item that is bigger and more noisy.

Four - finally get them to pull an item that is heavier than before.

Five - practise

and your dog will be a weight pulling champion in no time.

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I'm going to show you an easy trick to teach your dog.

How to teach your dog to jump through your arms.

The first thing you want to do is find a toy or treat your dog likes.

I call that currency. Come on, Nellie! Come here, girl!

Very good! The first thing I do when I teach a dog how to jump

through my arms is to get them really excited.

Then I'm going to angle them, like this.

I'm putting my arm out here and... Very good!

That wasn't dramatic, but she was on the right track.

I'm going to use that toy to coax her to jump over my arm.

Yes. Stay! Over here.

Yes! Good! Ready? This way!

Come on! Yes! Hop! Good! One more time!

I made her do it a few extra times. I felt she was starting to get it.

Once they're doing that, we can start to make a hoop out of it.

It'll look something like this. Give. Stay.

Hop! Yes! Good girl! Very good!

Come here. Let's try it again.

Good. Give, stay.

Hop. I'm going to go a little higher this time

cos she's really starting to get it. Wonderful job!

Very good. Give.

Let's try this. I don't know if she's going to do it, but I'm going to try.

Nellie, come on.

Look at that! Wonderful!

And I'm going to pay her.

Her form of money is this rope toy. If you keep doing it like that,

you'll have all sorts of fun with your dog and they'll do it for ever.

As usual, keep it fun and loving.

Good job. Go get it!

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Often when I'm teaching dogs, I find that I'm the one being taught.

It's true, dogs make great teachers.

And here's a few dogs we could all learn a little from.

# Stop, whoa yes, wait a minute, Mr Postman. #

This is a postman and this is Mable, a bearded collie cross from Devon.

It's a typical doggie scene played out every day all over the country.

The postman comes, the dog gets excited, jumps on the post,

wants to jump on the postman and...

she falls asleep.

Mable suffers from a rare condition called narcolepsy.

If she gets over-excited,

she can fall into a sleep-like state for several seconds

and then wake up again unharmed as if nothing has ever happened.

There, that's better.

Now, the post, or playing with other dogs, or being patted

too energetically can bring on these unexpected sleeps.

Sweet dreams.

Dogs. Man's four-legged friend.

Except who's to say they have to have four legs?

This is Faith from the USA. She's like any other dog,

except she uses two legs to get about, instead of four.

Faith was born with this disability.

First, she learned how to hop, up we go,

and then one day, one of the other dogs annoyed her.

She wasn't going to stand for that, so Faith just jumped up

and ran after him on two legs.

From then on, nothing could hold her back.

That's why they named her Faith.

She's been checked by vets and she's absolutely fine.

Faith adores people

and especially loves going to meet her Grandma and Grandpa.

FAITH WHINES EXCITEDLY

I think she's saying she loves Grandma's new hairdo.

And possible Grandpa's jeans.

Faith's determination

and lovely nature have made her a bit of a celebrity in America.

She's been on lots of TV shows.

And now, she's on the telly in Britain as well.

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Today is Showtime. Yes. Seven days of hardcore training ends now.

So what surprises will Showtime bring for Ellie, Jasmine and Hannah?

Will Lottie, Buddy and Aysha manage to pull an unfamiliar object

that's half their own body weight?

Last week, Jasmine was having no trouble getting Lottie to come

when she was called and she may be the dog with the most drive.

But will she be the fastest? Jasmine has been practising hard at home.

Training's gone well. Lottie's been pulling the wood well

and we put a plant pot on it to weigh it down a bit.

At the Dog House, Hannah and Buddy's training went very well.

And at home, Buddy was getting faster,

but suddenly he developed a harness problem.

He's been going great but he keeps running out of the harness.

He falls backwards and he pulls it over his head.

Although Aysha is a husky, she can be unpredictable.

Sometimes she comes when Ellie calls her, but sometimes she doesn't.

Ellie and Aysha have improved, but it's still a bit hit and miss.

She just goes when she wants to go, so there's no telling really.

Aysha's definitely been expected to win it

and we've been comfortable with that.

Today's the big day. It's Showtime!

Who will finish the race?

Who will pull the fastest?

And who will walk away with the Who Let the Dogs Out? top dog trophy.

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Stay.

First up on this windy Showtime, we have Jasmine and Lottie.

Zak will hold each of the dogs until the trainer is in position.

Each team will have three goes, but only the fastest time will count.

Jasmine, when you're ready to call her, go ahead.

You should only ever attempt this challenge

under the guidance of an experienced dog trainer.

What's Lottie doing? She's just standing there.

Luckily, the timer will only start when the bone crosses the line

and stop when the dog crosses the other line.

If Jasmine crosses that line she'll incur five penalty points.

-Jasmine's crossed the line. This is a disaster.

-Lottie, come!

What? Is she going to give up?

And Lottie's off! She's doing it! Yes! That's it, Lottie! Well done!

Look at her go!

Those weights are heavy, but Lottie's such a strong dog.

Well done, but you did lose those five points at the start.

Look at that determination on Lottie's face.

-Can Lottie do better in her second go?

-Lottie, come on!

Lottie, come, come!

No hesitation this time. This looks even faster than the first go.

Is Lottie about to set a new target for Buddy and Aysha?

Come on, Lottie. Lottie, come! Come here! Oh, you good girl!

So could Lottie do even better in her final go? And she's off!

Look at those muscles! Jasmine's worked so hard on that recall.

Oh, no! Is Lottie tiring?

Come here! Come here!

No, she's not!

That was impressive. Lottie has managed to pull a huge bone,

which was half her body weight, in an incredible 15.1 seconds.

Can Buddy beat that?

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So, here's Hannah and Buddy.

Is Buddy going to slip his harness?

All right, whenever you're ready.

Buddy!

Go! Oh, no! Already, Buddy's trying to slip his harness.

If he leaves that bone behind, this run will not count.

Oh, he's got free. Buddy's abandoned the bone.

He's got great recall, but that's not enough in this race.

He has to pull the weight the length of the course for it to count.

Oh, no! He's struggling again.

And he's out of his harness. He is fast though.

If he could pull the bone, he could beat Lottie's time.

They've got one more chance.

Will Buddy pull the bone weight this time? It's not looking good.

-Whenever you're ready to call him.

-Buddy!

And he's off. He's doing it.

Wow! Look at that speed! That's amazing!

Oh! He's not crossed the line. Oh, no!

Buddy ran that course in an astounding 6.5 seconds.

But Hannah didn't realise he hadn't crossed the line.

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OK. It's time for Ellie and Aysha.

Aysha's only been pulling when the mood takes her.

Let's see if she can remember her husky sledge dog roots

and make Ellie proud.

-OK, Ellie, whenever you're ready.

-Aysha!

Aysha's looking at Ellie. She's thinking about it.

Is Aysha ignoring Ellie again? Will she ever run?

She's off! Oh, wow!

Come on! Come on!

Ellie's ecstatic with that result. And no wonder - that was amazing!

What a change!

Now, there's a husky doing her thang!

But was it fast enough to beat Buddy's 6.5 seconds?

Ellie's second go coming up.

Ellie, whenever you're ready.

OK. Aysha! Aysha!

Wow! No hesitation this time. That is one happy husky.

And one happy trainer!

-OK, Ellie, whenever you're ready.

-Aysha. Aysha! Come on!

And she's off again. Go, Aysha!

Ha! Is there no tiring this dog?

It's going to be such a close finish.

# Who Let The Dogs Out? #

What a competition that was! All of you did so good.

And it's now time to announce the results.

Jasmine and Lottie,

your fastest time was...

15.1 seconds.

Excellent time. Very, very good.

Hannah and Buddy, you went next.

Only one of your races counted

because Buddy slipped out of the harness.

Your time in that one was 6.5 seconds.

Ellie and Aysha, with a time of...

..5.2 seconds,

you are today's Who Let The Dogs Out? top dog!

Congratulations! How do you feel about that?

I feel really excited because I never expected this from Aysha.

You've all done fantastic. Congratulations.

Once again, Ellie and Aysha, today's Who Let The Dogs Out? top dog.

That's all for today. We'll see you next time on Who Let The Dogs Out?

I think I've enjoyed watching Aysha making progress

and our friendship grow a little bit more as well.

It's not all about winning. It's about the taking part.

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