Maths Dogs Who Let the Dogs Out?

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Want to see some shaking dogs?

Or some singing dogs?

Or even some hopping dogs?

Then this is the show for you.

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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Today on Who Let The Dogs Out?, were going to see cats and dogs.

Goats and dogs, bumblebee sniffer dogs

and three dogs are going to learn something a-ma-zing!

Today's challenge is maths.

For those of you that didn't know dogs could do maths,

you're in for a real treat.

Each team will be given three different sums

and the dogs are hopefully going to bark out the right answers.

The team will get scored on how many sums they get right

and how well they perform this trick.

This trick can take a while to teach, so I need three smart dogs

and, if possible, dogs that can already bark on command.

That's what I was looking for at the try-out.

Over 400 kids brought their dogs to the try-outs

in the hope that Zak would take them to the Dog House

-to learn an incredible stunt.

-Nice work.

-We saw fluffy dogs. We saw huge dogs.

-Oh, wow!

-Tiny dogs.

-So good!

Dogs that were somewhere in the middle,

and dogs that just wanted to piddle.

All they could do was to show Zak their top tricks

in the hope that he would choose them to come to the Dog House

where they would find out what stunt he had chosen for them.

That's pretty good.

Zak only needed three teams for the maths trick

and here are the three that impressed him the most.

My name is Zoe, my dog's name is Molly

and we come from just outside Aberdeen.

Why do you want to come to the Dog House?

Because I think I'd be really good at training Molly

and I think she'd be perfect for it

cos she's amazing.

Zoe is 12 and Molly is two.

When Zoe got Molly, she was delighted to have a dog.

But there was something unusual about Molly.

-We found out she was pregnant.

-Oh, wow!

-And she gave birth to nine puppies.

-Nine puppies!

Zoe has taught Molly ten tricks. Here are just a few of them.

Lie down.

Good girl. Roll over.

Good girl.

-That's very good.

-Zak loved how Molly could speak when asked to...

-Speak.

-Woof!

-Speak.

-Woof!

-Speak.

-Woof!

-That's excellent.

..and thought they'd be a perfect pair to learn the maths trick.

That's what I was looking for, exactly.

My name's Ashleigh, my dog's name's Maya and we're from Kent.

Why do you want to come to the Dog House?

I want to prove that just cos she's a big dog doesn't mean that

she's scary or she can't do tricks.

Ashleigh is 11 and Maya the Rottweiler is 4.

Bang.

-Good girl.

-That's awesome.

-Wait.

-Ashleigh has taught Maya how to count.

-Although she's got no clue how she did it.

-7 - 4?

-Woof! Woof! Woof!

However, Ashleigh and Maya look like they need Zak's help.

That was wrong, but...

Zak thought that Maya was a very intelligent and cute dog

and, as a team, they'd benefit from some training.

You've done a really good job.

My name's James, my dog's name's Alfie.

-Where you from?

-South Kirkby.

Tell me why you want to be at the Dog House.

He wants to learn more tricks.

James is 10 and Alfie the boarder terrier is 3.

James thinks Alfie is better than other dogs

-as he can do a dozen tricks.

-Oh, look! He twirled.

James recently got a puppy called Izzy.

Despite being older, Alfie is scared of her.

He runs away and hides from her.

Let's hope he doesn't run away when he get's a tricky maths question.

Lot's of potential there.

So, Zoe and Molly, Ashleigh and Maya, and James and Alfie

have all made it into the Dog House.

They'll receive two days of intense expert dog training from Zak,

followed by three weeks of practice

before going head-to-head in the maths challenge.

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

# Who let the dogs out? #

Training Day One at the Dog House.

James, Ashleigh and Zoe are about to find out

what trick they'll learn.

-Hey, guys, how we doing?

-Good, thank you.

-Are you excited to be here at the Dog House?

-ALL: Yes.

You, trainers, are going to be teaching your dogs how to do maths.

Zoe, Ashleigh, you've started teaching this a little bit

but we're going to make it amazing. Are you ready to get into it?

-ALL: Yeah.

-Do you have your currency? Do you know what I mean?

-Is it their favourite treat?

-Exactly.

It's their form of money. Something you can reward with while teaching.

Remember, we're not actually teaching our dogs how to do maths.

This is a trick. But, by the end of training,

it'll actually look like they're doing maths.

So, I'd like to come by one-by-one

and have your dogs speak on command, as in bark.

Does your dog know how to speak on command? I thought so. Let's see.

-Sit. Speak.

-Woof!

-Good girl.

-Very good. Excellent job.

Let's see Maya speak on command.

-Woof!

-Good girl.

-Nice work. OK.

What about you, James and Alfie?

-Does Alfie know how to bark on command?

-No.

-Try it.

-Alfie, sit.

Speak. Speak. No, down, down.

ALFIE WHINES

Even though it's not what you're going for,

do you hear that vocal sound that your dog is making?

That is something we should encourage.

If you were using a clicker, you could reward there.

-So, do it again and this time click.

-Alfie, speak.

-Woof!

Cool! We want to end up having our dog speak when we say,

"Hey, what's 3 + 2?" And we want them to bark five times, right?

-Yes.

-So, here's what I want you guys to do.

What I want you to work on, is two speaks with the one request.

-So say speak and wait for her to bark twice. She will.

-Speak.

Wait.

-Woof!

-That's it. Excellent job. Give me the four, please.

-Speak.

-Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!

-Clever girl!

-Yes, that's it.

Zoe has been training Molly for a year and a half

and she says it was easy to teach Molly to bark on command.

So, surely they'll have no problems with the maths trick.

Someone's being noisy. I'd like you to have Maya bark four times.

Take your time.

Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!

-Good girl!

-Yes, that was it right there. Beautiful.

As we saw in the try-outs,

Ashleigh and Maya have started learning the maths trick

but Ashleigh does not enjoy the subject at school,

so will she struggle to teach Maya to bark the correct amount of times?

I want you to see

if you can get Alfie to bark three times with the one request, OK?

James hasn't got Alfie to bark more than once before.

James has taught Alfie much,

but will he be able to add maths to the tricks he knows?

-Speak.

-Woof!

That's only one bark for James and Alfie, at the moment.

Keep working on it. Looking really, really good, guys.

Take a break, for a second.

# Who let the dogs out? Woof-woof! #

Teaching dogs maths

really proves they can speak more than one language.

I mean, they can speak dog, they can speak human...

I wonder if they can speak cat. Let's find out.

Cats and dogs - vicious enemies since time began.

Oh! She's gone for him!

She's got him on the ropes.

Like always, size wins through.

The cats are going to have to come up with something a bit special.

And here's what they've come up with. Let's see it in action.

There's a punch. Beautiful.

He's going in again. Kapaow!

And the dog gives up.

And after that defeat, all the dogs can do now is show off.

"There! Huh? Look, can you do this, eh?

"And what about this funny waving-up-and-down thing

"I can do with my paws. Get a load of that."

Still, there are plenty of other animals a dog can take on.

Surely a dog can beat a goat?

Oh, it can't.

What about a bee? "Come on, bee! Put 'em up, bee!

"Oh, no. Run away, run away!"

Man's best friend is his dog, but a dog's best friend is his hamster.

Dogs are descended from wolves. They can be hunters, fighters.

They're ready to...push a pram with a cat in it...

or even another dog, er...

Always look left before crossing. No, left! I said left!

And this is what you call, "horse-jumping", is it, Spot?

And finally,

welcome to the latest new cute doggy home for newborn chicks.

Yes, it comes with its own slide and its own supply of food - fleas.

Yum, yum!

Still to come, we've got rat-catching sniffer 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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Ashleigh, you've had some success here teaching Maya.

-Would you demonstrate that for me, right now?

-Yeah.

-Maya, what's 3 + 3?

-Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!

-Good girl.

-Very nice.

Her cue to stop barking was simply moving the treat down

and that's how the trick is done.

Time for Zoe and Molly to have a go at maths.

I want to ask your dog what 8 - 4 is

and let's see if we can get four barks.

I want you to try

and get about a half a second delay before you drop that treat.

-8 - 4?

-Woof! Woof!

-Woof! Woof!

-Yes, now.

Right there. Good! We've got competition right here.

Amazing! Zoe and Molly made the maths trick look easy.

-Speak. Speak.

-Wait, don't repeat yourself. Let him think.

Things aren't going well for James.

He's still trying to get Alfie to bark multiple times on one command.

Avoid saying, "Speak, speak, speak." Let it happen.

Your dog can read your eyes, just like we can read theirs.

You don't need to shout commands for them to understand them.

But Alfie's just not doing it.

What we're working up to, ultimately,

is for you to be able to say something like,

"Hey, Maya, what's 3 + 3?" And Maya barks six times.

And, instead of this.

Let's see that again.

Zak was doing a very big signal with his arm to stop a dog barking.

You're going to try and do something like this. What did I do?

-Did you tap your feet?

-I moved my knee. Close enough.

Zak is looking for any subtle signal, like moving a knee,

to tell the dog to stop barking and wait for the treat.

I'm going to let you determine what you want the signal to be.

-Do you feel good about training, so far?

-ALL: Yes.

Can you pull this trick off with subtlety?

-ALL: Yes.

-Very good.

-That's right, Zak, at Show Time,

if their signal to stop their dog is too obvious,

their answer won't count.

I'm going to let you practise for the rest of the day.

Enjoy, and I'll see you guys tomorrow.

While they're practising,

let's find out how different these dogs are.

Let's look at their mutt measurements.

# Who let the dogs out?

Molly's a German shepherd crossed with a beagle.

Molly has two favourite hobbies - going for walkies and playing.

Zoe describes Molly as the most affectionate dog in the world.

Beagle are determined and German shepherds have loud barks

so Zoe should be able to teach Molly maths, easily.

Although we might have to cover our ears when she barks the answers.

Maya is a Rottweiler - they're from Germany.

They're gentle and they love people.

Maya loves one major thing in life, though, giving people cuddles.

Rottweilers are easily trained, so Maya should find maths no problem.

However, Ashleigh needs a calculator for her maths homework

so will Ash be able to teach Maya the correct sums? Hmm.

Alfie is a border terrier.

They're from the borders of Scotland and England

and they've been around since the 1700s

so they are older than your great-great-great-great-granny.

Alfie's favourite pastime is to dance around the house with James,

listening to Michael Jackson.

They've even learned the Thriller dance together.

So will Alfie be interested in listening to James

in order to learn maths,

or will he prefer to do what HE wants to do?

Woof!

-Good boy.

-Good girl.

Let's start with you, Zoe with Molly.

Training's been going very well with Molly.

Well, you had pretty tremendous progress from yesterday too.

You had to say, "Speak, speak," each time.

Then I think you were able to get her up to four barks?

-Yes, that's right.

-How many barks have you got up to?

-20.

-20?!

-Yep.

-Speak.

-20 barks - unbelievable!

Zoe and Molly can start long multiplication now!

-Woof-woof-woof!

-Good girl.

OK, Molly. 5 - 1.

Woof-woof. Woof-woof.

Oh! Zoe is lowering her hand quite obviously.

Ashleigh and Maya, how about you guys?

Training's been going quite well,

but I've been working so much on the subtlety

that I think I'm getting the answers wrong myself,

so I'm not paying attention to her barking.

-1 + 2.

-Woof-woof!

Woof-woof!

-Oh!

-Oh, Ashleigh! What, do you need a calculator?

-What is your subtle cue with the lead?

-Erm...

it's to like...wrap it round my hand

and then just sort of tug on it,

so that her collar moves and she stops.

Very smart.

-James and Alfie, good hair day today, huh?

-Yeah.

So how's it going with Alfie?

He's done all right. He's being good.

Alfie has finally learned to bark multiple times on command.

-Speak.

-Woof-woof-woof!

Good boy.

But they haven't worked on their signals or sums yet,

so they're behind the girls.

-I want you to continue to work with him.

-Yeah.

-Are you ready to start practising?

-ALL: Yes.

-Very good.

Zak is going to give each team a maths test.

First up, Zoe and Molly.

Please ask her 4 + 4, please.

Molly, sit. 4 + 4.

Woof-woof-woof-woof!

Woof-woof-woof-woof!

-Clever girl!

-Pretty good.

Your signal coming down here - not extremely subtle to the trained eye,

but for 24 hours, we're talking about a dramatic improvement.

Tremendous progress.

If they can sort out their signals, they could win at Show Time.

Ashleigh, have Maya do 2 x 2, please.

-2 x 2.

-Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!

Good girl.

Finally, they got their maths right, but how was their signalling?

And I'll bet you could even get that minimal tension on the leash

reduced even further. Very impressive.

-So what maths problem would you like to do?

-5 + 1.

-5 and 1?

-Yeah.

-OK, go ahead, ask him.

-5 + 1.

-Be patient.

Go on.

Woof-woof!

Go on, Alfie, go on... You can do it.

ALFIE GROWLS

Woof-woof!

Woof-woof!

-Good boy.

-Very good, very good, Excellent.

Yes! Finally, at the end of training,

all three dogs can do the maths trick.

We now have some serious competition for Show Time.

Guys, you have three weeks to do this with your dogs

and then I'll see you at the Dog House.

You're going to be given a maths sum

and they'll need to bark that number of times.

What we're looking for is a subtle signal

to get your dog to start barking and stop barking.

That signal is up to you.

You also need to make sure that you have a three-second delay

between the time they stop barking and you rewarding them.

-Does that make sense?

-ALL: Yes.

You've got three weeks to practise

and then you'll come back here to the Dog House

and we'll see who'll take home the Top Dog Trophy. Right, guys, bye.

ALL: Bye!

-Woof-woof!

-Good girl.

I want these trainers

to push the limits of communication with their dogs.

Dogs are smart and will notice the smallest flinch.

# Who let the dogs out? Woof-woof-woof-woof! #

Here are Zak's five tips for teaching your dog maths.

Get your dog to bark on command.

Then, get them to bark multiple times on the same command.

Introduce a maths question

and use a signal to start and stop your dog from barking.

Try and make the signal as subtle as you can.

Practise aplenty and your dog will be a maths genius in no time!

# Who let the dogs out? #

Today I'm going to show you

how to teach your dog to let go of anything when you ask them to.

Whether it's a toy, maybe it's a stick.

For this I'll need a tug toy and some food. Come here, Nelly.

Good girl, come here. Get it, get it, get it.

Tug-of-war can be

one of the most powerful currencies in the world for your dog.

Playing with them like this can be their ultimate reward.

And when you know your dog's ultimate reward,

you can teach them anything.

But if you're going to teach tug-of-war,

they have to know how to let go instantly.

It should look like this...

Let go.

Yes!

And then follow it up with the reward again - tug-of-war.

Another way to teach your dog to let go of an object

is to put a treat at their nose.

Now, you can use whatever word you like.

You could say, "Let go", Nelly was really fond of the word "give".

Let's see what happens. Give.

I'd say "give" when she lets go,

in order to let her know that I like that behaviour.

Now you could use the clicker with this,

but if you can't use the clicker,

just let your dog know that they've done the right thing.

Give. Perfect.

That's wonderful. Good job.

# Who let the dogs out? Woof-woof-woof-woof! #

A dog's sense of smell is about 50 times better than ours.

In fact, some dogs can smell things from three miles away.

Let's see some of those incredible noses in action.

This is Charlie, London's only rat-catching dog.

Charlie loves nothing better

than sniffing out his ratty enemies in their secret hide-outs.

A pair of rats can produce an extended family of 200 in a year,

so it's time for Charlie to get to work.

"In here, boss!"

For years, Charlie has been the secret weapon

of this pest control team.

"Oi, under here!"

Traps and poison may fail to catch those rats,

but Charlie certainly won't.

He's tracked down hundreds of them and he's very keen.

That's another successful mission for rat-catcher Charlie,

and there's no time to waste.

A super-sniffer's job is never done,

so off he goes to battle with more ratty rodents.

That is a bumblebee...

and that is Toby,

the world's only bumblebee sniffer dog - yeah!

Toby's mission is to find bumblebee nests

that are hidden underground, or in thick grass,

helping scientists to investigate

why bumblebee numbers are dwindling

and solve the problem.

Yeah, Toby the hero!

Toby has sniffed out more than 80 nests

and all he wants in exchange is his favourite ball.

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Three weeks of hardcore training ends now.

This is the biggest challenge Molly, Maya and Alfie have ever faced.

There can only be one winner.

When we last saw Zoe and Molly, they were completing each maths question.

At home, they've been making their signal more subtle.

Zoe lowers a hand when Molly's barked the right number of times.

They've also been working on Molly waiting three seconds

before she gets the treat.

She's been doing very well.

She's come so far and I'm really proud of her.

Ashleigh and Maya have been practising hard.

Ashleigh has been their main problem,

losing concentration and forgetting her maths.

He's getting good at doing different sums,

but I think I need to work on my maths too

because I sometimes get it wrong.

Riskily, they've changed the bark-stopping signal

from a lead-pull to a twitch of the hand.

Will this affect them at Show Time?

When we first saw James, Alfie couldn't even bark on command.

It took a lot of time for James to teach Alfie the trick.

They had the furthest to come,

but they've been doing amazingly at home.

Good boy!

He has taught Alfie the trick using his little finger as the signal.

If he keeps barking after the sum, you tell him to stop.

Good boy.

He's been doing all right. Very good.

Today is the big day - it's Show Time.

Who has learned to do maths?

Who will get the most correct?

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

# Who let the dogs out? Woof-woof-woof-woof! #

It's Show Time at the Dog House

and if the trainers have not achieved

exceptional communication with their dogs,

they could have a tough time today.

I'm going to be giving the trainers three different sums

and their dogs will hopefully bark the correct answer.

But remember, this is just a trick.

The trainers are actually going to be

communicating with to their dogs to stop barking

with a very subtle signal,

and I'm going to be looking very hard for that.

The dog who gets the most sums correct,

and understands the most subtle signal,

will win the Who Let the Dogs Out Top Dog Trophy.

# Who let the dogs out? Woof-woof-woof-woof! #

Remember, Zak wants a three-second delay after the subtle signal

before the trainer gives their dog a treat, or the answer will not count.

Zoe and Molly, your first sum...

-4 + 3.

-Woof-woof! Woof-woof!

Woof!

Woof-woof!

Oh, no!

The maths was perfect,

but Zoe didn't wait three seconds to give Molly the treat,

so that won't count.

Ashleigh and Maya, your first sum is...

-5 + 2.

-Woof-woof-woof!

Woof-woof! Woof-woof!

The twitch of the treat, the three-second wait.

That's one point for Ashleigh.

Phenomenal, very good job.

James and Alfie, your first sum is 10 - 3.

-10 - 3.

-Woof! Woof!

Woof-woof!

Woof!

Woof-woof!

Amazing!

He used his little finger as the subtle signal

AND Alfie waited for the treat. One point for James.

Your next sum is...

-5 - 1.

-Woof-woof! Woof-woof!

Oh, that was too quick with the treat. It's happened again.

Disaster for Zoe and Molly.

The maths was correct, but there was no three-second wait.

Ashleigh, your next sum is 2 x 2.

-2 x 2.

-Woof-woof-woof! Woof!

Good girl.

Ooh, Maya nearly did an extra bark there. That was close.

But another point for Ashleigh.

Your next sum is 2 + 2.

-Alfie, 2 + 2.

-Woof!

ALFIE GROWLS

Woof!

Woof!

Woof!

Amazing for James and Alfie. Huge progress, and another point.

He's tying on two points, with Ashleigh.

Zoe and Molly, your last sum is...

-2 x 3.

-Woof-woof! Woof-woof!

Woof-woof-woof!

That was incorrect.

The answer was six and there were seven barks.

Zoe and Molly will not be Top Dog today.

Ashleigh, your last sum is 9 - 3.

9 - 3.

Woof-woof-woof!

Woof!

Woof! Woof!

Perfect!

That puts Ashleigh and Maya on three points.

Excellent job.

James and Alfie have gone from training zeros to maths heroes.

Will they get the final sum right

and keep their hopes of winning the Top Dog Trophy alive?

It's time to find out.

Finally, your last sum

is 3 x 2.

Alfie, 3 x 2.

Woof-woof! Woof!

Woof-woof! Woof!

Woof!

Oh! That was seven barks - one too many.

James was slightly too late with his signal,

but he's still praising Alfie.

That's good dog training.

# Who let the dogs out? Woof-woof-woof-woof! #

I was so impressed by all of you.

You did an incredible job today.

Guys, I've tallied up the scores, I can now reveal

that the winner of today's Who Let The Dogs Out Top Dog Trophy is...

Ashleigh and Maya. Congratulations!

-Thank you!

-Fantastic work!

So tell me how you feel about it.

Erm, I'm really, really happy,

because I think Maya's made really good progress from when she started.

That's fantastic. Very good job, guys.

That's all for today from the Dog House,

we'll see you next time on Who Let the Dogs Out?

I'm just so proud of being here,

and of Molly, and of Ashleigh for winning.

I'm very proud of Alfie, yeah.

If I could sum up the experience, I'd say it were brilliant.

I'm really proud of Maya,

because she's just done everything I've told her

and she's just been amazing today.

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