Dogs do Flyball Who Let the Dogs Out?

This is the Doghouse,

home of the most amazing dog training competition.

It's here that champion dog trainer Zak George is on a mission

to find THE best young dog trainer in the country.

Welcome to Who Let the Dogs Out?

Hundreds applied.

27 made it to the Doghouse. But there can only be one winner.

Oh, yeah!

Today, Charlotte and Harry, Daniel and Todd

and Ella and Charlie are one step closer to the final,

but what does Zak have in store for them?

And who will make it through to the next round?

If we ask that much, that quick, we're going to burn our dog out.

Things are getting even hairier at the doghouse.

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Today on Who Let The Dogs Out?, dogs take on their arch enemies.

Three clever dogs get even cleverer.

And Zak teaches Nelly how to act.

Hundreds applied, but only 27 young trainers and their dogs

made it through to the Doghouse.

And now, only nine quarter-finalists remain.

Ella and Charlie, Daniel and Todd

and Charlotte and Harry are three of these quarter-finalists.

And they're about to face yet another challenge.

Let's remind ourselves how they got here.

Just 27 teams reached the Doghouse for the first round of heats.

They had to jump.

Push. Dive. Balance.

And even catapult their way to the next round.

Charlotte and Harry, Daniel and Todd

and Ella and Charlie mastered three of Zak's toughest challenges

to make it here to the quarter-final.

In the heats, Charlotte and Harry were given

the Dock Diving Challenge.

Here.

Ha-ha! Oh, my goodness!

Just before Showtime, Harry's nerves got the better of him.

Little reluctant? This is an interesting development.

Luckily for Charlotte, come Showtime,

Harry blew the competition out of the water.

I'm really proud of Harry

because Harry is the best dog in the world to me.

Daniel and Todd met stiff competition

-in the Catapult Challenge.

-Come on, Toddy.

The other teams were so good,

Showtime ended in a nail-biting tiebreaker.

But Daniel's hard work paid off

as he and Todd upped their game and won the competition.

Good boy, Toddy!

I feel very happy and amazed because I've got so far with Todd.

And it would be amazing to get into the next round.

Ella and Charlie had their work cut out with the Trampoline Challenge.

Charlie's obsession with balls meant it took Ella

a little longer to get him to focus on the challenge.

But by Showtime, it was as though Charlie had turned himself

into a bouncy ball, and he bounced his way to victory!

Yes! Good dog!

I'm feeling quite nervous.

All the pressure's on me and Charlie to do really well.

Charlotte and Harry Daniel and Todd,

and Ella and Charlie may have won their first battle,

but Zak's next challenge is going to be even tougher.

Today, Charlotte and Harry, Daniel and Todd

and Ella and Charlie are going to be teaching their dog

a stunt that requires both speed and precision.

That's going to be a difficult one,

but it's going to be a whole lot of fun. Come on in, guys!

It's a great day today. Are you really excited about today's stunt?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

Really good. Well, guess what?

Today you're going to be teaching your dogs the fine art of flyball.

Daniel and Todd, have you ever heard of flyball?

I have heard of it before, but I'm not sure what it is.

I see. Ella, have you ever heard of flyball?

I've heard of it, but I've never done it before.

OK. Now, Charlotte and Harry, when I saw you at the tryout,

I saw that Harry had a little bit of knowledge of flyball already.

Well, he does it with my mum instead of me,

but I've been coming into it and practising recently.

Ooh! Sounds like Charlotte's got a bit of head start on this one.

-I wouldn't get too confident, though.

-No.

So, you guys ready to get into training?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

-All right, let's do this.

For this stunt, your dog will need to jump over the four hurdles,

collect the ball from the flyball box

before racing back over the hurdles

to deliver the ball to you at the start.

The winner will be the dog that completes the course

in the shortest time.

Charlie looks like he's ready to go. Ella, come over here.

My reaction was, when I got flyball, a bit disappointed

because Charlie's never even jumped over a jump before.

I want you to focus on getting him to go get that ball,

even if you got to walk with him and bring it back to you, over here. OK?

Come on, Charlie. What's that?

What's this? Charlie? What's that?

-Go and take the ball out, show him it's a real ball.

-Charlie, look!

Charlie's looking keen. But, can he focus on the right ball?

-He's a smart one.

-Charlie!

Look at this - all these tennis balls!

What's this?

No, you've got to earn these balls, my friend!

He wants every ball but that one. That's your challenge.

Go ahead and play fetch with him. Get him really interested in THAT ball.

What's this? Charlie?

-Good boy!

-Well done, Ella.

Very good. Get in that rhythm now.

That's good. Over here, good. That's good, give him the ball. Good work.

This learns quick.

So, Charlie can fetch from the box and jump one hurdle,

but can he put it all together?

-Good, now, over the jump, over the jump.

-Jump!

-Almost!

That's OK, that's all right.

Obviously, you've got a lot of work to do.

You want him getting the ball out of here, running over all three jumps,

and there's going to be four at Showtime, and then letting go.

The dog that does that in the fastest time will be the winner.

-Does that make sense?

-Yes.

Charlie, just running beside the jump and not jumping over it,

it really made me frustrated.

I'm now going to bring in Daniel and Todd.

-Now, you saw what we were doing over here.

-Yes.

-Is Todd going to be able to pull this off?

-Yes.

Cool! Let's see.

Wotcha! Wotcha!

Now, back over here. Run, run, run.

Toddy! Toddy, up!

That's OK. Don't go for too much too early here. Work with the ball.

It would be very tough to win this challenge by rewarding with treats.

You've got to make that ball special. Good. Back here.

Over, one jump. Almost, keep going!

Yes, reward right there, buddy, buddy?

Asking for too much too quick.

If we ask for that much, that quick, we're going to burn our dog out.

They'll be like, I got to do all this for a ball?

So set them up for success early. Only one jump. Try again. OK?

-Perfect. Put him into a stay.

-Stay.

Now, ask him to get the ball and bring it back to you over that jump.

-Fetch it, fetch, Todd.

-Good.

Come on, Todd. Todd!

Over the jump, over the jump, yes! Good job!

That was even better than last time.

Now, let's try two jumps.

Two jumps - let's do it.

-Go on.

-Fetch it.

Nice.

Now, back over the jumps. Show him, go slow. That's good, now, one more.

-Good work!

-Well done, Todd and Daniel.

He has never taught flyball in his life. That was in just a few minutes.

When you take a little bit of time to work with your dog,

look what you can teach them.

That was an incredible first training session. Really good work.

I'm feeling very confident about flyball

because Todd's really enjoying it and giving it 110 %.

Right, I'm going to bring out Charlotte and Harry.

Harry has done some flyball before,

but will he do it for Charlotte today?

He is up, isn't he? Let's see what he does.

Sit.

Box!

Very good. Very nice.

Now, what do you say? Do you want to try and introduce a jump now?

Go on.

-Hold it.

-Very good.

Harry's off to a great start, just as he was with dock diving.

-This time, why don't we send him over all three jumps?

-Three jumps?!

-Look at that dead focus he's got right now.

-Go on.

-Oooh!

-Good boy!

Hold it. Harry, leave it.

Oh, dear. Harry seems to have lost his focus.

-They got a lot of work to do.

-Harry, leave it.

My main competition is Daniel and Todd, because Todd is a collie.

Collies are notorious for winning flyball competitions.

Really well done, all of you did terrific today.

But as you can see, you all have a lot of work to do.

-You guys get some practice in, I'll see you in a bit. ALL:

-Bye!

Practice is key, but so is having fun.

Here are some dogs who like fun with a capital F.

Dogs love to play,

but sometimes it feels as if there are enemies around every corner.

Mechanical enemies.

Canine impostors.

MUSIC: "Yakety Sax"

Speeding bunnies.

And even... Gravity.

Sometimes the best form of defence is attack.

Sometimes, it's not.

Enemies can appear from nowhere.

So keep your wits about you.

Because you just never know when you might come under attack.

Still to come - Zak gives Nelly some drama lessons.

We meet a decorated Army dog.

And tension mounts as the teams battle to reach the next round.

Back in the garden, training is well under way.

When I heard that the trick was flyball I was really excited,

because Harry had already done it.

Come on, Toddy!

Charlotte and Harry are my biggest competitors

because they're jumping over the ramps and they're the fastest.

Stay! Stay!

The best thing about this morning was getting Charlie to wait

until I put the ball in the slot, and then he went and got it.

Here, Charlie, good dog.

Come on, Charlie.

Not too bad, not too bad, why don't you go ahead

and put Charlie on lead over here

and let's see if you guys have any questions.

Daniel and Todd, I'm really impressed with you guys

because you went from never even doing this to doing really well.

Are you pleased with your progress?

I feel amazed that Todd just picked it up that quick.

When you work on building communications with your dog

in day-to-day life, it makes teaching stuff like this so easy,

and you've illustrated that perfectly.

Ella and Charlie, you really need to focus on this jump right here.

If it takes ten minutes to teach him to jump over that jump, that's OK.

Should I stand by the jump, or wait by the stock?

You wait here because you know what he'll do.

And let him know, "I'm going to give you this ball,

"but you've got to do what I want first."

-Over the jump. But don't rush it. Make sense?

-Yes.

Really good question, though.

Charlotte and Harry, now, he's kind of thrown off, here.

I think because it's a new place. He needs to get used to it.

And jump over the jumps as they are.

All of comes into play. Dogs are not machines, they're individuals

and they have to adapt, just like we do.

One thing I would recommend, get that energy up. Get amped up.

I think you guys are going to be a serious force to be reckoned with.

See you guys back here tomorrow.

-Keep practising the rest of the day, but keep it fun. See you.

-Bye.

The teams now have one whole day to practise

before the next training session with Zak.

And there's a lot of work to do.

Charlotte seems to be taking Zak's advice and upping her energy.

I think I can win Who Let The Dogs Out? because Harry is

a really nice dog, we have a really close bond and he's really obedient.

Good dog!

Ella is keeping Charlie on a lead to make sure he stays on track.

Good boy!

My plan for training is to get Charlie to be jumping over

the jumps first.

And then doing the flyball, and then hopefully putting them all together.

Come on, come on, good, fetch it!

So, what's Daniel's plan for mastering flyball?

My plan is to give it 110%

and to make sure Todd jumps over the jumps.

Good boy!

Harry, Todd and Charlie are all very different dogs.

Let's have a look at their mutt measurements

and see who might have the edge in flyball.

First up, we have Harry, who's a Labrador retriever,

and retrieving is exactly what's needed for flyball.

Harry loves tennis balls, which is great for flyball.

He just has to remember who he is supposed to be retrieving to.

Todd is a seven-year-old border collie.

Border collies were bred for sheep herding

and are considered to be one of the cleverest breeds.

Collies are also known for their amazing ability at flyball,

so if Todd holds true to his breed, there will be no stopping him.

Charlie is a two-year-old Jack Russell terrier.

Jack Russells were bred 200 years ago, especially for sport.

Jack Russells may be small, but they're pocket rockets,

known for their speed, stamina and courage,

which could stand Ella in great stead for winning this challenge.

The teams are back for some more flyball training with Zak.

But, hang on a minute - someone is missing.

-How are you guys doing?

-Fine.

Unfortunately, Charlotte couldn't be here because she's not feeling good.

This could be an advantage for Ella and Daniel.

But I do hope Charlotte is well enough for Showtime.

Daniel, let's start with you. Show me how you guys have been doing?

Round, round, stay, stay!

Daniel's training plan is to get Todd to go over three jumps.

Stay, stay, stay.

Hup!

Toddy, come!

No.

Oh dear.

Run with him every step.

Don't focus on going too fast right now.

-Let's try and get over all three jumps one at a time.

-Round, round.

If this takes ten minutes, it's OK.

I want you to run with him now, OK?

Back over all three jumps. Go with him.

Go slow. Easy, easy. Good.

Over the third one. Back here. Timing is everything.

Put your body over here.

The reason for that is, we want to let him know... good.

He let go of the ball, I'm going to let him know I like that.

That was really good. Very good.

That was really good, can he do it again?

That's it, tell him to go.

Look at that, three jumps, he gets it. Slow down a bit, back over.

Good, make sure he goes over all three. Keep going.

-Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

-Yes, he's done it.

That is amazing progress.

Daniel and Todd, you guys are looking really good.

Don't just be discouraged. I can't emphasise that enough with you.

I know you want to succeed and I like that,

but keep it happy at all times.

You're getting much better, my friend.

Ella and Charlie, come over here

and if Charlie will give me this ball, thank you very much.

He's getting much better with this.

Why don't you show me how you guys have been doing.

Charlie, what's that?

Your goal here is to get the ball and get him over this jump. That's good.

That's it, perfect.

Charlie's focused, but on the wrong ball.

Go ahead and try to toss this a little bit.

Play a little fetch with it.

Now we've got him interested in that ball.

That's OK. Your patience is very admirable.

I'm going to give this one to you.

Let me have this one.

See if you can get him to get this one. Let's try over two jumps.

Whenever you're ready.

-Take it.

-Not that ball, Charlie!

He's a determined little fella, isn't he?

He wants to do it his way, but you've got to let him know

that you'll do it his way, but he's got to earn it.

-Does that make sense?

-Yes.

Very good work. All right guys, you have one more week until Showtime

and I can't wait to see who comes out on top on this one.

-See you later. Bye!

-Bye!

I'm sort of feeling confident.

I just don't know if Charlie will be able to listen.

Charlie, drop.

Drop it. Drop it.

My training plan is going to be follow Todd and guide him

to jump over every single one.

I feel very confident about the final round in this trick

because I think Todd is going to give it 110%.

So, here's Zak's five steps to teaching your dog flyball.

One, encourage your dog to take the ball from the box

by getting a running start.

Two, once your dog is happy with this step,

ask them to jump one hurdle before taking the ball.

Three, next, encourage your dog to jump over a hurdle

before and after collecting the ball.

Four, move onto two jumps, then three, running with your dog

when you need to encourage them.

Five, finally, stay behind the first hurdle

and hopefully your dog will know exactly what to do.

Today I'm going to show you how to teach your dog an acting trick.

Come on in, Nelly.

Usually when I'm teaching a trick, I like to put them into a sit.

That's something they already know, gets them into training mode.

It helps if your dog knows how to give you their paw or how to wave.

Can I have your paw? Very good.

I'm keeping the treats nice and small.

I'm going to lure her into a stand.

By lure, I just mean show her the treat. Very good.

Now I'll encourage her to give me her paw.

I'll tickle the paw until she picks it up. Yes, good.

I'm going to hold it here and lure her forward, encouraging her to walk.

Yes, good girl. I'm going to put a command to it, we'll call it limp.

Come on, over here. Limp.

Yes, very, very good.

Now let's see if she can do it without me touching her paw at all.

Are you ready? Limp.

Very good, did you see that, she's making an effort.

We're going back this way, see if she can do it.

Here we go. Limp?

Yes, look at that. You are so cute, will you do it this way, too?

Come on, limp, limp, limp, yes! Good girl, very good.

That is how you teach your dog to be a professional actor

and make their life a lot better in the process.

That was excellent, girl, you're awesome!

While those guys are preparing for Showtime, I'm going to kick back

and watch some tales from around the world.

Buster is quite possibly the bravest dog in the world.

Ever.

And because of his super-sensitive nose,

he has a very important job to do.

Buster is eight years old now. He's done four tours.

One of Bosnia, one of Iraq and two of Afghanistan,

and he's the RAF's most operationally experienced dog.

All of his life, Buster has been working for the military,

searching vehicles and helping soldiers

by sniffing out weapons and bombs.

Thanks to his special talent, he has saved countless lives.

But it's not all about work.

Buster also plays an important part

in keeping people's spirits up when they're far away from home

and missing their family.

It's a comfort to have Buster out there with us to work with,

but also when we've finished work, to have that chill-out time together

have a cuddle, have a play,

and take your mind off all the other things that you're thinking about.

When he retired, he was given his own operational medals for the tours

that he'd done, which are now displayed on his very own official

Royal Air Force police cloak.

Buster is about to spend his retirement in Cyprus,

so yeah, fun in the sun.

And I, for one, think Buster has earned it.

Ten days of flyball training are over.

It's time for our teams to go head to head,

but only one can stay in the competition.

Who will let their nerves get the better of them?

It would mean a lot to me to get through to the next round

cos this is, like, a lot different from what Charlie's used to doing.

Who will crack from too much pressure?

I feel that Todd's got more agility.

He's striding over the hurdles so then he's got a better leap

so I feel that's what Todd's got an advantage on.

And who has practised hard enough to make it to the next round?

I'm feeling quite excited cos me and Harry have been working

really hard at this.

But also a tiny bit nervous because I don't want to go home.

We're all about to find out.

It's Showtime!

And this is where the flyball competition is taking place.

The dogs will need to jump over all of these hurdles,

retrieve that ball and return over all the hurdles.

The dog that does this in the fastest time

will move on to the semi-finals, where they will be one step closer

to winning this baby - the very first Who Let The Dogs Out?

top dog trainer trophy.

So the challenge is set and the team that completes the flyball course

in the fastest time will win, BUT if the trainers

have to run with their dogs,

then they will incur a 30-second time penalty,

and any hurdles that are missed will add another five seconds

to their overall time.

First up - Ella and Charlie!

From the start, Ella had trouble getting Charlie

focussing on the right ball and jumping the hurdles.

But Ella has been training hard at home.

Charlie is determined and he's fast,

but they have to clear all the jumps to compete with

the others and be in with a chance of winning.

Whenever you're ready!

Go!

And the pocket rocket is off!

Look at the speed and focus of Charlie!

Oh no, they've missed a hurdle!

And another one, but they have still done better than ever.

Let's see that again!

Charlie went amazingly fast

and flew over the hurdles to collect the ball!

But he lost his focus on the way back

swerving around the second and fourth hurdles.

An impressive time of ten seconds for Ella and Charlie,

but as Charlie missed two of the jumps

and Ella had to run alongside him, a 40-second time penalty

will be added, giving them an overall time of 50 seconds.

Well done, you two.

Next up - Charlotte and Harry!

Now, you missed your last training session,

you were feeling not too well,

so do you feel like that will be an issue for you?

I don't think so because me and Harry have been training

every single day since.

OK. Why don't you go and get Harry, and good luck to you today.

Although Charlotte and Harry had done some flyball training,

Charlotte was having trouble

getting Harry to come back to her with the ball.

And then poor Charlotte missed a vital training lesson.

Has this ruined her chances of going through to the next round?

I hope not.

Whenever you're ready.

Go!

Wow! Look at Harry go. He's as fast as lightening!

But will he do all the jumps on the way back?

YES!

Well done, Charlotte and Harry!

Well done, Charlotte, nice work.

Let's look at that again!

Harry was quick off Charlotte's command.

He soared over the hurdles to get that ball.

Then he bolted back over every hurdle like a true professional.

Amazing!

Charlotte and Harry are now in the lead

with an impressive time of 6.5 seconds,

but have they done enough to beat Daniel and Todd?

Next up - Daniel and Todd!

When we last saw Daniel and Todd,

they were clearing all the hurdles and looking like the ones to beat,

BUT Daniel was still running beside Todd.

So, has Todd learnt to flyball without Daniel's help?

And can they beat Charlotte and Harry's

amazing time of 6.5 seconds?

Well, it's time to find out!

Now, this is interesting.

Daniel is jumping over the hurdles to load the ball.

He's making sure that Todd is super-focussed

and only has eyes for the tennis ball.

I wonder if it will work?

And Todd is off to a fast start,

without Daniel having to run next to him. Yes!

He's got the tennis ball

and is making it back over all of the jumps!

As expected, a fantastic performance by this team!

Let's see it again!

Todd took off with great speed

and glided gracefully over the jumps.

And there was no question that Todd had his eyes on the prize.

But was their time quick enough to take them into the semi-final?

That's the big one.

You guys did an incredible job.

I cannot believe the progress you had in just the last time

that I saw you.

All three of your dogs just looked incredible today.

I can tell that each and every one of you put in the time with your dogs

and that means everything,

and remember, guys, whether or not you win today,

that is what it's about.

That being said, I can now reveal

that the winner of today's flyball challenge,

and the team that will move on to the semi-finals

to be a part of that very special elite three is...

Charlotte and Harry!

Congratulations, you have made it into the top three!

Although Daniel and Todd completed the flyball course

in an incredible eight seconds,

it just was not fast enough to beat Charlotte and Harry.

Tell me how you feel about it.

I feel really excited.

And he did really well today.

Yeah, I know. He did really well. You are such a great trainer too.

Daniel and Todd, your heart was amazing.

You made it into the top nine.

Ella and Charlie, you did incredible as well.

Guys, give your dogs some love here.

So Charlotte and Harry have made it through to the semi-finals.

Next time on Who Let The Dogs Out?

three more trainers and their dogs will compete

for their place in the semi-finals with another fantastic stunt!

Who will win? Tune in and find out!

Next time on Who Let The Dogs Out?

Genevieve and Montezuma,

Talia and Crystal.

and Charlotte and Whisper

will be using all their will-power to resist temptation

in another of Zak's crazy challenges!

This is not going to be easy.

In fact, this is bordering on impossible!

It's the last quarter-final, so you had better watch it, all right?

On a scale of one to ten, I am ten

because I'm so excited about being in the next round.

The final for me and Charlie didn't go very well,

but I'm still very proud of him.

My message to Charlotte is to give it 110%

because I fear that the people she will be up against

are going to be very tough to beat.

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