Dogs Up in the Air Who Let the Dogs Out?

This is the Dog House, home to the most amazing

dog-training competition in the UK.

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 Dog House, but there can be only one winner.

Oh, yeah!

Today, three young trainers will be battling it out

for their place in the quarterfinals.

Unbelievable!

Who will be top dog?

My heart is racing right now.

And who will be hot under the collar?

I love you, boy.

Everyone's going barking mad at the Dog House.

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Today on Who Let The Dogs Out? animal-herding, Aussie style.

Back up, Nellie - Zak's got a brand-new trick to teach you!

And three new teams reach heady heights to get to the quarterfinals.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Today three trainers and their dogs

are going to attempt to defy gravity by teaching the high jump.

Out of hundreds of young trainers

who applied to be on Who Let The Dogs Out?,

only 27 were chosen to come here to the Dog House.

Katie and Twilight, Io and Ernie and Thomas and Ziggy are among those 27.

Let's see these guys in action.

At the try-outs dozens of dogs and their trainers were hoping to get

to the Dog House for a crack at that ultimate prize of Top Dog Trainer.

The competition was fierce and only the very best would get there.

Katie and her Labrador, Twilight, were among the chosen few.

Twilight and me have got a very good bond and we work well together.

-Look how high this is.

-Over, come on.

-Oh, reward that, reward that.

Let her know. That was an amazing attempt.

-She's just the best dog you can ever have.

-She's a superstar.

Oh, good girl.

My name is Io and my dog's name's Ernie

and Ernie is a Hungarian wirehaired Vizsla.

-Paw.

-Perfect.

Io and Ernie's try-out didn't go exactly to plan.

When Ernie went to the toilet on the floor, it just felt so embarrassing.

Ernie!

Ernie, I thought you were housetrained!

But Zak was impressed with Io's determination to succeed.

There were points which went well. It wasn't all bad.

-Come on.

-You can do it.

I'm just going to treat him for the effort because he's gorgeous.

That was awesome.

I'm Thomas. I come from Milton Keynes and this is Ziggy.

Spin. Good boy. Sit.

-Border collie eyes.

-Say please.

Hold hands.

To prepare, we've been doing tricks, we've been practising our agility.

Very good. And reward him. There you go.

What went well in our try-out

was when Ziggy did the jumping.

He jumped really high and was just confident.

Very good.

I hope I can make it into the Dog House but I'm not quite sure.

Ziggy's a great dog. You're free to go. Thank you.

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Thomas needn't have worried.

Zak could tell they made a great team

and he has a fantastic trick to teach them and the others.

-How's everyone doing? ALL:

-Good.

Very, very good.

Now you guys are going to be learning to teach your dogs the high jump.

For this trick the dogs will learn to jump over a jump

without knocking down the pole.

At show time the bar will get higher and higher.

The dog that clears the highest bar will be the winner

and make it into the next round of Who Let The Dogs Out?

# Who let the dogs out? #

It's time for the training to begin but something's up with Ziggy.

I notice Ziggy seems a bit nervous right now.

-Yeah, he's heard some loud noises and he's really scared.

-OK.

We usually have to give our dogs a break in a situation like this.

Why don't you go and take a break, and keep up the good attitude?

Poor Thomas and Ziggy. Hopefully they can re-join the gang later.

-Katie, how are we doing?

-Good.

-Let's see what you got. Start with small.

Twilight's jumping at the try-outs really impressed Zak.

Over.

-Good girl.

-Very nice. Easily clears it.

Had about this much room.

I'll to put a couple of poles up and see if she can go higher.

It looks like Twilight's already an expert jumper.

Go ahead.

Twilight, over.

-Good girl.

-Unbelievable. Really, really nice.

Good girl.

Wow, they made that look easy.

She's happy, she's enjoying it

and that's what having a dog is about.

And you get that. Very nice.

All right, Io and Ernie.

I'm curious to see what we have here.

-Are you feeling optimistic?

-I'm a bit nervous.

I remember at try-outs we tried to see how good

Ernie would be with the high jump.

He was having no part of it.

Let's give it a shot. Go ahead.

Come on, come on, up, up.

-Good boy!

-Wonderful job. Very good work.

-Good boy.

-The reason I'm so excited...

All right, we just saw Twilight clear a pretty significant height.

Ernie just kind of stepped over it a little bit

but why am I so excited about this?

Because for Ernie on this particular trick, that is real progress.

Well, it's a step in the right direction,

but will Io and Ernie ever reach the same heady heights

-as Katie and Twilight?

-OK, you continue to work on one bar.

Let's see if you can consistently, three times in a row,

have Twilight jump over those bars, OK?

So far it looks like Katie and Twilight are the ones to beat.

Come on, over.

Good girl.

# Who let the dogs out? #

While those guys are hard at work training,

I'm going to watch some dogs jumping about

for a completely different reason.

Hmm. If dogs chose their own Olympic Games, what would they be?

This is the hammer throw... With a watering can.

Er, I think you're supposed to let go.

Gymnastics. Oh, yes.

Football. Of course. Great dribbling skills, look.

But you are supposed to use your feet.

That's why it's called FOOTball.

This dog's taking a penalty kick.

Look, he's trying to fool the keeper by having such a terrible football.

Potholing is very popular. But you have to dig your own hole.

You'll never get in there.

Told you.

Oh, look, the dog luge. Oh, yeah.

And rugby, Canadian style. Oh, yes.

Only one player per match.

Everyone's a winner.

Surfing with ducks is very popular in the canine world.

But the Olympic hairstyle says it all.

# Who let the dog out? #

Still to come... Zak's new trick.

And the bar is raised when the teams battle to reach the quarterfinals.

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Good girl!

HE LAUGHS

Training's in full flow,

but it looks like Thomas is still worried about poor Ziggy.

-Er, Ziggy is over in a different area trying to calm down.

-OK.

He's relaxing but he's still really nervous. He's still shaking.

It'll be interesting to see if he's interested in training later on.

-But if he's not, we never push them.

-Yeah.

Dogs have to want to do it. That is the golden rule of dog training.

Keep up the good work. Love your attitude.

While Thomas heads off to take care of Ziggy,

Zak notices that Ernie's beginning to lose interest in the high jump.

I want to see if you can really, really get Ernie's energy up.

Do whatever you have to do. If you've got to act ridiculous, do it.

-Know what I mean?

-Yeah.

-You smile because you're good at it.

SHE GIGGLES

Who's a good boy?

Watch that tail - we're looking for that,

that's our thermometer here, to see...

-There we go! Look at him, he's playing.

-Here we go!

Whoo! Yes!

That's a play bark. You can tell by his body language he's happy.

-Come on, up, up.

-Yeah, good dog!

-Yeah, good dog!

-Very nice.

Come on, let's go! Yeah! That's mega-good. Keep it going.

Wow, it's working!

Yes, three in a row! Very good.

Io's going to need a lie down after all this.

-Come on, let's go.

-Come on!

-Arrrrgh!

-Come on!

-And so's Zak!

-What's this?

-Come on. Come on, Ernie,

-Oh!

-Let him know you love it.

Even tiring for me.

Oh, where's he gone?

That's what it takes.

You've got to act silly, but you've got to reach deep.

Your dog has to know you're willing to play

before they're willing to play sometimes.

OK, Katie and Twilight, I see we've already got five bars,

so we're going for six bars now.

Six?! Don't let Ernie see that.

-In your own time, whenever you're ready.

-Ready, ready, ready?

-Go! Good girl.

-Oh, wow, very good. A little tougher.

We always want to make sure we end a training session on a high note,

especially training like this right now,

and I think that's really good for you.

SHE LAUGHS

Ernie! Aw, I love you, boy.

All right, guys, you have one week to really get this nailed.

So keep it fun, and we'll see you back here. All right? Bye.

-Bye!

-Bye!

The teams have plenty of work before they return next week.

Come on. What's this? What's this?

And for Thomas and Ziggy, there's some serious catching up to do.

I was a little disappointed

that we weren't able to do more in the training session,

but as long as Zig's happy, that's the main thing to me.

Went really well today.

Twilight is a very good jumper, very strong muscles.

We're really pleased with the trick we got. We have an advantage now.

He was quite rubbish at the start, but then Ernie improved a lot more.

He jumped in the end and that's a good thing, a sign of improvement.

I've got confidence. Ernie's going to do it, I know it.

Oh, all right then, boy.

Twilight, Ernie and Ziggy are three really unique dogs.

Let's see what makes them special in their own way.

First up, we've got two-year-old Twilight, the Labrador retriever.

She loves dancing and playing hide-and-seek.

Labrador retrievers are usually very active dogs

that love to jump about

and this could give Twilight a real advantage.

Ernie is a three-year-old, Hungarian wirehaired vizsla.

He loves gravy bones and swimming

pretty handy, really,

cos his breed have waterproof coats!

Vizslas are usually very energetic,

but Ernie loves sleeping in front of the fire!

Last, but not least, is Ziggy, a two-year-old Border collie,

who, true to his breed, is super-smart,

loves playing and NEVER gets tired.

Ziggy is scared of loud noises, though,

but will he put his fears to one side

to concentrate on this high-flying stunt? Hmm...

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Show time is just one week away,

and with a place in the quarter-finals at stake,

everyone's giving it their all.

The teams have returned, and Zak wants to make sure

that Thomas and Ziggy have a chance to catch up

on the training they missed last time around.

Hey, guys! How's everyone doing?

-ALL:

-Good.

Really good! High-jumping is looking fantastic here.

Why don't you two take a break, I'll work with Thomas and Ziggy.

Nice work, cos...

That's OK, that's OK.

Tell me how you feel training has gone,

-because last time you had some issues.

-We did.

And then, in practice, how did that go after he left here?

It went really well, actually.

We got him back and he jumped, like, five or six poles,

which was going really well.

Yes! Good boy.

-Let's go up a bit here.

-OK.

I can tell you straight off the bat, Thomas, where you need to improve,

because you've got an amazing dog -

and you are doing terrific, by the way.

You've got to amp up your energy, make this a game.

-Does your dog play tug-of-war?

-Yes, he does.

-Grab that tug toy over there.

-What's this? Come on.

Look at how your dog just lit up right now.

Get him amped up with the tug toy. Good.

And then send him over, run with him, show him some energy, keep it happy.

-Easily clears it, reward your dog with a tug toy right there.

-Good boy!

Fantastic job!

Wow! Looks like Thomas and Ziggy are right back in the game.

I wonder how Katie and Twilight are doing.

I would say, if she clears this I would be just amazed.

Good girl.

We only had six last week and now we have nine - maybe. We'll see.

Over! Over! Good girl.

Whoa! Unbelievable! Did you see that, guys?

Wo-ow-ow!

We've got ourselves a competition right here.

Katie and Twilight are still the firm favourites.

Do Io and Ernie have any chance of catching up?

He's doing, like, six or seven now,

-compared to the two he was doing last time.

-No way.

-Yes, way!

-Are you serious?! Really, seven?

-Yep.

-Let's see if we can get three here though, Io.

Ernie, come here. Sit.

Six or seven? Could that be true?

Come! Over!

Easily clears it - by a substantial margin.

Do you know, you might be right.

Let me grab some more bars. Ready to try this again?

-Go ahead and get back in position.

-Stay.

OK, that's seven.

All right.

-Stay.

-I mean, look at how high this is.

-Come, over!

-Good luck, Ernie.

Unbelievable!

Wow! Are we seeing the same dog?

I mean, this is probably the most dramatic improvement

I can remember seeing in a one-week time frame

-on a trick on this show, ever.

-Ernie has just become a contender.

I just wish someone would ask Io

how she got such a massive improvement out of Ernie...

Io, how did you get such a massive improvement out of Ernie?

Thanks, Zak!

Well, I brought up a new tactic of getting him to sit with a run-up.

I'm at the other side, and I tell him, "Ernie, come! Over!"

And then he just comes over and jumps easily.

Really, really good work so far.

All right, guys, you have one more week to practise with this.

Just keep up the good work, I'm really proud of you.

-All right, why don't you get back to training? Bye, guys! ALL:

-Bye!

High-jumping isn't just jumping over a bar, you know.

There's real skill in this trick.

Here are Zak's five steps to successful high-jumping.

1 - start low and encourage your dog over the jump using a treat.

2 - use a running start to help your dog clear the jump more easily.

3 - gradually raise the bar to find a jump your dog can clear every time

4 - If your dog doesn't make the jump,

lower the bar one level and try again.

5 - keep up the energy. Make it fun

and your dog will soon be jumping for joy.

I think me and Ziggy are really serious contenders

to get through to the next round.

Our only competition will be Twilight,

because they're just so good.

For the finale, I'm a bit worried because now

seeing Ziggy, he's very confident and at ease doing them at height.

Ernie's improved massively since last week.

He's like a shooting star or something now,

but I've still got a bit of competition with Ziggy and Twilight.

We teach our dogs tricks because they're fun, they're cool

and sometimes they are downright incredible.

But remember, the real reason we teach them

is because it brings us closer together.

Come on in, Nellie!

Hey, girl. How are you today? You look stunning.

Today, I'll show you how to teach your dog to walk backwards.

All right, girl. So stand in front of me.

I'm going to lure her over here. Very good, Nellie.

With the treat, I encourage her to walk backwards.

No, that's cute, but not what I'm looking for.

By the way, that's completely normal.

Our dogs will often say, "What do I already know that gets me a treat?"

Don't be discouraged. They're just thinking.

No, not lie down. Come here. Come on, Nellie. Good!

Let's back up. Yes, good! Very good!

She took one step back right there

and I want to let her know that's fantastic.

You're on the right track. Come here.

This way forwards. Good.

Now, let's see if we can get her to walk backwards. Oh, look at her go!

Fantastic, Nellie. Over here.

Very good. Ready? Let's try it. Back up, back up, back up!

Wow, she has really taken to this one good.

All right, Nellie, here we go. Ready? Back up, back up, back up.

Oh, you are looking fantastic. Forward, forward, forward.

Teach your dog to back up today. It's a lot of fun. Good girl, Nellie.

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It might be hard work training dogs,

but our dogs do seem to love it.

In fact, even dogs with real jobs seem to love what they do.

This is a sheepdog. Sheepdogs are always black and white, right?

Wrong! No! There are actually more than 70 different herding breeds

all over the world.

Tall ones, skinny ones, and even shaggy ones like this.

Now, this sheepdog thinks he has his work cut out,

herding seven sheep.

But try herding 8,000!

In Australia, sheep farms can be massive

and farmers need a very special sheepdog.

Introducing the Australian kelpie.

These guys are like the superheroes of the sheepdog world.

Check this out. That's one way to get to the front of the queue!

It's called backing.

The main purpose of going over their backs is to get to the front

of the mob. That's where they naturally want to be.

Dogs will back naturally. It's something that's in them.

They'll automatically want to get up on top and bark

and travel to the front, over the top.

Time for a break and a cool bath. Then it's back to work.

8,000 sheep won't herd themselves, you know!

# Who let the dogs out? #

Two weeks' intensive training is over

and it's time for our three trainers to battle it out

for a place in the quarterfinals.

The stakes are high and with just one place up for grabs,

nothing is guaranteed.

Training at home this week went OK

up until about Wednesday.

But then she's getting bored of it now.

It could go either way, so we'll just hope for the best.

Who will keep their focus?

I'm quietly confident we can get through to the next round.

Even though there is stiff competition,

we've done really well over the past two weeks.

Who will jump their way into the quarterfinal?

If I got through to the next round with Ernie,

I'd be over the moon

because Ernie is unpredictable

and no-one will really expect him to get through.

It's time to find out.

# Who let the dogs out? #

It's show time and our high-jumping dogs are on standby,

ready to leap into action.

Now this is the high jump and once all three dogs have cleared

the bar, we are going to raise it higher and higher.

Now if a dog knocks down the bar,

they will have two more chances to clear it.

So if they clear it on their second or third attempt,

they stay in the competition.

If they don't clear it after three attempts?

Well, they are out of the competition.

The winner will of course be the dog that clears the highest jump

and only they will move on to the quarterfinals.

Let's get those high-jumpers out here.

Katie and Twilight have been almost unstoppable since training began,

but now Katie's worried that Twilight could be losing interest.

Have they peaked too soon?

The bar is set at 60cm,

but what will Katie use to encourage Twilight over the jump.

The Frisbee? The ball? No, it's food.

Easily clearing it. Wonderful job! Thomas and Ziggy, come on.

It was a disastrous start for Thomas and Ziggy

when they missed the first day of training.

But they've come back stronger and are serious contenders

for that quarterfinal spot.

No food for Ziggy, but he knows that that squeaky red bone

is all his if he can clear that bar.

Incredible focus. He made it over there. This is very impressive.

Io and Ernie, come on out here. Show me what you got.

The clear underdogs in the competition,

Io and Ernie, took a while to get going.

But once Ernie found his groove, there was no stopping him.

Do they have one more surprise, when it really matters?

Stay.

-Come! Over!

-Wow!

Excellent job, Ernie. Fantastic work.

All three dogs made THAT look like a walk in the park!

Time to get serious.

The bar goes up to 80cm

and Katie's now using a tennis ball to encourage Twilight over the jump.

Clever stuff. That way Twilight won't get bored.

Wow!

And in slow motion too! Clever dog.

-Oh, my goodness!

-Come on! Good girl!

Can Ziggy keep the contest alive by matching Twilight's effort?

OK.

Yes, he can!

Oh, my goodness! Ziggy, looking amazing!

Stay.

Come on, Ernie. You can do this.

Come! Over!

And that is our first knock down.

Don't worry, you've still got two attempts left.

And Io's going for a longer run-up this time.

Come! Over!

Ooh!

Stay.

Could this be Ernie's last leap?

Io's looking nervous.

Come! Over!

Come on!

Oh, just missed!

-Ooh!

-That's OK.

You guys have nothing to be ashamed of, Io.

You did incredible. Think about how far you came.

-You did amazing. Go and take your seat. Nice work.

-Come on, boy.

It might be all over for Io and Ernie,

but for the others, the contest is just getting started.

When both dogs clear 100cm, Zak has to build a bigger jump.

For Thomas and Ziggy, it's another easy clearance.

-Good boy!

-You've got to be kidding me!

For Katie and Twilight, disaster strikes.

That is your first knock down. You have two more attempts at this.

Could Twilight be losing interest, just as Katie feared?

O-ho! 110cm, unbelievable!

The bar is raised to 120cm.

That's nearly as tall as Zak!

My heart is racing right now.

Go, go, go! Come on, come on!

Wow!

Good girl! Oh, well done!

Well done, Twilight.

I am in disbelief. I cannot believe

you guys have gotten this high, this quickly.

Neither can Thomas. The competition is definitely on for him.

Wait. Wait.

OK!

That is Thomas and Ziggy's first knock down. Two more attempts.

Wait.

Wait. OK!

-Yes! Good boy!

-What?! You've got to be kidding me!

Did you see that extra effort that Ziggy made

to get over the bar? Incredible!

The bar goes up again, this time to 130cm.

Come on, Twilight!

If you can do this, you deserve free treats for life.

Knocking down two bars. That's OK, though.

It's all about timing on this one.

Katie's looking really focused for this second attempt.

Come on, come on!

Come on, over!

-That's all right. This is really challenging.

-Good girl.

If Twilight misses this time, it's over to Thomas and Ziggy.

Come on, come on!

Oh, so close!

-Oh, much better! Much better. Still knocks it down.

-Well done!

It looks like Twilight has finally reached her limit

and for Thomas and Ziggy, it's the same story.

When Ziggy also fails to clear the bar in three attempts...

So close! He tried so hard on that.

..it's all square. But Zak has to find a winner.

We have a tie today.

So we're going to have to go into our tie-break scenario.

Ooh, nail-biting time!

The bar's lowered to 120cm once more

and now it's sudden death.

If Katie and Twilight fail to clear the bar,

Thomas and Ziggy could steal it.

-You cleared 120cm, you are still alive in the competition.

-Good girl!

Thomas and Ziggy, get up here. Let's see what you can do.

This is it. If Ziggy clears the bar,

both teams will go again.

If he fails, they're out

and that quarterfinal place will go to Katie and Twilight.

Here he comes.

But what's he doing?

He's refused the jump

and Katie and Twilight have just been handed the victory.

Wow, a shocker right at the finish.

You put up a great fight. Be very proud of Ziggy.

Show him some love over here.

# Who let the dogs out? #

What a thrilling, exciting competition we had here.

It came down to a tie-breaker today.

All of you had such dramatic improvement.

Obviously, our winner is Katie and Twilight.

You will advance to the next round

and you are so right to be excited. Tell me how you feel about this.

Amazing, because I think she's really worked for it

and I think everybody here would be worthy.

But on the day, it's just how they go, isn't it?

I'm happy with each and every one of you. Give your dogs some love.

-Let them know what a great job they did.

-Good girl! Well done!

Who's the best doggie?

So Katie and Twilight will move on to the quarterfinals.

Next time, three more trainers and their dogs will compete

for their spot in the quarterfinals with another amazing stunt.

Don't miss it!

Next time, James and Delta, Isaac and Barney,

and Jake and Ice get set

some sporty shenanigans

that will test their dogs to the limit.

Very, very good!

So watch it, you!

Being on Who Let The Dogs Out, I've bonded more with Ernie

and now I have more confidence to teach him new tricks.

Obviously I'm disappointed, because we had such a great experience.

But we tried our best and we're going to leave

with our heads held high.

I'm really proud of Twilight.

Really excited that we won the show time

and I can't wait till the quarterfinals.

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