Dogs on the Dock 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.

Today three young trainers will be battling it out

for their place in the quarterfinals.

Who will be Best In Show? And who will be making a splash?

The stakes just got really high!

It's time to see who's jumping for joy down at the Dog House.

# Who let the dogs out? BARKING

# Who let the dogs out? BARKING

# Who let the dogs out? BARKING

# Who let the dogs out? BARKING

# Who let the dogs out? BARKING

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Today on Who Let The Dogs Out? we've got dogs with unusual hobbies.

Nelly's patience pays off as Zak teaches her a new quick trick.

And three new teams take the plunge for a place in the quarterfinals.

# Who let the dogs out? #

We searched the country far and wide

for the best young dog-trainers in the UK

and invited them here to the Dog House

to compete for the title of Who Let The Dogs Out Top Dog Trainer.

Today Charlotte and Harry,

Jasmine and Angus

and Jessica and Tilly

are diving straight into a very exciting challenge.

Let's find out why they made it into the Dog House.

At the try-outs dozens of dogs and their trainers

were hoping to get to the Dog House,

and get their paws on the ultimate prize - the Top Dog Trainer Trophy.

Competition was fierce,

and Zak was on the lookout for three dogs with a love of water

and bags of energy.

My name's Charlotte and this is Harry. He is a Labrador retriever.

Oh, wow! Right back, and pretty accurate.

I think Harry is very intelligent, and he learns stuff REALLY quickly.

Harry, c'mon, get that ball!

That's it, good dog, go on!

To me he's the best dog in the world.

Harry's exceptional, Charlotte. You've done a very good job.

Wow!

I'm Jas and this is Angus.

And I come from Plymouth.

-Sit!

-ANGUS BARKS

-No, that's "lie down", isn't it? Come on, you!

-I like your attitude.

Angus is a briard. His personality is cheeky, mischievous and clumsy.

-Will he bring it back?

-No. Angus was pretty well-behaved for him.

If I get into the Dog House I would feel so proud of him

and quite proud of myself.

He's great. You're lucky to have him and he's lucky to have you.

My name's Jessica and my dog's name is Tilly. She's a Labradoodle.

Nice. I like the way you're interacting.

Tilly just likes to be the centre of attention.

-Very good.

-Good girl!

I think Zak was impressed with Tilly because she was always happy.

And she did her tricks and bounced around.

Do you see the laughter here? It just feels good!

And the better training feels, the better training is.

I think she did the best she can, so I'm really pleased with her.

-Yes!

-Good girl!

# Who let the dogs out? #

Three very different dogs have made it to the Dog House -

will Zak's stunt put a smile on the hairy faces?

Today's event is a Who Let The Dogs Out classic!

Jasmine and Angus, Charlotte and Harry and Jessica and Tilly

are going to be teaching their dogs dock diving.

This in an incredibly difficult stunt

that requires dogs with a love of fetch and water,

and, of course, nerves of steel.

Wow! Look at these dogs!

Angus! Such a big boy! Let me hold onto you.

How are you guys doing?

Fine, thank you.

I am so excited about our stunt.

It'll be interesting to see a wet dog like this one!

Now, do you have any idea what we might be teaching today?

-Erm, dock diving?

-Exactly right!

So popular last series, we thought we'd bring it back,

the aim is for the dogs to jump into the lake as far as they can

from the edge of either the low or high dock.

At showtime, the dog that jumps the furthest will win.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Training day one, and the weather's a bit soggy for Jasmine and Angus.

-I want you to play fetch.

-All right.

-You think he's good off leash?

-Yeah.

This will be like playing fetch with a Shetland pony!

-Look what I got, Angus!

-Oooh!

Hey, come here, Angus - look! Check it out! Go!

Yes! Go get it!

He's not too sure about going into the water just yet.

OK. What's this? Get it.

So close!

I think Angus would rather play fetch on land than go in water.

What we're doing is encouraging him to get into the water.

We've got him in play mode - where we want him -

but we've got to make the water fun to encourage him in.

He's gone from play mode to cheeky mode!

-Uh-oh!

-Angus...!

-JASMINE LAUGHS

-Angus, come in.

-Angus, c'mon, buddy! You try it now.

-Go!

-Get it, go! Get in there!

Yeah! Good boy! Yeah!

That's fantastic. Great work, Angus! Well done!

Rock and roll, baby! We got him in the water.

Making it to the Dog House feels absolutely amazing.

I never thought we'd get here. Yeah, it's really special.

Looks like Jessica and Tilly are ready to have fun.

Jessica and Tilly, good to have you here.

You're one of the happiest people I've ever seen - always smiling.

Tilly's so keen to get started, she's helped herself to a ball!

So she likes it!

Our goal is to get her comfortable going into the water.

-And if she does that, what will we do?

-Reward her with another throw.

Exactly. NOT a treat, right?

So, let's see. Come on! Get it.

Go get it.

Go on, Tilly! Go on. Good girl. Go on, Tilly!

-She's exploring it... Let her know you like that.

-Good girl!

Where's your ball, Tilly?

-Good girl!

-She did it!

-Look at her go! She did it! She's swimming and enjoying it.

-Good girl!

A perfect example of the doggy paddle. Lovely swimming.

So exciting! Good job!

She looks really confident and raring to go again!

This is looking good.

Once they're comfortable getting in the water, they'll do it again.

Where's your ball, Tilly? Where's your ball?

-Good girl!

-It's kind of like warming up.

Once you get comfortable with the environment...

Really, really good job!

Wow, this really is a great start for Jessica and Tilly.

I'm really pleased because I know Tilly loves dock diving.

I think Tilly will get the hang of it.

Nice work! See? Third time's a charm!

She was much more into it.

I'm excited about you guys,

because you already have a lot of experience with this.

Harry has done dock diving before but he did it with my mum.

This is the first time me and Harry have done it together.

Looks like Harry has a head start, but will he dock dive for Charlotte?

Do you think he could do the big dock right now?

Maybe. Shall we have a go? I want to.

Good for you, Charlotte.

-OK, come to the dock.

-Harry.

A big test for the new partnership.

He already seems so at home.

-This will go quick.

-He's going to jump in.

Oh, he didn't. You thought he would, but he didn't.

But let's see - let him explore the environment. Take your time.

Harry seems happy with the dock - but will he jump?

Get it!

Ha-ha-ha, oh, my goodness gracious!

Look at that!

That was an INCREDIBLE jump!

It looks Harry's previous dock-diving experience is paying off.

The stakes just got high!

Jessica and Jasmine must work extra hard for a shot at the quarterfinal.

They still have a shot, though.

Because if you're too overconfident, that can work against you too.

Harry jumped really far and I was amazed he could do that with me.

# Who let the dogs out? #

While those guys are having fun at the lake,

let's see some more dogs who love a good time!

Time for some of the hippest dogs in town!

These guys have got it going on - whether it's headbands...

a spot of surfing...

or just bein' cool on the beach.

DJ SCRATCHING

The windswept look!

The chillin' in the hammock, laid-back and panting look!

The DOGWALK look.

Hey, why walk, when you can ride, man?!

The suited, booted and goggled look.

SNEEZES You can always sneeze to the beat.

Or hop backwards to the beat.

Open the door and come in from work to the beat.

And then close the door sensibly to the beat.

And wipe your feet to the beat.

But here's the ultimate cool look -

riding a Jet Ski while licking your nose! Oh, yeah!

# Who let the dogs out? #

Still to come on Who Let The Dogs Out? -

a dog who thinks he's a dolphin.

And which of the young trainers will be able to shake off

the opposition to reach the quarterfinals?

# Who let the dogs out? #

Back at the lake they're still hard at work.

Time for Angus to move onto the next stage of training

and that means introducing him to the dock.

I think we should move onto the lower dock,

and encourage him to go there to get it.

Angus, look! Come here! Look!

Angus! OK, here we go.

Be VERY careful. Look, what's this? Look!

-Look, it's over there. Go get it!

-Angus!

That's OK. We're just trying to encourage him.

Let him know it's a fun place to be.

-He sees the tennis ball.

-In you go!

-He just wants a drink.

-There's not enough water in this lake for you!

-Go on, then.

-Thinking about it.

-Ooh.

He's trying to DRINK his way to the ball!

-Look at him thinking about it. Very good!

-Good boy!

We're not going to pressure him into it.

It doesn't look like Angus is a huge fan of the dock.

The training session went O...K,

because Angus didn't go fully into the water, but he sort of went in.

I think there's a lot of room for improvement.

When you practise this later, I want you to really encourage him.

You've got a lot of work to do, but I have faith that you can do it.

Would you like to go back in, Angus? Nah, thought not!

Next up, super-happy duo Jessica and Tilly.

-I think we're ready for the lower dock. What do you think?

-Yeah.

Come on, let's go. I like how she went right on the dock.

I want to get her pepped up, so she's more likely to jump in.

Hey, Tilly, what's this? Get it!

-Go get that ball!

-Go on, Tilly.

-Go on, get the ball.

-Get it, get it, get it, get it!

-Get that ball!

-Go on, Tillsie!

Definitely thinking about it!

-YES! Very good! She did it!

-Aw, ho-ho-ho...!

-She actually went underwater.

-Aw...! Yay!

JESSICA GIGGLES

Just part of doin' the job, man.

-Very good.

-Good girl! Come on, Tilly!

-Can you not get to it?

-Oh, she's trying so hard!

Good girl! Very good!

Well done, Tilly! That showed real determination.

An awesome first session for learning dock diving. Good work.

The best bit about my training was when Tilly jumped off the board,

because she kept trying and then she did it in the end.

Charlotte and Harry have one successful dock dive

under their belt - let's see how they are getting on.

OK, try it again, but this time get Harry to come up the bank.

-That one or that one - which ever side he favours.

-OK.

-So make sure communications are ultra clear.

-Yeah.

-Go ahead.

-Harry...

-I want to get a good look at this!

Go ahead!

Whoa-oh! Look at this! Incredible.

-Harry! Harry!

-Harry, this way, buddy! Here!

Despite their best efforts, he's still heading for the dock.

He needs to come up on the bank instead of the dock.

My plan to help with that is to call him from as far away as I can,

so he'll come and follow me.

OK, one more day to practise, then I'll see you here tomorrow, OK?

-Bye, guys!

-ALL: Bye!

Angus, Harry and Tilly, like all dogs,

have their own individual quirks and charms.

Let's find out more about them.

Harry is a Labrador retriever, and according to Charlotte,

Harry likes everything - even trips to the vet. Weird!

Harry has very tickly feet

and his favourite thing to do is spin around with a toy in his mouth.

Labrador retrievers have webbed paws which makes them excellent swimmers

so Harry should be great at dock diving.

Tilly, a two-year-old Labradoodle.

A Labradoodle is a cross between a Labrador and a poodle.

Tilly loves chasing balls, eating treats, and - wait for it -

licking people's feet. Yu-uk!

But its Tilly's love of swimming that makes her perfect here.

Angus is a two-year-old briard.

Briards originally come from France.

Bonjour, Angus!

Angus has won awards for being big and hairy

and he's definitely both of those!

Briards have good hearing and intelligence,

so let's hope Angus can use his awesome brainpower

to master dock diving.

# Who let the dogs out? #

It's training day two and with show time just one week away,

our teams have been practising hard to win a place in the quarterfinals.

But Charlotte's having trouble

convincing Harry to jump off the dock.

Go! Go! Harry!

Go get it! Go on.

He's thinking about doing it.

A little reluctant...

This is an interesting development, here.

Where's the ball? Good boy.

-What's this about?

-HARRY WHINES

What's he saying, Charlotte?

-He's...he doesn't want to do it.

-I see the concern on your face.

I think we should encourage him to use the lower dock.

-Just to reacclimatise him. Does that make sense?

-Yeah.

-Keep up the good work.

-Harry?

-Pick up the energy a little bit.

-Come on! C'mon!

-Nice!

-C'mon, Harry!

Let him think about it.

Looks like Harry still isn't quite sure about going off the dock.

If this happens at showtime, it could be a disaster.

Maybe some extra practice would build his confidence back up.

Yesterday Jessica and Tilly made real progress

going into the water from the lower dock twice.

But why's Tilly not going off the dock today?

Tilly got a bit scared yesterday when she jumped off the dock,

because her head and front legs went under

and she doesn't like her head under the water.

You can tell she wants to do it, she just thinks it will happen again.

See if we can do that twice more then try the small dock again.

-Yay! Good girl!

-Keep the rhythm going.

-Good girl!

Finding a rhythm when teaching your dog a trick is incredibly important.

-Keep her going. Keep her going.

-Go on, Tilly. Good girl, good girl.

Go on, Tilly. Good girl. Good girl! Come on, Tilly.

Oh, no. That's now TWO of the dogs refusing to jump off the dock.

Jessica needs to help Tilly get her confidence back before showtime,

to stand a chance of winning the title.

When she brings it back, maybe throw a couple on land,

-and then into the water.

-Yes!

-Just really keep it up.

If you have too much of a pause between turns,

-you'll make less progress. OK?

-Yeah.

-So you go practise,

while we'll bring in Jasmine and Angus.

Tell me how training went yesterday?

Well, it didn't go the best.

He didn't quite get off the dock, but he was thinking about it.

So I'm hoping we can improve that.

Just encourage him, get him excited!

Get it in the water.

Good boy!

-There's a good boy!

-He might do it! He might do it!

Nope. He's not going to do it.

He found one!

Oh, look. He let go. Yes, good dog! That's called "let go" - good job!

Let him know you love it when he does comply.

-Good boy!

-It's easy to miss the opportunities

to let your dog know they've done the right thing, and it's critical!

I want you guys to work on getting that solid fetch.

Try fetch on land, then when he's doing well, sneak one into water.

See if you can get him to just be spontaneous and plunge. OK?

Oh, dear! Will ANY of our dogs jump from the dock at showtime?

I'm not overly confident with mine and Angus's chances.

We're just here to have some fun and try our best.

Come gather round, gather round.

You guys should be proud of yourselves, you've done incredible.

You kept the mood upbeat,

lively and happy - that's what you have to do

to master dock diving.

You have one week until showtime,

so practise a lot, keep it upbeat and fun and we'll see you in a week.

-Bye, guys!

-ALL: Bye!

Dock diving is one of the most difficult stunts to master

but if your dog's brave enough to take a leap of faith,

the rewards are well worth it.

Here are Zak's five steps to successful dock diving.

One: Get your dog used to the water by playing fetch from the bank.

Two: Use your dog's favourite toy to get it used to the lower dock.

Three: Encourage your dog to go into the water from the lower dock -

keep it fun.

Four: Encourage your dog to come up the bank - it's easier and safer.

Five: Once your dog is comfortable, try the higher dock.

If they jump - great!

If not, keep building confidence on the lower dock and try again.

Today I'll show you how to teach your dog

something every dog should know.

If you can teach this to your dog, you'll be hooked on dog training.

I'm going to teach you how to teach your dog to leave anything alone.

And I'm talking ANYTHING. Like real meat!

Come here, Nelly!

Look what I got. First, I want to get Nelly know it's OK to get this.

Just to show you she is interested in eating this meat off the ground.

I'm using tiny pieces. There... She takes it off the ground.

Now, I drop it...and if she goes for it...I cover it.

She's trying to get it, but the second she moves her head away...

Guess what I'll do.

Yes! Good.

Leave it! I'm saying, "Leave it,"

but you can say, "Don't touch", "Pay attention to me," it doesn't matter.

Our dogs are capable of understanding anything,

we just got to teach them.

Ready? Just like this - do you see this?

The tendency is a lot of people want to pull their dogs away.

That's lazy. That's not dog training -

anybody can do that. We want our dogs to think.

Leave it. Yes, good!

I'm going to pick up the treat and give it to her, like that. Ready?

Covering it up. She goes for it...

she's starting to get it already. Leave it. Leave it!

Good girl. Now, check this out.

I've got hot dogs. I'm going to drop them in front of her.

Come on, get up, get up. Good. See this? Leave it alone.

And, Nelly - you are just a superstar as usual.

Take a big hotdog there.

That's how you teach Leave It. Very important command.

Dogs are often called man's best friend,

but dogs aren't exactly exclusive.

In fact, they can be best friends with any animal.

This story begins on Tory Island off the Donegal coast

where an unlikely friendship has blossomed.

Zak says a man's best friend is his dog,

but who is a dog's best friend?

That's right - it's Dougie the dolphin!

This is Ben the Labrador and according to his family

he never used to like water much at all until he met Dougie.

Now Ben regularly paces the pier

waiting for Dougie to come and play with him.

Dougie is a bottlenose dolphin and was given the name Dougie

because everyone thought she was a boy.

Turns out Dougie was actually a girl. Whoops!

No-one knows how these two became friends,

but maybe they found a common interest,

which is amazing when you think about it.

Another theory is that Ben is a dolphin trapped inside a dog's body

and I just made that last bit up because it's stupid.

The two weeks' intensive training is over

and it's time for our trainers

to put all they've learned to the test

as they battle it out for a place in the quarterfinals.

The stakes are high

and with just one place up for grabs, nothing is guaranteed.

To make Angus jump, we might put a bit of food in the pool

and we're going to tie his hair up so he can see a bit better.

Who will hold their nerve?

Taking part in the challenge is exciting.

My main competition will be Jessica.

I think she'll be very good by the time she comes back.

And who will dive into the quarterfinals?

If I get through, I'll feel really pleased

because we've done loads of training sessions and I hope they'll pay off.

It is time to find out.

It's showtime for our dock-diving dogs.

One by one, our dogs will hopefully jump

from the low or high dock - I don't mind which -

and the dog which jumps furthest

will be one step closer to taking home this

the first Who Let The Dogs Out? top dog-trainer trophy.

First up, we have Charlotte and Harry.

Charlotte's been struggling to get Harry to jump in training.

Will he keep his focus and secure a place in the quarterfinals?

Wow! He's remembered how to jump. It's only his first attempt.

Good boy!

Charlotte looks relieved - and so she should be.

He's like a graceful gazelle - except he's a dog, obviously.

Pretty impressive for a first jump, but how far was it?

Wow!

That is amazing considering we saw him refuse to jump during training.

He seems focused, but can he pull another massive jump out of the bag?

-Go on.

-Yes! It's another great jump.

He's some kind of super dog from another planet or something.

And how far was that one?

Whoa! He's jumping further every time.

Charlotte really must have worked hard on their partnership

to get results like these. It's a slow start, getting faster...

-Wa-hey! It's another huge jump!

-Come here.

He's amazing - look at the height he jumps. Brilliant!

But did he go longer?

So Harry's second jump of 3.8m is the distance to beat.

Really nice to watch. Next up we've got Jasmine and Angus.

Jasmine's had to work really hard on Angus' confidence in the water.

Good boy, Angus!

Let's hope this is their time to shine.

Oh, but what's this? She's not even throwing it off the dock.

It still counts as one of their three attempts. Attempt number two.

Jasmine's remembered Zak's training.

She's trying to get Angus in play mode. He's made it on to the dock.

Oh, Angus - that won't count either.

It's Angus' final attempt and Jasmine has decided to play a game of fetch.

He hasn't done any diving, but it was great to see him get this far.

Really, really good work, guys. Really proud of you.

He may not have the dock dived, but he looks really cool in slow mo.

-No need to dry off this soggy doggy.

-Next up, Jessica and Tilly.

During training, Tilly went headfirst into the lake,

but took a knock to her confidence.

Now they're the only team left

with any chance at all of snatching the win

from Charlotte and Harry.

It looks like Jessica's used her first attempt

to get Tilly used to the water.

It's their second attempt and more confidence building.

Jessica is pinning their hopes on the final attempt.

This is their last chance to win a place in the quarterfinals.

She's on the dock. This could be the one.

-Yes - jump in the water!

-Go on, Tilly.

She's going back to the bank.

It won't count. Impressive swimming, though.

Tilly may not be a champion dock-diving dog,

but she's certainly a mean mover and shaker.

# Who let the dogs out? #

You guys did an incredible job. I enjoyed watching you compete today,

but I can now reveal that the winner of today's dock-diving challenge

is Charlotte and Harry.

Congratulations. How do you feel about it?

I think it's been really nice working with Harry

-and winning is just really nice.

-Your hard work has paid off.

You have all enjoyed it and that's what we're after here.

I'm pleased that you guys enjoyed your experience at the Dog House.

So Charlotte and Harry will go on to the quarterfinals next time.

Next time, three more trainers and their dogs

will attempt to secure their spot in the quarterfinals

with another amazing stunt. Don't miss it.

Next time, Hannah and Tilly, Dylan and Chase and Kimberly and Millie

get set for magical mayhem when Zak reveals an incredible new trick.

You're going to teach your dogs how to disappear.

I think we came third, me and Angus,

but it's still a great achievement to be at the Dog House.

I really enjoyed coming and taking part.

Tilly tried hard and I'm really pleased at how good she did.

Harry is the best dog in the world to me.

I feel really excited

because I think I can beat the others in the quarterfinals.

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