Dogs do Magic Who Let the Dogs Out?

This 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 only be one winner.

Oh, yeah!

Today, three more of the UK's finest dog trainers

and their dogs are going to be pushed to their dog training limits

in a bid to get to the quarterfinals.

But which of them will make it?

You are the definition of cool in my book.

And which will be disappearing back home?

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Today on "Who Let The Dogs Out?", we see dogs going surfing.

Zak's got another quick trick.

And three more teams battle it out for a place in the quarterfinals.

This is one of the most unique things we've ever done on the show.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Dylan and Chase, Kimmy and Milly and Hannah and Tilly

were chosen out of hundreds of trainers and dogs

who applied to be on the show.

Today they're going to be learning how to perform a magic trick

with their dog and it's going to be a little tricky. No pun intended.

Let's meet them.

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DOG WHIMPERS

This time on "Who Let the Dogs Out?",

there'll be just one ultimate prize,

awarded to the top dog trainer of the entire series.

At the try-outs, competition was fierce, with everyone wanting

a chance to get their hands on that trophy.

Hannah and her dog Tilly

were the first to secure a place for today's challenge.

Tilly is a show cocker spaniel and she's about nine months old,

so she's still a puppy.

-Show me what you guys can do.

-Twirl!

I've been doing a lot of the "bang dead" trick

cos I think that's her signature move.

Bang. Good girl.

I'd be absolutely elated if I got through to the Dog House.

You guys have an amazing relationship cos she's so happy working with you.

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Hi, I'm Kimberley. This is Milly and we're from Glasgow.

I feel really excited and a bit nervous

but that's, like, fun though.

Safe distance.

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If we make it to Dog House, I think Milly will do well,

because she's always trying to learn and please me.

Go! Go.

I like this dog.

Kimberley and Milly, you did outstanding today.

-Really impressed with you.

-Thank you.

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Though Kimberley and Hannah did well at the try-outs,

there was one team that totally blew Zak away.

My name's Dylan, the dog's name is Chase and I come from Lincolnshire.

Down. Roll over.

Down. Roll over.

-Flat.

-You ain't messing around, buddy.

Front, back, under.

Under. Stay.

In fact, Dylan and Chase

impressed Zak more than any other team throughout the whole try-outs.

Oh, wow!

If I made it to the Dog House,

it would make me feel like a miracle had just happened.

It would be a once in a lifetime chance.

It looks like Dylan and Chase are the ones to beat.

Fantastic job. Very good.

You are the definition of cool in my book.

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Dylan and Chase, Kimberley and Milly and Hannah and Tilly

all bagged a place at the Dog House with the chance

to learn a truly magical stunt.

-Hi, guys. How are you today?

-Fine, thanks.

I'm really excited about today's trick.

This is one of the most unique things we've ever done

on "Who Let The Dogs Out?".

Today you're going to be teaching your dogs how to...

disappear.

Disappear? That's impossible!

Actually, kind of. It's a magic trick,

and I think you guys are cut out perfectly for this trick.

This is a magic trick that will make your dog look like it's disappeared.

First, the dog will jump into the box.

Then the dog will stay there while the door is closed.

On a magic word, given by the trainer,

the dog will slip out the back.

The dog will stay out of sight behind the box

until the trainer has shown the audience that the dog has vanished,

and then, on another magic word from the trainer,

the dog will slip back into the box.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Are you ready to get into the training?

Me too. Let's do it. We're going to open the door.

All the curtains are open, and as you can see, they can go through here.

The first thing we've got to do is familiarise them with the box,

so let's start over here with Milly.

Let's encourage her to get in the front and out the back.

-That's all were doing.

-Go on.

-Here.

-Wonderful job. Very, very good.

That's fantastic.

I don't want to just throw her into this, but let's encourage her

to go into the front, and you can see there,

we haven't put the whole curtain down,

so now we want to see if she'll go out with the curtain down partially.

-Let's see.

-OK, go.

-Good girl.

-Pretty simple.

-Do you know how to work on this for the next several minutes?

-Yeah.

-OK.

I'm going to go over here to Hannah and Tilly now.

-Do you feel like you know what to do?

-Sort of. I hope so.

OK, we'll find out. You can take Tilly off if you'd like.

Whoops!

Looks like Tilly's idea of a disappearing trick

is to go and see Mum!

-Keep it really upbeat. Keep it fun, OK?

-Tills.

-You going to go through?

-Nice work.

-Good girl!

-Very good.

Good praise. Let's go back this way through the back.

-Good. Very good.

-This way.

"Where did you go?" she said. Really good work.

Now ask her to get in and lie down and stay.

-Tills.

-Or sit, but probably lie down.

-Let's do a lie down-stay.

-Down. Oh, just stay... Wait.

Now ask her to lie down.

-Down.

-Give her a big reward there.

Good girl.

Even though she knows how to lie down,

we're giving her a big reward because she did it

in a completely new setting, a new environment.

-Does that make sense?

-Yes.

-That was fantastic.

I want you guys to continue to work. I'm going to see Dylan and Chase.

Now, these two were amazing at the try-outs.

Make sure he's comfortable with it.

I wonder whether they'll be able to keep it up at the Dog House.

Now ask him to come in here and lie down and stay.

I'll help you out a bit here. Stay.

-(LAUGHS) Down.

-Stay. Very good. Very good.

I'm going to go ahead and put the curtains down now.

-Chase, through.

-Very nice, very good.

-Let's encourage him to come back through this way.

-Through.

Wow! There's no stopping these two!

They still make an impressive team.

There is no magical answer to having a well-trained dog.

If you want something done right,

you've got to make sure that every step you take is thorough

and meticulously thought out.

In this trick, your dog can't see you,

so they've got to know that they can trust you.

But then again, they always need to know that. Really good work, guys.

Keep up the good work.

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It's really hard to be around dogs and not smile,

especially when they're smiling back at us.

Take a look at these happy dogs.

What makes dogs really happy?

Well, there's nothing better than a ball.

Well, maybe three balls.

Or four. You'll never get all those in your mouth!

Dogs do love food,

as long as they know how to eat it properly.

And what are you doing?

Yes! That's how to eat food.

Oh, I see, thinking outside the box. Oh, no, INSIDE the box.

Funky!

Now these dogs are happy.

And these ones are just showing off.

Hey, look! This dog is watching EastEnders!

And bad wigs don't make anyone happy.

Are you still trying to pick up all those balls?

That's not a real smile!

Or that.

Can you give us a smile? Nice.

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Still to come, Zak teaches Nelly a new trick,

and the teams take to the stage for a spellbinding performance.

Absolutely incredible.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Zak's not been away for long, but Dylan and Chase

have already begun working on the second step of the trick!

Guys, guys, you're looking great here. I mean, this is fantastic.

You have the door shut.

Look at that, that's wonderful.

The others haven't even started learning that yet!

Kimmy, I'd like to see if she'll go in here and do a sit-stay,

allow us to close the door and then have you come maybe just this far

and ask her to come out, only on permission.

-So, I don't know, let's see.

-OK.

Milly. OK, go.

Sit.

Stay. Stay.

-Stay.

-Completely out of sight right now.

Uh, no she's not.

Remember, the trainers have to make it seem

as if their dog has disappeared, but it won't work

if they can't teach their dogs every step of the trick.

I'm finding closing the door on Milly a bit hard,

because Milly will just run out the other end

before it's her time to run out.

Hannah and Tilly are suffering from the same problem.

Tilly has to get in the box and wait while I close the door,

and that is proving a bit of a challenge.

We can sort of close the door.

It's still a bit of a work-in-progress.

The girls have some serious catching up to do

if they're going to have any chance of beating Dylan and Chase.

I want you to practise for the rest of the day

and we'll see you right here tomorrow at the Dog House, all right?

-Bye.

-Bye!

I think Dylan and Chase is our main competition,

because they're really far ahead and they're doing really well.

It's going to be a tough competition which will probably be very close.

I might not make it but I hope I do.

I don't think it's that worrying.

I got to the point where my dog Chase got into the box,

I shut the door and he came out the other side, so it went really well.

Dogs are like people. Each one is totally different.

Let's find out just how different Chase, Milly and Tilly are.

Chase is a Border collie who could be described as "bubbly",

but that's because his favourite hobby is catching bubbles!

Border collies are usually very clever, and extremely fast learners,

but will Chase learn to disappear in time for his big performance?

Milly is a springer spaniel, and often gets herself in a flap.

A cat flap that is!

She puts her head out to spy on birds

and then chases them around the garden.

Spaniels are working dogs,

and Milly also likes to relax on her beloved beanbag.

Tilly is just nine months old and is a cocker spaniel.

Cocker spaniels love playing and Tilly is no exception!

She wishes it could be Christmas every day,

because her favourite toy is a Christmas ball.

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It's day two and the trainers' last chance

to get some all-important coaching before they're on their own.

So far the training's been going really well but it just needs

a bit more practice just to get it absolutely perfect.

I think I am quite confident.

Me and Chase have been doing really well.

I'm confident that Milly will manage the trick,

I just hope that a bird doesn't fly by

cos she may chase the bird.

I wouldn't be too worried.

If the birds are sensible they'll be sheltering from the rain.

Zak's back to teach the teams steps four and five

of their magic trick.

You're training in the rain. Now, that's what I call dedication.

Looks like you're doing really well.

Why don't you take a break for a second?

I'm curious to see how you've progressed since yesterday.

I want to start with Kimmy and Milly.

We do need to start working on having them lie down behind you.

-She knows how to do a lie down-stay, right?

-Yes.

-Very good.

So why don't you have her do this, but this time when she comes through,

ask her to lie down and stay right back here

so we can't see any part of her. Does that make sense?

At showtime, the trainers will have to make it seem as if their dog

has completely vanished.

The illusion will only work if their dog follows every step correctly,

including responding to a magic word.

Stay for duration, out of sight, much tougher than it looks.

Vanish. Sss... Milly, sit.

Milly, sit.

Stay. Stay.

Abracadabra.

Sit.

-Good girl.

-Absolutely amazing.

And what I really like is in such a short period of time,

she's responding to "abracadabra", which means "get back in the box".

Wow! They're really starting to get the hang of it now.

Wonderful job. Do you have any questions so far on anything?

Would Milly be allowed to sit when she's here,

-cos she's better at sitting.

-Whatever your dog prefers.

As long as she disappears. That's what we're after.

-As long as she reappears too.

-Yeah.

You're doing wonderful. I'm very impressed with you.

I'm going to go over here to Hannah and Tilly now

-and see how you guys are doing.

-Tills, sit.

What's this? Tills. In the box.

I don't think that was supposed to happen.

Come here. In the box. In the box.

What's this? What's this?

-Good girl.

-Give her a "stay" or a "wait". Whatever.

I don't think Tilly likes being in that dark box by herself.

You've got to be more clear on that "wait" right there.

I can tell that right off the bat. When she gets in, it's...

I'll show you, actually. OK? So, come in here.

-Just get down on the ground. Sit.

-Sit.

-Wait. Be very clear.

-Eye to eye with her right now. That's perfect.

-Wait. Wait.

I'm going to encourage her to stay back here.

-Stay, stay.

-Sit. Stay.

Very good. Very nice.

Go ahead and close the door

and then open it and immediately give her a treat. So now, open it.

-Good girl!

-Exactly.

Work on that for a bit.

Let her know, "As long as you stay in here, I might be here,

"I might be there, but wait until I tell you to get out."

-Does that make sense?

-Yes.

-OK, good.

Hannah and Tilly will need all the practice they can get.

But I wonder how Dylan and Chase are doing.

All right, Dylan and Chase.

-Why don't you show me this all put together right now?

-OK.

Chase, come. In you get.

Down. Stay.

Stay.

Stay. Come on then, Chase. Down. Wait.

In you get.

Good boy.

Clever lad!

Good lad. Come on then.

Good boy.

Wow! They have just completed

all five steps of the trick. These two are streets ahead!

You've got to work on getting that distance

between "down" when he's in that down state,

and when you're ever here, cos now you have to come over here

and say "down", so you want him to be able to go into a down over here.

I want you to focus on that.

Once the teams have learnt all five steps of the trick,

they'll need to work on their performance.

Bonus points will be awarded for the most impressive show.

All right, guys. You have done really, really well today.

I'm impressed. You have a long way to go to make this a believable stunt,

but I'm positive that if you keep working at this,

this is going to be unbelievably convincing.

Continue working and I'll see you guys right here for showtime.

-All right, guys. Bye.

-Bye!

Here are Zak's five steps to learning how to use a magic box.

Number one, teach your dog to jump into the box.

Two, encourage your dog to stay in the box with the door closed.

Three, teach your dog to slip out the back of the box,

using a magical command.

Four, while showing the audience an empty box,

have your dog remain out of sight.

Five, teach your dog to jump back into the box

on hearing another magical word.

The teams have had all the help they'll get

and will now head home to practise by themselves.

In two weeks they'll return to perform their trick

and then Zak will decide who will go through to the quarterfinals.

I'm quite confident. It may be quite difficult

and a high-level, advanced trick,

but I think it's quite fun, so I'm excited.

I feel a little bit nervous about the rest of the competition.

I'm actually glad we have the two weeks of training.

If that goes all to plan then I think we'll do really well.

My training plans are just to practise, practise like mad,

because practice makes perfect.

If your dog likes to play, listen up,

because I'm about to show you how to teach the most important thing

you could ever teach to a dog with a lot of energy.

Nelly, come on, let's go. Look what I got here. What's this?

Today I'm going to show you how to teach your dog to fetch.

Notice that Nelly already likes this tug toy.

Remember, she's already been taught the rules of tug of war.

Get it, get it. Give? Perfect.

I'm going to throw it.

The biggest mistake people make

when teaching this is they get too stingy.

They get it and they wait.

You've got to give this right back to your dog, keep the game going.

Come on, let's go. OK.

Yeah, good work. Very good. Give? Get it.

Do you see that? Once they're doing that,

we want to encourage them to bring it back.

How do we do that? By remembering one thing. Dogs love to chase.

The mistake so many people make is they start chasing their dog

instead of having their dog chase them. Come on, Nelly!

Over here. Very good work.

Give? Perfect.

We're going to throw it right back.

By teaching fetch to our dog, we're keeping them in shape.

We're ensuring that they have a longer, happier life,

and that's a better quality of life for them.

OK, OK. Get it.

That's fantastic. OK. Yes, good work.

And I'm going to reward her with a nice big game of tug.

That's how you teach a dog to fetch.

-# Who let the dogs out?

-Woof, woof, woof! #

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

and watch Tales From Around The World.

This is North Beach, San Diego, California,

And this is the world's largest dog surfing contest!

The event features over 50 of the best surfer dogs

from all over the USA!

With nearly 4,000 spectators

and huge packs of barking beach dogs, nerves are very high!

She was out at seven weeks old and stayed on, so we'll see.

The surf dogs are judged on their ability to ride the waves,

having fun and staying on their boards!

Extra points are awarded for style!

In the early rounds, there were a few stand-out performers.

And a couple of total wipe-outs!

Some competitors have a nice, easy style

and cruise through the competition.

You did a great job today. Get ready for the finals.

In the final round, this dog loses points for lying down,

and there are penalties for facing the wrong way.

But how about this for a way to steal the grand prize.

-He swaps boards!

-CHEERING

We have our winner!

# Who let the dogs out? #

Our trainers and their dogs

have had two whole weeks at home practising their magic.

But who's got what it takes to progress to the quarterfinals?

The training went really well. I got most of it done.

He got it perfect, really.

Let's just hope Tilly does well.

If she doesn't I'll still be proud of her.

Today I'm most worried about a distraction

and me having to repeat the command

and then it'll probably be a disaster.

Dylan and Chase, Kimberley and Milly and Hannah and Tilly

have got their magician's cloaks on,

but who can perform the most convincing magic trick

and make it seem as if their dog has actually disappeared?

Who will have the magic touch?

Who will leave us spellbound?

And who will disappear back home?

Now, to win this competition,

the dogs will have to get into the box right here, then wait

for the door to close, like this, wait for their trainer to give them

a subtle command to leave the back of the box and stay on their spot.

Then, on yet another subtle command,

the dog will have to get back into the box

and sit down and wait for the door to open, thus magically reappearing.

They'll get one point for every step they complete correctly,

but if they can face forward without encouraging their dog in any way,

they will get five points per step, cos that ain't easy.

-# Who let the dogs out?

-Woof, woof! #

Up first are Kimberley and Milly.

They've made steady progress throughout the competition,

but they'll need to step up their game if they're to beat the others.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the "Who Let The Dogs Out?" House Of Magic presents

The Incredible Kimberley and her assistant, The Marvellous Milly!

Hello, I am Kimberley and this is The Marvellous Milly,

and today, Milly is going to disappear.

Milly, could you please get into the box for me?

Thank you.

Bippity, boppity, boo. Milly, vanish!

Milly, vanish!

DRUMROLL

Milly's gone.

Abracadabra.

Milly is back. There you have it, the disappearing dog.

TRUMPET FANFARE, APPLAUSE

Fantastic work. Very impressive. You guys did great.

A terrific performance from Kimberley and Milly...

Could you please get into the box for me?

Thank you.

But Milly needed a little persuasion before she vanished.

Milly, vanish!

Milly, vanish!

Could that cost them a place in the quarterfinals?

In training, Hannah has struggled to keep Tilly in the box for too long.

Has she managed to overcome the problem before it's too late?

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,

I give you The Amazing Hannah and her assistant, Tilly.

So this is my amazing "Who Let The Dogs Out?" box,

which my dog here is going to disappear into.

So, Tills...

Whoopsie.

Tills.

Go on, in the box.

Wait.

And so to begin with a touch of magic!

Wait for it.

Wait for it.

She's gone! Empty box.

There's nothing behind the box. Nothing at all.

But now to get her back, so, abracadabra!

Is she there? Fingers crossed.

DRUMROLL

And there she is! Good girl!

APPLAUSE

-Good dog!

-Absolutely incredible.

A fantastic display there by Hannah and Tilly.

-In the box.

-Tilly knew just what to do.

With a touch of magic!

But hang on a sec. We can see her!

(GASPS) They could lose points for that.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Up third are Dylan and Chase.

They have been star performers from the very beginning,

but can they keep their composure now, when it really matters?

DRUMROLL

And finally, to astound and confound you,

please welcome The Dazzling Dylan and his assistant, Chase.

I'm going to do a magic trick.

In this trick I'm going to make him vanish.

Chase, here. What's this?

Chase.

Chase, in.

Down. Down.

Stay.

Chase, disappear.

Stay.

DRUMROLL

Hey, presto.

Clever boy!

-Good lad.

-Fantastic job. Really, really good.

Thank you.

He's going to take a break, it looks like. That was really good.

A solid performance there from the boys,

but Chase had to be reminded to lie down in the box.

Down. Um...

And Dylan had to make extra sure he didn't jump back in too soon.

Disappear.

Stay.

The question is, could that cost them a place at the quarterfinals?

It's time to find out.

-# Who let the dogs out?

-Woof, woof! #

I want to tell you that you all did an incredible job with your dogs.

You all taught this trick and made it look beautiful.

Not many people can say they've taught a dog to disappear,

so you're the only three trainers that I know who can do that.

Really, really nice work.

But I can now reveal that the winner

of today's Disappearing Dog Challenge,

and the team that will move on to the quarterfinals is...

DRUMROLL

..Kimmy and Milly. Congratulations, you guys are moving on.

Fantastic work.

Hannah lost vital points because we could see Tilly behind the box

and Dylan was marked down for having to remind Chase to stay.

Stay.

Though all three teams did incredibly well,

Kimberley's performance was enough to secure that quarterfinal spot.

-Tell me how you feel about this?

-I'm really happy,

-although I think we all did really well.

-Very true.

I mean, you all did this really well. I know you wanted to win.

I know that you put your hearts into this, guys, and it really shows.

All of you did fantastic. Congratulations.

Go ahead and give your dogs some love, guys. Really good work.

So, Kimmy and Milly have made it through to the quarterfinals.

Next time, three more trainers and their dogs will compete

for their place in the quarterfinals with another amazing stunt.

Don't miss it.

Next time on "Who Let The Dogs Out?", Louise and Rosie,

Milly and Tickle and Genevieve and Monty Zoom

have their worlds turned upside down...

Yes, look at that!

..when they go head to head in this challenge.

Are you serious?

So don't miss it.

I don't think I could have done anything differently.

I just tried my hardest and that was all I can do, really.

I'm just really proud of Tilly. She just did really well

and Kimmy was great, so I'm really happy for them.

I'm really excited about going into the next round

because it's probably going to be a massive challenge

and it's probably going to be really hard.