Dribbling Dogs Who Let the Dogs Out?

This is the Dog House,

home to the best dog-training competition in the UK.

And look who's leading the mission to find the top young dog trainers!

WOOF!

The awesome Ashleigh and Pudsey!

Welcome to Who Let the Dogs Out?

Just 27 young trainers and their dogs made it to the Dog House.

Today, three semi-finalists will be learning another stupendous stunt,

led by Ashleigh Butler and expert dog trainer Steve Mann.

Our returning teams will need to give it their all

to win a place in the grand final.

So who will go all the way?

Fine, that's OK, that's looking good.

Who will go barking mad?

I can't wait any longer! Will someone please let the dogs out?

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Our three teams today were incredible in their heats,

but we have something really difficult for them to...

Steve, what's that?

-It's got a cushion in it!

-Very funny! Go and get the buggy.

"Go and get the buggy."

Oliver and Squib, Hannah and Jake and Buddy and JJ

have all made it through to the semi-finals.

Let's take a look at their journey so far.

Good!

Oliver ands Squib had a high-flying challenge in the heats,

and although Squib was good at jumping,

Oliver lacked confidence with his training.

But, come Showtime, Oliver began to believe in himself,

and he and Squib jumped their way straight into the semi-finals.

I think I could make it all the way to the final,

because Squib is really good and he learns fast.

In their skipping challenge, Hannah had real trouble

keeping Jake focused

on the task in hand.

But with a lot of hard work from Hannah,

she managed to keep Jake's interest at Showtime,

and they skipped like pros

to bag themselves a place in the next round.

Going into the semi-final, I'm feeling excited...

I can't wait to learn the next trick.

Try that again.

In the heats, Freddie and JJ had a fun Frisbee task to tackle.

Despite JJ being fantastic at catching the Frisbee,

Freddie struggled with his throwing skills.

But Freddie worked hard and when Showtime came,

this dynamic duo flew straight into the semi-finals.

I'm feeling really excited going into the semi-final,

and I'm kind of nervous because I don't know what the trick will be.

I wonder what trick our semi-finalists will be learning.

Well, here comes Ashleigh and expert Steve to reveal all.

Hi, guys.

-Hey, gang.

-Are we all good?

-Yeah.

-That's what I like to hear.

Now, first, a massive well done for getting through to the next round.

Today you're going to start teaching your dogs

how to do a German sport called treibball

which means teaching your dog to push those massive balls there.

When it comes to Showtime, you will need to send your dog away

to bring you the ball which will be 10m away.

Your dog can only use their nose, head or shoulders to move the ball,

and the dog that brings the ball back in the fastest time will win.

So how does that all sound to you?

-Cool.

-Yeah? Sounds good.

So, Steve, how do they teach this trick?

Right, OK, it's our own little version of treibball.

Freddie, are you good at football?

-Good.

-Beautiful! So what I want you to do is encourage your dogs

just to touch the ball with their nose.

As soon as they do that, I want lots of reinforcement,

loads and loads of praise on that.

Once that's happening, I want you to get your dog the other side of you

and encourage them to touch only the opposite side of the ball.

Then you're going to get your dog in a stay.

You back away from the ball

and encourage them to roll it towards you.

Then you're just going to add more and more distance.

It's doable, you can do it. OK.

That's yours, sir, you're going to need that.

Ashleigh's going to look after you from here on in.

When I come back, I want to see tons of treibballing going on.

-See you later.

-Bye.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye.

I feel really excited about doing treibball,

because I feel that JJ will like the ball.

I'm going to start with JJ first of all.

So all I want you do it try and put the ball between your knees

-and then guide the dog to try and touch the ball.

-OK.

-Just your nose.

-Don't actually say it until she does the action, OK?

-Nose.

-Don't say it, don't say nose unless she does it, OK?

Because if you do, she's thinking, "Oh, when you say nose,

"I put my paw up or put both paws up," OK?

Almost.

Give her a treat. Good. Good girl. Well done.

Well, JJ almost touched the ball,

but it looks like this team could have their work cut out.

-Carry on with that.

-OK.

-Hannah and Jake. So does Jake know a touch with his nose?

-No, not yet.

OK, then, let's give it a go. So exactly the same.

Come here, come here.

-Good boy! Nose.

-Good. You know what? I really like that,

because you just made up your own technique

-and that's what training is all about.

-Come here.

Wow! Hannah and Jake seem to be impressing Ashleigh already.

So this time let's try picking the ball up

and just holding it in front of his face,

and let's see if he'll touch it all by himself.

Jake.

Jakey.

-Maybe run around with him a little bit.

-Jake! Jake! Jake!

Make it look like loads of fun.

-Yeah, good boy!

-Yeah! Yeah!

-Do you want to sit now?

-Sit.

-Sit.

-Let's try it again.

-Good boy!

-Yes, yes! Good boy!

Good. Make sure you give him a treat.

If he's getting bored, look like you're having loads of fun with it,

so then he has to interact with it, OK?

The best bit about the training session

was finding out the new trick

cos I've never done anything like this one before.

So, Oliver and Squib, you've been waiting patiently.

-Now, does Squib touch with his nose?

-Yeah. Touch.

-Good boy.

-Good.

Well done.

This time I want you to do it with the ball, though.

As soon as he touches it, do your "Good boy, treat"

as quickly as possible, OK?

-Touch.

-Good boy.

OK. We don't really want him popping it, but give him a treat for that.

Good boy.

Well, Squib is touching the ball,

but he seems to have an odd technique of biting it.

Good! This time I want you hold it a little bit higher,

so he can't really reach it with his paw.

Can you touch?

-Good boy!

-Good boy!

-So make sure you get your "Good boy" in a lot sooner, OK?

-Yeah.

Can you see it?

Good boy! Give him a treat for that.

It's still good. Good. Well done.

Training went quite well cos...

I thought it was going to be a disaster at first,

but he started getting the idea of it.

Right, guys, you've done really, really well.

I'm going to leave you now and hopefully you will get on practising.

Make sure you're having fun with your dogs as well. OK?

-Bye.

-Bye.

Well, the team's treibball training with Ashleigh is underway,

but with a place in the grand final at stake, the pressure is on.

While our trainers are working hard,

take a look at these gravity-defying dogs

that certainly have a spring in their step!

Everyone knows that dogs can't fly,

but they do seem to love being in the air.

See what I mean?

And if they're not flinging themselves into trees,

they're climbing them.

Excuse me, but isn't it cats that are supposed to climb trees?

Climbing sand dunes is also fun.

In fact, dogs will do anything to get themselves up high.

# The only way is up... #

But can they actually defy gravity?

This one looks like he's walking on water,

but I can assure you he's not.

That's almost walking on water!

Wow! Now, that's defying gravity!

Still to come...we learn all about the brilliant benefits

of microchipping your dog.

And we find out which of our treibballing teams make it

to the grand final.

Back in the Dog House garden,

our trainers are still hard at work.

Right, guys, just hold your training there a minute.

-So, Freddie and JJ, I know you were saying nose to her...

-Yeah.

I think nose sounds a little bit too like no.

So maybe you can try a push instead. Yeah? Shall we try that?

-Here, push.

-Good.

Wow! That was a good touch from JJ

and the new command seems to be working well.

Now, I want you to try and do it without putting your hand there.

JJ.

There we go. Give her a treat. Even if she just touches it by accident.

That's how you always start training.

OK. What about if you just rolled it along the floor?

Good girl, yes! Treat, treat, treat, treat!

Well done.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

-Push, good boy.

-Good! That looked brilliant!

How have you been getting on?

-Well, he wants to play with it...

-Well, that's what you want.

Hannah wasn't kidding when she said Jake wanted to play with the ball.

Come on, come on.

But running off with it is not what is wanted!

-Wait. Off, off. Stop!

-Just pick your ball up a minute.

Pick it up so he can't get it. OK?

So this time, put him in a sit, and tell him to wait

-and then slowly take the ball away from him a little bit.

-Wait!

Wait!

Stay!

Stay!

Stay!

Stay!

Back off a bit.

-Push. That's it, good boy! Good boy!

-Give him a treat.

Well done.

That's more like it. When Jake is focused, this team are unstoppable.

-Oliver and Squib, how's Squib been getting on?

-Good.

Squibby, sit.

Touch.

Good!

Wow! That was a perfect touch from this team

and Squib has stopped biting the ball.

Now, what I want you to do is just back off a bit.

So exactly the same, but back off a tiny little bit, even just a step.

There you go.

Sit.

Touch.

Good! Yes, well done.

Right, Oliver, don't ever be scared to be over the top.

He needs to know that what he's just done is really, really good, OK?

-Try it again.

-Squibby, sit.

Squibby, touch.

-Good! Well done.

-Whoo!

Right, guys, it is time for you to take your balls home now.

Try and practise as much as possible,

and I'm sure when I come back

there will be loads and loads of improvement, OK?

-Bye.

-Bye.

After Day 1, Hannah and Jake and Oliver and Squib

are progressing well,

but it looks like Freddie and JJ have a bit of catching up to do.

JJ, Squib and Jake are all equally amazing

to have made it to the semi-finals,

but let's take a look at their Mutt Measurements

to see if any of them have the edge in today's challenge.

First we have Squib,

the four-year-old border collie-kelpie cross.

Kelpies are Australian sheepdogs

and they're usually very active,

and Squib is no exception.

He's very excitable

and loves nothing more than to play with a ball.

So will Squib show off his ball skills at Showtime?

Or will he simply take time out to play?

Now, Jake is a four-year-old Patterdale terrier.

He adores treats and is really playful

and never turns down a hug from Hannah. Aw!

Patterdales are usually great watchdogs

and they love a good challenge.

So if Jake is true to his breed then he should be great

at keeping his eye on the ball in this challenge.

Finally, we have JJ, the one-year-old border collie.

JJ loves to learn new tricks

and she loves to do agility,

which could prove to be very handy for today's trick.

Border collies are often extremely intelligent

and they tend to have a strong herding instinct.

So tackling some treibball should be no problem for this clever canine.

Five days later and the teams are back

for more training with Ashleigh and our expert dog trainer Steve.

-How are we doing?

-Hello. We're doing good.

OK, show me how it's going.

-Squib, push.

-Good, good, good.

That's OK, that's looking good.

That IS looking good. Squib is now pushing the ball.

Make sure that Squib goes exactly opposite the ball

before you start asking him to push towards you,

because the more distance that we add,

the more likely we're going to go off course.

-So keep practising.

-Good! Well done. Right, Hannah and Jake...

-Shall we take a look?

-Jake...

Jake, wait... Push, push, push.

Wow! Jake's pushing the ball now too!

OK, that's nice.

But I want Jake to know exactly why he's getting that treat.

When he got the treat then,

it was when he came round the side of the ball.

Make sure that your reward word happens

when he's the opposite side of the ball

-when he's pushing it nice and straight towards you.

-OK.

-Good, good. OK.

-Now, last but not least, we have Freddie and JJ.

-So how has it been going?

-It's been going really well.

-Yeah?

-Pushing the ball.

-That is what I like to hear. Shall we take a look?

-With her nose?

-Yeah.

-Nice.

Hey!

Push it, push it.

This is amazing!

All three dogs can now push the ball.

I'll tell you what, let's just see if she can push the ball back to us.

-Push it, push it.

-Go, go, go!

Nice, good girl.

You've made good steps. I want to see a little bit of distance.

In fact, I want them all to have a little bit of distance.

Right, if you just stop training for a moment,

we're going to introduce the next few stages.

And it's going to be about adding distance initially,

because come Showtime you're going to need to send your dog out

from 10 metres away from you to go behind the ball,

and then you're going to be stood in your goal,

and the dog needs to push the ball all the way back to you.

So the first stage we're going to do is send them away from you,

get them to wait, make sure they're nice and straight,

and then use your touch, your push command

to push the ball back towards you.

OK. So...if your dog's not in the right position,

don't ask him to push, because he'll get some bad habits

and your ball's going to end up over there somewhere.

Ashleigh's going to look after you from here on in,

-and I'll catch you later. Does that make sense?

-Yeah.

-Cool.

-OK. See you later. Work hard.

-Bye.

Let's start with you, then, Freddie.

-Shall we try and build that distance up?

-Stay.

Push it, push it, push it.

OK, come back, come back. Where's that ball going?

Looks like it's heading for the plants!

If it happens at Showtime, that could be a disaster!

Right, your ball just went over there,

and do you know how much time that's going to waste?

So let's try that again.

Now, the first time she did it, she pushed it straight.

So I think give her a treat for that first push at the moment, OK?

-Push.

-Good, good girl. Well done. Carry on now.

-JJ.

Hannah and Jake, how are you getting on?

-Good, I'm building up my distance now.

-Good. good. Let's take a look.

-Go back the other way, then.

-Jake, come here, come here.

Oh, dear! Jake seems to have lost interest.

-Come on.

-Right, have a bit of fun with him,

because he seems to be getting a bit bored at the moment.

-Come here!

-Ask him to do a trick maybe.

Ready? Spin!

Good, give him a treat. Well done, give him loads of praise.

Good boy!

Now, when you are training a dog,

you have to make sure you don't overtrain your dog, OK?

-Shall we try with the ball now again?

-Come on!

-So loads of fun... Good boy!

-Good boy! Sit, sit, sit.

Sit. Wait, wait, wait. Push, push...

-No!

-What Jake's doing is he's deciding when he gets his treat, OK?

So he pushes it once or twice and then goes, "I want my treat now."

You need to make sure that you decide when you give him that treat.

Make sure you give it loads and loads of fun.

I'll leave you to it.

Oliver and Squib, then. How's Squib getting on?

-Good.

-Yeah? Shall we take a look?

Squibby, push.

-Yes. Good boy.

-Good! Well done.

Wow! Squib pushed that perfectly.

Looks like Steve's advice has paid off.

..And not actually pushing it, OK?

So he's doing it in a straight line, he's actually perfectly straight,

so that's really good. Now start just walking away. Shall we try it again?

Wait.

Squibby, push.

Push!

Did you notice that Squib pushed it, pushed it, pushed it,

and then because you were standing here,

obviously he couldn't push it any more,

so he went, "OK, I'm finished now." And then you gave him his treat

for actually coming round the ball.

You need to quickly get him out of that habit, OK?

-So you decide when he gets his treat and when he's been good.

-Yeah.

Well done. Right, guys, you've all done really, really well.

Try and practise as much as possible,

but make sure your dogs don't get bored of the challenge, OK?

What you also need to start working on

is your dog actually going behind the ball, and bringing it to you.

So it's a lot of work, but I'm sure you can all do it.

OK, I'll see you back here for Showtime and good luck!

-Bye!

-Bye.

If you want to be able to play treibball with your dog,

then here are five steps on how to do it.

Encourage your dog to touch the ball with their nose.

And as soon as they do, reward big.

Give your touch command a name

and don't reward if your dog uses their paw.

Put the ball between you and your dog

and encourage them

to only touch the part of the ball directly opposite you.

Begin to move backwards

so your dog gets the idea that it's pushing the ball towards you.

Put your dog in a stay and place the ball in front of them.

Take a few steps back, then ask your dog to touch.

Once your dog has got the hang of this,

train them to go around the ball

and eventually you should be able to send your dog out

to bring you the ball from 10 metres away.

Today's session didn't go as well as I'd planned.

He wasn't as interested or excited by it any more,

but we did at the beginning build up some distance.

I think I could make it to the final

because Squib's getting the hang of it

and he's getting the training and picking it up really quickly.

I'm not sure who my main competition is,

because I feel that Hannah and Oliver are at the same stage.

Hi, guys. Today we're going to be showing you

how to teach your dog the head-down,

and we are going to be using our lovely clicker as well.

Wondering what a clicker is? Well, listen up.

-CLICK!

-Dog trainers use a clicky thing

to tell their dog he's done something right.

They click, give a treat,

and the dog soon learns that a click means a treat is on its way.

Now, to start off with the dog will have to know the lie-down first.

So you're going to have your treat in your hand,

preferably the right one, and the clicker in your left one.

And all you're going to do is coach the dog

and out the treat just in front of them

so they have to place their chin on to the ground.

Shall we give it a go? Ready, Pudsey?

Head down. Head.

Good boy! Well done. That's good.

So after you've done that over and over again,

then you can start bringing your hand away

and then that's when you have to be really, really patient,

because you've got to wait until your dog puts the head down on the floor.

Shall we give it a go?

Head down.

CLICK! Good boy!

Making sure as soon as your dog puts their head down on to the ground,

you click or you praise and treat straight away.

And then all it is is lengthening the time

that you actually give the treat or the click.

Head down.

CLICK! Good boy! Well done. Clever lad.

Good luck!

Being a dog owner is loads of fun,

but it also has its fair share of responsibilities.

Isn't that right, Puds? WHINING

Take a look at this.

Over 100,000 dogs get lost in the UK every year.

but if they had a cool thing called a microchip,

it would help them to be found again.

A microchip is as small as a grain of rice,

and it's inserted into a dog's shoulder like this.

Each microchip has a unique number,

and when a dog gets lost all a vet or a rescue centre has to do

is pass a scanner over the dog and the number comes up on a screen.

They will then see the dog owner's contact details

and can get in touch to tell them that they've found their dog.

Pretty clever, eh?

12 days of treibball training is over.

And after making it this far,

two of our teams will have to leave the competition.

So, who has got what it takes to make it through to the final?

I'm feeling quite confident about Showtime

because he has worked really well in his training.

Who will keep their eye on the ball?

It does mean a lot to me to make it through to the final

because I've been constant the whole way through that I could do it

and get through the next round.

And who will be left watching from the sidelines?

I'm worried that he might get distracted

or push the ball in the wrong direction.

It's time to find out.

It's Showtime for our fantastic treibball semi-finalists.

And this is where it's all going to take place.

One by one our trainers will stand between the two cones,

they will send their dogs out to fetch the ball

which will be 10 metres away.

Whichever dog fetches their ball in the quickest time

will be today's winner.

Now, Steve, I'm so excited for this one.

When it comes to Showtime, do you think it's going to be close

or is there a clear winner?

They've all had little inconsistencies

that they've had to iron out.

And as soon as they've overcome one problem,

another nasty little problem's popped its head up.

But they're all going to put in 100%, I've no doubt.

-Shall we go and watch some treibball, then?

-Let's do it!

-Let's go!

The clock will start once the dog crosses the line.

But if any of the trainers go past those cones

to join their dog on the course,

they will incur a 30-second time penalty.

First up, it's Freddie and JJ.

This team have made steady progress,

but when we last saw them

Freddie was struggling to get JJ to push the ball in a straight line.

Have they managed to overcome this problem before it's too late?

And they're off!

And Freddie has decided to run alongside JJ.

Will that help JJ push the ball in a straight line?

-Push, push, push.

-Yes!

But, oh, JJ's got distracted!

They're back on course, but they've lost precious seconds.

And they've done it

with an impressive time of 17 seconds.

However, a 30-second penalty will be added

for Freddie running on the course.

Which makes their final time...

Next up, it's Oliver and Squib.

At the start, Squib was biting the ball

and Oliver lacked enthusiasm,

but when we last saw this team

they were well on their way to being terrific at treibball.

Has practice made perfect

and can they secure that precious place in the final?

And they're off!

And Oliver looks to be staying behind the line.

Get behind it. Push!

This is incredible.

Squib is using his nose to direct the wall all the way back to Oliver.

Come on, push!

Come on, push!

And they've done it!

Oliver and Squib completed the course perfectly!

They did it in an unbelievable...

And because Oliver stayed behind the line

they didn't incur any penalties.

Last but not least, it's Hannah and Jake.

This team have been close competition to Oliver and Squib

throughout training.

But Hannah can struggle to hold Jake's attention.

Can she keep Jake's focus one more time

and will they scoop that special spot in the final?

Go, go!

It's a quick start for this team

and Hannah has chosen to run with Jake.

They look super focused and fast!

Push, push! Good boy! Good boy!

They managed to complete the course in a super speedy...

..but Hannah will incur a time penalty for being on the course,

so how has that affected the results?

Well, guys, I must say that that was an incredibly difficult challenge,

and you all did absolutely amazing,

but I can now reveal that the winner of our semi-final,

and going through to our grand final is...

BARKING

..Oliver and Squib!

Hannah and Jake may have completed the course the quickest,

but their time penalty pushed them into second place

behind Oliver and Squib.

Now, you're going through to our grand final, so well done.

-That was close.

-It was amazing, wasn't it?

Next time on Who Let the Dogs Out? three more teams

will be competing for their place in the all-important grand final.

It's going to be fantastic. Don't miss it.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye.

Showtime is over and Oliver is our winner!

But...hang on a second...

Oh! I've just found out that Oliver has decided

that he and Squib will not be going through to the final...

I'm really proud of Squib for getting this far,

but my time between training and schoolwork has been quite busy,

so I've decided not to go any further through the competition.

So Oliver has decided to focus on his studies,

and there is one team who will be very pleased to hear this news.

After Showtime I was told

that Squib and Oliver didn't want to continue with the competition,

and that, cos I came second, I could go through to the final

and that was the most amazing thing ever, I was so excited.

Next time on Who Let the Dogs Out?

Katy and Dazzle, Anneka and Jet and Imogen and Millie are back!

Chewing it...

They're going to be battling it out for a place in the final

in an incredible movie-making challenge!

Don't you dare miss it!

Cos it's going to be movie-tastic!

It went from tears of sadness to tears of joy

and I'm just so excited.

I'd like to wish Hannah and Jake good luck for the final

and I hope they win.

I feel really sad about leaving the Dog House

because I've made a lot of friends

and I would like to meet up with them again.

I'm extremely proud of Jake.

None of this would have been possible without him.

So I'm just so happy.

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Did you know, Pudsey,

that these balls are actually used for Pilates as well?

And my back could really do with a stretch!

Shall we give it a go?

All you've got to do is put your two front paws on to the ball

and then...stretch!

PHRRT! Pudsey!

That was not me, and it smells like sausage!

Disgusting!