Disappearing 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?

Only 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.

The winner of today's trick

will have the last place in the grand final.

So the pressure is on.

Remember what Steve said. You've already made one mistake.

Who will sniff out success?

Good girl!

And who will be going home with their tail between their legs?

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Today's teams have already really impressed us in the heats,

and now they're one step closer to being in the final.

TING!

Steve! Where's Sully going to sit?

Oh, yeah. I'll get the buggy.

Anyway...

Thomas and Barry, Ellie and Ruby, and Emily and Frankie

have all got a really tough challenge today.

So let's take a look at their journey so far.

Ellie and Ruby had a difficult shopping challenge in their heats.

And although Ruby struggled with some of the larger items...

Ruby just likes to be in the shopping.

..Come Showtime Ruby managed to fill that trolley like a pro

and bag a place in the semi-finals.

I'm excited to be back at the Dog House

so Ruby can learn more about her new trick.

For their assault course challenge,

Thomas struggled to keep Barry focused on the task in hand.

-OK.

-Where are you going?

-WHISTLING

Thomas worked hard to keep Barry's interest, and it paid off.

At Showtime, he leapt straight through to the next round.

It's very exciting, terrifying almost,

and I'm very much looking forward to learning what the trick is today.

In the heats, Emily and Frankie had to master the art of flyball.

But at the start poor Frankie couldn't quite get the hang of it.

But when Showtime came the fabulous Frankie flew into action

and grabbed his place in the semi-final.

It's just amazing to be in the semi-final.

It just feels like it's real now,

that I can actually get on and do something

and I'm that bit closer to winning.

Day 1 at the Dog House

and Ashleigh and Steve are about to reveal today's challenge.

-Hi, guys.

-Hey, gang, you all right?

Now, do any of you have any idea

-what we're going to be doing?

-No!

Not a clue!

OK, with a sleight of hands I can reveal that you guys

are going to learn how to perform with this.

-Ta-ra!

-A magic box.

Here's how it works.

Your dog must enter the magic box and you'll close the door.

Next you will utter some magic words

and when the door is opened the dog should have vanished completely.

The door will be closed again,

you'll say some more magic words

and when you open the door the dog will have magically reappeared.

The first step is about getting them used to going into that box.

Leave the door open, encourage them in, take it nice and slow.

They need to be happy, they need to be confident with the kit.

And then slowly, each repetition, the door closes a little bit more.

A little bit more, that's good, a little bit more...

Once we can get to that point with the dog going in,

you can close the door.

Then, on your cue, your magic word, that's going to be the cue,

the command for your dog to come out the back through the curtain.

That's the plan. When I come back, I want to see the magic.

-OK, I'll see you later.

-Bye.

So, Emily and Thomas, you're just going to step aside

-and give Ellie enough room here, OK? See you in a bit.

-See you later.

Bye.

So, Ruby, then. Shall we try and get her in there?

-In.

-Oh, good girl. Loads of praise.

Ruby is perfectly happy in there.

but will she feel the same when the door closes?

Sit.

Oh, good girl.

-Give her a treat.

-Good girl. Well done.

So this time do you think we'll be able to close it all the way?

-Er...maybe.

-I want you to be really talking, really vocal with her,

because once this door closes she won't be able to see you any more.

Wait. Good girl. Wait.

-Wait.

-Give her a treat.

-Good girl.

Well, Ruby's off to a good start, but how is Ellie feeling?

I don't know if I'm feeling that confident,

because I don't know if I'll be a good showman for Ruby,

but I think she'll be OK.

Right, Thomas and Barry, then, up you come.

What we're going to do

-is try and get him into that box. Loads and loads of praise.

-In.

Sit.

Wait.

Wait.

-Wait.

-Good boy. Give him a treat.

-Wait. Good lad.

-Yeah!

-That's a clever man.

So this time I'm going to try and fully close it, OK?

Wait.

Time to find out if Barry is afraid of the dark.

Wait. Wait.

Good boy. Wait.

Wait.

-Good boy. Give him a treat.

-Good lad.

Mmm...I'm not sure Barry was too keen on that door closing.

But he got there in the end.

I was very shocked when the trick was revealed.

I thought it was going to be something different, but it wasn't.

And it was the magic box, which is one of the ones I was dreading.

So Emily and Frankie now then.

Frankie, in you go.

Go on, in you go.

-Go on. Yeah.

-Give him a treat for that one.

-You wait there.

-You wait in there.

-Good.

You waiting? Good boy. Good. Wait. Oh, yeah.

-Good boy. Give him a treat.

-Good boy!

-CLICK!

Ah, sounds like Emily is using a clicker.

Wondering what a clicker is? Well, listen up.

Dog trainers use a clicky thing

to tell their dog they've done something right.

They click, give a treat,

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

-Very good.

-So this time, if Frankie puts his head in,

we'll try closing it fully.

You wait there. Are you waiting?

Maybe try using your treats. There we go.

CLICK! Good boy! Well done.

When the trick was revealed, I was really excited,

because I'd seen it in previous series

and I'd really wanted to do it.

I'm quite, like, in your face, kind of thing,

so I don't know I might be able to cook something up at home.

Dogs are known for being very friendly

and giving out bags of unconditional love.

Take a look at these crazy canines and their very slick social network.

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Many dogs like to keep their social networks varied

and can find companionship with almost any animal.

Cats, for example, give excellent beauty tips.

But they can be a bit clingy!

And you really don't want to get on the wrong side of them.

Birds, on the other hand, know a lot about hygiene.

This one's giving dental advice, but don't disagree with them,

because they can be very argumentative.

Of course some animals don't want to be friends at all.

Still to come on Who Let the Dogs Out?

we learn all about an unlikely friendship...

and our three teams go face to face in a very magical Showtime.

While Ashleigh's been away, the teams have been busy training.

Now, they're ready for the next step.

So how's Frankie been getting on?

Really good. I can shut the door now.

Oh, OK. All I want you to do... You're going to close it,

as soon as you close it, you're going to call him out.

-But this time I'm going to just lift a couple up.

-OK.

-OK.

Just so he has a bit of light in there and you can see where you are.

Ashleigh is pulling up the curtain

so Frankie can see his exit from the box better.

Good boy. Right, go on in.

Good boy.

Very good. Right, you wait there.

You wait there.

Frankie looks like he knows exactly what to do.

Frankie, come on, this way!

-Good boy!

-Yeah, good boy! Well done! Loads of praise for that.

-Good boy.

-Brilliant. OK.

So you just need to carry on working on that at the moment.

Frankie is doing well with his training,

and as Emily is very confident about her own performance at Showtime

they could be the ones to beat.

Training went really well,

he's got the idea of getting into the box

and he knows what he's got to do,

so it's just a question of getting my act prepared

and that kind of thing today.

Time to see if Ellie and Ruby are making progress.

So how's she been getting on?

-She's doing OK.

-That's what I like to hear.

And what about coming out at the back? Has she been doing that fine?

Ruby...out.

-Good girl!

-Right, let's put all of these down now.

So what I want you to do is I'm going to close the door...

as soon as I close the door,

-then you're going to give your out command, OK?

-OK.

In.

Ruby, out.

Good girl!

Perfect. Well done.

Ruby seems to be taking this challenge in her stride.

It's Ellie now who needs to find some confidence.

I quite like the trick but I'm not sure about me being very good at it.

Thomas and Barry, come on, then.

On you go in. In.

Sit.

Wait.

Barry's still reluctant to put his head in.

OK. Bring him back out.

Don't give him a treat for that, OK?

-So if he doesn't tuck his head in, he gets no treats for that.

-Right.

So he knows he didn't do that too good.

-Give that another go.

-In.

In. In.

There. Sit. Wait.

Wait.

Wait.

Wait. Good boy.

That's it, Barry!

Give him his treat. Well done.

For the moment, I'd work on closing it.

Like I said, don't give him a treat if he doesn't do it.

OK? Go give him a rest, then.

I'm not very confident,

but I'm going to focus on trying to get Barry to sit in the box

and being able to close the door.

Some breeds of dogs might find jumping in and out of a magic box

easier than others.

So let's take a look at how these guys measure up

in their Mutt Measurements.

Barry's a Springer spaniel

and he loves to run and jump and fetch.

Now, Barry is named after a singer called Barry Manilow

who sang a song called Could It Be Magic.

I don't think that will help him win this challenge, though.

What will help is that spaniels can be very smart and focused.

And that is exactly what's needed for this magic trick.

Frankie is a collie cross with very long legs.

Like many collie crosses, Frankie is very athletic

and has loads of energy.

Mmm...not very useful when you're sitting in a box.

Luckily for Frankie, he's incredibly smart and loves new tricks,

so he should have no trouble with this challenge.

Ruby is a Yorkshire terrier.

Yorkshire terriers, or Yorkies for short,

are usually clever little dogs that love to learn new things.

So Ellie should have no problem teaching Ruby the magic trick.

Yorkies are often attention-seekers,

and if this is true of Ruby

then she is going to love being in the limelight.

It's Day 2 of training and expert dog trainer Steve is back

to take them through the next few steps of the magic trick challenge.

Right, listen up, gang.

The next couple of stages, they're tricky.

You've got to encourage your dog to go out the back

on your magic word, but I need them to stay in one place,

so the audience can't see.

You're going to show your box is empty.

Then you're going to have a command

where you're going to encourage your dog to hop back in again.

So think about a word that you can use for that as well.

And one more thing, when you're doing the trick at Showtime

I'd really like you to be able to stay in the one place.

You're just here, going your magic, opening and closing the door.

That's going to look more impressive.

-Make sense?

-Yeah.

-OK, crack on with your training

-and I'll catch you later. Bye-bye.

-Bye.

-Bye.

I'm going to start with Ellie and Ruby. So start exactly the same.

Ruby.

In.

Sit.

Well, Ruby is doing everything right.

I'm not sure about Ellie, though.

Remember what Steve said. You've already made one mistake.

-Come round here. Start that again.

-Out.

I'm going to lift a couple of these up.

I want you to try to get her to go back in this way. OK?

-Ruby.

-Try it.

-In.

Ruby.

Wait. Sit.

Ruby!

Come.

Ruby, sit!

Wait.

Good girl. In.

-Brilliant!

-Good girl!

Give her a treat. That was perfect. Well done.

So at the moment I think we should just keep working on that.

-Well done, Ruby. Well done, Ellie.

-Thank you.

-Good!

So, Thomas and Barry. How are we getting on?

It's going good.

-I'd love to take a look.

-Wait!

Wait!

Looks like Barry's got over his fear of the dark.

Sit. Wait.

Barry.

Sit.

Wait. Wait.

No, Barry, we don't want to see your bottom!

Barry. Here, boy, here.

-Sit.

-Good. Well done.

Good. Sometimes you should just practise on your own.

OK? Pretend Barry's there, so you get used to performing, OK?

It's what I do with Pudsey when I'm doing dance routines.

So I can get into it, I practise it on my own.

Great. Well done. Carry on.

-So, Emily and Frankie.

-Wait there.

Come on.

-Straight in there.

-Good boy.

Now, you wait there.

You waiting? Very good wait.

Good boy. You wait there.

Out you come. This way.

Sit.

That's beautiful.

Emily and Frankie seem very confident with their performance.

You waiting?

Very good wait.

Oh, yeah! What a good boy!

Very clever. Come on, then, out you come.

-Good. Well done.

-Very clever.

So the first thing I would say is when you come back here,

because you're right over here, Frankie is coming from the box

and sitting, waiting far away from it, OK?

So our audience at home will be, like,

"Frankie's just there, I can see him! He hasn't disappeared." OK?

-So you want to be as close as possible.

-OK.

-Is that OK?

-Yeah.

Good. Well done. Right, guys, hold it there.

You're putting so much effort in. That is brilliant.

Now, I will see you back here in two weeks' time for our Showtime. OK?

-Bye.

-Bye.

Now, listen up, if you want to teach your dog the magic box trick,

then here are the five steps.

Teach your dog to jump into the box.

Encourage your dog to stay in the box with the door closed.

Teach your dog to slip out the back of the box

using a magical command.

Whilst showing the audience an empty box,

have your dog remain out of sight.

Teach your dog to jump back into the box

on hearing another magical word.

The trainers have had all the help they will get

and now head home to practise their performances.

In two weeks, they will return for Showtime.

I'm feeling pretty confident about Showtime

because I think he will manage to do it

and I think I might be able to cook something up

that's reasonably inventive that might get me some points.

What didn't go so well was when I sent Barry back in,

he would turn around and face out the back of the box,

so when I opened the door he had his bum facing me.

That wasn't very good.

At home I'm going to work on getting her to wait, stay in a bit longer...

..and maybe getting her to do some tricks while she's in there

to make it look a bit more interesting.

And then I need to work on myself as well.

This is my new puppy and he's called Sully.

And he's only 13 weeks old, so he's still a bit of a baby.

And today we're going to be showing you how easy it is

teaching your puppy a sit.

It's quite simple.

It's one of the first things you teach your new puppy.

So make sure you have lots of food. Good boy.

And all I'm going to do is have his treat in my hand

and I'm going to guide it upwards and back as well.

Good boy. Until he puts his bottom on the floor.

Good boy!

That's good! Ready...steady...

Good boy. Once they start getting the gist,

you start giving them your command to sit...ready...

sit!

Good boy! Well done.

And once they start learning their commands as well,

you can start gradually bringing your hand away. Ready, Sully?

Ready...sit.

Good boy. Well done.

Good!

So remember it's never too soon to start teaching your puppy new tricks.

I know Pudsey better than anyone,

but every now and then he still surprises me

by doing something completely out of the ordinary.

But nothing quite like what you are about to see next...

This is the strange story of an unlikely friendship

between Orville, the baby goose,

and Ruby, the Staffordshire bull terrier.

When Orville was only a week old

he was found wandering about, all alone.

He was taken to the Whitehall dog rehoming centre in Leeds

and that's when he first saw Ruby.

Ruby were there right from the beginning.

And I think he saw her as sort of like this mother figure.

He just started following her around

and he got to the point

where he wouldn't go out unless Ruby were there.

And she loves him and he loves her.

Now Orville goes on three walks a day with Ruby

and when Ruby isn't around Orville is one unhappy gosling.

So why did Orville take such a shine to Ruby?

Why was he called Orville when that's the name of a duck?

I guess we'll never know.

After two weeks of training,

time has finally run out for our young magicians!

Who has done enough to earn that all-important final place?

It's the moment we've all been waiting for.

Showtime is upon us,

and only one of today's teams can go through to the final.

I'm feeling really confident about Showtime. I know he can do it,

so if he mucks up it's just cos he's a plank on the day.

So who will cast a winning spell on our judges?

My chances are 50/50 of getting through to the final.

The training's not been going the best, but it's been OK.

And whose performance will go up in a puff of smoke?

The tactic for today is to try and speak as loud as I can

so that she definitely hears what I'm telling her to do.

It's time to find out.

It's Showtime and this is where it's all happening.

Our teams will receive 1 point

for every part of the trick they perform correctly.

On top of that, they will receive a mark out of 5 for their showmanship.

So me and Steve will be looking for really smooth performances.

Hang on...where is Steve?

Surprise!

Steve, get out of there!

Honestly!

You've been watching our dogs behind the scenes.

Which team do you think is going to win today?

Purely for performance and a bit of razzle-dazzle,

I'm going to go Emily and I'm going to go Frankie.

OK, well, why are we waiting here?

-let's see what happens.

-Let's get on with it. Let's go.

When we last saw Thomas and Barry,

training was making steady progress,

although Barry was making a few small mistakes with his performance.

Have they perfected their routine for Showtime?

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be dazzled and amazed

by the tremendous Thomas and his brilliant assistant Barry!

Hello there. My name's the Fabulous Thomas

and this is young Barry.

We're going to make Barry here disappear, aren't we, Barry?

Good boy!

So, Barry, can you get inside the box?

Good boy.

I'm going to tap my wand on the box twice.

Barry will disappear.

As you can see, Barry's completely vanished from inside the box.

Here...can you see if you've seen my dog anywhere?

What's that?

Wait, that's not Barry, that's just a toy.

Right, does anybody know where Barry is?

I'm going to try whistling twice. Hopefully, Barry will reappear.

HE WHISTLES

And as you can see, Barry is now inside the box.

Right, high five. Barry, come here.

Barry!

High five! Yeah. Good boy.

Well, that was a great performance from Thomas and Barry.

Although we did see Barry appear behind the box

and we could see Barry's tail wagging when he got inside it.

They'll lose points for that.

Now it's time for Emily and Frankie.

They have found this trick easy from the word go,

and Emily knows

that she has the confidence to pull a great performance out of the bag.

But now it's Showtime and the stakes are high.

Will the pressure get to them?

It gives me great pleasure to present

the amazing Emily and Frankie the fantastic!

Hello! I am the amazing Emily

and this is my fabulous four-legged friend Frankie,

fondly known as Frank the plank.

Today we are going to astound you

with the most difficult of magic tricks

and make Frankie here vanish.

So without further ado, Frankie, would you like to get in the box?

Frank...and sit.

Frankie, sit.

Thank you.

Right. I say the magic words.

One, two, three, abracadabra, disappear!

And Frankie should have gone.

This magic wand's broken.

They've given me a duff wand. Right, shall we try again, Frank?

Right, duck your head.

There, that's right.

One, two, three, abracadabra, disappear!

And right, this time, maybe he'll have gone.

And again! What's wrong with this wand?

Right, one last time...

one for good luck. Third time lucky, Frank?

Right.

And disappear...

Ready...abracadabra, one, two, three, disappear!

And Frankie should have gone.

It worked... so now to bring him back...

Abracadabra, one, two, three, magic!

And he's returned! Oh, well done!

Frankie, we've missed you ever so much!

Take a bow, Frank.

Very, very good!

Emily's performance was brilliant.

But twice Frankie got back into the box too soon.

This magic wand's broken.

They'll lose points for that, but Emily covered up well.

Was her performance good enough to win?

Ellie and Ruby are up next.

Throughout training Ruby has mastered every step of the trick,

but it's been Ellie's own performance

that's been worrying her.

Has Ellie found the confidence to match Ruby

and put on a star performance?

Ladies and gentlemen, the Who Let the Dogs Out? House of Magic

presents the enigmatic Ellie and her incredible assistant Ruby!

Hello. I'd like to introduce you to my glamorous assistant Ruby.

Give them a wave.

So Ruby's going to help me with a magic trick,

but first she has to get in the box.

Inside.

Today I'm going to make Ruby vanish,

but before my magic starts to work I need to close the door.

See you later.

Now, with a few flicks of my wand, abracadabra...

she will disappear from the box.

Now, let's see if it's worked.

I think she's nervous. She's going out on a date.

See you later.

Now, my dog will disappear from the box!

I think she built up her courage,

because she's definitely not in there.

She's not under there either.

I can't think where she might have gotten to.

Maybe she's on a date with Pudsey!

Now, before she gets up to any mischief which she does quite often,

I think I should get her back.

So, with a few more flicks of my wand,

alacazam, she will reappear inside the box!

She's back! Give them a wave.

Now, Ruby's also got a little message to give you.

Thank you for watching.

A practically perfect performance from Ellie and Ruby.

And although Ruby jumped back into the box too soon...

I think she's nervous. She's going out on a date.

..Ellie covered it well, like a true performer.

So which of our teams are going through to the final?

Well, guys, that was such a difficult challenge,

and not only did your dogs perform really well,

I'm so impressed with you three as well.

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

and going through to the grand final is...

..Ellie and Ruby!

Well done. Good work.

Well done, guys. How do you feel? You're going through to the final!

-Excited.

-Excited? That's what I like to hear.

-Good girl!

Thomas and Barry, you worked so hard

so you should be really, really proud.

And, Emily and Frankie, I loved it,

because you so improvised it, but it was amazing.

-You sold it.

-It was so well done. So again you should be so, so proud.

So Ellie and Ruby are through to our grand final.

-That was fantastic. Loved every second.

-Me too.

So next time on Who Let the Dogs Out? it's the final.

-It's going to be awesome. Do not miss it! Bye-bye.

-Bye!

Next time on Who Let the Dogs Out?

Ellie and Ruby join Hannah and Jake and Katy and Dazzle

in the grand final.

We're going to set you your biggest challenge yet.

It's going to be sensational!

Who let the dogs out? Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!

So don't miss it!

Showtime went not as well as planned.

He got out of the box twice, so I had to kind of bluff it out a bit,

but that was meant to happen really, you know.

My experience on Who Let the Dogs Out?

is one of the best experiences I've ever had in my life.

I'm really happy about going into the final

and I'm looking forward to coming back.

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That was absolutely magic, wasn't it, Sully?

Anyway, where did you get this magic wand from?

Sully, no, you've got to give it back!

Sully! Sully!

Give!

Sully! WOOF!