Water 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 - the awesome Ashleigh and Pudsey!

Welcome to Who Let The Dogs Out?

Hundreds applied.

Ohh, nice!

But only 27 teams made it to the Dog House.

And today, three of those teams battle it out for a place in the

-semi-finals.

-Yeah! Loads of praise.

-The amazing Ashleigh Butler will be

joined by expert dog trainer Steve Mann to teach them a totally

impressive stunt.

-Go find it, Baz.

-So who will be diving into the semi-finals?

And which doggie duo is way out of its depth? Don't go anywhere!

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Now, hundreds of trainers and their dogs tried out for this series of Who

Let The Dogs Out? But I can only pick three for this challenge. And it's

-going to be a tough one.

-I'm interested to see which three dogs

you've chosen for this one and I hope you've seen them all swim.

There's no swimming pool at the try-outs, Steve.

But yes, I have checked that they can all swim.

I chose Thomas and Barry, James and Gem and

Fern and Chester for today's challenge. And here's why.

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

impress Ashleigh to get to the Dog House...

Woo! Well done!

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

-The competition was fierce.

-What a catch!

-Today's first team from Devon

went all out to impress Ashleigh.

-Hello.

-Hi.

-Take it away.

-Chester!

12-year-old Fern and 20-month-old Springer Spaniel Chester proved in

their try-out that they certainly have what it takes.

-Down.

-Very good.

-Out.

Chester lives up to his breed by being very springy.

Fern is confident that he can do any trick and he learns very quickly.

Well done, Chester. Well, I think you two are superb.

-Hi.

-Hello. I can't wait to see what you've got in store. Take it away.

James is 12. Border Collie Gem is four and they're from Bristol.

Up.

Catch.

Wow! Gem certainly knows a trick or two and she loves her balls.

Good girl. Perfect. That was good.

So she did all the stuff that you wanted her to do.

-Yeah.

-Brilliant. Well done. You're free to go.

-Thank you.

-Can you introduce yourselves, please?

-I'm Thomas and this is Barry.

-Well, the floor is all yours.

-Leave it.

Thomas is 13 and Barry's just

18 months old. He's the baby of the bunch and they're from Kent.

-Well done! That is pretty impressive.

-You've only been teaching him that

-this week.

-He must pick things up really quickly, then.

-Sit. Down.

-Roll over.

-He certainly does, Ashleigh.

Speak.

HE BARKS

-Good boy.

-Barry, like Chester, is a Springer Spaniel and loves jumping.

-He's definitely enthusiastic, isn't he?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant.

-Thank you.

Three very talented trainers and their dogs have made it to

the Dog House. Down at the lake, it's time for Ashleigh to introduce

them to dog expert Steve, who'll reveal their challenge.

-Hi, guys. CHILDREN:

-Hi.

This is Steve, our lovely dog trainer here,

who's going to be helping us out.

-How you doing? You all right?

-Yeah.

-Good, good.

-Good. Now, today's

challenge is completely new to Who Let The Dogs Out? And personally, I

-can't wait.

-Today, you guys are going to start teaching your dogs how to

complete an awesome assault course. To start off with, you only need the

water. Later on, we're going to bring in some jumps,

we're going to bring in the tunnel.

So when it gets to Showtime, your dogs will need to go

through a tunnel, jump three hurdles, swim a stretch of water and

collect the toy.

Then they'll need to carry the toy back across the water, over the

hurdles, through the tunnel and back past the finish line. The dog that

completes the course in the fastest time will be the winner.

I think it sounds quite challenging. I don't think Pudsey would be able to

do it. I reckon, by the end of it, your dogs will be flying round this

-lake.

-OK. First step, what I want you to do, is lots and lots of

retrieves, lots and lots of play with your dog's favourite toy at the

bank. Then put the toy on the other side of the bank so they have to

-swim out to get the toy and bring it back. Does that make sense?

-Yup.

-And

-I'll catch you later, OK?

-Yup.

-Fantastic. Come on, Puds! Let's go!

-Bye!

-See you! Bye-bye!

-Bye.

I felt quite excited when we got the trick because it's something new and

I think Chester will do quite well at it.

Fern's feeling positive,

-but let's see how Chester gets on.

-Good boy.

-Chester!

-Yes. Loads of

-praise for that.

-Good boy.

-Well done.

-Good boy.

-So do you think Chester

-will go into the water now?

-Yeah.

-OK?

-I think he might, Ashleigh.

-Chester! Get it.

-Check out Chester's doggy paddle! Pretty impressive stuff.

-Good boy.

-Good boy.

-Perfect. Look at that!

-Good boy. Loads of praise.

-Good boy.

-That is...

Argh!

-Good boy.

-Great start there from Fern and Chester. Looks like Thomas

-and Barry are ready to get stuck in.

-So this time, I want you to just drop

it over here, just slightly in the bank, just so he steps in there and

-gets his feet a little bit wet.

-You'll go find it? Find it. Get it.

-Good boy.

-Yeah, clever lad!

-Well done.

-Come on, then. Bring it back.

-Loads of praise.

-Baz, come on, then! Where you going? Come here.

-Come on, Bazzy!

-Maybe give him a treat when he comes back.

-Oi!

HE WHISTLES

-Baz!

-Oh, he's found another one!

-I think Barry's more interested in

-exploring than fetching.

-Come on, Baz. Bring it back.

-Good.

My training plan is to keep trying and not get wound up when

Barry doesn't do it right, how I want him to do it the first time.

Finally, James and Gem get their chance to make a splash.

-OK. So just throw it in there.

-Gem, fetch.

-Good girl. Loads of praise for that. Yes.

-Gem, fetch.

-Good girl.

-Yeah, she likes splashing.

-She likes splashing!

-Not swimming, just splashing!

-Gem is certainly making a splash, but

-probably not in the way James was hoping.

-Yeah, I know. She does that

for hours sometimes. Gem!

'She didn't fetch the ball in the water. That was a bit annoying,'

but I reckon it's because, like, when she opens her mouth,

all the water goes in so she won't do it.

Now, with this trick, momentum is the key, and you want to keep sending the

dogs back in the water, over and over again until it becomes second nature

to them. And then they don't overthink it. I want you to try and

see how far you can throw your ball and the dogs go now. Does that sound

-good?

-Yup.

-I will be back soon. Good luck. Bye!

-Bye!

It's definitely no secret that both me and Pudsey love to show off our

dance moves. Right?

Good boy. And it looks like we're not the only ones. Check out these dogs

that are throwing some serious shapes.

When it comes to dancing, dogs just can't help themselves. Here's a

collie doing some body popping.

While this bulldog is just feeling the groove.

Oh, yeah!

Jiving is very popular in the dog world, and this dog is showing us

his version of the twist.

I think they call this the Sheltie Shuffle.

You need a partner for this dance and a bath straight after.

Ooh! Now, I like a bit of salsa, and this dog

spiced it up by holding a toy in his mouth at the same time. Nice!

It takes a cool dog to pull off breakdancing moves like these...

..but a supercool dog to just chill out and enjoy the beats. Mm!

Still to come: We've got husky racing from the Cairngorms in the

Scottish Highlands.

And which one of our teams will shake off the opposition to reach

the semi-finals?

Chester, come on, then. You walk round. I'll try and distract him.

Ashleigh is back at the lake to help the teams with their training.

Good boy.

Can Chester swim all the way to the other side? It looks really far!

-Chester!

-Loads and loads of calling.

-Chester, come on! Good boy. Come on.

-Come on, Chester!

-Loads of praise.

-Good boy. Come on.

-Loads of praise.

-Good boy. Come on.

-Good boy.

-That dog is a lean, mean, swimming

-machine! Look at him go!

-Yeah! Loads of praise. Play with him!

-Play with him!

-Good boy.

-That was brilliant.

-Good boy.

-Well done.

'The best bit about my training session today was'

working with Ashleigh and when Chester did everything right.

-Right. Loud! Really excited!

-Right, OK.

-Like I said, it doesn't

matter if you look stupid, OK?

James has got a hard act to follow. And has Gem overcome her splashing?

-Come on, Gem! Gem, here! Come on, Gem!

-Good girl.

-Come on, Gem!

-Encouragement!

-Looks like she has.

-Loads of praise.

-Come on, Gem!

-Come on, Gem! Come on, Gem!

-But can Gem make it all the way

-to the other side?

-Good girl, Gem! Good girl!

-Yeah, let her have the

-ball. Let her have the ball.

-Well done!

-Good girl. Loads of praise.

-Gem, what's this?

-Be stupid!

She doesn't seem too interested in that ball, though.

'The training went good because Gem actually started swimming.'

Cos she did it in the end, but she wouldn't do it at the start.

With both Chester and Gem excelling in the water, the pressure is on for

-Barry.

-I reckon you've got a good throwing arm.

-Yes.

-So with Barry, do

you think you could throw your tennis ball all the way to the other side of

-the bank?

-Probably.

-Yeah? Shall we give it a go? OK.

-You ready, Bazzy?

-Find it.

-That went pretty far.

-Go find it.

-No need for Thomas to go

over to the other side of the bank. But where on earth did that ball go?

Even Barry can't find it! But he's found another one. Not the right

one, though, Barry.

Bazzy, come here.

'The main thing Barry has been struggling with is'

concentration and tiredness cos he gets tired after a while and then

he loses concentration and he won't listen to me properly.

You should be so, so proud of your dogs, OK?

They've made real progress today

which is absolutely perfect. I'm going to leave you to it and I'm

going to see you back tomorrow, but good luck and a big well done for

-today, OK? Bye!

-Bye!

Ohh! Nothing nicer than lovely, soggy dogs.

Barry, Gem and Chester are all really clever breeds.

But in many ways, they couldn't be more

different. Let's find out what makes them tick.

Gem is a four-year-old Border Collie and was given her name by James, who

says she's priceless. Originally bred for sheep herding, Border

Collies are often very intelligent dogs and love a good challenge. So

this one should be right up Gem's street. Gem loves toys but she also

loves splashing, as we know. But which will she choose at Showtime?

This is Chester and he's a Springer Spaniel who got his name because of

his chestnut eyes. Springer Spaniels are usually

full of beans and love to play, and Chester's no exception.

He also loves cuddles and will do

anything for a treat. Chester loves the water and loves retrieving

tennis balls, which is exactly what's needed for this challenge.

Now, Barry is also a Springer Spaniel and, according to Thomas, he

has a very wriggly bottom. Barry loves jumping. He once attempted a

huge horse jump and landed nose first on the other side! Barry also

loves to fetch and he can retrieve an egg without breaking it. So with

jumping and fetching skills like that, he might do pretty well in

this challenge.

It's day two at the lake, and Ashleigh's training with the teams.

-Steve arrives to take them through the next steps.

-Very good with

Chester. Look at you four relaxing down by the lake! How's it going?

It's going good. Well, Steve, I think we should leave this for the time

being and we should move on to the tunnel and the hurdles.

OK. Let's go. Come on.

-Right. OK. So, here's the boss. Who's done hurdles before?

-Me.

-Yeah?

-A bit.

-OK. Done a little bit. OK. Over the jump, reinforcement.

Over that jump leads to something good every time from you guys, OK?

As you mature through and they're comfortable and happy with the

hurdles, what I'd really like you to do is to go over the third hurdle,

swim across, grab the toy, come back, big fuss.

Another element we need to bolt on is the actual tunnel,

which is quite simple to do. Any

questions, any problems, speak to Ashleigh. She's a pro. She'll help

-you through it. All right, guys? Adios!

-Bye!

-Bye!

-Don't look so

-worried, OK? It's going to be fine.

-Gem's not had much luck fetching the

toy, but will James's plan of changing it to a Frisbee help?

Two hurdles. Frisbee.

-Up.

-Yeah!

-Good girl.

-Praise, praise, praise, praise!

-Good girl. Fetch.

-Fetch it.

-Good girl.

-Good girl.

-Praise. Yay! Well done. Good girl.

Great jump there from Gem and in slow mo, too. Just because we can!

-Time for Thomas and Barry to tackle those hurdles.

-Wait.

-We're going to

do the one jump, then you're going to throw your ball into the water and

-call him back, OK?

-Go on over. Barry, right. Go and get it. Go and

-find it, Baz.

-Good.

-Good boy. Clever lad!

Come in, Bazzy! Come!

Ooh, I love a good slow-mo shot! And that's good progress from Barry.

-Chester, sit.

-Looks like Fern and Chester are going for two hurdles.

-Chester, jump. Sit.

-Good boy.

-Wait. Chester, jump.

-Good. Throw it.

-Good boy.

-Good boy. Well done.

You just stopping him in the middle of that is just steadying himself

down. So by the end of it, he will start to get the idea that he's got

to do all three before he can get that lake, OK? Perfect. Well done.

A different tactic there from Fern. Let's hope it works for Showtime.

-Now it's time to train for the tunnel part of the challenge.

-So

Fern and Chester, you are first. So bring Chester over here, then. Hey,

-Chest. So I will hold Chester this end.

-Chester's been top of the class

-up to now. Can he make it full marks with the tunnel?

-Get it.

-Good lad.

-Good boy.

-Loads of praise.

-Good boy.

-Well done. That's perfect.

-Good boy.

Good boy.

James is sticking to the trusted Frisbee to entice Gem. It worked for

-the hurdles. Will it work here?

-Try it again.

-Right, Gem.

Oh, Gem! Not ON it, through it!

-Come on, Gem. Gem, fetch it. Fetch.

-Good.

-Fetch it,

-Gem.

-Good girl. Play with her, play with her!

-Good girl.

-Good girl. Loads

-of praise. Yay! Good girlie!

-Good girl, Gem.

-She obviously likes a bit

of tug-of-war, so you need to start doing that more with her.

Finally, it's Barry's turn. He did well for the hurdles. Will he focus

-for the tunnel?

-Find it, Bazzy. Find it.

-Yes! Perfect. Well done.

-No.

Barry! This is not the time to copy Gem! He really does need to get his

concentration back before Showtime.

So you have quite a few things to work on, but I'm sure you will get

there. I'm going to leave you to it now and I will see you back here for

-Showtime in a couple of days. And I can't wait, OK? Bye!

-Bye!

You may not have a lake in your garden, but YOU can still teach your

dog this trick by taking your hurdles, tunnel and an adult to a

place where you usually take your dog to swim.

Here are five steps to teaching your dog how to learn this stunt. Step

one: First, get your dog used to swimming a short stretch of water to

fetch a toy.

Step two: Start introducing the hurdles gradually until your dog is

jumping all three.

Step three: Get your dog to start jumping the hurdles and into the

water to fetch a toy.

Step four: Introduce going through the tunnel to fetch a toy.

Step five: Put it all together and practise until your dog is an

awesome assault course pro!

My training plan is probably to keep working on the hurdles so that he

doesn't miss any and just keep getting him

to go through the tunnel.

I'm feeling pretty confident about Showtime because Gem's learnt stuff

really quickly and she's really good.

I'm happy that Barry will do it if I ask him to,

but it's whether I'll be asked to combine it all

to get it all to work at the same time.

Today, we're going to be showing you how to teach your dog to place their

paws on a horizontal stick. You ready, Puds? To start off with,

you're going to place your dog in front of a hurdle and you're going to

ask for their paw. You might have to start using your hand. Pudsey,

right. Good boy. And then slowly, bring your hand away. Good boy. So

his paws are resting on the pole. And when they know one paw, then you're

going to ask for your second paw. Left.

Good boy. Well done. Right, ready? After that... Sit. ..you can start

bringing your pole away from the support like so.

Right. Left.

Good boy. Well done. Then, you can start bringing in your command. Pole.

Good boy. Clever lad. And the very last step is finally bringing it away

from the support. You ready? Come here, then. Come here. Come here.

Ready?

Sit. Pole. There we go. Good boy. That's good. Well done. Clever.

Now, Pudsey can do many things, but I'm not sure he'd be up for pulling a

sledge in the freezing snow. But these dogs absolutely love it. So

we'll just have to watch them instead.

Siberian Huskies are sled-pulling experts, but this isn't some Arctic

adventure. This is the Aviemore Sled Dog Rally in the UK!

Every year, hundreds of dogs meet here with their mushers.

That's what you call the person driving the sled.

They race through the Cairngorms National Park

in the Scottish highlands.

They're revved up, they're barking, and it's just the excitement

of wanting to go and run and do what they do best.

The 2013 fastest team was made up of four dogs,

which ran the four-mile race in just over 13 minutes!

Teams are made up of two to eight dogs

and it's not just Siberian Huskies that take part in the race.

Alaskan Malamutes, Samoyed,

and Canadian Eskimo Dogs also like to get involved.

Hey! That doesn't mean just any dog can take part though!

Oh, all right. Only on the practice run then.

# Who let the dogs out? #

Three days of intensive training is now over.

And it's time for our three teams to put all that they've learnt

to the test as they compete for a place in the semifinals.

HEARTBEATS POUND

Teams have trained at all challenge elements - swim, hurdles and tunnel.

Now can they perform them all together on the course?

I'm very nervous about Showtime today,

'but there's a tiny little bit of confidence that Barry can do it,

'but it's how cold the water is.'

It's the bit that's making me nervous.

Who will struggle to keep their head above water?

Chester, what's that? Go on!

'I'm fairly confident that I can make it to the semifinal,'

but it just depends cos the other two boys are good.

And who would DIVE straight into the semifinal?

'I'm feeling nervous about Showtime because'

I really want to make it through to the semifinal.

It's time to find out.

# Who let the dogs out? #

DOGS BARK

It's Showtime and we are already down here at the lake.

Now, I'm going to quickly take you through

our lovely obstacle course here.

So, we're going to start right over there, through our tunnel,

over the three hurdles, across the lake,

the dog will then pick their ball or toy up,

bring it across the lake, back over the three hurdles

and then into the tunnel and across that finish line.

The winner will obviously be the dog with the fastest time.

Ashleigh and Steve will be watching very closely

and if there are any missed obstacles, or

if the toy is not retrieved, those mistakes will mean time penalties.

First up, we have Thomas and Barry.

Wait.

It's crunch-time for Barry.

He's struggled with his concentration.

Will he keep his focus today when he needs it the most?

WAIT!

Wait! 'I'm not very confident that

'I can make it through to the semifinal,'

but there's still that little bit of confidence

that Barry is giving me the signals he's ready to go.

WAIT!

Ashleigh and Steve are ready to spot any penalties as Barry goes for it.

Over! Over! Over!

-Go right!

-Perfect start. No missed obstacles.

-Good lad!

-Straight in! No messing there.

Will he make it all the way across?

-Good boy, find it.

-Yes! He's made it!

Find it!

HE BLOWS WHISTLE

Come in.

Thomas is using a whistle to keep Barry's attention. Clever!

Good boy. Come on.

Get ready, Barry. Come here.

Bring it up, up.

Go and get over, over.

-No, Barry, come back.

-Oh, no! It was all going swimmingly well.

He's jumped two hurdles, but dropped the ball.

-Barry, find it.

-Now he's getting distracted.

-Find it and get over.

-Yes, he's got it back.

Thomas is keeping his cool and staying calm.

The clock is ticking. Come on, Barry!

-The tunnel.

-Barry finishes with a clear run...

and no time penalties.

Barry pulled it out of the bag to swim across the lake and retrieve

the ball, but wasted time towards the end and every second is crucial.

Have they done enough?

Next it's James and Gem.

It wasn't the best start for Gem, but she overcame the splashing.

Now will she retrieve her toy from across the bank?

Stay.

The worst thing that could happen in Showtime is

Gem swimming down the lake and not going to the other side.

Well, James, there are quite a few distractions.

Stay!

Go, dog!

And she's off!

Two hurdles missed.

That'll be a 20-second time penalty added to their overall time.

A different tactic from James here - running to the other side.

A little bit of biting, but she's swimming well.

Now will she fetch the toy?

Fetch it!

-And it's changed again to a red ball.

-That's it - in, in, in!

That'll mean a 60-second time penalty.

James has gone for speed rather than wasting any more time on the toy.

Gem is storming across the lake!

What's this, Gem?

What's this?

Jump up here. Jump over this. Jump up.

Ten second time penalty there for that first hurdle,

-but Gem powers to the finish.

-Good girl.

Jump! Good girl.

Gem took to that course with some speed,

but did earn time penalties, missing hurdles and not retrieving the ball.

Was she fast enough? Hmm!

Last but not least, it's Ferne and Chester.

This team have been unstoppable in training.

Can they shine one more time?

Wait.

'I have some tactics,'

just, if I miss a hurdle with Chester,

just to carry on rather than getting annoyed with him.

Chester...

Chester, come through. Chester...

Chester, come...!

Not the best start at all.

He's missed all the obstacles.

Added together, that's a 40-second time penalty.

And Ferne's decided to run to the other bank too,

but she's making Chester wait.

Is that a good use of precious time?

SHE BLOWS WHISTLE

-Chester, come on, good boy.

-Look at him power over!

He's as fast as Flipper the dolphin!

That's a good boy.

Come on, good boy. Chester, get it. Chester, get it. Chester, go on!

-Chester...

-And no messing with the toy.

Again, Chester is following Ferne's orders and waiting.

-Is this a good tactic?

-Come on, Chester, come on. Good boy.

SHE BLOWS WHISTLE

Good boy!

-Come on.

-He's making light work of that lake.

Good boy, Chester, come on. Chester, go!

Chester, come! Chester...

Chester, wait! Chester...!

-Chester!

-Ouch. No hurdles means more penalties.

-Good boy. Good boy.

Ferne stuck to her tactics of carrying on for missed

obstacles, but did making Chester wait cost valuable time?

It is SO tense!

It's time to find out our winner.

# Who let the dogs out? #

DOGS BARK

So...it's the time you've all been waiting for.

I can now reveal that the winner of today's challenge with

an amazing time of one minute, 13 seconds...

is...

..Thomas and Barry!

-Superb! Well done, Thomas!

-Well done.

So, Thomas and Barry assured their swim assault course victory

with an impressive one minute, 13 seconds.

But, I must admit, it was a very, very difficult challenge,

so you should be very proud. How do you feel, Thomas?

-Good, yeah, I'm really happy.

-Are you proud of Barry?

-Yeah.

Well, that is the main thing.

So, Thomas and Barry have made it through to the next round.

Fantastic competition! Really exciting. Loved it.

I loved it too and it just goes to show that anything could happen.

So, make sure you tune in next time when we meet three new trainers

and their dogs on Who Let The Dogs Out.

-See you then.

-Bye.

-Bye!

(Come here...)

Next time, Max and Gus,

Anneka and Jed,

and Nile and Oreo,

get up to some skateboarding mischief!

That was naughty!

When Ashleigh sets them a four-wheel Who Let The Dogs Out challenge!

DOG BARKS

Oh! Don't give a treat to that!

Don't you DARE miss it!

It feels really, really good to win the swim assault.

I am extremely proud of Barry.

I don't think he could have done any better.

I'm a bit disappointed leaving, but it's been a great experience.

Thomas deserved it.

I'm feeling pretty disappointed about leaving the Dog House,

cos I liked it here and this feels good to be learning 24/7.

Well, Puds, that was an amazing day and we even managed to stay dry.

I reckon we should capture this moment.

Can you take a picture of me?

Come on. Ready, Puds.

PUDS BARKS

You want me to go back?

PUDS WHINES

More?

PUDS WHINES

Really? More?

PUDS BARKS

Wah! WAH!

Oh, Pudsey!

PUDS WHIMPERS

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