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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...

Yeah, good boy, fantastic.

..but only 27 teams made it to the Dog House.

And today,

three of those teams will battle it out for a place in the semifinals.

That fun is in your hands.

The amazing Ashleigh Butler will be joined by expert dog trainer

Steve Mann to teach them a totally impressive stunt.

-Yeah, good girl!

-So, who will be howling into the lead?

Definitely got a mean catch on her.

And who will be barking up the wrong tree?

She's obviously got a short attention span there!

It's time to let the dogs out!

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Young trainers from all over the UK came to the Try-outs,

but I could only choose three for this stunt.

I reckon for this stunt you've chosen Labs and collies,

you are so predictable.

Well, I have one collie, but I also have a poodle AND a husky.

-Poodle and a husky?!

-Yep, they were absolutely brilliant at the Try-outs.

Take a look at this.

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 Who Let The Dogs Out Top Dog Trainer Trophy.

Look, it's Pudsey!

-The competition was fierce.

-He is amazing.

And this team were one of the chosen few.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-Can't wait to see what you've got in store, good luck.

Thank you.

Ten-year-old Freddie and his border collie JJ are from Suffolk,

and they really impressed Ashleigh.

Good girl, well done, give her loads of praise for that.

-Go!

-Get it, get it, get it. Good girl!

That was brilliant, well done.

-And this team did not disappoint either.

-OK, so take it away.

11-year-old Holly and her standard poodle Cleo

proved they had what it takes.

Woo, well done! That is the highest I have seen so far. Well done, Cleo.

Lastly, this team from Hertfordshire bowled Ashleigh over.

-Hello.

-Can you tell me both your names please?

-I'm Regan and this is Mika.

-Well, the floor is yours, so take it away.

Mika, come tidy, come tidy!

11-year-old Regan and her Siberian husky Mika definitely

knew a trick or two.

-There we go.

-Yeah, good girl! Let's do Gangnam Style.

-Yeahhhh!

-Good, very nice, well done.

I love your enthusiasm

and you've obviously got a great partnership, so well done.

It's Training Day 1, and time for Ashleigh to introduce the teams

to our dog expert Steve, who will reveal their stunt.

-Good boy. Hello! ALL:

-Hello.

Right, Steve, these are our trainers.

We have a great challenge in store for you today.

Today, guys, you're going to start teaching your dogs how to catch...

-a Frisbee in midair.

-That was a good catch.

-Thank you very much.

I'm quite impressed.

In this challenge, the dogs are going to have to catch

a Frisbee in midair.

At Showtime, points will be given for every catch made

over the five-metre line.

Extra points will be given for catches made

over the ten-metre line.

The dog that scores the most points

in three minutes wins.

The first step is to make your dog as interested as possible

about the Frisbee.

So you're just going to crouch down with them, move it about.

Once they're interested in it, we need to balance it out,

because they need to be giving it back to you as well. So you're going

to play with your dog holding the Frisbee, then just stand still.

When you're still, and your dog lets go, the best reward

you should be able to give them is that you start playing again.

Then we're going to start working on a few retrieves,

you're going to roll the Frisbee along the floor,

when they head to it and pick it up, I want you jogging backwards.

Put loads of urgency into the exercise.

When we're at that stage, have a little throw,

encourage them to grab it, and when they do,

tons of praise, all right? Ashleigh's going to look after you

from here on, I'm going to come back

later and see how you're getting on, OK?

-REGAN:

-OK.

-Bye!

We're going to start off with Frisbees on strings, so you can

pull it about, throw it, and it's still going to be on the string.

When the trick was revealed I was...

I was happy, because I've been wanting to train Mika

Frisbee for a while, but also I knew it was going to be a challenge.

So move about, really quickly,

-get her really interested in that Frisbee.

-Mika, come on.

Good girl, loads of praise, well done. That's perfect.

Well, Mika's looking pretty interested in that Frisbee to me.

As soon as she lets go, run - run, run, run. Good girl, that's so good.

I love your enthusiasm as well, you're SO enthusiastic with her,

so that is perfect.

And she's quite clearly into that Frisbee, so that's very good.

Holly and Cleo, then.

-Cleo! Come on, Cleo.

-Where is it?

See that she looks at it. Good girl.

Mmm, looks like Cleo is more interested in chasing Holly

than the Frisbee.

-Drag it across the floor.

-Cleo!

ASHLEIGH AND HOLLY LAUGH

Hey, where is it?

OK, she's losing interest,

she's obviously got a short attention span there.

-So with her, you want to do it little and often.

-Yeah.

Just so you're not getting bored, or she's not getting bored.

The Training was a bit of a disaster,

because Cleo was not interested at all.

I wonder how Freddie and JJ are getting on.

I think with her, it might just be easier to take it off the string.

And again, just have a game with her. Yeah, good girl, well done.

Do you want to try and...throw it?

Yeah, good girl, well done!

Wow, JJ'S retrieving the Frisbee already!

No problems for this team.

Well, you can obviously see you've done a little bit of Frisbee with her

cos she's bringing it back as well.

So that's perfect, well done.

When the trick was revealed, I felt really excited and I thought

that JJ would be really good at this, because she really likes toys.

Now, when you are teaching your dog a trick - any trick whatsoever -

you always need to make sure

you praise and reward your dog as soon as possible.

This is just so the dog understands what they've done is exactly

what you want them to do.

Right, guys, just hold it there a minute.

I'm really proud of you, well done, I will see you later,

I'm going to leave you to it.

-Bye! ALL:

-Bye!

Well, Freddie and JJ are well on their way to being Frisbee champs.

But it looks like Regan and Mika could be close competition for them.

Training can be a lot of hard work, and it's important for both you

and your dog to take time out to relax and play around.

Isn't that right, Puds?

PUDSEY MOANS Here are some dogs doing just that.

The great thing about dogs is how much they try to help,

although they don't always succeed.

Sometimes they barely get started.

Sometimes they make things worse.

Moving heavy things is not easy for a dog.

Unless they get themselves the right equipment.

Eh, ha, does anyone else think this is dangerous?

If you're going to let your dog drive,

at least give him driving lessons.

But I think, for the safety of all concerned...

dogs should just stick to helping each other.

Still to come - Ashleigh teaches Pudsey another cool trick,

AND we'll find out which team has

thrown themselves into the semifinals.

The teams have been training hard,

and Ashleigh's back to see how they're getting on.

Hi, guys! Your training looks like it's going really, really well.

And it looks like Mika has really enjoyed playing

with her new Frisbee.

What has she done to that Frisbee?

She's destroyed it, look at it!

-So let's take a look.

-Hey, Mika, Mika!

-Go get the Frisbee!

-Is she a bit tired?

-Yeah, you a bit tired, girl?

I have been watching you, and she has been going for her Frisbee.

-Does she bring it back?

-Yeah.

-So maybe you could start

lengthening that, throwing it,

-bringing it back to you, OK?

-OK.

But she's quite tired at the moment,

so give her a little bit of a rest, then start up again.

OK? Well done, Mika.

Sounds like Mika has enjoyed playing with the Frisbee a bit too much.

Right, Holly and Cleo, then, how have you been getting on?

Erm, she's not very interested in the toy.

So we want this Frisbee to be really positive for her,

so all we're going to do is wave it in front of her a bit.

As soon as she goes to sniff it and see what it is, you give her a treat.

So you just build upon that at the moment.

-Do you want to give it a go?

-Yeah.

Cleo, look. Come on...

Oh, dear, Cleo is not interested in that Frisbee whatsoever.

-Do you want to get right down with her, shall we kneel down?

-Look, look.

Good girl, let's give her a treat for that, she went near it. Good girl.

So at the moment, I would just try doing that.

You've got to have loads of patience,

but that's all what dog training is about. Good girl.

Freddie and JJ, how have you been getting on?

-I'll throw it and she'll go and catch it.

-Yeah?

But then she'll sometimes go under there or over there.

So she's not bringing it back.

That could be a problem for this team.

Frisbee retrieval will be crucial for Showtime.

So, if she does bring it back, loads of praise, OK?

-So she realises it's all about you.

-JJ! J-J-J-J.

JJ's hiding, I think she's a bit tired,

but you have to make sure that fun is in your hands.

So you've got to throw it as soon as she brings it back.

-Loads of praise.

-Yeah, good girl.

So I'm going to leave you to it.

Right, guys, just hold it there a minute.

The next time I see you, I want the dogs actually catching it.

You've got a lot of work to do but I'm sure you'll do fine,

and I'll see you back here in a couple of days.

-Bye. ALL:

-Bye.

With only four days until the teams are back at the Dog House,

they'll need to work seriously hard

if they're to have any chance of mastering this trick.

JJ, Cleo and Mika are all breeds that are normally

classed as medium-sized, but they are far from average.

Let's take a look at their doggie stats to see

what makes them so special.

JJ is a one-year-old Border collie,

and was given her name

because it's short and sweet, just like her.

JJ can be a bit of an escape artist,

and once jumped a fence to get to Freddie.

Border collies are renowned for being an extremely bright breed,

so catching a Frisbee should be a walk in the park for this team.

Cleo is a two-year-old standard poodle.

Holly says that Cleo is an extremely posh poodle,

but she has been know to pinch Holly's packed lunch before school.

Standard poodles are usually

very fast learners,

so if Cleo is true to her breed,

this posh pooch should have no problems with this challenge.

Mika is a four-year-old Siberian husky.

This breed of dog are usually very clean,

and they shed their coat every year.

Mika has a big slobbery tongue,

and once got it stuck in a clicker during training.

Ouch!

Can she put that tongue of hers to good use in today's challenge

and catch some Frisbees? Hmm.

It's day two of Training, and the teams are back at the Dog House.

With Showtime just one week away,

all of the teams have been practising hard.

-How you doing, gang, you all right?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

We're doing good, aren't we?

So, Freddie and JJ first.

-Yes, good girl!

-Very good.

Wow, what an amazing catch!

And it looks like JJ is now bringing the Frisbee back.

-She's definitely got a mean catch on her.

-Brilliant.

Nice one, Freddie, and nice encouragement as well.

-Let's have a look at...

-Regan and Mika, then.

-Go, go, go. Yeah!

-Good!

-I like that.

-Fantastic.

Regan, big pat on the back there

for getting that interest for the Frisbee,

you've got all that energy going forwards, now I want you to try

and encourage... her coming back to you as well.

Mika, go get it.

And run back, back, back, back.

-Perfect!

-Where does Regan get all her energy?

It's certainly working for them.

ASHLEIGH LAUGHS You're so enthusiastic.

Holly and Cleo, then.

Cleo last week, having a little bit of trouble getting her

-interested in the Frisbee.

-Just roll it along, let's have a little look.

What's the worst that can happen?

-Good girl!

-Fantastic.

-Good girl.

Well, Cleo's definitely looking more interested in the Frisbee,

but she still needs to learn how to fetch it.

Come and get it, come on.

Have a play with this, it's slightly softer

and maybe more comfortable for her mouth.

The softer Frisbee seems to be working.

Yes! Well done, Steve.

-Go!

-Cleo, Cleo.

-Run, run, run, run.

Good girl, fantastic! That's a huge, big leap in the right direction.

I think that was absolutely brilliant,

all the dogs have made so much progress.

Well done, really good to see.

OK, so the last couple of stages we're going to build in,

that's adding some distance and

nice, efficient turnaround in between throws.

So, the first step is...

I want you to encourage them around you before you throw the Frisbee.

It's going to be much easier for your dog coming up behind

the Frisbee to catch it, as opposed

to trying to catch it front-on.

Throw the Frisbee, add a little bit more distance each time.

If you're throwing it too far

and your dog's not getting there quick enough, lessen the distance.

-That make sense?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-Fantastic.

-Good luck, catch you later. See ya!

-Bye.

Come on, then, Freddie and JJ, you're first.

Aw, almost, almost.

So try, I know it's going to be difficult,

but try going round and throwing it accurately in front of you.

-Again?

-J.

That throw still looked a bit wonky to me.

So maybe you need to go home

and practise just going round yourself and throwing it accurately.

But good, well done.

Right, Regan and Mika, then.

Yeah, come on, Mika.

Wow, Regan and Mika are catching the Frisbee too.

Looks like Freddie and JJ have some competition.

So with Mika, what you've really got to work on is building

that distance up now.

OK? Good, well done.

Holly and Cleo, then. Just throw it straightaway, there we go.

-Come on, Cleo.

-Good girl, now call her. Yeah, well done!

Cleo definitely seems to be loving that new soft Frisbee.

Yeah, good girl. We're going to leave it at that.

You guys have done absolutely amazing, I'm so impressed.

-Carry on training and have fun. Bye! ALL:

-Bye.

Playing Frisbee is tons of fun for both you and your dog.

Here are five steps on how to teach it.

Step one - get your dog interested in the Frisbee by getting low

and moving it around.

Put the Frisbee on a string if it helps.

Step two - make sure your dog learns to take the Frisbee and let go.

Step three - roll the Frisbee a short distance

and then run away from your dog, to build up enthusiasm.

Step four - start to throw the Frisbee a short distance,

and get your dog to retrieve it and give it back to you.

Step five - encourage your dog to go round you

when you throw the Frisbee, then build up the distance

until your dog can catch it at ten metres or more.

Remember to reward big and give your dog plenty of rest during training.

During Training, we got out a yellow soft Frisbee,

and she was a lot more interested in it than the hard one.

I'm going to work on throwing the Frisbee at the right height,

my head height, so that it'll be the right height for JJ to catch it.

That session went really good, I think it's the best one she's had

so far, she made so much progress and looked really happy as well.

Pudsey and I do loads of routines,

so it is really important

that we always have a starting position and an ending position.

So today, we're going to be showing you the finish. Our first step, then.

You're going to have two treats, one in each hand,

and you're going to guide the dog

around the back of you, and then treat,

always making sure that you give the treat on the left-hand side.

Once you think your dog is starting to understand what you want

from them, you can gradually build your hands away. Ready?

So, lifting them higher and higher... Good, well done.

..until you have this. Ready?

Go round. Good!

And I just said a "go round" there,

so I'm starting to bring in my command.

I call it go round, you can call it finish, whatever you want.

As soon as they stop on the left-hand side of you,

you're going to add in a "sit".

Ready, Pudsey? Ready, steady... Go round.

Sit. Good boy, well done!

You only treat your dog if your dog sits on the left-hand side of you.

And your finished product should look like this. Ready, Puds?

Go round, round, round...sit!

Good boy, well done. Good luck.

I think Pudsey's fantastic,

but every day I hear stories of other dogs that are really amazing.

Take a look at this.

This is the latest dog and human fitness craze

that's sweeping the nation.

It's a new sport where dogs are attached to their owners' waists

by a stretchy cord, and the two go for a run together.

It's called canicross - which is a cross between the words "canine"

and "cross-country".

Canicross is fun because lots of people do it at the same time,

and you get to run all over the countryside,

as well as running faster than you would on your own.

Sometimes canicross can involve hill climbing,

so it's fantastic exercise for both you and your dog.

Any breed of dog can take part in canicross, and there

are groups all over the country, so what are you waiting for?

12 days of extreme-Frisbee training are over.

And it's time for our three teams to battle it out

for a place in the semifinals.

Only one can stay in the competition.

The worst thing that could happen at Showtime is that Cleo doesn't

even look at the Frisbee, she wouldn't fetch it, run after it.

Which dog will have its day?

I'm quite confident that I can make it through to the semifinals

because JJ can catch a Frisbee quite well.

I've just got to get my throwing right.

And who will leave sick as a dog?

It would mean, like, everything to me to get to the semifinal

because it's what I love doing with Mika, and it would just be amazing.

It is time...to find out.

It's...Showtime! This is where our trainers are going to be standing.

They're going to be throwing their Frisbees in this direction

and our dogs will have three minutes to try and catch as many as possible

past this five-metre line.

If our dogs manage to catch the Frisbee past this line,

they will receive five points for each catch.

And here is our ten-metre line.

If our dogs manage to catch the Frisbee past this line,

they will receive ten points.

-Woo!

-Oh!

-Just the man. I know, that was good.

Now, I am dying to find out how our trainers have been doing.

It could go close, you know,

it's Showtime, this is something the guys can't train for.

The dog that copes the best with the excitement, I think

will score best in the competition.

Good, well, shall we go find out which dog is going

-through to the semifinal?

-Can't wait.

-Let's go.

First up, it's Freddie and JJ.

They've been the strongest contenders from the start,

but when we last saw Freddie, he was struggling with his throwing skills.

Has he managed to overcome this problem before it's too late?

Well, that looks like a pretty straight throw to me.

And they've bagged themselves five points for that impressive catch.

-J, here. Go, J!

-Can they get another?

Ooh, yes! That's five more points.

-Go, J.

-That's a great catch, and that takes them to 15 points.

Come on, JJ.

This one looks big...but no problems for JJ.

She jumped, grabbed it, didn't let go - fantastic stuff.

-Can they get a few more?

-Yeah!

Yes, but - was that one over the ten metres?

Ooh, not quite, JJ caught it just before the line.

This throw might make it...

Ooh, but JJ couldn't quite reach it.

Go on, J. Yay, good girl!

Yes, another good catch, and very close to the ten-metre line again.

Yay, good girl!

It's another five-pointer, taking them up to 35 points.

This is incredible, they are doing amazingly well

and have now got 40 points.

Go! Go on, J.

That's another five-pointer, and this team still look full of energy.

But with time running out, can they get a catch over the ten metres?

Not quite, but they now have an impressive score of 50 points.

-Yay!

-Yes!

With seconds to spare, they finally got a catch over the ten-metre line.

Unbelievable!

They were really good, J.

Freddie and JJ did fantastically well

and managed to bag themselves an impressive total of 60 points,

but will that high score be enough

to take them through to the next round?

Next up, it's Holly and Cleo.

Holly struggled to get Cleo interested in the Frisbee

at the start of Training, so Steve gave them a softer one

to help them progress.

Have they managed to fetch the softer Frisbee,

and can they pull it out of the bag today when it really matters?

Go on, Cleo, go on, go get it.

Oh, dear, it's not looking like the strongest of starts for this team.

-Cleo, come on.

-Come on, Cleo, fetch the Frisbee.

-Get it!

-Or not.

It's a shame you don't get points for looking pretty.

That's it, Holly, that's good training.

She's trying to get Cleo interested in the Frisbee.

Go get it. Go on, Cleo, go on.

But sadly, it doesn't seem to be working.

Cleo seems to be more interested in sniffing the grass than

playing with the Frisbee.

What? Oh, no, no, no!

this is not the time

or the place, Cleo.

Stop the clock.

That's not pretty or ladylike.

Cleo...

If you're quite finished, Cleo, ahem,

then there's still time for you to make your first catch.

-Cleo, catch it.

-Come on, Cleo, there's only seconds left.

-Go on.

-TIME UP BUZZER

-Well, Holly and Cleo didn't manage

to make any catches,

but they tried their best,

and despite Cleo's little, eh...episode,

she's still a pretty posh pooch.

Last but not least, it's Regan and Mika.

This team progressed really well in Training,

and Regan's enthusiasm shone throughout.

Has practice made perfect for them,

and can they secure that semifinal spot?

Mika, go! Yay!

That's a good catch, but it's not over the five-metre line.

You can do it.

They need to catch that Frisbee over the five-metre line

to score some points.

-Regan's enthusiastic as ever.

-Yay! Come on, Mika.

Well, that throw was over the five metres...

but Mika looks to be losing interest.

Regan needs to get her interest back - and quick.

What is Regan going to do?

Wow, good thinking, Regan, that was amazing.

She's doing some tricks with Mika to get her focus back.

Go, go, go!

And it looks to have worked, Mika is catching the Frisbee again,

but nowhere near the five-metre mark.

Only seconds left on the clock, can they get any points?

Mika, go, go, go, yes!

TIME UP BUZZER

Oh, no, they can't,

but let's check out that impressive back vault again.

Whoa, it's even more impressive in super slow-mo.

Shame it wasn't a back-vault competition.

I can reveal that the winner of today's challenge is...

..Freddie and JJ!

-Yeah, good girl.

-Well done, JJ.

-How do you feel, Freddie?

I'm just really glad with JJ and how well she's done.

You should be very proud.

Really good effort from all three of them,

but I think Freddie and JJ are absolutely deserved winners.

Big well done, guys.

Now, join us next time on Who Let The Dogs Out, where we will be

meeting three new trainers and their amazing dogs.

-See you then, bye.

-Bye-bye.

Hey, well done, guys.

Hannah and Jake, Eleanor and Lucy,

and Dominic and Cosmo

get set for some serious skipping...

That was a pants jump from you, though.

..when Ashleigh sets them another

incredible Who Let The Dogs Out challenge.

-Perfect, give him loads of praise.

-So watch it, you!

I feel really excited winning the Frisbee cos that means

I'm through to the semifinals.

I'd like to wish Freddie good luck for the next round.

I wish Freddie the best of luck, and I hope JJ is raring to go as usual.

I'm just over the moon for JJ because she caught the Frisbees

really well, and I'm really pleased with her.

What a great day, eh, Puds?

Although, if I didn't know you better,

I'd say you fancy one of the dogs.

Oh, you know who! I saw you drooling all over Cleo like a lovesick puppy.

PUDSEY WHINES

Don't deny it. I saw you looking.

# Pudsey's got a cru-ush

# Pudsey's got a cru-ush

# Pudsey's got a...crush. #

PUDSEY GROWLS

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