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Narrator: WELCOME TO A WORLD WHERE CUDDLY KNOWS NO BOUNDS,
A HOLIDAY SEASON FILLED WITH NEW BEGINNINGS.
WITNESS THE FESTIVE MIRACLE OF CUTE.
FROM THEIR FIRST SPIRITED STEPS
THROUGH THEIR SURPRISING DISCOVERIES,
IT'S THREE VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY COMING-OF-AGE STORIES,
AND THEY'RE AWE-INSPIRINGLY ADORABLE
BECAUSE THESE HOLIDAY BABIES MAKE THE SEASON
JUST TOO LOVABLE...
TOO COZY...
TOO CUTE.
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
'TWAS SIX WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
AND IN A QUAINT, COZY HOME,
PREPARATIONS WERE STARTING TO SET THE HOLIDAY TONE.
WHILE TRADITIONS REPEAT EACH YEAR IN THE HOUSE,
TODAY SOMETHING NEW WAS ASTIR, AND IT WASN'T A MOUSE.
[ KITTEN MEWS ]
A FEW DAYS AGO,
FOUR BRAND-NEW KITTENS, ALL GIRLS,
ARRIVED JUST IN TIME TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THEY BELONG TO PROUD MOM DIANE, A TWO-YEAR-OLD SNOWSHOE CAT.
THE SNOWSHOE IS RARE BREED
NAMED FOR ITS SIGNATURE SNOWY-WHITE FEET.
THEY'RE A CROSS BETWEEN THE SIAMESE
AND THE BI-COLOR AMERICAN SHORTHAIR.
THE BREED ORIGINATED IN THE LATE '60s IN PHILADELPHIA
WHEN A SIAMESE CAT GAVE BIRTH
TO THREE PLAYFUL KITTENS WEARING WHITE SOCKS.
DIANE, AS A FIRST-TIME MOM, IS PRETTY METICULOUS.
SHE LIKES THINGS JUST SO
AND DOESN'T WANT A SINGLE HAIR ON A SINGLE KITTEN OUT OF PLACE.
WITH HER FOUR KITTENS NEATLY IN PLACE,
THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM FOR SIAMESE DAD SMOKEY,
WHO APPEARS TO KNOW HIS PLACE.
AT JUST A FEW DAYS OLD, THE KITTENS CAN'T GET VERY FAR,
WHICH IS FINE WITH DIANE,
WHO LIKES HER LITTLE ONES CLOSE AND CONTAINED.
[ KITTEN MEWS ]
BUT SOME ARE HARDER TO CONTAIN THAN OTHERS.
THIS IS ELOISE.
SHE'S ALREADY EAGER TO TAKE HER SNOWSHOES OUT FOR A STROLL.
[ KITTEN MEWING ]
SO FAR, DIANE HASN'T REALIZED SOMEONE'S MISSING.
[ MEWING CONTINUES ]
PLEASED WITH HER PROGRESS,
ELOISE WANTS EVERYONE TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT.
[ MEWS LOUDLY ]
BUT ONE LOOK FROM MOM
TELLS THE TYKE IT'S TIME TO GET HOME.
SO ELOISE TURNS HER TINY SNOWSHOES AROUND.
AND DIANE'S PLEASED TO HAVE EVERYTHING JUST SO AGAIN.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT A WEST COAST ABODE,
A COUPLE OF CANINES ARE IN HOLIDAY MODE.
ROSA AND ZEUS ARE A WEIMARANER PAIR
WHO DON'T NEED SNOW TO HAVE HOLIDAY FLAIR.
BUT THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON
ISN'T THE ONLY ARRIVAL ROSA AND ZEUS ARE CELEBRATING
[ PUPPY YIPPING ]
THEY JUST WELCOMES NINE SILVERY-GRAY PUPS...
[ PUPPIES SQUEAKING ]
EIGHT RATHER BOISTEROUS GIRLS
AND JUST ONE QUIET LITTLE BOY NAMED JINGLE,
WHO'S TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP DESPITE ALL THE GIRLISH CHATTER.
NINE PUPS IS A HEFTY UNDERTAKING FOR ANY MOM,
BUT CONFIDENT ROSA SEEMS TO HAVE IT COVERED.
OF COURSE, IT DOESN'T HURT TO HAVE EXTRA-LONG LIMBS
TO KEEP ALL NINE PUPS UNDER WRAPS.
WEIMARANERS ARE SLEEK GERMAN DOGS WITH A NOBLE HISTORY.
THEY WERE FIRST BRED BY ROYALS IN THE COURT OF WEIMAR
AS IDEAL HUNTING COMPANIONS,
THANKS TO THEIR SWIFT AND FEARLESS NATURE.
BUT TODAY, THEIR GENTLE TEMPERAMENTS
MAKE THEM EXCELLENT FAMILY PETS.
WHEN IT COMES TO MANAGING HER FAMILY,
LONG LIMBS AREN'T ROSA'S ONLY TOOLS.
SHE'S ALSO GOT A BEAUTIFUL LONG NOSE
WHICH SHE'S HAPPY TO USE FOR ANY PUP WHO GETS OUT OF LINE...
LIKE THIS BOISTEROUS LITTLE GIRL NAMED BELLE.
[ PUPPY YIPPING ]
THOUGH BELLE OBJECTS PLENTY,
MOM'S NOT FAZED BY HER FUSS.
[ YIPPING CONTINUES ]
ONLY BOY JINGLE CAN'T SEEM TO TUNE HIS SISTER OUT...
[ PUPPY YIPPING ]
...AND IS LOOKING FOR A QUIET SPOT TO CALL HIS OWN.
MOM CHECKS IT OUT,
AND DECIDES AS LONG AS SHE CAN REACH HIM,
HE'S FINE WHERE HE IS.
SOMETIMES A LONE BOY IN A HOUSE FULL OF GIRLS
NEEDS TO GET AWAY,
WHICH IS SOMETHING DUTIFUL DAD ZEUS CAN RELATE TO.
NOT FAR AWAY, WHERE THE WEATHER'S STILL WARM,
ANOTHER WEST COAST HOME IS IN HOLIDAY FORM.
A BRUSSELS GRIFFON IS DECKING THE HALLS,
HELPING HER FAMILY
HANG BRIGHT CHRISTMAS BALLS.
TWO-YEAR-OLD MAYA LOVES THE HOLIDAY SEASON
AND ALL THE GOOD CHEER IT BRINGS ALONG WITH IT.
BUT THEN, AS A BRUSSELS GRIFFON, GOOD CHEER IS KIND OF HER THING.
THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON IS KNOWN FOR ITS CHEERFUL DEMEANOR.
THESE SOCIAL DOGS TEND TO GET ALONG WITH PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE.
AFFECTIONATE, CHARMING, AND LIVELY,
THEY JUST HAVE A TENDENCY TO SPREAD JOY.
AND MAYA SPREADS JOY BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE HER HOME.
SHE LIVES ON A DESERT RANCH
AND PAYS FREQUENT VISITS TO HER GOOD FRIEND
RESIDENT BARN CAT PINKIE,
WHO'S RECENTLY WELCOMED A NEW FAMILY.
[ KITTENS MEWING ]
BUT SOCIABLE MAYA KEEPS HER VISITS BRIEF,
AS SHE'S BEEN RATHER TIED UP HERSELF LATELY.
[ PUPPIES SQUEAKING ]
MAYA JUST WELCOMED FOUR LITTLE ONES OF HER OWN...
[ SQUEAKING CONTINUES ]
...TWO GIRLS AND TWO BOYS
WHO ALREADY GETTING INTO THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS,
STAYING CLOSE WHENEVER THEY CAN.
BUT NOT EVERYONE IS QUITE SO CUDDLY.
THIS IS HUMPHREY...
...WHO SEEMS TO BE AVOIDING
ALL THOSE WARM, FUZZY FAMILY FEELINGS.
BUT THAT WON'T DO FOR HIS SOCIABLE SISTER HOLLY
WHO DOESN'T THINK ANYONE SHOULD BE ALONE.
TRY AS HE MIGHT TO AVOID HER, HOLLY'S TOUGH TO SHAKE.
WHEN MAYA INVITES EVERYONE TO LUNCH,
HUMPHREY SAYS "BAH, HUMBUG" TO THE FAMILY-STYLE FEAST.
BUT CHEERFUL MAYA WON'T LEAVE A PUP OUT IN THE COLD,
AND HUMPHREY CAN'T DENY HE IS HUNGRY.
BUT LIKE IT OR NOT,
LUNCH IS SERVED WITH A WARM FAMILY CUDDLE.
COMING UP...
THE WEIMARANER GIRLS REALLY GET INTO THEIR HOLIDAY MEAL,
AND GRUMPY HUMPHREY GETS SHOWERED WITH LOVE.
Narrator: 'TIS FIVE WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND,
AND INSIDE THE SNOWSHOE HOUSE, THERE'S CHEER ALL AROUND.
FOUR LITTLE KITTENS ARE TUCKED IN THEIR NEST,
WHILE MOM KEEPS THEM LOOKING THEIR HOLIDAY BEST.
AT TWO WEEKS, THE KITTENS' WHITE FEET
ARE GETTING MORE DISTINCTIVE.
BUT MOM DIANE IS IN NO RUSH TO SEE THOSE SNOWSHOES IN USE.
SHE LIKES HER BROOD WITHIN PAW'S REACH.
DAD SMOKEY WOULD GLADLY STEP IN,
BUT THE DOTING MOM
DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE TAKING A BREAK ANYTIME SOON.
SMOKEY STAYS CLOSE IN CASE DIANE CHANGES HER MIND.
AND AT LAST, DAD'S MOMENT ARRIVES.
LUCKY FOR HIM,
MOM'S GOT THE KITTENS WELL TRAINED...
...UNTIL THE MOMENT DAD TURNS HIS BACK.
AND MISCHIEVOUS ELOISE SEIZES THAT MOMENT
TO TAKE HER SNOWSHOES OUT FOR ANOTHER STROLL...
...WHICH GIVES HER SISTERS THE SAME IDEA.
SOON FOUR LITTLE KITTENS WITH SNOWY-WHITE MITTENS
ARE GONE FROM THEIR BED.
[ KITTEN MEWS ]
DAD FINALLY NOTICES BUT ISN'T SURE WHAT TO DO.
ALL HE KNOWS IS THAT THIS WON'T GO OVER WELL WITH DIANE,
WHO'S BACK FROM HER BREAK.
SO DAD MAKES A BREAK FOR IT HIMSELF.
LUCKILY, DIANE GETS ORDER RESTORED
AND USHERS HER KITTENS NEATLY INTO PLACE...
...WITH DAD SMOKEY PUT BACK IN HIS PLACE.
BACK WITH THE BRUSSELS GRIFFONS,
THE HOT DESERT SUN IS WARMING THE AIR,
AS THE CHEERFUL PUPS CURL UP BY THE CHIMNEY
FOR A MEAL THEY CAN SHARE.
BUT SHARING AND CARING ARE NOT EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA.
FOR GRUMPY HUMPHREY,
A SOLO PLACE IS WHERE HE'D RATHER BE.
AFTER A WARM, FUZZY MEAL,
THREE LITTLE BRUSSELS GRIFFONS SETTLE DOWN FOR A SNUGGLE.
BUT WHEN SOCIABLE HOLLY SEES GRUMPY HUMPHREY ALL ALONE,
SHE DECIDES THAT WON'T DO AT ALL.
BUT FIRST, SHE'LL HAVE TO REACH HIM...
...EVEN IF IT MEANS SHE'LL NEED TO SKATE THERE.
[ PUPPY SQUEAKING ]
[ SQUEAKING CONTINUES ]
AL LAST HOLLY REACHES HUMPHREY,
WHO GETS A HUG WHETHER HE WANTS ONE OR NOT.
AND CHEERY MOM MAYA CAN'T RESIST A HUMPHREY HUG OF HER OWN...
...NO MATTER HOW "BAH, HUMBUG" HER LITTLE BOY MAY BE.
AT THE WEIMARANER HOUSE, THE SUN'S ALSO STRONG,
BUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON'S STILL COMING ALONG.
ROSA AND ZEUS HELP SORT THE DECOR
WHILE THEIR PUPS GET FAMILIAR WITH THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR.
AT THREE WEEKS OLD, THE WEIMARANERS ARE UP AND ABOUT
AND INTO EVERYTHING.
BUT ONLY BOY JINGLE PREFERS TO AVOID THE GIRLISH CHAOS.
[ PUPPIES YIPPING ]
AND THERE'S NOT MUCH HIS SISTERS CAN DO TO WAKE HIM,
THOUGH THEY WON'T STOP TRYING.
BUT TODAY, WHEN JINGLE FINALLY WAKES FROM HIS NAP,
HE FINDS HIMSELF IN A SISTER-LESS ROOM.
THE SILENCE IS RATHER STARTLING.
IT SEEMS HE SLEPT RIGHT THROUGH THE LUNCH CALL,
WHICH IS HAPPENING
IN THE FAR LESS QUIET ROOM NEXT DOOR.
[ PUPPIES GROWLING ]
JINGLE DECIDES TO SIT THIS MEAL OUT.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MEAL SOON,
BUT THERE MAY NOT BE ANOTHER SISTER-FREE SPOT.
SO HE SEIZES THE MOMENT
AND HELPS HIMSELF TO ALL OF THE TOYS
IN A PEACEFUL LIVING ROOM WITHOUT ANY NOISE.
COMING UP, ELOISE MAKES A LIGHT AND TASTY DISCOVERY,
AND GRUMPY HUMPHREY TRIES TO AVOID A SOCIAL OUTING.
Narrator: 'TIS A FEW WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
AND AT THE SNOWSHOE CATS' LAIR,
HOLIDAY FEVER IS FILLING THE AIR.
THE FIVE-WEEK-OLD KITTENS CAN NOW POUNCE...
HANG...AND HOP...
BUT SOMETHING'S MADE ELOISE COME TO A STOP --
FROM THE NEXT ROOM, A STRANGE POP, POP, POP.
AND WHEN NOBODY'S LOOKING,
MISCHIEVOUS ELOISE SETS OFF TO INVESTIGATE.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THESE THINGS ARE,
BUT THEY SURE ARE FUN...
...AND TASTY, TOO.
AND EACH ONE LEADS HER TO ANOTHER...
...AND ANOTHER...
UNTIL ELOISE REACHES THE END OF THE TRAIL.
BUT SHE SOON REALIZES THERE'S NO EASY TRAIL BACK DOWN.
[ KITTEN MEWS ]
[ KITTEN MEWS ]
[ MEWING CONTINUES ]
AND THOUGH ELOISE HAS NOW DRAWN A CROWD,
THE CROWD'S NOT VERY HELPFUL.
LUCKILY, SOMEONE HAS GOT HER BACK.
DAD SMOKEY MAY NOT KNOW EVERYTHING,
BUT HE'S ALWAYS HAPPY TO TRY AND SHOW
HIS KITTENS THE WAY.
AND ELOISE GETS BACK BEFORE MOM EVER NOTICED SHE WAS GONE.
THE SUN IS BRIGHT AS THE HOLIDAYS DRAW NEAR,
AND AT THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON HOUSE,
THERE'S A SPIRIT OF CHEER.
WRAPPING THE PRESENTS BRINGS PLENTY OF JOY.
AT EACH TWIST AND TURN, THE PUPS FIND A NEW TOY.
BUT GROUCHY HUMPHREY IS FEELING RATHER "BAH, HUMBUG"
ABOUT ALL THE FAMILY GAMES.
BUT SOON A NEW DOOR OPENS.
MOM MAYA IS TAKING HER LITTLE ONES OUT TODAY.
THEY'RE GREETED BY PINKIE THE BARN CAT.
AND THOUGH IT'S TOO SOON FOR THE PUPS TO MEET
PINKIE'S KITTENS,
IT'S NOT TOO SON TO MEET PINKIE.
BUT GRUMPY HUMPHREY WASN'T AWARE THIS WAS A SOCIAL OUTING,
AND HE'S NOT IN THE MOOD TO BE SOCIAL.
BUT MOM SAYS THIS OUTING'S NOT OPTIONAL.
[ DOG BARKS ]
WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS PALLING AROUND WITH PINKIE,
GRUMPY HUMPHREY KEEPS TO HIMSELF.
BUT PINKIE DECIDES THE SOLO PUP NEEDS SOME ATTENTION.
AND GRUMPY HUMPHREY GETS THE DOSE OF AFFECTION
HE HOPED TO AVOID.
AS THE HOLIDAY DRAWS CLOSER IN TIME,
A BIG DAY ARRIVES FOR THE WEIMARANER NINE.
TODAY THEY'RE IN FOR AN EXCITING NEW TREAT --
FEELING THE GRASS UNDER THEIR FEET.
THIS IS THE PUPS' FIRST TIME OUTSIDE.
AND EXPLORING NOW IS EXTRA SPECIAL
FOR THESE WEST COAST PUPS
BECAUSE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS ARE FILLING THEIR YARD.
BOISTEROUS BELLE SOON GETS CAUGHT UP IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT,
AND HER SISTERS ARE CLOSE BEHIND.
BUT FOR ONLY BOY JINGLE,
IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK OUT A QUIET CORNER...
...FAR AWAY FROM HIS EIGHT NOISY SISTERS.
[ PUPPIES YIPPING ]
BUT THE GIRLS ARE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN TO NOTICE HE'S GONE.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, JINGLE'S FEELING A LITTLE LONELY.
AT LAST, AS DUSK FALLS, JINGLE JOINS HIS SISTERS,
WHO HAVE ALL FINALLY QUIETED DOWN.
COMING UP, ELOISE GETS CAUGHT UP IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT,
AND THE WEIMARANERS FIND THE PRESENT PILE.
Narrator: AT THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON RANCH,
MAYA GATHERS HER LITTER OF FOUR
FOR A SPECIAL SURPRISE THAT SHE'S GOT IN STORE.
THEY'RE PAYING A VISIT TO A WHOLE OTHER BROOD
WITH WHOM THEY CAN SHARE THEIR FINE HOLIDAY MOOD.
[ KITTEN MEWING ]
BUT NOT EVERYONE IS SO THRILLED TO BE MAKING A SOCIAL CALL.
GRUMPY HUMPHREY IS HIS USUAL ANTI-SOCIAL SELF.
LUCKY FOR HUMPHREY,
THE KITTENS DON'T SEEM EAGER FOR COMPANY, EITHER.
[ KITTEN MEWS ]
BUT SOCIABLE HOLLY DOESN'T REALLY GET THAT MESSAGE...
[ PUPPY BARKS ]
...AND GIVES THE KITTENS' MOM, PINKIE,
A LITTLE MORE PUPPY LOVE THAN SHE BARGAINED FOR,
WHICH ONLY FURTHER CONVINCES THE KITTENS
THEY WANT NO PART OF THESE VISITORS.
BUT THERE IS ONE PUPPY WHO SEEMS TO GET THE VIBE AROUND HERE.
GRUMPY HUMPHREY IS IN THE KITTEN CORNER
WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THIS CHEER.
AND PERHAPS FINDING HIMSELF IN GOOD GRUMPY COMPANY
COULD BE JUST THE THING TO WARM HUMPHREY'S HEART.
'TIS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND AT THE SNOWSHOE CATS' PLACE,
HOLIDAY FEVER IS PICKING UP PACE.
THE SIX-WEEK-OLD KITTENS ARE WILD AT PLAY,
BUT LEAVE IT TO ONE TO GET CARRIED AWAY.
WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS KEEPING BUSY WITH WHAT'S UNDER THE TREE,
MISCHIEVOUS ELOISE
IS MORE INTERESTED IN WHAT'S ON TOP OF IT.
ELOISE SURE LIKES THE VIEW FROM UP HERE.
ONCE AGAIN, SHE'S CAPTIVATED THE CROWD.
AND SHE'S QUITE ENJOYING HAVING ALL EYES ON HER...
...EXCEPT MAYBE THOSE EYES...
[ KITTEN MEWS ]
...WHICH SEND ELOISE A MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR
TO GET DOWN RIGHT NOW,
WHICH IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
BACK ON THE GROUND, ELOISE DUSTS OFF HER SNOWSHOES
AND TRIES TO SLIP PAST MOM BY TAKING COVER BEHIND DAD.
BUT BY NOW, DAD'S FIGURED HER OUT
AND HANGS ON TO ELOISE BEFORE SHE CAN GET CARRIED AWAY AGAIN.
WHEN NINE SILVER PUPS COME HOME FROM A DAY IN THE SUN,
THEY GET A SURE SIGN THE HOLIDAY'S COME.
THERE IN THEIR BED, THEY'VE EACH GOT A GIFT
THROUGH WHICH IT TAKES THEM NO TIME TO SIFT.
BUT ONLY BOY JINGLE DECIDES TO LAY LOW
AND LET HIS SISTERS RIFLE THROUGH THE PILE FIRST.
[ PUPPIES YIPPING ]
AND RIFLE THEY DO.
BOISTEROUS BELLE SOON DISCOVERS SOME JINGLE BLING
JUST RIGHT FOR A PUP.
AND BEFORE LONG, ALL THE GIRLS WANT ONE...
[ PUPPIES GROWLING ]
...OFTEN THE SAME ONE.
EVENTUALLY, THE GIRLS SETTLE DOWN
JUST IN TIME FOR THEIR NEXT BIG SURPRISE OF THE NIGHT --
A NEW CELEBRATION OF WONDROUS LIGHT.
WITH MOM AND DAD THERE, THE PUPS CAN SLEEP TIGHT
ON THIS SPECIAL AND MAGICAL HOLIDAY NIGHT.
COMING UP...
IT'S CHRISTMAS MORNING AT THE SNOWSHOE CAT HOUSE.
AND NOW A "TOO CUTE" QUIZ.
WAS IT THE CHEERFUL BRUSSELS GRIFFON,
THE MAJESTIC SNOWSHOE,
OR THE REGAL WEIMARANER?
THE ANSWER AFTER THIS.
Narrator: THE ANSWER -- THE WEIMARANER.
THE EISENHOWERS OWNED A WEIMARANER NAMED HEIDI,
WHO ROAMED THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS CHASING SQUIRRELS.
IT'S CHRISTMAS MORNING, AT LAST THE BIG DAY,
AND NO LITTLE KITTEN SHOULD SLEEP IT AWAY.
SO THE FOUR SNOWSHOE GIRLS AWAKE IN THEIR NEST...
...TO FIND MAGICAL TOYS THEY CAN PUT TO THE TEST.
UNDER THE TREE THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF SURPRISES --
THINGS THAT ROLL...
...THINGS THEY CAN CATCH...
...THINGS THEY CAN FOLLOW...
...AND THINGS THEY DON'T EXPECT.
BUT IT SEEMS SANTA ALSO LEFT BEHIND
SOMETHING HE FORGOT TO FINISH.
MAYBE HE WASN'T HUNGRY.
BUT MISCHIEVOUS ELOISE SURE IS,
AND SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE.
[ CAT MEOWS ]
BUT THE FOUR LITTLE SNOWSHOES SOON GET CAUGHT...
...WHITE-HANDED.
BUT THIS TIME MOM DIANE JOINS IN THE FUN.
EVEN A FINICKY MOM CAN'T RESIST HOLIDAY TREATS.
AND NOTHING FOLLOWS MILK AND COOKIES
LIKE A FAMILY CATNAP.
[ KITTENS PURRING ]
AND WHILE THERE'S STILL NO ROOM FOR DAD IN THE BED,
IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS,
ELOISE JOINS HIM TO LAY HER SLEEPY HEAD.
NOW WITH HOLIDAYS FINALLY HERE,
THE WEIMARANER PUPS DON THEIR SHINY NEW GEAR...
...SLEIGH-BELL COLLARS, ONE FOR EACH OF THE NINE,
WHO CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE BELLS OUT FOR A JOLLY GOOD TIME.
IT LOOKS LIKE BOISTEROUS BELLE FOUND A NEW WAY TO MAKE NOISE.
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
BUT NOISE OR NOT,
QUIET BOY JINGLE IS STILL FEELING SLEEPY
ON THIS EARLY MORNING.
AND A CHORUS OF SISTERS
IS NOTHING HE HASN'T BLOCKED OUT BEFORE.
[ PUPPY YIPPING ]
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT
ABOUT ALL THE RUCKUS TODAY.
MAYBE IT'S THE FRESH AIR,
OR MAYBE IT'S THE JINGLE BELLS ALL AROUND HIM.
SOMETHING ROUSES JINGLE UP ONTO HIS FEET.
SO THE ONE BOY OF NINE ON THIS SPECIAL DAY
JOINS UP WITH PACK JINGLING AWAY.
AT THE BRUSSELS GRIFFONS' IT SEEMS SANTA'S BEEN HERE,
AND EVERYONE'S FEELING THE GOOD CHRISTMAS CHEER.
BUT WHILE GRUMPY HUMPHREY TRIES HIS BEST
TO BLOCK OUT ALL THAT JOLLY,
IT'S JUST EVERYWHERE HE TURNS.
AND THEN GRUMPY HUMPHREY GETS AN IDEA.
TO RETURN TO A PLACE
WHERE EVERYONE'S A LITTLE MORE RELATABLE.
FINALLY A FAMILY THAT'S NOT ALWAYS BOUNCING WITH CHEER.
AND WHEN ONE GRUMPY KITTEN SLINKS UP TO HUMPHREY...
...THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER THAT WARMS HIS HEART.
AND THE KITTEN PUTS A LITTLE PEP IN THE GRUMPY PUP'S STEP.
AND BEFORE HE KNOWS IT, HE'S GOT THE WHOLE GRUMPY FAMILY
PLAYING ALONG WITH HIM...
...WHICH IS HOW GRUMPY HUMPHREY
COMES TO SPREAD GOOD CHRISTMAS CHEER.
COMING UP...
THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON PUPS HAVE NEW REASONS TO SMILE,
AND JINGLE FINALLY GETS A BROTHER.
Narrator: 'TWAS A WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS
AT THE SNOWSHOE CATS' HOME,
AND THE FOUR LITTLE GIRLS ARE ALMOST READY TO ROLL.
BUT FIRST THEY SPEND A QUIET MORNING WITH DAD SMOKEY.
EVEN MISCHIEVOUS ELOISE TAKES A BREAK
FROM ALL THE THRILL-SEEKING TO HANG OUT WITH DAD.
BUT THE GIRLS WON'T BE RELAXING FOR LONG
BECAUSE TODAY THEY MEET THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
AWW.
IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY DIANE WELCOMED
FOUR TINY BLUE-EYED GIRLS.
THE METICULOUS MOM TRIED TO KEEP HER BROOD NEATLY IN PLACE,
BUT NOT EVERYONE WAS BORN TO STAY PUT.
MISCHIEVOUS ELOISE HAD HER OWN PLANS
TO SEE THE WORLD FROM ALL DIFFERENT ANGLES.
[ KITTEN MEWS ]
NOW THE REST OF DIANE'S GIRLS ARE READY TO HEAD OUT
AND SEE THE WORLD FROM NEW ANGLES, TOO...
SO PRETTY.
...AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THEIR PERMANENT HOMES.
AS FOR ELOISE, SHE'S GOING TO GROW UP RIGHT HERE
WHERE DAD SMOKEY CAN STAY BY HER SIDE,
AND MOM DIANE CAN MAKE SURE
ELOISE KEEPS HER SNOWSHOES ON THE GROUND...
AT LEAST SOMETIMES.
AT THE BRUSSELS GRIFFONS' HOUSE, CHRISTMAS HAS PASSED,
BUT THE VERY BEST GIFT HAS BEEN SAVED FOR LAST.
WHETHER FOR KITTENS OR PUPS,
THERE'S SOMETHING BIG IN THE AIR.
NEW LOVING FAMILIES ARRIVE TO TREAT THEM WITH CARE.
JUST NINE WEEKS AGO,
MAYA WELCOMED FOUR LITTLE BUNDLES OF JOY.
WELL, THREE BUNDLES OF JOY
AND ONE BUNDLE OF GRUMPINESS.
HUMPHREY FOUND THE HOLIDAY SEASON
A LITTLE TOO JOLLY FOR HIS TASTE.
BUT THAT NEVER STOPPED HIS SOCIABLE SISTER HOLLY
FROM SHOWERING HIM WITH LOVE.
BUT WHEN HE FINALLY FOUND HIMSELF IN LIKE COMPANY.
HUMPHREY ENDED UP SPREADING HOLIDAY JOY.
TODAY THE PUPPIES AND KITTENS WILL ALL GO ON
TO BRING JOY TO THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
[ LAUGHS ]
GRUMPY HUMPHREY MIGHT BE THE LUCKIEST OF ALL
BECAUSE ONE OF THE KITTENS IS GOING TO A NEW HOME WITH HIM,
WHERE NO DOUBT THEY'LL BOTH BE SHOWERED WITH LOVE,
EVEN WHEN THEY'RE GRUMPY.
THOUGH THE HOLIDAYS HAVE ENDED WHERE THE WEIMARANERS DWELL,
THE SPIRIT OF TOGETHERNESS IS ALIVE AND WELL.
AND WITH THE HOLIDAY DECOR NEARLY ALL BOXED AWAY,
THE PUPS GRAB THE LEFTOVERS FOR A LAST CHANCE TO PLAY.
AS FOR ONLY BOY JINGLE, HE'S STILL LOOKING FOR WAYS
TO HIDE FROM HIS SISTERS.
BUT THESE DAYS, WHEN BOISTEROUS BELLE COME OVER,
JINGLE NO LONGER IGNORES HER.
[ PUPPIES GROWLING ]
IT'S BEEN 10 WEEKS SINCE THE NINE SILVER PUPS
CAME INTO THE WORLD.
[ PUPPY SQUEAKS ]
THEY WERE A BOISTEROUS BUNCH,
OR AT LEAST EIGHT OF THEM WERE.
ONLY BOY JINGLE PREFERRED QUIET AND KEPT TO HIMSELF.
BUT JINGLE EVENTUALLY FOUND THAT THE HOLIDAYS
ARE ALL ABOUT TOGETHERNESS AND FAMILY.
AND TODAY THE NEXT CHAPTER BEGINS
AS THE PUPS GO ON TO MEET THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
BELLE'S GOT A NEW GIRL TO PAL AROUND WITH.
AND JINGLE FINALLY GETS
THE BROTHER HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR.
NO DOUBT ALL THE PUPS' FUTURES LOOK BRIGHT.
SO HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.
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