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Man: GO!
Narrator: IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN.
TIME TO SCOUR THE GLOBE FOR THE LAST OUNCE OF CUDDLES.
TIME TO SEARCH FOR THE MAGICAL VIDEO MOMENTS
THAT SPELL "MILLION-HIT WONDERS."
TIME TO ASK FOR ANOTHER HEFTY HUNK OF CANINE CUTENESS.
[ WHINES ]
YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S THOSE DOGS WITH MORE BRAWN THAN BRAINS,
THOSE PUPS WHO ARE JUST MOPPING UP THE "AWW" FACTOR,
THOSE DOGS WHOSE LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES.
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GET READY TO ROLL INTO A BLANKET OF FLUFF.
IT'S TIME FOR "AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG."
YOU'RE AT THE STARTING LINE FOR A FLUFF-A-THON.
OUR FIRST CATEGORY CELEBRATES
THE SPORTY PUPS AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME.
TOP DOGS.
JUST ABOUT EVERY DOG HAS AN INNER ATHLETE,
AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT YOU FIGURING OUT WHAT IT IS
THAT YOU CAN DO TO BRING THAT OUT IN YOUR DOG.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DOGS WHO JUST LOVE TO CHASE BALLS
AND FRISBEES AND ANYTHING THAT MOVES.
[ GROWLS ]
AND IF WHAT DRIVES YOUR DOG IS SOMETHING ROUND THAT ROLLS
OR SOMETHING FLAT THAT FLIES THROUGH THE AIR,
YOU SHOULD GO OUT AND BUY HIM ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
SPORTS ARE NOT JUST FOR HUMANS, OKAY?
ARE YOU HEARING ME, AMERICA?
PUPPIES CAN PLAY BALL, TOO.
Narrator: A TAIL-WAGGING RECEIVER NAMED JIGS DEBUTS AT NUMBER 5.
THAT DOG IS AMAZING.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT HE RAN THE 40 IN 1 SECOND.
HUT!
HE GOES ON "HUT"?
THIS IS CRAZY.
WHERE WAS THIS GUY WHEN PUPPY BOWL IX WAS SHOOTING?
Narrator: HOLDING ON TO THE NUMBER-4 SPOT IS PURIN,
A BEAGLE FROM JAPAN WITH ALMOST 2 MILLION VIEWS.
Man: YATTA!
[ GASPS ] OKAY, THAT ACTUALLY REALLY IS CUTE.
HE'S CATCHING IT WITH HIS PAWS AND NOT HIS TEETH.
THAT KEEPS THE BALL DRY. GENIUS.
LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT DEXTERITY.
YATTA!
HIS DAD'S SAYING, "YATTA!" IS EQUALLY AS CUTE.
I THINK THAT MEANS "YOU DID IT" IN JAPANESE.
[ WHINES ]
Narrator: COMING IN AT NUMBER 3
IS A DOG NAMED RADISH WITH IMPRESSIVE VOLLEY SKILLS.
NOT ONLY IS HE A BRILLIANT ATHLETE
AND VERY GOOD AT JUDGING THE POSITION OF THIS BALL
IN SORT OF TIME AND SPACE,
BUT JUST THE NOTION THAT IT'S GONNA GO UP
AND HE'S GONNA RUN TO WHERE IT IS
AND BOUNCE IT UP IN THE AIR AGAIN --
HE'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
THIS DOG IS HAVING A BLAST.
IS THERE A DOG OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL TEAM?
THERE SHOULD BE.
Narrator: PLAYING SOLO AT NUMBER 2 IS SID,
A JACK RUSSELL TERRIER WHO JUST WANTS TO PLAY WITH SOMEONE.
[ WHINES ]
THIS DOG IS SMARTER THAN SOME PEOPLE I KNOW
'CAUSE HE HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO PLAY BALL WITH HIMSELF.
"SO, IF YOU COULD JUST THROW THE BALL,
THAT'D BE REALLY COOL."
"THROW IT. THROW IT.
OKAY, FORGET IT. I'LL JUST THROW IT MYSELF."
"I NEED ATTENTION. I NEED LOVE.
"YOU'RE MAKING ME LOOK BAD IN PUBLIC.
HELLO? PLAY."
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE --
A DOG WHO HAS FUN NO MATTER WHAT.
Narrator: AND OUR NUMBER-1 TOP DOG
IS A PERFECTLY-PAWED POOL SHARK NAMED AMADEUS.
WELL, IT'S NOT NORMALLY HOW YOU WOULD PLAY,
BUT THAT'S OKAY.
OKAY, I'VE HEARD OF POOL SHARKS,
BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A POOL CHIHUAHUA.
THIS IS IMPRESSIVE.
TAKE THAT, PAUL NEWMAN.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
I WAS GONNA FOUL HIM INITIALLY FOR BEING ON THE FELT,
BUT HE'S SO DARN GOOD, I'M GONNA ALLOW IT.
CONTINUE ON.
THIS LITTLE DOG IS A HUSTLER, FOR SURE.
THAT IS STUNNING, AMAZING.
I THINK DEFINITELY NUMBER 1 IN THIS CATEGORY.
YEAH, THIS IS LIKE "THE COLOR OF MONEY"
IF IT WAS DONE BY DOGS.
I MEAN, 'CAUSE THAT GUY'S A DEAD RINGER FOR TOM CRUISE.
Narrator: WE NEVER KNOW WHEN A PUP IS GOING TO PLOT ITS NEXT PRANK.
BUT CANINE LOVERS AROUND THE GLOBE
HAD THEIR CAMERAS ROLLING BECAUSE...
DOGS LOVE TO BE NAUGHTY.
DOGS DEFINITELY CAN BE MISCHIEVOUS,
AND IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOVE ABOUT THEM
BECAUSE IT OFTEN TIMES RESULTS IN US GETTING A GOOD LAUGH
FROM THEIR BEHAVIOR.
THEY LOVE TO KIND OF RIP THINGS UP --
TOWELS, PILLOWS, HOMEWORK, DIVORCE PAPERS, CONTRACTS.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
THEY'RE JUST HAVING FUN BEING NAUGHTY AND MISCHIEVOUS.
Narrator: WE BEGIN WITH A HOG OF A HOUND
WHO WON'T LET THIS GOLDEN RETRIEVER GET ONE BITE.
THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER'S LIKE, "COME ON, MAN.
JUST LET ME EAT."
[ LAUGHS ]
WHO'S INSTIGATING THIS?
"I WANT THAT BOWL. NO, I WANT THAT BOWL.
WAIT, NOW I WANT THAT BOWL."
IF ONLY RESTAURANTS WERE BUILT LIKE THIS.
"I DON'T LIKE WHAT'S AT MY TABLE.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK OUT THIS TABLE."
WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING HERE IS THAT THE DARKER-COLOR DOG
IS ACTUALLY DOING A WEE LITTLE BIT OF RESOURCE GUARDING.
THAT'S WHY YOU NEED TO MOVE THE BOWLS FURTHER.
YOU SHOULD SEE THEM WHEN THEY GO GET BURRITOS.
WHOO.
Narrator: GUILTY IN THE NUMBER-4 SPOT IS JAYDEN...
Woman: JAYDEN.
...A SHEPHERD WHO KNOWS SHE'S IN THE DOG HOUSE.
LOOK AT THIS MESS.
DID YOU DO THAT? DID YOU MAKE THIS MESS?
JAYDEN.
I LIKE WHEN DOGS KNOW THEY'RE IN TROUBLE.
THEY'RE JUST LIKE, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M JUST GONNA GO IN THE ROOM AND CLOSE THE DOOR MYSELF."
"MAYBE I DIDN'T DO IT. MAYBE I DIDN'T DO IT."
"JAYDEN, DID YOU DO THIS?"
"WHAT? NO, I DIDN'T DO THIS.
I JUST -- I'D RATHER YOU BE QUIET."
THIS SHOWS YOU YOU CAN SAY
"MY HOMEWORK GOT RIPPED UP BY THE DOG."
I HOPE TEACHERS ARE WATCHING THIS VIDEO.
JAYDEN.
Narrator: STEALING THE NUMBER-3 SPOT IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD
WHO WANTS ALL THE MILK HE CAN GET HIS PAWS ON.
"SO, I JUST FINISHED DINNER.
WHERE CAN I GET DESSERT?"
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
I'M GONNA HAVE TO THROW A FOUL DOWN FOR THAT ONE.
THAT'S UNSPORTSMANLIKE BEHAVIOR.
IN THIS CASE, UN-PUPPYLIKE BEHAVIOR.
THAT GERMAN SHEPHERD BASICALLY PLAYED THE PASS-IT-ALONG GAME.
HE'S LIKE, "SOMEBODY STOLE MY MILK,
SO NOW I'M GONNA STEAL THE CAT'S."
OH, DON'T STEAL THE KITTEN'S MILK.
THAT'S BAD KARMA.
STEALING THE KITTEN'S MILK.
NAUGHTY DOG.
Narrator: IN THE NUMBER-2 POSITION IS HOSS --
A POOCH WHO IS WAITING FOR THE PERFECT MOMENT TO POUNCE.
I DON'T HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS SITUATION.
"I WANT THAT SANDWICH SO BAD."
WHAT'S AMAZING IS THAT HE WAITS FOR THE EXACT RIGHT MOMENT.
IT'S LIKE SPEAR FISHING.
WE ALL KNOW WHERE THIS IS GONNA GO.
MENTAL TELEPATHY -- "THE SANDWICH IS MINE."
THREE, TWO, GOTCHA!
WHOO!
THIS DOG IS A SANDWICH SNATCHER, AND HE DOES NOT FEEL GUILTY.
YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH DOGS AND KIDS.
I MEAN, THIS SITUATION LOOKS PERFECTLY SAFE FOR ME.
THIS LOOKS LIKE A DOG WHO THE OWNERS TRUST,
AND CLEARLY, THEY DO.
Narrator: AND NOW THE CLIP WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR --
OUR NUMBER-1 PICK IS A YORKIE NAMED KIWI
WHO'S ON A MISSION TO BREAK OUT.
[ WHINES ]
HIDDEN CAMERA, MOM AND DAD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW KIWI IS GETTING OUT OF THE CRATE.
"HEY, GUYS, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET ME OUT OF HERE.
CAN YOU GET ME?"
VERY SMART.
"I'M A LITTLE... [ GRUNTS ]
I'M A LITTLE -- AH, OKAY."
COME ON, KIWI, YOU CAN DO IT. I KNOW YOU CAN.
I THINK KIWI MIGHT BE A MIX
BETWEEN A YORKSHIRE TERRIER AND SOME RODENT.
[ WHINES ]
THIS DOG IS REALLY THE NEW HOUDINI.
HE'S A LITTLE DOGGIE-DINI.
KIWI IS NOT ONLY A CUTE DOG, BUT A VERY SMART DOG.
Narrator: KIWI, YOU'RE THE CUTEST FIDO FUGITIVE WE'VE EVER SEEN,
BUT DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE TOP PRIZE?
[ CAMERA CLICKING ]
STICK AROUND.
THERE ARE LOTS OF TERRIFICALLY-CUTE CANINES AHEAD,
LIKE THIS DOG WHO'S FALLEN HEAD-OVER-FIN FOR THIS FISH
AND A POOPED-OUT BULLDOG PUP.
[ CAMERA CLICKING ]
Narrator: SO FAR, A POOL SHARK NAMED AMADEUS
AND KIWI, THE YORKIE WHO ESCAPED FROM HER CRATE,
HAVE MADE THE FINALS
IN OUR "AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG" FLUFF-A-THON,
BUT THERE'S MORE TO COME.
OUR NEXT CATEGORY CELEBRATES
ALL THE CUDDLY CANINE COMBOS THAT MELT OUR HEARTS.
Narrator: AWW, SAY IT AGAIN.
PUPPY LOVE.
[ WHINES ]
WHAT IS PUPPY LOVE?
WELL, THERE'S THE PUPPY LOVE
THAT WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED IN HIGH SCHOOL,
AND THEN THERE'S THE PUPPY LOVE THAT IS REALLY ALL-ENCOMPASSING
IN REGARDS TO THE SWEET AND LOVING NATURE OF MOST DOGS.
AND THERE'S A WINDOW OF SOCIALIZATION
BETWEEN 3 WEEKS AND ABOUT 12 OR 14 WEEKS
DURING WHICH YOU CAN TEACH THEM
THE WORLD IS FULL OF KIND, CONSIDERATE HUMAN BEINGS
AND OTHER DOGS AND CATS AND ANY OTHER KIND OF ANIMAL.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
THEY JUST LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY,
SO PUPPY LOVE IS JUST A WONDERFUL THING TO WATCH.
Narrator: WELL, LET'S GO TO IT.
HERE ARE THE TOP 5 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE CUTEST KIND.
HOLDING ON TO HER OWNER AT THE NUMBER-5 SPOT
IS A SIBERIAN HUSKY NAMED SHIRO WITH OVER 2 MILLION FANS.
[ WHINES ]
THAT IS ONE NEEDY DOG.
I HAD A GIRLFRIEND LIKE THIS ONCE IN HIGH SCHOOL.
"YOU STILL LOVE ME, RIGHT?
WE'RE NOT GONNA GO GET A CAT, ARE WE?"
Man: THAT'S ENOUGH. SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN.
"DAD, PLEASE DON'T TAKE ME TO THE VET.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE ME TO THE VET."
LOOKS LIKE SHIRO
HAS A VERY GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HER OWNER
AND JUST LIKES TO TOUCH AND FEEL AND BE IN SUCH CLOSE CONTACT.
Narrator: SCRATCHING HIS WAY INTO THE NUMBER-4 SPOT
IS ONE MAN'S BEST BACK SCRATCHER.
Woman: GO ON. SCRATCH HIS BACK.
THAT'S A GOOD BOY.
ARE YOU SCRATCHING YOUR DADDY'S BACK?
YOU SCRATCHING DADDY'S...
I'VE BEEN TO THAT MASSEUSE. VERY GOOD.
SCRATCH DADDY'S BACK.
"A LITTLE LOWER. LITTLE LOWER.
AHH, AHH, AHH." [ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH, DADDY HAS A ITCHY BACK. SCRATCH HIS BACK.
THIS IS THE KIND OF BEST FRIEND THAT A MAN REALLY NEEDS.
CERTAINLY NOTHING TO SNIFF AT.
GOOD BOY. SCRATCH DADDY'S BACK.
THAT'S A GOOD BOY.
A LITTLE KIBBLE AND YOUR MASSAGE IS PAID FOR, GENTLEMEN.
[ WHINES ]
Narrator: AT NUMBER 3 IS LUCY.
HER MOMMY TAUGHT HER
TO BE THE WORLD'S BEST PAW-SLAP GAME CHAMPION.
Woman: OKAY.
GO.
COME ON, LOOK AT THIS DOG.
IT HAS A VERY SWEET AND LOVABLE FACE.
WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO PLAY PATTY-CAKE WITH THIS DOG?
"CAN WE PLAY CATCH INSTEAD?
I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS ALL AFTERNOON."
ANY SORT OF MOVEMENT OF THE PAW IN THAT MANNER
IS A WAY OF THE DOG SAYING,
"I LIKE HANGING OUT WITH YOU AND I WANT TO PLAY."
REMEMBER, DOGS BOND WITH US NONVERBALLY, USUALLY,
SO THIS IS A WAY TO BOND WITH THEM.
AWW.
THAT'S TRUE PUPPY LOVE.
YOU WIN.
[ WHINES ]
Narrator: SCRATCHING HER WAY INTO THE COUNTDOWN AT NUMBER 2
IS BRYN -- A DOG WHO DESPERATELY WANTS
AN ENCOUNTER WITH THIS PENGUIN.
IT'S A LITTLE HEARTBREAKING BECAUSE THAT THICK PANE OF GLASS
IS KEEPING THE TWO OF THEM APART.
THIS IS LIKE THOSE SCENES WHEN THE GUY'S IN PRISON,
HIS WIFE COMES TO SEE HIM, AND THEY CAN ONLY, LIKE,
TOUCH AND HOLD HANDS THROUGH THE GLASS.
"COULD FRENCH KISS YOU IF YOU WERE NOT IN THE WATER."
Narrator: AND NOW FOR THE ULTIMATE PUPPY-LOVE VIDEO.
CHECK OUT THIS RENDEZVOUS
BETWEEN SASHA, A LABRADOR RETRIEVER,
AND THIS FISH.
[ SMOOCHES ]
THAT IS THE MOST UNLIKELY ROMANCE I THINK I'VE EVER SEEN.
[ SMOOCHES ]
THIS IS INTERSPECIES DATING TO THE MAX.
WHAT KIND OF BABIES WOULD THESE TWO MAKE?
A DOGFISH.
OH, THEY'RE KISSING.
[ SMOOCHES ]
OOH, THEY'RE REALLY KISSING.
I THINK THIS IS VERY CUTE.
I MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH TO BEAT THIS ONE.
OH, EBONY AND IVORY.
[ SMOOCHES ]
Narrator: SASHA, YOU AND YOUR FINNED FRIEND
PROVED THAT OPPOSITES ATTRACT AND PUPPY LOVE IS HERE TO STAY,
BUT CAN YOUR AFFECTION FOR A FISH
WIN THIS FIDO FLUFF-A-THON?
OUR NEXT CATEGORY CELEBRATES
THOSE AWKWARD MUTT MOMENTS CAUGHT ON TAPE.
BUMBLING BOW WOWS MAKE US LAUGH.
[ WHINES ]
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE YOU REALLY FEEL FOR DOGS
BECAUSE THEY CAN BE BUMBLING SOMETIMES
AND GET THEMSELVES INTO TROUBLE.
Woman: [ LAUGHS ]
THANK GOODNESS THERE'S A CAMERA
TO CAPTURE THESE EMBARRASSING MOMENTS.
Narrator: BUMBLING HIS WAY INTO OUR COUNTDOWN
WITH OVER 1 MILLION VIEWS IS MONTANA,
A POOCH WHO CAN'T FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET HIS STICK THROUGH THE GATE.
Man: CAN YOU FIGURE IT OUT?
COME ON.
[ WHINING ]
COME ON.
[ Chuckling ] HE'S TRYING SO HARD.
COME ON.
[ WHINES ]
HE COULD MANEUVER A LITTLE BIT, BUT REMEMBER,
HIS BRAIN IS THE SIZE OF AN APRICOT.
OKAY, WE LEAVING?
[ WHINING ]
HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF DOING IT SIDEWAYS?
HE COULD SPEND HOURS TRYING TO GET THIS STICK THROUGH THE DOOR.
REALLY, WE COULD BE HERE ALL DAY.
I MEAN, WILL SOMEBODY GIVE THIS DOG A HAND?
OH, THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: COMING IN AT NUMBER 4
IS THE EASIEST DOG IN THE WORLD TO EXERCISE.
THIS DOG HERE IS CHASING ITS OWN LEASH.
HE DOESN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT IT'S HOOKED TO HIS COLLAR.
WELL, I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE TO GO FOR A WALK.
WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT?
AND HE'LL DO THIS ALL DAY, BECAUSE IT'S A COLLIE MIX,
AND THEY'RE BORN TO CHASE.
AND GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND GOING.
Narrator: AT NUMBER 3 IS A MIN PIN NAMED JESS
WHO LIKES TO TUCK HERSELF IN FOR THE NIGHT.
"HEY, WHAT'S THE THREAD COUNT ON THIS?"
AND THIS DOG'S APPARENTLY MAKING ITS BED,
BUT SOME WOULD SAY IT'S DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE.
"IF NO ONE'S GONNA TUCK ME IN..."
"I'LL DO IT MYSELF."
"...I'M GONNA MAKE MY OWN BED."
[ WHINES ]
Narrator: MARCHING IN THE NUMBER-2 SPOT
IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD WHO'S BEST FRIEND IS A BUCKET.
[ LAUGHS ]
HE'S GOT SUCH A PRETTY LITTLE GAIT
WHEN HE PRANCES ALONG WITH A BUCKET ON HIS HEAD.
[ GRUNTING ]
HE COULD GUARD BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
Woman: [ LAUGHS ]
THIS DOG WOULD BE AWESOME AT BIRTHDAY PARTIES.
Narrator: AND OUR NUMBER-1 BUMBLING BOW WOW
IS A VERY SLEEPY BULLDOG PUP NAMED NAPOLEON
WHO JUST WANTS TO GET COMFORTABLE.
[ WHINING ]
"OKAY, CAN SOMEONE HELP ME?
I JUST...I CAN'T DO IT."
CAN'T STAY AWAKE.
I CAN'T STAY AWAKE.
HE'S SO YOUNG.
HE CLEARLY WAS JUST RECENTLY WEANED FROM HIS MOM,
AND I THINK HE'S PROBABLY USED TO
SNUGGLING WITH HIS MOM AND HIS LITTER MATES.
AHH...CRUNCH.
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE CUTEST BUMBLING BOW WOW, GUYS.
COME ON, DO YOU AGREE?
Narrator: CONGRATULATIONS TO NAPOLEON.
YOU ARE, BY FAR, THE CUTEST BUMBLING BOW WOW,
BUT ARE YOU AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG?
COMING UP, MEGASTAR MUTTS IS NEXT,
AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW THESE HOT DOGS SHOW OFF.
Narrator: SO FAR, A POOL-PLAYING CHIHUAHUA,
A FIDO FUGITIVE, A FISH-LOVING GOLDEN RETRIEVER,
AND A SLEEPY BULLDOG PUP ARE IN THE FINALS
OF "AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG," BUT THERE'S MORE.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR MEGASTAR MUTTS --
THOSE DOGGIE DIVAS WHO LOVE TO BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION.
DOGS LOVE TO BE SHOWOFFS.
[ BELL RINGS ]
SOME OF THESE ANTICS THAT DOGS DO SEEM AMAZING TO US,
BUT IT'S DOGS DOING WHAT THEY DO.
Narrator: LET'S COUNT DOWN FROM 5 TO 1
YOUR MEGASTAR MUTTS CAUGHT ON TAPE.
AT NUMBER 5 IS BAILEY,
A YORKSHIRE TERRIER WHO TAKES DRYING OFF VERY SERIOUSLY.
HE'S USING THE RUG AS HIS OWN DRYING MACHINE.
Halligan: THAT'S TALENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
YOU TRY TO DRY YOURSELF LIKE THAT.
[ MEOWS ]
THE CAT'S LIKE, "I JUST LICK MYSELF DRY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
THIS IS NOT A DOG HAVING A SEIZURE OR SOME ATTACK.
HE'S ACTUALLY JUST DOING NORMAL DOG STUFF,
AND IT ALL MAKES SENSE.
HE JUST WANTS TO GET DRY.
I'M JUST GLAD HE'S DRYING HIMSELF ON THE CARPET
AND NOT ON MY BED.
[ BARKS ]
Narrator: TALKING HER WAY INTO THE NUMBER-4 POSITION
IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD NAMED KIA.
Man: BANANA.
[ Whining ] BANANA.
[ Whining ] BANANA.
[ Whining ] BANANA.
[ Whining ] BANANA.
I CAN HEAR "BANANA." I REALLY CAN.
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A WOOKIEE, NOT AT ALL.
[ Whining ] BANANA.
[ Whining ] BANANA.
Dodman: AND I BELIEVE THIS DOG
IS TRYING TO IMITATE WHAT HIS OWNER'S SAYING.
HUMAN SAYS "BANANA," AND HE GOES [Mumbling] "A-NA-NA."
IT'S ABOUT AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET.
[ Whining ] BANANA.
BANANA. REALLY, JUST GIVE THE DOG A TREAT.
[ WHINES ]
[ Whining ] I LOVE YOU.
[ Whining ] I LOVE YOU.
DID THAT DOG JUST SAY "I LOVE YOU"?
[ Whining ] I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, MAMA.
[ Whining ] I LOVE YOU, MAMA.
HE'S LIKE, "I'VE BARELY GOTTEN THE 'I LOVE YOU,'
AND NOW YOU'RE ADDING, 'I LOVE YOU, MAMA'?"
[ Whining ] I LOVE YOU, MAMA.
Narrator: SNATCHING THE NUMBER-3 SPOT IS DRAKE.
WATCH HOW MANY SOCKS
THIS GOLDEN RETRIEVER CAN COLLECT IN HIS MOUTH.
Woman: ONE.
TWO.
THREE. FOUR.
FIVE.
[ Chuckling ] SIX.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT, SIX IT IS.
TA-DA!
HEY, EVERYBODY, I'M JOHN FULTON,
AND WE'RE HERE LIVE FOR THE SOCK-CATCHING COMPETITION.
LET'S START IT UP.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
GOING FOR A NEW RECORD.
Schachner: HE CANNOT DO MORE THAN SIX SOCKS.
YEAH, LOOK AT HIM. HE'S TIRED.
SEVEN OVER HIS EYES. THAT COUNTS.
I'LL COUNT IT.
10.
"YOU GOT UNDERWEAR, TOO? BRING IT. I COULD DO IT."
[ GROWLS ]
Narrator: BOUNCING INTO THE NUMBER-2 SPOT
IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD WHO WANTS SOME ATTENTION.
[ BARKING ]
TELL ME SOMETHING, IS THAT A DOG OR A KANGAROO?
OKAY, I'VE HEARD OF PEEPING TOMS,
BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A PEEPING SHEPHERD.
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
Dodman: GERMAN SHEPHERDS ARE RIGHT UP THERE
WITH THESE SPRINGS IN THEIR LEGS,
AND THEY CAN CERTAINLY SCALE, YOU KNOW, A SEVEN-FOOT A-FRAME.
"PLEASE...DON'T... FORGET...ABOUT...ME."
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
Narrator: AND NOW THE MEGASTAR MUTT
WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR WITH OVER 4 MILLION VIEWS,
CHECK OUT STAFFIE, A SUPER DOG FROM THE UKRAINE.
THIS IS SUCH A ROCK-STAR DOG.
THIS IS AN AMAZING DOG.
THIS IS NOT SPECIAL EFFECTS, FOLKS.
THIS DOG IS TRULY THIS TALENTED.
LIKE AN URBAN WARRIOR.
HE'S GOT ALL THE MUSCLES AND ALL THE KINESTHETIC SMARTS
TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THESE TASKS.
"BOBBY, I GOT THIS AMAZING DOG. BRING HIM OUT TO HOLLYWOOD.
NO, HE'S GONNA BE A STAR. HE'S GONNA BE A STAR."
[ BARKS ]
Narrator: STAFFIE, YOU JUST MIGHT PUT EVERY SUPERHERO OUT OF BUSINESS,
BUT ARE YOU AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG?
[ CAMERA CLICKING ]
COMING UP, SOME UNCANNY K-9s
HAVE SOME UNUSUAL WAYS OF LENDING A HELPING PAW.
[ GROWLS ]
[ CAMERA CLICKING ]
Narrator: SO FAR, THERE ARE FIVE FRONT-RUNNERS
IN THIS FLUFF-A-THON EDITION OF "AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG,"
BUT THERE ARE TWO MORE CATEGORIES OF CUTENESS TO GO.
OUR NEXT CATEGORY CELEBRATES THE PUPS
THAT JUST WANT TO LEND A HELPING PAW
IN THE ONLY WAY AN UNCANNY K-9 CAN.
SEARCH.
DOGS LOVE TO HELP US
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE BRED FOR -- TO ASSIST US.
DOGS CAN HELP US WITH HERDING, WITH HUNTING, PROTECTION.
YOU NAME IT, A DOG CAN BE YOUR HELPER.
Narrator: BUT IF YOU DON'T KEEP YOUR CANINE OCCUPIED, WATCH OUT.
IF YOU DON'T GIVE YOUR DOG A JOB TO DO,
THEY MIGHT TRY AND FIND A WAY TO HELP YOU
THAT YOU DON'T REALLY CONSIDER SO HELPFUL AFTER ALL.
Narrator: SWEEPING ITS WAY INTO OUR COUNTDOWN
IS A MARVELOUS MOP FULL OF BABY BULLDOGS.
[ DOGS BARKING, GROWLING ]
[ Chuckling ] OKAY. OKAY, THAT IS ABOUT
THE GOSH-DARN CUTEST PUPPY CLEANING CREW I'VE EVER SEEN.
SO, I GET IT.
THEY'RE NOT HELPING MOP.
THEY ARE THE MOP.
BULLDOG PUPPIES?
FORGET IT. IT'S OVER.
THESE ARE JANITORS IN THE MAKING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THIS IS HOW IT ALL STARTS.
Narrator: AT NUMBER 4 ARE A MODERN-DAY "BUNNY" AND CLYDE.
[ BARKS ]
"I WILL GIVE YOU A PIECE OF FOOD
"IF YOU JUST GET ME OUT OF HERE, MAN.
JUST GET ME OUT."
SO, THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A JAIL BREAK,
LIKE THE TWO ARE IN CAHOOTS.
BUNNY'S LIKE, "I'M NOT SURE
I WANT TO COME OUT THERE, BUDDY."
[ BARKS ]
Fulton: "YOU DUG A HOLE JUST TO SMELL MY BUTT?
NOT COOL, DOG. NOT COOL AT ALL."
Narrator: GRIPPING THE NUMBER-3 SPOT
IS A BOSTON TERRIER WHO'S FIGURED OUT
HOW TO GIVE HIMSELF A GOOD WORKOUT.
KIDS, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS NOT MEANT TO BE USED THIS WAY.
JUST TAKE NOTE.
THE CUTE THING IS THE DOG IS ENJOYING ITSELF,
BEING A SHOWOFF, A STAR, AND HAVING FUN.
Dodman: THESE BULL-BREED DOGS,
THEY CAN BE TRAINED OR LEARN TO JUMP AND GRAB HOLD OF SOMETHING,
AND THEY WILL HANG THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, JAWS CLENCHED.
"ALL I WANT TO DO, GUYS, IS SWING, OKAY?
I LOVE SWINGING."
Narrator: COMING IN AT NUMBER 2 --
THIS CORGI PUP NAMED BUTTERBALL NEEDS A LIFT UP THE STAIRS,
AND OREO COMES TO THE RESCUE.
Woman: COME ON. ALMOST THERE.
[ WHINES ]
WHEN YOU'RE A 2-MONTH OLD CORGI,
YOU NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET GETTING UP THE STAIRS.
COME ON. ALMOST THERE.
[ BARKS ]
[ WHINES ]
YEAH.
TURN AROUND.
[ BARKING ]
AND THIS PROBABLY WAS NOT A LEARNED BEHAVIOR.
OREO THOUGHT OF THIS ALL ON HIS OWN.
PUSH IT UP. PUSH IT UP. PUSH IT UP.
[ WHINES ]
GOOD BOY, HONEY.
TWO PAWS UP.
Narrator: AND NOW, OUR NUMBER-1 UNCANNY K-9
IS A WINDOW-WASHING DOG WHO GETS AN "A" FOR EFFORT.
[ SLURPING ]
THE OWNERS ARE USING THIS DOG TO WASH WINDOWS.
Halligan: DOGS LIKE TO LICK THE WINDOWS,
THEN LICK THEIR DROOL, AND THEY SLOBBER ALL OVER.
[ SLURPING CONTINUES ]
THIS DOG IS DEFINITELY A VERY SLOPPY KISSER.
[ SLURPING CONTINUES ]
"HOW DOES IT LOOK?
"DOES IT LOOK GOOD? YOU LIKE IT?
LOOK NICE, HUH, RIGHT?"
[ SLURPING CONTINUES ]
DOES THIS DOG DO FLOORS?
Narrator: THIS WINDOW-WASHING CANINE
IS SO UNCANNY, HE'S CUTE, BUT IS HE AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG?
[ CAMERA CLICKING ]
DON'T GO AWAY, BECAUSE THERE'S ONE MORE CATEGORY OF FLUFF,
AND THESE PUPS ARE WILD AND WACKY.
[ BARKS ]
YOU LIKE TO LAUGH, RIGHT? WACKY WOOFERS ARE NEXT.
[ CAMERA CLICKING ]
Narrator: A DOG WHO THINKS HE'S PUTTING HIS SLOBBER TO GOOD USE
HAS MADE THE FINALS OF "AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG,"
BUT THERE ARE STILL FIVE ZANY PUPS
WHO WANT TO BE TOP DOG.
OUR FINAL CATEGORY OF CANINE CUTENESS
CELEBRATES THE WILD AND WACKY.
Woman: WHOO-HOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
LET'S FACE IT.
DOGS CAN BE REALLY CUTE,
BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE REALLY WEIRD SOMETIMES.
THEY DO ALL KINDS OF SILLY, FUN, WACKY THINGS, AND WE LOVE IT.
Arden: WE ALL HAVE OUR QUIRKS.
I JUST HOPE THAT MINE AREN'T CAUGHT ON TAPE
LIKE A LOT OF THESE DOGS HAVE BEEN.
Narrator: OUR NUMBER-5 PICK FOR THE WACKIEST WOOFER IS DAVE,
A LAB-COLLIE MIX WHO GOES COMPLETELY BONKERS
WHEN HE HEARS THE "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" SONG.
Man: YOU CAN SING ANYTHING
AND HE WON'T REACT EXCEPT FOR ONE SONG.
Woman: ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
[ BARKING ]
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR DAVE ♪
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
VERY UPSET.
REFUSES TO STAY IN THE HOUSE.
Arden: I KIND OF WONDER WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SHE BRINGS OUT
THE BALLOONS AND THE CONFETTI AND THE CAKE WITH CANDLES.
[ BARKING ]
DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS?
7 YEARS FOR ME IS 49 FOR YOU, OKAY?
HE'S THROUGH WITH HIS BIRTHDAYS.
Narrator: REARING TO GO IN THE NUMBER-4 SPOT
WITH 2 MILLION VIEWS IS MILES,
A ZANY PUG WHO DOESN'T LIKE BEING HELD BACK FROM HIS FRIEND.
Man: GO.
[ WHINING ]
LET GO!
[ WHINING ]
I DEFINITELY THINK THE TERM "EARMUFFS" APPLIES HERE.
"I WANT TO GO! I WANT TO GO NOW!"
IT'S LIKE A ROCKET AND IT'S GONNA EXPLODE!
[ WHINING ]
Narrator: IN THE NUMBER-3 SPOT IS A CANINE WHO DOESN'T KNOW
IF HE WANTS TO MAKE A SNOWBALL OR ATTACK IT.
SO, IF YOU'RE TOO CHEAP TO BUY A SNOW BLOWER, HIRE THIS GUY.
"I'M GONNA WORK AND BE HAPPY AND MAKE A SNOWBALL FOR MYSELF."
Dodman: HE'S BEEN TAUGHT THE USEFUL TRICK OF MAKING A SNOWMAN,
PROBABLY BY A TREAT-LOADED SNOWBALL.
"WHERE IS THAT TREAT?
WHERE'S THE TREAT?"
Narrator: BACKING INTO THE NUMBER-2 SPOT IS HERB.
HE HAS A VERY UNUSUAL WAY OF GOING UP THE STAIRS.
RUNNING BACKWARDS IS ACTUALLY
EVEN BETTER FOR YOU THAN RUNNING FORWARD,
SO MAYBE HE READ AN ARTICLE IN SOME HEALTH MAGAZINE ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S RIGHT, BUDDY. DO IT YOUR OWN WAY.
Fulton: YEAH, HERB CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE SEARS TOWER.
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE? SIX YEARS.
MAYBE HERB IS TRYING TO GET IN SHAPE
AND GET THE BUNS OF STEEL THAT EVERYONE WANTS.
Woman: GOOD BOY. GO TO BED.
Narrator: AND NOW FOR THE ZANIEST CLIP OF THE BUNCH.
[ TOILET FLUSHING ]
THAT'S CAPTAIN --
A YORKIE WHO GOES BERSERK OVER A FLUSHING TOILET?
[ BARKING ]
OKAY, I WISH THAT I HAD A YORKIE LIKE THIS
TO TAKE WITH ME TO RESTAURANTS, BECAUSE I THINK
IT WOULD SURELY SPEED UP THE LINE AT THE LADIES' ROOM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ TOILET FLUSHING ]
[ BARKING ]
WHOO!
WATCH OUT. WARN YOUR GUESTS ABOUT THAT ONE.
[ BARKING ]
DON'T TAKE THIS DOG TO A BASEBALL GAME,
'CAUSE WHEN YOU HEAR THE TOILET FLUSH, WHOO.
"WHAT DID YOU FLUSH DOWN THERE THAT I NEEDED SO BADLY?"
[ BARKING ]
SOMETHING IN THERE THAT HE'S FASCINATED WITH.
Narrator: CONGRATULATIONS, CAPTAIN.
YOU'RE THE WACKIEST WOOFER,
BUT DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG?
[ CAMERA CLICKING ]
WHEN WE COME BACK, WHO WILL RECEIVE THE GOLDEN PAW
IN OUR "AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG" FLUFF-A-THON?
[ SLURPS ]
[ CAMERA CLICKING ]
Narrator: WE COMBED EVERY DOGGIE INCH OF CYBERSPACE,
AND OUT OF THE BILLIONS OF CANINE CLIPS,
WE HANDPICKED ONLY THE ASTONISHINGLY CUTE
FOR THIS CANINE FLUFF-A-THON EDITION
OF "AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG."
THESE CLIPS ARE SUPREMELY CUTE.
Narrator: WE KNOW.
BUT ONLY ONE CANINE HAS THE CUTENESS QUOTIENT
REQUIRED TO BE NAMED AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG.
CHOOSING THE CUTEST DOG?
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
[ BARKS ]
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY CUTE DOGS,
SO MANY AMAZING VIDEOS.
THERE WAS SO MUCH CUTENESS, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS.
Narrator: GET A GRIP, JOHN.
NOW IT'S TIME TO RECAP OUR SEVEN FINALISTS.
[ BARKING ]
IN THE TOP DOG CATEGORY, WE HAD A LOT OF ATHLETIC,
AGILE PUPS AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME,
BUT AMADEUS, THE CHIHUAHUA POOL SHARK, WAS TOP DOG.
OF COURSE IT'S NUMBER 1.
THIS DOG IS UNBELIEVABLE.
HE'S RELENTLESS.
Narrator: AMADEUS, YOU ARE ONE TOUGH COMPETITOR,
BUT PLAY ANOTHER ROUND,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE SIX MORE DOGS TO BEAT.
Woman: GET IT.
MISCHIEVOUS MUTTS WAS NEXT.
[ BARKS ]
AND KIWI BROKE OUT OF HER CAGE LIKE A PRO
AND LOOKED SO CUTE DOING IT, SO SHE TOOK FIRST PRIZE.
THIS IS THE NUMBER-1 CLIP
BECAUSE THIS DOG IS NOT ONLY A CONTORTIONIST,
THIS DOG IS REALLY SMART.
SHE REALLY DOES TAKE THE PRIZE.
SHE'S CUTE, SHE'S MISCHIEVOUS, AND SHE'S A PUPPY.
Narrator: DON'T STOP LOOKING CUTE YET, KIWI.
THERE ARE FIVE PUPS TO BEAT...
[ BARKS ]
...LIKE THIS UNLIKELY FISH-AND-DOG DUO
WHO KISSED THEIR WAY
INTO THE NUMBER-1 SPOT FOR PUPPY LOVE.
YOU WOULD NEVER SEE A FISH AND A DOG FALL IN LOVE,
AND THEY'RE KISSING, AND IT'S JUST CUTE.
[ Smooching ] RIGHT HERE, YEAH.
COME ON, JUST GIVE ME ANOTHER.
Narrator: A LOVE LIKE THAT IS HARD TO FIND,
AND SO CUTE TO WATCH.
BUT WHO CAN FORGET NAPOLEON IN THE BUMBLING BOW WOWS CATEGORY?
WHO EVER DREAMED THAT FALLING ASLEEP COULD BE THIS CUTE?
NAPOLEON COULD TAKE THE WHOLE PRIZE.
EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM IS CUTE.
HE'S GONNA BE THE ODDS-ON FAVORITE FOR NUMBER 1.
SLEEPING PLUS PUPPY EQUALS CUTENESS.
Narrator: NAPOLEON, YOU AND THE SANDMAN HAVE SOME TIME.
GET A FEW WINKS, BECAUSE STAFFIE THE MEGASTAR MUTT WANTS TO WIN.
IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL CANINE FEAT OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.
HE COULD BE THE NEXT JAMES BOND OF THE DOG WORLD.
YES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
Rossi: THIS DOG RIGHT HERE COULD BE
THE NEXT CUTEST DOG IN AMERICA AND WIN THE TOP AWARD.
Narrator: STAFFIE, YOU ARE A PARKOUR PRO,
BUT THERE ARE TWO MORE PUPS TO BEAT,
LIKE THIS WINDOW-WASHING DOG WHO WON THE UNCANNY K-9 CATEGORY.
[ SLURPING ]
YEAH, FOLKS, WHEN YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS BREAK,
DON'T WORRY.
THIS DOG'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
[ SLURPING CONTINUES ]
THE WINDOW NEVER GOT CLEANED, BUT YOU'RE STILL REALLY CUTE.
Narrator: DOG SLOBBER HAS NEVER BEEN SO CUTE OR UNCANNY.
BUT IN THE WACKY WOOFERS CATEGORY,
THIS YORKIE WHO GOES BERSERK OVER A FLUSHING TOILET
WANTS THE GOLD, TOO.
[ BARKING ]
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT DOG THINKS
IS GOING DOWN THE TOILET THAT'S WORTH CHASING,
BUT I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO KNOW.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ TOILET FLUSHING ]
THIS, WITHOUT A DOUBT,
HANDS DOWN, WACKIEST DOG CLIP EVER.
YEAH, THIS YORKIE GETS MY VOTE -- NUMBER 1.
Narrator: THESE ARE THE SEVEN CUTEST CANINE CLIPS IN THE WORLD,
AND ONE LUCKY PUP WILL TAKE HOME THE CROWN
IN THIS FIDO FLUFF-A-THON.
WHO WILL IT BE?
AND THE CROWN GOES TO...
[ BARKS ]
WHO WILL BE CROWNED AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG?
[ BARKS ]
AND THE GOLDEN PAW GOES TO...
Narrator: THE RESULTS ARE IN,
AND THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG.
JUST TELL ME THE WINNER.
WHO IS IT?
Narrator: HERE'S A CLUE.
[ TOILET FLUSHES ]
[ BARKING ]
IT'S CAPTAIN, THE YORKIE
WHO GOES COMPLETELY BONKERS OVER THE FLUSHING TOILET.
[ BARKING ]
GET OUT OF THE WAY! HERE COMES THE YORKIE.
[ BARKING ]
NOW THAT'S THE WINNER, PAWS DOWN.
[ BARKING ]
IT'S A 10 OUT OF 10.
Narrator: CONGRATULATIONS, CAPTAIN.
YOU'RE TOTALLY CRAZY AND MAGNIFICENTLY CUTE.
A CROWN WELL DESERVED.
Narrator: CAPTAIN, YOU PROVED THAT BEING FLUFFY
IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A STATE OF MIND.
YOU'RE THE WINNER OF OUR FLUFF-A-THON EDITION
OF "AMERICA'S CUTEST DOG."
AND AMERICA, YOU CAN GO TO animalplanet.com/americascutest
TO SEE MORE OF THE COUNTRY'S CUTEST DOGS.
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