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Narrator: WELCOME TO A WORLD WHERE CUDDLY KNOWS NO BOUNDS,
A PLACE FILLED WITH NEW BEGINNINGS.
WITNESS THE MIRACLE OF CUTE.
[ WHIMPERS ]
FROM THEIR FIRST TRIUMPHANT CALLS TO THE WILD...
[ HOWLING ]
...TO THEIR ADVENTURES IN PLAYTIME,
IT'S THREE UNIQUE PUPPY COMING-OF-AGE STORIES.
AND THEY'RE AWE-INSPIRINGLY ADORABLE.
[ PUPPY BARKS ]
BECAUSE THESE PUPPIES ARE JUST TOO LOVEABLE...
TOO DETERMINED...
TOO CUTE.
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IN A QUIET HOUSE IN A SMALL TOWN
LIVES AN IRISH TERRIER NAMED DIVA WHO HAS A VERY CUSHY JOB.
EACH DAY, SHE ACCOMPANIES HER OWNER TO HIS GALLERY,
WHERE SHE WATCHES OVER THE ART
AND ENJOYS THE COMFORTABLE VIEWS FROM THE BAY WINDOW.
BUT RECENTLY, DIVA'S FOUND HER LEISURELY LIFE
TO HAVE BEEN... RATHER TURNED AROUND.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
DIVA JUST GAVE BIRTH TO THREE LITTLE BOYS
AND ONE LITTLE GIRL NAMED ELLA.
THOUGH THE PUPS AREN'T MUCH BIGGER THAN A HAND RIGHT NOW,
ELLA IS ALREADY QUITE THE HANDFUL.
[ ELLA WHIMPERS ]
AT MEALTIME, ELLA INSISTS ON GOING HER OWN WAY.
AND MANAGES TO GET HERSELF STUCK IN A TIGHT SITUATION.
[ PUPPY BARKING ]
LUCKILY, ELLA'S ALREADY SHOWING
THE WILLFUL SPIRIT THE BREED IS KNOWN FOR.
IN THE 1800s, IRISH TERRIERS WERE UNSURPASSED AS RATTERS
THANKS TO THE TIRELESS WAY THEY CHASE DOWN THEIR PREY.
TODAY, THEY MAKE GREAT PETS BUT REQUIRE PROPER TRAINING
TO KEEP THAT STRONG WILL IN CHECK.
AND DIVA KNOWS THAT STRONG WILL ALL TOO WELL.
SHE'S ALSO GOT A TEENAGE SON NAMED GIANNI
WHO'S DYING TO MEET HIS NEW SIBLINGS.
AND THOUGH MOM SAYS THEY'RE TOO SMALL
TO MEET THEIR RAMBUNCTIOUS BROTHER...
[ GIANNI BARKING ]
...HE ISN'T ONE TO GIVE UP EASILY.
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
[ DIVA SIGHS ]
AND THE MOMENT DIVA STEPS OUT FOR A BREAK,
GIANNI SEIZES THE OPPORTUNITY.
[ PUPPY YAWNS ]
HE SNIFFS OUT THE SITUATION
AND DECIDES HIS NEW SIBLINGS ARE PRETTY BORING
AND COULD USE SOME STIRRING UP.
[ GIANNI BARKING ]
BUT THE PUPS' EARS AREN'T OPEN YET,
SO THE ONLY ONE HE STIRS UP IS MOM,
WHO COMES BACK AND REMINDS GIANNI
THAT HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE.
BUT WILLFUL GIANNI ISN'T READY TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.
MAYBE IF HE STAYS QUIET, MOM WILL FORGET HE'S HERE.
NOPE. MOM'S NOT FALLING FOR IT.
HE'S A BIG BOY, BUT MOM'S STILL THE BOSS.
NOW THAT DIVA CAN FOCUS ON HER YOUNGEST PUPS,
SHE MAKES SURE THEY STAY PUT.
BECAUSE IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL THESE FOUR
ARE TOO BIG TO TUCK SAFELY UNDER HER ARM.
NESTLED DEEP IN THE SUNNY MOUNTAINS,
A 2-YEAR-OLD CORGI NAMED KANSAS PATROLS THIS RANCH HOME
AND THE ACRES AROUND IT.
IT'S ALSO HOME TO GOATS, CHICKENS, HOGS, AND HORSES,
ALL OF WHOM KANSAS HELPS KEEP IN LINE.
[ KANSAS BARKS ]
IT'S A TALL ORDER FOR A SHORT DOG.
CORGIS ARE THE SMALLEST OF THE HERDING BREEDS
AND HAVE BEEN WRANGLING FARMYARD ANIMALS
SINCE THE 1100s.
THEY WERE ORIGINALLY BRED TO BE LOW TO THE GROUND
SO THEY COULD NIP THE HEELS OF LAGGING LIVESTOCK.
BUT LATELY, KANSAS HAS BEEN LOOKING OUT FOR SOME LIVES
THAT ARE CLOSER TO THE GROUND.
A FEW DAYS AGO, SHE BECAME A MOM
TO FIVE LITTLE CORGI BOYS...
AND THREE LITTLE CORGI GIRLS.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT BREEDS OF CORGI --
THE PEMBROKE AND THE CARDIGAN, BOTH ORIGINALLY FROM WALES.
THOUGH THE CARDIGAN ARE LARGER, THE MOST OBVIOUS DIFFERENCE IS
THAT THE PEMBROKES DON'T HAVE TAILS.
BUT THEY'RE EQUALLY REVERED FOR THEIR SHORT LEGS
AND THEIR FIERCE DETERMINATION.
KANSAS IS A PEMBROKE,
AND RIGHT NOW, SHE'S DETERMINED TO GET
ALL EIGHT LITTLE PEMBROKES THROUGH BATH TIME,
WHETHER THE PUPS LIKE IT OR NOT.
SOME MANAGE TO WIGGLE PAST HER,
BUT LITTLEST PUP CHARLIE GETS CAUGHT IN THE FRAY...
VERY CAUGHT IN THE FRAY.
WITH ALL EIGHT SUCCESSFULLY CLEANED,
KANSAS HEADS OUT TO CHECK ON THE BIGGER ANIMALS...
[ HORSE SNORTS ]
...LEAVING HER BROOD IN A NICE, NEAT PUPPY PILE.
BUT SOMEONE'S NOT INTERESTED IN STICKING TO THE PILE.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERS ]
THIS LITTLE GUY, NAMED OTIS,
IS DETERMINED TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PUPS CAN'T SEE OR HEAR YET.
SO OTIS ENDS UP TAKING A WRONG TURN.
[ OTIS WHIMPERS ]
THOUGH HE CAN SMELL THAT HIS SIBLINGS ARE NEAR,
FINDING THEM OR HIS WAY OUT ISN'T EASY.
OTIS SENDS OUT AN S.O.S.
[ OTIS BARKS ]
BUT IT FALLS ON DEAF EARS.
SO, THE DETERMINED PUP HAS NO CHOICE
BUT TO FIND HIS OWN WAY OUT.
BACK ABOVE THE BLANKET,
OTIS REALIZES THAT THERE'S SAFETY IN NUMBERS,
AND MAYBE THE PUPPY PILE'S NOT SO BAD
AS LONG AS HE CAN BE ON TOP.
FAR AWAY IN A HOME SET DEEP IN THE SNOWY WOODS
LIVES A RUGGED AND ATHLETIC PAIR OF AKITAS,
A BLACK-AND-WHITE BEAUTY NAMED ONYX
AND HER STRAPPING FAWN-COLORED PARTNER NAMED TEGAN.
[ TEGAN BARKS ]
POWERFUL AKITAS WERE FIRST BRED
TO HUNT AND PROTECT IN THE BITTER COLD HIGHLANDS
OF NORTHERN JAPAN.
WITH THICK DOUBLE COATS AND MUSCULAR PHYSIQUES,
THE AKITA IS SAID TO HAVE NATURAL ARMOR,
ONE REASON HISTORIANS BELIEVE
THEY WERE THE DOG OF CHOICE FOR SAMURAI WARRIORS.
THOUGH ONYX AND TEGAN ARE FAR FROM ANCIENT JAPAN,
THAT NATURAL ARMOR STILL COMES IN HANDY
FOR THEIR FAVORITE PASTIME, ROMPING IN THE SNOW.
BUT THESE DAYS, ONYX HAS BEEN SPENDING MOST OF HER TIME
IN A MUCH WARMER PLACE --
WATCHING OVER HER BRAND-NEW QUADRUPLETS.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
THREE BOYS...
...AND ONE LITTLE GIRL NAMED KIRRA,
WHO'S THE SMALLEST OF THE FOUR.
THE BIGGEST AND ONLY FAWN-COLORED PUP IS FREDDY,
WHO TIPS THE SCALE AT NEARLY 2.5 POUNDS,
WHILE LITTLE SISTER KIRRA WEIGHS JUST OVER ONE.
ADULT AKITAS CAN WEIGH AS MUCH AS 120 POUNDS.
SO KIRRA'S GOT A LOT OF GROWING TO DO.
UNFORTUNATELY, HER THREE BIGGER BROTHERS
ARE HOGGING ALL THE ROOM AT THE DINNER TABLE.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO COMPETE WITH THE BURLY BOYS,
SO KIRRA WAITS PATIENTLY FOR THEM TO FINISH.
AND THEN SHE WAITS SOME MORE.
SHE'S WAITED SO LONG, IT'S HARD TO STAY AWAKE.
AT LAST, THE BOYS HAVE MADE SOME ROOM FOR KIRRA,
AND SHE WORKS HER WAY TO THE TABLE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE LUNCH SHIFT IS OVER.
KIRRA LOSES HER SEAT AND THE WHOLE TABLE ALONG WITH IT.
KIRRA HAS A LOT OF GROWING TO DO TO BECOME A POWERFUL AKITA,
AND WITH ALL THESE BIG BROTHERS,
SHE'LL NEED TO FIND SOME WAY TO GET HER FILL.
COMING UP, LITTLE CORGI CHARLIE
FINDS HIMSELF STRANDED ON THE BLANKET.
[ CHARLIE HOWLS ]
PLUS, GIANNI FINALLY GETS HIS CHANCE TO MEET THE PUPS.
[ PUPPY BARKS ]
BUT HIS LITTLE SISTER IS A LOT MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.
[ PUPPY GROWLS ]
Narrator: OVER AT THE IRISH TERRIER HOUSE,
FOUR RED LITTLE PUPS ARE 3 WEEKS OLD.
THOUGH IT'LL BE A COUPLE OF MONTHS
BEFORE THEIR COATS TURN WIRY LIKE MOM'S,
THEY'VE COME A LONG WAY.
THEY CAN NOW SEE, HEAR, AND GET AROUND.
ALL THE ACTION MAKES THEIR BIG BROTHER GIANNI
EVEN MORE EXCITED TO JOIN IN.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
BUT MOM SAYS THE YOUNG PUPS ARE STILL TOO SMALL
TO MEET THEIR HIGH-OCTANE BROTHER.
[ DOG BARKS ]
GIANNI KNOWS THAT MOM HAS TO TAKE A BREAK SOONER OR LATER.
SO THE WILLFUL TEEN WAITS IT OUT.
FINALLY, IT'S TIME FOR MOM'S WALK.
AND GIANNI MAKES HIS MOVE.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERS ]
GIANNI'S EAGERNESS IS A BIT MUCH FOR HIS LITTLE BROTHERS.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERS ]
BUT HIS BOLD SISTER ELLA ISN'T AFRAID OF BOYS,
NOT EVEN REALLY BIG ONES.
[ ELLA BARKS ]
[ ELLA GROWLS ]
GIANNI'S CHARMED BY HIS FEISTY LITTLE SISTER.
[ ELLA BARKING ]
THE TEENAGE DOG IS HAVING A GREAT TIME
WITH HIS NEW SIBLING UNTIL...
[ DIVA BARKS ]
...THE SOUND OF MOM'S RETURN.
GIANNI IS QUICK ON HIS FEET,
AND ELLA DOESN'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT MAKING TROUBLE, EITHER.
IT SEEMS THIS BIG BROTHER AND LITTLE SISTER
HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN THEY KNOW.
BACK IN THE WINTRY WOODS,
THE AKITA PUPS ARE 3 WEEKS OLD...
AND FILLING OUT NICELY.
BUT ONLY GIRL KIRRA IS STILL LAGGING BEHIND IN SIZE,
AND THE BOYS DON'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED
FOR THEIR LITTLE SISTER.
AT MEAL TIME, KIRRA, AS USUAL,
PATIENTLY TRIES TO WAIT HER TURN.
[ KIRRA GROANS ]
SHE TRIES TO BE MORE ASSERTIVE.
[ KIRRA GROWLS ]
SHE EVEN TRIES LOOKING FOR NEW PLACES TO EAT.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE A DAINTY LITTLE GIRL AMONG THREE BURLY BOYS,
IT'S TOUGH TO FIND YOUR PLACE.
BUT THIS MORNING, KIRRA FINDS HERSELF IN LUCK.
ALL THREE BROTHERS ARE SOUND ASLEEP.
SO, WHEN MOM COMES IN TO SERVE BREAKFAST,
THE LITTLEST AKITA TRIES A NEW STRATEGY --
MAKE IT TO THE TABLE WITHOUT WAKING A SINGLE...
[ PUPPY SNORING ]
...SNORING BROTHER.
BUT THE PATH TO MOM IS FILLED WITH FUZZY ROADBLOCKS.
[ PUPPY SNORING ]
KIRRA TREADS LIGHTLY.
[ SNORING CONTINUES ]
AND FINALLY MAKES IT SAFELY OVER TO MOM.
KIRRA MAY BE THE SMALLEST IN THE FAMILY,
BUT SHE'S BIG ON EFFORT
AND LEARNS THAT GOOD IDEAS WILL EVENTUALLY PAY OFF.
BACK AT THE CORGI RANCH, THE EIGHT PUPS ARE IN MOTION.
LEARNING TO WALK IS A RITE OF PASSAGE FOR ANY YOUNG PUP,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE A CORGI, YOU MUST ALSO LEARN
HOW TO BALANCE A BIG-DOG BODY ON SHORT LITTLE LEGS.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERS ]
DESPITE THE PITFALLS,
THE 3-WEEK-OLD CORGIS FACE THIS CHALLENGE HEAD ON.
[ PUPPY SQUEAKS ]
EXCEPT FOR THE LITTLEST PUP CHARLIE,
WHO'S NOT INTERESTED IN TAKING ANY RISKS.
MEANWHILE, HIS DETERMINED BROTHER OTIS
HAS ALREADY MADE IT TO THE FAR REACHES OF THE DEN.
AND HE'S LOOKING FOR A HIGHER CHALLENGE.
THE COFFEE TABLE IS THE PERFECT SUMMIT FOR THE YOUNG CLIMBER.
OTIS IS PLEASED WITH HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT.
[ OTIS BARKS ]
AND THE REST RUSH TO JOIN HIM AT HIS SPECIAL SPOT.
OF COURSE, CLIMBING WITH SHORT LEGS ISN'T EASY.
AND NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.
OTIS INSPIRES THE OTHERS BY GETTING RIGHT BACK UP.
[ PUPPY BARKS ]
BUT THEN HE HEARS A CRY FROM BELOW.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERING ]
LITTLEST PUP CHARLIE HAS AWOKEN
TO FIND HIMSELF ALL ALONE ON THE BLANKET.
[ PUPPY HOWLS ]
SO OTIS LEAPS TO A NEW MISSION.
BECAUSE WHILE BEING ON TOP MAY BE FUN,
EVERY BRAVE LEADER KNOWS YOU NEVER LEAVE A MAN BEHIND.
COMING UP, THE IRISH TERRIER PUPS FIND THEIR INNER ARTISTS.
AND THE SHORT-LEGGED CORGIS TAKE ON A VERY STEEP CHALLENGE.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERS ]
Narrator: IT'S A RAINY DAY AT THE IRISH TERRIERS' HOUSE.
BUT THAT WON'T STOP DIVA
FROM TAKING HER TEENAGE SON GIANNI OUT
TO BURN OFF SOME ENERGY.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERS ]
UNFORTUNATELY, THE 5-WEEK-OLD PUPS
HAVEN'T YET BRAVED THE OUTDOORS,
AND A RAINY DAY IS NOT THE TIME TO START.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
EVEN THOUGH THEY REALLY, REALLY WANT TO,
ESPECIALLY TENACIOUS ELLA...
...WHO STAYS PUT AFTER HER BROTHERS HAVE ALL GIVEN UP.
[ ELLA WHIMPERS ]
BUT FINALLY EVEN SHE REALIZES IT'S A LOST CAUSE.
SO, WHAT'S A BORED PUP THAT CAN'T GO OUTSIDE TO DO?
LOOK FOR SOME MISCHIEF INSIDE, OF COURSE.
AND ELLA FINDS IT IN AN ABANDONED ART PROJECT
THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.
BEFORE LONG, HER BROTHERS TRACK HER DOWN.
THEY'RE HESITANT AT FIRST...
BUT THEN JUMP RIGHT IN.
AND THE IRISH TERRIER PUPS LEARN
JUST HOW MUCH THEY LIKE MAKING ART...
...OR AT LEAST TASTING IT.
GOOD THING THE ARTIST IN THIS HOUSE USES PUPPY-SAFE PAINTS.
THE ADORABLE FOURSOME ARE HAVING A BALL.
BUT ELLA REMEMBERS THAT MOM WILL BE BACK SOON,
AND SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT RED-HANDED.
SO THE FOUR CREATIVE PUPS ESCAPE THE BRIGHTLY COLORED SCENE
BEFORE ANYONE HAS ANY IDEA WHO WAS HERE.
OVER IN THE AKITAS' NECK OF THE WOODS,
SNOW HAS FALLEN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
AND WHILE MOM ONYX IS ENJOYING THE ICY WHITE BLANKET,
HER 5-WEEK-OLD PUPS ARE STAYING WARM
WITH A SPECIAL TREAT INSIDE.
IT'S THEIR FIRST MEAL NOT FROM MOM,
SERVED IN A DISH THE PERFECT SIZE AND SHAPE
FOR ALL FOUR PUPS TO GET THEIR FILL.
BUT SOMEHOW, BIGGEST BOY FREDDY MANAGES TO WORK HIS AWAY AROUND
UNTIL HE'S LICKED UP EVERY LAST BIT.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO EAT THE BOWL.
BUT HE DOES MANAGE TO FIND SOME LEFTOVERS ON HIS BROTHER'S FACE.
MEANWHILE, ONLY GIRL AND SMALLEST PUP KIRRA
HAS FOUND HERSELF SOME DESSERT,
A CRISPY, DELICIOUS STRAWBERRY PLANT TO MUNCH.
FREDDY HEARS THE CRUNCHING AND ELBOWS HIS WAY IN.
ONCE AGAIN, KIRRA'S PUSHED FROM THE TABLE.
SO, SHE GOES LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO TASTE.
SHE THINKS SHE'S FOUND SOMETHING GOOD,
BUT SHE'S HAVING TROUBLE REACHING IT.
LUCKILY, TODAY, FROM THE SAFETY OF THE FRONT STOOP,
KIRRA AND HER BROTHERS WILL GET THEIR FIRST REAL TASTE OF SNOW.
AND THEIR FIRST LESSON
IN HOW SLIPPERY THE COLD, WHITE STUFF CAN BE.
FREDDY AND THE BOYS SEEM TO LIKE WHAT THEY FEEL
AND WANT TO VENTURE OUT FURTHER.
BUT LITTLE KIRRA'S NOT SO SURE.
[ KIRRA WHIMPERS ]
LUCKILY, MOM RETURNS,
AND IT'S ALREADY TIME TO HEAD IN,
WHICH MEANS KIRRA HAS MORE TIME TO WARM UP TO THIS IDEA.
THESE DAYS, KANSAS' EIGHT PUPS HAVE NO TROUBLE GETTING AROUND.
AT 5 WEEKS OLD, THEY EXPLORE EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY
OF THE COZY RANCH HOME.
IN FACT, THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF NEW PLACES TO GO.
LUCKILY, TODAY THEY'LL EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE PUPS ARE FEELING THE SUN ON THEIR BACKS
AND THE TALL GRASS UNDER THEIR FEET.
AND THEY'RE INTENT ON COVERING EVERY INCH OF THE BACKYARD.
BUT OTIS HAS EVEN HIGHER ASPIRATIONS.
A TALL STAIRCASE IS JUST THE KIND OF CHALLENGE
THIS SHORT PUP'S LOOKING FOR.
OTIS WOWS HIS SIBLINGS AS HE MAKES IT ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.
AND IT SEEMS WHATEVER OTIS DOES, THE OTHERS WANT TO DO, TOO.
MOM KANSAS MAKES IT LOOK EASY.
AND THE PUPS DO WELL, TOO.
BUT LITTLE CHARLIE IS ONCE AGAIN LEFT BEHIND.
HIS LEGS ARE SHORT, EVEN FOR THIS FAMILY.
SO VERTICALLY CHALLENGED CHARLIE THROWS IN THE TOWEL.
[ CHARLIE WHIMPERS ]
NEVER ONE TO LEAVE A MAN BEHIND,
OTIS COMES DOWN TO BE BY HIS BROTHER'S SIDE.
AND THE OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT.
BACK ON THE GRASS, THE PUPS FIND LUNCH HAS BEEN SERVED.
AND THEY LEARN AN IMPORTANT LESSON FOR ANY CORGI.
SOMETIMES THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE LOW TO THE GROUND.
COMING UP, TEENAGE BROTHER GIANNI
GIVES ELLA A RUN FOR HER MONEY.
[ KIRRA WHIMPERS ]
AND LITTLE KIRRA MEETS A HANDSOME STRANGER.
Narrator: IT'S A NEW DAY AT THE IRISH TERRIER HOUSE.
AND DIVA'S 7-WEEK-OLD PUPS ARE FINALLY ALLOWED TO PLAY OUTSIDE.
THE BACKYARD HOLDS MANY INTERESTING THINGS
TO SEE AND TASTE.
[ PUPPIES GROWLING ]
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
THOUGH IT'S THIS SQUEAKY NEW TREASURE
THAT ELLA IS MOST EXCITED ABOUT.
BUT THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET A LITTLE MORE EXCITING.
[ GIANNI BARKS ]
AT LAST, MOM IS LETTING HER TEENAGE SON GIANNI
ROMP FREELY WITH HIS LITTLE BROTHERS AND SISTER.
GIANNI LOVES TO BE IN THE CENTER OF THE ACTION.
AND IT LOOKS TO HIM LIKE THAT BALL IS WHERE IT'S AT.
BUT ELLA REFUSES TO LET THE THIEF GET AWAY.
SO THE CHASE IS ON.
[ ELLA GROWLING ]
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
[ ELLA BARKS ]
GIANNI'S SURPRISED TO SEE HIS SISTER'S AS PERSISTENT AS
...WELL, AS HE IS.
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
THESE TWO COULD FIGHT OVER THE BALL FOREVER.
BUT LUCKILY THEY FINALLY REALIZE
THERE'S SOMETHING MORE FUN THAN A SQUEAKY NEW TOY...
...A SIBLING TO PLAY WITH WHO'S A LOT LIKE YOU.
[ ELLA BARKING ]
[ GIANNI BARKS ]
AT 7 WEEKS OLD, THE CORGI PUPS HAVE FOUND WAYS
TO GET UP AND DOWN ALL KINDS OF PLACES
THAT MIGHT SEEM OUT OF REACH FOR A SHORT DOG.
BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT TO LEARN.
AND TODAY MOM KANSAS IS GOING TO TEACH THEM AN IMPORTANT LESSON
THEY'LL ALL NEED IN THEIR FUTURE HOMES --
HOW TO REACH THE BEST PLACE IN THE HOUSE.
ALWAYS QUICK TO TAKE THE LEAD, OTIS STEPS RIGHT UP.
BUT THESE ARE STEEPER THAN HE THOUGHT.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERING ]
OF COURSE, THAT WON'T STOP THE DETERMINED PUP
FROM GETTING IT RIGHT THE SECOND TIME...
...AND MAKING IT UP TO THE SWEET, SOFT BED.
BUT LITTLEST PUP CHARLIE ISN'T QUITE AS AMBITIOUS.
AND HE HASN'T HAD THE GREATEST LUCK WITH STAIRS.
OTIS TRIES TO HELP,
BUT THINGS ONLY GO SOUTH FOR LITTLE CHARLIE.
[ CHARLIE WHIMPERS ]
SO OTIS RUSHES TO HIS SIDE.
AND THIS TIME, HE WON'T LET CHARLIE GIVE UP.
AND WITH A LITTLE LEGWORK, CHARLIE INCHES CLOSER
UNTIL HE FINALLY GETS A VIEW FROM THE TOP
AND SOME EXTRA LOVE FROM HIS VERY PROUD MOM.
BACK AT THE AKITA HOUSE,
THE 7-WEEK-OLD PUPS ARE BRIGHT-EYED, BUSHY-TAILED,
AND NOW THAT MOST OF THE SNOW'S MELTED,
READY TO VENTURE OUT BEYOND THE FRONT STOOP.
BIGGEST PUP FREDDY LEADS THE WAY.
WITH ONLY GIRL KIRRA SLOWLY BRINGING UP THE REAR.
THE FRESH COLD AIR SEEMS TO INVIGORATE THE BURLY BOYS.
[ PUPPIES GROWLING ]
BUT LITTLE KIRRA ISN'T A FAN OF ALL THAT ROUGH PLAY,
AND SO FAR, SHE'S NOT SURE
SHE LIKES THE GREAT OUTDOORS, EITHER.
[ KIRRA WHIMPERS ]
BUT KIRRA DOESN'T KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMEONE SPECIAL OUT HERE
WATCHING OVER HER.
THE PUPS' DAD, TEGAN, SEES THAT SHE COULD USE SOME COMPANY.
[ TOY SQUEAKS ]
SO, HE SAYS HELLO WITH A VERY SPECIAL GIFT,
A TOY JUST FOR HER.
SO, WHILE HER BROTHERS ARE OFF ENJOYING THE RUGGED BACKYARD,
KIRRA GETS HER OWN PRIVATE PLAY DATE WITH DAD
AND FINDS OUT JUST HOW MAGICAL THE WINTER WOODS CAN BE.
AND NOW A "TOO CUTE" QUIZ.
WAS IT THE TENACIOUS IRISH TERRIER?
THE POWERFUL AKITA?
OR THE CLEVER WELSH CORGI?
THE ANSWER RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Narrator: THE ANSWER, THE AKITA.
THOUGH CORGIS ARE KNOWN TO LIVE LARGE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
EARLY AKITAS WERE SUCH VALUED HUNTERS,
JAPANESE RULERS WANTED THEM ALL TO THEMSELVES.
BACK AT THE CORGI RANCH...
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
...EXPERIENCED HERDING DOG KANSAS
INTRODUCES HER 9-WEEK-OLD PUPS
TO THE FARM ANIMALS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THOUGH THE PUPS ARE TOO SMALL TO DO ANY HERDING,
THEY CAN GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE HERD,
AS LONG AS THEY STAY BEHIND THE FENCE.
BUT OTIS IS ALWAYS SEEKING HIS NEXT CHALLENGE.
AND WHEN MOM'S BUSY, HE HEADS OFF TO FIND IT.
HIS TINY BROTHER CHARLIE FOLLOWS LOYALLY
WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT WHERE DARING OTIS MIGHT BE HEADED.
AND JUST LIKE THAT,
THE BOYS END UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FENCE.
OTIS TAKES IN THE NEW VIEW
AND DECIDES IT'S TIME TO TRY OUT HIS HERDING SKILLS.
[ CHICKEN CLUCKING ]
UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT THAT ENTAILS.
AND THE PUPS SOON REALIZE THEY'RE IN OVER THEIR HEADS.
[ PIG GRUNTS, SQUEALS ]
LUCKILY, MOM'S A MUCH MORE SEASONED HERDING DOG
AND HERDS HER BOYS BACK TO SAFETY.
THE PUPS MAY ONE DAY GROW UP TO BE AS SKILLED AS SHE IS.
BUT FOR NOW, SHE'S CUTTING THIS ADVENTURE...SHORT.
MEANWHILE, AT THE AKITA HOUSE,
THE 8-WEEK-OLD PUPS ARE ENJOYING A NICE, CRISP DAY IN THE WOODS.
THE THREE BOYS ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME PLAYING TOGETHER.
WHILE THEIR SISTER KIRRA IS IN GOOD COMPANY
WITH HER FAVORITE TOY.
AND AS FAR AS SHE'S CONCERNED, THAT'S COMPANY ENOUGH FOR HER.
[ KIRRA GROWLS ]
HER SOFT ORANGE FRIEND IS A PERFECT WRESTLING PARTNER,
A LAID-BACK TRAVEL COMPANION.
AND WHEN SHE DIGS, HE ALWAYS KEEPS LOOKOUT.
HE'S EVEN AN ENTHUSIASTIC CHALLENGER FOR HIDE AND SEEK.
WELL, MAYBE ENTHUSIASTIC IS A STRETCH,
BUT A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE NONETHELESS.
MEANWHILE, HER BROTHER FREDDY IS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW TO DO.
AND WHATEVER KIRRA'S DOING SEEMS LIKE FUN.
KIRRA IS QUICK TO DEFEND HER PRECIOUS FRIEND.
[ KIRRA BARKING ]
BUT IT'S NOT THE TOY FREDDY IS LOOKING TO PLAY WITH.
AND THOUGH HE MAY BE A ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE BOY,
KIRRA SUDDENLY REALIZES
THAT HER OTHER PLAYMATE'S KIND OF A COLD FISH.
AND THAT'S HOW LITTLE KIRRA JOINS HER BURLY, BUT FUN BROTHER
BACK INTO THE PACK.
THESE DAYS, THE IRISH TERRIER QUADRUPLETS
LOVE PLAYING WITH THEIR BIG BROTHER GIANNI.
BUT THIS MORNING,
THEY'RE GETTING ROUNDED UP FOR A FIELD TRIP,
AND ROWDY GIANNI'S DEFINITELY NOT INVITED.
[ DOG WHIMPERS ]
TENACIOUS ELLA WOULD RATHER STAY HERE,
BUT TODAY'S AN IMPORTANT DAY.
MOM DIVA IS RETURNING TO WORK AT THE GALLERY,
AND THE PUPS ARE COMING ALONG TO FIND OUT
IF ANY OF THEM ARE CUT OUT TO WORK THERE WITH HER.
AS GALLERY DOG, DIVA WATCHES OVER THE ART
IN A MANNER BEFITTING THE SERENE ATMOSPHERE.
[ PUPPY BARKS ]
BUT THERE'S NOTHING SERENE ABOUT 9-WEEK-OLD PUPPIES.
[ TOY SQUEAKS ]
SO FAR, DIVA'S FIRST DAY BACK AT THE PEACEFUL GALLERY
HASN'T BEEN SO PEACEFUL.
WHEN GUESTS ARRIVE, DIVA USHERS THE PUPS
TO THE BACK OFFICE TO WAIT QUIETLY.
[ PUPPY BARKS ]
DIVA FIGURES THE PUPS CAN'T MAKE TOO MUCH TROUBLE BACK THERE,
BUT SHE MAY HAVE UNDERESTIMATED ELLA,
WHO FINDS SOME NEW MISCHIEF FOR EVERYONE.
AND SOON THEY TIP THAT MISCHIEF RIGHT OVER.
[ CRASH ]
DIVA RUSHES BACK TO FIND A MESS,
AND THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION
OF WHICH PUPS ARE READY FOR GALLERY LIFE.
SO FAR, NONE.
COMING UP, OTIS AND CHARLIE EMBARK
ON THEIR NEWEST ADVENTURE.
AND GIANNI GETS A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.
[ PUPPY GROWLS ]
Narrator: BACK AT THE CORGI RANCH, THE PUPS ARE 11 WEEKS OLD.
AND TODAY MOM KANSAS IS LEADING THEM ON A NEW MISSION.
THEY'RE GOING FOR A HIKE IN THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS.
CHARLIE ISN'T SURE WHAT THESE NEW ACCESSORIES ARE FOR.
SO OTIS TRIES TO SHOW HIM.
WHILE KANSAS DEMONSTRATES FOR THE OTHERS.
LUCKILY, SHE HAS EXTRA HELP TODAY,
A CORGI FRIEND FROM ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN
TO HELP GET THE EIGHT LITTLE SETS OF LEGS
TO MOVE TOGETHER.
EVENTUALLY, KANSAS GETS HER WHOLE BROOD IN STEP.
AND WITH OTIS IN THE LEAD, THEY MAKE THEIR WAY UP.
AT ALMOST 3 MONTHS OLD,
THE CORGIS PROVE THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SIZE,
IF YOU'VE GOT DETERMINATION, YOU CAN MOVE,
OR AT LEAST CLIMB,
MOUNTAINS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR THE CORGI PUPS.
JUST 10 WEEKS AGO, THEY WERE A CUDDLY HUDDLE OF TINY NEWBORNS.
AND THOUGH THEY FACED CERTAIN PITFALLS ALONG THE WAY,
THEY WERE LED BY THEIR DETERMINATION
AND THEIR BRAVE BROTHER OTIS.
SMALLEST PUP CHARLIE HAD SOME SHORTCOMINGS.
[ CHARLIE HOWLS ]
BUT WITH A LITTLE LEGWORK AND A BOLD LEADER,
CHARLIE FOUND HIS WAY TO THE TOP.
TODAY CHARLIE AND OTIS EMBARK ON THEIR NEXT BIG EXPEDITION.
THE BROTHERS ARE THE FIRST TO MEET THEIR NEW LOVING FAMILY,
WHO WILL NO DOUBT BE WONDERFUL GUIDES
AS THE BOYS JOURNEY OFF INTO THE GREAT BIG WORLD TOGETHER.
OVER IN THE WINTRY FOREST,
THE AKITA PUPS ARE BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE STURDY YOUNG DOGS.
ONLY GIRL KIRRA IS FITTING RIGHT IN WITH HER BROTHERS.
AND SHE CAN ALMOST HOLD HER OWN
WITH HER BIGGEST BROTHER, FREDDY.
[ PUPPIES BARK, GROWL ]
ALMOST.
THIS SIBLING FOURSOME HAS COME A LONG WAY
SINCE THEIR HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.
9 WEEKS AGO, THEY WERE JUST HELPLESS, ROLY-POLY PUPS.
THE LITTLES PUP, KIRRA,
STRUGGLED TO FIND HER PLACE AMONG THREE BURLY BROTHERS.
BUT EVENTUALLY, SHE FOUND THAT PLAYING ALONE
WASN'T AS FUN AS BEING PART OF THE PACK.
AND TODAY, THE AKITA BOYS GET BRAND-NEW PACKS,
FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN TO LOVE AND CHERISH THEM.
[ LAUGHS ]
AS FOR LITTLE KIRRA, SHE'S STAYING RIGHT HERE
IN THE WINTRY WOODS WITH MOM AND DAD,
HER VERY OWN PACK TO KEEP HER WARM
THROUGH ALL THE WINTERS TO COME.
BACK AT THE IRISH TERRIER HOUSE, THE DAY IS DAMP.
BUT THAT WON'T PUT A DAMPER ON THE GOOD TIMES INSIDE.
[ PUPPIES BARKING ]
BIG BROTHER GIANNI IS BABYSITTING.
AND THOUGH THE 11-WEEK-OLD PUPS ARE GETTING BIGGER,
GIANNI REMINDS THEM THAT THEY'RE STILL NOT QUITE AT HIS LEVEL.
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
BUT BEFORE LONG, HIS CRAFTY SISTER ELLA
MANAGES TO TURN THE TABLES.
BEING SMALLER STILL HAS ITS ADVANTAGES.
IT'S BEEN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS
SINCE THE FOUR FUZZY RED PUPS ARRIVED IN THE WORLD.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
FROM THE BEGINNING, ONLY GIRL ELLA
SHOWED THE TENACITY HER BREED IS KNOWN FOR.
[ ELLA BARKS, GROWLS ]
AND SHE SOON LEARNED SHE HAD A BIG BROTHER
WHO SHARED HER PASSION FOR PERSISTENCE.
THANKS TO ELLA, THEY ALL GOT A TASTE FOR ADVENTURE.
AND TODAY, A WHOLE NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS.
HELLO. HOW YOU DOING?
HI.
THE PUPS ARE GRADUATING TO THEIR PERMANENT HOMES.
AND THEIR NEW FAMILIES ARE SURELY IN FOR GOOD TIMES
AND PLENTY OF LOVE.
COME ON, BUDDY.
BUT ELLA WILL BE STAYING AT HOME WITH GIANNI,
WHERE THE LITTLE SISTER AND BIG BROTHER
WILL ALWAYS KEEP MOM ON HER TOES.
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