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[ BARKS ]
Narrator: WELCOME TO A WORLD WHERE CUDDLY KNOWS NO BOUNDS...
[ WHIMPERS ]
...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...
[ BARKS ]
...IT'S THREE UNIQUE PUPPY COMING-OF-AGE STORIES.
[ WHIMPERS ]
AND THEY'RE AWE-INSPIRINGLY ADORABLE.
BECAUSE THESE PUPPIES ARE JUST TOO LOVEABLE...
TOO DETERMINED...
TOO CUTE.
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
THE STORY BEGINS OUT ON A COUNTRY RANCH
WHERE A SPECIAL DOG NAMED TIKAANI LIVES.
TIKAANI IS A CHINOOK,
A SLED DOG WHOSE NAME IN INUIT MEANS
"WARM WINTER WINDS."
THE CHINOOK IS ONE OF THE RAREST BREEDS OF DOG IN THE WORLD.
WITH LITTLE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BREED,
THEY'RE A HIDDEN SECRET.
AND EACH YEAR,
ONLY ABOUT 100 CHINOOK PUPPIES ARE BORN.
AND THESE ARE FOUR OF THEM...
[ WHIMPERS ]
...THREE GIRLS AND ONE BOY BORN JUST SEVEN DAYS AGO.
THIS IS KAYA.
AS A BLACK-AND-TAN CHINOOK, SHE'S EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
USUALLY, THIS BREED HAS A TAWNY COAT.
HER BROTHER, AND THE ONLY BOY, IS NANOOK.
BACK IN THE EARLY 1900s,
CHINOOKS WERE BRED BY POLAR EXPLORERS
TO BE SUPER SLED DOGS.
ALONG WITH OTHER PEDIGREES,
BREEDERS INTERMIXED THE HUSKY, KNOWN FOR ITS SPEED,
WITH THE STRONG AND RESILIENT MASTIFF
TO ACHIEVE THE PRESENT-DAY CHINOOK.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERS ]
SHE MIGHT BE BUILT FOR HARDY WORK,
BUT RIGHT NOW, TIKAANI HAS A GENTLER TASK --
LOOKING AFTER HER PUPS.
BUT KEEPING FOUR SQUIRMY PUPS IN ONE PLACE ISN'T ALWAYS EASY.
BLACK PUP KAYA DOESN'T NEED MOM'S HELP.
SHE'S THE TOUGH PIONEER.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
AT 7 DAYS OLD, SHE CAN'T EXACTLY WALK,
BUT THAT WON'T STOP HER.
SHE GETS AS FAR AS SHE CAN WITH A WIGGLE.
ONLY BOY NANOOK
IS LOOKING FOR A BREAK FROM HIS NOISY SISTERS...
[ WHIMPERING CONTINUES ]
...SO HE GOES EXPLORING, TOO,
AND STAKES HIS CLAIM TO A SOLO SPOT
WHERE GIRLS AREN'T INVITED.
NOT FAR AWAY LIVES ANOTHER NEW MOM,
LABRADOODLE MADISON,
WHO JUST GAVE BIRTH TO THIS PUP...
AND THIS PUP...
AND SIX MORE.
MOM MADISON'S GOT HER WORK CUT OUT.
AS THE NAME SUGGESTS,
LABRADOODLES ARE A CROSS BETWEEN A LABRADOR RETRIEVER
AND A STANDARD POODLE.
WITH THE GOOD-TEMPERED NATURE OF THE LABRADOR
AND THE LOW-SHEDDING APPEAL OF THE POODLE,
LABRADOODLES ARE QUICKLY GAINING IN POPULARITY.
THE TWO BREEDS BRING TOGETHER AN INTERESTING HISTORY.
LABRADORS WERE BRED BY FISHERMEN IN NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA,
IN THE 1700s.
THE DOGS WERE STRONG SWIMMERS
AND USED BY THE FISHERMEN TO HELP PULL IN THEIR NETS.
THE POODLE WAS ALSO BRED TO BE A WATER RETRIEVER.
THEIR HAIRCUT ISN'T JUST FOR SHOW.
IT'S TO KEEP THEM STREAMLINED YET WARM IN THE WATER.
WITH HELP FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE FAMILY TREE,
IT'S NO SURPRISE
THAT THE LABRADOODLE IS A SUPER SWIMMER.
BUT THESE DAYS,
MADISON ISN'T GETTING MUCH POOL TIME.
SHE'S STUCK INSIDE ON MOMMY DUTY.
MOM'S CREAM COAT AND DAD'S CHOCOLATE COLORING
HAVE PRODUCED A VARIED BUNCH --
FOUR CHOCOLATE PUPS,
TWO BLACK, AND TWO CREAM.
[ PUPPY WHIMPERS ]
ROCKY IS THE BIGGEST OF THE FAMILY
AND STANLEY THE SMALLEST.
NEWBORN PUPS MUST FEED 12 TIMES A DAY
TO KEEP THEIR GROWTH ON TRACK.
BIGGEST PUP ROCKY HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS.
HE TAKES CARE OF NUMBER ONE,
AND THAT MEANS ALL THE DINNER HE CAN GET.
BUT LITTLE STANLEY IS MISSING HIS MEAL.
SEEMS HE'D RATHER CUDDLE WITH MOM THAN EAT.
[ WHIMPERS ]
TO GROW UP BIG AND STRONG,
STANLEY NEEDS TO SLEEP LESS AND EAT MORE.
MOM MADISON WAKES HER LITTLEST GUY UP
AND TRIES TO HELP HIM GET BACK IN THE GAME.
WHEN YOUR BROTHER'S TWICE YOUR SIZE,
YOU BETTER GET IT BEFORE IT'S ALL GONE.
OUT IN A COZY HOUSE IN THE WOODS,
EIGHT IS ALSO THE MAGIC NUMBER
FOR THIS LITTER OF LONG AND LOW DACHSHUND PUPPIES.
[ BARKS ]
THE AVERAGE DACHSHUND LITTER IS FOUR PUPS,
SO FOR MOM TINA,
JUST KEEPING TRACK OF THIS DOUBLE BATCH IS A FULL-TIME JOB.
THEY MIGHT ALL LOOK ALIKE, BUT MOM KNOWS WHO'S WHO.
THESE PUPS ARE NICKNAMED HOT DOGS FOR GOOD REASON.
AT 10 INCHES,
THEY'RE TWICE THE LENGTH OF MOST PUPPIES THEIR AGE.
THAT LENGTH COMES IN HANDY FOR HUNTING IN BURROWS.
DACHSHUND MEANS "BADGER DOG" IN GERMAN,
AND THEY WERE BRED IN MEDIEVAL TIMES
TO CHASE THOSE CRITTERS OUT OF THEIR HOLES.
MOM TINA'S LONG BODY
ALSO SERVES AS A SPACIOUS DINING TABLE.
WHILE SOME DINERS GET IN LINE FOR THEIR MEAL,
OTHERS FIND MORE NOVEL WAYS TO DINE.
[ WHIMPERING ]
THIS IS ROLLO,
AND ROLLING IS WHAT HE DOES.
MAYBE HE INHERITED HIS STUNT SKILLS FROM MOM.
SHE MIGHT NOT LOOK IT, BUT TINA'S AN ATHLETE.
SHE'S A WIENER RACER.
YES, A WIENER RACER.
AND A CHAMPION TO BOOT.
WIENER RACING IS A POPULAR SPORT FOR DACHSHUND FANS,
WHERE DOGS COMPETE IN A HOT-DOG BUN FUN RUN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
PEPPY LITTLE ROLLO COULD BE A FUTURE WIENER-RACE PRO.
[ BARKS ]
BUT NOT IF HIS BROTHER HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
THIS IS PICKLE.
AND WHATEVER ROLLO DOES, PICKLE WANTS TO DO BETTER.
GUESS IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY
FOR A DOSE OF BROTHERLY COMPETITION.
COMING UP, THE CHINOOK PUPS DIVE RIGHT IN...
AND BUDDING ATHLETE ROLLO STARTS HIS TRAINING.
Narrator: OVER AT THE COUNTRY RANCH,
THE FOUR RARE CHINOOK PUPPIES ARE NOW 3 WEEKS OLD
AND WEIGHING IN AT AROUND 3 POUNDS EACH.
TO BECOME STRONG SLED DOGS,
THESE PUPS SHOULD BE PUTTING ON A POUND AND A HALF EACH WEEK.
THAT'S A LOT OF GROWING.
[ WHIMPERING ]
SO TODAY, THEY'RE GETTING A HIGH-PROTEIN PUPPY SUPPLEMENT --
GOAT'S MILK,
WHICH IS EASIER TO DIGEST THAN COW'S MILK.
IT HELPS THE PUPS TO BE WEANED OFF MOM TIKAANI'S MILK
AND GETS THEM USED TO FEEDING FROM A BOWL.
BLACK PUP KAYA CHARGES RIGHT IN,
LEADING HER NOISY SISTERS TO THE PRIZE.
[ ALL WHIMPERING ]
AND SHE'S NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT TABLE MANNERS.
KAYA MAKES THIS MEAL LOOK GOOD ENOUGH TO SHARE,
BUT NANOOK IS MISSING THE TREAT.
HE'S GOT HIS OWN QUIETER PLANS FOR THE AFTERNOON --
BITING AN ITCH...
WHICH HE CAN'T QUITE FIND.
OVER AT THE COZY HOUSE IN THE WOODS,
ALL IS QUIET FOR THE DACHSHUND PUPS' AFTERNOON SIESTA.
AT 3 WEEKS OLD, THEIR EYES HAVE NOW OPENED,
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO KEEP THEM OPEN.
ONE PUP, HOWEVER, IS WIDE AWAKE AND READY FOR SOME ACTION.
NO MORE ROLLING FOR ROLLO.
HE'S LEARNING TO MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE USE
OF HIS SIGNATURE STUBBY LEGS.
[ WHIMPERS ]
AND WHEN THIS ATHLETE'S IN TRAINING,
NO HURDLE IS TOO DAUNTING.
[ WHIMPERING ]
NOW THAT BROTHER PICKLE IS AWAKE,
HE'S READY TO JOIN THE TRAINING SESSION.
BUT AS A BUDDING ATHLETE,
PICKLE'S NOT BRINGING HIS "A" GAME.
OUT IN THE BACKYARD,
MOM TINA IS GETTING HER WORKOUT, TOO.
CHAMPIONS CAN'T LET THEIR FITNESS SLIDE.
BUT AFTER THAT MANY BUNS IN THE OVEN,
THIS BUN DOESN'T FIT SO WELL.
MAYBE SHE'LL BE IN THE BLEACHERS AT THE RACE THIS YEAR.
FOR NOW, SHE'LL FOCUS ON A NEW AMBITION --
TO BE A CHAMPION MOM.
BACK AT THE LABRADOODLE MANOR,
THE PUPS ARE NOW 3 WEEKS OLD,
AND MOM MADISON IS TAKING THEM OUTSIDE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
FOR SOME ALFRESCO DINING.
ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE ROCKY DEMANDS A V.I.P. SEAT UP TOP...
...AND HE'S NOT SHY ABOUT CUTTING IN LINE...
...WHILE LITTLE STANLEY IS JUST HUNGRY FOR MOM'S ATTENTION.
[ WHIMPERING ]
[ MADISON BARKS ]
LUNCH IS OVER, AND MADISON'S READY FOR ACTION.
AFTER 3 WEEKS STUCK INSIDE,
SHE'S EAGER TO RETURN TO HER FAVORITE HOBBIES --
FETCHING HER FAVORITE PINK BALL
AND TAKING A DIP IN THE FAMILY POOL.
AND IT'S NEVER TOO SOON TO SHARE HOBBIES WITH YOUR KIDS.
LITTLEST LABRADOODLE STANLEY SEES THE BALL ALL RIGHT.
HE'S JUST NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
IT SEEMS THESE PUPS WILL HAVE TO BE MOM'S PLAYMATES ANOTHER DAY.
[ WHIMPERS ]
COMING UP, THE DACHSHUND PUPS ARE ON THE MOVE.
AND THE LABRADOODLES ATTEMPT THEIR FIRST DOGGY PADDLE.
Narrator: AT THE DACHSHUND HOUSE,
THE PUPS ARE NOW 5 WEEKS OLD.
THEIR COORDINATION HAS IMPROVED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
ROLLO THE ATHLETE MAY BE LOW TO THE GROUND,
BUT HE'S HIGH IN ENERGY.
THIS PUP'S ALWAYS IN TRAINING.
[ WHIMPERS ]
RIVAL PICKLE LIKES TO TAKE HIS BROTHER ON.
AND HE'S NOT AFRAID OF PLAYING DIRTY.
SOON, THEY TAKE THEIR TRAINING SESSION OUTSIDE,
SWAPPING INDOOR TRACK FOR CROSS-COUNTRY FIELD.
FOR THESE LOWRIDERS,
GRASS CAN SEEM MORE LIKE A FOREST THAN A FIELD.
BUT ROLLO SHOWS ALL THE MAKINGS OF A LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER...
...LEAVING RIVAL PICKLE IN HIS DUST.
[ WHIMPERS ]
AS A COOLDOWN, ROLLO PRACTICES HIS SIGNATURE STUNT.
13 INCHES LONG AND AN INCH OFF THE GROUND,
THIS HOT DOG WAS BORN TO ROLL.
WHILE THE PUPS ARE TRAINING AT HOME,
MOM TINA'S OFF TO THE WIENER RACE SHE WON LAST YEAR.
THIS TIME, SHE'S A SPECTATOR.
[ DOG BARKS ]
AS A BLUE RIBBON HOLDER,
TINA IS QUITE THE LOCAL CELEBRITY.
AND HOBNOBBING WITH HER RACE PALS
IS A NICE BREAK FROM MINDING THE KIDS.
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
EVEN IF SHE CAN'T COMPETE,
SHE CAN STILL CHEER ON HER FRIENDS.
Man: ALL RIGHT!
Narrator: BACK HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE RACES,
TINA HAS A TREAT FOR HER PUPPIES.
THEY'RE NOT READY YET TO BE RACERS LIKE HER,
BUT AT LEAST THEY CAN GET A GLIMPSE OF THE GEAR.
[ WHIMPERING ]
IT SEEMS PICKLE IS PARTIAL TO MUSTARD ON HIS HOT DOG.
OVER AT THE CHINOOKS' RANCH,
THE PUPS ARE NOW 5 WEEKS OLD
AND READY TO TAKE THEIR FIRST TRIP OUT TO THE YARD.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
AS SLED DOGS,
CHINOOKS WORK ON SNOWY ALPINE SLOPES.
SO KAYA AND HER SISTERS
WASTE NO TIME CLIMBING THIS MINI MOUNTAIN,
AND THEY MAKE A BIG DEAL OF ANNOUNCING THEIR CONQUEST.
[ ALL WHIMPERING, BARKING ]
NANOOK RETREATS TO A QUIET VALLEY,
AWAY FROM THE ROWDY SISTERHOOD,
UNTIL MOM TIKAANI GIVES HER ONLY SON A PEP TALK.
[ BARKING ]
SO NANOOK PROVES TO HIS SISTERS
IF THEY CAN SCALE A PEAK,
THEN SO CAN HE.
OVER AT THE LABRADOODLE HOUSE,
IT'S A BIG DAY FOR THE EIGHT PUPS.
AT 5 WEEKS OLD,
THESE WATER RETRIEVERS ARE READY TO GET THEIR PAWS WET.
ROCKY, THE BIGGEST PUP, IS A NATURAL.
AND THE OTHER PUPS SHOW OFF THEIR AQUATIC DNA.
LITTLEST PUP STANLEY IS THE LAST TO TAKE A DIP.
MAYBE HE'S MISSING THE SWIMMING GENE.
BUT IT TURNS OUT HE'S GOT SOME PEP IN HIS PADDLE...
...WHICH HE PROUDLY SHOWS OFF TO BEEFY BROTHER ROCKY.
BUT WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET OUT,
LITTLE STANLEY IS AT A DISADVANTAGE,
AND BIG OLD ROCKY'S ONLY OUT FOR HIMSELF.
[ WHIMPERING ]
LUCKILY, THERE'S A HELPING HAND.
AND LITTLE STANLEY GETS A WELL-EARNED CUDDLE
AFTER A VERY ADVENTUROUS DAY.
COMING UP, PICKLE FIGHTS THROUGH A WARDROBE MISHAP.
Narrator: AT THE CHINOOKS' COUNTRY RANCH,
THE PUPS ARE NOW 7 WEEKS OLD AND GROWING IN INDEPENDENCE.
NATURALLY, KAYA THE BRAVE LEADS THE WAY
WHILE HER ROWDY SISTERS FOLLOW
AND ONLY BOY NANOOK IS A FEW STUMBLES BEHIND.
[ BARKING ]
AS SLED DOGS,
CHINOOKS HAVE TO LEARN TO WORK AS A PACK.
PUPPIES, LIKE CHILDREN, LEARN AS THEY PLAY.
WHILE BOLD KAYA AND HER SISTERS
PROVE THEMSELVES BOISTEROUS TEAM PLAYERS...
[ WHIMPERING ]
...NANOOK IS QUIETLY DOING HIS OWN THING.
BUT SISTER KAYA DOESN'T LET HIM STRAY FOR LONG.
AND NANOOK JOINS HIS SISTERS AND THEIR SLED-DOG TEAM.
OUT OF SNOW SEASON,
CHINOOKS LOVE TO STAY IN SHAPE EVEN WITHOUT A SLED.
AND TODAY MOM TIKAANI AND THE PUPPIES' AUNT SUKA
ARE GIVING BRAVE KAYA HER FIRST DRIVING LESSON.
THIS IS A SPORT CALLED BIKEJORING,
DERIVED FROM THE NORWEGIAN WORD FOR "DRIVING."
IT'S ONE OF MANY CANINE PULLING SPORTS,
INCLUDING DOG-DRIVEN SKIS, SCOOTERS, AND CARTS.
STUDENT DRIVER KAYA TAKES IN ALL THE TECHNIQUES.
NEXT TIME, IT'LL BE HER TURN AT THE END OF THE REINS.
BUT FOR NOW,
THIS SLEEPY EXPLORER IS HAPPY FOR THE SLED TO BE A BED.
OVER AT THE DACHSHUND HOUSE,
THE PUPS ARE NOW 7 WEEKS OLD AND READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD.
[ BARKING ]
DACHSHUNDS ARE KNOWN FOR BEING SMALL DOGS
WITH A BIG-DOG STATE OF MIND.
TRUE TO HIS BREED,
ROLLO IS BITING OFF MORE THAN HE CAN CHEW.
SIZE DOESN'T MATTER WHEN YOUR ATTITUDE STANDS TALL.
BUT WHEN ROLLO'S GOT SOMETHING,
OF COURSE, RIVAL PICKLE WANTS IT, TOO.
THIS TIME, PICKLE SNATCHES THE PRIZE.
[ PUPPIES BARKING ]
WIENER RACER MOM, IN HER SPORTING STRIPES,
BRINGS A DISTRACTION FROM THE SWAMP.
BEFORE THESE MINI RACERS HIT THE TRACK,
THEY NEED TO TRY OUT THE MINI EQUIPMENT.
NATURAL ATHLETE ROLLO
SUITS UP FIRST IN HIS SNACK-SIZED BUN...
...AND SHOWS PROMISING FORM.
RIVAL PICKLE CAN'T HIDE HIS JEALOUSY
AND TAKES IT OUT ON ROLLO'S NEW UNIFORM.
[ GROWLING ]
BUT ONCE IT'S PICKLE'S TURN TO GET SUITED UP...
...HE FINDS OUT THAT THE TRACKSUIT CAN FIGHT BACK.
GUESS EVERY NAUGHTY PUP GETS HIS JUST DESSERTS.
BACK AT THE LABRADOODLE HOUSE,
THE PUPS ARE NOW 7 WEEKS OLD
AND READY FOR A GRADUATION FROM THE PUPPY POOL
TO THE BIG-DOG POOL.
[ MADISON BARKING ]
IT'S POOL PARTY TIME.
FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORS HAVE ALL BEEN INVITED.
[ DOG BARKING ]
AND THE PARTY GUESTS DIVE RIGHT INTO THE FUN.
GUEST OF HONOR IS SPRY GRANDMA AMBER,
A LABRADOR RETRIEVER.
SHE MIGHT BE 70 DOG YEARS OLD,
BUT THIS SENIOR'S NOT READY TO RETIRE JUST YET.
WHILE ROCKY HOGS THE V.I.P. LOUNGER,
LITTLEST LABRADOODLE STANLEY HAS GOT COLD PAWS
ABOUT THE SIZE OF THAT BIG POOL.
BUT A SPECIAL PARTY OUTFIT MAKES THINGS EASIER.
AND STANLEY PROVES YOU CAN BE SAFE AND STYLISH AT THE POOL.
COMING UP, THE SLED DOGS TRY TO PULL THEIR FIRST SLED.
AND THE LABRADOODLES MEET A DAZZLING STRANGER.
AND NOW FOR A "TOO CUTE" QUIZ.
WHICH OF THE THREE BREEDS
WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST OLYMPIC MASCOTS?
WAS IT AN ATHLETIC CHINOOK,
A GAME-LOVING LABRADOODLE,
OR A SPEEDY DACHSHUND?
THE ANSWER RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Narrator: WHICH OF THE THREE BREEDS
WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST OLYMPIC MASCOTS?
THE ANSWER -- A DACHSHUND.
THE MASCOT OF THE 1972 MUNICH GAMES
WAS A CHARACTER NAMED WALDI.
IN HIS HONOR, THE MARATHON ROUTE WAS SHAPED LIKE A DACHSHUND.
TODAY AT THE CHINOOK RANCH, THE PUPS HAVE A SPECIAL VISITOR.
THIS IS THEIR DAD, TOM.
HE LIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
SO THEY'RE MEETING HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME.
[ WHIMPERING ]
NANOOK CAN'T HIDE HIS EXCITEMENT.
[ BARKS ]
AT LAST THERE'S ANOTHER GUY AROUND
TO EVEN OUT THE NUMBERS.
[ NANOOK BARKING ]
[ BARKS ]
DAD'S HERE FOR A REASON.
TODAY IS A RITE OF PASSAGE FOR THE CHINOOK PUPS.
AT 9 WEEKS,
THESE SLED DOGS ARE READY TO PULL THEIR FIRST SLED.
WELL, THEY'VE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE.
FEARLESS KAYA IS NATURALLY THE FIRST UP.
GETTING PUPS USED TO THE FEEL OF A HARNESS
IS A BIG PART OF TRAINING A SLED DOG.
KAYA'S RUNNING MATE IS HER ONLY BROTHER, NANOOK,
WHO USUALLY LIKES TRAVELING SOLO.
TODAY, THIS MISMATCHED BROTHER AND SISTER
MUST TRY TO WORK AS A TEAM.
KAYA AND NANOOK GET THEIR ASSIGNMENT --
DELIVER LUNCH.
BUT IT SEEMS THE PUPS CAN'T AGREE
ON THE BEST DELIVERY ROUTE...
...WHICH IS BAD NEWS FOR MOM AND DAD'S MEAL.
BUT AFTER A FEW TRIES,
THE SIBLINGS FINALLY PULL TOGETHER AS A PACK...
...AND DELIVER THEIR FIRST MEAL --
WHATEVER'S LEFT OF IT.
AND THESE WORKING PUPS HAVE ALSO EARNED LUNCH FOR THEMSELVES.
NOT FAR AWAY, THE EIGHT LABRADOODLE PUPS
ARE ALSO ENJOYING THE SUNNY DAY.
ONE OF THE MOST PRIZED FEATURES OF THE LABRADOODLE
IS THEIR SOFT, FLEECY COAT.
PART OF WHAT MAKES THEIR FUR SO SPECIAL
IS THAT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY FUR AT ALL.
IT'S HAIR,
WHICH MEANS THEY'RE PERFECT PETS FOR PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIES.
BECAUSE THEY SHED VERY LITTLE,
TO KEEP THEIR COAT FROM MATTING, THEY NEED REGULAR GROOMING.
AND AT 9 WEEKS OLD,
THE LABRADOODLE PUPS ARE INDULGING THE POODLE IN THEM
WITH THEIR FIRST TRIP TO THE DOGGY DAY SPA.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING, BARKING ]
Woman: SO SMOOTH!
Narrator: BIGGEST PUP ROCKY STAGES AN ANTI-SPA PROTEST.
[ BARKS ]
BUT HIS TOUGH-GUY ATTITUDE IS SOON DAMPENED...
...WHILE LITTLE STANLEY IS THE PERFECT STYLING MODEL...
...MAKING STYLISH MOM MADISON PROUD.
WHEN IT COMES TO HAIRSTYLING, ROCKY MAKES HIS MESSAGE CLEAR --
DON'T MESS WITH THIS DOODLE'S 'DO.
[ BARKS ]
OKAY.
GOOD BOY. IT'S OKAY.
AND HE DOESN'T SEE THE NEED FOR A PEDICURE, EITHER.
BUT THEN PAMMY THE SALON POODLE...
+[ ALBUM SCRATCHES ]
...BRINGS A WELCOME DISTRACTION.
NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING NEW.
PINK DOGS AREN'T EXACTLY A DIME A DOZEN.
PAMMY'S RAISED THE BAR FOR LOOKING SLICK AT THE SALON.
LUCKY THE TWO BROTHERS ARE LOOKING SHARP THEMSELVES.
BACK AT THE DACHSHUND HOUSE,
THE PUPS ARE NOW 9 WEEKS OLD AND MORE ACTIVE THAN EVER...
...WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME FOR THEIR BIGGEST TEST YET...
HERE YOU GO.
...THEIR FIRST RACE.
AT THE STARTING GATE, ROLLO STICKS TO KETCHUP RED
AND RIVAL PICKLE TO MUSTARD YELLOW.
BUT BEFORE THE RACE HAS EVEN STARTED,
PICKLE IS UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS.
BUT MOM TINA WON'T STAND FOR FOUL PLAY ON HER WATCH.
AND THEY'RE OFF.
ROLLO AND PICKLE ARE NECK AND NECK.
IT'S A CLOSE CALL BETWEEN THEM
AS THEY APPROACH THE FINISH LINE.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
GUESS NO ONE TOLD THESE ATHLETES
YOU NEED TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE.
COMING UP, LITTLE STANLEY MAKES A NEW FRIEND...
...AND THE WIENER PUPS HAVE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.
Narrator: OVER AT THE LABRADOODLE HOUSE,
THERE'S EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR.
[ MADISON BARKS ]
THE PUPS ARE 11 WEEKS OLD,
AND TODAY, THEY'RE MEETING THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
BIGGEST PUP ROCKY
SHOWS HIS NEW FAMILY HIS RUFFIAN STREAK...
[ LAUGHS ]
OH!
...AS WELL AS HIS SOFTER SIDE.
AND LITTLEST LABRADOODLE STANLEY ALSO GETS A BOY OF HIS OWN
TO GIVE HIM ALL THE LOVE AND PROTECTION HE NEEDS.
ONLY 10 WEEKS AGO,
MADISON'S LITTER OF 8 PUPPIES WERE HELPLESS NEWBORNS.
[ WHIMPERS ]
FROM THE BEGINNING,
BIGGEST PUP ROCKY THREW HIS WEIGHT AROUND.
LITTLE STANLEY WASN'T BORN WITH THE SAME BRAVADO...
...BUT HE SHOWED SOME PLUCK ALONG THE WAY.
THE NEXT CHAPTER OF ROCKY'S STORY IS JUST BEGINNING.
Woman: BYE.
BYE.
BYE. THANK YOU.
Narrator: AND BEFORE STANLEY GOES TO HIS FOREVER HOME,
HE SHOWS OFF HIS SWIMMING SKILLS TO HIS NEW FAMILY.
MOM MADISON COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD.
OH, MY GOSH. LOOK AT THIS.
NO LOOKING BACK FOR THE LITTLEST LABRADOODLE.
THE BEST ADVENTURES LIE AHEAD.
OVER AT THE CHINOOK RANCH, AT 11 WEEKS OLD,
THE SLED PUPS NOW RULE THEIR BACKYARD TERRITORY.
ONLY BOY NANOOK IS NO LONGER OUT IN THE COLD...
...AND PACK LEADER KAYA IS STARTING TO WONDER
WHAT LIES BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF HER BACKYARD.
[ WHIMPERS ]
SHE'LL FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH.
TODAY, THE PUPS WILL GO TO THEIR NEW HOMES.
IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR THE CHINOOK PUPS.
FROM THE START, BRAVE KAYA SHOWED HER SLED-DOG SPIRIT
WITH BOLD, FLEDGLING STEPS.
[ WHIMPERING ]
SOLO BOY NANOOK STARTED LIFE
LOOKING FOR SOME PEACE AND QUIET.
BUT ALONG THE WAY, HE TEAMED UP WITH HIS BOISTEROUS SISTERS
AND LEARNED TO PULL HIS WEIGHT.
MOM TIKAANI HAS RAISED PUPS TO BE PROUD OF.
[ BARKS ]
HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
NANOOK WON'T BE THE ONLY BOY IN HIS NEW PACK.
HELLO, LITTLE MAN.
HEY. HI.
THANK YOU. BYE.
THANK YOU.
HE'S SO READY.
Narrator: AND KAYA'S NEW FAMILY COMES WITH TWO YOUNG EXPLORERS
WHO WILL JOIN HER IN ALL HER ADVENTURES TO COME.
AT THE DACHSHUND HOUSE,
THE PUPS HAVE MORE FRIENDS THAN THEY EVER DREAMED POSSIBLE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHILDREN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
IT'S A BIG DAY, BECAUSE AT 10 WEEKS OLD,
THESE MINI WIENERS ARE READY TO MOVE ON TO THEIR NEW HOMES.
COME ON, DOGGY!
Narrator: THIS IS A FAMILY OF RACING FANS,
AND THEY WANT THE PUPPY THEY CHOOSE
TO LIKE RACING, TOO.
AND THE PUPS ARE HAPPY TO GIVE IT ONE MORE GO
BEFORE HITTING THE ROAD.
NATURAL ATHLETE ROLLO AND HIS SCRAPPY RIVAL PICKLE
HAVE HAD A FEW WEEKS OF PRACTICE AND ARE NOW EXPERT RACERS.
READY, SET, GO!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
THERE'S NOT MUCH BETWEEN THEM
TILL FIRM FAVORITE ROLLO BREAKS AHEAD AND GOES FOR GOLD...
...THEN BITES THE DUST,
LETTING UNDERDOG PICKLE WIN.
BUT PICKLE'S LEARNED SOME SPORTSMANSHIP,
AND THE BROTHERS CROSS THE FINISH LINE UNITED,
MUCH TO MOM TINA'S PRIDE.
IN THE 10 WEEKS SINCE THEIR HUMBLE BEGINNINGS,
TINA'S PUPS HAVE COME A LONG WAY.
FROM THE START,
ROLLO AND PICKLE WENT HEAD TO HEAD.
AND THEY HAD THEIR DIFFERENCES ALONG THE WAY.
[ GROWLING ]
BUT NOW ROLLO AND PICKLE GET TO COME TOGETHER
AND SHARE A VICTORY.
WHOO!
FUTURE RACERS OR NOT,
BOTH BROTHERS HAVE WON OVER THEIR PLAYMATES,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE ROLLO AND PICKLE
WILL STAY SIDE BY SIDE.
YOU READY TO GO HOME?
Narrator: THE ROAD AHEAD IS BEST TAKEN TOGETHER.
Woman: BYE.
BYE!
SEE YOU.
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