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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 WITH NEW FRIENDS,
IT'S THREE UNIQUE PUPPY COMING-OF-AGE STORIES.
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
THIS IS A STORY ABOUT THE NEWEST PACK ON THE BLOCK.
[ WHIMPERING ]
JUST ONE WEEK AGO,
EIGHT ALASKAN MALAMUTE PUPS WERE BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD
BY THEIR HARDWORKING MOM, VIA.
ALASKAN MALAMUTES WERE NAMED
AFTER THE MALAMUTE TRIBE OF NORTHERN ALASKA,
AND ARE ONE OF THE OLDEST BREEDS ON RECORD.
THESE MAJESTIC AND POWERFUL DOGS
ARE AMONG THE STRONGEST ON EARTH.
A SINGLE MALE CAN PULL UP TO 3,000 POUNDS.
THE MALAMUTE'S STRENGTH, ENDURANCE,
AND ABILITY TO RUN AS A TEAM MAKE THEM IDEAL SLED DOGS.
TOUGH AS SHE MAY BE,
A GENTLE TOUCH IS REQUIRED OF VIA'S NEW JOB --
RAISING EIGHT TINY PUPPIES.
LIKE WOLVES, MALAMUTES HAVE AN EXTRA STRONG PACK MENTALITY,
AND ESTABLISH A STRUCTURED HIERARCHY FROM EARLY ON.
[ WHIMPERING ]
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THESE FIVE BOYS AND THREE GIRLS
WILL COMPETE FOR THE POSITION OF PACK LEADER.
ONE PUP, KLONDIKE,
HAS NOMINATED HIMSELF FOR THE JOB.
[ WHIMPERING ]
KLONDIKE THINKS HIS BROTHER AVALANCHE
LOOKS LIKE A GOOD TARGET.
TIME FOR A LITTLE GAME OF DOMINATION.
[ BOTH SQUEALING ]
AVALANCHE ISN'T ABOUT TO LET HIS BROTHER WALK ALL OVER HIM.
WHILE HER SIBLINGS STACK THEMSELVES UP,
FREE-SPIRITED TUNDRA FINDS HER WAY OUT OF THE PILE
TO FORGE HER OWN PATH.
HER EYES HAVEN'T OPENED YET,
SO SHE RELIES ON HER NOSE TO POINT THE WAY
AND HER TINY PAWS TO GET HER THERE.
[ WHIMPERING ]
WHO NEEDS THE RAT RACE
WHEN YOU HAVE A COMFORTABLE CORNER ALL TO YOURSELF?
DINNERTIME BRINGS ANOTHER CHANCE
TO COMPETE FOR THE TITLE OF ALPHA PUP.
AND KLONDIKE WANTS THE BEST SPOT.
TIME TO SEE WHO'S TOP DOG.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE ON TOP, THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE TO GO.
NOT FAR AWAY, IN A COZY COTTAGE TUCKED IN THE WOODS,
ANOTHER NEW MOM
IS KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE ON HER FIRST LITTER.
[ SQUEAKING ]
PHYLICIA IS A CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL,
AND WITH FIVE PUPPIES,
SHE'S TRYING HER BEST NOT TO LOOK OVERWHELMED.
THE CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL
IS NAMED FOR KING CHARLES II OF GREAT BRITAIN.
THESE DAINTY LAP DOGS
WERE BRED TO ENJOY A LEISURELY LIFE OF PLAY
WITH PLENTY OF PAMPERING.
MODERN-DAY CAVALIERS STILL HAVE THAT PLAYFUL AND GENTLE NATURE
THAT MAKES THEM IDEAL FAMILY PETS.
PHYLICIA'S NOT EXACTLY ROYALTY.
SHE'S A BELOVED PET WITH HER OWN LITTLE FAMILY TO CARE FOR --
THREE BOYS AND TWO GIRLS.
PHYLICIA'S PUPPIES SPORT TWO DIFFERENT COAT STYLES.
THE BLACK, WHITE, AND TAN PUPS ARE CALLED TRICOLORS...
...WHILE A RED-AND-WHITE COAT JUST LIKE MOM'S
IS CALLED BLENHEIM, AFTER BLENHEIM PALACE,
WHERE THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH RAISED THE BREED.
THE SMALLEST PUP IS PARIS.
HER BIGGER BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ALREADY WEIGH MORE THAN 13 OUNCES,
BUT WIGGLY PARIS BARELY TIPS THE SCALE AT 9.
SO PHYLICIA GIVES HER PETITE PUP
A LITTLE EXTRA CARE AND ATTENTION.
PARIS' BIG BROTHER PHOENIX, WITH THE SPOT ON HIS HEAD,
ISN'T AFRAID TO WANDER AWAY FROM MOM.
BUT SHE'S NOT WORRIED.
HE CAN'T SEE OR WALK YET,
SO HE WON'T GET TOO FAR.
WHEN LUNCHTIME ARRIVES,
PHOENIX DOESN'T.
HE'S SO CAUGHT UP IN HIS TRAVELS,
HE MISSES THE DINNER BELL.
SO THE CURIOUS PUP GETS A HELPING HAND
TO MAKE IT A PROPER PARTY OF SIX.
IN THE FIRST WEEK OF LIFE, THE PUPS NURSE EVERY TWO HOURS,
AN EXHAUSTING TASK FOR A MOM WHO'S USED TO A LIFE OF LEISURE.
WITH HER HECTIC FEEDING SCHEDULE,
PHYLICIA NEEDS TO SEIZE ANY BREAK SHE CAN GET.
WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS -- OR NODS OFF...
...PHYLICIA SNEAKS OFF TO HER FAVORITE ACTIVITY --
BEING A PAMPERED POOCH.
IN A PRETTY, WHITE HOUSE,
A MORE EXPERIENCED MOM IS TENDING TO HER NEW PUPPIES.
ROXY IS THE PROUD MOM OF HER THIRD LITTER.
SHE HAD SIX PUPS LAST TIME,
SO TRIPLETS SHOULD BE HALF THE WORK.
[ WHIMPERING ]
OR SO SHE HOPES.
[ WHIMPERING CONTINUES ]
TWO GIRLS, FRANCIE AND MADISON,
AND THE ONLY BOY, WOODROW.
ALREADY GIRL POWER MEANS
LITTLE BROTHER WOODROW IS OUT IN THE COLD.
DALMATIANS ARE THE ONLY SPOTTED PUREBRED DOG.
[ WHINES ]
BUT THESE PUPS SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING MISSING.
DALMATIAN PUPS ARE BORN WITH WHITE COATS,
AND THEIR SPOTS DEVELOP OVER TIME.
AT SIX DAYS, SOME FAINT SPOTS ARE MAKING THEIR MARK.
THE DALMATIAN IS AN ACTIVE, ATHLETIC BREED,
WELL-SUITED TO ALL KINDS OF JOBS.
THEY MAKE EXCELLENT GUARD DOGS, HUNTERS, AND RETRIEVERS.
BUT THEY'RE BEST KNOWN
FOR THEIR TRADITIONAL ROLE AS FIRE DOGS.
FOR OVER 200 YEARS,
DALMATIANS HAVE BEEN USED AS CARRIAGE DOGS,
THANKS TO THEIR NATURAL AFFINITY FOR HORSES.
EARLY FIRE COMPANIES USED HORSE-DRIVEN WATER WAGONS,
AND THE DALMATIAN WAS PUT TO THE TASK
OF RUNNING WITH THE HORSES ON CALL
AND HELPING THEM STAY COMPOSED AT THE SCENE OF THE FIRE.
BUT THESE TINY TRIPLETS
AREN'T READY TO GET TO WORK JUST YET.
[ SQUEALS ]
WITH JUST THREE PUPS,
THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF ROOM AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
[ WHIMPERING ]
BUT THE PUSHY SISTERS
WON'T LET WOODROW GET A PAW IN EDGEWISE.
[ WHIMPERING CONTINUES ]
BY THE TIME WOODROW MAKES IT TO THE TABLE...
HIS FLAME GOES OUT.
COMING UP NEXT...
KLONDIKE DISCOVERS A NEW WAY TO LEAD THE PACK.
[ HOWLS ]
Narrator: OVER AT THE MALAMUTE HOME,
THE PUPS HAVE DOUBLED IN SIZE
AND TRIPLED IN ACTIVITY.
[ WHIMPERING ]
IT SEEMS THEIR WOBBLY LEGS HAVE TO WORK HARDER
TO HOLD UP ALL THAT EXTRA PUPPY.
THE EIGHT PUPS ARE STARTING TO PUZZLE OUT THEIR PLACE
IN THE PUPPY HIERARCHY.
IT CAN BE TOUGH TO STAND OUT IN THIS CROWD,
BUT KLONDIKE HAS FOUND A WAY.
[ HOWLING ]
[ HOWLING ]
AND HIS SONG IS CONTAGIOUS...
...TO EVERYONE EXCEPT TUNDRA.
SHE ISN'T ONE TO FOLLOW THE CROWD.
[ HOWLING CONTINUES ]
LIKE WOLVES, MALAMUTES COMMUNICATE WITH HOWLS.
THE HOWL OF AN ADULT CAN CARRY AS FAR AS SIX MILES,
OPERATING AS A GPS SYSTEM FOR A SCATTERED PACK.
THE PACK LEADER SOUNDS OFF MOST FREQUENTLY.
AFTER FIVE OF THE PUPS DROP OUT OF THE COMPETITION,
AVALANCHE AND HIS RIVAL, KLONDIKE,
THINK THEY'VE GOT THE PIPES TO BE TOP DOG.
THE HOWL-OFF IS ON.
WITH ONE BIG BELLOW...
...AVALANCHE HAS THE LAST WORD.
AT LEAST KLONDIKE'S NOT A SORE LOSER.
AVALANCHE WON THIS ROUND,
BUT THERE ARE MORE CHALLENGES TO COME
IN THE RACE TO BE PACK LEADER.
AT THE CAVALIER COTTAGE,
BEAUTIFUL LAP DOG PHYLICIA
IS GETTING SOME MUCH NEEDED PAMPERING.
WHILE MOM IS ENJOYING HER "ME" TIME...
...A SPUNKY VISITOR HAS ARRIVED TO BABYSIT...
...THE POOPED PUPS.
SHE LOOKS A LOT LIKE MOM
BECAUSE SHE'S MOM'S KID SISTER,
BORN FROM A LATER LITTER.
CAVALIERS ARE BRED TO BE PLAYFUL COMPANIONS,
AND AT 5 MONTHS OLD,
AUNT ZSA ZSA IS ALWAYS UP FOR A PARTY.
[ WHIMPERING ]
BUT SHE'S REALIZING HER 3-WEEK-OLD NIECES AND NEPHEWS
ARE KIND OF BORING.
MAYBE THE SMALLEST PUP, PARIS, WILL BE UP TO GET DOWN.
PETITE PARIS ISN'T READY TO TAKE ON SUCH A BIG PLAYMATE,
AT LEAST NOT YET.
[ HOWLING ]
BUT HER BIG BROTHER PHOENIX
IS EAGER TO SHOW OFF FOR HIS COOL TEENAGE AUNT.
LIKE MANY TEENAGERS,
AUNT ZSA ZSA ISN'T EASILY IMPRESSED.
WELL, IF THESE PUPPIES AREN'T READY TO BE PARTY ANIMALS,
AUNT Z WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE PARTY ELSEWHERE.
OVER AT THE DALMATIAN HOUSE,
SOMETHING AMAZING HAS HAPPENED TO THE TRIPLETS.
THEIR SPOTS HAVE EXPLODED ONTO THE SCENE.
[ WHIMPERING ]
MOST DALMATIANS HAVE BLACK SPOTS,
BUT THE DALMATIAN CAN BE DOTTED IN OTHER COLORS, TOO,
LIKE DARK-BROWN LIVER COLOR.
SOMETIMES THEY EVEN HAVE LEMON OR ORANGE SPOTS.
AS THE PUPPIES GROW UP,
THEIR SPOTS CAN ALSO GROW, MULTIPLY, AND CHANGE SHAPES
UNTIL THEY REACH ADULTHOOD.
BUT THEY ALWAYS STAY THE SAME COLOR.
WITH EYES WIDE OPEN,
THE RESTLESS GIRL PUPS
ARE READY TO CHECK OUT THE WORLD BEYOND THEIR BLANKET.
FRANCIE STRIKES OUT ONTO THE COLD TILE FIRST.
[ WHIMPERING ]
HER PARTNER IN CRIME, MADISON, IS ALWAYS CLOSE BEHIND...
...LEAVING ONLY BOY WOODROW TO FIND WHATEVER BUDDY HE CAN.
[ WHIMPERING ]
A PUP'S EARS OPEN 21 DAYS AFTER BIRTH,
SO HIS 3-WEEK-OLD SISTERS CAN HEAR HIS PROTESTS.
THEY JUST CHOOSE TO IGNORE HIM.
[ WHIMPERING CONTINUES ]
BUT MOM ROXY ANSWERS HIS CRIES.
ROXY LOVES HER RESTLESS GIRLS,
BUT ONLY BOY WOODROW HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MOM'S HEART.
COMING UP NEXT...
THE CAVALIER PUPS SPY AN INTRIGUING SIGHT.
AND THE DOUBLE TROUBLE TWINS
UNEARTH NEW WAYS TO TEASE WOODROW.
Narrator: BEHIND THIS QUIET LITTLE COTTAGE
IS A LIVELY BACKYARD.
THE PUPS' MOM, PHYLICIA, AND THEIR AUNT ZSA ZSA
ARE PARTYING IT UP OUT BACK.
INSIDE, THERE'S A PARTY GOING ON FOR THE YOUNGER SET, TOO.
[ SQUEALING ]
PHYLICIA'S 5-WEEK-OLD PUPS CAN BARELY CONTAIN THEIR ENERGY.
EXCEPT FOR SHY LITTLE PARIS.
SHE PREFERS SPYING ON THE ACTION OUT THERE,
LONGING TO JOIN IN.
BUT WATCHING AND DOING ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
WHILE PARIS MAKES LIKE A WALLFLOWER,
HER SIBLINGS ARE GETTING DOWN WITHOUT HER.
PHYLICIA AND AUNT Z HAVE THE ENERGY
TO WHOOP IT UP ALL DAY LONG.
BUT INSIDE THE HOUSE,
ALL THAT PARTYING HAS POOPED THE PUPS OUT,
AND PARIS IS THE BIGGEST PARTY POOPER OF ALL.
MAYBE SOMEDAY PARIS WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH HER MOM AND AUNT Z.
IN THE MEANTIME,
PARIS AND THE REST OF THE POOPED PUPS
WILL JUST HAVE TO DREAM ABOUT IT.
BUT PARIS' BIG BROTHER PHOENIX IS A DOER, NOT A DREAMER.
HE'S READY TO GO
BUT CAN'T FIND ANYONE TO JOIN HIM.
WITHOUT A LIVING, BREATHING BUDDY,
PLAYTIME JUST ISN'T AS MUCH FUN.
SO, IF THEY WON'T PLAY WITH HIM...
[ WHIMPERING ]
...PHOENIX WILL JUST HAVE TO JOIN THEM.
AT THE DALMATIAN HOUSE,
SISTERS FRANCIE AND MADISON
ARE DEVELOPING AN APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION.
[ GROWLS ]
DALMATIANS ARE WORKING DOGS FOR A REASON.
TRUE TO THEIR BREED,
THESE TWO NEED A TASK TO FOCUS ON,
OR THEY'LL TAKE OUT THAT ENERGY ON ANYTHING IN SIGHT.
THEIR BROTHER, WOODROW, WOULD PREFER SOME PEACE AND QUIET.
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HIS SISTERS ARE GOING TO GIVE IT TO HIM.
WOODROW SETS OUT TO FIND A MORE TRANQUIL SPOT.
IT MIGHT BE QUIETER UPSTAIRS...
IF ONLY HE COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THERE.
THE ROWDY SISTERS NEED A NEW PLACE TO EXPLORE
BEFORE THEY TEAR DOWN THE HOUSE.
[ WHIMPERING ]
THE GIRLS HAVE FINALLY MET THEIR MATCH --
SCRATCHY GRASS.
THE RESTLESS TWINS PREFER TO STICK TO SOLID GROUND.
BUT A LITTLE TICKLY GRASS ISN'T SLOWING WOODROW DOWN.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HAVE TAUGHT ROXY
THAT A WELL-BEHAVED POOCH
DESERVES SOME EXTRA LOVE FROM MOM.
OVER AT THE MALAMUTE HOUSE,
THE 5-WEEK-OLD PUPS
ARE ALSO GETTING THEIR FIRST TASTE OF FRESH AIR.
MALAMUTES ARE DRAFT DOGS
AND ARE HAPPIEST WHEN PUT TO WORK.
IF THE PUPS ARE GOING TO BE PULLERS,
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START THEIR TRAINING EARLY.
CLASS BEGINS TODAY
AND BRINGS ANOTHER CHANCE
FOR THE PACK LEADER TO CLAIM HIS PLACE.
LESSON ONE -- GETTING USED TO A HARNESS.
GOOD GIRL.
MOM VIA MODELS THEIR NEW OUTERWEAR.
TOP HOWLER AND CURRENT ALPHA PUP AVALANCHE
TAKES TO HIS NEW GEAR IMMEDIATELY.
HIS TOP COMPETITOR KLONDIKE LESS SO.
THAT'S IT.
BUT BEFORE THE PUPS CAN PRACTICE PULLING,
THEY NEED THE NEXT IMPORTANT LESSON --
HOW TO FOLLOW COMMANDS.
AFTER ALL, A SLED TEAM CAN'T PULL A THING
IF THEY DON'T LISTEN.
TODAY'S TEST -- COME AND GET THE SQUEAKY TOY.
THE PACK IS READY FOR ACTION, MORE OR LESS.
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
Woman: COME ON, PUP! COME ON! COME ON!
Narrator: AVALANCHE IS THE FIRST PUP TO ANSWER THE CALL.
KLONDIKE'S HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
Woman: COME ON, PUPS.
Narrator: HIS LEGS ARE NOT.
COME ON, PUP PUP. COME ON.
KLONDIKE NEEDS TO WORK HARDER IF HE WANTS TO BE ALPHA PUP.
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
COME ON, PUP, PUP, PUP, PUP, PUP.
THERE'S ONE LITTER MATE
WHO ISN'T TRYING TO BE ALPHA ANYTHING.
WHILE HER SIBLINGS FINISH TODAY'S LESSON,
LONE WOLF TUNDRA WOULD RATHER BLEND INTO THE SCENERY.
COMING UP NEXT...
A LITTLE COLD WATER CAN'T DAMPEN THE DALMATIANS' FIERY SPIRITS.
Narrator: AT THE DALMATIAN HOUSEHOLD,
7-WEEK-OLD FRANCIE AND MADISON
HAVE CLEARLY OVERCOME THEIR DISTASTE FOR GRASS,
BUT THEIR "NO BOYS ALLOWED" CLUB IS STILL GOING STRONG.
WOODROW'S JUST HAPPY TO STAY OUT OF THEIR WAY.
[ GROWLING ]
ON A HOT SUMMER DAY, THESE PUPS NEED A NEW WAY
TO CHANNEL THAT ENERGY AND STAY COOL,
SO TODAY IS THE DAY THE TRIPLETS GET THEIR FEET WET.
[ BARKS ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
DESPITE ALL HER FEISTINESS,
MADISON'S NOT READY FOR SUCH DEEP WATERS.
SHE'D RATHER DIP INTO THE KIDDIE POOL.
FRANCIE'S FEELING BRAVE AROUND THE BIG POOL...
...BUT NOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO GET IN,
NO MATTER HOW BADLY SHE WANTS HER TOYS.
WITH HIS SISTERS THROWING IN THE TOWEL,
WOODROW SEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE
THAT MAYBE SOMETIMES BOYS RULE.
WITH A SINGLE LEAP,
WOODROW PROVES THAT HIS FOCUS IS SPOT ON.
AT THE MALAMUTE HOME,
THE 7-WEEK-OLD PACK IS TAKING OVER THE YARD.
BUT COMPETITION FOR THE ALPHA DOG SPOT
IS HEATING UP.
AVALANCHE ALREADY CONSIDERS HIMSELF TOP DOG,
BUT HIS BROTHER KLONDIKE ISN'T ABOUT TO TAKE THAT SITTING DOWN.
AS THE CURRENT PACK LEADER,
AVALANCHE GETS TO CLAIM ANY PRIZE HE DESIRES FROM THE YARD.
STEALING ANOTHER PUP'S PRIZE IS ONE WAY TO ESTABLISH DOMINANCE.
SO, IF KLONDIKE WANTS TO OVERTHROW HIS BROTHER,
HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO WIN THIS GAME OF TWIG-O-WAR.
TO THE VICTOR GO THE SPOILS.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, KLONDIKE FINDS HIMSELF IN THE TOP SPOT.
INSIDE THE COZY CAVALIER COTTAGE,
MOM PHYLICIA IS ENJOYING ANOTHER GROOMING SESSION.
MEANWHILE, HER FIVE PLAYFUL PUPS
ARE SAMPLING THE DELIGHTS OF THE BACKYARD.
BIG BROTHER PHOENIX IS EAGER TO TAKE ON THE GREAT OUTDOORS
AND HIS BROTHER.
BUT HIS LITTLE SISTER PARIS
WOULD PREFER A RETURN TICKET TO THE GREAT INDOORS.
NO MOM...
NO COZY BLANKET...
...NO THANK YOU.
THE ROMPING AROUND LOOKS LIKE FUN,
BUT THE CAVALIER PUPS HAVE AN IMPORTANT LESSON TO LEARN --
HOW TO PLAY NICELY WITH FRIENDS.
WHEN WRESTLING,
THE PUPS LET EACH OTHER KNOW WHAT'S FUN...
[ YIPPING ]
...AND WHAT'S NOT.
LIKE A LOT OF BOYS, THE BROTHERS' DEFINITION OF FUN
CAN GET A LITTLE ROUGH SOMETIMES.
[ YIPPING ]
AND LITTLE PARIS IS TOO DAINTY TO JOIN IN.
PERHAPS THERE'S A CERTAIN BIG GIRL
WHO CAN SHOW LITTLE PARIS HOW PLAYTIME IS DONE.
COMING UP NEXT...
AVALANCHE AND KLONDIKE REV UP FOR A FINAL SHOWDOWN.
AND NOW FOR A "TOO CUTE" QUIZ.
IS IT THE ADORABLE CAVALIERS,
THE UNIQUE DALMATIANS,
OR THE HANDSOME MALAMUTES?
THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU.
Narrator: THE ANSWER?
THE DALMATIAN,
BECAUSE THESE DOGS ARE COVERED IN SPOTS,
MUCH LIKE THE TRADITIONAL BRITISH CHRISTMAS DESSERT.
DEEP IN THE WOODS,
SHY LITTLE PARIS IS STILL ON THE SIDELINES,
WHILE PHOENIX IS ENJOYING SOME ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE PLAY
WITH HIS BROTHER.
[ GROWLING ]
JUST BECAUSE A PUP'S A PLAYFUL BREED
DOESN'T MEAN PLAYING COMES EASILY.
LUCKILY, HELP HAS ARRIVED
TO DRAW PARIS ONTO THE PLAYGROUND --
AUNT ZSA ZSA.
FROM TASTY TWIGS...
...TO SQUEAKY SQUIRRELS...
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
...AUNT Z's TOYS DO LOOK AWFULLY TEMPTING.
AT LAST, PARIS STEPS UP, JOINS IN,
AND DISCOVERS JUST HOW FUN AN AUNT AND PLAYTIME CAN BE.
ONCE PARIS BREAKS OUT OF HER SHELL,
IT'S LIKE SHE'S A BRAND-NEW PUP.
SHE CAN EVEN GO PAW-TO-PAW WITH HER BROTHER PHOENIX
AND BECOME ONE OF THE GANG.
A FEW MILES AWAY, THE DALMATIAN TRIPLETS
ARE EMBARKING ON THEIR FIRST JOURNEY AWAY FROM HOME.
TODAY, THE PUPS WILL BE JOB SHADOWING
AT THE LOCAL FIREHOUSE.
19th-CENTURY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
USED DALMATIANS TO CALM THEIR HORSES
AND ALSO TO GUARD THEIR EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT.
THOUGH MODERN-DAY TRUCKS NO LONGER NEED PROTECTION...
THE SPOTTED DOG REMAINS A FAITHFUL COMPANION TO FIREMEN.
A DALMATIAN NAMED MALTESE WORKS AT THIS FIREHOUSE,
AND THIS DEPARTMENT
IS LOOKING TO ADD ONE MORE MASCOT TO ITS TEAM.
DOUBLE-TROUBLE GIRLS FRANCIE AND MADISON
WASTE NO TIME SHOWING OFF THEIR SPECIALTY --
MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM.
[ GROWLING ]
[ BARKING ]
WOODROW, WHO'S MORE OF A GENTLEMAN,
QUIETLY AND CAREFULLY TAKES IT ALL IN.
WHEN IT'S TIME TO TRY OUT A FIREDOG'S MOST IMPORTANT JOB,
KEEPING THE FIREMEN COMPANY,
WOODROW IS ALREADY RIGHT AT HOME.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
BUT WHEN DUTY CALLS,
THE JOB IS BEST LEFT TO THE BIG DOGS FOR NOW.
AT THE MALAMUTE HOUSE,
TOUGH MOM VIA IS SUITING UP TO GET BACK IN SHAPE.
LUCKILY, SHE HAS EIGHT CHEERLEADERS TO ROOT HER ON.
PULLING IS FUN FOR A STRONG WORKING DOG.
IN SUMMERTIME, A TIRE STANDS IN FOR A SLED,
AND THIS SLED DOG IS READY FOR ACTION.
VIA'S ADORING AND ADORABLE FANS
CAN'T WAIT TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE EQUIPMENT.
THE PUPS ARE STILL TOO SMALL TO PULL HEAVY WEIGHT,
BUT THEY NEED TO GET USED
TO HAVING SOMETHING TIED TO THEIR HARNESS.
THE GOAL OF TODAY'S EXERCISE IS TO PULL YOUR TOY
FROM ONE END OF THE YARD TO THE OTHER.
WHILE THESE PACK ANIMALS ARE IN TRAINING TO WORK AS A TEAM,
EVERY TEAM NEEDS A LEADER.
FOR NINE WEEKS, KLONDIKE AND AVALANCHE
HAVE COMPETED FOR THE ALPHA DOG POSITION.
AVALANCHE IS READY TO GIVE KLONDIKE A RUN FOR HIS DOUGHNUT.
WHILE HER BROTHERS ARE ENTANGLED IN BATTLE,
LONE WOLF TUNDRA STRAPS IN FOR HER TURN.
IT TAKES A FEW TRIES, BUT...
[ SMOOCHES, CHUCKLES ]
...SHE FINDS HER INNER SLED DOG.
MAYBE WHAT THIS PACK NEEDS IS A GIRL AT THE TOP.
COMING UP NEXT...
ONE DALMATIAN PUP MAKES A SPECIAL FRIEND,
AND THE MALAMUTES MEET SOME NEW PACKMATES.
Narrator: AT THE DALMATIAN HOUSE,
THE ROWDY GIRLS, FRANCIE AND MADISON,
ARE, UH, HELPING WITH THE YARD WORK.
WHILE THE GIRLS ARE OCCUPIED,
WOODROW TAKES ADVANTAGE OF SOME ALONE TIME WITH MOM.
JUST TWO MONTHS AGO,
THE TRIPLETS ENTERED THE WORLD SPOT-FREE
AND BURSTING WITH ENERGY.
[ WHIMPERS ]
[ TOY SQUEAKING ]
DOUBLE-TROUBLE TWINS FRANCIE AND MADISON
HAVE BEEN SIDE BY SIDE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
WHILE HIS SISTERS WERE TOO BUSY BEHAVING BADLY,
WOODROW HAS QUIETLY PROVEN HIS POTENTIAL
AS A WORTHY WORKING DOG.
TODAY, ONE OF THE PUPS WILL MOVE ON
TO A VERY SPECIAL NEW HOME.
OH HO.
Narrator: THIS LOCAL FIREFIGHTER
SCOUTED THE PUPS ON VISITING DAY,
AND HE'S HERE TO CHOOSE THE NEXT FIREHOUSE MASCOT.
AWW, HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO.
MM.
IT'S WOODROW,
WHOSE CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED PERSONALITY
IMPRESSED THE LOCAL FIREMAN.
THE RAMBUNCTIOUS SISTERS
WILL BE LOVABLE, HIGH-ENERGY FAMILY PETS EVENTUALLY.
MOM HAS TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME
WHIPPING THESE GIRLS INTO SHAPE.
IT'S A BIG DAY AT THE CAVALIER COTTAGE.
PARIS AND HER SIBLINGS ARE ABOUT TO MEET THEIR NEW FAMILIES,
AND THE FUN-LOVING PUPS WANT TO LOOK THEIR BEST.
BUT PHOENIX WOULD RATHER PLAY THAN GET GUSSIED UP.
ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO,
PHOENIX WEIGHED LESS THAN A POUND
BUT HAD A BIG APPETITE FOR FUN.
TINY PARIS, ON THE OTHER HAND,
WAS TOO TIMID TO JOIN IN ALL THE PUPPY GAMES.
WITH SOME HELP FROM AUNT ZSA ZSA,
PHOENIX AND PARIS HAVE BECOME THE PERFECT PLAYMATES.
TODAY, PHOENIX FINDS A NEW FRIEND TO CALL HIS OWN,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THESE TWO WILL GET ALONG JUST FINE.
AS FOR PARIS,
THE REFORMED WALLFLOWER HAS A NEW PLAY GROUP,
AND IT'S GAME ON.
AT THE ALASKAN MALAMUTE HOME, THE PACK HAS A NEW LEADER.
TOP DOG TUNDRA IS ALLOWED TO WIN ALL TUSSLES AT PLAYTIME,
WHILE HER BROTHERS AVALANCHE AND KLONDIKE
HAVE CALLED A TRUCE.
JUST TWO MONTHS AGO,
THE MALAMUTES WERE AN EIGHT-PACK OF FUR BALLS.
TUNDRA WAS THE LONE WOLF,
WHILE KLONDIKE AND AVALANCHE
DREAMED OF BEING HEAD OF THE PACK.
[ HOWLING ]
BUT TUNDRA SURPRISED THEM ALL,
AND, WITH HER GENTLE CONFIDENCE, TOOK THE TITLE.
NOW THERE'S A NEW LITTLE PACKMATE
HOPING TO MAKE TUNDRA NUMBER ONE...
YEAH.
GIVE HIM A KISS.
...IN HER HEART.
KLONDIKE AND AVALANCHE
WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN TO PULL TOGETHER WITH THEIR NEW PACK.
Girl: WHEE!
Narrator: A PUPPY'S JOURNEY HAS MANY TWISTS AND TURNS.
YOU EXCITED?
BUT SHE'LL ALWAYS FIND HER WAY
BACK TO HER PACK.
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