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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.
FROM THEIR FIRST TRIUMPHANT CALLS TO THE WILD...
[ PUPPY 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.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
IN A SMALL TOWN LIES A QUAINT HOUSE
THAT'S JUST WELCOMED SOME ADORABLE NEW RESIDENTS --
FOUR BEAGLE PUPS.
[ PUPPY WHINES ]
THOUGH THE SIX-DAY-OLD PUPS CAN'T SEE OR HEAR YET,
THEY'RE ALREADY TAKING IN THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE A BEAGLE, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NOSE.
A BEAGLE'S SENSE OF SMELL
IS OVER 40 TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN A HUMAN'S.
THIS MAKES THEM
EXCELLENT HUNTING AND SEARCH-AND-RESCUE DOGS.
THEY EVEN HAVE THEIR OWN UNIT
IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE --
THE BEAGLE BRIGADE
THAT INSPECTS LUGGAGE FOR ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES.
THEY'RE ALSO LESS INTIMIDATING THAN LARGER WORKING DOGS
BECAUSE THEY'RE SO, WELL, ADORABLE.
AND THESE THREE GIRLS AND ONE BOY NAMED ROO
ARE NO EXCEPTION.
AS THE ONLY BOY, ROO OFTEN FINDS HE'S THE ODD MAN OUT.
HE'S ALSO THE RUNT OF THE LITTER,
BORN ONLY HALF THE SIZE OF HIS LARGEST SISTER, XENA,
SO HE'LL NEED PLENTY OF FOOD TO HELP HIM CATCH UP IN SIZE.
AND RIGHT NOW, ROO IS BUSY LOOKING FOR LUNCH.
[ PUPPY WHINING ]
LUCKILY, MOM JACKEE
CAN SMELL HUNGRY PUPS FROM SEVERAL ROOMS AWAY.
BUT IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.
AND ROO GOT THERE TOO LATE.
[ PUPPY WHINES ]
HE WAITS HIS TURN PATIENTLY.
AND HE WAITS SOME MORE.
WOW. HIS SISTERS SURE ARE HUNGRY.
FINALLY, THE GIRLS HAVE HAD THEIR FILL,
BUT BEFORE ROO CAN HAVE HIS LUNCH,
MOM HEADS OFF FOR A BREAK.
NEW MOTHERHOOD IS EXHAUSTING.
FORTUNATELY,
A HELPING HAND DELIVERS A WARM, NUTRITIOUS MEAL JUST FOR HIM,
WHICH ROO ENJOYS TO THE LAST DROP.
NOW, WITH A FULLY TUMMY,
THE SATISFIED PUP REJOINS THE PACK,
FITTING RIGHT IN TO THE PERFECT RUNT-SIZED COZY SPOT.
NOT FAR AWAY, IN A NEATLY MANICURED HOME,
LIVES THIS NEATLY MANICURED DOG NAMED ANGEL,
A 3-YEAR-OLD BICHON FRISE.
THOUGH SHE GETS GROOMED WEEKLY,
ANGEL DOES HER OWN TOUCH-UPS IN BETWEEN
TO GET HER COAT TO JUST THE WAY SHE LIKES IT.
IN FRENCH, "BICHON FRISE" MEANS "SMALL DOG WITH CURLY HAIR."
AS DESCENDANTS OF THE SWEET-NATURED WATER SPANIEL
AND THE ELEGANT STANDARD POODLE,
BICHONS ARE WIDELY ADMIRED
FOR THEIR SOFT, WHITE, COTTONY COATS.
AND ANGEL HERE IS ACCUSTOMED TO BEING ADMIRED.
SHE COMES FROM A LONG LINE OF PRIZE-WINNING SHOW DOGS...
...A LINE WHICH MAY HAVE JUST GOTTEN LONGER,
SINCE ANGEL HAS WELCOMED FIVE LITTLE PRIZES OF HER OWN --
THREE BOYS AND TWO GIRLS.
[ PUPPIES WHINING ]
AT FIVE DAYS OLD, THEY CAN'T SEE OR HEAR,
AND THEY DON'T YET HAVE THEIR SIGNATURE FLUFFY COATS,
SO THEY'RE A LONG WAY FROM THE SHOW RING.
BUT IF ANY OF THEM ARE GOING TO GROW UP TO BE SHOW DOGS,
IT'S NEVER TOO SOON TO GET STARTED.
THE FIRST STEP IS GROWING BIG AND STRONG,
AND THIS LITTLE GUY IN BLACK, NAMED PRINCE, IS DOING HIS PART.
EVEN WHEN HE'S FULL,
HE HOLDS ON TO A PRIME SPOT AT THE TABLE.
AND ALL THAT EATING IS PAYING OFF.
PRINCE IS THE BIGGEST OF THE FIVE PUPS.
OF COURSE, "BIG" IS A RELATIVE TERM.
THERE'S ANOTHER PUP WHO COULD BE THE GROUP'S RISING STAR.
LITTLE ROSIE, IN YELLOW, SEEMS TO SET HERSELF APART.
WHEN THE OTHERS PILE UP FOR NAP TIME,
ROSIE GOES HER OWN WAY.
PERHAPS SHE'S THE FUTURE CHAMPION OF THE BUNCH.
NO STAR WAS EVER BORN BY BLENDING IN WITH THE CROWD.
[ PUPPY WHINES ]
IT'S TOO SOON TO TELL IF ANY OF THESE PUPS
ARE DESTINED TO BE SHOW DOGS LIKE THEIR MOM.
BUT AS FAR AS ANGEL'S CONCERNED,
ALL FIVE OF HER LITTLE ONES ARE ALREADY ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
NOT FAR FROM THE FLUFFY BICHONS
LIVES A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF DOG.
STRONG, SWIFT DOBERMAN PINSCHERS WERE FIRST BRED IN 1890
BY THE GERMAN TAX COLLECTOR LOUIS DOBERMAN
TO SERVE AS BODYGUARDS.
THESE OBEDIENT DOGS HAVE BEEN SERVING THE MILITARY
AND WORKING AS GUARD DOGS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD EVER SINCE.
BUT DESPITE THEIR TOUGH-DOG REPUTATION,
THEY HAVE A SOFTER SIDE,
AND WELL-TRAINED DOBERMANS MAKE GREAT FAMILY PETS,
LIKE 3-YEAR-OLD ANYA,
THE PROUD PROTECTOR OF THIS HOME.
ANYA IS AS GENTLE AS CAN BE
WHEN IT COMES TO HER LOVED ONES...
[ LAUGHTER ]
...WHICH IS A GOOD THING,
BECAUSE ANYA JUST ADDED SOME MORE LITTLE ONES
TO THE FAMILY --
THESE THREE PUPS, PLUS THIS ONE, AND THIS ONE...
[ PUPPY BARKS ]
...THIS ONE,
THESE TWO, AND THREE MORE.
BUT WHO'S COUNTING?
WELL, ANYA IS,
BECAUSE THE FIRST-TIME MOM NOW HAS A DOZEN MOUTHS TO FEED.
[ PUPPIES WHINING ]
AND SO FAR, SHE'S HANDLING IT LIKE A CHAMP,
ALBEIT A TIRED ONE.
THOUGH THEY'RE JUST FOUR DAYS OLD,
THE PUPS ALREADY HAVE THAT TOUGH DOBERMAN SPIRIT.
[ PUPPY WHINING ]
THIS LITTLE GUY, NAMED BOSCO, IS SHOWING HIS TENACIOUS SPIRIT
BY GUNNING FOR HIS SISTER'S PLACE ON THE BLANKET.
[ PUPPY SQUEALING ]
BUT SHE'S NO PUSHOVER, EITHER.
EVENTUALLY, THEY END UP RIGHT BACK WHERE THEY STARTED,
AND PINT-SIZED TOUGH GUY BOSCO MOVES IN ON SOMEONE ELSE'S SPOT.
WHEN IT COMES TO MEALTIME, IT'S EVERY PUP FOR HIMSELF.
AND IN A LITTER OF 12,
NOT EVERYONE GETS A SEAT AT THE TABLE.
LITTLE DOT IS THE SMALLEST OF THE BUNCH,
AND SHE HAS NO INTEREST IN BEING A PART OF THE LUNCHTIME FRAY,
SO, WHILE THE OTHERS DUKE IT OUT,
GENTLE DOT WAITS IT OUT.
FINALLY, THE WHOLE GANG IS FED AND TIRED...
...GIVING DOT THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE HER WAY IN
AND ENJOY A PEACEFUL LATE LUNCH ALL TO HERSELF.
COMING UP, LITTLE RUNT ROO FINDS HIS BEAGLE HOWL.
[ PUPPY HOWLING ]
AND THE DOBERMANS MAKE A PUPPY PYRAMID
WHICH NO ONE WANTS TO BE ON THE BOTTOM OF.
Narrator: BACK AT THE BEAGLE HOUSE,
THREE IS DEFINITELY NOT A CROWD.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS THAT FOUR IS,
AND RUNT OF THE LITTER AND ONLY BOY ROO
IS OFTEN LEFT OUT.
[ PUPPY WHINES ]
WHEN ROO DOES MANAGE TO GET ATTENTION,
IT'S USUALLY FROM BIG SISTER XENA,
WHO LIKES TO REMIND LITTLE ROO WHO'S IN CHARGE.
[ PUPPY HOWLS ]
BUT THREE-WEEK-OLD ROO WON'T LET HIS BOSSY SISTERS GET HIM DOWN.
HE DECIDES TO GO OFF ON HIS OWN
AND TAKE HIS WOBBLY LEGS OUT FOR A SPIN.
BEAGLES USE THEIR NOSE LIKE A COMPASS.
BUT WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION IS WHAT,
A COMPASS ISN'T MUCH HELP.
[ PUPPY WHINES ]
SOON, ROO SPOTS A CAVE,
WHICH LOOKS LIKE A GOOD PLACE TO EXPLORE.
BUT BEFORE LONG, HE REALIZES JUST HOW FAR AWAY HE IS.
ON THE HUNT, BEAGLES VOCALIZE WHEN THEY SPOT PREY.
THEY ALSO HOWL WHEN THEY'RE EXCITED OR DISTRESSED.
[ PUPPY HOWLING ]
UNFORTUNATELY, ROO'S SISTERS AREN'T EXACTLY QUICK TO RESPOND.
[ HOWLING CONTINUES ]
LUCKILY, MOM JACKEE IS,
AND SHE KNOWS JUST THE WAY TO SAVE HIM.
SHE SIMPLY POINTS ROO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
AND LETS HIM FOLLOW HER SCENT TRAIL BACK...
...JUST IN TIME FOR LUNCH.
MEANWHILE, AT THE BICHON FRISE HOUSE,
GLAMOROUS MOM ANGEL WATCHES OVER HER LITTLE ONES,
QUITE PROUD OF ALL THEIR NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
AT THREE WEEKS, THEIR EYES ARE OPEN
AND THEY'RE UP ON THEIR FEET.
[ PUPPY WHINING ]
BUT THERE'S AN EVEN MORE EXCITING CHANGE IN THE AIR,
OR, MORE SPECIFICALLY, IN THE HAIR.
THE PUPS ARE GETTING THEIR SIGNATURE FLUFFY COATS,
WHICH IS A CLEAR SIGN TO MOM ANGEL
THAT A GOOD GROOMING IS IN ORDER.
MOM STARTS WITH LITTLE BOY PRINCE.
IF THIS IS WHAT BEING A SHOW DOG IS ALL ABOUT,
HE'S SURE TO BE A CHAMPION.
WHEN MOM MOVES ON TO THE NEXT,
PRINCE DOES A LITTLE TOUCHING-UP ON HIMSELF.
BUT HIS SISTER ROSIE HAS HER OWN AGENDA.
SHE'S DECIDED THAT IT'S TIME TO PRACTICE HER STRUT,
AWAY FROM HER SIBLINGS
AND AWAY FROM HER TURN AT THE GROOMING STATION.
ONE DAY, ROSIE CAN BE A STAR IN THE SHOW RING.
BUT FOR NOW, MOM IS THE STAR OF THIS SHOW.
AND SHE SAYS IT'S GROOMING TIME FOR ALL.
BACK AT THE DOBERMAN HOUSE,
THE DOZEN PUPS ARE TWO WEEKS OLD,
AND MOM ANYA IS HARD AT WORK KEEPING THEM ALL FED.
[ PUPPIES BARKING ]
FEEDING A DOZEN YOUNGSTERS IS TOUGH WORK,
EVEN FOR A DOBERMAN.
AND TINY DOT ALWAYS SEEMS TO MISS OUT.
WITH 12 PUPS AND ONLY 10 SPOTS AT THE TABLE,
MEALS MUST BE SERVED IN TWO SHIFTS,
AND DOT WOULD RATHER WAIT FOR THE SECOND
THAN GET PUSHED AROUND BY HER SIBLINGS.
SO, WHEN THE OTHERS ARE GETTING A LUNCHTIME CLEANUP,
DOT GETS FED UNDER THE TABLE.
[ PUPPY BARKING ]
WITH ALL OF HER PUPS FED AND BATHED,
THE NEW MOM OF 12 DECIDES IT'S TIME
FOR HER TO GET SOME EXERCISE AND SOME MUCH-DESERVED SILENCE.
WITH MOM GONE,
THE PUPPIES MAKE A GIANT PILE TO KEEP COZY AND WARM.
BUT WITH EVERY ACTIVITY IN THIS BIG BROOD,
THERE'S BICKERING.
EVERYONE WANTS THE SPOT AT THE TOP OF THE PILE.
DOT KNOWS SHE'S LIKELY TO END UP ON THE BOTTOM,
SO SHE AVOIDS THE PILE ALTOGETHER,
WHICH LEAVES HER OUT IN THE COLD.
BUT THEN A FRIENDLY HOUSEMATE COMES BY,
AND SHE KNOWS A THING OR TWO
ABOUT MAKING A LITTLE GIRL FEEL WARM AND SAFE.
AS THE 11 FUTURE TOUGH DOGS DRIFT OFF IN THEIR WARM PILE,
GENTLE DOT SETTLES IN TO DO THE SAME
ON A SOFT, COZY PILE MADE JUST FOR HER.
COMING UP, TINY DOT GETS A PRIVATE TOUR OF THE YARD.
AND THE BEAGLE PUPS DISCOVER A COZY COTTAGE IN THE WOODS.
Narrator: TODAY AT THE BEAGLE HOUSE,
A NEW DOOR IS OPENING.
IT'S THE PUPS' FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE.
BIGGEST GIRL XENA BRAVELY LEADS THE WAY
WITH HER SISTERS HOT ON HER TRAIL.
AND THEN THERE'S ROO,
THE LITTLE RUNT WHO'S ALWAYS A STEP BEHIND.
A RATHER BIG ONE, AT THAT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY,
HIS THREE SISTERS AREN'T WAITING AROUND FOR THEIR LITTLE BROTHER.
AT FIVE WEEKS,
THE PUPS' SIGNATURE HOUND EARS ARE LONG ENOUGH TO DO THEIR JOB,
STIRRING UP SCENTS
AND DELIVERING THEM UP TO THEIR NOSES.
AND HERE IN THE YARD, THERE ARE ENDLESS NEW SMELLS TO DISCOVER.
SINCE ROO IS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH THE GIRLS,
HE DECIDES TO JUST FOLLOW HIS NOSE.
BUT WITH SO MANY NEW SMELLS, HE ENDS UP A BIT TURNED AROUND.
[ PUPPY WHINES ]
JUST AS HE'S READY TO GIVE UP,
ROO PICKS UP A FAMILIAR SCENT.
HE FOLLOWS IT STRAIGHT TO A COZY COTTAGE,
WHERE, INSIDE, ALL THREE SISTERS ARE SOUND ASLEEP.
SOMETHING ABOUT IT JUST SMELLS SO GOOD,
AND BEFORE LONG, HE'S SNOOZING, TOO.
LITTLE DO THE PUPS KNOW THEY'VE STUMBLED ON MOM'S SUMMER HOUSE.
GUESS BEING IN THE DOGHOUSE ISN'T ALWAYS A BAD THING.
OVER AT THE BICHON FRISE HOUSE, MOM ANGEL IS ON A BREAK,
WHILE HER FIVE FLUFFY PUPS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE NAPPING
IN THEIR BED.
[ PUPPY WHINING ]
BUT, AT SIX WEEKS OLD, THEY'VE GOT OTHER PLANS.
NATURAL SHOWMAN PRINCE
IS PUTTING ON QUITE THE PERFORMANCE.
BUT THESE FUN PROPS
WERE MEANT TO BE SHARED WITH HIS ADORABLE COSTARS.
ROSIE IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO STAND OUT IN THE CROWD,
AND SOMETIMES THAT REQUIRES GETTING BACK IN
AFTER EVERYONE ELSE HAS COME OUT.
BUT IN A SHOW RING, A DOG IS NEVER TRULY ALONE.
BEHIND EVERY GREAT CHAMPION IS A HANDLER.
THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE PLAYTIME,
TUNING IN TO VISUAL HAND CUES IS ACTUALLY PART OF TRAINING.
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK ON BALANCE LATER.
FOR NOW, THEY'LL STICK TO THE BASICS,
LIKE HOW TO STAND LIKE A CHAMPION.
WHEN DOGS ARE PRESENTED IN THE RING,
THEY MUST STAND WITH THEIR HEADS FORWARD,
LEGS STRAIGHT, AND TAILS HELD HIGH.
KNOWN AS "STACKING,"
THIS POSE SHOWS OFF THE DOG'S BEST FEATURES FOR THE JUDGES.
AND SO FAR,
LITTLE PRINCE IS STANDING AS REGAL AS HIS NAME.
BUT HIS SISTER ROSIE LIKES TO DO THINGS HER WAY.
LUCKILY, WITH A FACE LIKE THAT,
YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH ALMOST ANYTHING.
BACK AT THE DOBERMAN HOUSE,
THE PUPS HAVE HAD A GROWTH SPURT --
ALL EXCEPT FOR LITTLE DOT, WHO IS STILL WAITING FOR HERS.
HER 11 BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ARE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THEIR INNER DOBERMANS.
LED BY TOUGH GUY BOSCO,
THEY'RE ALL LOOKING FOR SIBLINGS TO WRESTLE...
...WHILE TINY DOT CHOOSES A LESS COMBATIVE OPPONENT.
BUT AS THE PUPPIES GET BIGGER, THE ROOM GETS SMALLER,
AND DOT FINDS IT HARDER AND HARDER
TO STAY CLEAR OF THE MAYHEM.
SEEMS IT'S TIME FOR A LITTLE MORE SPACE.
MOM ANYA LEADS THE DOBERMAN DOZEN
TO THEIR FIRST TRIP OUTDOORS...
[ PUPPY WHINES ]
...WITH TINY DOT BRINGING UP THE REAR...
...SLOWLY BRINGING UP THE REAR.
WHILE THE OTHERS GO STRAIGHT FOR THE GRASS...
...GENTLE DOT STAYS PUT ON THE PATIO.
MEANWHILE, BOLD BROTHER BOSCO
IS TESTING OUT HIS GUARD-DOG STANCE.
IT'S A NATURAL INSTINCT FOR DOBERMANS
TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY.
BUT TINY DOT FINDS THE TALL SEA OF GREEN A BIT DAUNTING.
[ PUPPY WHINING ]
LUCKILY, HELP ROLLS IN AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME.
IT SURE IS NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE GENTLE AROUND.
FRIENDS CAN HELP MAKE THE BIG WORLD FEEL A LITTLE COZIER.
COMING UP, ROSIE TAKES THE LEAD ON HER WALK.
AND THE BEAGLE PUPS GET INTO THINGS THEY SHOULDN'T.
Narrator: OVER AT THE BEAGLE HOUSE,
MOM JACKEE TAKES HER 8-WEEK-OLD PUPS
OUT ON A SPECIAL EXPEDITION --
A SCAVENGER HUNT FOR TREATS.
THIS IS A FUN, SAFE WAY
FOR THE PUPS TO INDULGE THEIR HUNTING INSTINCTS.
THE GIRLS PUT THEIR NOSES TO THE GROUND.
NOTHING WILL STOP THEM FROM FINDING THOSE TREATS.
AND THAT NOTHING INCLUDES THEIR BROTHER, ROO,
WHO, AS USUAL, IS OFF BY HIMSELF.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE,
THE GIRLS HAVE SNIFFED OUT A FEW TREATS.
BIGGEST PUP XENA IS FIRST TO REAP THE REWARDS,
WITH HER SISTERS CLOSE BEHIND.
IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER,
BUT, EVENTUALLY, ROO GETS CLOSE --
CLOSER THAN HE KNOWS.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE'S INTERCEPTED BY XENA.
[ PUPPY WHINES ]
MOM JACKEE ANNOUNCES GAME OVER...
[ DOG BARKS ]
...AND CALLS EVERYONE BACK IN LINE.
HIS SISTERS RUN FOR MOM,
BUT ROO TAKES ONE MORE SNIFF FOR BURIED TREASURE...
...AND FINDS IT IN A PLACE ONLY A LITTLE RUNT COULD FIT.
THE BICHON PUPS ARE GROWING FLUFFIER BY THE DAY,
AND, AT EIGHT WEEKS OLD, THEY GET A CHANGE OF SCENERY...
...A PUPPY PLAYGROUND IN THE BACKYARD BUILT JUST FOR THEM.
THE FLUFFY PUPS GET RIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS,
FIGURING OUT HOW ALL THESE NEW TOYS AND TUNNELS WORK.
PRINCE FINDS A PERFECT PLATFORM TO PRACTICE HIS SHOW-DOG FORM.
AND BEFORE LONG, HE'S SHARING THE STAGE WITH HIS SIBLINGS.
BUT ROSIE DOESN'T LIKE TO BLEND IN WITH THE CROWD,
SO SHE CHOOSES TO SIT THIS ONE OUT.
PERHAPS A PRIVATE LESSON WILL HELP HER GET MOVING.
IN COMPETITIONS, DOGS MUST WALK IN STEP WITH THEIR HANDLERS
AND BE RESPONSIVE TO CUES FROM THE LEASH.
Woman: COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT.
BUT ROSIE ISN'T CONCERNED WITH TAKING CUES.
SHE PREFERS TO GIVE THEM.
AT SEVEN WEEKS,
THE DOBERMANS HAVE TRIPLED IN SIZE SINCE BIRTH,
WHICH MEANS THEY EAT TRIPLE THE FOOD.
IT'S ENOUGH TO KEEP ANY MOM ON HER TOES.
BUT TODAY, THEY'RE READY FOR A BIG MILESTONE --
THEIR FIRST MEAL NOT SERVED BY MOM.
EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT,
ESPECIALLY MOM.
BUT IT'S 12 PUPS TO ONE BOWL,
AND DOT CAN'T BE SURE THERE WILL BE A SECOND SHIFT THIS TIME,
SO SHE TRIES TO BE CREATIVE AND MAKE HER WAY IN.
BUT IT'S NOT SO EASY.
THANK GOODNESS FOR FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES.
ONCE DOT'S IN,
SHE USES EVERYTHING SHE'S GOT TO STAY IN.
FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THE LITTLEST DOBERMAN OF THE DOZEN DOMINATES DINNER.
COMING UP, THE BEAGLES PUT THEIR NOSES TO THE TEST,
AND THE BICHONS GET GUSSIED UP.
AND NOW A "TOO CUTE" QUIZ.
IS IT THE DETERMINED BEAGLE,
THE PROTECTIVE DOBERMAN PINSCHER,
OR THE LOVABLE BICHON FRISE?
THE ANSWER WHEN WE RETURN.
Narrator: THE ANSWER -- THE DOBERMAN PINSCHER,
WHICH CAME IN FIFTH OUT OF 110 BREEDS LISTED,
BASED ON EVALUATIONS FROM DOG-OBEDIENCE JUDGES.
AT EIGHT WEEKS OLD, THE BEAGLE PUPS
ARE PUTTING THEIR POWERFUL NOSES TO THE TEST.
SINCE MANY BEAGLES WORK AS SCENT-DETECTION DOGS,
THIS IS A FUN TRAINING EXERCISE.
MOM JACKEE IS ONLY TOO DELIGHTED
TO SHOW THE PUPS WHAT TODAY'S EXERCISE ENTAILS.
THE GOAL IS SIMPLE -- TO FIND THE HIDDEN TREAT.
THE PUPS ARE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE BOXES.
THEY CAN SMELL SOMETHING.
THEY'RE JUST NOT SURE WHAT OR WHERE IT IS.
EVENTUALLY, XENA HONES IN ON THE PRIZE...
...WHICH TASTES EVERY BIT AS DELICIOUS AS IT SMELLED.
ROUND TWO IS A LUGGAGE TEST,
AND THE GIRLS DIG RIGHT IN AGAIN.
BUT WHEN ROO TRIES TO GET INVOLVED,
XENA REPORTS THIS SUITCASE HAS ALREADY BEEN CLAIMED.
[ PUPPY BARKS ]
ROO GETS ONE LAST CHANCE.
FOR THE FINAL ROUND, THE PUPS MUST FOLLOW THEIR NOSES
TO THE TREAT HIDDEN IN ONE OF THE BUCKETS.
WHILE HIS SISTERS ARE FIGHTING OVER THE TREATS,
ROO GETS THIS GAME ALL TO HIMSELF.
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
SOON, BIG XENA BARGES IN
AND TAKES THE PRIZE RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER HIS NOSE.
BUT ROO'S NOT GOING TO LET HER GET AWAY WITH IT THIS TIME.
[ PUPPIES GROWLING ]
SHE MAY BE BIGGER,
BUT HE'S GIVING HER A RUN FOR HER MONEY.
WHEN IT COMES TO HARD-EARNED TREATS,
THIS RUNT PROVES THAT HE'S NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH.
TODAY'S A BIG DAY FOR THE 10-WEEK-OLD BICHONS FRISES.
IT'S THEIR FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE.
THEY'RE GOING TO A FAVORITE PLACE FOR FLUFFY DOGS --
THE SALON.
AND THEY CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
THE PUPS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FLUFF
FOR THE BICHON SHOW CUT JUST YET,
BUT THEIR FIRST SALON GROOMING WILL GET THEM ON THEIR WAY
TO THAT POWDER-PUFF LOOK.
BECAUSE FUN-LOVING BICHONS DON'T SHED,
THEY MUST BE WASHED AND GROOMED REGULARLY
TO KEEP UP THEIR GOOD HEALTH AND GORGEOUS APPEARANCE.
UNFORTUNATELY,
THE ROAD TO GETTING GORGEOUS ISN'T ALWAYS PRETTY.
PRINCE BRAVES THE ELEMENTS LIKE A PRO.
AND WHILE ROSIE'S A BIT MORE RESISTANT...
...SHE EVENTUALLY WARMS UP TO GETTING DOLLED UP.
AND WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE,
THIS POUFY PARTY OF FIVE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY PICTURE...
...PERFECT.
AT SEVEN WEEKS OLD,
THE DOBERMAN DOZEN SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS THEY CAN IN THE YARD,
THE PERFECT PLACE FOR GROWING ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE PUPS
TO LET LOOSE.
BUT NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO BE ROUGH...
OR TUMBLE.
MILD-MANNERED DOT FINDS HERSELF FEELING MUCH SAFER
WHEN SHE STICKS TO THE SIDELINES...
...ESPECIALLY SINCE HER SIBLINGS HAVE BECOME RATHER COMPETITIVE.
AND ANYTHING DISCOVERED BY ONE IS QUICKLY DESIRED BY ALL.
[ PUPPIES GROWLING, TOY SQUEAKS ]
DOT IS TEMPTED TO JOIN IN,
BUT SHE'S JUST NOT SURE ABOUT ALL THIS ROUGHHOUSING.
SO, AS USUAL, SHE WAITS IT OUT,
AND EVENTUALLY, HER 11 BROTHERS AND SISTERS GET TIRED.
AND AS HER SIBLINGS RECHARGE,
GENTLE DOT TAKES CONTROL OF THE BACKYARD,
ENJOYING EVERYTHING IN IT ALL TO HERSELF.
OF COURSE, THE BEST GAME OF ALL IS PLAYING ONE-ON-ONE WITH MOM.
COMING UP, THE BICHON PUPS PUT ON THEIR VERY FIRST SHOW.
AND LITTLE ROO WAITS FOR HIS NEW FAMILY TO ARRIVE.
Narrator: AT 10 WEEKS,
THE BEAGLE PUPS HAVE FOLLOWED THEIR NOSES
INTO ALMOST EVERY LAST NOOK AND CRANNY IN THE YARD.
BUT TODAY,
THEY SNIFFED OUT THE ONE LAST PLACE THEY'VE YET TO CONQUER.
AND ALL THIS BOUNCING AROUND IS A GREAT WAY TO BURN SOME ENERGY
IN TIME FOR AN EVEN BIGGER EVENT.
TODAY THE PUPS WILL MEET THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AGO, FOUR TINY SCENT HOUNDS
MADE THEIR GRAND ENTRANCE INTO THE WORLD.
RUNT OF THE LITTER AND ONLY BOY ROO WAS OFTEN THE ODD MAN OUT.
[ PUPPY HOWLS ]
BUT THANKS TO A LITTLE TOUGH LOVE FROM HIS SISTER XENA,
ROO PROVED
THAT BIG DETERMINATION CAN COME IN SMALL PACKAGES.
NOW THE NEXT CHAPTER BEGINS.
ALL OF THESE LOVABLE PUPS
ARE HEADING TO THEIR PERMANENT HOMES,
WHERE THEY'RE SURE TO LIGHT UP THE LIVES OF THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
SEE YA.
THE LAST TO GO IS LITTLE RUNT ROO.
THOUGH HE'S TINY IN SIZE, HE'S GIANT IN SPIRIT
AND HAS ALREADY MADE HIS WAY
INTO THE HEARTS OF HIS NEW BEST FRIENDS.
YEAH.
THANK YOU.
Woman: YOU'RE WELCOME.
AT THREE MONTHS OLD,
ANGEL'S PUPS HAVE GOTTEN THEIR FULL COTTONY COATS
AND ARE ALL PRIMPED, PREENED, AND READY TO BE SHOWN OFF.
AND TODAY THEY'LL HAVE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.
THEIR NEIGHBORS HAVE COME OVER
TO HELP THE PUPS TAKE A FEW LAPS AROUND A PRACTICE SHOW RING.
WHILE THEY'RE NOT SURE WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AT FIRST,
BEFORE LONG, THEY ALL LOOK LIKE PRIZE-WORTHY YOUNG BICHONS.
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ONE STANDOUT, AND TODAY IT'S PRINCE,
WHO'S THE PICTURE OF POISE
AS HE MAKES HIS WAY AROUND THE CIRCLE
WITHOUT A HITCH,
WHILE ROSIE, WELL, SHE LOOKS AWFULLY CUTE,
BUT ISN'T TAKING THE SHOW-RING STUFF VERY SERIOUSLY.
LUCKILY, IN THIS COMPETITION, EVERYONE'S A WINNER,
ESPECIALLY IN PROUD MOM ANGEL'S EYES.
IN THE PAST 12 WEEKS,
THESE FLUFFY PUPS HAVE TRANSFORMED
FROM BARELY WALKING TO STRUTTING THEIR STUFF.
INDEPENDENT ROSIE WENT HER OWN WAY AT EVERY TURN,
WHILE PERFECT BROTHER PRINCE SEEMED DESTINED TO BE A SHOWMAN.
AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THEM
TO LIGHT UP THE LIVES OF SOME LUCKY FAMILIES.
HI.
Narrator: ROSIE'S FUTURE WON'T BE IN THE SHOW RING,
BUT SHE'S CLEARLY A PRIZE TO HER NEW FAMILY.
SHE'S SO SWEET.
[ LAUGHTER ]
PRINCE WILL SOON START TRAINING TO COMPETE IN A DOG SHOW.
THOUGH IT WILL BE A FEW MONTHS
BEFORE HE SEES A PROFESSIONAL STAGE,
HE'S SURE TO BE AN INSTANT STAR IN HIS NEW HOME.
BACK AT THE DOBERMAN HOUSE, IT'S GRADUATION DAY, AS WELL.
BUT BEFORE THE PUPS GO ON TO THEIR NEW HOMES,
THEY'RE GETTING ALL CLEANED UP.
A COOL BATH ON A HOT DAY SHOULD BE FUN,
BUT TINY DOT'S NOT SO SURE.
A FAMILIAR FACE ARRIVES TO HELP PUT THE PUP AT EASE,
REMINDING LITTLE DOT OF WHAT A STRONG, BRAVE PUP SHE'S BECOME.
IT'S BEEN 10 WEEKS SINCE ANYA
BROUGHT 12 BRAND-NEW DOBERMAN PINSCHERS INTO THE WORLD.
THE PUPS STARTED OUT TINY AND HELPLESS, ESPECIALLY DOT.
[ PUPPY WHINING ]
BUT WITH PLENTY OF LOVE AND CARE FROM MOM,
THEY BLOSSOMED INTO ROBUST, YOUNG DOGS.
DOT TOOK A LITTLE EXTRA ENCOURAGEMENT ALONG THE WAY,
BUT SHE'S GROWN INTO A LOVABLE PUP
WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DOBERMAN TOUGHNESS.
TODAY THEY GET NEW FAMILIES TO LOVE AND CARE FOR...
...AND WILL GET PLENTY OF LOVE AND CARE IN RETURN.
THAT'S OUR GIRL.
TOUGH GUY BOSCO INHERITS A TOUGH GUY OF HIS OWN,
THE PERFECT PARTNER FOR THIS GROWING PUP.
AS FOR GENTLE DOT, SHE WON'T BE GOING TO A NEW HOME TODAY
BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT SHE'S ALREADY HOME.
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