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Narrator: WELCOME TO A WORLD WHERE CUDDLY KNOWS NO BOUNDS,
A PLACE FILLED WITH NEW BEGINNINGS.
[ YELPS ]
WITNESS THE MIRACLE OF CUTE.
[ GROWLING ]
FROM THEIR FIRST TRIUMPHANT CALLS TO THE WILD...
[ BARKS ]
...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
IN A BIG HOUSE ON A HILL,
A LITTER OF OCTUPLETS HAS JUST MADE ITS WAY INTO THE WORLD.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPER ]
NEW MOM ZETA PROUDLY WATCHES OVER
HER FUZZY RAINBOW OF FOUR-DAY-OLD COLLIE PUPS.
COLLIES WERE FIRST BRED FOR THEIR GOOD LOOKS
AND THEIR STRONG HERDING INSTINCTS.
THEY'RE ALSO HIGHLY INTELLIGENT
AND BELIEVED TO HAVE THE LARGEST VOCABULARY OF ANY DOG.
OVER CENTURIES OF WORKING AS HERDERS,
THEY'VE EVOLVED TO BE HIGHLY RECEPTIVE TO VOCAL COMMANDS.
BUT THEY'RE MOST APPRECIATED FOR BEING EXTREMELY FAMILY-ORIENTED,
WHICH MADE THE COLLIE THE IDEAL STAR
FOR THE 1950s TV SHOW "LASSIE."
LASSIE'S LONG, FULL COAT REPRESENTS ROUGH-COATED COLLIES,
WHILE ZETA IS A SLIGHTLY LESSER-KNOWN SMOOTH-COATED,
OR SHORT-HAIRED, COLLIE.
TRUE TO HER SHEPHERDING NATURE,
ZETA PUTS HER HERDING SKILLS TO GOOD USE WITH HER PUPS.
AND THIS LITTLE PUP, NAMED PENNY,
HAPPILY GOES WHEREVER MOM HERDS HER.
[ SQUEAKING ]
PENNY IS ONE OF FOUR PUPS
WITH THE COLOR KNOWN AS SPECKLED BLUE MERLE.
THREE MORE OF ZETA'S PUPS ARE GOLDEN-TONED SABLES.
[ PUPPY YELPS ]
THEN THERE'S ONE PUP WHO'S NOT LIKE ANY OF THE OTHERS --
A RESTLESS LITTLE GIRL NAMED MAGIC.
WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS LAYING AROUND,
MAGIC'S GETTING THE LAY OF THE LAND.
AND THEN THERE'S DUFF,
THE ONLY BOY AMONG SEVEN SISTERS.
HE MAY BE OUTNUMBERED, BUT HE ISN'T OUTSIZED.
AT A WHOPPING TWO POUNDS,
DUFF IS NEARLY TWICE THE SIZE OF HIS SISTERS.
AND HE'S GOING TO NEED SOME HEFT
TO HOLD HIS OWN AGAINST THIS PUSHY CROWD OF GIRLS.
[ YELPING ]
BUT ONE GIRL ISN'T GOING TO BE PUSHED AROUND
BY A BUNCH OF SISTERS OR A GIANT BROTHER.
LITTLE BLACK MAGIC DOES THINGS HER WAY.
IF SHE'S HUNGRY NOW, NO ONE IS GOING TO STAND IN HER WAY.
SO, WHILE PENNY AND THE OTHERS WAIT IN LINE,
MAGIC JOINS DUFF IN A BANQUET FOR TWO.
AND WHEN THE REST OF THE GIRLS LINE UP TO EAT,
MAGIC AND DUFF GET SOME REST.
FINALLY, THE WHOLE FLOCK IS FED...
...AND THEY CAN ALL RELAX IN A COLORFUL TAPESTRY
OF BLUE, GOLD, AND A MAGIC SPOT OF BLACK.
IN A COZY HOME A FEW MILES AWAY,
A MUCH TINIER MOM IS CARING FOR HER NEWBORNS.
AND FOR THIS PETITE PUP, TWINS WILL DO JUST FINE, THANK YOU.
[ SQUEAKS ]
THIS EXOTIC-LOOKING LADY IS A TOY BREED
CALLED CHINESE CRESTED.
[ WHIMPERING ]
HER TWINS, A BOY AND A GIRL, LOOK NOTHING ALIKE.
BUT, THEN, NEITHER DO THEIR PARENTS.
CHINESE CRESTEDS COME IN TWO VARIETIES.
MOM LOLA IS A POWDER PUFF WITH A FULL COAT OF SILKY FUR,
WHILE DAPPER DAD EXPO IS THE BETTER-KNOWN HAIRLESS VARIETY.
HE'S BALD EXCEPT FOR THE BREED'S SIGNATURE TUFTS OF HAIR.
THERE'S ACTUALLY NO PROOF
THAT CHINESE CRESTEDS COME FROM CHINA.
EVIDENCE SUGGESTS HAIRLESS DOGS FIRST CAME FROM AFRICA
AND WERE TAKEN TO ASIA BY TRADESMEN.
EXPO MAY LOOK LIKE HE'S GOT A HIGH-FASHION HAIRCUT,
BUT IN FACT, THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT GROWS --
SOCKS ON HIS FEET, A PLUME ON HIS TAIL,
AND A CREST ON HIS HEAD.
EVEN WITH ONE PARENT OF EACH KIND,
CHINESE CRESTEDS ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE HAIRLESS,
SO BUTTONS' FULL COAT IS ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT RARE,
WHILE HAIRLESS BELLA REPRESENTS THE NORM FOR THE BREED,
NOT TO MENTION FOR THIS HOUSE,
WHERE THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT NEARLY BALD IS BEAUTIFUL.
JUST ASK CLEOPATRA, A HAIRLESS SPHYNX CAT
WHO'S BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING TO MEET THE NEW ARRIVALS.
BUT RIGHT NOW, MOM LOLA IS NOT ALLOWING ANY VISITORS.
NOT EVEN DAD IS PERMITTED VISITATION
UNTIL THE PUPS GET BIGGER.
[ BARKS ]
CHINESE CRESTEDS CAN GROW UP TO 12 POUNDS,
BUT THE TWINS HAVE A WAYS TO GO.
RIGHT NOW, BROTHER BUTTONS ONLY WEIGHS SIX OUNCES,
WHILE HIS BIGGER SISTER, BELLA, TIPS THE SCALES AT 10.
SINCE THEY'RE SO TINY,
LOLA RARELY TAKES HER EYES OFF THE DELICATE TWINS.
BUT SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE.
NOSY CAT CLEO IS ALSO KEEPING A CLOSE EYE --
TOO CLOSE, IF YOU ASK MOM.
[ BARKS ]
NO VISITORS MEANS NO VISITORS.
IN THE COMING WEEKS, LOLA'S TWINS WILL HAVE
PLENTY OF TIME TO MEET ALL SORTS OF FRIENDS.
BUT FOR NOW,
ALL THIS UNUSUAL PAIR NEEDS IS LOVE AND CARE FROM MOM.
FAR FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE LIVES A YOUNG CITY DOG NAMED VENUS.
SHE'S A PIT BULL WHO GETS HER DAILY EXERCISE
TAKING WALKS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SHE LOVES TO SAY HELLO TO ALL HER FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY.
VENUS!
[ LAUGHS ]
BUT THESE DAYS, VENUS SPENDS LESS TIME ON HER WALKS
AND MORE TIME AT HOME.
SHE'S JUST BECOME A MOM TO NINE BRAND-NEW PUPPIES...
...SO SHE'S GOT HER PAWS PRETTY FULL.
VENUS' GIANT LITTER NEEDS
PLENTY OF LOVE, ATTENTION, AND NUTRITION.
THIS LITTLE GUY WITH THE TINY SPOT ON HIS NECK IS THOR.
HE'S ALREADY GRAPPLING
WITH THE PERILS OF HAVING SO MANY SIBLINGS,
ESPECIALLY SO MANY SIBLINGS WHO ALL GET HUNGRY AT THE SAME TIME.
AT LESS THAN A WEEK OLD,
THOR LEARNS THAT, IN THIS SUPERSIZED FAMILY,
YOU HAVE TO PAVE YOUR OWN PATH TO GET WHAT YOU NEED,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT SO MUCH GROWING TO DO.
AN ADULT PIT BULL CAN REACH UP TO 100 POUNDS.
SLEEK, MUSCULAR PIT BULLS ARE A CROSS
BETWEEN THE ENGLISH BULLDOG AND THE OLD ENGLISH TERRIER.
THEY ARE LOYAL AND EAGER TO PLEASE.
WHEN PROPERLY TRAINED, PIT BULLS MAKE EXCELLENT FAMILY PETS.
WITH HER PUPS CUDDLED TOGETHER IN A NICE, TIGHT PILE...
[ SQUEAKING ]
...MOM VENUS GOES OUT FOR A MUCH-NEEDED BREAK.
[ SQUEAKING ]
BUT IT SEEMS SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S LOOKING FOR A BREAK.
LITTLE THOR TAKES A BREAK OF HIS OWN.
AT THIS AGE, HE CAN'T SEE OR HEAR YET...
[ SQUEAKING ]
...SO HIS ADVENTURE IS SHORT-LIVED,
AND THOR HEADS BACK TO THE BUNCH.
AS HE GROWS, THOR WILL HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY
TO FIND HIS OWN CORNER OF THE WORLD.
BUT FOR NOW, HIS PLACE IS IN THE PILE --
ONE LITTLE PUP IN THE SEA OF NINE.
[ SQUEAKS ]
COMING UP, LITTLE BLACK MAGIC REFUSES TO GIVE IN TO NAP TIME.
AND THOR LOOKS FOR A SPACE TO CALL HIS OWN.
Narrator: BACK AT THE COLLIE HOUSE,
FAMILY-MINDED ZETA CALMLY WATCHES OVER HER LITTLE ONES.
AT THREE WEEKS,
HER EIGHT FUZZY PUPS HAVE OPENED THEIR EYES
AND ARE UP ON THEIR FEET,
THOUGH THEIR WOBBLY LEGS TIRE OUT PRETTY FAST.
[ SQUEAKING ]
BEFORE LONG,
ZETA'S FLOCK OF EIGHT ALL BEGIN TO SETTLE DOWN FOR A NAP.
BUT SOMEONE'S STILL AWAKE.
INDEPENDENT LITTLE MAGIC HAS NO INTEREST IN SLEEPING...
OR LETTING ANYONE ELSE SLEEP.
[ YELPS ]
NAP TIME IS TAKEN PRETTY SERIOUSLY AROUND HERE,
BUT MAGIC DOESN'T GIVE UP EASILY.
[ SQUEAKS ]
NO LUCK SO FAR WITH PENNY...
...OR DUFF.
BUT MAGIC IS PERSISTENT, AND SHE WON'T QUIT
UNTIL SHE'S ROUSED EVERY MEMBER OF THE LITTER.
SATISFIED WITH HER HARD WORK,
MAGIC FINDS THE PERFECT SPOT TO FINALLY GIVE IT A REST.
THE NINE PIT BULL PUPS ARE GETTING BIGGER EVERY DAY,
WHICH MEANS THEIR SPACE IS GETTING SMALLER.
[ SQUEAKING ]
STUCK UNDERNEATH HIS BROTHER,
LITTLE THOR TRIES HIS BEST TO GET A GOOD NAP.
BUT HE CAN'T FIND ANY EMPTY SPACE IN THIS CROWD.
[ WHIMPERS ]
WHETHER IT'S MEAL TIME OR PLAY TIME,
IT'S TOUGH TO FIND ELBOW ROOM AROUND HERE.
THOR IS BEGINNING TO FEEL
LIKE HE'S GOT ABOUT EIGHT BROTHERS AND SISTERS TOO MANY.
[ PUPPIES GROWLING, YELPING ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
SO HE SETS OUT TO FIND A LITTLE PERSONAL SPACE.
AND AFTER SCANNING THE ROOM, HE SEEMS TO HAVE SUCCEEDED.
BUT AS SOON AS THOR FINDS HIS PRIVATE CORNER,
THE OTHERS FIND THOR.
[ BARKS ]
[ PUPPIES YELPING ]
LOOKS LIKE THOR LOST THIS ROUND OF HIDE AND SEEK.
OVER AT THE CHINESE CRESTED HOUSE,
THE MISMATCHED TWINS ARE PUTTING ON THE OUNCES.
THEY CAN NOW SEE AND HEAR, AND BOTH WEIGH OVER A POUND.
PROTECTIVE MOM LOLA SEEMS TO BE EASING UP
ON HER NO-VISITORS POLICY...
...WHICH MEANS NOSY CLEO CAN FINALLY MOVE IN
FOR A CLOSER LOOK.
BUT THE PUPS AREN'T AS INTERESTING
AS SHE THOUGHT THEY'D BE.
DAD EXPO GETS HIS FIRST LOOK, TOO.
TODAY, THE PROUD PAPA WILL SPEND SOME TIME ALONE WITH HIS TWINS.
KEEPING THINGS UNDER CONTROL SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD,
CONSIDERING THE PUPS AREN'T WALKING YET.
AND CHARMING EXPO SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM
KEEPING HIS TWINS ENTERTAINED.
BUT SO FAR, THEY'RE A BIT BLASé ABOUT THEIR HANDSOME DAD.
EXPO THINKS THIS ROOM COULD USE AN INJECTION OF ENERGY,
SO HE DOES HIS BEST TO GET THE CROWD GOING.
BUT THIS CROWD'S PRETTY TOUGH.
SO EXPO SETS OUT TO FIND A MORE RECEPTIVE AUDIENCE.
HE'S BARELY OUT OF THE ROOM WHEN SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENS.
LITTLE BELLA TRIES TO FOLLOW HER DAD
WITH HER VERY FIRST STEPS.
[ WHIMPERING ]
UNFORTUNATELY, DAD'S NOT HERE TO SEE IT,
AND BUTTONS SLEEPS RIGHT THROUGH.
A FEW SMALL STEPS ARE QUITE A WORKOUT FOR A TINY PUP.
DAD RETURNS, AND THE PUPPIES ARE RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT THEM.
WHEN MOM GETS BACK, THERE'S NOT MUCH TO REPORT.
SHE'S JUST GRATEFUL TO HAVE A WATCHFUL BABYSITTER
WHO DOESN'T MISS A BEAT.
COMING UP NEXT, THE COLLIES GET THEIR FIRST BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
[ SQUEAKS ]
AND THOR TRIES TO FIND HIS PLACE AT THE TABLE.
Narrator: AT SIX WEEKS OLD,
THE PIT BULL PUPS CAN NOW EAT FOOD THAT'S NOT FROM MOM,
WHICH IS A GOOD THING FOR HER
BECAUSE THIS GANG IS TOUGH TO FILL.
THOR ARRIVES PROMPTLY TO DINNER.
BUT IN THIS HOUSE, THERE ARE NO RESERVATIONS FOR ONE.
PUP BY PUP, THE TABLE FILLS UP...
...UNTIL POOR LITTLE THOR IS PUSHED RIGHT OUT OF HIS SPOT
AND INTO THE MAYHEM.
[ GROWLS ]
[ YELPS ]
[ GROWLING ]
Narrator: THOR HAS HAD IT WITH THIS CHAOS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PACK DOESN'T BELIEVE IN LEFTOVERS.
WHEN THOR RETURNS, THERE'S NO DOGGIE BAG WAITING.
BUT THE HUNGRY PUP SMELLS SOMETHING DELICIOUS...
...AND FINDS HIS VERY FIRST TREAT.
IT ISN'T LONG BEFORE THE OTHERS CATCH A WHIFF.
BUT THOR KNOWS BETTER THAN TO WAIT AROUND.
AND BEFORE HIS SIBLINGS GET THERE,
THE TREAT DISAPPEARS INTO HIS BELLY.
ZETA'S COLORFUL FLOCK OF COLLIES ARE NOW FIVE WEEKS OLD...
...AND BIG ENOUGH TO JOIN MOM WHEN SHE GOES OUTSIDE.
MOM MAKES ALL THOSE STEPS LOOK EASY...
...BUT STAIRS ARE A TALL ORDER FOR LITTLE PUPPIES.
SO WHILE MOM STRETCHES HER LEGS, THE PUPS WAIT ON THE DECK.
BUT THAT'S OKAY.
THERE'S PLENTY TO SEE AND SMELL UP HERE.
AFTER ALL, IT'S THEIR FIRST REAL BREATH OF FRESH AIR,
AND IT'S INVIGORATING.
[ YELPING ]
WHEN MOM'S HAD ENOUGH EXERCISE, SHE HEADS BACK INSIDE
AND EXPECTS HER WELL-BEHAVED PUPS TO FOLLOW HER LEAD.
[ WHIMPERING ]
BUT LITTLE MAGIC ISN'T A FAN OF FOLLOWING
AND INSTEAD DECIDES TO HIDE OUT.
BACK INSIDE, IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL...
...UNTIL PENNY REALIZES THAT SOMETHING'S AMISS,
OR, MORE SPECIFICALLY, MISSING.
PENNY TRIES TO REPORT IT,
BUT HER MESSAGE ISN'T GETTING ACROSS.
[ BARKS ]
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
PENNY IS PERSISTENT.
[ BARKING ]
NOBODY SHOULD GET EXTRA TIME OUTSIDE.
[ PENNY BARKING ]
FINALLY, MOM ZETA CATCHES ON...
[ WHIMPERS ]
...AND HERDS THE LITTLE BLACK SHEEP BACK TO THE FLOCK.
WITH BIG PUPPY DOG EYES AND A SOFT, CUDDLY COAT,
CHINESE CRESTED PUP BUTTONS IS THE DEFINITION OF "CUTE,"
WHICH, IN THIS HOUSE, MAKES HIM KIND OF AN ODDBALL.
MEANWHILE, TWIN SISTER BELLA IS FITTING RIGHT IN.
AND THESE DAYS, SHE'S GETTING AROUND LIKE A PRO.
BUTTONS, ON THE OTHER HAND,
IS STILL WORKING OUT SOME KINKS IN HIS WADDLE.
WITH EACH STEP FORWARD, HE TAKES A FEW STEPS BACK...OR SIDEWAYS.
AND IT DOESN'T HELP
THAT HIS SISTER IS TURNING INTO A BIT OF A BULLY.
[ WHIMPERING ]
AND PICKING ON HER BROTHER IS HER NEW FAVORITE GAME.
[ WHIMPERING ]
CLEO THE CAT IS HAPPY TO FINALLY SEE SOME ACTION
AND DECIDES SHE WANTS IN,
GIVING BELLA A LITTLE TASTE OF HER OWN MEDICINE.
BUT THE TWINS HAVE A BODYGUARD OF THEIR OWN.
[ GROWLS ]
MOM LOLA SAYS VISITING HOURS ARE OVER.
COMING UP, THE PIT BULL PUPS ENCOUNTER A FEW SNAGS
AS THEY HEAD OUT FOR THEIR FIRST WALK.
AND THE COLLIE FLOCK STARTS THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
Narrator: AT TWO MONTHS OLD,
THE COLLIES ARE TAKING A FIELD TRIP.
[ PUPPIES WHIMPERING ]
AND LITTLE MAGIC IS EAGER TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY'RE GOING.
[ YELPING ]
THE PUPS ARE PAYING A VISIT TO A DOGGY TRAINING SCHOOL,
BUT THEY'RE NOT JUST HERE FOR AN OBEDIENCE LESSON.
IN A FEW WEEKS, THEY'LL BE ADOPTED INTO NEW FAMILIES.
SO TODAY, THE PUPS WILL GET A SERIES OF PERSONALITY TESTS
TO HELP DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF HOMES WILL BE THE BEST FIT.
[ BARKS ]
THERE YOU ARE. HI.
WITH EVERY UNEXPECTED SURPRISE,
THE PUPS REVEAL A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AS INDIVIDUALS
AND ULTIMATELY ABOUT WHAT KIND OF FAMILY THEY BELONG IN.
Woman: GOOD GIRL.
PENNY IS EAGER TO PLEASE
AND TRIES HER BEST TO COMPLETE EACH TASK.
HEY. HEY!
[ IMITATES CHIRPING ]
AS THE ONLY BOY IN A LITTER OF SEVEN,
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY DUFF HAS A WAY WITH THE LADIES...
...AND IS MORE INTERESTED IN MAKING FRIENDS
THAN PROBLEM SOLVING.
GO GET IT.
IT SEEMS DUFF'S PERSONALITY RATES HIGH ON THE SNUGGLY SCALE.
AND THEN THERE'S MAGIC,
THE SOLO BLACK PUP WHO PREFERS TO DO THINGS ON HER OWN TERMS.
Woman: GO GET IT. GO GET IT.
TRUE TO HER INDEPENDENT STREAK,
MAGIC DOESN'T EXACTLY SCORE THROUGH THE ROOF
ON TRAINABILITY.
THANKS, MAGIC.
[ LAUGHS ]
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
ALL OF THE PUPS SHINE IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY,
BECAUSE WHAT MAKES A TRULY GREAT FLOCK
ARE ALL OF ITS SPECIAL INDIVIDUALS.
AT EIGHT WEEKS OLD, THE NINE PIT BULL PUPS ARE READY
TO SHARE IN MOM VENUS' FAVORITE ACTIVITY --
GOING OUTSIDE FOR A WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT LIKE MANY GREAT THINGS IN LIFE,
THERE ARE SOME STRINGS ATTACHED.
AS THE PUPS GET READY TO GO OUTSIDE,
THEY ENCOUNTER A COUPLE OF SNAGS.
[ GROWLING ]
LITTLE THOR IS READY TO GO.
THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS SO CLOSE, HE CAN PRACTICALLY TASTE IT.
BUT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE PUPS,
THIS IS A GROUP ACTIVITY.
LUCKILY, MOM VENUS IS AN EXCELLENT GUIDE
AND GETS EVERYONE GOING.
BUT WITH SO MANY NEW THINGS TO SEE AND SMELL,
THE PUPS DON'T REALIZE THAT THE WHOLE POINT OF A WALK
IS, WELL, TO WALK.
AND UNLESS EVERYONE MOVES TOGETHER, NO ONE MOVES AT ALL.
THE PUPS WILL NEED SOME MORE PRACTICE
BEFORE THEY CAN GET AROUND LIKE MOM,
BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT BABY STEPS.
AND THOR THANKS MOM FOR THE WONDERFUL LESSON.
OVER AT THE CHINESE CRESTED HOUSE,
THE TWINS HAVE HAD A GROWTH SPURT, BOTH IN BODY AND HAIR.
THEY'RE FINALLY BIG ENOUGH TO JOIN MOM AND DAD OUTSIDE.
THE PUPS HAVE NEVER LEFT THE HOUSE BEFORE,
AND LOLA AND EXPO CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW THEM AROUND.
[ ALL BARKING ]
BUT INDOORS OR OUT,
IT SEEMS BELLA'S FAVORITE ACTIVITY REMAINS THE SAME --
BUGGING HER BROTHER.
MOM AND DAD DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO DO
ABOUT THEIR FEISTY DAUGHTER.
BELLA SHOWS HER BROTHER WHO'S BOSS
BY REFUSING TO SHARE HER TOYS.
BUT WITH A LITTLE TIME, BUTTONS LEARNS TO PUSH BACK
AND LETS HIS SISTER KNOW HE'S MORE THAN JUST FLUFF.
FINALLY, BELLA REALIZES A LITTLE GIVE AND TAKE
CAN BE A LOT MORE FUN THAN JUST TAKE.
[ BARKS ]
AND THE TWO MISMATCHED PARENTS ARE VERY PLEASED
WITH THEIR EVENLY MATCHED PUPS.
UP NEXT, THE CRESTED PUPS MEET ANOTHER HAIRLESS FRIEND.
AND NOW A "TOO CUTE" QUIZ.
IS IT THE LOYAL COLLIE...
THE CLEVER CHINESE CRESTED...
OR THE POWERFUL PIT BULL?
THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU.
Narrator: THE ANSWER IS...
THE PIT BULL.
THROUGHOUT THE 1800s,
PIT BULLS WERE KNOWN IN ENGLAND AS NANNY DOGS
BECAUSE THEY WERE SO GOOD WITH CHILDREN.
WITH EACH PASSING DAY,
ZETA'S FLOCK MASTERS NEW AND BIGGER STEPS.
AT 10 WEEKS, THEY CAN FINALLY EXPLORE
THE GRASS AND ROCKS BENEATH THE DECK.
AND THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF NEW THINGS TO GET THEIR PAWS ON.
BUT LEAVE IT TO MAGIC TO FIND THE ONE PLACE
WHERE NO PUPS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO...
...THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.
IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES
UNTIL MISCHIEVOUS MAGIC IS READY TO COME OUT
AND CAN'T FIND THE OPENING THROUGH WHICH SHE CAME IN.
[ YELPING ]
[ YELPING ]
LUCKILY, HER BROTHER, DUFF, HEARS HER CRIES.
THE COLLIE'S NATURAL HERDING INSTINCTS ARE SO STRONG
THAT EVEN YOUNG PUPS WILL QUICKLY RESPOND
WHEN ONE OF THEIR OWN IS IN TROUBLE.
BEFORE LONG, THE WHOLE FLOCK GATHERS AROUND TO HELP MAGIC.
THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT BEING PART OF A BIG FAMILY.
[ YELPING ]
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE THERE TO SHOW YOU THE WAY HOME.
WHEN YOU'RE A PUP, LEARNING HOW TO WALK ON A LEASH
OPENS UP ALL SORTS OF POSSIBILITIES.
AND TODAY, THE YOUNG PIT BULLS WILL VISIT A WORLD
THEY NEVER KNEW EXISTED,
A PLACE WHERE CITY DOGS GET OFF THEIR LEASHES AND LET LOOSE,
A PLACE WHERE DOGS RULE.
[ BARKING ]
WHILE MOST OF THE PUPS DIVE IN WITH ALL FOUR PAWS,
THOR IS FEELING RATHER OVERWHELMED.
HE'S NEVER BEEN ONE FOR CROWDS, AND AS FAR AS HE'S CONCERNED,
HIS EIGHT SIBLINGS ARE ALREADY EIGHT TOO MANY.
BUT HERE, THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF STRANGERS,
BOTH OF THE TWO- AND FOUR-LEGGED KIND.
SO THOR SEEKS OUT A SPOT WHERE HE CAN BE ALONE.
NORMALLY, HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS FIND HIM RIGHT AWAY.
BUT TODAY, THEY'RE TOO BUSY TO EVEN NOTICE THAT HE'S GONE.
AND SUDDENLY THOR REALIZES
THAT BEING ALONE ISN'T ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE.
[ CHILD LAUGHS ]
Narrator: SO THE PUP WHO'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A SPACE OF HIS OWN...
[ LAUGHS ]
...FINALLY DECIDES TO JUMP IN AND JOIN THE PARTY.
[ LAUGHING ]
OUT IN THE GREEN COUNTRYSIDE,
MOM LOLA IS READY TO LET HER TWINS IN ON A SECRET.
BEYOND THE GRASSY BACKYARD IS A WHOLE OTHER MAGICAL WORLD
FILLED WITH UNEXPECTED SURPRISES.
AT 10 WEEKS, BELLA AND BUTTONS ARE STARTING TO LOOK
LIKE CONFIDENT, YOUNG CRESTEDS,
THOUGH THEY STILL LOOK NOTHING LIKE EACH OTHER.
WITH SO MUCH NEW LAND TO COVER, THE TWINS DIVIDE AND CONQUER.
WHILE BUTTONS ADVENTURES OUT ONTO THE ROCKS...
...BELLA STUMBLES ON A ROCK
UNLIKE ANY ROCK SHE'S SEEN BEFORE.
BELLA RUNS OFF TO TELL THE OTHERS.
THE WHOLE CRESTED CLAN IS QUITE TAKEN
WITH THIS SHINY NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
BUT THE FEELING MAY NOT BE MUTUAL.
AND IT SEEMS THAT SLOW AND STEADY WINS THIS RACE.
BEFORE THE CRESTEDS CAN SAY GOODBYE,
THE SLIPPERY STRANGER IS OUT OF PAWS' REACH.
COMING UP, THOR MEETS A KINDRED SPIRIT
AND HEADS OUT FOR HIS BIGGEST ADVENTURE YET.
Narrator: IT'S A BIG DAY FOR THE NINE PIT BULL PUPS.
THEY'RE GOING HOME WITH THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
AND AS THEY WAIT FOR THEM TO ARRIVE,
THOR CAN FEEL THE EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR.
WATCHING OVER HER YOUNG DOGS, VENUS CAN BREATHE EASILY,
KNOWING THEY'RE ALL READY
FOR THE EXCITING, NEW ROAD AHEAD.
12 WEEKS AGO, THE PIT BULL PUPS
WERE A TIGHT-KNIT PILE OF NINE FUZZY NEWBORNS.
AS THE CITY PUPS GREW, THE SPACE AROUND THEM SEEMED TO SHRINK.
THOR WAS NEVER QUITE COMFORTABLE IN THE CHAOS OF A CROWD.
BUT HE EVENTUALLY LEARNED
THAT EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS BETTER WHEN SHARED WITH FRIENDS.
NOW THE PUPS EAGERLY WAIT
TO MEET SOME VERY IMPORTANT NEW FRIENDS.
Woman: COME ON IN!
OKAY, LET'S GO IN.
LET'S SEE. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE?
I THINK THIS IS THE ONE.
TWO. TWO DOGGIES.
[ LAUGHS ] TWO?
Narrator: AS THE LITTER OF NINE STARTS TO SHRINK DOWN,
THOR BEGINS TO WONDER IF ANYONE IS COMING FOR HIM.
AND THEN SOMETHING MAGICAL HAPPENS.
THE PUPPIES ARE THERE.
THE MOMENT THE FRONT GATE OPENS,
THE PUP SEEMS TO KNOW HE'S FOUND HIS NEW BEST FRIEND.
THIS ONE LIKES ME.
YEAH? YOU THINK THIS IS THE ONE?
AND HE'S DEFINITELY A SUPERHERO IN THOR'S EYES.
WANT TO HOLD HIM?
AS THEY HEAD OFF INTO THE GREAT BIG WORLD,
THOR IS MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE HIS SPACE
AND HAVE A BEST BUDDY ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
AT 12 WEEKS OLD, MISMATCHED TWINS BELLA AND BUTTONS
HAVE LEARNED TO BE IN SYNC,
THOUGH THEY STILL HAVE THE OCCASIONAL SPAT.
[ GROWLING ]
BUT THEY QUICKLY WORK IT OUT
AND GET BACK TO THEIR LEASH PRACTICE,
WHICH WILL SOON COME IN HANDY
WHEN THEY MOVE ON TO THEIR PERMANENT HOMES.
NOT LONG AGO, TWO MISMATCHED CHINESE CRESTEDS WERE BORN
INTO A ONE-OF-A-KIND HOME.
FROM THE START, BELLA WAS QUICK ON HER FEET,
AND SOMETIMES USED IT AGAINST HER BROTHER, BUTTONS.
BUT ALONG THE WAY, THE DUO MET MANY FRIENDS
AND LEARNED THAT, IN A WORLD THIS BIG,
THERE'S ROOM FOR CREATURES OF ALL DIFFERENT DESIGNS.
Woman #2: HI!
THIS IS BUTTONS AND BELLA.
AND NOW THEY'LL GET TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS EVEN MORE.
BUTTONS' NEW FAMILY CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE CUDDLY PUP,
WHILE BELLA'S NEW OWNER INSTANTLY FALLS
FOR HER EXOTIC GOOD LOOKS.
Woman: YOU'RE SO PRETTY.
AND LUCKY FOR THESE PERFECTLY MISMATCHED TWINS,
THIS IS NOT REALLY GOODBYE.
THEY'LL BE LIVING AROUND THE CORNER FROM EACH OTHER
AND CAN MEET FOR WALKS
TO DISCOVER THE STRANGE AND WONDERFUL WORLD TOGETHER.
AT 11 WEEKS OLD, ZETA'S PUPS ARE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG COLLIES
WHO NO LONGER NEED TO BE SHEPHERDED BY MOM.
THE PUPS NOW HAVE THE STRENGTH AND THE KNOWLEDGE
TO STICK BY THE FLOCK.
OF COURSE, MAGIC STILL NAVIGATES HER OWN WATERS.
BUT WITH A LITTLE GENTLE REMINDER,
THESE DAYS, MAGIC IS HAPPY TO PLAY ALONG.
ALMOST THREE MONTHS AGO, ZETA'S COLORFUL LITTER
MADE THEIR GRAND ENTRANCE INTO THE WORLD.
EARLY ON,
ZETA TAUGHT THEM THE COLLIE WAY OF STICKING WITH THE FLOCK.
BUT THERE'S A BLACK SHEEP IN EVERY FAMILY.
FROM THE BEGINNING, MAGIC WENT HER OWN WAY.
BUT THANKS TO THE FLOCK, SHE WAS ALWAYS HERDED HOME.
TODAY, MAGIC FINDS SOMEONE NEW TO GUIDE HER.
OH, SHE'S SO PRETTY.
YAY. MEET YOUR NEW BROTHER.
Woman: HI, PUPPY.
AND NOW ALL THE PUPS HAVE FAMILIES --
LOVING FLOCKS OF THEIR VERY OWN.
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