Who Let the Dogs Out? (TV series)

Who Let the Dogs Out? is a British children's Dog training Game show that aired on the CBBC Channel since 21 September 2011. The show's name is widely derived from the song of the same name by the Bahamian junkaroo band Baha Men.

For the Baha Men song of the same name, see Who Let the Dogs Out (song).

Who Let the Dogs Out?
GenreDog training
Created byClaire Gillies / Louise Brown
Directed byPati Marr
Presented byZak George (2011–12)
Ashleigh Butler (2013–14)
Narrated byRik Mayall (2011–13; his death)
Iain Stirling (2014)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes53 (as of 5 December 2014) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerLouise Brown / Yvonne Jennings
ProducerClaire Gillies
Production locationsArley House & Gardens,
Cheshire, England
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC Scotland
Release
Original networkCBBC Channel
Original release21 September 2011 (2011-09-21) –
5 December 2014 (2014-12-05)
Related

In each episode, three dogs and their child owners battle it out to take home the Who Let the Dogs Out? trophy by tackling different dog tricks at the "Dog House"; such as skateboarding, skipping, frisbee catching and walking on two legs. A second series was aired in 2012. A third and fourth series aired in 2013 and 2014, with presenters Ashleigh Butler and Steve Mann.

A spin-off series, Who Let the Dogs Out and About? aired for ten episodes, beginning on 19 January 2013.

Episodes

Series 1 (2011)
ShowOriginal Air DateChallenge
121 September 2011Skateboarding Dogs
228 September 2011Back Stall Dogs
35 October 2011Dock Diving Dogs
412 October 2011Frisbee Dogs
519 October 2011Dancing Dogs
626 October 2011Strong Dogs
72 November 2011Skipping Dogs
89 November 2011Maths Dogs
916 November 2011Goalie Dogs
1023 November 2011Tempting Dogs
1130 November 2011Movie Dogs
127 December 2011Dogs on Two Legs
1314 December 2011Best in Show Dogs

Series 2 (2012)

The format was slightly changed this series; only one team would win the trophy at the series finale. In every episode, two hopefuls were eliminated but one team made it through to the next round – the quarter-finals. 27 teams were chosen by Zak and the series producer, Claire Gillies, to go to the "Dog House" after the tryouts were completed.

ShowOriginal Air DateChallengeRound
124 September 2012The TryoutsAuditions
225 September 2012Dogs up in the AirHeat 1
326 September 2012Dogs play VolleyballHeat 2
427 September 2012Dogs with CatapultsHeat 3
528 September 2012Dogs Push PramsHeat 4
61 October 2012Dogs on BarrelsHeat 5
72 October 2012Dogs on a TrampolineHeat 6
83 October 2012Dogs on the DockHeat 7
94 October 2012Dogs do MagicHeat 8
105 October 2012Dogs on KneesHeat 9
118 October 2012Dogs Save GoalsQuarter-final 1
129 October 2012Dogs Do FlyballQuarter-final 2
1310 October 2012Dogs with DistractionsQuarter-final 3
1411 October 2012Dogs Under PressureSemi-final
1512 October 2012The Final
  • Winners: Jake and his dog Ice

Series 3 (2013)

A third series aired in 2013.[1] Beginning on 16 September 2013, it was hosted by Ashleigh Butler, with her dog Pudsey also appearing, and Steve Mann.

ShowOriginal Air DateChallengeRound
116 September 2013The TryoutsAuditions
217 September 2013Balancing DogsHeat 1
318 September 2013High Flying DogsHeat 2
419 September 2013Water DogsHeat 3
520 September 2013Skater DogsHeat 4
623 September 2013Launching DogsHeat 5
724 September 2013Shopping DogsHeat 6
825 September 2013Flyball DogsHeat 7
926 September 2013Disc DogsHeat 8
1027 September 2013Jumping DogsHeat 9
1130 September 2013Dribbling DogsSemi-final 1
121 October 2013Movie Star DogsSemi-final 2
132 October 2013Disappearing DogsSemi-final 3
143 October 2013The Final
154 October 2013Celebrity special
(Ceallach Spellman, Katie Thistleton, Aaron Craze)
  • Winners: TBA
  • Celebrity winners: TBA

Series 4 (2014)

A fourth series began airing on 24 November 2014, it was hosted by Ashleigh Butler, with her dog Pudsey also appearing, and Steve Mann.

ShowOriginal Air DateChallengeRound
124 November 2014
225 November 2014
326 November 2014
427 November 2014
528 November 2014
61 December 2014
72 December 2014
83 December 2014
94 December 2014
105 December 2014
  • Winners: TBA

Who Let The Dogs Out and About?
Who Let the Dogs Out?
GenreDog training
Directed byJanine O'Connor
Presented byKate Edmondson
StarringDr Scott Miller
Ashleigh and Pudsey
Claire Gillies
Narrated byRik Mayall
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerYvonne Jennings
ProducerChris Hulme
Running time60 minutes (inc. Ped Squad)
Production companyBBC Scotland
Release
Original networkCBBC
Original release19 January (2013-01-19) –
23 March 2013 (2013-03-23)
Related
Who Let the Dogs Out?

Who Let the Dogs Out and About is a British 10-episode children's television programme that ran for ten episodes from 19 January to 23 March 2013. The show was filmed throughout the summer of 2012 and visited various locations within the United Kingdom.

The series was hosted by Kate Edmondson, with vet Dr Scott Miller, dog expert Claire Gillies, also the series producer of Who Let the Dogs Out?, as well as Britain's Got Talent winners Ashleigh and Pudsey. The series was aired in the 9am slot on Saturday mornings.[2]

Each episode featured a comedy animation series called Pet Squad, which was produced by Darrall Macqueen Ltd. It was shown as a 10-minute segment of the show.

Episodes
ShowOriginal Air DateLocation
119 January 2013Padstow & Harlyn Bay, Cornwall
226 January 2013Croxteth House and Country Park, Liverpool
32 February 2013Durdham Down, Bristol
49 February 2013Preston Park, Brighton
516 February 2013Clissold Park, London
623 February 2013Rouken Glen Park, Glasgow
72 March 2013Bute Park, Cardiff
89 March 2013Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
916 March 2013Roundhay Park, Leeds
1023 March 2013Central Park, Plymouth

References
  1. "Cbbc – Cbbc Help". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. "Cbbc – Cbbc Help". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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