SO WHO DID LET THE DOGS OUT?
HOUSE PETS. THEY'RE FURRY, THEY'RE FRIENDLY,
AND THEY LEAD SIMPLE, QUIET LIVES.
OR DO THEY?
IF YOU OWN AN ANIMAL THERE'S A 71% CHANCE
YOUR PET HAS SOMETHING HIDDEN IN YOUR HOME
AT THIS VERY MOMENT.
PERHAPS A BONE,
OR SOME BOLOGNA.
DELICIOUS.
BUT IF OUR PETS ARE WILLING TO HIDE THESE THINGS FROM US,
WHAT ELSE COULD THEY BE HIDING?
FOR GENERATIONS, THIS QUESTION HAS REMAINED UNANSWERED.
BUT THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE.
I'M ROY WOOD, JR.
AND I'M HERE TO UNCOVER THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS.
GOTCHA!
OH OK, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME WORK FOR IT.
THAT'S COOL, I'M GONNA CATCH YOU.
WATCH, I'MMA CATCH YOU.
IF I WAS GOING TO UNCOVER WHAT PETS DID
WHEN THEIR OWNERS WEREN'T AROUND
I FIRST NEEDED TO IMMERSE MYSELF
IN HOUSE PET CULTURE.
SO I HEADED TO A LOCAL DOGGY DAY CARE
TO GET THE LOW DOWN
FROM DOG CARE SPECIALIST, PETER BRESLIN.
-WELCOME TO OUR DOG HOTEL!
-WHO'S THAT?
-OH THAT'S KIMMY.
-HEY KIMMY!
I'M ON TO YOU.
I'M NOT SOME NAIVE FOOL LIKE PETER.
YOU CAN'T TRICK ME THAT EASY.
NO OFFENSE.
-LET ME GIVE YOU A TOUR.
-YEAH LET'S GO.
-LET'S CHECK OUT THE GROOMING AREA.
ALONG WITH WATCHING THE DOGS, SOMETIMES WE BATHE THEM,
AND GIVE THEM HAIRCUTS.
THAT'S OSCAR.
IS THERE EVER ANY CONCERN WHEN NO ONE'S LOOKING,
THAT OSCAR MIGHT TAKE THESE CLIPPERS
AND GIVE KIMMY A HUMAN-LIKE HAIRCUT.
AND THEN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
KIMMY'S ON TOP OF OSCAR'S SHOULDERS, WEARING A TRENCHCOAT,
THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE AIRPORT, WADDLING TO A PLANE,
ALL THE WAY TO RENO!
-I'D SAY THERE'S ZERO CONCERN OF THAT HERE.
-I'M ON TO YOU.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I'M NOT A DUMB-DUMB LIKE PETER!
AGAIN, NO-
AGAIN, NO- NO DISRESPECT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THANK YOU. JUST, THANK YOU.
KNOWING THAT SOMEONE AS GULLIBLE AS PETER
WAS WATCHING OUR ANIMALS,
I FINALLY UNDERSTOOD HOW EASILY
PETS COULD DECEIVE US HUMANS.
THE QUESTIONS WAS, WOULD THEY?
I NEEDED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MIND OF OUR PETS.
THAT'S WHY I SAT DOWN WITH ANIMAL BEHAVIOR EXPERT,
PATRICIA RUSSELL.
DOG.
CAT.
FISH.
SOME SORT OF...
GERBIL...
HAMSTER THING.
-THAT'S A GUINEA PIG.
-THE POINT IS, WHAT DO THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON?
-THEY'RE ALL ANIMALS?
-THEY'RE ALL LIARS!
TRUE OR FALSE,
WHEN PEOPLE ARE AWAY,
ANIMALS ARE SNEAKING OUT OF THE HOUSE,
MEETING UP, AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS IN ENGLISH.
-FALSE.
-INCORRECT!
THERE'S SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT SUGGEST THAT
DOGS ARE HAVING SECRET PARTIES WHEN NOBODY'S WATCHING.
-THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF THAT.
-THEN WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS?
-THAT'S A PAINTING.
-OH MY GOD.
IT WAS CLEAR,
MS. RUSSELL HAD BEEN COMPROMISED.
SHE WAS WORKING ON THE BEHALF OF ANIMALS
TO PERPETUATE THEIR AGENDA.
NO HUMANS UNDERSTOOD WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
AND NO PETS WOULD TALK TO A HUMAN.
AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED,
IF I WAS EVER GOING TO UNCOVER
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS,
I HAD TO BECOME A PET!
MEOW!
MEOW.
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?
WHAT'S THE PLAN?
YEAH, WHAT?
THERE'S NO HUMANS AROUND!
NO, YOU CAN USE YOUR REGULAR WORDS NOW,
USE ENGLISH!
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE AROUND!
I'M JUST A REGULAR PET.
PERHAPS I CAME ON TOO STRONG.
IT WAS TIME TO TRY A MORE CASUAL APPROACH.
ALRIGHT BOYS, WHAT ARE WE PLAYING HERE?
HOLD 'EM, STUD, OMAHA,
WHAT'S YOUR GAME?
THE ANTE'S THREE DOG BISCUITS, LET'S GO.
GAME IS HOLD 'EM.
TURN 'EM AND BURN 'EM,
TURN 'EM AND BURN 'EM, TURN 'EM AND BURN 'EM.
ALIRGHT, I GUESS HE FOLDED.
WHO WAS I KIDDING?
IT WAS CLEAR MY COSTUME HADN'T FOOLED ANYONE.
AND I WAS STARTING TO CREEP OUT THE DOGGY DAY CARE STAFF.
I'D REACHED A DEAD END.
BUT THAT'S JOURNALISM FOR YOU.
SOMETIMES YOU ASK THE QUESTION THAT CAN'T BE ANSWERED.
PERHAPS ONE DAY WE'LL KNOW THE TRUTH BEHIND
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS,
BUT SADLY,
TODAY IS NOT THAT DAY.
GOTCHA!
SORRY IT WAS,
IT WAS WORTH A SHOT.
-BEHAVE YOURSELVES, BOYS.
♪♪♪
-BUCKLE UP, EVERYONE!