Annie Ben and Mango
You never know where they're gonna go!
I can’t believe we’re here!
The Wanaka New Zealand Sheepherding Trials!
This is like the World Cup for herding dogs.
They’ve got all kinds of cool events and contests!
According to my book there are seven sheep for every human in New Zealand.
Only humans?
How about chupacabras!?
Like me!?
ENRIQUE!!!
You’re here! All the way from Puerto Rico!
Yeah! I taught you how to be a dog so you could herd goats.
Hey, check this out.
I’m now OFFICIALLY a dog.
You have a dog license!!!
Are you here to watch the contests?
I’m glad you asked, Ben.
The answer is, no.
I’m not here to watch,
I am here to compete!
And I’ll need help from both of you.
What do you say?
Are you game?
I’d love to be in the contest!
Count me in!!!
Hey, where’s your little monkey guy, Mango?
There he is! I’d know that tail anywhere!
Hola, Mango!
What do I do?
You’re the handler, Annie.
You call out directions for Enrique while he herds the sheep into a pen.
Our first contestant represents Puerto Rico.
Enrique the chupacabra DOG!
How do I look? Is my hat on straight?
You look great. They’re going to love you.
How’s my fur?
Just think SHEEP!
ok
Where’s Enrique!?
He’s in the sheep!!!
WHERE DO I GO!? WHERE DO I GO!?
Mango’s got the course map. That tells Enrique where to go.
Okay, I’ve got it.
To the right! Go through the first gate!
You heard her, herd!
Hang a right!
Go through the first gate then turn left!
No! Too far!
Come back!
Now straight!
Go through the second gate!
The pen is straight ahead!
Enrique’s time -- 2 minutes!
Well done, Enrique!
On behalf of myself and the herd, thank you.
Thank you very much.
You’re the best sheepherding chupacabra in the world, Enrique
He’s the ONLY sheepherding chupacabra in the world!
Ben has a point. But officially, I am a rare chupacabrian dog!
Hey, where’s the little monkey guy?
Oh, he’s doing something very special and very Mango.
Oh, the mystery that is Mango
Ladies and gentleman, our first contestant in the sheep-shearing contest is...
MANGO!!!
A beauty shop chair?
Aren’t you supposed to cut ALL the wool off the sheep?
I think Mango rules are different.
Like Mango.
Baaaaa.
It’s a SHEEP SNOWSTORM!!!
And Mango has a brand new look!!!
I don’t think Mango’s going to win with that.
But the sheep liked it.
He got a banana tip!
And now, the TWO-DOG HERDING competition!
Hey! That’s us!
And I’m the HANDLER again!
Okay, those are the rules. Got it?
We have to break up the sheep into two equal herds.
You take the first herd
and I’ll be the “EYE” dog!
An “eye” dog uses his powerful stare to keep half the herd back --
-- while I put the other half of the herd into the pen.
That only works on sheep, Mango.
Mango already marked the halves.
Up now, Enrique and Ben!
Handler, command your dogs.
Separate the herd, guys!
Got it!
You keep the other half here.
Feel the power of ENRIQUE’S EYE!!!
It’s a staring contest!
Enrique versus the herd!
HELP! I BLINKED!!!
Oh, no, he blinked!
The other half of the herd!?
But Annie hasn’t given the command!
No! Stop! It’s not time!
Herd! Halt! Look up here into my eye!
Oh no!
If the herd gets to the pen
Ben and Enrique lose!
C’mon, stop! ALTO!!!
Good work, Mango!
We’ve got them now!
Now herd them into the pen!
INTO THE PEN, SHEEP!
GREAT JOB, GUYS!!!
Hugs all around, guys!
Well, we didn’t win.
But we didn’t exactly lose.
We got a special award for sheepherding with two dogs and a monkey!
What a great souvenir!
Who are the dogs!?
WE’RE THE DOGS!
And a monkey and a girl, too.