Good Boy!

It's adoption day! Whoa!

What? Hey, pal.

It's dining room day, Owen.

Let's see that calendar.

Wait, didn't you just start that job?

Ha-ha!

He's right. Exactly three months today he's been walking those dogs.

And not one problem.

I've already got mine picked out at the shelter.

Good for you, O. Great job.

Yeah, that's great. Terrific.

Hey, listen, can we talk for a second?

Don't you think that it makes more sense to wait until after we move to the new place

before we get the dog?

I'm just thinking of the dog.

That way, he won't have to relearn a new house

and a new neighborhood and all that other newness.

We had a deal, Mom.

We did. We sure, we sure...

We absolutely did.

"The best way to achieve your goals, Owen, is to make a plan,

"work hard and always keep your eyes on the prize."

That's an exact quote, isn't it?

I want my prize.

So, shall we all go to the shelter at noon, then?

Yes! Yes!

This'll be great for him, right?

Oh, yeah, yeah. A little buddy is just what he needs.

I'd better put down some newspaper.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Morning, Miss Ryan.

Mr. Baker.

Barbara Ann had a restless night.

Poor dear. I don't want her overexerting.

Keep her on the grass.

The hot pavement is far too harsh on her delicate paws.

Okey-doke.

Hold still, Wilson. It's only me.

Owen, he had the runs last night.

So can you keep an eye on that for me

and just let me know if things turn, you know, solid?

No problem.

Be good now, Nelly.

And don't let the big dogs step on you.

I'll watch out for her, Mr. Leone.

I know you will.

Bye. Ciao.

You want it, Shep? You can't have it. Psych!

Yeah, you want it? Psych!

Hey, Connie, here comes your boyfriend.

Direct from weirdo-ville.

Nice. Cut it out.

Good morning, Frankie, Fred.

Good morning, loser.

Give me a kiss goodbye, Shep. Give me a kiss.

You coming along today?

We're going to the pool.

Duh, dog boy.

- I smell poop. - I smell it, too.

Oh, Wilson!

- He's touching it. - Nasty.

At least it's solid.

Connie, let's go.

Gross. What a freak.

Why does he wear those stupid clothes?

Aren't you getting your new dog today?

Yeah, so I guess I won't be seeing you around much anymore.

But you're still gonna walk Shep though, aren't you?

Yeah. Yeah.

I'll see you then, but otherwise...

I'm gonna be busy with training him

and bonding with him and all that.

Hey, Connie, move your butt.

Yeah, move it.

Have a fun day at the pool.

This is Bob over at Tri County.

Go ahead, Bob.

I'm on a search and retrieval

for a wild wirehair.

Got an APB out on a wild wirehair.

Could be coyote, not ruling out coyote.

Could be another mad dachshund. Another mad dachshund.

Where did you come from?

Wait! Wait! Wait! Stop!

Gotcha!

So precious! Look at you!

Oh, you are so pretty.

There's something wrong with him. He's mean!

Yeah, he didn't have to do that. Oh, my God!

Give me some kisses. I want some love, too.

Honey, you're biting.

Somebody's about to meet their new best friend.

Are you sure this is the one, Owen?

It's your call, O.

Wow! Now, he's interesting.

Little prisoner.

Hey, there's the man.

Tell your folks about your scuffle this morning?

What? What?

Owen helped me nab that tough mutt off the street.

Tough? What is he, stray?

There are no tags around his neck. Just that funny little rock.

Checked out all right health-wise, though.

He seems worried about something.

Yeah, I'd be worried, too. Think his days are numbered.

What do you mean? Attitude.

Not making him very popular around here.

Attitude? Yeah.

You wouldn't put him to sleep, though, right?

Well...

Hubble, slow down.

Heel, Hubble. Whoa! Hubble, slow down.

Heel. Hubble, no!

Easy, boy. Easy.

Hi, Mr. Leone.

Hello there.

And who is this?

His name's Hubble. I just got him.

Hello, Hubble.

No, Hubble.

That's all right.

I'm a stranger to him.

Where's Nelly?

She likes to check out the headlines.

Easy! Sorry. I've still got to train him.

Yeah.

Good luck with that.

Okay, Hubble. First day, do your best.

All right.

Sit.

Sit.

Good boy. Good boy, Hubble.

All right, stay.

Stay.

He's a bright one.

Okay, Mr. Genius, how about roll over?

Play dead.

But he's really, really smart, Dad.

Yeah, that's terrific.

No, I mean he's too smart.

O, I hate to break this to you,

but everyone thinks they've got the smartest dog in the universe.

"Love and loyalty."

It's okay, Hub.

All right, we'll take our time.

Oh, no, you don't.

Here, boy. Here.

Hubble.

On sale this week at Anderson's,

fresh, ripe peaches.

We're your power station, KRZY.

Crazy for classic rock.

I tell you, miracles...

Miracles are happening every day in our world.

Here, boy.

Here?

That was a weird dream.

More like a nightmare, if you ask me.

Testing.

One, two, three. Testing.

Oh, don't give me that look.

Oh, no, not that look, either.

Stay! Stay!

You hear me?

I...

Are you sure?

Speak!

Doggone it!

How could I let this happen?

Don't be afraid. I am Canid 3942.

Honey!

Was that you?

You better be up and at them.

Don't say a word.

You can't forget about the other dogs now

just because you've got Hubble.

Bless you!

Somebody's got a wittle cold.

Poor baby.

Hop to it, O.

Can we tie her up out back, please?

Did you just learn how to talk?

Here come the questions.

Let's just say your hearing suddenly got a lot better.

Oh, man. How is this even possible?

Oh, boy.

Look, I don't have time to train you right now.

Just take me to your leaders.

Leaders?

The dogs who walk you.

But... I walk them.

Sure you do. I'll get to the bottom of this.

Wait. Am I the only one who can understand you?

Yeah. Okay, it was a big mistake, wasn't meant to happen.

You can't tell anyone about this, ever.

Got it? This was a major boo-boo.

Nobody'd ever believe me anyway.

It's not like dogs just start talking all of a sudden.

Code red! Code red!

The kid can hear us talking?