‐ You are coming with me, pink blazer,
and we are gonna part‐ay! [laughs]
‐ Aah! Jill is leaving us. We'll starve here.
We'll have to eat Bubbles. I'm gonna go eat Bubbles.
‐ No, no. This is great. She's going to board us.
It'll be like a vacation.
‐ Ooh, vacation.
‐ How are you enjoying your peanut butter hot tub, sir?
‐ I requested chunky,
but this will do, I guess.
‐ And would you like to lick yourself,
or shall I do it for you?
‐ Um, I think I can handle it,
but stay close just in case.
‐ Yes, sir.
‐ Good man.
A little something for you.
I could use a break from barking at garbage trucks.
I know it's only once a week,
but there's so much prep involved.
‐ Oh, this is just what we need.
It's been a while since we really talked. Yeah.
‐ Oh, okay. It seems like we talk all the time.
‐ Yeah, but I mean really dig deep.
Get in there. [chuckles] Connect.
‐ Ugh. [vehicle whirring outside]
Oh, my God. Is it Thursday already?
Oh, this vacation could not come soon enough.
[barking]
[upbeat rock music]
‐ ♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff
♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff ♪
♪
♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff
♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff ♪
♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff
‐ ♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff ‐ ♪ Meow, meow, meow, meow
‐ ♪ Ruff, ruff ‐ ♪ Meow, meow
‐ ♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff ‐ ♪ Meow, meow, meow, meow
‐ ♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff ‐ ♪ Meow, meow, meow
‐ ♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff ‐ ♪ Meow, meow, meow, meow
[music crescendos]
♪
‐ So I'm a wreck.
Remember when I bit my human mother's boyfriend
Randy's toddler Ian?
Well, Ian's mother found out, and now I have to do a week
of intensive behavioral training
with a human named Brice.
‐ And this gives you pause?
Pun intended. [chuckles]
[clears throat] So what are you worried about?
‐ Well, I'm particularly worried
about the words "intensive" and "Brice."
‐ Is Brice even a name?
‐ I wonder if I've ever heard it.
Let me think. Brice. Brice.
Hmm...
no.
‐ Look, we may never get to the bottom
of whether or not Brice is a name.
And that might make us feel uncomfortable.
And that's why we're here for each other.
Which reminds me, I'm not going to be here for any of you
for the next few days,
'cause Chief and I are being boarded.
‐ But I need you.
‐ Wedding planning is extremely stressful.
‐ I'm physically uncomfortable almost all the time.
‐ I can run group. I can run group.
‐ Oh, no. ‐ Why not?
Remember when she tried
to lead the exorcism on that sugar glider?
‐ The power of Christ compels you.
The power of Christ compels you.
Aah! Get it off! Help!
‐ [laughs] Oh, yeah.
Let's let her do it. We could use the laugh.
‐ Well, you wouldn't be able to meet here.
‐ We can meet in the backyard.
Having therapy outside has been proven to be beneficial...
probably.
‐ Well, you guys are totally welcome to get together
outside the house and not call it therapy.
‐ And if our outside session turns therapeutic in nature,
you won't be here.
So there's nothing you can do about it.
‐ Will you two just kiss and get it over with?
‐ [panting]
‐ What's happening? ‐ Oh, Chief's got the zoomies.
He's excited about our vacation.
‐ Ooh, zoomies. ‐ Oh, I love zoomies.
‐ Zoomies!
‐ Zoomies! Zoomies!
‐ Zoomies. That's fun. You know what else is fun?
Talking about our problems. Diablo‐‐
[all laughing, cheering]
‐ It's amazing. ‐ Hold on tight, Tchotch.
Ya‐hoo!
‐ Miss you already. ‐ Oh, my God.
[dramatic music]
Oh, my God.
It's paradise.
What should we pee on first?
‐ Well, can we pee on stuff after we talk?
‐ [gasps] Look at that mud.
I don't know whether to roll in it or eat it.
Wait, I don't have to choose. Ha! I'm on vacation.
‐ Okay. This guy knows how to party.
‐ This is better than peanut butter.
[munches] And it's chunky.
‐ Okay, yeah.
Um, I'm‐‐I'm gonna sniff around on my own, then.
‐ Old friend. ‐ Diablo.
This is where you're training? ‐ Oh, yeah.
And see that 5'3" hunk of charisma over there?
That's Brice, and I love him.
Turns out I love intensity, too.
‐ What a shift. ‐ Right?
All I have to do is exactly what Brice tells me to,
and I get a treat.
Sit. Paw. Down. Sit. Paw. Down. Crane kick.
And then it's treat, treat, treat, treat,
treat, crane kick.
Oh, it's the best.
‐ Carter, enh‐enh. ‐ Wow.
Carter just got red‐collared. Spank him!
‐ You got the wrong dog.
‐ That's how they mark the bad dogs.
I won't get one, though,
because I'm a mean, green obedience machine.
So how's your vacation with Chief?
Are you guys getting some quality time?
‐ Hey, how's it going? Oh, don't worry.
It's not diarrhea. It's "excitarrhea."
‐ He's getting some energy
and some other things out right now.
But after that, super‐romantic weekend.
[sniffing] Wow. Do you smell that that?
[laughter]
That love is strong.
‐ Hey, Diablo. ‐ What's up, Big D.
‐ You know them?
‐ Who doesn't? Rutabaga and Juliet?
They are legends at this place.
Haven't you seen their Puppy Love Calendar?
‐ Are they as happy as they look?
‐ Those vanillas? Probably.
‐ Wonder what their secret is. ‐ Wait, did you hear that?
Sometimes Brice whispers commands.
It's him. Brice be praised.
‐ Welcome to Elsa's group.
You are all thrilled to be here.
You should know, I use a different modality than Honey.
Talking is great, but it can only take you so far.
‐ But we're still allowed to talk?
‐ Yes, Chico.
Now, if we could keep any dumb questions to a minimum,
I have to fix you all before Honey gets back.
‐ Great. I don't know if this is a dumb question,
but I feel very bloated right now,
like I ate something that's still alive
and it's moving through my body.
‐ You got to kill it before you eat it.
‐ Okay. Let's take turns speaking.
‐ Stelios set up Instagram account for Kit Kat.
I am not in any of the pictures.
Is like I'm ghost in my own home.
‐ A ghost, huh?
Makes sense, because you've been haunting my dream.
I'm okay.
‐ Blech. The last time he took a picture of me
was three months ago when I napped on a bag of carrots.
He was laughing at me. It was hot out.
The carrots were cold. What was funny?
‐ Tabitha, nothing is funny about your life right now.
You've been forgotten. You need to remind them that you exist.
‐ How? ‐ Run away.
‐ Don't do it, mama.
You are not made for the streets.
‐ They need to experience
how empty their lives are without you.
And only then will you be truly appreciated.
Who's next? The Gray One.
You've tried the rest. Now try the vest.
‐ Well, my life is actually pretty good.
‐ Really? Hmm.
'Cause I would think that the unrequited love you feel
for Tabitha would be debilitating.
‐ [laughs] What? No, I flirt with everybody.
‐ You never flirted with me. ‐ That's not true.
You know I just want to bat you around until you're dead.
Shel, you might have cold blood,
but you're a hot stud.
Chico, uh, yes, please. ‐ Aw.
‐ Max, I'll take half a pound thinly sliced.
Tchotchke rhymes with "crotchky."
‐ Okay, stop. You live in a house with 40 cats.
One of them is bound to not be completely repulsed by you.
‐ Whoa, I don't like to crap where I eat.
I mean, I do.
I just don't like to boink where I crap and I eat,
although I do that, too.
All right, you know what?
You've given me a lot to think about.
‐ Me too.
[sad music]
Goodbye, Daddy. Goodbye, Brett.
Please enjoy stepping on my farewell present in bare feet.
‐ Oh, my God! Chrissy Teigen is following Kit Kat.
‐ She follow everyone.
[both chuckling, moaning]
‐ You guys are great.
‐ Uh, hi. ‐ I'm Honey.
‐ I'm Rutabaga. This is Juliet.
‐ Oh, I know who you are.
But I haven't been asking about you
or sniffing your tinkle spots or anything creepy like that.
‐ You here alone? ‐ Yes. No.
I'm with that, uh, big hunk of a Saint Bernard over there.
‐ Oh, chill out, hose. I'm trying to help you.
‐ Chief? ‐ Oh, he's a barrel of monkeys.
‐ Oh, so many monkeys. [laughs]
Do you guys want to have dinner with us tonight?
both: We'd love to.
Ha! Jinx. We always do that.
And we always do that. Jinx.
‐ Yes, jinx. Exactly.
Oh, my God. Yeah, great.
Okay, see you then. Jinx.
No? Okay, bye.
[upbeat music]
Ugh, I just wish you'd cleaned up.
‐ Well, I wish you had rolled in the mud.
It was the perfect ratio of water to dirt
to mystery substance.
It even‐‐ ‐ Shh.
‐ [scoffs] I mean, you keep saying you want to talk, so...
‐ No, there's Rutabaga and Juliet.
‐ Chief! [laughs]
I'm laughing because they can see us.
But I'm really peeved right now.
‐ Chief‐inator. Honey bunny.
‐ Rudy...Juli...Ani.
Sorry. I'm so excited we're doing this.
‐ Hopefully you like my cooking.
[laughter]
‐ You know what I learned today?
Um, Brice is 5'3".
‐ Is that tall?
‐ Oh, I don't know. ‐ Oh, I love that guy.
Today he threw a ball, so I ran after it.
Then he threw it again, so I ran after it.
And then Diablo peed on Brice's shoe and said,
"We're not looking for a third."
‐ So how did you two mutts meet?
‐ You tell it. ‐ No. You tell it.
‐ You tell it. ‐ Someone tell it! Ha ha.
‐ We were puppies at the same shelter.
And the moment we locked eyes...
both: That was it.
‐ Ever gotten shocked by an electric fence?
It's like that but good.
‐ It was love at first scent.
‐ The people there saw that we had a connection.
‐ So they made us a bonded pair
and made sure we got adopted together.
And ours will be the last faces
we see when we die at the exact same moment.
‐ What else have I seen them in?
both: And here we are.
‐ Wait, you weren't placed together randomly?
You chose each other? That happens?
I've never heard of that happening.
‐ Yeah.
Pretty mind‐blowing stuff. How'd you two meet?
‐ Exactly the same way. ‐ No, we didn't.
Jill adopted me first, then one day she found
Chief eating garbage outside of a feminist strip club
and brought him home, and I've been falling asleep
to the sound of his farts ever since.
both: That's a sweet story.
‐ [gasps] both: Jinx.
‐ You chose each other. Ah, food is here.
‐ Well, that was lovely. Bye.
‐ Hon, you got something there.
‐ Oh, you've got something.
‐ Ah, Chief will get mine later.
[rock music]
‐ That was fun last night.
‐ Oh, yeah. I wanted to ask you something.
Um... Ugh, ooh, what was it?
Do you think the fact that you two chose each other
makes you happier dogs?
‐ I don't like to talk about it
because other dogs can get so jealous.
‐ Oh, no, no. No, I'm‐‐I'm not jealous.
I'm curious. I'm a therapist. I can't‐‐I have to.
‐ Okay. Um, can I be brutally honest?
‐ Oh, yes. Be brutal.
‐ Every day with Rutabaga is amazing.
‐ Ah. Wait, so you never get frustrated
or want your own space
or want to run away with a wild animal,
I mean, you know, for example, like, a coyote,
sniff each other's butts on a hill overlooking a freeway?
‐ No, we don't like to be apart for too long.
Not like you and Chief. ‐ This bitch.
So it doesn't ever concern you that you chose each other
while your brains were still developing?
‐ I knew it. You are jealous. ‐ No. No.
It just seems like you didn't get a chance
to cultivate your own personalities
before you became a bonded pair.
‐ Oh, Honey, I know what's going on here.
When was the last time you and Chief jinxed?
‐ What? Um, first of all, that's private.
And, secondly, go jinx yourself!
‐ Here we are again at Elsa and Friends,
the most psychologically beneficial thera‐‐
Oh, no. Loud Afternoon Man is coming.
‐ Everybody panic!
[animals chattering wildly]
‐ We need to get into Jill's house, but how?
[howling] How?
‐ You can't, but the handyman can.
‐ Hmm?
‐ I'm gonna unlock the doggy door.
‐ Right. all: Oh.
‐ Got ya.
‐ Hey, Rutabaga and Juliet just canceled our plans.
We were gonna dig a tunnel to Petco.
Was it something I said?
I mean, you know that's my worst fear‐‐
that and the mirror dog.
‐ No. Chief, it was something she said.
And then it was something I said.
‐ Ah... [chuckling] Okay.
Wait, what?
‐ I told her to go jinx herself.
‐ Honey, there are puppies here.
‐ Oh, she's just so smug.
She thinks everyone is jealous of her.
‐ Why would anyone be jealous of her? She's a beagle.
‐ All that, you know, "chose each other,
perfect partner" BS.
‐ What's the difference? ‐ In one scenario,
you get to choose the dog you spend your life with.
And in the other, someone finds them eating
day‐old mac and cheese out of a sequined sports bra,
and you're stuck with them.
‐ "Stuck with"?
Is that‐‐is that how you feel about us?
‐ What? No. I mean, not really.
Sometimes.
‐ "Sometimes"?
‐ You've got a big mouth, Honey.
‐ Excuse me?
‐ Wait, so it does matter.
‐ Stop sniffing around our relationship
and start sniffing your own,
because it smells and not in a good way.
‐ The way our relationship smells
is none of your business! [barking]
‐ Oh, no, you don't. Hey, hey, hey.
That's it, red collar.
‐ At least now you're not stuck with me.
‐ Oh, for jinx sake.
‐ That was an exciting start.
I'm looking forward to hearing
how I've improved all of your lives.
‐ Actually, mine's worse.
Thought I had the house to myself.
Beat it, Scuba Steve.
‐ Could you just keep your voice down?
‐ You promised me I'd see a live pig.
Now, where is it?
‐ Hey, Gray One. We're in here.
‐ That is not a pig. That is just a fat cat.
‐ Well, Elsa, I took your advice and realized
I was surrounded by quality tail.
So this is my new girlfriend. She's got toxoplasmosis.
‐ Everything he is saying is true.
‐ Yeah. I've had my eye on her for weeks,
but finally got the nerve to talk to her
when we were drinking out of the same ashtray.
It was a real meet cute.
[spits] Scab in my mouth.
‐ And is that when you asked her to pretend
to be your girlfriend? ‐ Watch it, dude.
This is a real relationship.
‐ Save it. Tabitha is not even here.
‐ Wait, where is she? ‐ Maybe she actually ran away.
‐ What? Why?
‐ Oh, y‐you know what? Good for her.
‐ Elsa, I have this pain that keeps on coming and going.
They're pretty spaced out,
but they're getting closer together and then more intense.
But I‐I think I should go home.
‐ No, Chico, you don't burn calories
by running away from your feelings.
‐ Really, anything that gets you heart rate up
is beneficial.
‐ Oh, oh, now it's back.
‐ Just take a deep breath in and push that discomfort out.
‐ Ow, ooh.
‐ Upside‐‐you do look a little thinner than you did last time.
‐ Maybe that's because this just came out of me.
‐ Ew. ‐ Whoa!
‐ What is happening?
‐ It's a little wet cat. ‐ Okay, no more guests.
‐ It appears we're witnessing the miracle of mammalian birth.
‐ Well, it must be
a misunderstanding, says this guy.
‐ Mama.
‐ Don't worry, little guy. We'll find her.
‐ You're the mama.
He just fell out of your gobbler.
‐ Oh, my stomach still hurts. ‐ Lie on your side.
I've done this a million times.
‐ No, no, no, I, uh‐‐ I think I'm okay now.
And there are three more.
‐ Mazel tov. ‐ Put them back.
‐ W‐w‐what should I do? ‐ Donate the first one.
The first one is always bad.
‐ I'll eat the first one. ‐ Get out.
‐ What am I gonna tell Kevin? He's not ready to be a father.
He made that very clear when he broke up with Dana.
‐ It's fine. This is fine. [chuckles] It's fine.
‐ I didn't know there was fresh fish.
‐ Scabby, no. ‐ Scuba Steve, help!
‐ [gasps]
‐ You guys are ruining this for me!
Get her back in the bowl!
‐ Delete my search history.
‐ Mmm.
‐ She's mine!
‐ Okay, we did it. Everything is fine now.
‐ What is it, Tchotch?
‐ There's a kitten in the fishbowl?
‐ Whoops. ‐ Get her back!
‐ Folks, there's no good time to say it.
For those of you who were invited to the wedding,
there will be no plus‐ones.
‐ [panting]
‐ Diablo, I have to‐‐ Is that a biscuit?
‐ Oh, yes.
Brice says this is supposed to increase my willpower.
Do you think our relationship is dysfunctional?
‐ Yes. Listen, I need to find Chief.
‐ That's impossible.
Once they've been red‐collared, they are in lockdown.
They only dogs he's gonna see are the other red collars.
‐ Hmm.
‐ Just three more minutes, little man,
and that treat is all yours.
‐ [barking wildly] ‐ Enh‐enh, no, no, no!
‐ Get him! Get him! Rip his gorgeous calves off!
‐ Hey, lovely lady. ‐ You like hot spots?
‐ I can smell your ears.
‐ [growls]
[dogs barking]
‐ Hey.
Looks like we have matching collars.
How on earth are they gonna tell us apart?
‐ Honey, I don't know what you're doing here,
but this is no place for you, and don't count on me
to protect you, because I don't want to.
‐ Chief, please talk to me.
‐ I tried to talk to you about mud,
playing fetch with Brice, and other kinds of mud.
But all you wanted to talk about was Juliet and Rutabaga.
‐ Uh, excuse me. Are you the Honey?
‐ I'm kind of in the middle of something.
‐ No, it's okay. We're done.
‐ I heard what you did to Brice.
Would it be okay if I sniffed your butt?
‐ Make it quick.
‐ Oh, never sniff your heroes.
‐ Well, I guess I should get used to the slammer.
These walls are all I'm going to be seeing for a long time.
‐ There are my bad dogs.
Oh, no. Let's get you out of here.
‐ Oh, it's good to be back and see everyone.
Elsa, how did your fake therapy session go?
‐ Ha! ‐ He's right.
It was very fun, but we want to hear about you.
‐ Ha! ‐ Uh, no.
It seems like there's more to tell here.
For instance, why is Chico nursing eight kittens?
‐ Oh, because if I stop, my milk supply goes down.
‐ And there you have it.
So tell us about your weekend, Honey.
‐ Chico, is there any more you want to say?
‐ Well, I feel a lot less bloated now,
but I don't like that everyone saw my gobbler.
‐ Elsa's session was the most entertaining train wreck
I've ever witnessed.
‐ It was chaos.
And I lived through the Summer of Sam.
‐ Uh, who's this?
‐ I'm the Gray One's girlfriend,
the Scabby One.
You must be the pig. ‐ It's true.
I'm in a healthy, fulfilling relationship.
‐ Tabitha's still not here! ‐ Ah, damn it!
[sad music]
♪
‐ [gasps]
[sweeping orchestral music]
♪
What is this place?
‐ You can't go in there, you know.
They only take cats that need homes.
So if they see that,
they are gonna send you right back where you came from.
‐ My collar? ‐ It's such a hard decision.
Does she return to her home where the no‐hair bears
have a new number‐one favorite, Or does she go‐‐
‐ Stop talking. Take the collar.
[pensive music]
♪
‐ Have fun.
‐ If it makes you feel any better,
these last couple days were a bummer for me, too.
Chief and I just couldn't connect.
And then we went to jail.
I'm still kind of adjusting to life on the outside.
‐ None of them understand how hard it is to be perfect.
‐ Well, maybe we don't understand how hard it is
for them to live up to our unrealistic expectations.
‐ "Unrealistic"?
[scoffs] What are you supposed to do‐‐
chase balls and roll around in the mud?
‐ That's actually a great idea, Elsa.
Thank you.
‐ You're welcome. I helped Honey.
[laughs]
And there's nobody here to see it.
‐ I saw it, not impressed. ‐ [barks]
‐ [singsong voice] Chiefy, look what I found.
Come on in. The water's disgusting.
‐ [scoffs] How disgusting?
‐ Well, it's the perfect ratio of water
to dirt to mystery substance.
‐ [chuckles] Okay.
Move over, princess. [laughs]
‐ Whoo‐hoo! ‐ [laughing]
Honey, I'm stuck. ‐ Me too.
[mud bubbles]
Chief, are you having "excitarrhea"?
‐ Hello? I'm ready to receive treats and strokings.
[ominous music]
♪
‐ You, you're not doing it right.
‐ Doing what? ‐ Everything.
I'm Chartreuse. I can show you the ropes.
They're over there, and they're mine.
So keep your filthy paws off 'em.
‐ I play what I want.
[grunting]
[yowls]
[thud]
[doorbell rings]
‐ I found your cat. Where's my reward?
‐ Meow.
‐ Bento. all: Yay!
‐ That's nice, Jen and Gabby.