- I love you. - And I love you.
Do you smell something?
both: Cherry?
both: No!
♪ 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 ♪
I thought my new dog-walking group
would be a chance for me to dominate socially.
But the female dogs are so cliquey and full of themselves
with their long coats and in-proportion bodies.
I get it, Elsa. I've been trying to make
friends with the birds outside Kevin's apartment
to save me from my soul-crushing loneliness,
but they deserve better. - Chico, I am so sorry...
you thought it was a good idea to talk just then.
Elsa, I think the real problem is your issue
with female animals. - I do not have an issue
with female animals. I mean, you and I are
basically best friends. - Incorrect.
Well, Tabs, Nibs, how many gals' nights have we spent
braiding each other's fur? - None.
- We never include you in that. - Okay, well, Bubbles--
Don't ever talk to me.
Honey, do you think I need to lose weight?
Is this about those mean dogs at the beach
calling you a small walrus? - They actually called me
a "smallrus," which is more hurtful,
because it's fun to say. - Smallrus.
No, it's Jill. She's getting me a dog walker.
Makes no sense. Most of this is muscle.
Yep, pillowy, soft, undulating muscle.
But the exercise might be good for you.
I don't know. I think I'm in pretty...
good...
shape.
Uh, hey, can you, um-- can you just slow down?
I think I'm maxed out speed-wise.
Yeah, everyone, can you please be considerate?
Because this whale ain't used to walking on dry land!
Bladow!
Ho-ho, oh yeah, Clark? Well, could a whale do this?
Are you all right there, laddie?
Whoa, did I die? Are you an angel?
No, you just fluffed your ruff a bit.
I'm Ruby. - I'm Chief.
Um, could you give me a little nudge?
I'm working with, like, zero core strength here.
Yeah, heh. Thanks.
I miss my house.
I just wanna get back to my cozy bed and play
with my cool toys and eat the pot pies my human leaves
on the counter to thaw while she's at work.
Oh, I'm sure it's a gas roamin' around your house
flinky binky while your human's away.
But this walk doesn't have to be all bad.
My mam mam used to always say,
"You can't blonter a clover without dimpin' a little gold.
So dry those eyes and get ploofin'!"
It's not like I don't want to ploof, but it's hard
when I'm stuck on this walk with stupid Clark
and his cool wheels and his awesome floppy legs.
Oh, help! I'm getting sucked
into the gravitational pull of this gas giant!
- Ow! - Bladow!
Oh, forget about him.
What do you reckon you and me be friends?
Huh? I'd reckon that very much.
At least there's one nice dog on this walk.
Watch out, bitches.
I'm about to friend your brains out.
Making lifelong female friends in three, two--
Chief?
Honey didn't tell me you were gonna be on my walks.
- Hey, uh--? - Elsa.
- You know each other? - Um...
Uh, know each other?
I'm only at his house, like, every day.
Well, isn't that a womper?
Well, I'd love to stay and chat,
but I have some heavy-duty bondage to get into.
What up, sluts? You wanna slow your roll
so E-cig can get up in there?
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- Oh, forget it. - Oh, don't let those lassies
chap your slapper. They wouldn't know
a loafy from a zagger if it bit 'em in the dumper.
Yeah! I'm not the problem here.
Wait, have you been on these walks before?
Eh, a few times.
I just moved here from Echo Park.
Oh, yeah, my human
got tear-gassed in a swan boat there once.
Why don't you have a leash?
My human doesn't believe in the power dynamic
they support. Well, sounds like you know
Chief pretty well. Are you two...
Oh, God, no. I mean, I can't say
I've never gotten a vibe,
but he's the mate of my best friend, Honey.
She worships me. - His mate?
Yeah. Look at me crushing
female friendship. Bladow!
Chico, you made it.
Yeah, thanks for inviting me over.
Kevin's been gone longer than usual,
and Hoodie Kevin's giving me the silent treatment again.
Just tell me what I did.
So it's nice to not be alone for a while.
Happy to help, but you've got to be out before dark,
because once the Sun goes down, I cannot protect you.
- Exciting! - So that's the gym.
Don't go in there without a spotter.
One...
It's also the birthing center.
And this is the dining room.
Do not eat anything you find in here.
Oh, your human's here.
That's my human's twin sister.
She died years ago.
You have a lovely home, ma'am.
And this is the pool.
Let me guess-- don't go in there?
Eh, it depends on how attached you are to your fur.
Maybe I'll skip the pool.
I'll be so happy when this walk is over
and I'll have lost all that weight.
So tell me more about Chief. What twinks his dink?
Let's see. Well, he likes eating,
obviously. Um, big napper.
He hates squirrels, but loves chasing them.
Ooh, complex.
And what is Honey like? - Well, she's a therapist,
so she likes to process everything.
Between us, sometimes, I wonder how her relationship
with Chief even works. - Oh, so there may be
a crinch in the zeber? - Uh, maybe.
Hmm.
Oh, boy. I sure could go for a big bowl
of kibbles and coddle, right about now,
and then a nice long nap. - Oh, yeah!
And after that nap, take another real quick, hard nap.
That would be awesome. - Then I'd wake up
and chase squirrels for the rest of the day.
Oh, man, I hate squirrels.
both: But I love chasing them!
Whoa.
It's like you're reading my--
diary. - Mind--ary.
Oh, Chief, wouldn't it be a smash
to come up here sometime, just the two of us?
No Clark? Sounds awesome.
Well, I'm not doing anything tonight.
- Oh, me neither. - Great!
Hey, guys. What are we talking about?
Come on, Chief. Let's go find something
stinky to roll in--alone.
Hey, wait up!
Take a hint and get lost,
unless you want a larch in the garbler.
Not my garbler.
Hi, again. Thanks for having dinner
with me. Yeah, uh, no problem.
But can we make it quick? There's a big yellow ball game
on later. Oh, if another night would be
better, we can reschedule. Yeah, you know what?
Let's do that. Okay, later.
O--o--okay, bye.
I'm all alone. - No, you're not.
- Who said that? - Look down.
- Who are you? - I'm Trey.
I'm a flea--hopped on at your friend's house.
You seem like you needed some company.
That was very thoughtful.
Being alone has been getting to me.
Well, you don't have to be alone anymore.
I will be with you 24/7. In fact--nah, never mind.
- What? - You know, it's just
having one friend--it's great, don't get me wrong.
But what if I told you
you could have a whole bunch more friends?
Hello, hi. I'm Chico.
Nice to meet you. Jump on.
All right, I think that's everyone.
Chico, what do you think of your new squad?
They're beautiful.
I was a little behind everyone else,
but I aced that walk. Oh!
And I made a friend. Her name's Ruby.
She's from Echo Park, which, judging by her accent,
is in Jamaica, I think. - Oh, look at you,
making new friends. You should bring her by group.
Oh, sure, yeah. I'll find out if she likes
boring stuff. - We now return to the
Lifetime original movie, "Watched by a Stranger."
I don't know. Do you ever just feel
like you're being watched by a stranger?
Yeah! Chico's gettin' it!
all: Go Chico! - Go me!
Go me!
You had your chance.
Epic dance party, guys. But I got to go to group.
Road trip!
Uh, now, guys, I love you.
I mean, we're squad goals. But Honey's not as progressive
when it comes to parasites as I am.
So while we're in there,
please keep it down and cool it with the skin tickling.
- Boring! - Shut up, Chet!
Uh, don't worry about it, man. We'll be cool.
So Elsa, how's the walking group going?
Well, I'm so glad
you asked me that. I have made...
- Shh. - Tons of lady friends.
- Name three. - Uh, Ruby, Kotex.
The point is, I'm making friends, and I am itching
to get to know them better.
Itch?
Well, scratch that itch, girl.
- Scratch? - But play it cool,
or they'll flee. - Flea?
I'll tell you what really makes my skin crawl.
Makes?
- What's that sound? - It's my squad.
- Squad? - I'm pretty sure I'm crushing
a lot of them, but I'm just so itchy.
This is not a drill.
Initiate flea protocol.
I'm sorry, Chico. I don't make the rules.
Yes, you do.
Yes, I do.
- Bla to the dow, chunko! - Aw.
Where were you last night?
We were supposed to meet up here for a date.
You meant that? Oh, I thought we were just
making walk talk. But also, I can't really
go on dates 'cause of Honey. - What if there was no Honey?
Oh, well, then I guess I could.
Ugh, Clark.
I wish you and your super cool wheels
would just go away forever.
Oh, don't trip, my brother.
Seriously, we're on a fault line.
Blad--ow!
- Clark! - Oh, my God,
not again. - You okay?
- I'ma be sick. - Dibs.
Hmm...
What's your...
name!
- Password? - What is that smell?
That was yesterday's password, but we'll honor it.
I need some information about an Irish Setter named Ruby.
I have some suspicions about her
that are completely unrelated to her being a female animal.
If you think that just because I'm a scavenger,
that I'm part of a network of low-lives who dig up dirt
on unsuspecting animals,
then you're exactly right,
and I'll do it if you let me supermarket sweep
your owner's medicine cabinet.
Mm, sure. It's mostly fiber pills.
We about to get litty and loose!
Hey, you don't need those guys.
You have us now. - Thanks, Trey.
You're a good friend.
Hey, you know what'd cheer you up?
Some hot, sexy ticks.
- Show me them tickies! - Eh, I don't know.
I'm not sure I want anything else living on me.
Shut it! Look, hey, you don't wanna
party with us anymore, that's fine.
We can always go somewhere else so you can be alone.
- No! - All right then.
All you gotta do is walk on into those woods.
Okay.
Whoo!
Ah, it's great to be back in the whole neighborhood.
You know, I ate my first cigarette behind that bush.
That was back in 2019. We didn't know.
Hey, buddy. Uh-oh.
You got a lot of nerve showing your face around here.
- Oh, flip! - You said you loved me!
Look who's back for more.
- These guys aren't talking. - You're right.
We need to find ourselves a rat.
Yeah, I know a lot of dogs,
but my memory's not what it used to be.
Yeah, yeah. I think I know the dog
you're talking about. She called herself Cherry,
skipped town not too long ago.
The things I know about her
would knock the stripes off your tail.
But before I tell you, you gotta do one more thing for me.
Please say sex. Please say sex.
Can you untie me from this thing?
I hate these guys.
This is real bad, man!
We have to get back as fast as raccoonily possible
to tell Elsa what the rat said. It's life or death!
We can't let anything distract us from our--
Okay, three rides, two snacks, but that's it.
- Hey, watch it! - What the--?
Are you a flea? - Yeah, hi, I'm--
No names. We can do this the easy way
or the hard way. - You wouldn't.
Oh, no! Fleas!
Empty! No!
Hold on, sweet girl.
You are so screwed.
Those fleas messed with the wrong childless,
overcompensating dog mom.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God!
Oh, I don't know how I didn't see the car.
Aw, don't feel bad. I once got run over
by a parade. It was pretty fun.
I met Al Roker. - I was just dropping by
to see this fabulous Honey I've heard so much about.
Fabulous? I don't know about that.
I mean, well, it does track. - I know it was just
a little bump, but I'm a bit jankered.
If only I knew someone who would help me process
this traumatic event. You know, like a counselor
or a... therapist.
I'm a therapist!
Maybe we could take a walk
later to somewhere private. - Oh, absolutely!
Oh, great. Your bed is so comfortable.
Thanks for letting me rest in it.
Of course, what's mine is yours.
- It will be. - What?
What?
all: Chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug!
Yeah!
Tr-Trey? Trey?
Make it quick. I've only got Crystal
for, like, five more minutes.
I love hanging out with you guys,
but I have very little blood left,
so I think it's time to dial back the party.
You don't get it, do you? This body is ours now,
and we're not leaving until every last drop of blood
is gone.
Puke and rally!
We got here as fast as we could.
- What did you find out? - Ruby's real name is Cherry.
And she's a total psycho.
Hey, that's really insensitive.
But yeah, I mean, she's totally nuts.
Back in Echo Park, she became obsessed with this foxhound,
but the foxhound had a mate.
Ruby tried to get all chummy with him,
but the mate wasn't buying it.
Do you smell something?
both: Cherry?
both: No!
Anyway, their house blew up.
And she didn't even look back?
I have to warn Honey and Chief.
- Chico? - Look, I'm popular.
Oh, no. Chico, we gotta get rid
of them before they bleed you dry.
But they're my squad. I was lonely,
and now I'm not. So go away.
all: Yeah, go away! - Chico, please!
They're killing you.
I'm fine.
Honey, you're in danger!
Ruby wants to kill you and take over your life.
What's going on?
What is she doing here?
She's staying with us until Jill finds her human.
Honey, no, don't believe her. She doesn't even have a human,
do you, Cherry? - Cherry?
Yeah, that's her real name, and she's a total psychopath!
Ask any raccoon! - Oh, Honey, you've got
your paws full with this little duffle pump.
She's two potatoes shy of a mash.
Yeah, talk therapy has its limits,
and I can't legally prescribe. Oh, well.
How about we take that walk now?
- I'd like that. - And let's get into that
trauma-lama-ding-dong.
I mean, if you're ready to share.
Honey, she just looked at me menacingly.
Menacingly!
- You caw-caw'd? - Ruby's not Ruby.
She's Cherry, and she's a murderer.
She's gonna kill Honey so she can be with you
and take over her life!
Okay, I'ma need that one more time.
I can't imagine
how heavy you'd be with blood.
There's a reason all the fleas
in this house know to leave us alone.
And it's right here.
It's a little spooky up here at night.
Don't worry. We're all alone.
- Come on, buddy. - I can't do it, Gray One.
I don't wanna go back to being alone.
You're not alone, Cheeks. I'll always be by your side.
Whoa, Chico. What about your squad?
Sorry, Trey. Party's over.
No!
Oh, no.
Chico?
We did it! I'm finally free!
Thank you, The Pink One.
I'll never forget you.
I mean, I think there's room on there for both of us.
Uh...
Ah, it's beautiful up here-- great place to plumb the depths
of your subconscious. You go first.
Hey, why don't we talk in that cave?
Yeah, okay, let's cave it up, girl!
Ooh, it's dark in here like the womb.
Speaking of, what's your earliest memory?
Where do you think this pit goes?
I don't know, but it looks pretty deep.
I bet if someone fell in, they'd fall--
All the way to hell!
Stupid fleas.
Wait, were you just
about to push me into the pit without an accent?
Yes, and now you can plunge
to your death knowing the truth.
- Why are you doing this? - It's nothing personal.
You just have something I want, and after all I've
suffered through, I know better than to wait
for someone to give it to me. - Don't this, Ruby.
We've all suffered.
No one has suffered like I have!
I was taken from my mother
and my siblings when I was just 12 weeks old.
The people who took me
made me sleep in a cage and eat off the floor.
I would have to beg for scraps of food.
Beg!
That all sounds like pretty standard dog stuff.
But I love that you're talking. - Shut up.
You have no idea how good you have it.
That's why I'm gonna take it from you.
No!
Let me go!
- Never! - Honey!
- Elsa, help! - Hold on!
I can't do it. You're too heavy,
and I'm just a slip of a thing.
I'm sorry I doubted you, Elsa!
It's okay! It would be cruel of me
not to forgive you considering the circumstances.
Blimey, how has no one tried to off both of you knackies
before this? - Oh, now your accent's back
for Elsa? - Really?
Elsa, focus!
Oh, no!
- I got you! - You'll never get me.
And this is why I don't exercise.
I can't even look at that cave without wondering
"Am I safe, or will Ruby be back
to finish what she started?"
Well, first of all, she tried to kill me, not you,
and second, Ruby can't hurt anyone anymore.
Please pick me. Please pick me.
Oh, good day, kind family. Care to bring me home?
No? Well, your kid's [bleep] ugly!
Oh, look at this one! Can we get her?
Can we? - Sure thing, kiddo.
Let's go make that happen.