“Puppy Pals LIVE,” a humorous stunt dog show, came to the Luhrs Performing Arts Center on Saturday for a double feature show, one at 1 p.m. and a later one at 5 p.m. The dogs were able to make high jumps, rollover on command, jump through hoops and many more. 

At the start of the show, they played “Who Let the Dogs Out,” as the stars ran out onstage. The host, Renaldo Calienes, encouraged the audience to say, “I let the dogs out,” in response to motivate the dogs. 

“The louder you cheer, the more it motivates them,” Calienes said.

Puppy Pals LIVE has been seen on America’s Got Talent Season 15 in 2020, gaining more recognition for the group of talented rescue dogs.

A lot of parents brought their children in the crowd for an afternoon filled with entertaining puppy fun.

Gizmo got the most laughs out of the crowd. Calienes referred to the three-year-old Poodle Mix as the “wild card” of the show. As his actions are often unpredictable, Gizmo started break dancing and doing backflip after backflip along to music – sending the crowd into a fit of laughter.

Calienes selected an audience member to come onstage and juggle, while the dogs were taking a break. He started off with throwing one hoop back and forth, then said thank you for joining and would yell “WAIT!” as the audience member would start to leave the stage. Each time he added another hoop and made the juggling harder. Every time he yelled “WAIT!” the crowd would start laughing. 

One of the main stars of a show was a 4-year-old Standard Poodle named Rudy, who was a cancer survivor, and the dog who could jump the highest. The newest edition to the pack is a 1-year-old Jack Russell named Chip. He was another comedic part of the show as he would jump in and out of a barrel, while not listening or staying put. 

For more information, visit Puppy Pals LIVE Instagram at @puppypalslive.

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