EPISODE 4 - tug of war and more...

Devistated with the loss of 2 more of their own, the remaining dogs of Fellowship of the Fur returned to their campsite to enjoy an evening meal of Canidae kibble. "I can't believe you all voted off Travis!" growled Callie, "don't you know how strong a player he is?" "The other pack knew his weakness..." answered Brody, "How did they figure out he couldn't resist a thrown stick?"

"Stop staring at me like that everyone!" said a frustrated Scarlett at camp F.A.S.T. as they shampooed with Athlete Gift Funky Flea Shampoo, "I didn't ask Wichita to join me in my nap. He did that all on his own!" Spuds came to Scarlette's rescue, "Scarlett can't help it if she's an irresistable super model."

The next morning, the two tribes met at the challenge beach where host Dillon explained their next challenge. "We are having a tug of war. Each tribe will gather on either side of this stream. When I say go, dogs will begin tugging. The tribe with all 5 members in the water is out, and the dry tribe will be the winner. Survivors ready........ go!"

The two tribes began tugging with all their might on either end of the rope. F.A.S.T. seemed to have the early advantage with their bigger dogs. "That's right!" shouted Sedona, "you Fellowship bitches are going for a swim! Party! Party! Party!"

Heidi surprised everyone on the Fellowship by her bizarre tugging technique. "She was facing backwards! I had no idea what she was trying to do." explained Callie. "That Heidi is a strange puppy." Murphy (who was dangling mid-air), barked at Heidi to try and get her back in line, but Heidi just said "Trust me, you mutts! I know what I'm doing!"

On the F.A.S.T. side of the stream, Spuds seemed to be having a difficult time concentrating. "Dude what is your problem?" asked Shiner. "That Heidi, she keeps shaking her tail at me like she used to when we raced flyball together." explained Spuds. "I am having a hard time focusing on tugging! She looks like a bunny!"

Heidi then released the tug on her end and ran away from the challenge and into the forest. Spuds, unable to control his prey drive any longer, dropped the tug, ran through the stream, and off after Heidi into the trees as fast as he could. "What's gotten into him?" asked Doodle. "Excellent thinking!" Cheered Murphy (still dangling mid-air). "Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug!" shouted Devo.

Advantage switched to Fellowship of the Fur as the F.A.S.T. dogs tried to recover from losing Spuds and his strong tugging skills. "Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug! Tug!" shouted Devo. Murphy jumped off the tug to bark at her teammates "Keep on Tugging! Devo, kill that rope! Brody, put your back into it! Callie, the F.A.S.T. dogs think you look like Lassie! Now TTTUUUGGG!!!" She then grabbed the tuggy and dangled again.

"We need to do something guys!" exclaimed Scarlett. Doodle let go of the tug and ran to the edge of the stream. "Hey everyone! I'm Timmy and I just fell in a well! When is Lassie going to get here and rescue me? Oh look! The Fellowship has Little Lassie right there!!" Callie dropped the tug and lunged through the stream at Doodle, pulling him into the watter by his cotton-ball tail and ruining his hairdo.

The tug swing left and right and back and forth violently, causing Murphy to lose her grip and fly through the air into the stream. Devo gave the rope a big shake, and flung slobber into Brody's eyes, causing him to lose his grip and stagger into the stream. The sight of Murphy, Brody, Callie and Doodle in the water was all Sedona could take. "POOL PARTY!!" she shouted and launched into the stream, sending a tidol wave splash onto the shore, drenching Scarlett, who had to release the tug and shake herself, then stretch out on the sand to dry.

Host Dillon watched in dismay as Shiner and Devo tugged long into the night. Heidi and Spuds returned to the challenge area looking exhausted. "That Spuds is a wild-dog! I will never underestimate him again!" she told the other girls. The dogs on both tribes had a meal of Whole Life Pet Food and Barn Buddy Buscuits, while watching Devo and Shiner continue to tug.

Several hours later, Dillon called an end to the challenge. "Those two will tug themselves to death if I let them!" remarked Dillon. "We'll call this a tie, and both tribes will have to go to tribal counsel."

In the end, Callie and Heidi were voted off Fellowship of the Fur and Scarlett and Spuds for F.A.S.T. Wichita made sure he got a good-bye kiss from Scarlett before leaving the island. "Have a good nights sleep dogs, but don't get too comfortable! Tomorrow morning there will be a big surprise!" Said Dillon.

The Fellowship dogs returned to their campsite and curled up in their custom made Pet Bedzzz, excited about the surprise they would receive tomorrow. "I hope it's cookies," said Brody, "yummy ones like the kind Cloudstar makes!" Brody, Murphy and Devo enjoyed dreams of cookies.

At camp F.A.S.T. Doodle pranced around like a king. "I'm the most beautiful dog on the island." he bragged, "That Scarlett thought she was hot... but who's hot now, baby?? ME!"

...the next day...

The dogs from the two tribes met at Challenge beach to see what their surprise would be. Dillon announced, "Today the two tribes will merge to form one big tribe. Here's a map to your new campsite. You need to go there and form your new tribe. Your final task is to come up with your new tribe name."

The dogs sped off to their new campsite. "Wow! A merge! This is way too cool! Party! Party! Party!" shouted Sedona as she bounded off in the direction of the new camp.

The dogs set up camp quickly and settled down to discuss the new tribe name over snacks from Zukes. Murphy suggested 'Scary Hairys' because the previous tribe names had something to do with hair, and because all 6 of the remining dogs have proven themselves to be scary. Devo stopped running in circles around the campsite long enough to suggest 'Turds of Steel'. Conversation heated up with Doodle made his long list of suggestions.

"That Doodle thought he was the king of the camp! He had a long proclaimation about how his name suggestions were the best because he is so much prettier than all of us." explained Sedona. Doodle was shocked that nobody agreed to call the new tribe 'Survival of the Furriest' because he was obviously the furriest, or 'Bark-a-Doodle-do'. He was especially sad when everyone gave big thumbs-down to the name 'Poodle Power'.

Finally the 6 dogs agreed to Shiner's suggestion S.L.A.M. or Survivors Lasting After the Merger. The dogs were happily painting their new tribe flag when Dillon approached. Devo stopped running in circles after his tail and announced, "If this is our FINAL task, does that mean we are going home?"

Dillon responded,"you all know that this weekend is the big tournament? Surviving a flyball tournament in August is the ultimate test for survivor dogs. At this tournament your family and friends will get to vote on which of you 6 will be the ultimate Survivor and will win the prize of 1 million dog bones. Are you up for the challenge?"

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