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To be the first Pooch Perfect winner, it's got to do with me proving to myself that I'm good enough and I'm worth it.

Come on, you always pull something out of your bottom last minute.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Give me some hair.

Hair.

I got a little bit and packed it behind the hair and put it in the middle of the pony and tied it up, so she had this nice little bubble there.

Who taught you this?

No one. I've never done it before.

Oh.

Have you seen someone do it?

Nope.

Alicia is a gutsy groomer.

Yeah.

You know, no fear. She's got such an imaginative brain, you know? Like, she'd give anything a go. She really trusts her own imagination.

Yeah.

So, I think it's going to be exciting to see the end result.

Yeah.

(FAST-PACED MUSIC)

I'm really happy with that. I like that.

It's about making the dog look like it's part of an Asian boy band.

Yeah. I don't want to work myself up and think that I've got this.

Look, to me...

It's hard to say.

..this is absolutely brilliant.

Mmm.

But it's up to the judges.

We don't want to go home. Give it your all to the very end.

I'm happy with her bubble butt and her smiley round face. I'm just hoping that it's enough. Every detail is very crucial.

I'm thinking maybe we should plait these.

That's a good idea.

She's like a school girl.

(LAUGHS)

What's cuter than those plaits?

That's cute.

I'm loving it. It looks really pretty. I haven't done plaits before on these.

I've put a heart above her bum. I don't know good it is, but I just wanted to add a little something.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) One minute to go!

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

We're not going home today, OK?

OK.

Go, go, go.

Oh, man.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(COUNTS IN JAPANESE)

Juu, kyuu, hach... Seven, six, five...

I love it.

Yeah. I love it.

This is nice.

Three, two, one! Styling tools down!

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(APPLAUSE)

Back away from the cuteness! This semi is finally over.

Good job. I love this.

She's cute, but yeah.

I'm really happy. It was a big challenge. But I think we've done a really good job.

I'm really happy with it.

Looking at Momo, I think it's one of my best jobs yet. We wanna go grand final.

I think this groom is gonna get you there.

Yeah?

Well, I'm heaps defeated. I did the best I could with this coat. And I just don't know if it's going to be good enough.

Judges, please go and take a look. And remember, this decision could change a life forever. So... No pressure.

I don't want to be in your shoes.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

You guys do it, I can't watch. I can't watch it.

(EXHALES)

No pressure.

(WHISPERS) Russell, someone's going home. Semi-finals.

Prue and Caitlin. How are you?

Good, thank you.

This is super cute.

We decided to put in a bit of a bubble butt today with her.

If we had a bit more hair, we could probably round it a bit more.

And we did a happy face.

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(TRANSLATES) Did you decide on why you add... The ears are braided?

We wanted to braid it to balance it out.

We thought it looked quite cute.

I love Asian fusion. It's something that you can have fun with.

Very good. Thank you. Thank you.

Mochi, Mochi.

(WHINING)

Now, now. You're fine. Shhh.

Shhh.

I know, I know.

Shayla, Chris.

Hi.

And Mochi. How are you doing?

(LAUGHS)

All these bubble butts I'm seeing around, I'm taking this personally.

(LAUGHTER)

Have you done this style before?

No. I've done one lesson in Asian fusion before I came on the show. So, it's definitely something different.

For her to come into this and attempt something that she doesn't know how to do...

(LAUGHS)

I've seen people do Asian fusions before and I reckon this is one of the best ones I've ever seen, so...

Thank you.

Thank you, judges.

Thank you.

Thank you, judges.

Hi Alicia, hi Michaela.

I cannot believe this is the same scruff ball.

As soon as I saw him, my heart dropped ‘cause I can't do drop coats to save my life.

Are you guys proud of what you've done?

Don't ask that. (LAUGHS)

She did a lovely job. She did amazing.

She's been the best. We don't spend much time together and this competition has been massive for our relationship.

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(TRANSLATES) I think it's wonderful that you never had experience with this type of dog, but you tried the cute face, and that's something you should be proud of.

Thank you. We are.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Alright. Come here.

(SNIFFLES)

(SOFT MUSIC)

Guys, you've all done an amazing job. And it's time now to invite our pooch parents in to see these little cuties.

Oh, your daddy's here.

Come on in, guys!

(CHEERFUL MUSIC)

Momo! Oh!

(LAUGHTER)

Look at you. You're like a fairy floss. Yeah?

He's got a bubble butt.

Oh, I like that!

(LAUGHS) Yeah?

Bubble butt! Oh my goodness.

Aw. (LAUGHS)

He’s gorgeous.

Here's your daddy, Molly. Who's that?

(LAUGHTER)

Who's that?

Baby. Hey. She looks so different.

(LAUGHTER)

Thank you very much for allowing us to have him.

Thank you!

He was doing that, just wanted to cuddle.

Oh. Just wants a hug.

Yeah.

You guys are the best.

Oh, my god. You have to win.

(LAUGHTER)

Families, thank you so much for having your dogs be part of Pooch Perfect. They're very precious. Thank you so much.

You made my day.

Thank you.

You made my day.

Bye.

See you guys.

See you.

Bye guys. (LAUGHS)

Aw...

That was so cute.

Now, the judges have made their decision. Which means we're about to say 'sayonara' to one of our teams.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

The waiting never gets easier. I am really nervous because it could go either way.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Let's just pause for a few more moments and enjoy the anticipation.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Waiting for the judges' feedback, my heart is absolutely racing.

This is definitely the most nervous I have been.

This is our last chance to get in the grand final and have a chance of winning $100,000.

In your elimination challenge, your job was to be inspired by Ryo Kikuchi's signature style, Asian fusion.

The dogs all look happy, but let's find out which teams gave the judges happy face.

Colin, can you kick us off? What was J-popping for you?

(LAUGHS)

Shayla and Chris, you had Mochi. For what you did with the whole dog was very, very pretty. You brought the whole fusion to life.

It was adorable. I loved the eyes, the body, the touch of colour.

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(TRANSLATES) The bubble butt was uplifted high. It was very good.

Thank you.

Prue and Caitlan, you have Momo, the groodle. What a beautiful specimen you had today. Everything was very, very pretty. Love what you did with the head.

But… I would've liked to have seen that bubble butt lifted up a little bit. It kind of reminded me of my butt. Saggy.

I think you guys did a pretty good job. I loved the face. And same, I agree with Colin. It did have kind of a saggy, flat butt.

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(TRANSLATES) The muzzle was really nicely done.

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(TRANSLATES) Your bubble butt was a little saggy.

The bubble butt, I would've probably liked to lift it a little bit more.

The smallest mistake could send us home today.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Alicia, Michaela, you have Molly, the Lhasa Apso. You had one of the hardest dogs in this challenge. Your dog had a drop coat, which gave you an instant disadvantage, and you went for it and you gave it your best.

The legs on the Lhasa Apso, I thought you did a really good job. The heart wasn't really grabbing my heart, but you know what, you should be proud to be where you are in this competition.

I really liked the feet, the way you flared them out. You guys did a really good job.

Thank you.

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(TRANSLATES) The balance turned out to be much better than you think you did. Even though you worked with the dog that is really hard to do, you should be proud.

Thank you. I am.

I guess it's now time to find out who will be safe and who will be eliminated from the competition.

Judges, was this a particularly difficult decision or was it Japan-easy?

(LAUGHTER)

You guys all did a great job. The smallest details have to be looked at and decide who's gonna go home.

You all have come this far and you should all be very, very proud of yourselves.

(SOFT MUSIC)

The first team safe and into the grand final is...

(FAST-PACED MUSIC)

Shayla and Chris.

(SOFT MUSIC)

(APPLAUSE)

Well done.

(LAUGHS)

(SQUEALS)

We're actually through.

Shayla and Chris, I thought you guys did the best job I've seen this whole season.

Oh, wow.

Oh, really?

Thank you.

And if you were on the dog walk, you would've won 'Best in Show'.

(APPLAUSE)

To have that feedback, I couldn't ask for anything more.

Alicia and Michaela, Prue and Caitlan, it's now down to the two of you.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

The team leaving the competition is...

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

..Prue and Caitlan.

Oh.

What?

Oh, my god.

(SOFT MUSIC)

You guys are amazing stylists and I'm sorry to see you leave.

I feel proud that I did a great job with a big dog today. And... I'm just proud of Caitlan being by my side the whole journey.

I don't think I'd be able half the things I've done without Caitlan by my side.

(SOFT MUSIC)

I'm very proud of her.

I'm proud of you.

You've blown us all away. You guys have such mad skills. Thank you so much for being part of the Pooch Perfect family.

(SOFT MUSIC)

There's always winners and losers. We're not a loser, because I think we did the best job that we could today.

We went out with a bang then.

It looked amazing.

(SOFT MUSIC)

Aw.

(SOFT MUSIC)

(SNIFFLES)

We're going to go out holding our heads up high.

You guys kick ass.

(LAUGHTER)

I cannot believe that Prue and Caitlan are going home.

But the grand final, we now have a one in three chance of winning...

Oh, my god.

..$100,000. One in three!

And to think we've managed to get this far with doing what we love.

Doing what you love.

Oh.

Getting bossed around is not what I love.

(SHAYLA LAUGHS)

So, to have my own home, my own family, and my own business, it's... I mean, I've got goosebumps even saying it out loud.