Olate Dogs

Richard Olate grew up in Santiago, Chile, where he adopted a stray dog and taught it tricks.

Richard got married and eventually his wife Rebecca and son Nicholas and daughter Brandy joined the act.

They appeared in TV commercials and on multiple morning programs before becoming national stars on America's Got Talent.

As a young child, he found a stray dog in the street, adopted it, and began to teach it tricks.

[2][3] Richard's brother Jose joined the act and the duo caught the attention of circus promoters.

They did a variety of tricks including walking on two legs, going down slides, pushing scooters, and jumping over hurdles.

[7] In 2007, the Olate dog act was featured in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, performing tricks such as jumping rope, riding a scooter, and doing a conga line.

Olate Dogs, based in Houston, Texas, have four distinct acts featuring a variety of tricks.

[3] Their dog act impressed the judges enough to be put them straight through into the top 48, bypassing Vegas week.

[1] Appearing in what was described as the "toughest quarterfinal" of AGT, Olate dogs finished in the top three of the public vote and moved on to the semifinals.

[13] With one of the dogs in her lap, judge Sharon Osbourne said she was watching "pure love on that stage" and said the act made her "so happy.

"[13] In her recap, Amy Reiter of the Los Angeles Times called Olate Dogs "the most talented puppies on the planet.

"[13] In the public vote, Olate Dogs finished first, beating out comedian Tom Cotter and musician William Close to claim the US$1,000,000 first prize.

[citation needed] Olate Dogs headlined the America's Got Talent Live in Las Vegas stage show at The Palazzo Theatre in the fall of 2012 and again in early 2013.

[17] On September 11, 2013, Olate Dogs returned to "America's Got Talent" as a guest performer during the Top 12 results show.

To this day, the Olate Dogs continue to tour and perform at various venues throughout the country, including states such as Florida, Texas, Arizona, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, California, and New York.