1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:04,135 CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: Across Yorkshire's moors and dales, 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:09,215 the world's most famous vet set the benchmark for animal care, 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,895 and James Herriot's legacy lives on. 4 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,495 His former trainee Peter Wright... 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,135 All my life, I've enjoyed doing this. 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,575 ...has been a Yorkshire vet for over 40 years. 7 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,095 I get the impression you wouldn't take me on as an assistant. 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:26,375 Is that right? Probably. 9 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:27,415 THEY LAUGH 10 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,895 Peter's old partnerjulian Norton... 11 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,655 With a gloved hand and a lubricated finger, I'm well-equipped. 12 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,015 ...now runs two practices... Come on, young man! 13 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,935 ...one of them in the town where Herriot worked, 14 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,575 surrounded by the North Yorkshire landscape he loved. 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,655 Look at that! What a sheep! 16 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,215 And in the foothills of the Pennines... 17 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,495 I'm armed and ready. ..a new generation 18 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,135 of town and country vets... 19 00:00:51,160 --> 00:00:53,455 This is the closest tojames Bond I think I'm ever getting. 20 00:00:53,480 --> 00:00:55,455 ...also uphold the Herriot ethos. 21 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:56,975 Another day in paradise. 22 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,975 The teams are united... 23 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,815 We can probably knock this off ourselves, do you think? Pfft! 24 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,175 ...never taking their eyes off the ball... 25 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,695 Ooh, howzat?! THEY GRUNT 26 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,055 ...as they help animals of all shapes... 27 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:10,695 Didn't think I'd be hugging a turkey today. 28 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,455 Phwoar! ..sizes... That's more like pulling a calf out. 29 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,215 ...types... Nearly clone, nearly clone, Bertie. 30 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:17,655 ...and temperaments. 31 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,935 Ow! He's bit me. 32 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:22,335 It's definitely not glamourous. 33 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,695 I spend far too much of my time scrubbing testicles. 34 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:27,135 But it's varied. 35 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:28,655 Eee-aw! 36 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,535 GIGGLING You ought to know better! 37 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,415 It's rarely easy. HE STRAINS 38 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,855 But they continue the Herriot tradition... 39 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,295 Whoa-oh. ..treating all creatures. 40 00:01:37,320 --> 00:01:38,895 That's it. There we go, there we go. 41 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:40,295 ...great... Aw, Merlin. 42 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:41,415 Come on! ..and small. 43 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,695 HE GIGGLES Ho-ho! 44 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,135 With time running wild, 45 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,015 there's no escaping life's changes. 46 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,255 Like ripples shape shifting in the stream. 47 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,615 Although, as the days float through our eyes, 48 00:02:09,640 --> 00:02:14,815 the Yorkshire countryside, in many ways, always seems the same. 49 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,975 But some changes are unmistakeable. 50 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,375 Like at the practice in Kirkbymoorside, 51 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,255 where a large extension is being built. 52 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:39,735 The vet work, of course, continues throughout. 53 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:46,175 And having seen plenty of changes in over 40 years as a Yorkshire vet, 54 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:51,015 Peter is always prepared to turn and face the strange. 55 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,095 Got a farmer coming down now off the moors, 56 00:02:56,120 --> 00:03:00,135 and he's very concerned about a young sheep of his that's lambing. 57 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,735 We've got a little background distraction 58 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,015 because there's quite a lot of new building work going on 59 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:06,135 at the practice. 60 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,015 Sol hope it isn't a surgical case, 61 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,255 but his daughter, I believe, has had a quick feel, 62 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,415 and she's very concerned that the lamb may be too big 63 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,935 to be born naturally. 64 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,055 As usual in this situation, 65 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:21,895 we've got to be prepared for all eventualities. 66 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,655 A farmer with over 6O years' experience of his own, 67 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,815 Pete has just arrived. 68 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,455 Hello there. Hello! How are you? 69 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,335 She's showing signs that she's lambing, 70 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:39,935 but she's very tight, 71 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,335 and my hands are far too big, 72 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,695 and the daughter just haven't the strength 73 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,015 and could only find one leg, you know. 74 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,775 Hopefully, lamb will be alive, if you know what I mean? 75 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,455 Yes. It's a soul-destroying job when they're not. Yeah. 76 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,655 Right, let's have a look. 77 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:00,375 That's a big lamb. 78 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,775 I'm just trying to work out what's going on here. 79 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,335 It's coming backwards. Aye. 80 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,615 Is it still alive? I don't know. No. 81 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,255 To be honest, I can't tell. Yeah. 82 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:18,655 But the legs are... Both back legs are going forward. 83 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,495 Do you know, I'm going to try, I think... 84 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,855 I'm going to try and see if I can get him out. 85 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,495 We've got those legs straightened up now. 86 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,055 She hasn't a lot of space. No. 87 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,615 Hmm. 88 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:40,615 No. 89 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,375 He's got jammed up. Aye. He's got pelvic... 90 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,895 There's no point trying to get him any further, it'll crush him. No. 91 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,815 I don't think we'll get him out alive. 92 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:51,175 I don't think we stand any chance if we pull him. No. 93 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,215 No. Will it be a Caesarean? I'm afraid so. 94 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,495 But as Peter begins his emergency C-section 95 00:04:58,520 --> 00:04:59,815 to deliver the lamb... 96 00:04:59,840 --> 00:05:02,375 Peter! We're just going to bring some concrete in. 97 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,175 ...there's a delivery outside. 98 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:09,535 There's, er, quite a hive of activity here today. 99 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,295 I don't think I've been where there's been a building site before. 100 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,855 Peter says the older you get, the more you see in life. 101 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,095 Very true. Eh? Very true. 102 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,455 That yellowy colour there is faecal matter, 103 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,455 and that tells you that that lamb's distressed. 104 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,335 With all that yellow, 105 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,695 it shows he's been on the way some time. Yes. 106 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,615 Ancl that's why I'm just a bit dubious. 107 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:43,975 I hope I can get him out alive. Yeah. 108 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,095 But I think time's... time's of the essence. 109 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,655 COCKEREL CROWS 110 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,295 Sunrise at Cannon Hall Farm. 111 00:05:58,320 --> 00:05:59,815 SHEEP BLEATING 112 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:05,815 The time when most of the residents wake up and eat up. 113 00:06:05,840 --> 00:06:09,215 But Rob was out of bed before dawn... 114 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,215 helping some new arrivals 115 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,535 who've been struggling with their vital first meals. 116 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:21,095 Pip, our sheep dog, has had a litter of pups, 117 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,575 seven of which are doing fantastically well. 118 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,135 But we've got three, the Three Musketeers, 119 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,055 one of which has no ears, 120 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,175 and none of the three are feeding as I would like. 121 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,415 Rohin is coming down to see if there's anything he can do 122 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,695 to give these three little guys a better chance. 123 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,535 I'm really quite worried about it. 124 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,415 Hi, Rob. Hiya, Rohin. 125 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,015 How's it going? Not perfectly. Hmm. 126 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:51,855 I've got a band of brothers who... are limping along a little bit. 127 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,895 Is she producing enough milk? Well, she is for the seven. 128 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,695 But I think the three are getting pushed out. 129 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,055 You know, there just aren't enough teats to go around, 130 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,935 and I think I'm going to have to become their... clad. Hm. 131 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:04,535 ROB CHUCKLES 132 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,415 It's definitely 50-50, at best, for one of them. 133 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,815 Ancl the poor little mite has been born without any ears as well. 134 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:12,695 Oh, wow. He's the one that's struggling. 135 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,135 He's just not strong enough to compete with the other puppies. 136 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:16,535 Not even trying, is he? 137 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,935 The only way we'll rear him is by him taking to a teat. 138 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:22,935 With the ones that are struggling, 139 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:24,575 if we give them a bit of a check over. 140 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,375 Poor old Fearless Earless, 141 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,855 I don't know if he's got a bit of a respiratory issue. 142 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,535 I'll just have a listen to his, erm... to his lungs. 143 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,735 Oh, what a tiny little chest, in't it? 144 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,255 Bless him. There you go, little one. 145 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,775 Pip's come to check out I'm not interfering with the pups too much. 146 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,775 I'm trying to help them, Pip! 147 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,135 I think we need to be careful there. 148 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:48,655 It's potentially quite likely this one 149 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:50,455 could have an early stage of pneumonia. 150 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,015 It's super common at this stage, where they end up inhaling 151 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,375 some of the fluid when they're trying to feed, 152 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,535 and then they can end up very, very poorly with it. 153 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,775 Sometimes, they've got an anatomical reason why, 154 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,975 you know, why they can't get enough nutrition on board. 155 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,535 If we do find a cleft palate, 156 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,815 it's sadly very, very bad news indeed, 157 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:10,935 if there is one there. 158 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,735 A cleft palate is where the centre of the mouth 159 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,375 has failed to fuse properly. 160 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,015 It means, for a puppy, if it's present, 161 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,255 it won't be able to swallow and get enough nutrition on board. 162 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,615 So it's quite important to try and rule that out 163 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,575 to know if these puppies have any sort of chance. 164 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,175 OK, so, his palate looks like it should. 165 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,375 It hasn't got a hole in it, so it gives us a bit of hope. 166 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:35,855 So, because he's so tiny, 167 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,815 he's only going to need two drops of antibiotic. 168 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:43,215 'It's going to be touch and go with those three smaller puppies there. 169 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,255 'They haven't got cleft palate, ancl that's good news.' 170 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,695 Ancl they are trying to feed and making an effort. 171 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,055 We're just going to have to do everything we can. 172 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,295 'Rob's going to give them plenty of love and keep feeding them 173 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,735 'and give the antibiotics to that little one who needs it. 174 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,095 'Ancl we're just going to have our fingers crossed.' 175 00:08:58,120 --> 00:08:59,975 Keep me up to date how they're getting on. 176 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,495 I'll text you tonight. Yeah. Yeah. Look forward to it. 177 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,375 OK, then. Right, see you later, Rob. Bye, Rohin. 178 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,415 It's going to be quite draining. 179 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,055 It's going to be every two or three hours 180 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,055 of a job through the night, and it won't be easy, 181 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,655 but we're going to give it our best shot 182 00:09:13,680 --> 00:09:16,655 and do all we can to rear them, if at all possible. 183 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:28,975 Coming up... 184 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,735 This is fleece from alpacas, is it? 185 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,575 ...everything's in bloom. 186 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,175 It's a different smell to what you get on most farms, isn't it? 187 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:40,095 Butjulian's worried a flower farm's alpacas are wilting. 188 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,535 He does feel quite thin, and you can feel his backbone there, 189 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:43,975 and you can feel his ribs. 190 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,575 And confidence isn't building for the unborn lamb. 191 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,975 Such a big lamb, this. Aye. 192 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:50,975 I'm struggling. 193 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:04,935 CH RISTOPH ER TIMOTHY: In Kirkbymoorside... 194 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,855 She wouldn't open up properly with coming backwards anyway. No. 195 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,495 ...as work continues apace 196 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,135 on the practice extension... 197 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,655 ...Peter's having to work quickly too. 198 00:10:15,680 --> 00:10:17,655 Especially when they've got the backside there 199 00:10:17,680 --> 00:10:19,855 and the legs are going forward... Exactly, yeah. 200 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,855 He's performing an emergency C-section 201 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,895 to try and save Pete's ewe and her stuck lamb. 202 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,255 We've had a few over the years down here, quite a few. 203 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,695 Touching wood, up to now, we've always took a live lamb home. 204 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,615 But I'm not too sure now with this one. 205 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:41,935 just struggling to, er... Such a big lamb, this. Aye. 206 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:43,375 I'm just struggling to, er... 207 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,575 the extremities. 208 00:10:53,560 --> 00:10:56,215 I'm just going to just swing him a bit. Aye. 209 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:57,655 Good. 210 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:07,015 Yeah... might be all right here. Ah. 211 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,095 Might be all right. 212 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,295 PETER CHUCKLES Come on, then. 213 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,015 Come on. We'll be all right. 214 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:18,055 Come on, little 'un. Is he shaping? 215 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:19,375 Yeah. 216 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:21,735 Very surprised. I thought it would be dead, like. 217 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,895 Well, could have gone either way, could that. Yeah. 218 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,415 Very easily. You're a miracle lamb! 219 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,455 Well, I'm very happy with how things have gone so far. 220 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,255 We're all happy. All these Peters are happy. 221 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:37,135 LAUGHS If Peter's happy, I'm happy. 222 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:44,895 It's going very well. 223 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:48,135 just have one more stitch to put in now. 224 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,895 I'm happy now. Yep. She's been a model patient. 225 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,015 I'm just going to give her a bit of painkiller. Aye. 226 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,375 You would give her some penicillin did you, Peter? 227 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,095 I'm gonna give her some as well. Thank you, yeah. 228 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,455 I always do. How's he doing in there? 229 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,135 I think he'll be all right. Yeah. 230 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,415 We'll see he gets lifted as well. Aye. 231 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,255 Aye, he's got his head up now, so... 232 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,615 That's a good sign always, in't it? Yeah. 233 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,975 BLEATS 234 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,175 Get some milk into you when we get back. 235 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,935 A very good result. 236 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:21,455 Better than I thought it was gonna be. 237 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,295 I thought I was going to have a dead lamb in a box. 238 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:26,815 BLEATS 239 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:30,295 Happy with that. I'm very grateful. 240 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,135 I'm glad you were here. 241 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:33,735 Nice to see you. Thank you very much. 242 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:36,255 Thank you very much, Peter. We'll see you another time. 243 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,535 Yes. Bye-bye, then. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. 244 00:12:38,560 --> 00:12:40,135 The end result's been very good, 245 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,495 and I'm very pleased to see 246 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,215 that we've not only got a happy mother, 247 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,975 but we've also got a lovely lamb as well. 248 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:52,615 Now Peter can turn his attention to more mundane matters, 249 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,895 knowing the ewe and her lamb are on solid ground. 250 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,895 We've had a few distractions in the background. 251 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:00,615 There's a little building work going on. 252 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:04,895 I think it's time I just popped off now 253 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:06,855 to see if the concrete which was delivered 254 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,015 at the start of the operation is now starting to set. 255 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:11,375 Let's hope so. 256 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,535 It's feeding time at Cannon Hall Farm. 257 00:13:21,560 --> 00:13:24,415 Come on, little man. Are you hungry? 258 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:30,815 Sheepdog Pip's litter is now nine days old. 259 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:34,615 But Rob's still worried about the weakest puppy, Fearless. 260 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:39,415 Kate and myself have put a lot of time into feeding Fearless. 261 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:40,815 We've grown really fond of him. 262 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,735 Come on. And you grow attached. 263 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:44,455 You spend hours with that little dog, 264 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,215 and you're willing him to succeed. 265 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,335 You can do it. 266 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,935 We've got to make sure that he doesn't feed too quickly 267 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,215 and aspirate with milk on his lungs. 268 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:54,655 Ancl it's a painstaking exercise. 269 00:13:54,680 --> 00:13:56,295 There we go, he's drinking now. 270 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,415 Today, Rohin's back, 271 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,615 hoping there's been some improvement. 272 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:07,735 How's everything going? Well, going well, really. 273 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:09,615 The Three Musketeers... Yeah? 274 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,455 ...two of them now don't need any help from us. 275 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:15,255 Oh, wow. And the little one, Fearless, the one with no ears, 276 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,295 is drinking from a bottle really nicely. He's really positive. 277 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:19,775 Some days, 278 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,095 he's put on, like, 20 grams, which I think, "Amazing. Oh, great." 279 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,055 And then some days, it's, like, six grams. 280 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,775 It's still, like... But it's still moving in the right direction. 281 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,135 What about his breathing? Has that, erm...? 282 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,495 Fine. Has that got better now with the antibiotics? 283 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,375 Settled down. I'm really happy he's putting weight on. 284 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,455 Mm-hm? But I don't like his balance. 285 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,455 And he's... ls he just not very co-ordinated? 286 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,815 No. His coordination's not right. He rolls over a lot. 287 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,175 Yeah. just doing things that don't look quite right. 288 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:51,135 He is just very uncoordinated, the way he's moving around there. 289 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,495 He ends up on his back and is distressed and not... 290 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,775 FEARLESS WHIMPERS Come on then, little guy. 291 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:57,575 There you go. 292 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,335 Every time, he's ending up on his back 293 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,335 and flopping over, isn't he, there? Yeah. 294 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,215 It's possible he's just being slow to develop, 295 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,575 and he's just a step behind the other ones. Yeah. 296 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,095 But we know he's not got his outer ears. 297 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,895 We don't know what the extent of damage to his inner ear is, 298 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,455 which is obviously crucial for balance. 299 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,815 Once he can see and once he starts to grow, 300 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:18,495 I think that will give us our answer. 301 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,575 When these patterns of behaviour started to develop, 302 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:24,975 I just thought, "Flippin' 'eck. 303 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,575 "We're gonna end up heartbroken here." 304 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,295 Ancl I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I'm fearing the worst. 305 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,055 I think he deserves a bit of luck, 306 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,575 and I think he needs a bit of luck, doesn't he, now? Yeah. 307 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,295 'I think, at this stage, 308 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,135 'we know his co-ordination is far behind his litter mates.' 309 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,815 We just don't know whether that's a developmental problem 310 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:48,375 or whether there's really a severe sort of congenital defect. 311 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,055 You can really see the difference in size between these two. 312 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:56,535 Fearless has got a long way to go to ever catch up to the other ones. 313 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,415 But the thing is, he's actually gaining weight every clay. 314 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:02,295 Twenty grams yesterday. Yeah. Fantastic. Yeah. 315 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,015 So, there's hope, isn't there? Yeah. There's definitely hope. 316 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,575 FEARLESS SNEEZES Oh! Little sneeze? 317 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,935 THEY CHUCKLE 318 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:11,895 Every time you put him back, you're thinking, 319 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:13,655 "Don't roll over, please. 320 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,375 "Please, look like the others." 321 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,815 Ancl I just hope, I'm keeping everything crossed, 322 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:19,935 that he'll end up the right way 323 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,215 and that he can have a happy life here on the farm. 324 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:33,615 Near Thirsk... 325 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,655 That smells really nice. 326 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,895 ...farmer's wife Sahra has swapped cows for cowslips. 327 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,815 My husband has been a farmer all his life, 328 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,095 and I wanted to do something for myself, 329 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,335 so I decided to start the flower farm. 330 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:57,095 My ethos here is to be sustainable as I can, 331 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,175 and part of that is supplying 332 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,775 grown not flown flowers, grown locally, 333 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,815 for all sorts of occasions. 334 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,655 A lot of weddings, and... 335 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,695 a lot of florists want flowers for their shops. 336 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:14,695 And providing the manure to keep Sahra's blossoms in bloom... 337 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:19,375 Good boy. ..are her three alpacas, Dylan, Flash and Bullet. 338 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,295 Come on. CLICKS TONGUE 339 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:25,695 But a recent haircut has revealed some worrying weight loss. 340 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,255 It's quite strange because I've never... 341 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,255 I've never seen them be this lean before. 342 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:34,655 So I'm quite concerned for them, really. 343 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,175 Sahra's called Julian, 344 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,335 who might not know his carnations from his chrysanthemums, 345 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:43,975 but does know about alpacas. 346 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,575 So, there's one here. This is... Who's this one? 347 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,935 That's Bullet. Bullet? 348 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:50,655 Because he's so fast? Yeah. 349 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:54,295 Ancl you're worried that they're a bit thin? Yes. 350 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,975 Whoa! He's got lots of energy, by the looks of it. 351 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,335 Right, if I put his halter on, would you just hold...? 352 00:18:03,360 --> 00:18:05,335 Yeah, do you want me to hold the bucket? 353 00:18:05,360 --> 00:18:09,175 He does feel quite thin, actually, there, doesn't he? Yeah. 354 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,975 Alpacas are unusual creatures. They're a bit like sheep. 355 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,335 They're so covered in fleece most of the time, 356 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:16,695 it's hard to sort of get a visual assessment. 357 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:21,095 But now he's been clipped, he does look quite bony, actually. 358 00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:23,455 His muscles are relatively weak... BULLET MEWS 359 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,215 ...and you can feel his backbone there, and you can feel his ribs. 360 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,215 He's slightly under con... 361 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,215 Whoo! ..under conditioned. 362 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:31,935 He's eating OK, is he? Yeah, yeah. 363 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:33,455 Ancl the others, are they thin as well? 364 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,375 They're all a bit on the lean side, yeah. 365 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,295 First things first would be to get a faeces sample collected. 366 00:18:40,360 --> 00:18:43,215 Can we get some poo? Yes. 367 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:48,655 I collect the alpaca poo for my flower farm. 368 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:53,055 For the flowers? OK. Yeah. I use it as a fertiliser. 369 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,695 So, we can get the faeces sample for the lab, 370 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,415 and then you can take the rest of it. 371 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:01,015 Oh, I was going to scoop a bit up, but it's quite solid, that. 372 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:02,575 Look at that! 373 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,175 Coming up... 374 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:10,655 He's such a determined little soul. 375 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,015 ...fears grow for little Fearless. 376 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,135 We're just going to see if he's got his reflex at the back of his eye. 377 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,415 Can he constrict and dilate his pupils? 378 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,775 And as David needs all his muscle... 379 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,895 I'm just trying to get a nice secure grasp of it now. 380 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,975 Trying to correct that, but I am obviously fighting against that gas. 381 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,855 ...Peter sees veterinary future. 382 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,215 PETER: A staff gym? Staff gym. 383 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:33,495 Help 'em when they're pulling calves out of cows, won't it? 384 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:34,655 That's the plan. 385 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,615 CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: At Cannon Hall Farm, 386 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:49,175 Rohin's arrived to check on Pip the sheepdog's puppies... 387 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,575 ...who are now nearly three weeks old. 388 00:19:57,120 --> 00:19:58,975 ROHIN: It's an important milestone today. 389 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,255 Their eyes have opened, 390 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,575 so they're at that sort of next stage of development now. 391 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,775 So, last time, it was overall a pretty happy picture. 392 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,735 They were all doing well except for one little guy, 393 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,015 Fearless, who was born with no ears. 394 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,815 Hello again, Rob. How's it going? 395 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:16,735 Nice to see you again. Not too bad, how are you? 396 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,095 'The concern now is that has he caught up to the others? 397 00:20:19,120 --> 00:20:22,255 'Ancl what's his long-term prospects going to be now?' 398 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,255 How's little Fearless doing now? 399 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,055 His eyes are open, and he's putting weight on. Hm. 400 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:30,655 But he's not developing like the others are. Nothing like. 401 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:32,295 Now... Hm, clear. 402 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,575 "I've spent a lot of hours with this little man. OK. 403 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:35,495 There you go. 404 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,255 When his eyes opened, 405 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,615 I was willing him to improve because I thought 406 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,095 that might be the point where he gets a bit of balance. 407 00:20:42,120 --> 00:20:44,375 He's not clone. He's still falling over. 408 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:46,135 He's got no co-ordination at all. 409 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,495 We absolutely want to give him the best chance, 410 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,775 but we don't want to do anything that puts him 411 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:53,615 in any discomfort or pain. 412 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,215 We want to know when enough's enough. And, erm... 413 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,695 I want your opinion on it, Rohin. 414 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,695 We're just going to see if he's got his reflex at the back of his eye. 415 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,575 Can he constrict and dilate his pupils? 416 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,375 He's such a determined little soul. He is. 417 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,255 He's been a real fighter, hasn't he? He has. 418 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:13,375 He just can't rest. He's just so restless. 419 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:17,775 His reflexes are not working at all. I do think he's blind as well. 420 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:23,895 I think Fearless has got a condition called congenital hydrocephalus, 421 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,215 and he's got it to a really severe degree. 422 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,975 He can't see, 423 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:31,335 he's constantly going around in circles and falling over. 424 00:21:31,360 --> 00:21:34,415 These signs are all likely going to be caused 425 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:38,335 by this underlying issue of, essentially, brain damage. 426 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,895 I don't think he'll ever develop the ability to walk 427 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,255 and correct and adapt to what he's got. 428 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,255 The kindest thing we can do now is, erm, 429 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,855 is stop the suffering rather than prolong it. 430 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,055 He's getting worse. 431 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:52,655 And, erm... 432 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,855 So, if it's worth anything, I agree with you, Rohin. Yeah. 433 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:57,895 Poor little lad. 434 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:59,255 Bless him. 435 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,895 I'm glad his last memory's with the person 436 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:08,415 who cared about him the most. 437 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:10,935 You tried everything possible to help him, and... 438 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,215 it just wasn't to be. 439 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:14,535 Yeah. 440 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:18,615 I think Pip's always been a mother to him. 441 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,975 You know, even though she's not been able to feed him, 442 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,735 she's still cleaned him and looked after him 443 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,735 and nurtured him, so... 444 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,375 She's an incredible mum, isn't she? What she's clone... 445 00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:30,775 WHISPERS: Good lad. 446 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,815 He looks at peace now, doesn't he? He does. 447 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,255 Whenever one of our clogs passes away, Rohin, we bury 'em. 448 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:42,855 We plant a fruit tree, 449 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,975 and every year, we get the apples or the pears, or... 450 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,335 But at the moment, it'll be blossoms. 451 00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:51,655 So I'll go out and clig a hole this afternoon and, er... 452 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,295 lay him to rest. Ancl it means... 453 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:55,895 he won't be forgotten, isn't it? 454 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:59,775 It means you'll always... you'll always remember that. 455 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:14,735 ROHIN: 'A very sad clay. 456 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:16,655 'The worst part of looking after animals 457 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,575 'and the worst part of being a vet.' 458 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,735 But we know, when we look back, we're gonna remember 459 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,375 that we did the right thing for Fearless. 460 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:26,775 We gave him the best possible life, even though it was a short life. 461 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,295 Ancl if we carried on any longer than this, he was just suffering. 462 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:33,135 He was never gonna be happy, ancl this was the only way 463 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,615 we could give him a dignified, peaceful end to his life. 464 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,335 ROB: 'To lose a dog is really upsetting. 465 00:23:42,360 --> 00:23:45,975 'Even though Fearless was only young, he'd made a mark on us, 466 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,775 'and what helps with the process is to plant a tree in their memory.' 467 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:52,615 Right. 468 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:59,495 From this tiny sapling, we can get a magnificent oak tree, 469 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,855 and it'll be a fitting tribute to Fearless' memory, and hopefully, 470 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,095 something we can look upon as the years go by 471 00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:07,375 and think of him warmly. 472 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,295 All right. 473 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:24,855 BEE BUZZES 474 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,375 LAMB BLEATS 475 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,295 In Thirsk, at Sahra's flower farm... 476 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,135 I've never been very good at filling pots with... 477 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:36,775 Poo. ..poo, no. No. 478 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,535 "Julian's trying to get to the bottom of why her alpacas 479 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:42,135 have been losing weight. 480 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,255 I think testing for worms would be a good idea. Yeah, yeah. 481 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,015 They pick worm eggs up from the grass, 482 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,855 and they can cause problems in terms of poor absorption of the food, 483 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,175 and it's a common reason why alpacas would be underweight. 484 00:24:56,200 --> 00:25:01,095 And while Julian's reluctantly taking samples to test for worms... 485 00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:04,135 That's too big to fit in my container. It's like a choc ice! 486 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,495 ...Sahra's used to getting her hands dirty. 487 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,615 Nice chunk there, look. 488 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:15,015 So, when it comes to using this on your roses, which is preferable? 489 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,735 Bits like that or more solid bits, or is it all the same? 490 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:22,455 Doesn't really matter. I mean, I'll just collect any poo 491 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,895 and just add water to it and... 492 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:26,015 HE LAUGHS 493 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,215 Ancl put it in the oven? SHE CHUCKLES 494 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,615 It's very fertile stuff. Yes. 495 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:33,895 Well, I've got what I need now, Sahra, 496 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:34,935 so I'll send these off to the lab. 497 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:37,535 So have you got enough there? 498 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,615 I think that's enough to make my alpaca tea. 499 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,375 It sounds delicious (!) 500 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:44,455 Yeah, the flowers love it. 501 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,495 Shall we go and have a look? Yeah. 502 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,855 I'll take you to the flower farm now. Lead the way. 503 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:54,135 Sahra needs her alpacas healthy to help her flower business grow... 504 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:57,175 Right, so, welcome to my polytunnel. 505 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,295 ...for a number of reasons. 506 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,295 This is fleece from alpacas, is it? Yeah. 507 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,575 Fleece from alpacas. I've got that round my pelargoniums. 508 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,935 Is that to keep it warm or to keep the slugs off? 509 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,895 It's a weed suppressant. Oh, wow. 510 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,855 Gosh, I tell you what, alpaca fleece is brilliant stuff. 511 00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:19,735 It sounds a very holistic, organic, connected process. Yeah. 512 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,535 So... HE SNIFFS DEEPLY 513 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,535 Ooh, the smells getting better the further in we go. Yeah. 514 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,495 Is this the sweet peas? These are the sweet peas. 515 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:28,055 Ooh, yum! 516 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:29,775 It's good. 517 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,535 It's a different smell to what you get on most farms, isn't it? 518 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,695 As you can see, the cornflowers are just growing naturally here, 519 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:41,455 so would you like to cut some cornflowers? 520 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,855 We can make a bouquet. Yeah, yeah. Yeah? 521 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:45,295 Then you can give it to Anne. 522 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,575 She'd be thrilled with a bunch of cornflowers. 523 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,175 Especially, hand-picked by me. 524 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,015 So, if you go right down to the... 525 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:52,975 Right down to... What, down there? 526 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,375 Yeah, yeah. Ancl angle. Yeah. 527 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,375 SHARP SNIP There we go. 528 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:58,735 Is that all right? Yeah, perfect. 529 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,255 This is a far cry from nipping into the supermarket 530 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:04,815 or garage after work. 531 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,175 Whoa-ee, are these all from here? 532 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:08,855 These are all from here. Wow. Yeah. 533 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:12,615 So, we're gonna add these to your cornflowers. 534 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:16,855 Butjulian can't fully take his mind off the practice. 535 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,415 It smells like... like a... 536 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,695 SNIFFS 537 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,415 A bit like a cat. 538 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:26,135 Cat wee. Yeah. 539 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,815 I mean, that's a sign, isn't it... Yeah. 540 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:30,615 ...of the ultimate in freshness of the flower? 541 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,175 BEE BUZZES 542 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:34,375 The bee doesn't even know it's been picked. 543 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,375 Actually, if I say so myself, 544 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:39,255 that looks pretty good between those... 545 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:40,695 It does, yes. ..doesn't it? 546 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,055 My hands are full. I don't think I can fit any more in. 547 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,095 This is gonna put me really in the good books, I think. 548 00:27:46,120 --> 00:27:47,415 Bye. Cheerio. 549 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,415 SHEEP BLEAT 550 00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:58,095 In Kirkbymoorside... 551 00:27:58,120 --> 00:28:00,455 PETER: You must be very excited about this, john. 552 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,855 I'm a little bit more scared than excited. 553 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,215 ...Practice Director john is showing Peter 554 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:09,135 why a few distractions will be worth it in the long run. 555 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:10,535 It is huge. 556 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,335 Ancl two-storey as well, so we've got accommodation above it. 557 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:15,015 So, we can keep two vets on site. 558 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,655 A Staff QYm to keep the staff happy. A staff gym?! 559 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:19,255 A staff gym, Peter, yeah. 560 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:22,015 Can you imagine in your clay, building a clinic with a staff gym? 561 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,295 I'd have said, "|f they want to go to the gym at night, 562 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:25,495 "they're not working hard enough!" 563 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:26,855 As your staff develop muscles, 564 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:29,215 it'll help 'em pull big calves out of cows, won't it? 565 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:31,855 That's the plan. THEY LAUGH 566 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:35,455 But given the stresses and strains of the job, 567 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:39,375 Peter knows it's important for young vets to be sound of mind, 568 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:40,815 as well as body. 569 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:42,055 So, basically... 570 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,935 And he's having a catch-up with Kat and Hannah. 571 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,775 What's harder now, particularly hard, 572 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,735 for younger vets, like yourselves, is the technology. 573 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,015 HANNAH: Oh, yeah. Pace of change in our profession. 574 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:55,415 It's keeping up with it. 575 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,775 Ancl that's where I feel for you, really. 576 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,735 Burn-out is a major issue. Yeah. 577 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:02,775 Fatigue in terms of compassion fatigue. 578 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,575 Going from one consult and having a good outcome 579 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:10,015 to then going in and to help someone say goodbye to their best friend. 580 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,935 See you, kid. See ya. 581 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,255 Oh, baby. It'll be better, I promise. 582 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:17,655 That's part of the job, isn't it? 583 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:19,615 Is you're not just there to help the animals, 584 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:22,055 you do become a kind of... 585 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,575 A way of owners to let out their... Yeah. 586 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,855 ...their worries and concerns. Counselling them, and... 587 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:28,095 And it's just... 588 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:29,575 And going from that in, you know, 589 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,935 15-minute slots for the whole day... Yeah. 590 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,295 ...it's a lot to cope with and a lot to be thinking about. 591 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,255 You've got to make so many decisions so quickly. 592 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,575 Otherwise, you could risk losing the calf, the lamb... 593 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:42,575 Literally, a life is in your hands, isn't it? 594 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:43,615 Yeah. Yeah. 595 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,095 Oh, hi, monkey. 596 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,375 COW LOWS 597 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:48,575 Ooh, ooh, ooh! 598 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,935 She has caught herself sore, hasn't she? 599 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,575 She's bashed herself on that side. Yeah. Oh, bless her. 600 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:55,575 Is it just today she's been down? 601 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,935 Yeah. Found this morning. Yeah. 602 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:02,255 Hm. I'm wondering whether to pump her with some fluids. 603 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,455 Steady, steady, steady, lass. 604 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,895 It's going quite nicely, this, Hannah. Good. 605 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:09,735 Hopefully, it will make her feel better. 606 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:11,575 COW LOWS 607 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,695 I mean, I was very lucky, cos I had, you know, 608 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,055 Donald Sinclair, Siegfried Farnon, 609 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:19,895 and Alf Wight, James Heriot, as support, 610 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:21,855 and they were absolutely fantastic. 611 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:23,335 Alf Wight said to me one clay, he said, 612 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:25,855 "Peter," he said, "you're looking a bit glum." 613 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:29,015 Cos, you know, we'd lost a case and hadn't expected to. 614 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:32,055 Ancl he said, "Did you do your best?" 615 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,495 I said, "Yes, I did me best." 616 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,215 He said, "Well, people can ask no more than that. just do your best." 617 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:38,375 Yeah. 618 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:40,735 Ancl that's always stuck with me, really. 619 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:41,895 Yeah. Yeah. 620 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,015 Anyway, let's have a bit more cake. A TINY bit more. 621 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,855 Me granny would say, "Go on, just have a little bit more." 622 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:49,015 WOMEN LAUGH 623 00:30:56,200 --> 00:31:01,295 Near Huddersfield, David's just arrived at a dairy farm 624 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:05,055 after an emergency call about a struggling new mum. 625 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,735 Hi, john. You all right? David. Good to see you. 626 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:11,255 So, she's not been looking too well? No. Oh, clear. 627 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:15,775 She calved three weeks ago, calved twins 628 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:17,175 and held her cleansing. Yeah. 629 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:19,175 Since that time, she's been up and down, really. 630 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,535 She's chewing the cud and everything like that, 631 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,375 but she's just not producing the milk she should. 632 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:25,575 Right. So there's summat not right. 633 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,695 I've got my stethoscope on the side of the cow's abdomen, 634 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,775 and I'm just getting a little percussive sound here. 635 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:39,295 There's a tell-tale metallic sort of ping if her abomasum, 636 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:40,775 which is the fourth chamber of her stomach, 637 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,975 is twisted round and trapped on the wrong side. 638 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:46,615 I'm listening, and she's got it. 639 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:49,255 It's a big one. 640 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,055 Unfortunately, she had a bit of an infection. 641 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,655 It looks like she succumbed, and her stomach's twisted round. 642 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:56,935 It is a surgical condition, 643 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:59,655 so we need to get this sorted as soon as we can. 644 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:01,335 Open her up on the right-hand side, 645 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:03,695 see if we can manage to reach and get the stomach round 646 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:05,735 and stitch it in place where it should be. 647 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:07,575 If we can't, what we'll be forced to do 648 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:09,335 is open up her on the other side. 649 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,535 We find the best way is to have two vets ready to go. 650 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:18,055 Hi, David. 651 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:19,455 Hi, Shona. How are you getting on? 652 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:21,655 Yeah, good, thanks. just getting ready now. 653 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,655 If it's a difficult one 654 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,415 and David can't get it round from the side, 655 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,655 then I'll be making an incision on this side into the abdomen. 656 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,135 Want me to pass it to you? Thank you. 657 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:38,455 The local's kicked in, so I'm gonna make my incision now. 658 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:40,215 COW LOWS All right, lass. 659 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:43,615 So, I've gone through the muscle layers carefully 660 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,975 to get down to the abdomen. 661 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,295 Ancl then I can see if I can get this twisted stomach round. 662 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:57,455 Ultimately, it would unfortunately be fatal if we didn't correct this. 663 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,615 So, erm, it really is vital, this surgery. 664 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:06,455 I'm through into her abdomen now, 665 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:10,895 and I can feel just like a balloon, fourth chamber, 666 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,695 just trapped where we don't want it. 667 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:16,255 So I'm just trying get a nice, secure grasp of it now 668 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,135 and then get it round to where we want it. 669 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,695 If the stomach's twisted the wrong way, 670 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,335 it can cut off the blood supply to it, 671 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:26,735 and the stomach itself can die off very, very quickly. 672 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:29,375 Ancl that is a major, major emergency. 673 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:30,695 It's got too much gas, 674 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:34,455 and that makes it buoyant, and it rises to the wrong side. 675 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,815 So... I'm trying to correct that, 676 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:40,375 but I am obviously fighting against that gas. 677 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,175 Want to treat as quickly as we can and get it in the right position. 678 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,375 The longer they're left, the worse they'll do. 679 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:51,175 Every time I grab it and pull it round, it just slips. 680 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,495 I'm very worried, Shona. 681 00:33:56,960 --> 00:34:00,575 Still to come... These are cornflowers picked by me. 682 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:02,935 "Julian says it with flowers. 683 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:06,935 Ancl they're fertilised by alpaca poo. 684 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:09,855 And after Rob planted his tribute to Fearless, 685 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:11,615 how are his brothers and sisters? 686 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:13,095 This is the big dog. 687 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:14,935 I'll just do a bit of a quick check on each one, 688 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:17,135 listen to their heart and just have a feel. 689 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:29,295 CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: In Thirsk, after examining underweight alpacas 690 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:30,775 at the local flower farm... 691 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,775 "Julian's back at the practice with his bulky bouquet 692 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:36,815 to surprise Anne. 693 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:39,575 So, look what I've got. 694 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,015 Oh, blimey. 695 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,535 They're all right, aren't they? What are they in aid of, then? 696 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:45,415 It's just a present, a bunch of flowers. 697 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:48,095 Have you clone something wrong? No! 698 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,775 Nothing more than usual. They're amazing. 699 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:52,215 So, are these from the place? 700 00:34:52,240 --> 00:34:56,615 So, it's a farm that's recently started growing flowers. 701 00:34:56,640 --> 00:35:00,495 Ancl so I've been to see some alpacas but also pick some flowers. 702 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:04,415 It's good, isn't it? And they're fertilised by alpaca poo. 703 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:08,015 Excellent. Good to know. Also, some of them are wrapped up 704 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,295 in alpaca fleece to keep them warm at night. Ah. 705 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:11,895 These are cornflowers... 706 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:14,095 Yeah. ..picked by me. 707 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:18,575 Er, and... peonies. Peonies. 708 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:23,175 Ancl that is a... "something" Charlie? 709 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:27,935 Sweet William. Sweet William, that's it. 710 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,655 I was gonna say Fragrant Charlie, but, no, you're right. 711 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:34,135 It's a Sweet William, you're quite right, yeah. OK. 712 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:36,615 That's mint. I usually like to throw in a bit of mint. 713 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:37,815 It adds structure. 714 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:43,895 Fantastic, thank you. 715 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:45,415 I better go and put them in some water. 716 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:47,055 Yeah, cool. Brilliant. 717 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:49,655 Don't expect one every week, though. OK. 718 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:58,295 And a few months later, back at Sahra's farm... 719 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:02,335 SAHRA: Come on, boys. Come on. 720 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,775 ...everything's come up rosy for her alpacas. 721 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:10,815 Julian discovered that they'd got worms, 722 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:16,095 so by treating them with the medication thatjulian recommended, 723 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:19,415 they are looking so much better. 724 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,735 They're not looking skinny any more. 725 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:27,295 You gonna come and get some hay? Come on, then. 726 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:28,815 They love their food. 727 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:34,535 Bullet loves a treat of a carrot, don't you? 728 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:38,775 You do. You do love a treat of a carrot. Yes, you do. 729 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:51,335 Near Huddersfield, David and Shona are trying 730 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:54,735 to untwist the stomach of john's dairy cow. 731 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:58,335 It's really annoying, cos I've got a really good grasp of it. 732 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,415 That's frustrating, is that. 733 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:03,295 So, we're going for the safety option and going in the other side. 734 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:07,135 I'm now opening up the left-hand side, 735 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:10,775 just making a hole just literally big enough to get my arm in. 736 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,055 The key is moving it back to her original position 737 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:14,655 without any damage to the tissue. 738 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:17,455 It's close. I'll give it a push. You ready? 739 00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:20,655 Yeah. All right. Ancl then I'll push this bit. 740 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:22,575 It doesn't wanna just swing round, does it? 741 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:23,975 Doesn't wanna swing round, does it? 742 00:37:25,240 --> 00:37:26,815 It's come nearly all the way round now. 743 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:31,335 Do you wanna grab where my hand is? Oh, that felt good. 744 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,615 Hello. Oh, that's you! 745 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:35,295 THEY LAUGH 746 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:37,175 She just held my hand. 747 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:42,655 The first time you have to do this, nothing quite prepares you for it. 748 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,095 It is strange, though, for the cow just sort of standing, 749 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,895 and I'm rooting around with her internal organs. 750 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,575 It's sort of almost round. Yeah. 751 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:52,935 But I haven't got enough slack. Can I come and have a feel? 752 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:54,455 You wanna switch? Yeah. just see. 753 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:00,455 I'm just wriggling it around bit by bit 754 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:02,415 whilst Shona's got hold of it. 755 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:04,775 just trying put some force down against that gas, 756 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:07,055 and then hopefully it'll pop up on the right side 757 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:08,295 where it's supposed to be. 758 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,655 We don't want her open for very long for infection, 759 00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:13,455 and we don't want the drugs we've been giving her 760 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,095 to start wearing off either. 761 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:19,175 It's definitely a fairly difficult one. 762 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:20,855 It's when it's nice to have two of you there, 763 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:22,095 so you can get one from each side. 764 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:25,375 That's better. 765 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:27,735 Yeah, I've just got the edge of it now. 766 00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:30,575 It's past the mid-line. Am I pulling it now? No? 767 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:33,375 Yeah, yeah, definitely. Yeah, definitely? Right, OK. 768 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:37,175 Right, we've just checked, 769 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,855 and it's definitely attached to the right bit of stomach. 770 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:43,175 She's not quite through the woods yet, but it's a good start. 771 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:47,255 We're gonna stitch this to the muscle inside her abdomen 772 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:49,135 on this side of the cow. 773 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:51,095 This is dis-solvable suture material, 774 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,455 but it will hold it there for quite some time 775 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:56,575 and just make sure that it can't cause the same problem again. 776 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:59,455 She should be immediately feeling better 777 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:02,055 because the gas that was stuck there should be able 778 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:04,735 to pass through normally now it's not twisted. 779 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:06,095 It shouldn't be obstructing. 780 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:09,335 She'll be eating again properly over the next clay or two. 781 00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:13,655 He needs a bit of help sometimes, does our David, don't you? 782 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:16,015 I asked for someone good to come and give me a hand, but... 783 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:19,575 But unfortunately, you got me. ..we've only got Shona left. 784 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:23,615 Right, lovely. just give her a bit of a clean-up. All clone. 785 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:27,215 It'll pick up a bit, just make sure she's eating, 786 00:39:27,240 --> 00:39:30,295 and, yeah, them two are happy with it, so jobs a good 'un. 787 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:35,175 Thanks for coming to give a hand. Cheers. 788 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:36,975 'It's gone really well this afternoon.' 789 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:40,175 Lucky I got Shona along in the end, because it did take a bit of effort, 790 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:43,295 and we had to go for the two-sided approach, but cow's looking good. 791 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,775 She's happy, so look forward to her making a full recovery. 792 00:39:47,240 --> 00:39:49,495 She would've ultimately died from this condition, 793 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,135 so we've definitely saved her 794 00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:53,495 by getting the stomach back round in the right place. 795 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:55,855 She'll need a bit of TLC over the next couple of weeks, 796 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:58,135 and then after that, she'll start eating really well 797 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:00,335 and feeling a lot better in herself. 798 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:07,815 At Cannon Hall Farm, 799 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:11,655 it's three weeks since Rohin and Rob made the difficult decision 800 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:14,135 to end Fearless the puppy's suffering. 801 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:16,775 That's a good girl. That's the good girl. 802 00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:20,015 Originally, three of Pip's ten pups were struggling, 803 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:22,575 and today, they all need a check-up. 804 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:24,975 Right, shall we go see your puppies, Pip? 805 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:28,375 Last time we came was devastating, honestly, 806 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:29,975 trying to help Fearless. 807 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:33,855 It was really heart-breaking, but I'm just happy we can come back, 808 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:36,255 and I'm really hoping the others are all doing OK now. 809 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:40,295 Hello, Rob. Oh, hiya, Rohin. 810 00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:42,575 That's a very big puppy now. |n't he lovely? 811 00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:43,735 It looks like an actual dog, 812 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:46,215 whereas before, they're like little potatoes, aren't they? 813 00:40:46,240 --> 00:40:49,455 They've turned into little clogs with their own personalities. 814 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:53,215 After your last visit, 815 00:40:53,240 --> 00:40:56,095 it just seems really nice that we look like we're gonna rear nine, 816 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:57,895 so we're really happy with that. 817 00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:00,335 There we go. Come on, then. 818 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:02,375 We're gonna give them their first vaccine today 819 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:04,735 and just give them a bit of a general check over. 820 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:06,015 This is the big dog. Yeah. 821 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:07,615 Normally first for the dinner plate, 822 00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:09,255 so he's gonna be first for the vaccine. 823 00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:11,615 Oh, that explains it, then, doesn't it? 824 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:13,455 I'll just do a bit of a quick check on each one, 825 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:15,855 listen to their heart and just have a feel. 826 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:17,095 Sounds good to me. 827 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:22,255 The pups are six weeks old now, so it feels like quite a milestone. 828 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:24,815 Very soon, they'll be having their second injection. 829 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:25,975 There we go. 830 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:28,455 They'll be going off to new homes, and the place'll be empty. 831 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:30,295 But we've loved every second of having them, 832 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:32,135 and we've loved seeing Pip be a mum, 833 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:34,135 and I think she's enjoyed the experience too. 834 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:37,215 It's been a lovely thing. I'm sure wherever they will go, 835 00:41:37,240 --> 00:41:40,535 they'll make fantastic working clogs ancl fantastic companions as well. 836 00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:41,975 I think they will. 837 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,335 We just want the best home for them, the best future, 838 00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:46,175 and the money that we get from selling them 839 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:47,735 is going to nine different charities. 840 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:50,375 That feels sort of a nice thing to do. Yeah. 841 00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:56,975 They're very good, aren't they? Good boy. 842 00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:00,135 I've got chaos going on around me, 843 00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:02,895 puppies flying left, right, and centre. 844 00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:06,415 You can't get too close to that! Look at him. What's he doing? 845 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:08,695 They soon get their confidence, don't they? 846 00:42:08,720 --> 00:42:11,015 ROB AND ROHIN LAUGH 847 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:15,295 There you go. Big, brave boy, aren't you? 848 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:20,575 All the puppies are looking fantastic, normal heart sounds. 849 00:42:20,600 --> 00:42:23,375 I'm really pleased. They've come on such a long way, 850 00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:25,655 and I haven't got a single concern with any of them. 851 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:27,415 PUPPIES WHINING 852 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:29,615 Right, we've nine pups to catch now, Rohin. 853 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,135 I'm just really pleased after everything that's happened 854 00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:37,935 and how heartbroken we were with Fearless. 855 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,615 It's a wonderful feeling to know that the rest of them 856 00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:43,215 are gonna have bright, happy futures ahead of them. 857 00:42:43,240 --> 00:42:45,175 Thank you very much. Nice to see you, Rob. 858 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:47,055 See you later. 859 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:49,375 I think today was one of the perks of the job, 860 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:50,655 seeing some puppies doing well. 861 00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:55,535 There's awful, devastating lows, and to come through it 862 00:42:55,560 --> 00:42:57,095 and now have the high at the end of it, 863 00:42:57,120 --> 00:42:58,735 it just brings it home 864 00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:01,455 why it is a wonderful job and why we do what we do.