1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,120 - Hey. - Hi. Ooh! 2 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:02,360 - How are you? - Pandora! 3 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:03,840 {\an1}- DOG YAPS - Pandora! Pandora! 4 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:05,680 What you need to do is get control of Pandora. 5 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:07,080 {\an1}BARKING 6 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,560 If dogs go wild... 7 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,400 {\an1}- BARKING - They are absolutely nuts. 8 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:13,760 Is the dog around? 9 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,840 {\an1}SHARP BARK, OVERLAPPING BARKING 10 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:17,160 I can't control 'em. 11 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:18,280 Come on now, big boy. 12 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,480 - Nathan thinks he can read. - Sure, he can. 13 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,400 - He can't. He's a dog. - He can. Course he can. 14 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,600 - ..and get up... - Oh, here we go. 15 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,720 - No. Get down. - ..to no good... 16 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,640 Oh, it's me now, is it? I'm honoured. 17 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,280 - ..or down... - Oh, no. 18 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,800 - ..and dirty... - He loves a big, large crap. 19 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,560 {\an1}- DOG SNARLS - Oh. 20 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,560 Tank likes to rub his boy parts. 21 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,240 What is going on with you, Tank? 22 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,240 - ..when pups... - Wonder what we're gonna learn today. 23 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:45,640 ..need to be schooled... 24 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,440 Three, two, one. And sit. 25 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:49,840 Fantastic. Look at that. 26 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:50,960 {\an1}DOG FARTS 27 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,240 - ..or if your pooch... - He's dropped one. 28 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:55,760 - Have you got a whiff? - ..has a personal problem... 29 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,880 Some dogs have bacterias that are gas-producing. 30 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:00,320 Just in case. 31 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,120 - ..one man... - Hey, look at that! 32 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,160 ..will give it his all... 33 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:07,480 Jack, oi! 34 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:08,720 Leave it. 35 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,000 {\an1}..and get answers... DOG BARKS 36 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,760 I think I might know what's going on, and it's not what you think. 37 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:14,720 ..to any doggy dilemma. 38 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,560 Yeah, that's next-level, innit? 39 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,200 Hughie, stop it! 40 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:23,480 This week... 41 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,240 Oh, no. 42 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,120 ..a cockapoo's dirty obsession. 43 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,840 Eurgh. Straight out of her backside as well. 44 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,400 ..is turning an entire community's stomach. 45 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,000 It is the most gross thing that I've ever seen. 46 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,920 - No. - Back at Graeme's puppy school... 47 00:01:38,960 --> 00:01:42,800 - Grab a seat, by the way. - ..a new student disrupts class. 48 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,440 {\an1}- Oh, dear. - DOG BARKS 49 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,280 He's like, "Blimey, OK. First day at school." 50 00:01:47,320 --> 00:01:50,280 And could this be the most destructive dog ever? 51 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:51,640 He's got me. 52 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,600 Crikey. I mean, he's next level, that dog. 53 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,400 I don't remember walking into a house 54 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:56,880 and seeing it quite like that. 55 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,840 Thousands of pounds of stuff that he's destroyed. 56 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:03,240 But who's really to blame for the carnage? 57 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,840 - Is grandad tough or soft? - Soft. 58 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,120 {\an1}THEY LAUGH 59 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,040 Graeme's at home, 60 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,760 fuelling up for a full-on week ahead. 61 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:19,600 Bacon. You can't beat it, can you? I'm a man of simple tastes, really. 62 00:02:19,640 --> 00:02:21,000 But I know when to stop. 63 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,360 But I'm gonna go see a dog who will eat and eat and eat. 64 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,000 So, erm, I'm gonna make sure I've eaten this bacon butty 65 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,040 before I get anywhere near him... or it'll be gone. 66 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:36,440 Over in Bexley, south east London, beauty therapist Trish, 67 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,360 cockapoo Hughie, and his mum Lucy... 68 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,040 Come on, you little poopenator. 69 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,360 ..are desperate for Graeme's help. 70 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,560 I'm really excited to meet Graeme today. 71 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,960 Hopefully, he can help me with this situation. 72 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,840 Graeme needn't have worried about that bacon sarnie. 73 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,600 What's he doing? 74 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:57,440 Oh, no. 75 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,440 Ten-month-old Hughie... 76 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:01,960 Eurgh. 77 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,520 ..is after a much dirtier breakfast. 78 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,760 Straight out of her backside as well. 79 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,520 Hughie, stop! Stop! 80 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,600 Dirty boy. 81 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:14,520 - Stop. - Morning. You must be Trish. 82 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,080 - Yes, I am. Nice to meet you. - Yeah. 83 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,480 - Eurgh. That's not very nice. - No. 84 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:20,800 Don't you feed him? 85 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,560 {\an1}- I definitely feed him. - THEY LAUGH 86 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,520 He just prefers dog sausage, doesn't he? 87 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:26,800 - Yeah. Yeah. - Yeah. 88 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:31,320 Hughie seems to be taking the "poo" in cockapoo, very literally. 89 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:32,480 Hughie! 90 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,480 Hughie's favourite snack in the whole wide world 91 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,760 is definitely a big, large crap. 92 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,680 Hughie. Stop it! 93 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,160 The smellier and the more fresh it is, the better. 94 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,160 - So fresh... - Hughie, stop. 95 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:47,960 ..he doesn't wait for it to hit the ground. 96 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:54,000 He will try to eat it directly as it's coming out of their bums. 97 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,240 Oh, my God. Hughie! 98 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,480 He'd probably eat as much as he can. 99 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,000 Like, it would literally be a poo buffet. 100 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:03,040 Hughie, stop. 101 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,720 And he's not picky. 102 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,080 Is he eating more poo? Oh, yeah! 103 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,560 Other dog walkers, they must be thinking it's really disgusting. 104 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,040 No, Hughie. 105 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,640 It makes me feel completely sick. 106 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,320 Ah. You... No! 107 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,560 Not the sort of thing you wanna be seeing, 108 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,440 especially not first thing in the morning. 109 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,480 - Hughie! - No matter how fast Trish is... 110 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:25,560 Stop it! 111 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,040 ..Hughie still pops up in the right place for a whiffy Mr Whippy. 112 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,680 Hughie has got a detector 113 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,520 for when dogs are laying down their poo. 114 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,880 It's like he can hear it coming down the intestines. 115 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,440 It must be like when you hear the ice cream van coming, 116 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,160 and it's all like... # Doo, doo-doo, doo, doo-doo, doo. # 117 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:47,520 Hughie. 118 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,960 He can hear that coming from the dog's arse, basically. 119 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:53,080 Stop it. 120 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,680 Don't know if it's a behavioural issue 121 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,800 or if it's something more serious, like a deficiency that he has. 122 00:04:59,840 --> 00:05:02,720 So it would be good to get to the bottom of it. 123 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,160 {\an1}- SHE LAUGHS - No pun intended. 124 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,320 To stop Hughie's horrid habit... 125 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:08,760 Naughty boy. 126 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,680 ..Graeme needs to know what's causing it. 127 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,840 - Why do you think he does it? - I have no idea. I wish I knew. 128 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,360 OK, I wish I knew, I'll be honest. 129 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,000 - It's not as rare as you think, to see a dog eat poo... - Yeah. 130 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,840 ..but it's really rare to see a dog do what your dog's doing. 131 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,560 - I know. - You know? Straight from the source. 132 00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:30,280 Oh, God. He's doing it again. 133 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,000 Hughie! 134 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,800 Eurgh. 135 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:36,360 Dirty dog. 136 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,400 Do you worry about, you know, what could be in that poo? 137 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,120 Definitely. There have been times I've had to take Hughie to the vets. 138 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:48,360 Erm, not long ago, actually, and the vet said that he had colitis 139 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:52,480 and that it was likely the cause was from eating so much poo. 140 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,160 That's inflammation of the colon. 141 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,520 This is one of those cases that's kind of funny on the surface. 142 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,720 You have a bit of a, "Oh, no" giggle about it, 143 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,720 but once you've got over that, 144 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,200 you realise that actually, this is quite serious. 145 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:07,960 - So, Lucy's mum... - Mm-hm. 146 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,560 ..Hughie's the son of - how come you ended up with the two of them? 147 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,920 Lucy, when she was giving birth, 148 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,400 we found out that she actually had ten puppies... 149 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:16,960 - Wow! - ..inside. 150 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,880 And unfortunately, two of the puppies 151 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,440 were stuck in the birth canal. 152 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,280 - Hughie was the only survivor. - Oh, wow. Out of all ten? 153 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,120 Yeah, out of the whole ten. 154 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:30,280 Lucy was so unwell after the birth, Trish had to step in. 155 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:34,560 When he was a baby, and he was born, I had to hand-rear him, 156 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,760 and he would just love to have skin connection. 157 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,600 It was almost like having a real baby. 158 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:46,520 Sole survivor Hughie and Trish became inseparable. 159 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,040 I love Lucy, but the bond is even stronger with Hughie... 160 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,720 - He's special, yeah. - ..which is why I really don't wanna have to... 161 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,520 ..think about rehoming him. 162 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:00,200 How do you feel about THIS for the next 15 years? 163 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,800 I need to be able to find a solution to deal with this 164 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:06,400 - because it's just disgusting. - Yeah. Yeah. 165 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,360 I love him, but this has got to stop. 166 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:09,880 But there's a serious worry... 167 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:11,320 All right, come on. 168 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:15,880 ..Graeme's concerned Hughie's dirty addiction isn't behavioural, 169 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:17,440 but medical. 170 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,560 Because this is so unusual, 171 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,280 I just wonder whether there might be something else going on here. 172 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,760 So I really wanna take a bit of advice. 173 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,600 - Hughie! - Doing what he's doing 174 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,080 is putting him in danger, real danger. 175 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,080 If she lost this dog, 176 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,960 ten out of ten puppies, can you imagine how that would be? 177 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:39,760 Coming up, Graeme's search for answers takes a turn... 178 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,000 So a lot of cockapoos with this kind of problem, then? 179 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,680 50% of my intake is a cockapoo or a something poo. 180 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,560 ..which could derail any hopes for fixing it. 181 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,080 OK, so we've got our first set of results. 182 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,240 Back at Graeme's puppy school, a juvenile delinquent... 183 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:56,960 Super distracted, eh? 184 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,360 - Yeah, he's just not interested. - Nah. 185 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,440 ..is vying for class clown. 186 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,920 You know, when you said you wanted an energetic dog...? 187 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,200 And a Labrador with an appetite for destruction... 188 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,000 We used to have a nice rug down here. 189 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,400 Dining room table. 190 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,600 ..is leaving a grandad isolated. 191 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,840 We used to have family gatherings here in the garden. 192 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:20,080 It's not like that now, which affects my dad massively. 193 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,320 What's he doing? 194 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,040 Graeme's in Bexley, south east London... 195 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:31,720 Oh, no. 196 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:35,920 ..where pooey Hughie's horrid hunger for piping-hot... 197 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:36,960 Eurgh. 198 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:38,280 Hughie, stop! 199 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:39,960 ..doggy doos... 200 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,400 The smellier and the more fresh it is, the better. 201 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,080 ..is stressing out Trish... 202 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,640 Oh, God. He's doing it again. 203 00:08:45,680 --> 00:08:47,080 Hughie! Stop! 204 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,560 ..and leaving fellow dog walkers horrified. 205 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,600 Not the sort of thing you wanna be seeing, 206 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,400 especially not first thing in the morning. 207 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,520 Stop, stop. Stop. 208 00:08:55,560 --> 00:08:57,800 It's really important we knock this problem on the head 209 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:59,640 because Patricia's extremely embarrassed. 210 00:08:59,680 --> 00:09:02,000 And I'm also thinking, sooner or later, 211 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:06,200 he's gonna pick on the one dog that really, really doesn't like it. 212 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,360 Graeme fears it's more than bad behaviour. 213 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,200 Hughie! Stop! 214 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,760 And a medical issue could derail any training. 215 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:16,240 Because this is so unusual, 216 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,280 I just wanna take some advice from a vet that I know, 217 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:20,840 I've worked with before. 218 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,120 Dr Charlotte Grey is a veterinary surgeon 219 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,880 with a focus on clinical nutrition. 220 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,880 - Charlie, this is Trish... - Hiya. 221 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,240 ..and Hughie. 222 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,520 So, what reasons are there for a dog eating poo? 223 00:09:33,560 --> 00:09:35,240 There are a few. 224 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,200 Some dogs learn it because, as puppies, 225 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,360 their mum will eat the poo to keep the nest clean. 226 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,000 And actually, there are some puppies 227 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,000 who will start doing that and just never really stop. 228 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,200 Hughie was an only pup, 229 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:50,120 and all that extra fuss from his furry mum 230 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,880 may have shaped his horrid habit. 231 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,280 But there could be a genetic quirk at play too. 232 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:57,880 He is a cockapoo. 233 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,520 Based on my client base in the nutrition clinic, 234 00:10:00,560 --> 00:10:02,560 that always makes me a little bit suspicious 235 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,680 that maybe there's a reason that started it off. 236 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,200 So a lot of cockapoos with this kind of problem? 237 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,680 Yeah, a disproportionate number of cockapoos 238 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,560 that have got odd food behaviours, 239 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,240 and 50% of my intake is a cockapoo or a something-poo... 240 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,200 - Right. - ..who actually have an illness 241 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,920 - that's causing them some discomfort or some nausea. - Ah. 242 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:21,560 Which sounds back to front, 243 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,760 given that you'd think if they felt sick, 244 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,400 that eating poo would be the last thing on your mind. 245 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:27,760 - It's never worked for me. - No. 246 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:29,680 It's never been my favourite hangover cure. 247 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,160 With cockapoos prone to tummy troubles, 248 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:36,400 Hughie may be eating poo because he's uncomfortable. 249 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,880 It'd be nice to have a look at him, have a feel of his tummy. 250 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:40,280 Come on, then, baby. 251 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,960 - Sorry, Hughie, you're not the smallest cockapoo. - He's not, is he? 252 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,600 - Hello? - Well, he's had his fill. 253 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,200 How are you? Oh, great Ew. Don't lick me face. 254 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,000 {\an1}- TRISH LAUGHS - Good boy. Well done. 255 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,720 First, a once-over to check for soreness. 256 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,520 - He's not tense at all. He doesn't seem too worried. - Yeah. 257 00:10:56,560 --> 00:10:58,440 With no obvious signs of pain, 258 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,960 a blood test could show if anything's off. 259 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:02,680 Almost done. 260 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,080 OK. Well done. 261 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,440 So, that's Hughie's bloods. 262 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,680 The only test we've got left to do is the poo test. 263 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,040 Collect some poo in one of these poo pots. 264 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,920 That will tell us whether there's inflammation high up his gut. 265 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,720 The poo test will take a few weeks, but with a lab on site, 266 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,760 his bloods can be checked straight away. 267 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,440 OK, so, we've got our first set of results. 268 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,840 And so far, it's good news. 269 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:33,480 He's not got any signs of anaemia. He's got no signs of infection. 270 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,600 So, overall, this is normal. 271 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,640 Am I OK to carry on with some training? 272 00:11:37,680 --> 00:11:40,440 - Yes. - So far, so reassuring, I think. 273 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,160 Yeah. Thank you very much. 274 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,240 My pleasure. Hopefully, we get him sorted out. 275 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,000 - Yeah. - Yeah. All right. We'll crack on. 276 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,600 While there's still more results to come back, 277 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,320 the blood tests point to Hughie's poo passion 278 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,760 as a learned behaviour, not a medical one. 279 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,080 Well, I'm glad we've got the go-ahead to do the training, 280 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,400 which is great, except I don't know how I'm gonna do it. 281 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,960 Hughie! No! 282 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:04,040 I mean, think about it. 283 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,320 Dog training is all about repetition, 284 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,680 and I'm gonna have to get Hughie to step away from the poo repeatedly, 285 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,080 which means I'm gonna have to get a load of dogs 286 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,000 to sort of poo on command. 287 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:15,840 Otherwise, we're gonna be there all day. 288 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,640 Graeme's ready to get his hands dirty, 289 00:12:18,680 --> 00:12:21,320 but cracking Hughie's filthy fixation 290 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,160 will take more than a whiff of inspiration. 291 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,280 In the meantime, he's back in Bicester in Oxfordshire, 292 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,400 where he's recently opened his new puppy school. 293 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,720 I started my journey as a professional dog trainer 294 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,000 doing dog, and particularly puppy classes. 295 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:40,880 And then I kind of moved away from that, 296 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:42,520 and I've been going around the country, 297 00:12:42,560 --> 00:12:44,640 helping people with badly-behaved dogs. 298 00:12:44,680 --> 00:12:46,800 Quite nice to work with puppies again. 299 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:50,000 He's brought together a class of new puppy owners 300 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,600 to guide them through the key training milestones. 301 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:56,440 Good girl! I wonder what we're gonna learn today. 302 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,640 From around 12 weeks old, 303 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:02,440 puppies need clear, focused lessons to shape good behaviour. 304 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,920 You're gonna be well trained by the end of this. 305 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:06,920 Graeme knows only too well... 306 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:08,640 {\an1}- BARKING - No! Charlie, no! 307 00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:10,040 ..without the early guidance... 308 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:11,400 Oi, no! 309 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,800 ..these cuties can grow into his usual clientele. 310 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:16,840 {\an1}- GROWLS AND BARKS - No, Kevin. 311 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,200 {\an1}- BARKS - Ow! 312 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,080 The last lesson was all about socialisation. 313 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,280 When things start to go a little bit iffy, don't look nervous. 314 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:26,520 By around 12 weeks, 315 00:13:26,560 --> 00:13:31,000 fully-vaccinated pups can finally get out and explore, 316 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,640 helping them get used to the sights, sounds and smells around them. 317 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:37,120 - Good boy, Toddy. Good boy. - See? Good boy. 318 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,200 - Not scared of motorbikes, are we? - Yeah. 319 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:45,200 Well, today's milestone is something that's as fundamental for dogs as... 320 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,240 well, like the ABCs, one, two, threes for little humans. 321 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,360 So it's really important that they get this. 322 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,360 Returning, are rescue Winnie... 323 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,840 ..family dog Sydney, 324 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:57,640 break-up pup Boo, 325 00:13:57,680 --> 00:13:59,920 and farm dog Mister Todd. 326 00:13:59,960 --> 00:14:03,040 And introducing new student Loki. 327 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,200 You're excited? 328 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:07,120 Lorraine, come on through. 329 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,240 - Nice to meet you. You all right? - Hello. 330 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,440 - So, Loki, he's a Vizsla, in't he? - He is, yeah. 331 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:14,760 Hungarian Vizsla. 332 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,160 - Grab a seat, by the way. Yeah. - Thank you. - Yeah. 333 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,320 - Oi. - Oh, dear. Oh, hello. 334 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,520 Looks like Winnie needs more socialisation training. 335 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:23,960 {\an1}- WINNIE YIPS - Oh, dear. 336 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,800 He's like, "Blimey, OK. First day at school." 337 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,360 {\an1}- WINNIE BARKS - Yeah. 338 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,600 - Winnie. - Come here. 339 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,320 Well, welcome to our little merry band. 340 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,240 - How old is he? - He's 15 weeks. 341 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,600 - 15 weeks? He's a big lad for 15 weeks, isn't he? Eh? - Yeah. 342 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,960 Recently retired child protection officer Lorraine 343 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,480 isn't putting her feet up just yet. 344 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:47,040 'My plans with Loki are to go on adventures.' 345 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:50,840 He's a breed that loves to run and explore, 346 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,680 and so I'm hoping that we can go off and do that 347 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,200 when he's a little bit bigger. 348 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,880 It's not gonna be a quiet retirement at all. 349 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:00,320 It's gonna be an exciting one. 350 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,280 - You've made a good choice there, then. - Oh, yeah. 351 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,920 - They're definitely energetic, I'll give you that, yeah. - I know. 352 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:06,040 {\an1}THEY LAUGH 353 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,520 Today, we're moving on a bit. 354 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:12,040 There's a really essential set of skills that I wanna teach you. 355 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,080 And these are all about building a bond, 356 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,120 teaching the dogs how to respond to your cues. 357 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,320 Basically, we're gonna tell them to do something 358 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:20,400 and teach them how to do it. 359 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,880 Vocal cues or commands are a big early lesson. 360 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:29,760 The first are "sit" and "stay", which aren't just good manners, 361 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,720 they're about safety, keeping pups out of trouble. 362 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,120 Hello, Mr Todd. 363 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,800 When it comes to teaching, sit, Graeme has a tip - 364 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,240 actions speak louder than words. 365 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:42,520 So, he's not sitting. 366 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:46,080 First, Graeme gets Mr Todd's attention with a treat, 367 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,480 then raises it up... 368 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:50,120 We move it over his head. 369 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,360 ..and he naturally sits down. 370 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:55,160 Good. There you go. 371 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,720 Now, can anybody tell me what I'm not doing? 372 00:15:57,760 --> 00:15:59,280 You didn't say the word "sit". 373 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,680 Bang on. Why would I not be saying "sit"? 374 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:03,560 We are doing sit training, after all. 375 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,040 Cos he doesn't know what it means. 376 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,080 He doesn't know what it means. Absolutely right, Lorraine. 377 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,160 First, we get him doing the action, playing a game. 378 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,680 "Oh, right. I touch my bum on the ground, 379 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,520 "you give me one of those treats?" 380 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,680 Then, and only then, do we start to say "sit". 381 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:21,000 We do say actions speak louder than words, and we're human. 382 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,680 We're pretty good at words. Puppies aren't so good. 383 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,200 That's why I always teach action first 384 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:29,080 and then tell 'em the word. 385 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:33,080 So by prompting the action, Graeme then adds the cue word. 386 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:36,320 Sit. 387 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,800 - And by repeating... - Sit. 388 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:42,200 - ..he connects the word to the action. - Good. 389 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,840 - After just a few attempts... - Sit. 390 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:46,360 ..he's got it. 391 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:48,120 Good boy. 392 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:49,600 And that's a general principle 393 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,200 you're gonna see in all dog training. 394 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,800 You show them what you mean, and then you label it, 395 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:55,120 you give it a name. 396 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,600 That's your cue. Off you go. 397 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:01,120 Can the class copy Graeme's success? 398 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:05,200 - Sit. - Mr Todd is first to understand. 399 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:06,560 Winnie, sit. 400 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,560 - Soon, rescue pup Winnie... - Good girl. Sit. 401 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:11,240 - ..little Boo... - Look at that. 402 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,320 - ..and finally, Sydney... - Sit. 403 00:17:13,360 --> 00:17:15,720 ..all master the vocal cue. 404 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:17,680 - Sit. - But new boy Loki... 405 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,200 Move your hand up, Lorraine. 406 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,680 ..doesn't seem interested in studying. 407 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:22,800 Super distracted. 408 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,960 - Yeah, he's just not interested. - No. He just wants to play. 409 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,400 So, if you get your treat... So... 410 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,080 Hey, hey, hey. What's this? Up and above. 411 00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:35,000 But not to a jumping point. Boom, there you go. 412 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,160 - Does it make sense? - Yeah. - You're doing that with it. 413 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:38,520 You're luring him into position. 414 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,000 Have your treat ready, and I'll give you a chance. 415 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,720 For Loki, Lorraine's treats 416 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,640 are no match to playing with another pup. 417 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,000 You know, when you said you wanted an energetic dog, right? 418 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:50,400 {\an1}GRAEME CHUCKLES 419 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:51,800 Half the work in puppy training 420 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:53,760 is getting and keeping their attention. 421 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,160 And Loki is younger than the others. 422 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,080 Lorraine is having a bit of a hard time, 423 00:17:58,120 --> 00:18:00,840 but the worst thing she can do right now is give up. 424 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,520 And Graeme's come prepared. 425 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,800 Right, let's try something different. 426 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:08,080 A much tastier treat... 427 00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:10,200 What's this? You like that, don't you? Sit. 428 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,280 - ..instantly gets Loki's attention. - Great. 429 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:14,960 With Loki back on task, 430 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,200 it's time for the pups' first oral exam. 431 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,720 Right, let's see if we can get all the dogs to sit at the same time, 432 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,280 if I cue you. 433 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,160 So, if we get them all standing up. 434 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,120 Three... 435 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,280 two... 436 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:30,960 one... 437 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,720 - sit. - Sit. 438 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,640 - Good boy. - Fantastic. Look at that. 439 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,720 It's a great start. 440 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,040 - How are we feeling about it? Happy? - Yeah, good. - Good. 441 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,720 So, the next lesson is gonna be - "stay". 442 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:42,760 But here's the catch - 443 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:47,960 I want you to get your dogs to stay without EVER saying the word "stay". 444 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:54,920 Coming up, Graeme's giving the pups the silent treatment. 445 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:57,080 - Oh. - He's got me. 446 00:18:57,120 --> 00:19:00,720 He meets a Labrador ransacking a retiree's home. 447 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:04,360 We've always had birthdays and different events here. 448 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,760 Since I've had Ziggy, we haven't been able to do that. 449 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,080 - And will pooey Hughie... - Are you ready? 450 00:19:10,120 --> 00:19:11,720 ..kick his filthy fix? 451 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,200 - Now! Go on, call him. - Hughie! 452 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,760 Graeme Hall's new puppy school is up and running, 453 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,200 and today, he's teaching his four-legged pupils... 454 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,160 - Sit. - ..cues, or commands. 455 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:29,560 Good boy. 456 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,880 So far, they've learned "sit". 457 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,680 Three, two, one... 458 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:35,200 - sit. - Sit. 459 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,240 - Good boy. - Fantastic. Look at that. 460 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,280 Graeme's next lesson is "stay". 461 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,520 There are lots of times when we might want a dog to stay or wait, 462 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,280 or just hang fire, basically. 463 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:46,560 We might be crossing the road, 464 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,440 we might be about to go through a gate. 465 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,600 When it comes to "stay", 466 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:54,040 Graeme's tip - silence is golden. 467 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:55,640 And to demonstrate... 468 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,680 - Would you take a seat for a second, please? - Certainly. 469 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:00,360 Thank you very much. Good. 470 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,720 But sometimes, we need our dogs to sit or lie down 471 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,080 for a period of time. 472 00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:08,520 Normally, we think of that as maybe "stay" or even "wait". 473 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:10,840 And I do that without saying either of those two words. 474 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,600 - Is he still sat there? He is, yeah. - Sure is. 475 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,680 He is, yeah. Why are you sat there? 476 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:20,480 I was told to. 477 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,000 - Did anybody say "stay"? - No. 478 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,960 Point being, why don't we teach dogs 479 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,680 that sit means "sit and keep sitting". 480 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:30,920 - Wouldn't that be simpler? - Yeah. 481 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:32,440 You can join the group now, Colin. 482 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:34,160 Thank you very much for helping out there. 483 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,960 Making a dog sit and stay has two challenges - 484 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,320 time and distance. 485 00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:43,360 How far you can move away from the dog before they give chase. 486 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:45,560 First, Graeme's tackling time. 487 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:48,280 Hello, Boo. Come with me. 488 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:49,760 - There you go. Come on, then. - Aw. 489 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,480 Hello. You know how to do sit, don't you? 490 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,120 Sit. Good. 491 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:59,040 There you go. Sit. Uh-uh, no. 492 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,080 Good. 493 00:21:02,120 --> 00:21:03,760 So, she's beginning to learn, 494 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,120 "When he says 'sit' and I sit, maybe there's a gap in time." 495 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:10,520 - Sit. - Now, Graeme extends the time he makes her sit 496 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,160 - before giving the treat. - Good girl. 497 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,320 "Maybe it's a second or two before I actually get it." Sit. 498 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,480 Good. Clever girl. 499 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,840 I wasn't counting, what was that, five seconds? 500 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:27,600 And before long, Boo's patiently sitting for 20 seconds. 501 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:29,640 How many times did I say "stay"? 502 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,560 - None. - None. - No times. Don't need it, do you? 503 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,360 "Sit and keep sitting" is what we're teaching 'em, yeah? 504 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:40,200 Distance is the next challenge, and Graeme needs a new volunteer. 505 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:41,920 Now, to start with... 506 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,160 Good boy. ..I take a step back. 507 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,360 {\an1}- Step back in. Good boy. - BOO BARKS 508 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,600 There's no point going ten feet backwards cos... 509 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,240 he ain't got the hang of that yet. 510 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:52,320 There you go. 511 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,120 Good boy. Sit. 512 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,320 - For the pups, the game is easy... - Sit. 513 00:21:58,360 --> 00:22:01,560 - ..don't move and the treat will come to you. - Good. 514 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,640 A couple of little steps, yeah. 515 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:05,560 Good boy. That's all right, we dropped it. 516 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,800 - Sit. - Mm. 517 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:12,240 Good. Clever boy. And then we build it up from there. 518 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,040 And within just a few minutes... 519 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:16,880 Oh. 520 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,760 - Good boy. - Sat and nearly fell backwards. 521 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:23,360 Good boy. There you go. Go on, then. That'll do. 522 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:28,840 Can the group get their pups to sit and stay without saying a word? 523 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,800 Just to add a bit of spice to it, that's the finish line. 524 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,680 If you can get as far as this finish line, 525 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:37,680 even for a second or two, fantastic. 526 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,800 All right, team, best of luck. Three, two, one, off you go. 527 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:45,560 To pass the test, each pup must sit and stay 528 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:49,000 - until their human returns from the finish line. - Sit. 529 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,400 Robert and Winnie take an early lead. 530 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,520 You're nearly there. Keep going. Another step. 531 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,880 Well done. Rob, you've nailed it. Go back and feed your dog. 532 00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:02,640 - Fantastic. - Good girl. 533 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,280 One down, four to go. 534 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:08,080 That's it. It's a team game going on here with Mary and Colin. 535 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:09,600 - Toddy. - Very good. 536 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:13,240 While Loki and Mr Todd distract each other... 537 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:17,120 Ruby, with Sydney, is almost over the line. 538 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:18,440 You're there, girl. On you go. 539 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,240 But Sydney's enthusiasm gets the better of him. 540 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:22,720 Oh! No. Do you know what? 541 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,080 I'm not gonna allow that, Ruby, 542 00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:26,200 cos your dog broke the sit at the last minute. 543 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:28,560 - Try again. - You had it, Rubes. 544 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:30,680 - Good boy. - Nice. 545 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,240 - Good boy. - Oh. 546 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,600 - Good boy. - OK. All right. - Good boy. 547 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,600 - Well done. - Good boy. - Well done, Ruby. 548 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,040 Right, off you go. 549 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,000 - This time... - Super. Keep going, keep going. - Wait. 550 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,840 - You nailed it. Well done. You finished. - Brilliant. - Super. 551 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,760 While Lorraine struggles with Loki, 552 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,000 Colin's steaming ahead with Mr Todd. 553 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:50,800 - That's it. You're getting there. - Sit. 554 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,360 One more step. Right, back to your dog. Well done. Brilliant. 555 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:57,200 And Charlotte and little Boo... 556 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,000 All right, Charlotte, you're nearly there. 557 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,960 - ..are taking things easy... - Oh, very good. 558 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,760 All right. I'm all right with that. 559 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,680 ..leaving just new pup Loki and Lorraine. 560 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,040 {\an1}- Er! - SHE GROANS 561 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:12,280 {\an1}- WINNIE BARKS - Loki. Here. Here. 562 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:16,680 I think Loki is struggling because it's a new environment, 563 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:20,040 lots of new friends that he wants to interact with. 564 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,120 I don't seem to exist when... when they're there. 565 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,760 If Loki's ever to become Lorraine's travelling buddy, 566 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,600 he needs to learn to listen. 567 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,040 Sit. 568 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,760 - Oh, lovely. - And after ten, long minutes... 569 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,600 Well done, Lorraine. That's better. 570 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,680 ..he's finally got it. 571 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:44,400 Good boy. That's a good boy. Well done. Good boy. 572 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:46,280 Give yourselves a round of applause. 573 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,840 - I think you did really well there. - 'Ey! 574 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,400 Fantastic. Good. All right. 575 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:53,760 They're all got their own abilities. 576 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,120 You know, some dogs it was easier than others. 577 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:57,920 For Loki, it's his first day at puppy school. 578 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,280 You know, I think he's done amazingly well. 579 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:04,160 It's his first time interacting with so many dogs and playing with them. 580 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,760 And then the learning. Yeah, really enjoyed it. 581 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:10,200 Loved it. And, yeah, just so worth it. 582 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:11,720 Next time, more milestones, 583 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:14,120 but in the meantime, do go away and practise. 584 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,200 Obviously, the hard work starts when you leave here. 585 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:18,520 And send me those little videos. 586 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,240 I'd love to see how you're getting on. 587 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,040 Graeme believes puppy training, 588 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,800 getting those crucial boundaries in early, 589 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,120 is what sets up a well-behaved dog. 590 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,200 And his next case, just down the road in Oxford, 591 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:34,400 shows exactly what happens when there are no boundaries. 592 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,680 - Morning. Hello. - Hiya. Nice to meet you. 593 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:43,920 - Lauren, yeah? - Yep, Lauren. 594 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:45,320 - And...? - Zachary. 595 00:25:45,360 --> 00:25:46,800 Zachary. Hello, Zachary. 596 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:48,800 - Hello. - Come on in. Come into the kennel. 597 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,560 Lauren's called Graeme to help her dad Richard. 598 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,840 But maybe the police might have been more appropriate. 599 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:57,520 Looks like the place has been ransacked... 600 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:58,920 - Graeme. - Nice to meet you. 601 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,040 - Nice to meet you. Richard, yeah? - Yep. That's right. 602 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:04,600 - Nice to meet you, Richard. - ..and the culprit caught red-pawed. 603 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:05,880 That's Ziggy, is it? 604 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,040 - Yes, you can see what... - Hello, Ziggy. Hello. 605 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:09,520 See what we're up against. 606 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:12,920 Oh, blimey, I see, so he destroys soft furnishings, does he? 607 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,720 He does. Anything he can get his teeth round. 608 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:17,240 It is a bit bare, innit, yeah? 609 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,400 - It is literally... - It's a kennel. It's-It's his kennel. 610 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:21,720 Since arriving, 611 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:26,120 20-month-old Ziggy has systematically destroyed everything 612 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,560 in recently-retired engineer Richard's house. 613 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:29,600 He's got me. 614 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,520 I've not known anybody that's had a dog 615 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,160 that's destroyed things like Ziggy does. 616 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:36,520 Right. Let go. 617 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,400 'Because if there is something within reach, he will grab it.' 618 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,040 And while you're taking that off him... 619 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:43,280 Right. 620 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,880 ..he can be taking the handkerchief out of your pocket. 621 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,240 Oh, Ziggy! 622 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:51,320 We would be talking thousands of pounds of stuff 623 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:52,520 that he's destroyed. 624 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:57,640 Richard's not exaggerating. This used to be his best settee. 625 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,280 He's slowly demolished that over, like, an 18-month period. 626 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,000 It's a little bit uncomfortable. 627 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:09,640 I find it very stressful because you can't rest and relax for one minute. 628 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,880 No wonder - there's nowhere left to relax. 629 00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:17,560 It's preventing me from having a peaceful time. 630 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:22,800 It's preventing people visiting, particularly my grandchildren. 631 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:24,800 Proud grandad-of-three, 632 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:28,920 Richard's house used to be the hub of family celebrations. 633 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,240 We've always had birthdays, 634 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,240 Christmases and different events here, 635 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:38,360 with all the family coming over and enjoying time here. 636 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,000 But unfortunately, since I've had Ziggy, 637 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:42,600 we haven't been able to do that. 638 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:47,840 And if grandson Zak does visit, playtime's under lock and key. 639 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:49,600 This is a toy cupboard. 640 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,320 And also where Zak can sit and do some colouring or painting. 641 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:55,960 We can't get it out 642 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,240 because the dog's just potentially gonna come in and take something. 643 00:28:01,120 --> 00:28:03,440 The rest of the family think I'm mad 644 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,920 because they think I should be able to control him a bit better. 645 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:09,840 The table is on top of there... 646 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:11,800 I did notice there was a table on your sofa. 647 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:13,520 Yeah, it's upside down 648 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:16,520 cos it stops him actually making a hole in the settee. 649 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,880 And I've saved the cushions - they're upstairs. 650 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:24,160 So anything that can be moved, I've moved. 651 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,680 If you played the game of who would live in a house like this, 652 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:30,360 you would, I reckon, you would say, "It's student digs, innit?" 653 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,920 We used to have a nice rug down here. Great big rug. 654 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,200 We had a dining room table. 655 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:38,360 So, yeah, it's very bare, isn't it? 656 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:42,080 You definitely wouldn't think, retired gentleman enjoying his time, 657 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:44,840 surrounded by all the things that you collect over a lifetime. 658 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:47,360 He's brought it back here. 659 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:49,120 He's starting to rip that up, you know. 660 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,680 - Go on, then. - You see if you can catch him, Zak. 661 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:54,960 Oh, right, Zak's your man. Ooh, he's fast. 662 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,040 {\an1}- Yes. - GRAEME LAUGHS 663 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:58,840 - Right. - Oh, I see. 664 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,600 Now... let go. Ziggy. 665 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:03,440 Ah! No. 666 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,240 He's like, "I've got it. I'm not letting go." 667 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:08,120 - He's not letting that go, is he? - No. What's the solution? 668 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,200 Well, the solution that I've-I've found 669 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:11,760 is not to leave anything out. 670 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:13,240 Right. You're just avoiding it. 671 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:16,520 Richard's fix to Ziggy's destructive behaviour... 672 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:18,560 He will eventually give up on it. 673 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,160 ..has been to simply ignore it. 674 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,440 - There. - Well done. 675 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,440 It's not just Grandad's house that's wrecked, 676 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:28,480 his garden looks like no man's land. 677 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:29,880 Oh, blimey. 678 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:31,960 Have you had many unexploded bombs round here 679 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:36,080 Ziggy's impact has been genuinely devastating. 680 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,080 Zak and his grandad are really close, 681 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,840 and it is so nice that they have such a bond. 682 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:44,400 But they're unable to interact the same way as they did. 683 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:47,080 We used to have family social gatherings here in the garden, 684 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,320 and everyone would come here. This was the hub. 685 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,080 - It's not like that now. - No. 686 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:54,120 You know, we don't have social gatherings here, 687 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:56,360 which affects my dad massively. 688 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:59,720 What's your take on the way he treats the dog? 689 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:01,760 My dad's very soft-natured. 690 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,880 - He's not one to raise his voice. - Right. 691 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:07,480 - So I think the dog kind of takes advantage of him a bit. - Yeah. 692 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:12,160 This is not a dog who was born to be the bossiest dog in the world. 693 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:16,240 Far from it. And yet, he's getting away with murder. 694 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:18,840 You were telling me you've got a couple of ideas yourself 695 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:20,240 of where things are going wrong. 696 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:21,320 Do you wanna tell your dad? 697 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:23,880 I think that you're a lovely person. 698 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:25,040 You're very soft, though. 699 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,120 And I don't think there's much authority there 700 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,680 when it comes to Ziggy. 701 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,440 - That's probably right. - Mm. 702 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:32,680 So, for example, when Lauren was young, 703 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:33,920 if Lauren stepped out of line, 704 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:36,360 did something naughty, what happened? Did she get told off? 705 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,480 Well, she got told off. 706 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:39,720 Who by? 707 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:42,120 {\an1}- Probably her... - HE LAUGHS 708 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:43,360 Probably my mum. 709 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:44,880 {\an1}- Her mother. - Her mum! 710 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:47,560 {\an1}- Not by you. - THEY LAUGH 711 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,560 And thereby, I think, hangs the rub. 712 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,280 Right? He's not getting told off in any way. 713 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:56,160 So, I think we need to tell him no. 714 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,640 - Yeah. I'm quite prepared... - And be consistent with it. 715 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,400 - ..to do that. - Yeah, and be consistent. 716 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:04,120 Cos it's reached that point where, you know, it's make or break. 717 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,920 - Is Grandad tough or soft? - Soft. 718 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,520 {\an1}LAUGHTER 719 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,720 Out of the mouths of babes. 720 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,240 Graeme believes Richard's lack of authority 721 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:14,960 and inconsistent approach... 722 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:16,760 Oh, Ziggy. 723 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,400 ..has allowed Ziggy to run riot. 724 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,560 Graeme's probably hit the nail on the head 725 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:27,440 with what he's suggested with being a bit, erm, a bit firmer with Ziggy. 726 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,520 As Richard's been burying his head by locking his house down 727 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:32,200 instead of his dog - 728 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,680 Graeme wants to put that right... 729 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,600 The aim today - we'll get to the end of the day, 730 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:37,840 put the room back together. 731 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,720 - That'd be nice, wouldn't it? - It would be a real treat. 732 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:44,680 ..starting with some of Ziggy's favourite chewables. 733 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:48,160 Pair of shoes. A cushion - we'll stick that there. 734 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:50,560 Ooh, and a blanket. 735 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:52,760 How about that? 736 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:57,120 'So, I'm gonna teach Ziggy how to leave it, basically.' 737 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:58,800 I'm gonna walk him past a couple of items 738 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:00,640 that he's not allowed to have, 739 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:03,040 and when he steps away, we're gonna say, "Leave it." 740 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:05,800 We're gonna guide him away from each of those items. 741 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,040 So, if I take that lead. Thanks, Lauren. 742 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:09,560 Come on, then, mate, you're with me. 743 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:11,360 Graeme's house rules are easy to follow. 744 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:14,040 - Go over here. - As soon as Ziggy shows interest 745 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,600 - in something he shouldn't... - Leave it. 746 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,680 ..a clear, no-nonsense warning... 747 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:22,600 Come on, Zig. What's this? Leave it. 748 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,080 ..praise for backing away... 749 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:27,600 Oh, good boy. That's very good. Yes. 750 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:30,560 ..and a reward with something he CAN play with. 751 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:31,680 {\an1}ZIGGY PANTS 752 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:33,960 Come on. Here's your reward. How about that? 753 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:37,400 Ooh, you like that, don't you? It's a chewy toy. Yay! 754 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:39,800 The message to Ziggy couldn't be simpler. 755 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:41,960 These items - no. 756 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,600 Those items, your dog toys - yes. 757 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,680 Ziggy's listening to Graeme. 758 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:51,600 Leave it. Good boy. There you go. All right. 759 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:53,200 {\an1}- GRAEME LAUGHS - Clever boy. 760 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:57,080 - Yeah. - Much better than a cushion. 761 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:00,920 But it'll only work if Richard can earn the same respect. 762 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:03,000 So, you've seen what I've done. 763 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,840 I'm gonna hand you the lead. I'm gonna perch on here. 764 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:07,520 'I'm worried about Richard, actually.' 765 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:10,600 I'm gonna teach Richard how to do the right kind of discipline. 766 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:12,920 How to set boundaries, rules, you know. 767 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,200 Right, then. Let's see what we got. So you know the score. 768 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:19,400 Ziggy's never listened to his dad. 769 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:20,800 Leave it. 770 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:22,720 - So don't quite let him have it. - Leave it. 771 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:25,160 But with a bit more grit behind him... 772 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,640 Leave it. Good boy. 773 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,120 - Good tone of voice, that, actually. - Leave it. 774 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:32,360 - That's it. - Good boy. 775 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:34,880 Ziggy's finally paying attention. 776 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:36,800 - That's a good boy. - Oh, he's sat as well. 777 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:38,240 - That's a good boy. - Good boy. 778 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:40,640 - Oh, he's sat. - Yeah, good boy. 779 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,320 Richard really surprised me there. 780 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,240 He's got the right tone of voice for this. 781 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:45,280 - Leave it. - 'Fair play. 782 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:46,920 'I didn't know he had it in him.' 783 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:48,840 But can he be consistent with it? 784 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:50,680 Well, you're doing ever so well, so I thought, 785 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:52,360 "Well, I won't just bring one thing." 786 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:55,560 Not quite Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. 787 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:58,200 We'll throw some cushions around. There you go. 788 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:05,240 Leave it, leave it. Good boy. 789 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,600 That's more like it. Oh, look at that. 790 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,200 More furnishing, more temptation. 791 00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:12,240 That's it. There! There you go. 792 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:14,760 But Richard's found his Dad voice... 793 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,600 - Leave it. - Good boy. 794 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:19,080 - Well done. - ..and Ziggy's listening... 795 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:21,280 Leave it. 796 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,080 - Leave it. - Well done. 797 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:26,800 - Good boy. - Perfect. 798 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:30,320 ..preferring his toys to the furniture - for once. 799 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:33,480 - Oh. - It's the biggest rope in the world. 800 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:35,360 Are you enjoying the luxurious upholstery 801 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:40,320 It feels very odd to be sitting on the sofa with him just there. 802 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,920 Well, I think we've got the whole room back together. 803 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:44,760 It's all.... It's all here, isn't it? 804 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:49,760 Since he was a pup, Ziggy's been free to play by his own rules - 805 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:50,920 ripping the house apart. 806 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,720 Oh, Ziggy. 807 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:56,600 Wow. A little bit nervous, but we'll go for it. 808 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:59,400 - Yeah, let's. - Can he be trusted off lead... 809 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:00,520 Let's go for it. 810 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,640 ..or will he go on the tear-up? 811 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:08,280 Good boy. Good lad. Maybe he's turned a leaf. 812 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:09,800 I've got no words. 813 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,080 The fact that you've managed to get all this lot back out, 814 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:15,520 - and he's not bothered. - Yeah. It's great, innit? 815 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:17,440 Is that nice, Zak, having a cuddle? 816 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,280 - It's good. - "It's good." 817 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,840 I think Graeme's training today has been very useful. 818 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:27,360 He's given us some good tips moving forward. 819 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:33,680 It's nice that everything's out, and Ziggy's not destroying anything. 820 00:35:33,720 --> 00:35:36,840 - I think that you can play with Grandad again, can't you? - Yeah. 821 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:39,880 You'll be able to play with Grandad without Ziggy bothering you. 822 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,840 Yeah. Well, it's been a pleasure meeting you, Rich. 823 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:44,400 - Thanks so much. - You're welcome. 824 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,760 - I'm gonna leave you in peace. - Thank you very much, Graeme. 825 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:47,880 Bye-bye. 826 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:51,280 - Coming up... - Hughie! 827 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,600 Graeme's back on the case of a cocka-pooey Hughie... 828 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:56,320 - Eurgh. - Oh, my God! 829 00:35:56,360 --> 00:36:00,160 ..and his stomach-churning habit of munching every mutt's muck. 830 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:01,240 That's Frank the Bulldog. 831 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:03,640 Can we see Frank's party trick, please? 832 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:05,160 Oh. 833 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:14,080 Graeme's almost done for the week, 834 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,320 but he's back in Bexley, south east London, 835 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:18,520 with cockapoo Hughie... 836 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:20,720 No, eurgh. 837 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,240 ..who loves to chow down... 838 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:25,560 Hughie! Stop. 839 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:28,640 - ..on fresh doggy doo. - Oh, my God. 840 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:34,360 He will try to eat it directly as it's coming out of their bums. 841 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:38,720 A filthy habit that's turning Trish's stomach and everyone else's. 842 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:40,480 Hughie! Stop it! 843 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,160 Not the sort of thing you wanna be seeing, 844 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:43,840 not first thing in the morning. 845 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:46,040 With behaviour this unusual, 846 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:49,520 Graeme wanted a medical check before tackling the training. 847 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:50,760 Ew, don't lick me face. 848 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:52,560 With the all-clear from the vet, 849 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,680 it seemed Hughie's faecal fascination 850 00:36:55,720 --> 00:36:57,400 went right back to puppyhood - 851 00:36:57,440 --> 00:37:00,000 as the lone survivor of a litter of ten. 852 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:02,040 Some dogs learn it because, as puppies, 853 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:04,960 their mum will eat the poo to keep the nest clean. 854 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:06,440 Is he eating more poo? 855 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:09,240 Graeme's got the green light to train Hughie, 856 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:11,640 and he reckons the key is recall - 857 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,680 getting him to turn his back on pooping pups. 858 00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:16,600 Now, for training, I've got a problem 859 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:19,040 because theoretically, I would need a whole line-up of dogs 860 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:20,120 who just poo on command, 861 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:21,840 one after the other, after the other. 862 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:23,440 And I don't think that's gonna happen. 863 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:27,360 So... we'd have to get a bit creative. 864 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:30,280 - And true to form... - Good boy. 865 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,960 ..Graeme's found a dog who does a number two on cue. 866 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:35,000 There. 867 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:38,200 {\an1}- That's Frank the Bulldog. - TRISH LAUGHS 868 00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:39,920 Oh, my gosh. 869 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,560 Can we see Frank's party trick, please? 870 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:47,680 Oh! 871 00:37:47,720 --> 00:37:50,640 - Oh, my gosh. - It's a Frank-furter. 872 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:53,280 {\an1}- TRISH LAUGHS - Oh, Hughie's gonna love this. 873 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:56,280 - He is, isn't he? - Maybe not quite as much as poo, 874 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:57,640 but the theory is, 875 00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:01,200 if Trish can recall Hughie from a juicy sausage, 876 00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:04,200 chances are she can pull him off a dog one too. 877 00:38:04,240 --> 00:38:05,600 We're gonna put him on a long line 878 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:07,680 so he can't actually get to the frankfurter, 879 00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:10,560 although he's gonna be really quite close to it and wanting it. 880 00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:13,160 When he comes back to us, he gets a treat. 881 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:14,280 If he can do that, 882 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:18,240 he should also step away from the, er... delicious poo. 883 00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:21,480 And the whole thing relies on one key principle. 884 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:23,120 - We've gotta be more exciting... - OK. 885 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:24,360 ..than poo. 886 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:28,840 First, Trish needs to choose a clear recall command to stick to. 887 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:32,320 Normally, what I say to get him back, "Look what I got." 888 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:34,520 Oh, well, you can do that if you want. Yeah? 889 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:36,120 If we can have one frankfurter, please. 890 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:39,840 Boom! There we go. Right. Come on, Hughie, let's check it out. 891 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:43,240 For this to work, Trish must be more exciting... 892 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:46,200 - Here we go. - ..than the potential poo. 893 00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:49,360 - And be clear with her commands. - No. 894 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,880 - That's it. And? - Hughie, look! What have I got? 895 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:54,080 Oh, he's got it, he's got it. 896 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:55,400 And he got it 897 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:58,560 {\an1}- cos while you went, "Hughie..." - GRAEME MUMBLES 898 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:00,200 Not to worry. 899 00:39:00,240 --> 00:39:03,200 Trish gets a bit flustered, and she's forgetting what to say. 900 00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:05,000 Trish's got to get it right. 901 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:06,720 You gotta be a wee bit more decisive. 902 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:10,200 Also, you went, "Hughie," and he's like, "Er, yeah, and?" 903 00:39:10,240 --> 00:39:12,600 - Yeah. - "Look." Right. Which is good. 904 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:14,840 And then you didn't do the next bit. "Look what I got." 905 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:16,760 So he went, "That's not the magic words, is it?" 906 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,240 We might have our work cut out now cos he's had one. 907 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:23,280 Trish needs to up her game and make herself clear. 908 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:25,840 Poo is off the menu. 909 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:28,600 Hughie! No. Look. Look what I got. 910 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:32,080 Perfect. Well done. Really good. That's better. 911 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:33,720 - Good boy! - Let's go again. Right. 912 00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:36,040 Oh, here he goes. Off like a shot now. 913 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:38,120 - It's close enough. - No! Hughie. 914 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:40,560 Look. Hughie, look. 915 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:42,000 - There you. - Look what I got. 916 00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:44,760 - There you go. - Whee! Well done. 917 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:47,720 So when you get your words right, it works every time. 918 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,360 And when Trish finds her confidence... 919 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:54,560 - Look. Look what I got. - Yay! Good boy. 920 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,920 I think he's going back on purpose. 921 00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:00,000 ..along with excitement and treats... 922 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:01,760 No! Look! 923 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,200 - Yay! - Look what I got. 924 00:40:03,240 --> 00:40:04,240 - Good boy. - Yay! 925 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:05,600 - ..it works time... - No! 926 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:08,320 - Look! Look what I got. - ..after time. 927 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:09,840 {\an1}THEY CHEER 928 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:11,520 Clever boy. 929 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:14,800 I think we've done quite well with Frank and the frankfurters. 930 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:17,440 - OK. - What if we go find a real dog now 931 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:20,680 doing a real poo and put this to the test? 932 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:23,640 I'm actually really excited to see if this is gonna work. 933 00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:26,880 Tempting Hughie away from a frankfurter is one thing... 934 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:28,400 Hughie! 935 00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:31,360 ..but usually, getting a sniff of the real stuff... 936 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:32,680 Hughie! 937 00:40:32,720 --> 00:40:35,600 ..turns this mutt into a heat-seeking poopenator. 938 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:36,680 Stop it. 939 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,000 Now they need a real-life pooping pooch... 940 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:48,120 ..which isn't as easy as you'd think. 941 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:51,160 Never a pooing dog when you want one, is there? 942 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:53,640 There will be soon, surely. 943 00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:54,720 The big question is, 944 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:57,480 can you call him away when there's a real pooing dog? 945 00:40:57,520 --> 00:40:59,320 I'm gonna give it a go. 946 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:05,320 Oh, here we go. Here's one. He's like, "Oh, hello." 947 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:09,480 If Trish is going to pry Hughie off that Labrador's bum, 948 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:11,320 she needs to be razor-sharp. 949 00:41:11,360 --> 00:41:15,880 The moment the Lab goes to squat, he locks on. 950 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:17,520 False alarm. It's a wee. 951 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:19,440 But moments later... 952 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:21,600 - Oh, here we go. Here we go. - Guys. 953 00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:24,920 - Oh. Oh. - Oh. Right. Are you ready? 954 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:27,880 Right, now. Go on, call him. 955 00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:31,040 Hughie. No! Look. 956 00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:34,400 - Look what I got. - Yay! Good boy. 957 00:41:34,440 --> 00:41:37,400 Yeah! I'm really shocked. 958 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:39,400 Yeah, so am I. You got the words out right. 959 00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:41,560 {\an1}THEY LAUGH 960 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,000 It's proven Hughie will ditch the poo 961 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:46,400 if Trish nails what to do. 962 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:49,200 Honestly, he's never done that. 963 00:41:49,240 --> 00:41:51,800 He's never turned down fresh poo like that. 964 00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:53,600 - It's all about consistency. - Yeah. 965 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:59,000 I really wasn't expecting any of that to work, so I'm really pleased. 966 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:00,480 Hughie, no! 967 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:02,400 Look. Look what I got. 968 00:42:02,440 --> 00:42:07,200 So, Hughie, who was the only puppy out of ten to survive, 969 00:42:07,240 --> 00:42:09,480 he has a happy future ahead of him now. 970 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:10,920 And if he should happen to give her 971 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:12,560 a bit of a lick and a kiss in the future, 972 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:14,880 well, it's no worse than the average dog now, is it? 973 00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:22,480 In Oxford, Richard's new house rules seem to be working. 974 00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:25,240 We've managed to keep the house looking more of a home, 975 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:30,080 and Zak is able to play while Ziggy just relaxes. 976 00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:35,480 Graeme's puppy school students have been revising hard... 977 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:38,200 Good girl. 978 00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:39,680 Here. 979 00:42:39,720 --> 00:42:42,600 And Loki might even be head of the class. 980 00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:45,760 And in south east London... 981 00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:50,120 I just wanted to let you know how Hughie-Pooey is getting on. 982 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:51,880 He's been a lot better. 983 00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:55,920 It's not been 100% perfect, but we're still getting there. 984 00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:59,000 And, yeah, thank you so much for all your help. 985 00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:02,480 If you think you're badly-behaved dog could do with Graeme's help, 986 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:04,440 then why not get in touch? 987 00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:07,280 Details can be found at... 988 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:13,440 Ziggy, no!