- Hey. - Hi. Ooh!
- How are you? - Pandora!
- DOG YAPS - Pandora! Pandora!
What you need to do is get control of Pandora.
BARKING
If dogs go wild...
- BARKING - They are absolutely nuts.
Is the dog around?
BARKS, OVERLAPPING BARKING
I can't control 'em.
Come on now, big boy.
- Nathan thinks he can read. - Sure he can.
- He can't. He's a dog. - He can. Course he can.
- ..and get up... - Oh, here we go.
- No. Get down. - ..to no good...
Oh, it's me now, is it? I'm honoured.
- ..or down... - Oh, no.
- ..and dirty... - He loves a big, large crap.
- DOG SNARLS - Oh.
Tank likes to rub his boy parts.
What is going on with you, Tank?
- ..when pups... - Wonder what we're gonna learn today.
..need to be schooled...
Three, two, one. And sit.
Fantastic. Look at that.
DOG FARTS
- ..or if your pooch... - He's dropped one.
- Have you got a whiff? - ..has a personal problem...
Some dogs have bacterias that are gas-producing.
Just in case.
- ..one man... - Hey, look at that!
..will give it his all...
Jack, oi!
Leave it.
..and get answers... DOG BARKS
I think I might know what's going on, and it's not what you think.
..to any doggy dilemma.
Yeah, that's next-level, innit?
This week, two brothers at war...
We're lucky. We've got a big enough house to cut it into two.
BARKING
..ruining a retirement.
It's as though we're growing apart.
I feel quite lonely at times.
They're putting an awful lot of faith in me.
A randy pup...
You get down!
..gets the cold shoulder.
- We're not having that. Off you go. - Game over.
And Graeme learns the tricks of the trade...
- That's spaghetti. - ..when it comes to nail clipping.
I can see where this is going.
Retirement, for many,
means being able to enjoy the simpler things in life.
Max, check the tyre pressures, mate.
Perhaps that's tinkering with our favourite toys.
I'll tell you what. Make yourself useful.
Get us a spanner, would you?
He's a bit rubbish as a mechanic's mate, but he's good company.
Our Graeme's not ready to put his feet up yet...
Come on.
..but the couple he's going to meet
were very much looking forward to their golden years together.
Well, I'm in Wiltshire today,
and I'm on my way to see two dogs and their humans,
and they've asked me to meet at their caravan.
To be honest, I've never really been the touring caravan type,
but, you know, whatever floats your boat.
A lot of people love it, don't they? Fair enough.
- Ollie. - Ollie.
Des and Anne would love to embrace their retirement dream...
Good boy.
..of travelling in their pride and joy.
It's quite an investment. It's a top-of-the-range caravan.
Everything is just a home from home.
The plan was to take the van and the dogs
and have a month in Scotland.
BARKING
But a serious brotherly beef is stopping them.
Zach and Ollie are at war.
GROWLING
BOTH BARKING
If I thought we were going away,
I'd be not sleeping because I'd be so worried about it.
I mean, look at them. I don't want them like that.
It's a big investment sitting here, not doing anything for us.
Ah, this must be it.
- BARKING - Morning!
- Morning. - All right? Hello. - Nice to meet you.
- Anne, is it? - It is.
- Shall I come in? - Come in.
- BARKING - Give me a minute!
It's a full-on shouting match, isn't it?
Calm down. Ollie!
Calm down.
What does the future hold for the caravan?
- We've actually got it up for sale. - Oh, have you?
We thought if we're not gonna use it, we ought to sell it.
It's a reluctant sale.
And the hope is... if you've got a magic wand.
Ha! I'll see if I've got one in the car.
If we could fix it, we could be away in the caravan
and it won't be for sale.
Well, there's no magic wands,
but there might be a method if we can find one.
But I've got to unravel what's going on.
SNARLING, BARKING
Well, crikey, that was like walking into World War III,
both dogs barking their heads off, baring their teeth,
snarling at each other, and it seems relentless.
So, the retirement dream, the caravan, is up for sale,
unless I can fix the dog problem.
They're putting an awful lot of faith in me.
It's not just caravanning the couple can't carry on.
They can't enjoy their beautiful garden together either.
We've had to split the garden into two.
There's no way that they would stay in the same garden.
BARKING
This side over here is where Zach, during the day, has got access to.
This side of the garden is where,
during the day, Ollie's got access to.
Anne's done it out quite nice.
Come on, then.
And Anne'd be here with Ollie,
and I'll be at the other side with Zach.
It's not ideal to have two dogs that we can't share together
and share our time together.
It's completely split.
We kind of say, "Cheerio.
"You're in your half of the garden, I'm in mine."
The constant crossfire is wearing the couple down.
Living separately, it's as though we're growing apart.
- BARKING - Wait a minute. This way.
'We just get so used to doing things on our own now.'
Oi! Oi!
And then the more it goes on, the more apart we are.
I feel quite lonely at times.
BARKING
To see how divided Des and Anne's lives have become,
Graeme's joining them on the home front.
Right, Graeme, I'm just gonna open these blinds,
and then you'll see what we have to cope with.
- BARKING - Right. Ah. Oh.
So, it's started already.
As you can see, you can't live like this.
So we've had to divide the house into two.
- Right. - And that's how it stays, really.
- So, there's the Ollie zone and the Zach zone? - Yeah.
The brothers' feud is non-stop.
It just goes on and on, then, does it?
Yeah, goes on and on.
Graeme's keen to understand the impact.
- You're kind of living separate lives, you and Des. - Yeah.
Des and I spend a lot of time separated.
The house being separated, the garden.
We used to all sit out in the garden together.
We don't do anything like that now.
You do start growing apart
because you just get so used to being on your own
and doing things on your own.
I do want us all to be together and be one big, happy family again.
- It's pretty extreme. - It is.
We are at the end of our tether on what to do.
- Yeah. - We don't know what to do with them.
Yeah.
As the war rages inside,
there is one moment of the day when the boys call a truce.
What about walking the dogs, then?
I mean, presumably you go your separate ways, do you?
No, that's the bizarre thing.
As soon as Ollie is aware that we're gonna go for a walk,
they'll come together, no problem at all.
Tell you what, without further ado, can I see this?
Can we go out for a walk?
With Zach and Ollie at a ceasefire out and about...
Huh!
Perhaps they don't hate each other after all.
..Graeme needs to know what triggered this turf war.
18 months ago, we noticed that
Ollie would take himself off to bed earlier and earlier.
So we took him to the vet.
They found that he'd got copper storage disease.
This rare genetic and potentially life-threatening condition
causes inflammation of the liver and cell damage
due to an excess of copper.
And after surgery,
Ollie spent weeks recovering in the kitchen.
Ollie's kind of got used to that area, I suppose.
- Yeah. - Started to defend it. Is that fair to say?
- True. - Yeah, that's very true.
So, since then, that's when they've both been separated?
- Exactly. - They've not been back together since.
- Exactly. - OK, that does sound significant, doesn't it?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
I think it's a bit harsh to say that Des and Anne have got it all wrong,
but the fundamental mistake I think they made
was when they created a temporary separation for Ollie to recover,
that became permanent.
The longer these dogs have had their own territory and fought over it,
the harder it becomes to reverse your way out of that.
So I think it is a difficult problem, this.
And I don't think we're gonna fix this like a magic-wand job in a day,
but we sure as heck
can get everybody on the right track, I hope.
Coming up, Graeme needs to call time...
Stop. No!
- ..on a lusty Lab. - Stop!
It's getting dangerous because he nearly pushed me
- down the stairs with the baby not long ago. Off! - Ooh.
He nails it... GRAEME LAUGHS
..with some helpful hacks.
We want these close to the dog's nails,
and then we're just gonna do...
- the sensation. - Ah. - There you go.
- Come on. - And...
..can he broker a peace deal and revive a retirement dream?
- Hold on and do nothing. - BARKING
Graeme's in Wiltshire,
where taking on brothers at war Ollie and Zach...
BARKING
..is only half the battle.
And we kind of say, "Cheerio.
"You're in your half of the garden, I'm in mine."
Not only are Des and Anne's retirement plans down the drain...
The future for the caravan, we've actually got it up for sale.
..their relationship is also suffering.
'We just get so used to doing things on our own now.'
Oi! Oi!
It's as though we're growing apart. I feel quite lonely at times.
Graeme believes Ollie's recovery from his operation
sparked the conflict.
You put him in the kitchen, and he's gone,
"Right, I associate this place with safety, recovery,"
so he's defended that place.
But I think the longer that they've got their own territory,
the harder it becomes.
But he hopes by bringing the brothers together
little by little, they will learn to bury the hatchet.
If we put them together for a minute or two, nothing happens -
- great, separate them. - Yeah.
- Makes sense. - So the memory you leave them with was...
"Well, I saw him, and nothing bad happened.
"Ah. Good." And then maybe we build it up.
Two minutes. Maybe then it's three.
Let's start at the house and the garden
because at least we've got a little bit of room
around us there to see how we get on.
And if things...
Dogs still lovely and calm. Great.
..get too heated...
If they do kick off, we're not gonna separate them.
We'll bring them outside and take them for a walk.
And I'm hoping that might calm them down.
..Graeme's banking on them being able to tolerate...
Come on, Zach.
..a minute together.
Come on.
But...
BARKING
..they can't even get past the threshold...
All right. Have to go through again.
..without it kicking off.
Come on, Olls. Wait.
- Come on, come on. - Good boy, Ollie. - Good boy.
They've calmed down now.
Yeah, let's try again.
BARKING
Let's just give it a minute and see what we got.
BARKING, SNARLING
All right, we'll go for a walk again. You can go first, Anne.
Go for a walk? Ollie, come on.
And then you can join us. Right.
- On you go. - Come on.
Right. Well, we got further.
THEY CHUCKLE
With the brothers calling the shots by barking...
They're bargaining on
"the other dog gets taken away, or I get taken away."
That's what they want, right?
..it's time to switch things up.
So, we're gonna sit there and be very calm.
So, the "good boy" and the stroke
we'll reserve for when they're quiet.
Now, they're not gonna be quiet for long.
You might just get two or three seconds
while they're taking a breath, really.
But the principle there is,
"Look, you're getting praise when you're quiet."
BARKING
Graeme's plan is clear.
Come on.
Let's just wait for a second, see what happens.
Hold on and do nothing.
Stand your ground...
If he stops again for a second, you tell him, "Good boy."
Good boy, Zach. Good boy.
..and offer praise in moments of peace.
Good boy.
- Good boy, Zach. - Good boy, Zach.
- Good boy, Ollie. - Good boys.
OLLIE BARKS
Wait. It's fine.
It's a painstaking process,
but eventually...
- Good boy, Zach. - Good boy. - Good boy.
- Slowly, slowly but surely. - Good boy. - Good boy.
Oh, he sat down as well.
He's gone from starey eyes and fighting stance
to sitting back and soft, you know?
Good boy.
Having laid the foundations for a lasting peace agreement...
Hey, this is different.
- Good boy. - ANNE LAUGHS
- Good boy. - Very good.
- What do you reckon, Anne? - I think it's very good.
- It's good, innit? - Yeah.
- ..reconciliation... - I'm pleased with this.
..could be a real possibility.
Well, I can see it now, that there is a hope
we will actually get a life back - and a life with our dogs.
We'll be able to go away
and do all the things that we wanted to do.
But for the couple to really start enjoying retirement again...
Calm down.
..Graeme will need to return to take on the bitter caravan conflict.
Graeme's next job takes him north to Derby
to meet a labradoodle who's quite the handful.
So, a labradoodle is, you won't be surprised to hear,
a cross between a Labrador and a poodle.
Now, people have been crossing those two breeds for many years,
but they've really picked up popularity
in the last couple of decades, really.
Since the '80s, they've been used as service dogs
because you've got the intelligence of a poodle,
the appetite of a Labrador, which is quite useful for a dog trainer,
and also, they're quite good for people who may have allergies.
So that's why we see quite a few around, I think, these days.
- Morning. Oh, hello. - Hello! You OK?
- Nice to meet you. - And you.
- Come on in. - Hello. You're Rupert? You're lively!
Come on, in you go. Hello.
Oh, blimey.
- Hiya. Nice to meet you. - Hi, I'm Martin.
- Nice to meet you. - Martin. Graeme.
- Who's this, then? Hello! - This is Freddie.
- Hello, Freddie. - GRAEME CHUCKLES
- And who's this? - This is Alfie.
- And you. Yes, Rupert. - This is Rupert.
He's a lovely lad compared to some of the dogs I see.
He's amazing. He's the best family dog that you could wish for.
- He's fantastic, isn't he, with the kids? - Yeah.
So, if he's the perfect family dog, what's your problem?
The problem, apparently, is when I leave the house.
Oh, really?
He turns into a completely different dog.
- No, really? - Yeah.
- He's that full-on? - Yeah.
From the moment his master's back is turned...
See you later, kids. See you later, Bob. Bye.
..Rupert has one thing on his mind.
A leg-over with the lady of the house.
Rupert, get down.
Rupert! No!
Get down!
And he won't take no for an answer.
Rupert, that's enough. Get down.
You get down. Down! No!
RUPERT WHINES
And then if he hears any cars, he'll look as if...
and go over and see if it's Martin coming home.
He is so sneaky.
This loved-up labradoodle wants time alone with Bobbi.
Get down!
- All day... - Down!
..every day.
No. Down.
- In the kitchen... - Rupert!
- No! - ..in the bedroom...
Rupert!
..on the couch.
Stop it!
No!
In fact...
Rupert, get down! Get down!
- ..everywhere. - Rupert!
Rupe, get off! Rupert! No!
I can't even not laugh cos he's just, like...
The other morning, between 6:30 and 9:30,
I'd counted 34 times.
Rupert, get down.
And with a toddler and baby to look after...
Down.
Enough!
..her loved-up puppy is pushing Bobbi to the brink.
We need Graeme's help now because if it doesn't get sorted out,
someone's gonna end up really hurt.
Rupert, get down!
I just wanna be able to show him the love and attention he deserves
without him showing me too much love and attention.
THEY LAUGH
Get down.
- I've got to see this, haven't I? - Yeah.
LAUGHTER
I'm gonna have to ask you to leave your own house
- so I can see the problem. - Yeah.
- Do you mind? - No, no. - Thank you.
Right. What are you gonna do?
I'll wait for the show to begin.
Bye.
- There you go. - Get down!
- Blimey, all right. - Get down!
It's hard enough when I'm on my own,
but obviously, when I've got children as well...
- BABY CRIES - Let me just get him. - Yeah, sure.
- Get him out. - All right.
- Oh, blimey! - Rupert! Get down!
- That's the last thing you need. - Get down! Get down! No!
- Just be careful, Freddie. - Freddie, don't worry.
Stop!
No, Rupert. Get down, get down!
No!
Is it particularly in this room that he does it?
Anywhere. I was just gonna make Freddie a drink.
So if you wanna come in and see if he'll do it in the kitchen?
Yeah, sure.
Come on, trouble.
Good boy. Can you go in there?
Good boy.
Oh, here we go.
No, get down. Get down!
Well, he's at it again.
- No. - He's a big lad as well, isn't he?
Yeah. He... Like, that's what I mean.
- He will push me over. - Yeah.
The amount of times he's knocked me back,
it's getting dangerous because he nearly pushed me down the stairs
with the baby not long ago. Off!
- With your baby in your arms? - Ow, and he's just nipped my leg.
Literally doesn't take no for an answer, does he?
No. Stop! No.
No. No!
No! That hurt.
Stop! No! Stop!
No! No, no!
No! Rupert!
Stop!
I've seen quite a few dogs that get over-amorous, shall we say?
Get down.
But this is the worst case like this that I've seen.
Because he's powerful and because it's an onslaught.
Rupert, get down!
'It's clearly affecting Bobbi's mental health,
'but I'm also worried that it's dangerous.'
It's got to stop.
You must be absolutely frazzled.
Why don't you go grab a seat? I'll make us a cup of tea, shall I?
- Oh, that's lovely, thank you. - And we'll get Martin back.
- We'll have a chat. - Oh, thank you.
How has it affected you when you're at work?
I'm just waiting for the text or phone call off Bobbi
to say, "The dog's doing this, the dog's doing that,"
and then it puts more pressure on me.
I'm just thinking I'm gonna have to tell my boss
I'm just going home, just to stand there
- so the dog don't hump my missus. - LAUGHTER
I'm being cheated on by a labradoodle.
LAUGHTER
Yeah, there is that, yeah.
It's a busy household, this.
- So, you've got three-year-old, going on four. - Yeah.
- Seven months old. - Yeah.
You got a dog that's one-year-old.
- Yeah. - That was an interesting time to get a dog.
Was there a reason for that?
We found out we was pregnant, didn't we?
And obviously we were so excited,
but unfortunately, it just wasn't successful.
- So... - Ah.
..for me, Rupert was that baby that we'd lost,
and he was like an anchor maybe, like, he would...
- Yeah, yeah. - He was just something that I could focus on.
I feel like I owe a lot to Rupert
- cos he got me over... - Gotcha.
..a massive time in my life that was really hard.
I was curious to hear why you would choose to get a puppy
when, you know, you've got one young son and another baby on the way.
But I wasn't prepared for the answer, really.
They lost a baby.
And I suppose about the time
when she thought the baby should be due,
she got a puppy and that puppy became the baby.
'He was a great emotional support.'
And then at six months, he's six months old,
everything changed.
Alfie was born, and he became a real nuisance.
He made life unbearable.
And I think that explains an awful lot.
Coming up, can Graeme rescue a retirement dream...
Des has got the caravan up for sale.
..from a pair of battling brothers?
- Sooner or later, he'll give in. - BARKING
It's time to trim those talons...
We want to be able to slide this card underneath the nails.
Rupert, get down!
..and can he rein in randy Rupert...
One day, he's jumped up and done that.
Probably didn't know why he was doing it.
- And it's like, "Oh, that worked!" - Yeah.
..without him getting the hump?
- He's got to learn to grow up a little bit. - Yeah.
Game over.
Graeme's in Derby, where lusty labradoodle Rupert...
No.
..has been trying to get his leg over
with the lady of the house, Bobbi.
- Get down! - All day...
- Rupert! - ..every day...
Rupert, get down.
..leaving her totally exhausted.
Down.
Rupert only started acting up after baby Alfie was born.
And Graeme reckons it's not rumpy-pumpy this randy boy craves,
it's Bobbi's undivided attention.
In some ways, this is the worst case of that kind of behaviour
I think I've ever seen.
The reason it's so intense,
I think it is the circumstances of when you got him.
You're at home all the time cos you're on maternity,
and little puppy Rupert's got 100% of you almost 100% of the time.
- Yeah. - Yeah?
- And that went on until he was about six months old. - Yeah.
- Yeah? Which is when Alfie was born, right? - Yeah.
So the whole thing changed for him,
and he went from getting all that attention to not a lot.
And the one way he found to get attention -
one day, he's jumped up and done that.
Probably didn't know why he was doing it.
And it's like, "Oh, that worked!"
- Yeah. - "I've got you."
The problem I've got is that...
what you're doing is making it slightly worse.
Some of the time, you're just so frustrated with him,
you end up shouting at him.
So he starts to go into a different place, and he gets worse and worse.
- Yeah. - So I think we've got to wean him off it.
- He's got to learn to grow up a little bit. - Yeah.
Graeme wants Rupert to learn that he can be with Mum,
but only on certain terms.
He's got to learn to share nicely.
- He cannot have all of Mum's attention all the time. - Yeah.
Rupert, get down!
Until now, Bobbi's reaction to Rupert's relentless humping...
- Get down! - ..has been inconsistent.
Rupert!
- Shouting... - Get down!
SHE CHUCKLES ..laughing...
I can't even not laugh.
..or waiting it out.
Graeme wants Bobbi to step in fast...
Rupert, get down.
- ..and make it clear... - Rupert, get down.
..that it's game over on the leg-over.
Get down.
So, as soon as Rupert starts to jump up,
we're gonna lead him outside.
And we're gonna throw a command in there as well.
Right? "Game over."
He'll start to associate "game over" with...
"I've blown it."
We're gonna put him out in the garden momentarily.
He'll calm down. We'll bring him back in again.
If he's a good boy, we can tell him he's a good boy,
give him that attention that he craves and give him a treat.
But how will Rupert react to some tough love?
Oh, we're not having that. Right, off you go.
- Game over. - That's it.
- Lead him out best you can. - Come on.
Out.
That's it. And shut the door.
He's calmed down now, so I'll let him back in.
Come on, then. Try again.
- Straight at it. - Game over.
- Well done. - Out, out.
Right.
- He's processing right now. - Yeah.
"Something has changed."
GRAEME CHUCKLES
Right, I'll let him back in.
Come on, young man, try again.
Oh, good boy. Yeah, hello.
Now, that might have been a fluke or not,
but he came straight up to you and went...
- WHISTLES - .."No, maybe not."
Good boy.
With Rupert cutting out his risque behaviour...
Good boy.
Oh, look at that.
..he gets the attention he really craves.
- That's worth a treat. - Good boy.
Good boy!
Oh, this is very good.
- Yeah. - Good boy.
Now, last time, by now, he was jumping all over you, wasn't he?
Yeah.
So, he's got to be thinking, "I'm running out of options."
Rupert may be getting the message...
Down.
..but his amorous antics reach a climax...
Get down!
- ..when Bobbi's seeing to the kids. - Get down.
I don't wanna involve a baby just yet, but I do wanna up the ante.
Wait there. I've got something for you.
THEY CHUCKLE
There you go.
The last thing you needed was another baby right now, but...
THEY CHUCKLE
Oh, no.
My thinking is, well, we could practise, couldn't we?
- Right, OK. - We don't have a name for the baby yet.
- Tim. - Tiny Tim. That was quick.
All right, if you wanna pick Tim up, and let's see how we go.
- Come on, Tim. - That's it.
There you go, Tiny Tim.
- Ooh, he's interested, look. - Aw, that's nice.
- Good boy. - There you go.
Aw, that's nice.
- I'm rocking like he's a real baby! - I know!
Good boy.
Bobbi's attention may be divided...
He's gonna lie down!
..but for once, randy Rupert's taking a back seat.
Amazing.
How will he cope...
There you go, Tim.
- That's nice. - Good boy. - That's nice.
..when Tiny Tim gets Bobbi's undivided attention?
Well, he's interested, but he's not being naughty.
Now what's he gonna do? All right.
- "Pay me attention!" - OK.
- Rupert... - OK.
Yeah. Look, he is trying to go, look,
"Me, me, me. Not this new one." It's a bit much.
As soon as things get hot under the collar...
You know what?
He's getting nippy again, isn't he?
- Game over. - Well done.
- Out! - That's it. You've blown it.
..he gets the cold shoulder.
- Out. - Good call, Bobbi. Well done.
Let's bring him back in, then.
But has Rupert learned his lesson?
Good boy.
Good. Right. So, if you go back to it now, let's see what he does.
That's it. Good boy.
- Good boy. - Well, that's good. That's good.
Huh.
So, you were very clear there. It's like, "No."
Your body language basically said, "Not now, I'm busy."
And he's gone, "All right, Mum."
- Good boy. - Good boy.
Good boy.
The progress is massive. It's so good.
Like, normally, he wouldn't just lie here.
He'd be pawing me, biting me.
- Yeah. - So it's amazing to see him like this.
Rupert may be learning how to behave around Tiny Tim...
- Hello! - Hello, Freddie. - Are you OK?
Hello!
..but how will he react when Dad drops off the real kids...
- Good boy. - Very good. Hello, mate. You're back.
Hey!
Come on, then. Right.
..Freddie and Alfie?
That's it.
There you go.
Hello, baba.
Hey, well, this is amazing, isn't it?
- Amazing. - Really good.
Super calm.
It's good, isn't it?
- Lovely. - What do you think, Fred?
- Good. - Good?
Good. There you are.
The ultimate accolade. Fred says it's good.
GRAEME LAUGHS
Now this once-amorous attention-seeker
has learnt being laid-back is the best way to Mum's heart.
It's just so nice
to be able to sit on the floor with both the kids and not be...
- attacked by the dog. - Yes, yeah.
And he's just wandered off without bothering you.
I can't believe it. It's amazing.
- Yeah? - Yeah. Honestly, it's gonna be life-changing.
- Thank you so much, honestly. It's been amazing. - You're welcome.
Rupert was the dog that she got when she should have been having a baby.
And it didn't happen.
And he became such an immense comfort to her
through those terrible, grief-stricken days.
And now I'm hoping that because of this training,
finally, she's got her Rupert back.
Oh, the training today has been amazing.
To be able to get my life back with the children when Martin's not here,
I think it's just gonna make the world of difference to the family.
Leaving another happy family,
Graeme can move on to his other mission,
keeping the nation's dogs in tip-top condition.
And here's one from a lady called Keira.
'Hi, Graeme. Bluebell really hates having her nails cut,
'and I wondered if you had any tips and tricks
'on making that experience that little bit easier for her.'
Well, that's a good question.
Well, I can think of a couple of things.
I'm working with nervous dogs all the time, but...
any groomer worth their salt is gonna have a few tips and tricks
that I probably haven't even thought of.
So... I feel a visit coming on.
Graeme's taking Keira and Bluebell
to meet award-winning groomer Verity Hardcastle.
I love grooming so much because it's that immediate gratification.
You build up this lovely relationship with the dog.
You make them look beautiful.
The dogs know it. When they come out of that groomer's,
they have a certain strut in their step.
- Hiya. - Hello. - Hello.
Keira, Verity.
- Hi, Keira. Lovely to meet you. - Hi.
- And Bluebell. - Hi, Bluebell! You're adorable.
- So, we've got a problem with Bluebell. - OK.
Bluebell does not like having her nails cut
or anyone going anywhere near her nails.
First up, it's key to get any dog used to new objects,
be that the sight, smell or sound.
Do you think it's the sight of the nail clippers
that would trigger the dog?
I think partially the sight and the sound.
I'm sure, Graeme, you know about this,
about having a pair of nail clippers
and just having them around at home.
If the dog acknowledges them, touches them,
we're gonna start rewarding the dog.
Wait for the moment when she goes, "Hmm...
"Actually, when I check it out, ah, treat appears."
- Yeah. - Yeah. Question for you, Verity.
How often should we be trimming dogs' nails?
Really depends on the age of the dog,
how much activity they're doing,
what kind of terrain they're walking on.
Sometimes a bit of pavement pounding is great for their nails, just to...
- Cos it grinds them down. - Exactly. Yeah, yeah.
With years of experience under her belt,
Verity's got a top trick for knowing when it's time for a trim.
Actually, the best indicator is a credit card.
Is it? Right. OK.
So, if we have the lovely Bluebell stood...
and we want to be able to slide this card underneath the nails
when they're relaxed on the table.
I do think they need trimming a little bit.
Before attempting to trim Bluebell's...
OK, so, I've brought some tools.
..Verity has a unique way of making her comfortable around the clippers.
- KEIRA LAUGHS - That's spaghetti.
- Yeah, it'll make sense. - All right. OK.
So, once you can get the dog in a calm state,
what's probably really helpful for you at home is to have a helper,
a feeder at one end who can be on point with the treats, right?
Cos it's a lot, handling the dog and handling all this equipment
and trying to feed it on cue, as Graeme said.
Like, timing is key.
- So, the reason for the spaghetti... - Spaghetti. Come on, then.
..with a lot of dogs, it's the noise sensation.
I'll let Graeme do the feeding.
Oh, I can see where this is going. Yeah, I know.
So, we want these close to the dog's nails,
and then we're just gonna do...
- the sensation. - There you go.
So, when the dog's calm, laid on your knee,
just start getting them used to having this noise.
The clippers cutting the spaghetti...
Ooh!
..mimics the sound of nails being trimmed.
There we go.
And when Bluebell doesn't shy away from the noise...
She loves this, don't she?
..she's rewarded...
Oh, what's that? There you go.
..with a treat.
If I'm using these clippers to cut up bits of treat,
I'm making an association with the sight of clippers
and food being prepared.
Would you like one of those? There you go.
Look what I've got.
- She's like, "I love those clippers." - LAUGHTER
For anyone cutting nails,
it's important to have the right equipment.
Now, this is a plier nail clipper.
And you can get these in various different sizes,
depending on if you're dealing with a Rottie's nails
or a Yorkshire terrier's nails.
Now Bluebell seems much more comfortable
with the sight, sound and smell of the clippers...
We'd better bite the bullet and have a go, hadn't we?
..how will she cope with getting her nails done?
- Come here. - That's right, Bluebell.
Ooh, clever girl. What have we got here?
- Who's a clever girl? - Hi, Blue.
Yeah. No, she looked round and went,
"Oh, that lady's got the clippers on the go. Never mind."
Oh, that's good.
What's she got there?
- Good girl! - Good girl. That's lovely.
Good girl. Well done.
- What's this? - She's being so good, though.
I have actually managed to trim three nails.
I actually think it's really important to end on a high.
- Cos what we don't wanna do is push her too far. - Sure.
I think she needs to have some homework done,
getting her used to having her feet touched.
And then feet-touch, reward, feet-touch, reward to...
nail clippers near her reward.
Thanks, it's been really helpful,
and I'm definitely gonna buy some spaghetti.
LAUGHTER
Still to come, the pressure's on...
Right. We'll have to ride the storm.
..to end a bitter brotherly feud...
- Give him a minute. - ..and rescue a retirement dream.
Well, we knew it wouldn't last forever.
BARKING
Before Graeme can kick off his dog training boots
for the week, he still has a bitter battle to face...
Right, I'd better crack on.
..between warring brothers Zach and Ollie.
Owners Des and Anne
hoped the dogs would complete their retirement dreams.
But the brothers' bad blood
is forcing everyone to live separate lives.
Living separately, it's as though we're growing apart.
I feel quite lonely at times.
Last time, Graeme brought the warring parties together
for peace talks in the garden.
- Slowly, slowly, but surely. - Good boy. - Good boy.
Oh, he sat down as well. Good boys.
This time, he has a much greater challenge...
I haven't coped with it emotionally.
- BARKING - I've had tears.
..in the most hotly contested territory - the caravan.
Morning.
- Morning. - All right? Nice to see you again.
Morning, Graeme.
This bitter feud has raged on for 18 months...
I'm not exactly sure how it's gonna go.
..so any peaceful progress made today will be a victory.
If we go in and they kick off straight away,
we're gonna have to do similar to last time and just ride that storm.
- OK. - I want them to get to a point where they finally blow out.
Then we can praise them.
We can give them a little tickle on the head, you know.
BARKING
Graeme wants to build on the work they did on home soil...
Good boy.
..bringing the brothers together for short periods...
- Good boy, Zach. - Good boy, Zach.
Good boy.
..praising any moments of peace.
Come on, then.
But will the close quarters of the caravan prove too much?
BARKING
Right, we'll have to ride the storm.
BARKING
Good. Good boy. Good boy.
- Good boy. - Come on. Good boy.
Good boy, Ollie.
- Good boy, Zach. - Good boy.
- Who's a good boy? - Yeah.
- Who's a good boy? - Good boy, Ollie.
- Good boy. - Good boy.
BARKING
OK. All right.
After a brief armistice, peace talks break down...
Well, we knew it wouldn't last forever, but that was good.
..and it's time to retreat to neutral territory.
'So, same plan as the house at the moment.'
Let them sort of blow out a little bit,
tell them how clever they are, and then reset outside.
Well, I felt more confident in there.
I wasn't so het up.
- Right. - Like I was in the house and garden initially.
It was all new to us.
But I feel it's getting better, and I certainly felt better.
It is getting better... slowly.
So, I think we should try again.
After a circuit breaker outside,
Graeme wants to see if they can increase their time together...
That's it.
..inside.
Good boy.
YAPPING
BARKS
BOTH BARKING
Give him a minute.
BARKING
Good boy.
- Oh, that's good. - BARKING
Good.
They're coming down quicker, aren't they?
Yeah, they are.
- Good lad. - Good boy.
- Good boy, good boy. - Good. - Good boy.
I think he really does want to stop.
But he won't... he won't let himself.
BARKING
Graeme believes the more time Zach and Ollie spend together...
Sooner or later, he'll give in.
..the more they'll forget their feud.
Ordinarily, you'd have given up by now, wouldn't you?
- Oh, absolutely. - Yeah.
Good boy. And Ollie's sat down.
- He's sitting down. Yeah. - Good boy. Aw.
Good boys.
Good boy.
Do you know what?
We should call it quits at that, I reckon.
Good boy, Ollie.
When I first saw the dogs in the caravan,
there was absolutely no doubt in my mind
that was two brothers at war.
But it's getting better.
Almost more importantly than that, Anne and Des know what to do now.
They've got a method. They've got something to work on.
There's a good boy.
With the brothers now working towards a ceasefire,
there's hope this once war-torn family
can all live together in harmony.
Good boy, darling.
It was absolutely... good!
Good. Erm...
I feel much more confident now.
Yeah.
I don't know where we would be if Graeme hadn't have come out to us.
I really don't.
As long as we carry on working
and get it a bit better for Ollie as well,
then there's no real reason to sell the caravan.
- No. - We can... We can keep it.
- Hallelujah. - We are going to keep it.
Well, hopefully, we've got your retirement dream back on track.
- So, er... - Thank you very much. - Pleasure meeting you both.
Very much so.
- Thank you so much for everything. - You're welcome.
- Thank you. - Come on, boys. - Come on, then.
Zach and Ollie are becoming brothers in arms at home.
Good boys.
But Ollie's ill health means caravan trips are currently on hold.
Bluebell is looking forward to her next manicure.
And Rupert is far less randy.
Rupert is literally like a different dog.
He doesn't jump up me.
It has changed all of our lives as a family.
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