1 00:00:02,123 --> 00:00:04,163 DOGS BARK 2 00:00:05,323 --> 00:00:08,883 This once-peaceful country house... 3 00:00:08,923 --> 00:00:11,323 DOG GROWLS MENACINGLY This is our life. 4 00:00:11,363 --> 00:00:13,123 ...is now a special place... 5 00:00:13,163 --> 00:00:14,323 Back, back! 6 00:00:14,363 --> 00:00:16,123 My house smells of his wee. 7 00:00:16,163 --> 00:00:18,403 ...for those at the end of their tether. 8 00:00:18,443 --> 00:00:21,123 I'm frightened it's gonna kill him. 9 00:00:22,523 --> 00:00:24,883 DOG BARKS AGGRESSIVELY 10 00:00:24,923 --> 00:00:27,323 He has pulled my arm out the socket. 11 00:00:27,363 --> 00:00:30,563 If she could get off that leash, she'd be hanging off their face. 12 00:00:30,603 --> 00:00:33,563 This is make or break for us. 13 00:00:33,603 --> 00:00:36,403 Here, a team of expert trainers... 14 00:00:36,443 --> 00:00:38,243 Down. Back. 15 00:00:38,283 --> 00:00:40,483 They look like SAS geezers. 16 00:00:40,523 --> 00:00:42,163 ...take on... Stop it! 17 00:00:42,203 --> 00:00:44,563 ...some of Britain's worst-behaved dogs... 18 00:00:44,603 --> 00:00:46,563 Whoa! No, not good. 19 00:00:46,603 --> 00:00:48,883 ANGRY YAPPING Oh, my God! 20 00:00:48,923 --> 00:00:50,523 ...and their humans... 21 00:00:50,563 --> 00:00:52,643 How much training do you guys do now? 22 00:00:53,963 --> 00:00:55,243 None. 23 00:00:56,323 --> 00:00:57,563 What's this? 24 00:00:59,123 --> 00:01:00,843 She's lost trust with humans. 25 00:01:00,883 --> 00:01:02,403 ...at an academy... 26 00:01:02,443 --> 00:01:04,483 This is your opportunity to move forward, 27 00:01:04,523 --> 00:01:06,403 and we're gonna give you those skills. Yeah. 28 00:01:06,443 --> 00:01:07,923 ...unlike any other... 29 00:01:07,963 --> 00:01:10,283 We need to get that muzzle off you. 30 00:01:10,323 --> 00:01:11,803 Oh, I love your face! 31 00:01:13,443 --> 00:01:15,123 Good boy! 32 00:01:16,403 --> 00:01:18,603 That has never happened before. 33 00:01:18,643 --> 00:01:20,923 Yes! Can you believe that? 34 00:01:20,963 --> 00:01:22,523 Ba-ba-ba-ba! 35 00:01:24,043 --> 00:01:25,763 It's like he's a different dog. 36 00:01:36,923 --> 00:01:39,483 WOMAN TRILLS Good girl! 37 00:01:40,563 --> 00:01:41,683 Down. 38 00:01:41,723 --> 00:01:43,483 Come on, then, this way. 39 00:01:45,963 --> 00:01:48,363 MAN WHISTLES Yes. 40 00:01:48,403 --> 00:01:51,043 It's mid-morning at the Dog Academy, 41 00:01:51,083 --> 00:01:53,643 and lessons are in full swing. 42 00:01:53,683 --> 00:01:56,243 I know, mate, it's stressful, innit, all this learning? 43 00:01:59,203 --> 00:02:04,283 On his way is a brand-new pupil, ably escorted by driver Dan. 44 00:02:04,323 --> 00:02:07,523 So, he is a beautiful dog. Is he a cockapoo? 45 00:02:07,563 --> 00:02:09,843 He is, yeah. He is? He's more poodle. 46 00:02:09,883 --> 00:02:11,443 He's more poodle... Than cock. 47 00:02:11,483 --> 00:02:13,763 THEY LAUGH Yeah. 48 00:02:18,203 --> 00:02:19,963 This is Bear. 49 00:02:21,163 --> 00:02:24,163 And his parents, Paul and Louise. 50 00:02:24,203 --> 00:02:25,803 So, how old is Bear now? 51 00:02:25,843 --> 00:02:27,803 He's 18 months now. 52 00:02:27,843 --> 00:02:30,523 When he was a puppy, I used to sleep downstairs with him, 53 00:02:30,563 --> 00:02:34,123 and I used to, kind of, put the bed right next to his cage. 54 00:02:34,163 --> 00:02:37,043 And then I, kind of, carried on sleeping downstairs for... 55 00:02:37,083 --> 00:02:39,923 Six weeks? Six weeks?! Yeah. Something like that. 56 00:02:39,963 --> 00:02:44,843 I know. I think by then... the complete obsession had started. 57 00:02:44,883 --> 00:02:46,483 Yeah. 58 00:02:48,403 --> 00:02:49,763 What kind of student do you think 59 00:02:49,803 --> 00:02:51,363 Bear's going to be at the Dog Academy? 60 00:02:51,403 --> 00:02:52,803 Oh, no! 61 00:02:52,843 --> 00:02:56,523 He's gonna be the naughty one. I'm sorry. 62 00:02:56,563 --> 00:02:58,603 BEAR GROWLS Bear, Bear, Bear, stop it. 63 00:02:58,643 --> 00:03:00,683 SHE SIGHS 64 00:03:00,723 --> 00:03:03,723 Yeah, but that gives him a bit of personality. 65 00:03:05,843 --> 00:03:07,523 He's worse than the kids. 66 00:03:07,563 --> 00:03:08,883 Yeah, there's gonna be some home 67 00:03:08,923 --> 00:03:11,723 truths said about what we could've done differently, in hindsight. 68 00:03:11,763 --> 00:03:14,043 When you say we, do you mean more you? 69 00:03:14,083 --> 00:03:15,483 Probably more me. 70 00:03:16,523 --> 00:03:17,963 Guys, we're nearly here. 71 00:03:20,083 --> 00:03:21,843 So, how are you feeling? 72 00:03:21,883 --> 00:03:24,963 Hopeful that we can get the help we desperately need. 73 00:03:25,003 --> 00:03:27,523 You're in very, very good hands. 74 00:03:28,923 --> 00:03:30,283 Welcome to the Dog Academy. 75 00:03:35,043 --> 00:03:37,963 Now, we have Paul, Louise, and Bear. 76 00:03:38,003 --> 00:03:40,883 Every new student, canine and human, 77 00:03:40,923 --> 00:03:44,003 will first have their behaviour assessed remotely. 78 00:03:44,043 --> 00:03:46,003 Oh, no, don't do that. 79 00:03:46,043 --> 00:03:49,483 Watching on, trainers Victoria and Adam. 80 00:03:49,523 --> 00:03:50,803 Here they come. 81 00:03:53,043 --> 00:03:55,603 Hi! You OK? Hello. Good, thank you. 82 00:03:55,643 --> 00:03:57,723 Welcome to the Dog Academy. I'm Grace. 83 00:03:57,763 --> 00:03:59,963 Hi. Thank you. Nice to meet you. And you. 84 00:04:00,003 --> 00:04:02,803 Who's this little fluff ball? This is Bear. 85 00:04:02,843 --> 00:04:04,443 Bear? 86 00:04:04,483 --> 00:04:07,203 Oh, he's quite tentative. Yeah. 87 00:04:08,563 --> 00:04:09,923 Yeah, he is, isn't he? 88 00:04:09,963 --> 00:04:11,363 Yeah, really looking for Dad. 89 00:04:11,403 --> 00:04:14,323 "Are you coming with me?" Checking in on him. 90 00:04:15,523 --> 00:04:18,843 If Paul's in the house, Bear is his shadow. 91 00:04:18,883 --> 00:04:20,523 Even if Paul goes to the bathroom, 92 00:04:20,563 --> 00:04:22,603 he will sit outside the bathroom door and wait. 93 00:04:23,603 --> 00:04:24,843 Yeah. 94 00:04:24,883 --> 00:04:28,003 Yeah, I do probably think he IS my dog, 95 00:04:28,043 --> 00:04:30,403 and not so much, kind of, the family dog. 96 00:04:30,443 --> 00:04:34,563 When the three of us are together, Bear doesn't like it, 97 00:04:34,603 --> 00:04:38,283 because we're not having that time, just the two of us. 98 00:04:40,963 --> 00:04:42,923 Why did you go for the name Bear? 99 00:04:42,963 --> 00:04:44,203 Because he just looked like 100 00:04:44,243 --> 00:04:46,643 a fluffy teddy bear when we picked him. 101 00:04:46,683 --> 00:04:48,603 Is he like a teddy bear? 102 00:04:48,643 --> 00:04:50,043 BOTH: No. 103 00:04:50,083 --> 00:04:52,123 VICTORIA: All right, let's see what he's like at home. 104 00:04:52,163 --> 00:04:54,843 No. No. 105 00:04:54,883 --> 00:04:57,923 Oh! He's not happy, is he, at all? 106 00:04:57,963 --> 00:05:00,803 BEAR GROWLS No! No! 107 00:05:00,843 --> 00:05:02,403 That's serious. 108 00:05:02,443 --> 00:05:03,803 Get down. 109 00:05:08,363 --> 00:05:11,923 OK. Well, that's one way to walk around a house. 110 00:05:15,163 --> 00:05:17,163 So, Bear's found her bag. 111 00:05:17,203 --> 00:05:19,763 GROWLING Ooh! Ooh. 112 00:05:19,803 --> 00:05:21,883 No! BEAR BARKS ANGRILY 113 00:05:21,923 --> 00:05:24,643 Oh, my God! Argh! Oh, my gosh. 114 00:05:24,683 --> 00:05:27,203 Oh, that's like a scene from a horror movie, isn't it? 115 00:05:27,243 --> 00:05:29,003 Did it bite her? Did he bite her? 116 00:05:29,043 --> 00:05:30,363 I think so. 117 00:05:30,403 --> 00:05:33,043 WOMAN:You OK? LOUISE CRIES 118 00:05:33,083 --> 00:05:35,763 BEAR BARKS ANGRILY 119 00:05:35,803 --> 00:05:37,523 Oh, poor thing. 120 00:05:38,963 --> 00:05:40,763 He bites a little bit. 121 00:05:40,803 --> 00:05:42,043 Oh! 122 00:05:42,083 --> 00:05:43,283 A little bit? 123 00:05:44,603 --> 00:05:46,843 Our daughter calls him Bearasaurus. 124 00:05:46,883 --> 00:05:49,803 - BEAR BARKS LOUDLY - Oh! - It's OK. 125 00:05:49,843 --> 00:05:51,363 Oh, gosh. 126 00:05:51,403 --> 00:05:53,603 Sh, stop it. It's OK. 127 00:05:53,643 --> 00:05:56,283 That's why. I'll leave you guys to it, 128 00:05:56,323 --> 00:05:58,363 and the trainers will be out to see you soon. 129 00:05:58,403 --> 00:05:59,923 Thank you. 130 00:06:01,203 --> 00:06:03,083 He's just building up for... 131 00:06:03,123 --> 00:06:04,723 ...an attack. 132 00:06:04,763 --> 00:06:07,003 So, go careful around his ears. 133 00:06:07,043 --> 00:06:09,683 I'm not touching his ears. I know. 134 00:06:09,723 --> 00:06:15,203 Can you give me a sense of what life was like before you got Bear? 135 00:06:15,243 --> 00:06:17,003 Oh, my gosh, it was so calm. 136 00:06:17,043 --> 00:06:18,643 The only things we ever disagreed 137 00:06:18,683 --> 00:06:21,603 about was what we were going to watch on TV, 138 00:06:21,643 --> 00:06:23,523 or what we were going to have for dinner. 139 00:06:23,563 --> 00:06:26,163 Good boy. Uh-uh-uh! 140 00:06:26,203 --> 00:06:30,043 Oh, boy, right up to the face. OK. All right, shall we go chat? 141 00:06:30,083 --> 00:06:31,243 Let's take a look. 142 00:06:31,283 --> 00:06:33,043 Come on, then. 143 00:06:33,083 --> 00:06:36,963 We just thought, "We can give Bear a perfect life. 144 00:06:37,003 --> 00:06:39,323 "He's just going to come and fit straight in 145 00:06:39,363 --> 00:06:41,563 "and we're going to live this fairy tale." 146 00:06:41,603 --> 00:06:43,883 BEAR BARKS LOUDLY 147 00:06:43,923 --> 00:06:46,923 It's OK, It's OK. Bear, it's OK. 148 00:06:46,963 --> 00:06:50,683 It is not a fairy tale, it is a living nightmare. 149 00:06:50,723 --> 00:06:52,963 BEAR BARKS LOUDLY 150 00:06:53,003 --> 00:06:55,003 Bear, Bear. What's this? Good boy. 151 00:06:56,123 --> 00:06:58,643 LOUD BARKING CONTINUES 152 00:06:58,683 --> 00:07:00,483 Bear, Bear. 153 00:07:00,523 --> 00:07:03,803 Bear, what's this? Good boy. 154 00:07:03,843 --> 00:07:06,563 That was a lively welcome, wasn't it? Yeah. 155 00:07:06,603 --> 00:07:09,323 So, a bit stressful, yeah? Yeah. Yes, very. OK. Massively. 156 00:07:09,363 --> 00:07:11,603 I can see that he's really stressed right now, OK, 157 00:07:11,643 --> 00:07:14,763 and that's why we just threw a whole load of food on the ground. 158 00:07:14,803 --> 00:07:17,363 Yeah. Because instead of him focusing on us, 159 00:07:17,403 --> 00:07:20,283 then he can, like, start sniffing on the ground. Yeah. 160 00:07:20,323 --> 00:07:21,843 OK, good. 161 00:07:21,883 --> 00:07:25,163 How long has this been going on? When did it start? 162 00:07:25,203 --> 00:07:27,523 From him being tiny. Tiny? 163 00:07:27,563 --> 00:07:29,203 Yeah. 164 00:07:29,243 --> 00:07:32,563 People just kept saying to us, "Oh, it's just puppy behaviour, 165 00:07:32,603 --> 00:07:35,683 "he'll grow out of it." But as he's got bigger, 166 00:07:35,723 --> 00:07:37,803 he's becoming more aggressive. 167 00:07:37,843 --> 00:07:40,643 Our children have been frightened to go near him, 168 00:07:40,683 --> 00:07:42,923 because he can be so unpredictable. 169 00:07:42,963 --> 00:07:44,723 He has got the potential 170 00:07:44,763 --> 00:07:47,363 to actually really hurt somebody at some point. 171 00:07:47,403 --> 00:07:49,323 I see you have some scars on your arm. 172 00:07:49,363 --> 00:07:52,523 Yes, dog, yeah, that's Bear. All from the dog? 173 00:07:52,563 --> 00:07:55,363 He will go from being a dog like this, 174 00:07:55,403 --> 00:07:58,523 where he's just chilled out, to then just jumping up and biting. 175 00:07:58,563 --> 00:08:00,563 BEAR GROWLS It's OK. 176 00:08:00,603 --> 00:08:02,723 Bear, Bear. 177 00:08:02,763 --> 00:08:04,803 Hey, hey, no! 178 00:08:04,843 --> 00:08:06,363 Bear... Bear. 179 00:08:06,403 --> 00:08:07,763 I always try and say it's 180 00:08:07,803 --> 00:08:10,363 because he's trying to tell me something. 181 00:08:10,403 --> 00:08:13,043 This is normal, everyday behaviour. 182 00:08:18,403 --> 00:08:20,603 The impact on you and your family...? 183 00:08:20,643 --> 00:08:22,683 Huge. Massive, yeah. 184 00:08:22,723 --> 00:08:24,723 Rather than bring us even closer, 185 00:08:24,763 --> 00:08:27,883 it just feels like it's ripped us apart. Yeah. 186 00:08:27,923 --> 00:08:30,203 This is make or break for us. 187 00:08:30,243 --> 00:08:31,923 OK. All right. 188 00:08:31,963 --> 00:08:34,523 BEAR BARKS LOUDLY Bear, it's OK. 189 00:08:34,563 --> 00:08:36,723 Sh, sh, sh. 190 00:08:36,763 --> 00:08:39,323 Bear, Bear. HE CLICKS HIS FINGERS 191 00:08:39,363 --> 00:08:41,923 BARKING CONTINUES Bear, Bear. 192 00:08:46,923 --> 00:08:49,243 NARRATOR: As Victoria and Adam get to work, 193 00:08:49,283 --> 00:08:54,323 a new classmate is already en route to the academy. 194 00:08:54,363 --> 00:08:55,803 Oh, my God. 195 00:08:55,843 --> 00:08:57,443 So, Cindy and Cory? Yep. 196 00:08:57,483 --> 00:08:59,243 Are you brother and sister? 197 00:08:59,283 --> 00:09:01,763 Yeah, we get asked that all the time, don't we? SHE LAUGHS 198 00:09:01,803 --> 00:09:03,003 So, what is your relationship? 199 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:04,843 This is my son, this is. It never is! 200 00:09:04,883 --> 00:09:06,083 It is. I am. Yeah. 201 00:09:06,123 --> 00:09:08,523 Wow! Yeah, yeah, he's 18 now. 202 00:09:09,683 --> 00:09:11,603 Somebody thought he was my boyfriend yesterday. 203 00:09:11,643 --> 00:09:13,163 I said, "You're joking, aren't you?" 204 00:09:13,203 --> 00:09:15,643 So, does that mean you're going out partying with your mam? 205 00:09:15,683 --> 00:09:16,923 Well, I misbehave more than him, 206 00:09:16,963 --> 00:09:18,923 so he doesn't let me go out with him. 207 00:09:18,963 --> 00:09:21,203 I'd have to be looking after her if I went out. 208 00:09:21,243 --> 00:09:22,723 Yeah, he would, yeah. 209 00:09:22,763 --> 00:09:25,163 So, tell me about the big boy in the boot. 210 00:09:25,203 --> 00:09:27,843 Boss, in the back, is a rottweiler. 211 00:09:27,883 --> 00:09:29,643 I got burgled twice. 212 00:09:29,683 --> 00:09:31,843 Cory was only young at the time. 213 00:09:31,883 --> 00:09:35,203 Obviously, being a single woman on her own in the house, 214 00:09:35,243 --> 00:09:37,443 I had to get him just as a deterrent, 215 00:09:37,483 --> 00:09:39,563 and I've never been burgled since. 216 00:09:39,603 --> 00:09:41,243 He's like your right hand, really. 217 00:09:41,283 --> 00:09:42,923 He's like my right-hand man, yeah. 218 00:09:46,003 --> 00:09:48,003 With me. 219 00:09:48,043 --> 00:09:49,483 Go find. 220 00:09:49,523 --> 00:09:51,323 Good boy! Clever lad. 221 00:09:51,363 --> 00:09:53,363 DOG BARKS, TRAINER CLICKS TONGUE 222 00:09:53,403 --> 00:09:55,763 Bear. Come on, then. Find it. 223 00:09:55,803 --> 00:09:59,603 At the academy, dogs are first trained one-on-one. 224 00:09:59,643 --> 00:10:03,003 Bear, what's this? Come on. HE CLICKS HIS TONGUE 225 00:10:03,043 --> 00:10:04,883 Only when Bear has achieved 226 00:10:04,923 --> 00:10:07,003 a baseline of behaviour can Paul 227 00:10:07,043 --> 00:10:09,763 and Louise be taught the same techniques. 228 00:10:09,803 --> 00:10:13,443 Bear's been showing those aggressive outbursts since he was young, 229 00:10:13,483 --> 00:10:17,563 so these unwanted behaviours very quickly become habit, 230 00:10:17,603 --> 00:10:19,763 so that then becomes really hard to break. 231 00:10:21,003 --> 00:10:23,043 BEAR BARKS LOUDLY 232 00:10:23,083 --> 00:10:26,323 - ADAM CLICKS HIS TONGUE - Come on. - Good boy. 233 00:10:26,363 --> 00:10:29,483 The first thing to do is generally just getting him sniffing. 234 00:10:29,523 --> 00:10:31,643 Oh, what's in there? 235 00:10:31,683 --> 00:10:33,803 Sniffing is a really calming influence for dogs, 236 00:10:33,843 --> 00:10:35,243 it releases dopamine. 237 00:10:35,283 --> 00:10:37,243 Just helps to, kind of, calm them down, 238 00:10:37,283 --> 00:10:39,083 put them in a much better head space. 239 00:10:39,123 --> 00:10:40,883 Good lad. 240 00:10:40,923 --> 00:10:43,363 I'm concerned about the future of Bear. 241 00:10:43,403 --> 00:10:45,363 The worst-case scenario, in, kind of, 242 00:10:45,403 --> 00:10:48,003 strong reactivity cases, resulting in biting, 243 00:10:48,043 --> 00:10:49,963 is that the dog is then put to sleep. 244 00:10:51,083 --> 00:10:53,403 That would be devastating for the family, 245 00:10:53,443 --> 00:10:55,523 so I've got a lot of work to do, 246 00:10:55,563 --> 00:10:58,283 a lot of weight on my shoulders, to make sure that doesn't happen. 247 00:10:58,323 --> 00:11:00,443 BEAR BARKS LOUDLY 248 00:11:00,483 --> 00:11:02,803 ADAM CLICKS HIS TONGUE, WHISTLES Come on, boy. 249 00:11:02,843 --> 00:11:04,443 Good lad. 250 00:11:05,523 --> 00:11:09,003 All right, here we are. Welcome to my boudoir. 251 00:11:09,043 --> 00:11:11,523 If you want to go sit on the sofa. Thank you. 252 00:11:11,563 --> 00:11:13,523 NARRATOR: In the human training room, 253 00:11:13,563 --> 00:11:16,763 Victoria is turning her attention to Paul and Louise. 254 00:11:16,803 --> 00:11:19,563 VICTORIA: It's been quite a morning already, hasn't it? 255 00:11:19,603 --> 00:11:21,843 You can relax, Bear's not here. 256 00:11:21,883 --> 00:11:23,243 No biting. 257 00:11:23,283 --> 00:11:25,803 I've brought you into this room to allow you to see 258 00:11:25,843 --> 00:11:29,043 the world from Bear's point of view. Yeah. 259 00:11:29,083 --> 00:11:31,683 How do you feel, Paul, about this whole situation? 260 00:11:31,723 --> 00:11:33,523 When I was growing up, we had a dog. 261 00:11:33,563 --> 00:11:35,643 He was, kind of, everyone's best friend, 262 00:11:35,683 --> 00:11:37,883 and I was thinking, "Oh, amazing, I can have that again." 263 00:11:37,923 --> 00:11:39,803 The relationship that we both had separately 264 00:11:39,843 --> 00:11:41,443 with Bear when he was growing up, 265 00:11:41,483 --> 00:11:44,323 you were always very authoritative around him, 266 00:11:44,363 --> 00:11:46,603 whereas I was the always playful one, 267 00:11:46,643 --> 00:11:48,403 give him my undivided attention. 268 00:11:48,443 --> 00:11:51,363 I think that's probably just why I'm, kind of, so protective of him. 269 00:11:51,403 --> 00:11:54,243 Again, it's because I know he gets a hard time from... 270 00:11:54,283 --> 00:11:56,083 Quite rightly so. 271 00:11:56,123 --> 00:11:58,603 I know I, kind of, overcompensate and... 272 00:11:58,643 --> 00:11:59,923 Because, again, 273 00:11:59,963 --> 00:12:01,643 I just feel probably, sometimes, 274 00:12:01,683 --> 00:12:03,323 that I'm the only person who loves him. 275 00:12:05,043 --> 00:12:09,363 Paul is absolutely not tough enough with Bear, at all. 276 00:12:09,403 --> 00:12:13,203 And then on the flip side, I think Louise is far too strict. 277 00:12:13,243 --> 00:12:16,603 Every time, Paul will find the good in Bear. 278 00:12:16,643 --> 00:12:20,443 Even if he's destroying things in the house, 279 00:12:20,483 --> 00:12:23,603 "Well, he didn't mean to do that. He's just bored." 280 00:12:23,643 --> 00:12:25,763 Bear can do no wrong in your eyes. 281 00:12:26,883 --> 00:12:28,603 I know that things have to change, 282 00:12:28,643 --> 00:12:30,683 and I want to make changes. 283 00:12:32,043 --> 00:12:34,403 But I just feel like you don't want to listen. 284 00:12:34,443 --> 00:12:38,243 {\an8}Does he make excuses for the behaviour? Yeah, yeah. OK. 285 00:12:38,283 --> 00:12:40,163 It makes me angry. 286 00:12:40,203 --> 00:12:42,083 I've nearly left. 287 00:12:43,403 --> 00:12:45,523 There was just the constant row, 288 00:12:45,563 --> 00:12:50,043 where we weren't speaking, and it was just awful. 289 00:12:50,083 --> 00:12:52,883 And I just thought, "This is not how I wanna live." 290 00:12:52,923 --> 00:12:55,563 You know, our youngest daughter being so upset 291 00:12:55,603 --> 00:12:58,363 because it was just constant arguments all the time 292 00:12:58,403 --> 00:13:00,163 and you, sort of, said at one point, 293 00:13:00,203 --> 00:13:04,243 "Right, well, we'll have to look into rehoming him." 294 00:13:04,283 --> 00:13:06,163 And then deep down I was thinking, 295 00:13:06,203 --> 00:13:09,003 "If Bear went, Paul would never forgive me, 296 00:13:09,043 --> 00:13:11,603 "so that would probably ruin our marriage anyway." 297 00:13:11,643 --> 00:13:14,643 I just felt so trapped. 298 00:13:15,763 --> 00:13:17,923 When we... When you've discussed, kind of, 299 00:13:17,963 --> 00:13:20,443 getting rid of Bear, kind of, breaks my heart. 300 00:13:20,483 --> 00:13:23,123 This is someone that we've brought into our lives, 301 00:13:23,163 --> 00:13:24,923 he didn't choose us, we chose him. 302 00:13:24,963 --> 00:13:28,163 We have a responsibility to give him the best life possible. 303 00:13:28,203 --> 00:13:30,803 But it just cannot continue like it is, 304 00:13:30,843 --> 00:13:32,563 because it will get to 305 00:13:32,603 --> 00:13:35,043 a stage where it will just completely destroy us, 306 00:13:35,083 --> 00:13:37,683 and there will be no comeback from it, really. 307 00:13:39,363 --> 00:13:42,443 What would you do if you had to give him up? 308 00:13:42,483 --> 00:13:44,043 No... 309 00:13:45,083 --> 00:13:48,803 I don't know if I could've ever given him up, really. 310 00:13:50,443 --> 00:13:53,123 Well, if it was between your family and the dog, then... 311 00:13:53,163 --> 00:13:56,243 Well, if it was, then there is only one choice, 312 00:13:56,283 --> 00:14:00,083 but that would've... I think, like you said... 313 00:14:00,123 --> 00:14:02,363 You would never have forgiven me. 314 00:14:02,403 --> 00:14:03,963 No. 315 00:14:15,283 --> 00:14:20,003 When she tried to make friends, they would all run in fear. 316 00:14:20,043 --> 00:14:22,123 Ooh! Kisses. 317 00:14:22,163 --> 00:14:23,363 Wait there. 318 00:14:23,403 --> 00:14:25,563 Hey! that's enough! 319 00:14:25,603 --> 00:14:29,403 At the Dog Academy, 320 00:14:29,443 --> 00:14:32,403 six of the country's best trainers are hard at work. 321 00:14:32,443 --> 00:14:34,403 Come here, let me help you. 322 00:14:34,443 --> 00:14:36,483 Come on, then. Let's go, boy. 323 00:14:36,523 --> 00:14:37,843 What's this? 324 00:14:37,883 --> 00:14:40,243 Transforming not only the nation's dogs... 325 00:14:40,283 --> 00:14:41,643 Good lad. 326 00:14:41,683 --> 00:14:44,003 ...but their owners too. 327 00:14:44,043 --> 00:14:47,243 VICTORIA: So, now I have to be really blunt with you. 328 00:14:47,283 --> 00:14:49,523 I can tell you right now, 329 00:14:49,563 --> 00:14:52,483 if you are not consistent and you don't get on the same page, 330 00:14:52,523 --> 00:14:54,723 I am telling you, behaviour will not change. 331 00:14:55,883 --> 00:14:57,203 It will get worse. 332 00:14:59,163 --> 00:15:03,043 So, you have a dog that is a bite risk. 333 00:15:04,083 --> 00:15:06,643 There has to be accountability. Yeah. Yeah. 334 00:15:06,683 --> 00:15:08,483 And the accountability is 335 00:15:08,523 --> 00:15:12,643 the fact that I don't think this dog really has much structure. 336 00:15:14,883 --> 00:15:16,723 That's a really good point. 337 00:15:16,763 --> 00:15:22,403 I just see a dog that's very conflicted, very confused. 338 00:15:22,443 --> 00:15:25,003 With the softness all the time, 339 00:15:25,043 --> 00:15:28,363 and not giving him any boundaries, he's totally lost. 340 00:15:28,403 --> 00:15:31,323 But also, punishment, 341 00:15:31,363 --> 00:15:34,763 even when you're shouting at the dog, or challenging them, 342 00:15:34,803 --> 00:15:37,643 actually makes the dog feel more stressed, 343 00:15:37,683 --> 00:15:39,883 less responsive to you, 344 00:15:39,923 --> 00:15:42,363 will come to you when he needs, 345 00:15:42,403 --> 00:15:44,083 but doesn't trust you. 346 00:15:45,203 --> 00:15:47,283 He's such a sensitive boy. 347 00:15:47,323 --> 00:15:49,563 He's not a nasty boy at all. No. 348 00:15:49,603 --> 00:15:54,123 But he has a really rough way of communicating. 349 00:15:54,163 --> 00:15:56,083 So, we need to find him a different way, 350 00:15:56,123 --> 00:15:58,963 or teach him a different way, to communicate. 351 00:15:59,003 --> 00:16:01,443 This dog is a challenge, right? Yeah. 352 00:16:01,483 --> 00:16:04,683 We've got to bring that energy down on the ground, 353 00:16:04,723 --> 00:16:07,283 not up there, not to you. 354 00:16:07,323 --> 00:16:10,523 Then I think when we put all of these things into place... Yeah. 355 00:16:10,563 --> 00:16:12,243 ...gonna see a massive change. 356 00:16:12,283 --> 00:16:15,203 But it will not change if you do not work on the same page. 357 00:16:15,243 --> 00:16:17,203 No. Yeah. We know. Absolutely. Yeah. 358 00:16:29,523 --> 00:16:31,963 Right, we're nearly here... Oh, Jesus. 359 00:16:33,363 --> 00:16:36,443 Here he is, Dan the man. 360 00:16:36,483 --> 00:16:40,243 Standing by for a new student, trainers Shaun and Kamal. 361 00:16:40,283 --> 00:16:42,003 There you go, mucker. 362 00:16:43,043 --> 00:16:44,403 Whoa! Wow! 363 00:16:44,443 --> 00:16:46,683 He actually hopped over me! That was amazing. 364 00:16:46,723 --> 00:16:48,043 Oh, my God! 365 00:16:48,083 --> 00:16:50,483 KAMAL: That was an exit! Bless his heart, you know. 366 00:16:50,523 --> 00:16:51,843 Boisterous, eh? Boisterous, yeah. 367 00:16:51,883 --> 00:16:53,963 Right, guys, best of luck. Thanks, Dan. 368 00:16:54,003 --> 00:16:56,683 See you later on. See you. Bye-bye. 369 00:16:56,723 --> 00:16:59,083 What a place this is. 370 00:16:59,123 --> 00:17:00,923 Jesus! 371 00:17:00,963 --> 00:17:03,323 You'd have a nightmare cleaning this. 372 00:17:03,363 --> 00:17:04,963 Nightmare cleaning it. 373 00:17:08,003 --> 00:17:09,323 Hiya, you all right? 374 00:17:09,363 --> 00:17:11,283 Oh, what a lovely place this is. 375 00:17:11,323 --> 00:17:14,203 How are you? I'm all right, are you? Yeah, not bad, thank you. 376 00:17:14,243 --> 00:17:15,763 Oh, look, he's saying, "There's toys!" 377 00:17:15,803 --> 00:17:18,363 Straight for the toys, I love it. And who have we got here? 378 00:17:18,403 --> 00:17:21,763 Boss, this is, the rottweiler. Boss? 379 00:17:21,803 --> 00:17:23,803 But this isn't the one with the issue. 380 00:17:23,843 --> 00:17:25,163 Where's the one with the...? 381 00:17:25,203 --> 00:17:26,843 It's Gina. 382 00:17:26,883 --> 00:17:30,083 I love that! Gina's in the bag! 383 00:17:30,123 --> 00:17:32,203 Thought she was coming in with a designer handbag, 384 00:17:32,243 --> 00:17:33,643 and she pulls out the dog. 385 00:17:35,043 --> 00:17:37,323 I'm gonna be honest, it's Legally Blonde. 386 00:17:37,363 --> 00:17:39,523 She had a little chihuahua in that bag and I, 387 00:17:39,563 --> 00:17:42,203 in my younger days, I thought they were a bit of an accessory, 388 00:17:42,243 --> 00:17:43,483 I suppose. 389 00:17:43,523 --> 00:17:46,163 And I did buy her coats and all that stuff to start with. 390 00:17:46,203 --> 00:17:48,923 She was in the little handbag and she used to come out to 391 00:17:48,963 --> 00:17:52,523 a little bar with me while I'm having a cocktail with my friends, sitting on my lap. 392 00:17:52,563 --> 00:17:54,923 This is a proper dog bag, this isn't just a handbag. 393 00:17:54,963 --> 00:17:56,603 This one's got a zip and clips, 394 00:17:56,643 --> 00:17:58,363 so she just can't get out. 395 00:17:58,403 --> 00:17:59,963 Extra safety. Extra safety! 396 00:18:00,003 --> 00:18:01,483 We've had to swap the handbag 397 00:18:01,523 --> 00:18:03,963 for a safety bag. SHE LAUGHS 398 00:18:05,123 --> 00:18:07,363 So, Gina's the one you're here for? 399 00:18:07,403 --> 00:18:09,723 Gina's the problem dog. Yeah. She's a nightmare. 400 00:18:09,763 --> 00:18:12,443 With other dogs when she's out walking, she's terrible. 401 00:18:12,483 --> 00:18:15,163 Really? Deadly. Like, vicious. 402 00:18:15,203 --> 00:18:17,363 OK, here we go. 403 00:18:17,403 --> 00:18:19,683 GINA BARKS AGGRESSIVELY It's embarrassing, sorry. 404 00:18:19,723 --> 00:18:22,083 Wow, she's really going for it. She is lively, isn't she? 405 00:18:22,123 --> 00:18:24,523 GINA GROWLS AND BARKS 406 00:18:24,563 --> 00:18:26,883 It's like a can of Pepsi just bubbling away. 407 00:18:26,923 --> 00:18:28,603 Yeah, yeah. Wow, look at that! Yeah. 408 00:18:28,643 --> 00:18:30,643 CONTINUOUS BARKING 409 00:18:31,643 --> 00:18:33,603 Stop it, Gina! Naughty! 410 00:18:33,643 --> 00:18:35,523 They're trying to, sort of, shout at her. 411 00:18:35,563 --> 00:18:38,323 It's not probably the best approach. There's just no response, is there? 412 00:18:38,363 --> 00:18:40,483 Gina... GINA BARKS AGGRESSIVELY 413 00:18:40,523 --> 00:18:43,843 Gina, stop that, now. GINA CONTINUES BARKING 414 00:18:43,883 --> 00:18:45,643 Wow, that's extreme. 415 00:18:45,683 --> 00:18:46,923 So, do these two get on? 416 00:18:46,963 --> 00:18:48,963 Yeah. She's in charge of him. 417 00:18:49,003 --> 00:18:50,483 Yeah. Oh, I see. 418 00:18:50,523 --> 00:18:52,603 She thinks she rules the roost, she does. 419 00:18:52,643 --> 00:18:55,123 When she goes into that craze of a Tasmanian devil, 420 00:18:55,163 --> 00:18:57,083 there's no getting her out of it. 421 00:18:57,123 --> 00:18:59,763 Well, I'll leave you to it. Nice to meet you. Wish us luck. 422 00:18:59,803 --> 00:19:02,403 I'll see you in a bit. Yeah. Good luck. See you later, mate. 423 00:19:02,443 --> 00:19:04,283 OK, I've seen plenty. Let's go and meet them. 424 00:19:04,323 --> 00:19:06,203 Let's get into it, then. Yeah, absolutely. Come on. 425 00:19:06,243 --> 00:19:07,723 You don't know what you've got coming, G. 426 00:19:09,523 --> 00:19:12,683 My life has been Gina, really, for so many years, 427 00:19:12,723 --> 00:19:15,803 and same with you. She's been through a lot with us, hasn't she? 428 00:19:15,843 --> 00:19:17,563 She's seen you grow up from a child. 429 00:19:17,603 --> 00:19:20,083 He even considered not going to Magaluf, 430 00:19:20,123 --> 00:19:22,083 in case something happened to Gina. 431 00:19:22,123 --> 00:19:23,763 Now, that's coming from a teenager. 432 00:19:23,803 --> 00:19:25,683 Most teenagers would think, "Woohoo, Magaluf! 433 00:19:25,723 --> 00:19:29,643 "I'm going on the piss, I don't care." But Gina was in his mind, 434 00:19:29,683 --> 00:19:32,443 which I thought was lovely, to be honest. 435 00:19:32,483 --> 00:19:35,883 Uh-oh. Have you seen the trainers? They look like SAS geezers. 436 00:19:37,283 --> 00:19:38,483 Oh, my Lord! 437 00:19:38,523 --> 00:19:41,323 This is gonna be like boot camp for Gina. 438 00:19:44,483 --> 00:19:47,923 Come here, little girl. Brrr, bu-bu-bu. 439 00:19:49,883 --> 00:19:52,683 We go walkies. Got your toy? Good man. 440 00:19:55,803 --> 00:19:57,523 Bear, stop it. 441 00:19:57,563 --> 00:19:59,323 Good. Walk back a couple of steps. 442 00:19:59,363 --> 00:20:01,083 That's it. Nice and simple, walk back. 443 00:20:01,123 --> 00:20:02,843 Good. Good. 444 00:20:02,883 --> 00:20:04,163 NARRATOR: Two hours in, 445 00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:05,603 and Adam has finally managed 446 00:20:05,643 --> 00:20:08,163 to tame some of Bear's worst impulses. 447 00:20:08,203 --> 00:20:09,923 What we have to do is 448 00:20:09,963 --> 00:20:12,323 to get you working on the same page. Yeah. 449 00:20:12,363 --> 00:20:15,443 Before Paul and Louise begin training, 450 00:20:15,483 --> 00:20:19,803 Victoria has asked them to agree on three cue words for Bear to follow. 451 00:20:19,843 --> 00:20:22,043 The first word we're gonna work on is "find", 452 00:20:22,083 --> 00:20:23,963 so because he's jumping up, mouthing, 453 00:20:24,003 --> 00:20:26,403 and everything's upwards at the minute, our first thing to do is 454 00:20:26,443 --> 00:20:28,523 to try and put him in the complete opposite direction 455 00:20:28,563 --> 00:20:30,523 and put his attention down on the ground. 456 00:20:30,563 --> 00:20:33,963 We're gonna get him using his nose, getting him sniffing. OK. 457 00:20:34,003 --> 00:20:37,323 So, there's gonna be a piece of chicken connected to the lead, 458 00:20:37,363 --> 00:20:40,003 and I'm just gonna drag the chicken in a straight line. 459 00:20:40,043 --> 00:20:42,683 So, we want him to sniff, following the scent of the chicken. 460 00:20:42,723 --> 00:20:45,403 In human terms, this is the equivalent of him doing a crossword, 461 00:20:45,443 --> 00:20:47,123 rather than a 100m sprint. 462 00:20:47,163 --> 00:20:49,203 It works his brain rather than working his body. 463 00:20:49,243 --> 00:20:51,283 Ah! 464 00:20:51,323 --> 00:20:54,083 When you have a dog displaying aggressive tendencies, 465 00:20:54,123 --> 00:20:57,803 one of the best things you can do with that dog is scent training. 466 00:20:57,843 --> 00:21:02,043 A human nose has about six million scent receptors. 467 00:21:02,083 --> 00:21:06,123 A dog has, on average, around 250 million to a billion. 468 00:21:06,163 --> 00:21:08,963 When they put their nose down to the ground, 469 00:21:09,003 --> 00:21:12,963 it turns the brain from being overwhelmed to problem solving, 470 00:21:13,003 --> 00:21:15,523 to thinking. They're less emotional. 471 00:21:15,563 --> 00:21:18,523 So, all you're gonna do now is walk round, 472 00:21:18,563 --> 00:21:21,403 to the post, find, let him work. OK. 473 00:21:23,083 --> 00:21:24,443 Don't forget your word. 474 00:21:24,483 --> 00:21:25,843 Bear, find. 475 00:21:30,523 --> 00:21:31,763 Find. 476 00:21:38,723 --> 00:21:40,283 Find. 477 00:21:40,323 --> 00:21:42,243 Good boy! Good boy. 478 00:21:42,283 --> 00:21:45,283 Nice work! Excellent. That's so good! 479 00:21:45,323 --> 00:21:48,643 That was amazing, to see him do that. Well done, Bear. 480 00:21:48,683 --> 00:21:51,043 Yeah, we've been busy in the background, you know? 481 00:21:51,083 --> 00:21:52,963 We've been working hard in the background. 482 00:21:53,003 --> 00:21:55,763 It's all gone, mate. This is such good work. 483 00:21:55,803 --> 00:22:00,043 Paul, can I get you to hand the lead over to Louise? Yep. 484 00:22:00,083 --> 00:22:02,403 And then you're gonna do the same track. Yep. 485 00:22:02,443 --> 00:22:03,883 So, when you woke up this morning, 486 00:22:03,923 --> 00:22:06,203 did you think you were gonna be dragging chicken around? 487 00:22:06,243 --> 00:22:09,083 It wasn't on the list I thought I'd do! OK. 488 00:22:09,123 --> 00:22:11,963 And then, Louise, whenever you're ready, just encourage him over. 489 00:22:12,003 --> 00:22:15,243 Bear, come on. Good boy. Good boy. 490 00:22:16,683 --> 00:22:18,483 Good boy. Good. 491 00:22:18,523 --> 00:22:19,963 Remember your word. 492 00:22:21,083 --> 00:22:22,443 Find. 493 00:22:23,963 --> 00:22:25,723 Give him a nice loose lead. 494 00:22:26,803 --> 00:22:28,123 Do "find." 495 00:22:28,163 --> 00:22:29,723 Bear, Bear. 496 00:22:29,763 --> 00:22:31,083 Bear. 497 00:22:32,443 --> 00:22:34,123 Bear. 498 00:22:34,163 --> 00:22:37,843 Bear. Bear, find. 499 00:22:37,883 --> 00:22:40,603 Cos he has less of a relationship with her, 500 00:22:40,643 --> 00:22:44,283 then I don't think that he wants to work with her. Yeah. 501 00:22:46,283 --> 00:22:49,483 Bear. Bear. Come on! 502 00:22:49,523 --> 00:22:51,203 Find, Bear. 503 00:22:51,243 --> 00:22:53,243 I think he's getting a little frustrated. Yeah. 504 00:22:53,283 --> 00:22:54,763 Find. 505 00:22:54,803 --> 00:23:00,923 I almost feel ashamed that I'm struggling with... this puppy. 506 00:23:00,963 --> 00:23:02,363 Find. 507 00:23:04,243 --> 00:23:08,563 And I don't think that he wants to be like this. 508 00:23:08,603 --> 00:23:10,003 Bear, find. 509 00:23:10,043 --> 00:23:13,163 So, why do you think, Louise, why do you think he's not doing it? 510 00:23:13,203 --> 00:23:16,083 Because he's watching Paul. He's distracted by Paul. 511 00:23:16,123 --> 00:23:18,963 But I also think it's because he has less of a relationship with you. 512 00:23:19,003 --> 00:23:20,283 He has more of a working 513 00:23:20,323 --> 00:23:22,323 relationship with Paul and less with you. 514 00:23:23,363 --> 00:23:25,443 Oh, it makes me feel sad. 515 00:23:26,763 --> 00:23:29,603 BEAR BARKS LOUDLY Bear, stop it. 516 00:23:29,643 --> 00:23:31,923 If we can get him fixed, 517 00:23:31,963 --> 00:23:34,763 we can get our family life back together. 518 00:23:41,163 --> 00:23:43,443 Hello, hello, hello. Hello, you OK? 519 00:23:43,483 --> 00:23:45,163 Cory and...? Cindy. 520 00:23:45,203 --> 00:23:47,403 Cindy, excellent. Don't laugh. All right. Nice to meet you. 521 00:23:47,443 --> 00:23:50,003 That's all right. Sorry, he'll just wanna say hello. He is friendly. 522 00:23:50,043 --> 00:23:52,243 He's so handsome! It's not him with the problem, 523 00:23:52,283 --> 00:23:55,843 it's this one. Yeah. I know, I thought that was your handbag when you were walking up. 524 00:23:55,883 --> 00:23:57,083 Honestly. 525 00:23:57,123 --> 00:23:59,643 So, what would you say actually, sort of, 526 00:23:59,683 --> 00:24:01,363 happens when she sees another dog? 527 00:24:01,403 --> 00:24:04,403 Fine at home, fine with people. Soon as you go on a walk, 528 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:07,083 she spots another dog, the craze comes into her. 529 00:24:07,123 --> 00:24:09,043 Yeah. And she just goes mental. 530 00:24:09,083 --> 00:24:11,483 It's like a switch. You can't switch it off. 531 00:24:11,523 --> 00:24:14,843 The moment we leave the front door, we're on edge. 532 00:24:14,883 --> 00:24:16,883 Yeah, we're like this, looking for other dogs. 533 00:24:16,923 --> 00:24:18,403 Cos it is the collar as well. 534 00:24:18,443 --> 00:24:20,243 If she was to slip out of the collar... 535 00:24:20,283 --> 00:24:22,443 Yeah. And she's fast. When I say she's fast, 536 00:24:22,483 --> 00:24:24,603 she's like Usain Bolt, I'm not even joking. 537 00:24:24,643 --> 00:24:27,883 And I ran national 100m sprint, and I can't catch her. 538 00:24:27,923 --> 00:24:30,243 I will take her out in the dark and... 539 00:24:30,283 --> 00:24:33,243 Or anywhere I know where there just won't be any other dogs. 540 00:24:33,283 --> 00:24:35,283 So, the picture is you're down a back alley, 541 00:24:35,323 --> 00:24:38,123 hiding away from dogs, 12 o'clock at night, 542 00:24:38,163 --> 00:24:40,963 you see something, and she's just going bananas. 543 00:24:41,003 --> 00:24:43,283 Yeah. Spot-on. Yeah. 544 00:24:43,323 --> 00:24:47,643 When Gina kicks off, we either cover her eyes, 545 00:24:47,683 --> 00:24:50,443 like this, because she can't see them, 546 00:24:50,483 --> 00:24:53,683 but she still goes, or pick her up, but she's still going. 547 00:24:53,723 --> 00:24:55,363 We just basically have to get out 548 00:24:55,403 --> 00:24:57,923 the situation as fast as we can, don't we? 549 00:24:57,963 --> 00:24:59,323 It's panic stations. Panic stations. 550 00:25:00,923 --> 00:25:03,763 But she's not all bark. If she could get off that lead, 551 00:25:03,803 --> 00:25:06,483 she'd be hanging off their face. She's done it with a boxer before, 552 00:25:06,523 --> 00:25:09,563 and luckily the boxer was soft. I'm scared for her life. 553 00:25:09,603 --> 00:25:11,283 What's brought it to a head, then, 554 00:25:11,323 --> 00:25:13,363 that you've now picked this moment to go, 555 00:25:13,403 --> 00:25:15,643 "Right, we're gonna try and fix this"? 556 00:25:15,683 --> 00:25:17,683 I feel sorry for her, cos she's getting old now. 557 00:25:17,723 --> 00:25:19,523 She should be living her life, shouldn't she? 558 00:25:19,563 --> 00:25:21,643 But she's not going to the places she should, 559 00:25:21,683 --> 00:25:24,163 because I can't take her, cos she's crazy. 560 00:25:24,203 --> 00:25:25,643 And I think if she passes away 561 00:25:25,683 --> 00:25:27,243 and she hasn't lived her full life, 562 00:25:27,283 --> 00:25:30,723 I feel guilty as well, and we're just willing to try, 563 00:25:30,763 --> 00:25:32,283 do you know what I mean? OK. 564 00:25:32,323 --> 00:25:34,043 I always think when someone passes away, 565 00:25:34,083 --> 00:25:36,203 you always think what you should've done and could've done. 566 00:25:36,243 --> 00:25:39,083 You know, you wanna make the most out of your life when you've 567 00:25:39,123 --> 00:25:41,443 only got a few years left. Do your bucket list. 568 00:25:41,483 --> 00:25:43,363 I bet she's got one the size of my 569 00:25:43,403 --> 00:25:45,603 arm cos she hasn't been able to do anything. 570 00:25:45,643 --> 00:25:47,123 You know, she's 11 years old. 571 00:25:47,163 --> 00:25:49,963 We've gotta be realistic about how long she's been doing this for. 572 00:25:50,003 --> 00:25:51,083 Yeah. 573 00:25:51,123 --> 00:25:52,683 And what impact we can make. 574 00:25:52,723 --> 00:25:54,843 Do you think she's trainable? 575 00:25:58,723 --> 00:26:00,403 Honestly, no. 576 00:26:00,443 --> 00:26:02,683 Pop her in the handbag. 577 00:26:02,723 --> 00:26:04,043 Good girl. 578 00:26:04,083 --> 00:26:07,563 Oh, Jesus. Good luck. Nice. 579 00:26:07,603 --> 00:26:11,363 If she could see another dog and just walk past it, 580 00:26:11,403 --> 00:26:12,523 it would be a miracle. 581 00:26:12,563 --> 00:26:14,443 Good lad! Super boy. 582 00:26:14,483 --> 00:26:16,363 Good lad, well done. 583 00:26:16,403 --> 00:26:17,843 And the more I think about it, 584 00:26:17,883 --> 00:26:20,803 I just think.... I feel sorry for the trainers. 585 00:26:31,483 --> 00:26:34,523 Bella, come on, bub. Good. 586 00:26:34,563 --> 00:26:36,563 Do you wanna take a selfie, Brian? 587 00:26:36,603 --> 00:26:39,963 CLICKS Yeah, you did it! 588 00:26:40,003 --> 00:26:43,043 We're gonna have you in Crufts in no time. 589 00:26:44,803 --> 00:26:46,083 Ready when you are. 590 00:26:46,123 --> 00:26:47,683 Yeah, come out. 591 00:26:52,483 --> 00:26:54,123 Hold there. 592 00:26:54,163 --> 00:26:56,603 NARRATOR: It's mid-afternoon at the Dog Academy, 593 00:26:56,643 --> 00:27:00,603 and Shaun's started his training with firecracker chihuahua Gina. 594 00:27:00,643 --> 00:27:02,323 Just make a bit of noise. 595 00:27:02,363 --> 00:27:03,843 Here, dog. HE WHISTLES 596 00:27:03,883 --> 00:27:05,243 Gina. 597 00:27:05,283 --> 00:27:07,683 Gina. Good girl. 598 00:27:07,723 --> 00:27:10,883 Gina's very reactive to other dogs. When she sees a dog, 599 00:27:10,923 --> 00:27:13,563 she gets a real kick of anxiety and adrenaline, 600 00:27:13,603 --> 00:27:15,883 and then she starts going mental and barking away at it. 601 00:27:15,923 --> 00:27:18,643 So, what we're doing is we're using a teddy dog to, sort of, 602 00:27:18,683 --> 00:27:21,443 replicate it, where we can really control the circumstances, 603 00:27:21,483 --> 00:27:23,563 and then we're gonna do positive association, 604 00:27:23,603 --> 00:27:26,323 so every time she sees a dog, she gets a little reward. 605 00:27:29,403 --> 00:27:31,323 Gina, Gina. 606 00:27:31,363 --> 00:27:33,843 GINA BARKS LOUDLY Wait. 607 00:27:34,883 --> 00:27:36,443 There, Gina. 608 00:27:36,483 --> 00:27:38,723 It takes time to build on this. 609 00:27:38,763 --> 00:27:41,203 Gina. GINA GROWLS 610 00:27:42,283 --> 00:27:44,683 It's almost like smoking for ten years 611 00:27:44,723 --> 00:27:47,283 and then just trying to quit on day one. 612 00:27:47,323 --> 00:27:48,803 It is incredibly difficult, 613 00:27:48,843 --> 00:27:51,123 and that's, kind of, what we're dealing with here. 614 00:27:52,483 --> 00:27:54,203 Gina. Good girl. 615 00:27:54,243 --> 00:27:56,443 Go again, Adam, go a bit closer. 616 00:27:57,603 --> 00:27:59,283 Hello, boy, what's this? 617 00:27:59,323 --> 00:28:01,403 Gina... GINA BARKS 618 00:28:01,443 --> 00:28:04,243 Ah-ah-ah, Gina. Ah-ah-ah. 619 00:28:04,283 --> 00:28:07,443 Gina. GINA GROWLS SOFTLY 620 00:28:07,483 --> 00:28:10,363 Tell you what, my next case, I'll be teaching a dog to sit. 621 00:28:10,403 --> 00:28:12,403 HE CHUCKLES 622 00:28:17,843 --> 00:28:22,123 Imagine a picture of your house in your house. 623 00:28:22,163 --> 00:28:24,883 Gotta have something to show off for that, haven't you, really? 624 00:28:27,203 --> 00:28:28,723 Hello, all right? 625 00:28:28,763 --> 00:28:30,643 Made me jump there, I was like, "Huh?" 626 00:28:30,683 --> 00:28:33,283 You made me jump in my seat then. That's all right. 627 00:28:33,323 --> 00:28:35,843 Gina, she's such a personality, isn't she? 628 00:28:35,883 --> 00:28:39,123 Yeah. Was she OK? She had water? Yeah, she's had water. There's water in there. 629 00:28:39,163 --> 00:28:42,043 I'm doing a proper mummy anxiety at the moment. That's OK. That's OK. 630 00:28:42,083 --> 00:28:43,763 She's never been away from me, really. Really? 631 00:28:43,803 --> 00:28:46,043 How about yourself? How's it making you feel at the moment? 632 00:28:46,083 --> 00:28:47,283 I am stressed for Gina, 633 00:28:47,323 --> 00:28:49,723 because I haven't ever seen her with another person. 634 00:28:49,763 --> 00:28:52,443 She's always been... With us. ...a home dog. OK. 635 00:28:52,483 --> 00:28:53,763 Because of how she acts. 636 00:28:53,803 --> 00:28:56,483 And then I suppose it's like his little sister, isn't it, almost? 637 00:28:56,523 --> 00:28:58,243 You could look at it like that. Yeah. 638 00:28:58,283 --> 00:29:00,843 You've got a really old head on your shoulders. 639 00:29:00,883 --> 00:29:02,523 Definitely, definitely. 640 00:29:02,563 --> 00:29:04,843 Who's the parent in this dynamic, then? 641 00:29:04,883 --> 00:29:06,483 More him. OK. 642 00:29:06,523 --> 00:29:08,923 I think I learnt off Mum's mistakes. 643 00:29:08,963 --> 00:29:11,123 Cos I was quite young when I had Cory, 644 00:29:11,163 --> 00:29:14,803 I was pregnant at 17, had Cory at 18. I was a kid. 645 00:29:14,843 --> 00:29:17,523 How did that make you feel, then, at the time, then? 646 00:29:17,563 --> 00:29:19,563 Loved it, if I'm honest. 647 00:29:19,603 --> 00:29:23,643 He comes first, over everything, because me and MY mum, 648 00:29:23,683 --> 00:29:26,563 we lost contact when I was 15. 649 00:29:27,963 --> 00:29:31,723 So, I ended up leaving home and lived on my own from 15. 650 00:29:33,203 --> 00:29:36,683 Yeah, it was a bit hard, but I look at it now and think, 651 00:29:36,723 --> 00:29:38,603 "Well, at least it's made me who I am." 652 00:29:38,643 --> 00:29:40,843 Cos I tell you, nothing can affect me really now. 653 00:29:44,203 --> 00:29:46,523 I think that's why I've always loved dogs, 654 00:29:46,563 --> 00:29:47,963 just because they're loyal. 655 00:29:48,003 --> 00:29:49,803 They don't leave your side, do they? 656 00:29:49,843 --> 00:29:51,523 They just love you no matter what. 657 00:29:51,563 --> 00:29:54,003 Unconditional love, basically. 658 00:29:54,043 --> 00:29:57,123 And that's why I feel so guilty that I'm not giving Gina 659 00:29:57,163 --> 00:29:58,843 the life she deserves. 660 00:29:58,883 --> 00:30:02,403 So, I'll do anything that it takes to change her behaviour. 661 00:30:03,483 --> 00:30:06,243 Often when you have a dog with reactivity issues, 662 00:30:06,283 --> 00:30:08,483 there's normally something else bubbling away. 663 00:30:08,523 --> 00:30:11,403 A common issue that can cause it is that they're fearful. 664 00:30:11,443 --> 00:30:14,843 So, dogs that are reactive, actually it's a defensive tool. 665 00:30:14,883 --> 00:30:16,323 Do you know what really struck me? 666 00:30:16,363 --> 00:30:18,203 Relaying in my mind what we've discussed, 667 00:30:18,243 --> 00:30:20,923 you've been through a lot. Mm-hm. You've been through a lot. 668 00:30:20,963 --> 00:30:25,003 Yeah, yeah. Been through a lot. Oh, I have, yeah. I could write a book. 669 00:30:25,043 --> 00:30:27,003 I'm quite strong, really. 670 00:30:27,043 --> 00:30:30,283 But I'm not sure that's the case really, though. 671 00:30:31,763 --> 00:30:33,843 I think that it's a front. Yeah. 672 00:30:33,883 --> 00:30:37,843 Because I think underneath, actually, is a lot of hurt. 673 00:30:37,883 --> 00:30:40,563 Oh, yeah! I think there's a lot of distrust. 674 00:30:40,603 --> 00:30:42,483 Well, there... Yeah, there is, 675 00:30:42,523 --> 00:30:44,643 but I wouldn't let anybody know about that. 676 00:30:44,683 --> 00:30:48,243 I think if you show weakness to people as well... Mm-hm. 677 00:30:48,283 --> 00:30:50,283 This is what Gina does, isn't it? 678 00:30:50,323 --> 00:30:52,323 It is, isn't it? 679 00:30:52,363 --> 00:30:56,323 We pretend we're the Barry big-spuds, but really, we're not. 680 00:30:57,843 --> 00:30:59,203 I was gonna say, can, like, 681 00:30:59,243 --> 00:31:02,163 a human's behaviour or emotion rub off onto a dog? 682 00:31:02,203 --> 00:31:05,123 Yeah. Really? Smart kid. 683 00:31:05,163 --> 00:31:08,403 OK. He is. Yeah? Yeah, yeah. 684 00:31:08,443 --> 00:31:12,483 She comes into this world like a whirling dervish, 685 00:31:12,523 --> 00:31:14,883 and you used the term she's the Tasmanian Devil. 686 00:31:14,923 --> 00:31:16,643 Tasmanian Devil, yeah. 687 00:31:16,683 --> 00:31:18,123 Voila! Me. 688 00:31:18,163 --> 00:31:21,603 In a little pair of yellow shorts. SHE LAUGHS 689 00:31:21,643 --> 00:31:26,723 So, your dog is merely mirroring what's going on inside you. 690 00:31:26,763 --> 00:31:30,283 So, all the "ba-ba-ba-ba-ba"... Yeah. 691 00:31:30,323 --> 00:31:33,323 You aren't seeing that actually she's feeling kind of worried. 692 00:31:33,363 --> 00:31:35,123 Yeah. And she's actually vulnerable. 693 00:31:35,163 --> 00:31:38,563 She doesn't know how to communicate that she's feeling 694 00:31:38,603 --> 00:31:40,683 the exact same thing that you are. Yeah. 695 00:31:40,723 --> 00:31:42,483 I think this is why we're so close, 696 00:31:42,523 --> 00:31:45,323 because I know all of this about my mum. He knows all of this. 697 00:31:45,363 --> 00:31:47,803 So, I know that it's a front that she puts on. 698 00:31:47,843 --> 00:31:49,523 I know that behind that front... 699 00:31:49,563 --> 00:31:52,003 I haven't met a person like my mum, so it's like... 700 00:31:53,403 --> 00:31:56,563 That front doesn't need to be there. Probably the same with Gina. 701 00:31:59,283 --> 00:32:00,683 All right? Yeah. You OK? 702 00:32:00,723 --> 00:32:02,363 I was getting a bit emosh, yeah. 703 00:32:02,403 --> 00:32:04,563 It's OK, it's OK, it's OK. 704 00:32:04,603 --> 00:32:06,163 All right, it's OK. 705 00:32:07,403 --> 00:32:10,243 I sincerely believe that we don't get the dog we want, 706 00:32:10,283 --> 00:32:12,243 we get the dog we need. Yeah. 707 00:32:12,283 --> 00:32:15,003 And the reason she's turned up in this point is 708 00:32:15,043 --> 00:32:17,203 because she's showing you who you are. Mm-hm. 709 00:32:17,243 --> 00:32:19,443 And this is your opportunity to move forward, 710 00:32:19,483 --> 00:32:22,683 and we're gonna give you those skills. Yeah. 711 00:32:22,723 --> 00:32:24,323 All right? 712 00:32:28,163 --> 00:32:29,443 Bear. 713 00:32:29,483 --> 00:32:31,363 Bear. That's it. 714 00:32:31,403 --> 00:32:32,843 Bear, find. 715 00:32:32,883 --> 00:32:34,123 NARRATOR: In the courtyard, 716 00:32:34,163 --> 00:32:37,523 Louise is still struggling to bond with Bear. 717 00:32:37,563 --> 00:32:40,843 VICTORIA: He wants to be with Dad. So, let him go with Dad now. 718 00:32:40,883 --> 00:32:45,603 Only by teaching him new techniques will she earn his trust. 719 00:32:45,643 --> 00:32:48,883 We want to teach him a way to communicate 720 00:32:48,923 --> 00:32:51,323 with you, where he does it with a closed mouth, 721 00:32:51,363 --> 00:32:54,683 rather than an open mouth. And that's where the touch cue comes in. 722 00:32:54,723 --> 00:32:56,243 Yeah. 723 00:32:56,283 --> 00:32:59,163 When a dog doesn't feel listened to or heard, 724 00:32:59,203 --> 00:33:03,443 the only way that they can communicate is to mouth. 725 00:33:03,483 --> 00:33:05,563 When you put your hand towards a dog, 726 00:33:05,603 --> 00:33:06,923 they're naturally curious, 727 00:33:06,963 --> 00:33:09,643 they're gonna touch your hand with their nose. 728 00:33:09,683 --> 00:33:13,283 As soon as they do it, you mark it with a "yes", 729 00:33:13,323 --> 00:33:15,123 and they get a piece of food. 730 00:33:15,163 --> 00:33:19,043 The touch cue teaches them to keep their mouths closed. 731 00:33:20,203 --> 00:33:21,843 ADAM: So, I'm just gonna crouch. 732 00:33:21,883 --> 00:33:24,363 Yes! He's rewarded. That's it. Good boy. 733 00:33:24,403 --> 00:33:27,123 And if he comes in and he puts his mouth over the hand, 734 00:33:27,163 --> 00:33:28,603 bring it back and start again. Yeah. 735 00:33:28,643 --> 00:33:30,843 Cos we're not looking for contact with teeth. 736 00:33:30,883 --> 00:33:32,603 We're looking for contact with nose. 737 00:33:32,643 --> 00:33:34,323 Come on then, Louise. 738 00:33:34,363 --> 00:33:35,723 Let's do it. 739 00:33:35,763 --> 00:33:39,443 Good. So, you can use his name if you want, just to get his attention. 740 00:33:39,483 --> 00:33:40,683 Bear. 741 00:33:43,683 --> 00:33:45,723 Yes. Yes, well done. 742 00:33:45,763 --> 00:33:47,203 Well done. Good boy. 743 00:33:48,603 --> 00:33:50,083 Bear. 744 00:33:50,123 --> 00:33:51,643 Perfect. 745 00:33:51,683 --> 00:33:53,163 And now, without the word, 746 00:33:53,203 --> 00:33:55,403 without his name, just the hand down. 747 00:33:57,043 --> 00:33:58,883 Yes! Good boy. 748 00:33:58,923 --> 00:34:00,763 Beautiful. Oh, it's so lovely! 749 00:34:00,803 --> 00:34:02,803 Brilliant, well done. Well done. 750 00:34:02,843 --> 00:34:06,323 I've never seen that. He just doesn't do it, does he? No. 751 00:34:08,803 --> 00:34:12,323 NARRATOR: As an uneasy alliance takes shape... OK. 752 00:34:12,363 --> 00:34:15,723 ...Adam and Victoria have retreated to the indoor training room. 753 00:34:15,763 --> 00:34:17,523 Paul, you look so good with that. 754 00:34:17,563 --> 00:34:19,843 It suits you. THEY LAUGH 755 00:34:19,883 --> 00:34:22,443 Paul and his little lamb. THEY LAUGH 756 00:34:22,483 --> 00:34:24,923 Can you hear us? Yes. 757 00:34:24,963 --> 00:34:27,123 Fitted with remote earpieces, 758 00:34:27,163 --> 00:34:30,763 Paul and Louise are left alone with Bear, for the final test. 759 00:34:30,803 --> 00:34:33,203 Remote training gives us a better picture of how 760 00:34:33,243 --> 00:34:35,683 the owners will be when they get home. 761 00:34:35,723 --> 00:34:38,643 It can feel to some people that we're throwing them into 762 00:34:38,683 --> 00:34:39,923 the deep end, 763 00:34:39,963 --> 00:34:43,283 but it's now up to them, they have to swim. 764 00:34:43,323 --> 00:34:45,163 Throughout this whole thing, 765 00:34:45,203 --> 00:34:48,123 what we're aiming for is calmness and relaxation. 766 00:34:48,163 --> 00:34:51,323 Here, Louise must succeed where earlier she failed, 767 00:34:51,363 --> 00:34:52,803 using a scent trail 768 00:34:52,843 --> 00:34:56,523 to tempt Bear away from Paul without him looking back. 769 00:34:57,803 --> 00:34:59,763 Now, we're gonna leave you guys to it. 770 00:34:59,803 --> 00:35:01,923 Remember your cue. That's it. All on you. 771 00:35:01,963 --> 00:35:04,123 Come on, then, Louise. 772 00:35:04,163 --> 00:35:05,483 Find. 773 00:35:12,843 --> 00:35:14,683 Bear, find. 774 00:35:16,643 --> 00:35:19,203 Bear, find. 775 00:35:23,963 --> 00:35:25,603 With Louise, hello! 776 00:35:25,643 --> 00:35:26,843 Off he goes, off he goes. 777 00:35:26,883 --> 00:35:28,683 Look at him following, look at him following. 778 00:35:28,723 --> 00:35:30,563 Look at that. Look at that. 779 00:35:30,603 --> 00:35:32,523 Get in! Good boy! 780 00:35:32,563 --> 00:35:35,043 Straight there. How was that? 781 00:35:35,083 --> 00:35:37,763 That's amazing! He just came straight in. 782 00:35:37,803 --> 00:35:41,323 You know, beforehand he would be not wanting to move, 783 00:35:41,363 --> 00:35:43,683 because Paul was left behind, 784 00:35:43,723 --> 00:35:46,603 but now, it's like he's a different dog. 785 00:35:46,643 --> 00:35:49,163 Brilliant. Brilliant work. 786 00:35:50,603 --> 00:35:52,923 Seeing Bear in the courtyard, 787 00:35:52,963 --> 00:35:54,883 sniffing around 788 00:35:54,923 --> 00:35:57,403 and being so calm, 789 00:35:57,443 --> 00:35:59,363 I've never, ever seen him like that. 790 00:35:59,403 --> 00:36:01,163 Like, now he's just wandering around 791 00:36:01,203 --> 00:36:03,203 and not even bothered that Paul's outside. 792 00:36:03,243 --> 00:36:04,883 Yeah, work with him. That's fine, that's good. 793 00:36:04,923 --> 00:36:07,683 That's lovely, and you know what? He's walking away from Paul. 794 00:36:07,723 --> 00:36:10,163 Yeah. Right? Paul is there, he knows he's there, 795 00:36:10,203 --> 00:36:13,043 but instead of being welded to him... 796 00:36:13,083 --> 00:36:15,043 And now he's going to the toilet! 797 00:36:15,083 --> 00:36:18,443 He's doing a poo, which is good. 798 00:36:18,483 --> 00:36:22,323 If you can poo in front of someone, there's a bond there. 799 00:36:22,363 --> 00:36:23,723 Oh, good lad. 800 00:36:26,643 --> 00:36:28,683 How do you think Louise did, Paul? 801 00:36:28,723 --> 00:36:30,883 She did good. She did really good. 802 00:36:30,923 --> 00:36:33,043 And you're not jealous, are you? 803 00:36:33,083 --> 00:36:35,123 HE LAUGHS A little bit. No. 804 00:36:35,163 --> 00:36:37,683 The biggest thing I've learnt today is I'm gonna have 805 00:36:37,723 --> 00:36:40,723 to learn to, kind of, stop being all over the top with him. 806 00:36:42,963 --> 00:36:44,723 He's probably thinking in his head, 807 00:36:44,763 --> 00:36:48,003 "Finally. Finally, somebody's making them listen. 808 00:36:48,043 --> 00:36:50,803 "Finally someone's got through to them." 809 00:36:50,843 --> 00:36:52,603 Good boy, Bear! 810 00:36:52,643 --> 00:36:55,723 I can't wait to get him home, put these things into practice. 811 00:36:55,763 --> 00:36:57,643 We've got a lot of work to do, 812 00:36:57,683 --> 00:37:00,243 but we're both committed to making this work. 813 00:37:03,323 --> 00:37:06,123 Brrrrr, this way. Good girl! 814 00:37:06,163 --> 00:37:08,323 Perfect. 815 00:37:08,363 --> 00:37:11,083 You wanna go to work? Good boy! 816 00:37:12,643 --> 00:37:15,883 How are you feeling? Your mum is chewing her nails. Yeah. 817 00:37:15,923 --> 00:37:18,723 Don't mess up them nails! THEY LAUGH 818 00:37:18,763 --> 00:37:21,763 Here she is. Gina! Who's that? 819 00:37:21,803 --> 00:37:24,563 NARRATOR: Reunited with Gina... Come here. 820 00:37:24,603 --> 00:37:26,083 ...Cindy and Cory are about 821 00:37:26,123 --> 00:37:29,003 to learn how to handle her hot-headed impulses. 822 00:37:30,003 --> 00:37:31,963 How was she? She's good, she's good. 823 00:37:32,003 --> 00:37:34,483 Testing... Did she go crazy? Testing. Told you. 824 00:37:34,523 --> 00:37:36,603 It was a slow burner, but we'll get there. Serious? 825 00:37:36,643 --> 00:37:38,443 Yeah. How are you feeling, all right? 826 00:37:38,483 --> 00:37:40,083 Yeah. A bit emosh. 827 00:37:40,123 --> 00:37:42,723 Get a grip, Cindy. SHE LAUGHS 828 00:37:42,763 --> 00:37:45,883 We wanna measure your expectations, this is not an overnight fix, OK? 829 00:37:45,923 --> 00:37:48,843 It's not clicking our fingers and the magic wand has been waved, OK? 830 00:37:48,883 --> 00:37:50,003 So, what we're gonna do, 831 00:37:50,043 --> 00:37:52,523 we're gonna change how she feels about the sight, 832 00:37:52,563 --> 00:37:55,043 presence, or even smell of another dog. 833 00:37:55,083 --> 00:37:56,643 So, every time she sees another dog, 834 00:37:56,683 --> 00:37:58,643 we'll pair it with something that she likes. 835 00:37:58,683 --> 00:38:02,363 You guys are gonna be in the pen area, OK? Pen, yeah. 836 00:38:02,403 --> 00:38:03,883 We're gonna have the gates opened, 837 00:38:03,923 --> 00:38:06,443 and we're actually gonna expose her to another dog. Oh, Jesus. 838 00:38:06,483 --> 00:38:08,403 We're gonna be here. Just be confident. 839 00:38:08,443 --> 00:38:10,323 It's gonna be fine, OK? It's OK to say, 840 00:38:10,363 --> 00:38:12,603 "Do you know what? I'm getting a bit anxious." I am. 841 00:38:12,643 --> 00:38:14,483 Because that's gonna feed down to her. Yeah. 842 00:38:14,523 --> 00:38:16,483 Deep breaths, relax your shoulders, zone out. 843 00:38:16,523 --> 00:38:18,443 You've got the big man with you, all right? 844 00:38:18,483 --> 00:38:19,723 We're good, we're all right. 845 00:38:19,763 --> 00:38:22,403 Do you wanna come with me, then? We'll go into the pen. 846 00:38:24,563 --> 00:38:27,363 Just come over here. OK. 847 00:38:27,403 --> 00:38:29,123 Good girl, Gina! 848 00:38:29,163 --> 00:38:32,163 Confidence. Boom! She'll be good. 849 00:38:32,203 --> 00:38:35,123 Every time she sees a dog and she stays calm, 850 00:38:35,163 --> 00:38:36,563 I want you to reward her. 851 00:38:36,603 --> 00:38:38,683 Now, if she does get a little bit fired up, 852 00:38:38,723 --> 00:38:40,963 I want you to give her a little bit of space. 853 00:38:41,003 --> 00:38:43,123 If she calms down again, we'll go back into it. 854 00:38:43,163 --> 00:38:45,843 If not, I want you to take her out of the situation. 855 00:38:47,123 --> 00:38:48,443 Here we go. 856 00:38:48,483 --> 00:38:49,643 Oh, Jesus. 857 00:38:51,043 --> 00:38:52,963 So, she might not have seen the dog, 858 00:38:53,003 --> 00:38:55,763 but she would've smelt it, right, she knows there's a dog about, 859 00:38:55,803 --> 00:38:58,083 so that's how we start building in the first bit of 860 00:38:58,123 --> 00:38:59,643 the desensitisation. Good girl. 861 00:38:59,683 --> 00:39:00,963 Gina. 862 00:39:01,003 --> 00:39:03,323 OK, I'm gonna put her down on the ground, OK? 863 00:39:03,363 --> 00:39:05,163 Just be nice and chilled, you're relaxed, 864 00:39:05,203 --> 00:39:07,003 you're in control, OK? Everything's fine. 865 00:39:08,203 --> 00:39:09,723 Good girl, sit. 866 00:39:12,643 --> 00:39:14,643 Good. Reward that. See that little look then? 867 00:39:14,683 --> 00:39:16,163 Here you are, Gina, good girl! 868 00:39:16,203 --> 00:39:17,683 Perfect. Good girl. 869 00:39:17,723 --> 00:39:20,123 So, Kamal, if you come in a bit closer again, bud. 870 00:39:22,003 --> 00:39:23,803 Good girl. Sit. 871 00:39:23,843 --> 00:39:25,403 Once she sees it... Gina... 872 00:39:25,443 --> 00:39:29,003 Oh, yeah. Good girl, Gina. Yeah, perfect. Good work. 873 00:39:30,523 --> 00:39:33,123 So, we'll bring Kamal in a few more steps now. 874 00:39:33,163 --> 00:39:34,603 Good girl. Good girl. 875 00:39:34,643 --> 00:39:37,643 Gina. Gina, Gina. 876 00:39:39,163 --> 00:39:41,203 Gina, Gina. It's all right, it's all right. 877 00:39:41,243 --> 00:39:43,963 GINA BARKS Gina! 878 00:39:44,003 --> 00:39:46,123 Gina, sh. 879 00:39:46,163 --> 00:39:48,563 Right, we're gonna move her now, so just move her. 880 00:39:48,603 --> 00:39:51,323 OK. Come on, Gina. Come on, Gina. Good girl. 881 00:39:51,363 --> 00:39:53,043 Good. Just try and reset. Come on. 882 00:39:53,083 --> 00:39:56,963 So, we're building step by step, then we can move closer again. 883 00:39:57,003 --> 00:39:58,963 Good girl! 884 00:39:59,003 --> 00:40:01,363 If we come back over here, guys. 885 00:40:04,443 --> 00:40:06,523 Good girl. It's all right. 886 00:40:06,563 --> 00:40:09,243 Come here. Gina, treat... 887 00:40:09,283 --> 00:40:11,923 ...treat, treat. GINA BARKS 888 00:40:11,963 --> 00:40:15,563 Come on, have a treat. Urgh! Gina! 889 00:40:15,603 --> 00:40:17,123 Cindy, just relax. 890 00:40:17,163 --> 00:40:19,323 Treat. Oh, my God! 891 00:40:19,363 --> 00:40:21,043 OK, relax! 892 00:40:21,083 --> 00:40:24,643 Right, Gina. It takes time to build on this. 893 00:40:24,683 --> 00:40:26,763 Oh, God. 894 00:40:26,803 --> 00:40:29,443 GINA CONTINUES BARKING Gina, Gina. 895 00:40:33,523 --> 00:40:35,563 DOG WHINES 896 00:40:35,603 --> 00:40:38,203 I know, but we're not going running round, barking at people. 897 00:40:38,243 --> 00:40:40,003 That's not what we're doing today. 898 00:40:40,043 --> 00:40:42,883 Gina, Gina. Gina, Gina. 899 00:40:42,923 --> 00:40:45,243 It's all right, it's all right. Good, good. Good girl. 900 00:40:45,283 --> 00:40:48,043 Come on, have a treat. It's all right, here you are, Gina. 901 00:40:48,083 --> 00:40:49,523 Do you trust chihuahuas? 902 00:40:49,563 --> 00:40:51,203 Out of all of the dogs, 903 00:40:51,243 --> 00:40:53,283 I would never put my hand out to a chihuahua, 904 00:40:53,323 --> 00:40:55,123 just in case I lost an index finger. 905 00:40:55,163 --> 00:40:56,803 SHE LAUGHS 906 00:40:59,163 --> 00:41:01,883 NARRATOR: Following Gina's failure to keep calm during her 907 00:41:01,923 --> 00:41:05,163 earlier training, Cindy is ready for round two. 908 00:41:05,203 --> 00:41:07,843 Cindy, I'm gonna make it easier. I'm gonna pick her up, 909 00:41:07,883 --> 00:41:09,443 so she doesn't have that same level, 910 00:41:09,483 --> 00:41:11,163 and then we're gonna try and see if 911 00:41:11,203 --> 00:41:13,283 we can get her that little bit closer, OK? Yeah. 912 00:41:13,323 --> 00:41:14,603 So, I'm going to pick her up. 913 00:41:14,643 --> 00:41:17,923 Whenever Gina looks calmly at another dog, she must be rewarded... 914 00:41:17,963 --> 00:41:20,403 Gina, good girl. Perfect. 915 00:41:20,443 --> 00:41:23,403 ...so that she associates other dogs with something good. 916 00:41:24,883 --> 00:41:27,643 But this will only work if Cindy keeps her cool. 917 00:41:29,123 --> 00:41:30,923 Come on, want your treats? 918 00:41:33,323 --> 00:41:35,403 Cindy, just relax your posture a little bit. 919 00:41:35,443 --> 00:41:37,643 You're very much like, "Argh," you're on guard, OK? 920 00:41:37,683 --> 00:41:39,283 Just relax, OK? It's fine. 921 00:41:39,323 --> 00:41:41,283 Let her just take in the world, it's fine. 922 00:41:41,323 --> 00:41:42,603 She's doing it for you. 923 00:41:42,643 --> 00:41:44,723 So, don't pull her lead back. Just slacken the lead, 924 00:41:44,763 --> 00:41:46,803 give her a softer lead. Soften it. Yeah, 925 00:41:46,843 --> 00:41:49,443 cos all that tension that you're conveying in that lead is what's 926 00:41:49,483 --> 00:41:52,163 gonna cause the firecracker to go off, right? Yeah. 927 00:41:52,203 --> 00:41:53,883 Just give her a little bit of space. 928 00:41:53,923 --> 00:41:55,603 Now just back off a little bit, Cory, 929 00:41:55,643 --> 00:41:58,123 just let her look. Let her take the world in and go, 930 00:41:58,163 --> 00:42:00,283 "Do you know what? Oh, it's only a dog." OK? 931 00:42:00,323 --> 00:42:02,683 Just relax, relax your shoulders. It's a cute little dog. 932 00:42:02,723 --> 00:42:05,523 Just start to, casually, just edge this way a little bit. 933 00:42:05,563 --> 00:42:06,763 Just casual, real slack. 934 00:42:06,803 --> 00:42:08,683 That's it, hang out. Nice, slow Sunday stroll. Good. 935 00:42:08,723 --> 00:42:10,243 Cory, you can go with your mum. 936 00:42:10,283 --> 00:42:11,963 Same again, just keep it nice and relaxed. 937 00:42:12,003 --> 00:42:13,363 Keep your body nice and relaxed. 938 00:42:13,403 --> 00:42:16,243 Just relax. Now, hang out there. Let's just chill there for a bit. 939 00:42:16,283 --> 00:42:18,723 Good girl, Gina! Nice. Good. 940 00:42:18,763 --> 00:42:20,563 Just nice, deep breaths. 941 00:42:20,603 --> 00:42:21,963 Good girl! 942 00:42:22,003 --> 00:42:24,403 Soften your lead, relax, don't put tension. 943 00:42:24,443 --> 00:42:25,803 Nice and soft, nice and relaxed. 944 00:42:25,843 --> 00:42:27,203 She's pulling on me, that's why. 945 00:42:27,243 --> 00:42:29,243 So, yeah, let her come forward a little bit. 946 00:42:29,283 --> 00:42:31,963 Just let, she's curious. Shall we head forward again? 947 00:42:32,003 --> 00:42:33,563 Yeah. There's nothing, let her come, 948 00:42:33,603 --> 00:42:35,323 just keep nice and slow. Good girl. Sit. 949 00:42:35,363 --> 00:42:36,883 Stay relaxed. Stay nice and relaxed. 950 00:42:36,923 --> 00:42:39,363 Confident, remember? Confident in what we're doing. 951 00:42:39,403 --> 00:42:41,923 Good girl! Relax your lead. Go with her. Just come up, 952 00:42:41,963 --> 00:42:43,803 you can come up. That's it. Let her come. 953 00:42:43,843 --> 00:42:47,003 She's being curious. She's not barking. It's cool. Good. 954 00:42:47,043 --> 00:42:48,443 Oh, my God! 955 00:42:48,483 --> 00:42:50,403 OK, relax. 956 00:42:50,443 --> 00:42:52,883 Oh, no! SHE BREATHES OUT LOUDLY 957 00:42:52,923 --> 00:42:55,243 OK. She's OK, she's OK. Not bit them yet, has she? 958 00:42:55,283 --> 00:42:57,923 She's OK, she's OK. Let's walk around. 959 00:42:57,963 --> 00:43:00,203 Let's go. Come trust, with me, come on. 960 00:43:00,243 --> 00:43:02,443 Let's just move, just nice and relaxed. Come on, Cors. 961 00:43:02,483 --> 00:43:05,403 So, tell me about what's the weather like at the moment. 962 00:43:05,443 --> 00:43:07,043 Gone a bit nippy. 963 00:43:08,523 --> 00:43:11,003 Let's just walk. OK, nice casual stroll. 964 00:43:11,043 --> 00:43:13,243 Let's go back in the pen. Nice, zenned out, yeah? 965 00:43:13,283 --> 00:43:15,563 Just seen my breath like that. SHE BREATHES OUT LOUDLY 966 00:43:15,603 --> 00:43:18,283 Just relax. Give her the lead, after you. OK? 967 00:43:18,323 --> 00:43:20,243 So, in the pen. She looks happy. 968 00:43:20,283 --> 00:43:22,483 Just let her off the lead. Let her off? 969 00:43:22,523 --> 00:43:24,523 Yeah, go on, then. Oh, sugar! 970 00:43:32,523 --> 00:43:35,123 She seems... She's OK. Let her be, she's fine. 971 00:43:35,163 --> 00:43:37,523 She's being a dog, let her be a dog. Yeah, yeah. 972 00:43:37,563 --> 00:43:40,123 She's being curious, she's got a little mate. 973 00:43:40,163 --> 00:43:42,923 That's funny. Aww! I'm chuffed. 974 00:43:44,283 --> 00:43:46,283 SHE LAUGHS 975 00:43:47,483 --> 00:43:49,483 It's your mate. Aww! 976 00:43:49,523 --> 00:43:51,443 Let them just be. 977 00:43:51,483 --> 00:43:52,883 She's having a great time. 978 00:43:52,923 --> 00:43:55,123 SHE LAUGHS 979 00:43:57,963 --> 00:44:00,763 I didn't think that she would ever get that close to 980 00:44:00,803 --> 00:44:02,883 a dog that she doesn't know. 981 00:44:02,923 --> 00:44:05,683 They're rolling around the floor on the grass. It's crazy! 982 00:44:05,723 --> 00:44:08,083 That was a shock. Didn't expect to be seeing that. 983 00:44:08,123 --> 00:44:10,563 It is, it's crazy, like, cos she just doesn't do that. 984 00:44:10,603 --> 00:44:12,763 It's not the same dog, like, what the hell? 985 00:44:12,803 --> 00:44:15,403 Where the hell is Gina? It was just so nice to see. 986 00:44:16,963 --> 00:44:18,923 Just leave her, she's OK. 987 00:44:21,723 --> 00:44:23,643 The tension that you were feeling, yeah, 988 00:44:23,683 --> 00:44:26,763 beforehand, all that build-up, she was picking up on. Yeah. 989 00:44:26,803 --> 00:44:30,323 And actually, her bark's worse than her bite. Yeah, yeah. 990 00:44:30,363 --> 00:44:32,643 And actually, she's quite a sweet dog. Yeah. 991 00:44:32,683 --> 00:44:35,203 Who does that remind you of? Me, yeah. All right? 992 00:44:35,243 --> 00:44:37,323 SHE LAUGHS 993 00:44:37,363 --> 00:44:38,843 I feel like we've got hope now, 994 00:44:38,883 --> 00:44:40,523 and we've seen that she's made a step, 995 00:44:40,563 --> 00:44:42,963 so if she can make one step, she can make more steps. 996 00:44:43,003 --> 00:44:45,283 Right, see you later, guys. Bye, guys, see you later. 997 00:44:45,323 --> 00:44:47,323 Thank you. Come on, G. 998 00:44:47,363 --> 00:44:50,803 I think the future's looking bright, yeah. Miracle. Miracle. 999 00:45:05,323 --> 00:45:07,283 She is enjoying her life a lot more now, 1000 00:45:07,323 --> 00:45:09,043 because she's going out more. 1001 00:45:09,083 --> 00:45:10,443 She's chilled out more, 1002 00:45:10,483 --> 00:45:12,123 because I'm more chilled. 1003 00:45:12,163 --> 00:45:13,683 Happy chihuahua... 1004 00:45:13,723 --> 00:45:15,483 Happy home. There you go! 1005 00:45:28,923 --> 00:45:31,043 He's so much calmer. 1006 00:45:31,083 --> 00:45:32,483 On the mat. 1007 00:45:32,523 --> 00:45:34,843 The way he just interacts with everybody, 1008 00:45:34,883 --> 00:45:38,403 he's gone from being my dog to being the family dog. 1009 00:45:38,443 --> 00:45:41,003 I'm out on my own in the woods with Bear. 1010 00:45:43,043 --> 00:45:44,603 See him there. 1011 00:45:44,643 --> 00:45:48,283 We're completely on the same line, in the same page. Yeah. 1012 00:45:48,323 --> 00:45:51,683 Because we are just communicating so much better. 1013 00:45:51,723 --> 00:45:55,003 The Dog Academy has saved our marriage. 1014 00:45:55,043 --> 00:45:57,363 SHE LAUGHS 1015 00:45:57,403 --> 00:45:59,443 Next time at the Dog Academy... 1016 00:45:59,483 --> 00:46:02,323 Who's done that? It's you, isn't it? 1017 00:46:02,363 --> 00:46:06,283 He has chewed a washing machine, the fridge, a concrete wall. 1018 00:46:07,843 --> 00:46:09,763 What's her personality like? 1019 00:46:09,803 --> 00:46:11,443 BOTH: Jekyll and Hyde. 1020 00:46:11,483 --> 00:46:12,763 ANGRY YAPPING 1021 00:46:12,803 --> 00:46:15,603 Whoa! No, not good. 1022 00:46:15,643 --> 00:46:17,603 I'm frightened it's gonna kill him. 1023 00:46:22,963 --> 00:46:24,723 Subtitles by Red Bee Media