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The Dog House (2019) Season 8 Episode 1- Episode 1
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00:01We did go through quite a few dogs.
00:04We found you a match.
00:07She certainly ticks the fun box.
00:10It isn't just one chihuahua.
00:12It's a trio.
00:14Oh, my God!
00:16She's five months old.
00:19It's a Jack Russell.
00:20His name is Mushy.
00:25In a quiet corner of the English countryside,
00:28there's a place for those looking for love.
00:31There is only one chance at life.
00:34And I'm missing the dog.
00:35Good girl.
00:36Here, a dedicated team match abandoned dogs.
00:39You've been through a rough time, haven't you?
00:41It's okay, buddy.
00:43With hopeful new owners.
00:45We can trot together! Let's trot!
00:47A lot of people come to us when they're at a crossroads.
00:50I lost five years of my memory
00:53and I don't think they will ever come back.
00:55And they're putting their trust in us.
00:57Last spring, we installed fixed rig cameras,
01:04additional support staff.
01:07Do you have any golden retrievers?
01:09We have 20.
01:10And a secluded meeting pen.
01:12Oh, nice.
01:13It's all in here.
01:14To see how lives could be changed forever
01:16with the perfect match.
01:18Oh, my God!
01:19Oh!
01:20Oh!
01:21You've given him the suities.
01:23Some connections happen in a heartbeat.
01:26Hello, we're here.
01:28Are you trying to help you?
01:29Are you trying to help you?
01:30Yeah.
01:31Are you trying to help you?
01:32But for some, it can take time.
01:37When people connect with a dog...
01:39You're very sexy.
01:40...it's not through looks or a type.
01:42It's through a feeling.
01:43That first time the tip of the tail wags.
01:48You just get a little flutter of hope.
01:50I love them.
01:51You know they're a keeper.
01:52You know they're a keeper.
02:01Sit!
02:02Oh, good girls!
02:04Pa!
02:05Pa!
02:06You did sit.
02:07OK.
02:08You could sit.
02:09You could sit.
02:10You could sit.
02:11Oh, whoa!
02:12Whoa!
02:13Whoa!
02:14Guys!
02:15I've no more treats, but...
02:17Some days, it's like there's been something put in the way.
02:21They're all leaping around like Tigger.
02:24I'm so excited.
02:26And I just can't hide it.
02:29It's like this infectious zest for life.
02:32I think I like it.
02:34I'm so excited.
02:36And I just can't hide it.
02:39I think some days, dogs just wake up and just think,
02:42today's the day.
02:43I'm going to get my new home.
02:45Hey, mate, you see your hair with hair in me?
02:47So springy.
02:48Excitement brings jumping up.
02:50It brings lots of kisses.
02:52Whoa!
02:53This is amazing!
02:55Personally, I absolutely love it.
02:57I don't need a bath.
02:59I'll have one this morning.
03:01Mind you, some potential owners are equally hyped.
03:06Yeah.
03:07Wood Green has just matched one furry pocket rocket for one mildly excited family.
03:22Hi!
03:23Hello!
03:24Harry, Betsy and their mum and dad.
03:27I love a Cavapoo.
03:30Any sort of poo mix.
03:33What's your favourite dog?
03:35I'm your favourite dog.
03:38A daddy poo.
03:40No, we don't like them.
03:42We did find one dog.
03:47OK.
03:48His name is Spud.
03:52He is a French bulldog.
03:54Oh!
03:55Oh, my God!
03:57Oh, wow!
04:00I'm so excited.
04:02Should we do it?
04:03Yes!
04:04Yes, please.
04:05Let's go.
04:06Yay!
04:07Oh, Spuddy!
04:12He's right now.
04:17You done?
04:20Oh, my God.
04:21I think my boyfriend's going to watch that and be like,
04:23I'm not kissing you ever again.
04:26Spuds just loves life.
04:28He loves being out and about and meeting new people.
04:30I love spending time with Spud.
04:36No matter what has happened in the day,
04:39I just know that Spud is going to brighten it all up.
04:42You can do it!
04:43Oh, good boy!
04:45Yay!
04:46Yay!
04:47Yay!
04:48Yay!
04:49Wow!
04:50You're an athlete!
04:52Spud, unfortunately, had three homes before coming to us.
04:55We're not really sure why that was,
04:57but it must have been quite an unsettling time for him.
05:01It's really important now that he gets his forever home
05:03and he can just settle in and know that that is it for him now.
05:08A lot of people to give a lot of love is what he's looking for.
05:15I feel like I'm going to faint.
05:18I'm so nervous.
05:19What's your plug doing, sweetie?
05:21OK.
05:22You can just get your phone at your watch out.
05:259.2.
05:28This time, a year ago, we were moving house.
05:32The week before we moved, we found out Betsy had type 1 diabetes.
05:36Are you OK, boo?
05:37As a diabetic, you're never not thinking about your blood.
05:45Well, it's constant, isn't it?
05:46It's constant.
05:47It's just a constant monitoring and you can't ever switch off from it.
05:55There will be some nights where Betsy will have two, three, four hypos,
06:01which is when your blood goes really low, and it is really frightening for her.
06:06You feel really weak and very shaky.
06:09You become quite muddled and disorientated.
06:14I think just for Betsy, having a dog around...
06:18Good boy.
06:20..having that comfort that you get from it would really help her relax
06:24and calm any kind of nerves or anxiety that she might get.
06:28Eyes on the door.
06:29Come on, Spud, don't let us down.
06:30Yeah.
06:31Gonna go in here?
06:32Oh!
06:33Oh, my God!
06:34Oh, my God!
06:35Oh, my God!
06:36Hello!
06:37This is Spud.
06:38He's gone in.
06:39Good boy!
06:40Oh!
06:41Oh!
06:42Oh!
06:43Oh, my God!
06:44Oh, my God!
06:45Oh, my God!
06:46Hello!
06:47Hello!
06:48This is Spud.
06:49He's gone in.
06:50Good boy!
06:51Oh!
06:52Oh, how are you?
06:53I'll leave you to it.
06:55Hi!
06:57Oh, straight over.
06:58Straight over!
06:59Oh!
07:00Oh!
07:01Oh!
07:02Oh, my God!
07:03Stop it!
07:04Hi!
07:05Oh!
07:07Oh!
07:08Oh!
07:09Oh!
07:10Oh!
07:11Just...
07:12Just kissing everyone.
07:13Yeah.
07:14He's not gone in with an ounce of nervousness at all.
07:17No.
07:18No.
07:19He's like, here I am.
07:20Uh-huh!
07:21Oh!
07:22Oh!
07:23Oh!
07:24He's a bit excited.
07:25He's so excited.
07:26Oh!
07:27He's quite frantic, isn't he?
07:28Yeah.
07:29Oh!
07:30Are you okay?
07:32Hey!
07:33Spud!
07:34He's hyped.
07:35Don't worry.
07:37He's had several homes in the first year of his life.
07:41And so I think he's seeking out this sort of overly affectionate behaviour.
07:46Yeah.
07:47Because he's just desperate, isn't he?
07:48Yeah.
07:49For human companionship.
07:50Come on, Nick!
07:52Spud!
07:53Spud!
07:54Good boy!
07:56Shall we get him a toy?
07:57A toy.
07:58Sit!
07:59Good boy!
08:00Catch!
08:01Catch!
08:02Catch!
08:03I think Harry thinks he's great.
08:04Yeah.
08:05Sit!
08:06Sit!
08:07Oh, my gosh!
08:08He's so silly!
08:09Yay!
08:10You can see them having some proper fun together.
08:11Yeah.
08:12He's so cute!
08:13I really want to get this dog!
08:14He's mad!
08:15You're mad, aren't you?
08:16You're mad, aren't you?
08:17I think he's a bit crazy.
08:18He's a bit, like, crazy.
08:19I'm not sure.
08:20I'm not sure.
08:21I'm not sure.
08:22I'm not sure.
08:23If he was a bit calm, I'd probably say, yeah.
08:27Bessie needs to see that calm, warm side of him.
08:28Is this dog going to be too much?
08:29Is this dog gonna be too much?
08:30Bessie needs to see that calm, warm side of him.
08:37Is this dog gonna be too much?
08:42I probably want to say, yeah, I don't know.
08:46Bessie needs to see that calm, warm side of him.
08:53Is this dog going to be too much?
09:02Good morning, you're through to Karen at Woodgreen.
09:04How can I direct your call today?
09:06Unfortunately, I need to rehome my dog.
09:09It's Kane Corso. God bless you.
09:14I've worked really for an hour and I just can't be here.
09:19Your dad's not there, sweet.
09:22Come on in. Tinker, look.
09:25No, that's not your dad either.
09:27That's not your dad.
09:30Here you go, look.
09:31I'm not strong enough.
09:34After sadly being given up by her owner,
09:37Kane Corso Cross Tinker is refusing to go to her kennel.
09:44This is where her owner dropped her off.
09:46So this is the last place she remembers him being.
09:49So she's pulled back to here basically.
09:52Unfortunately, the other dogs in the house were attacking her.
09:55She's got quite a lot of scars and cuts around her neck.
09:58So it was really important to get her out of that situation
10:00as soon as possible.
10:04Aw, it's so sad.
10:10Darlene, this way.
10:11That's not your car.
10:13Good girl.
10:14Darlene, this way.
10:19Do you want to come this way? Look.
10:20What's this? Look.
10:21Quick.
10:23No.
10:25Come on.
10:27This is night.
10:30It's heartbreaking when any dog is brought in.
10:33But Mastiff type breeds form such loyal bonds with their owners
10:36that being separated can be deeply traumatic.
10:40Come on then, look up here.
10:42Right.
10:44She's not happy with that, is she?
10:46How do we get a 60kg Kane Corso Tinker kennel?
10:58Can anyone help us get this Kane Corso Tinker kennel?
11:00Yeah, I'm away.
11:03Come on then.
11:04Let's go this way.
11:05Hi.
11:06Yeah, we'll work for this.
11:08Let's take a detail.
11:09It's further away.
11:10Shall we go around this way? Look.
11:12Yeah, this way.
11:13Oh, you did come.
11:14Yeah, yeah, yeah.
11:15Yeah, yeah, yeah.
11:16No, no, no.
11:17OK.
11:18She just won't move.
11:20She just wants her dad.
11:22We have been out for about two hours trying to get her in her kennel.
11:26Come here.
11:28I think she's really incredibly stressed.
11:31Our plan is to get her into a crate and then just wheel her in.
11:37Can you just have a cuddle?
11:38Yeah.
11:39Good job.
11:41Then you move a bit closer to the kennel.
11:44Shall we go this way?
11:48Tinker.
11:51Yes.
11:52Thank you, sir.
11:53I mean, the crate worked, thank you.
11:57I'm sweating.
11:59That was the hardest intake I've ever done.
12:01She is clearly really, really bonded to her dad.
12:04So taking her away from him has just completely broken her heart.
12:08Poor girl.
12:13See you later, love.
12:14What makes it even more sad is that I know that finding a home for this large, powerful breed is going to be quite difficult.
12:20I'm not sure how I feel.
12:21I'm not sure how I feel.
12:22Don't you ruin it.
12:23You've got me holding your hand.
12:24It is a swap, isn't it?
12:25Because I've got all your paperwork.
12:26Oh, very funny.
12:27Putting on a united front to find the dog of their dreams, Kevin Leslie.
12:29First time we've actually looked at each other,
12:31it's been very funny.
12:32It's been so funny, it's been so funny.
12:33I'm not sure how I feel.
12:34I'm not sure how I feel.
12:35Don't you ruin it.
12:36I'm not sure how I feel.
12:37I'm not sure how I feel.
12:38Don't you ruin it.
12:39You've got me holding your hands.
12:40It is a swap, isn't it?
12:41Because I've got all your paperwork.
12:44Oh, very funny.
12:45putting on a united front to find the dog of their dreams kevin leslie
12:54first time we've actually looked at each other was when we sat down on here and i
13:00thought oh god we're matching but i haven't even noticed you wouldn't even know you wouldn't even
13:05know have you been together a long time 25 years 25 yeah how did you meet i was in a
13:13but first time out for a long time and i said leslie go past i realized they were leaving
13:19so i panicked i just ran straight straight up and excuse me i said i'll probably never see you again
13:25i said but you're most come on oh
13:33oh you're big what you said was i mean never see you again but can i just see you're lovely
13:40we've been together 25 years and he can still not finish this story we went out a few times
13:52and then it was one time i went out of the train station and kev was just standing and he i'll
13:57never forget he had his arm resting on the top of his car and i looked and i felt like i'd been
14:02shot through the heart and that was when i fell in love with him well he's obviously swooped you off
14:07feet yeah 25 years don't lie and now you're here yeah my dog doesn't go any better does it
14:19oh hello i love this dog oh hi we've really not seen a connection between betsy and spud yet no
14:31she really wants a dog that will come and sit with her yeah it's not really showing it at the
14:44moment is he yeah as a parent you want to spend your whole life making sure they're okay and protecting
14:52them i'm type one myself i mean i've got a patch on my arm here you almost feel responsible because
15:02you know those genes have come from you
15:04i think it would be great for her to have a little buddy
15:16spud come here hi
15:19oh he's nice oh he's nice i really don't know i really know
15:38but it's nice now he's starting to chill out a little bit imagine just him sitting on a sofa with all of us
15:43watching a movie what's your favorite movie huh
16:05oh this dog is getting so much love he's so cute he's calm down i want to get this dog so bad
16:13oh
16:16once he's in a home and he realizes that he's not going to be abandoned he will calm down once he's
16:23in a consistent routine yeah spud wee yeah could you imagine curling up with him could you yeah
16:33my favorite thing about spud was is really really fluffy ears and he can jump really high
16:43i think spud could be that dog to comfort me it might just take a bit of time
16:52i think we'll go home and sleep on it and then make a decision from there
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17:27Tinka's made a massive improvement since she first came in.
17:31She's definitely bonded to me quite a lot,
17:33and we've seen a lot of progress from her.
17:35Yeah, good girl!
17:37She's shown her playful side.
17:39She's shown how cheeky she is.
17:45Oh, all the rolls.
17:47Another one.
17:49But she's not fully settled yet,
17:51and you can tell she's still missing her old owner.
17:57Because of the rep of the Cane Corso, they're not easy to rehome.
18:00This horrible reputation that they're nasty dogs
18:02and they're not very nice with people,
18:04but she's actually proven that wrong
18:06because she's been lovely with everyone she's met here.
18:08Hey!
18:09Anya!
18:10Yeah, you are my favourite, but don't tell the others.
18:13Yeah.
18:15The biggest challenge for Tinka would be to bond with someone new.
18:18Obviously, I'm temporarily being that person for her.
18:21She just needs to trust that there's going to be someone else as well.
18:25You don't need to cry, sweet girl.
18:30You've got a lot going on in that brain, haven't you?
18:32Yeah.
18:36We'll find you a good home.
18:45So, what brings you here?
18:46We need a dog.
18:48We need a dog back in our lives.
18:50Back in your lives?
18:51Yeah.
18:52I've had dogs for years.
18:54OK.
18:55I've had two Rottweilers and five Shepherds.
18:58And that's the size of dog I've been used to.
19:01I worked for the prison services and I worked as a dog handler.
19:05I see.
19:06So, I searched for people, searching for drugs, weapons.
19:11But predominantly, they were attack dogs.
19:13Yeah, so protection work.
19:14So, protection work with them.
19:16I've met murderers and you'll come in on particular days and you could cut the atmosphere of a knife and you know something's not right.
19:29It can quickly, and I mean like that, and it can explode.
19:34You've got to know 110% that dog won't back down.
19:40You have to get a really tight bond with the dog that he'd do anything for you.
19:46So, I lost my last one in October.
19:49Oh, bless you.
19:50Sorry to hear that.
19:51He's been retired three years.
19:53Every morning, Kev gets up and goes for the paper.
19:56And it was always him and Pasha.
19:58Now he gets up and just jumps in the car and goes and comes and sits and looks at that blessed paper for about two hours.
20:06He's lost.
20:08He's still looking for that dog.
20:12Pasha was my best mate.
20:16He's me buddy.
20:17You know, he was my right-hand man.
20:19It's like a big hole.
20:23It's the first time I've been without a dog.
20:27Sounds like I'd say we're looking for a big dog here.
20:30Well, we've decided something border-terrorist.
20:33I am genuinely open to anything.
20:36And at the end of the day, as long as Leslie's happy, so am I.
20:40We don't have people come through the doors that are disqualified very often.
20:44Well, yes.
20:45But then want a little dog.
20:47Yeah!
20:49Give us a step.
20:50Oh, fingers crossed.
20:51Good luck.
20:52Stay comfy.
20:53Good luck.
20:54Thank you so much.
20:58Kiss.
21:05So if we go right down to small, what about whisky?
21:10He came in to us just because he wasn't getting on with the other dog in the home.
21:17Whisky's nine years old, which isn't that old for a terrier.
21:23He's got plenty of life left in him.
21:26He'd make a great retirement companion.
21:29I want to throw in a curve ball as well, though.
21:34Oh, what are you thinking?
21:42So, we've got a border terrier.
21:46It's called whisky.
21:49That's it.
21:50They've had a look between the two of them.
21:52That's it.
21:53Well, because you like border terriers, don't you?
21:56Oh!
21:57OK, let me continue.
21:59Then there's option number two.
22:03We've got a girl in called Tinka.
22:07She's the cane corso.
22:09However, she's vertically challenged.
22:12We have her down as a cane corso cross.
22:16She's come in to us.
22:17She lived in a house with half a dozen other mastiffs that started picking on her
22:22and then one day all piled in on her.
22:25Aww.
22:26And she's come to us.
22:28She's gone through some quite extensive treatment for wounds
22:31all round her neck where they've attacked her,
22:33so she's got some scarring.
22:37They both offer different things.
22:39Tinka is a couch potato.
22:42Whisky's got a bit more mojo about him.
22:46You have the opportunity to meet both of them.
22:49Yeah. Absolutely.
22:50Wow.
22:51Tinka.
22:52We'll have a look.
22:53There's almost a feeling of nervous excitement
22:55because you can't believe your luck
22:58that this person has walked in on this day.
23:01Tinka.
23:04You just know on paper and in your gut
23:07it's exactly right, but what if they're not up for that?
23:12If she wants to come over near you...
23:14Mm-hm.
23:16..don't stroke her neck or anything.
23:17No, bless her.
23:19Who wants to sing?
23:21The big, powerful, ball-breed, mastiff types
23:24need a certain type of person.
23:27If that person does come along,
23:30it's a massive opportunity that we really don't want to lose.
23:33Good girl.
23:35Shall we go this way?
23:36Oh, Tinka.
23:38Where are we going?
23:39Can you walk a little bit nicer?
23:41Tinks?
23:44God, she's so excited.
23:45She's pulling me.
23:46It's just weird, just looking there and thinking,
23:50what's coming?
23:51I know.
23:52I can't even look.
23:54I think I'm going into labour.
23:59Yeah, we're going in there.
24:00I'm going into labour.
24:02Yeah, we're going in there.
24:05I'm going to meet some people.
24:10Here we go.
24:12Right, listen to what they say.
24:14Let's go, let's go.
24:16Go.
24:17There we go.
24:18Good girl.
24:19Ready?
24:22Hello.
24:25Hiya.
24:26Hiya, I'm Georgia.
24:27This is Tinka.
24:28Hi.
24:29Tinka.
24:30Oh, Tinka.
24:31Good girl, Tinka.
24:32Hello, Tinka.
24:33Hello.
24:35What?
24:37It's OK.
24:38Is she nervous?
24:39Come here.
24:41You're being silly.
24:43Good girl.
24:44That's all right.
24:45I don't know who you are.
24:55You're making me nervous.
25:01Leslie, what's she thinking?
25:04I think she's worried.
25:06Hi, beautiful.
25:09Oh, I'm sorry.
25:10I thought you'd like to be called beautiful.
25:12Yeah.
25:13It's going to be so difficult if they don't go for her
25:15to find another owner that would do the right thing.
25:21Tinka.
25:30So you're here for a dog?
25:31We are, yeah.
25:32For both of you?
25:33Yes.
25:34Have you thought about dog names?
25:35Well, yeah.
25:36I mean, I have a whole list.
25:37You got big side eye then.
25:38Yeah.
25:39That was a big side eye.
25:41Struggling to settle on a name for a four-legged friend, couple Georgia and Lawrence.
25:47For a long while, probably about five years, I've had a list of dog names on my phone that
25:50is as long as my arm.
25:52Right.
25:53Massive.
25:54Probably around 60 names on the list.
25:57So we've got Douglas, Howard, Winston, Reginald, Spencer, Kenneth, Russell, Norman, Morris, Fergus, Edgar, Digby, Wallace, Sebastian, Colin, Chutney, Pablo, Alan, Richmond, Gromit, Jeremy, Rufus, Cuthbert, Ralph, Kevin, Alfred, Branston, Barkley, Frankenstein or Ketchup.
26:14And then the girl list is slightly shorter, which you'll be pleased to know.
26:17That's just one list?
26:18That's just the boys list.
26:19That's just the boys list.
26:21So you've been waiting a while for this?
26:23Yeah, I mean, we've been together, like, nine years and we've always talked about getting a dog
26:26and it finally feels like it's the right time.
26:28The right time to.
26:29I did know, have you got a ring on?
26:32Yeah.
26:33Congratulations.
26:34Thank you very much.
26:35Oh, my God.
26:36So the dog, if today, August, swimming, is the dog being involved?
26:40Oh, yeah, well, of course, yeah.
26:42I think we've got a few wedding singers in back.
26:44Oh, perfect.
26:45You're not?
26:46Yeah.
26:47Oh!
26:48Oh!
26:49Oh!
26:50Oh!
26:51Oh!
26:52Oh!
26:53Oh!
26:54Oh!
26:55Come on, Tig.
26:56You OK?
26:57You can go and say hi.
26:58What if I come over with you?
27:00Yeah?
27:01Yeah?
27:02Hey, Tinker.
27:03Come there.
27:04Whoa!
27:05We're here.
27:06We know she's playful, but will she play with Kev?
27:10What was that one?
27:12I'll move out the way.
27:13Where's it?
27:14Yeah, she's just going into you, isn't she?
27:17Oh, where's that?
27:18Where's that?
27:19Where's that?
27:20Yeah.
27:21You want it?
27:22It's typical of the Mastiff trait, the loyalty that she's showing to her handler.
27:27He's just so desperate to find something to connect with her.
27:30Yeah.
27:31With.
27:32You know, she says, I don't know you.
27:34Oh, poor girl.
27:36Oh.
27:37Come on, Tinker.
27:39Oh, she liked the pull.
27:42Kev really wants to be her friend, but she doesn't want to cheat on Georgia.
27:48What's it?
27:49What's it?
27:50Here.
27:51Here.
27:52Oh, good girl.
27:53That's it.
27:54Are you going to pull it?
27:55Good.
27:56Oh, yeah.
27:57That's a good girl.
27:58Yes.
27:59That's a good girl.
28:00Yes.
28:01Oh, oh.
28:02Come on in.
28:03Come on in.
28:04Come on in.
28:05Oh.
28:06That's it.
28:07Oh.
28:08Good girl.
28:09Yes.
28:10They're finally playing.
28:11They're finally playing, Toggy.
28:13Yay!
28:14That's it.
28:15That's it.
28:16Yes, Tinker.
28:17Yes.
28:18Oh, this is a lot better, isn't it?
28:21She's obviously feeling much more comfortable.
28:23Oh, he didn't smile like that downstairs.
28:26He's got to be smitten.
28:27This is a massive improvement, isn't she, standing between you guys?
28:30Yeah.
28:31She's a great girl.
28:32Yes, you are.
28:33Because you know we would never hurt you, don't you?
28:35Yeah.
28:36That's it.
28:37It's all about trust, isn't it?
28:38Yeah.
28:39You're just a sweet girl and you're a very hot girl.
28:42Oh, oh.
28:43See, she just asked for more there.
28:44Yeah, yeah.
28:45Nice stop there, mate.
28:46Yeah, nice stop.
28:47Oh, you're getting the lean.
28:48Oh, look at Lesley's face.
28:51I know.
28:52She looks so much more relaxed.
28:54This is the side of her that we normally see.
28:57Yeah.
28:58She's a sweetie.
28:59Yeah.
29:00I shall take Tinker back now.
29:03Oh.
29:04They've had that bonding moment with Tinker, but Lesley was looking for a smaller dog.
29:11Yeah, I feel like they've got to itch that scratch before they can commit.
29:15Yes.
29:16Come on then, Tinker.
29:17See you later.
29:18Bye.
29:19See you later.
29:20Oh, I don't know.
29:21I don't know.
29:22I don't know.
29:23What am I to say?
29:24Yeah.
29:25Oh.
29:26Quite stressful, like, isn't it?
29:30Right.
29:31Coming up the steps.
29:32Oh.
29:33Here we go.
29:34We're coming in here.
29:35Oh.
29:36Oh.
29:37Oh.
29:38Hello.
29:39But he seems tiny now.
29:40I do, yeah.
29:41Whiskey.
29:42Hello, buddy.
29:43This is Whiskey.
29:44Hi.
29:45Hey.
29:46Oh.
29:47So, I will leave you to it.
29:48Leave us.
29:49Yep.
29:50Hello, Whiskey.
29:51Whiskey.
29:52Look at the teeth.
29:54Hello, buddy.
29:55I mean, you couldn't get two more different dogs, could you?
29:58No.
29:59And Lesley's almost melted there in the panel as soon as he's walked in.
30:03Oh, he's a good boy.
30:04Oh, he's sick as well.
30:05Yes.
30:06Here we go.
30:08Where's your man's heart, Whiskey?
30:10Here we go.
30:11Oh, Kev, man.
30:16Lesley's in love.
30:19Oh, what are we going to do, guys?
30:21I don't know.
30:22Well, actually, what are they going to do?
30:23What do you got?
30:24Hi.
30:25Hi.
30:26Hi.
30:27Well, hello.
30:33Wow.
30:39When Whiskey came in, her eyes lit up, a smile, and she's looking, oh.
30:46And I thought, well, there's no competition, is there?
30:47That was it.
30:48Oh, he's gentle, isn't he?
30:49Yeah.
30:50Yeah, yeah.
30:51So was Tinga.
30:52Same thing.
30:53You can put when you think, gentle.
30:54Yeah, she was very gentle, wasn't she?
30:55Mm-hmm.
30:56Certainly there'll be one of them going home with us anyway.
30:57Yeah, one of them.
30:58Not telling you which one, but I don't think it'll need a big cage.
31:05Tinga made a big enough impression on me that if, you know, it doesn't work out, we can't take her really, I would be contacting the place to ask how she is.
31:20You could maybe get her.
31:25He's such a softie.
31:27He's such a softie.
31:35Have you thought about what sort of dog you want?
31:38Literally any of them.
31:39I feel like with a dog, they just always cheer you up.
31:42They always have a little goofy side, don't they?
31:44Yeah.
31:45However bad your day's been, they just make you laugh when you come home.
31:49Yeah.
31:50That's what I love.
31:51So the personality is really important for you guys.
31:53Massively. Yeah, definitely.
31:54I really want one that gets along with other dogs and that likes human attention as well, like gets along with people as well.
32:02Because I'm shy when I'm meeting new people, whereas I think if you've got a dog, you've just always got something to talk about.
32:09Yeah, I would have never known that. You seem so bubbly and sociable and chatty and confident.
32:14Yeah.
32:15I think she is more shy now. I mean, with what happened to Gia six or seven years ago now.
32:22Yeah.
32:23I lost my memory, five years of my memory.
32:28So I was 22 years old and I thought I was 17.
32:34I'd never heard of encephalitis before I got it.
32:38It's a brain inflammation, isn't it?
32:42Yeah.
32:43Yeah.
32:44So the brain swells and pushes against your skull and that pressure is what caused the kind of scar and the damage to the brain.
32:51I was in hospital for around four weeks and I remember maybe the last five days and the doctor had asked me how old I am.
33:05At the time I was 22 years old, I thought I was 17.
33:10I'd lost memory of five years of my life and they're quite important years.
33:15So like sixth form, don't remember any of sixth form or any of my studying, my A levels.
33:21Don't remember passing my driving test.
33:24So I didn't know how to drive, had to learn that again.
33:28Didn't remember university and I'd just finished and ready to graduate.
33:34Didn't remember meeting Lawrence at all.
33:38Joker.
33:39Yeah.
33:40The first time that I went to visit G in hospital, the doctors, they said to me that she won't know who you are.
33:55She might not want this anymore.
33:59We'd had two and a half years of working together and building trust and a relationship.
34:03And I was just this random man, like.
34:08The toughest thing I've ever had to deal with is being forgotten.
34:14Wow.
34:15So Lawrence had to introduce himself to me over again.
34:18Yeah, and just kind of start from...
34:20Yeah, from the very, very beginning.
34:22Really?
34:24I'd say it was only probably a few months until I fell in love with him again.
34:29And, you know, when you can just tell, you just know that you do.
34:38It must have been incredibly scary.
34:41I couldn't imagine what it must be like to lose five years of your life and for her not to remember you as well.
34:47That must have been really difficult.
34:48Yeah.
34:49Yeah, it's the worst thing we've ever had to deal with, I think.
34:52Yeah, it definitely is.
34:54I always say it's like the old me and the new me.
34:58Are you hoping that by getting a new dog it might bring a little bit of the old Georgia back?
35:04Yeah, that's what I'm hoping.
35:05Yeah, to bring a bit of the old me back, the more kind of confident, outgoing person back into me.
35:13Just even if it's just a little bit, it'd be nice.
35:17Challenge accepted.
35:18You're ready.
35:19Amazing.
35:20I'm ready.
35:21We trust you.
35:22Capable hands.
35:23OK, right.
35:24Hang tight.
35:25Cheers.
35:26We shall.
35:27See you later.
35:29I'm so excited.
35:30I wonder what it's going to be.
35:32I know.
35:33It could be anything.
35:35It's got to be a dog that will build her confidence.
35:37OK.
35:39What about...
35:40I mean, if we're looking for goofy dogs, lurchers are pretty goofy.
35:44I think your average lurcher might be a bit big for them, but what about Waldo?
35:49Because he's quite a small lurcher.
35:50He's almost like a whippet size, isn't he?
35:53Yeah.
35:54And what a goofy dog as well.
35:55He's so goofy.
35:58This is Waldo, short for Waldobut.
36:01He loves nothing more than going out, seeing some new people and playing with his mates.
36:08He really is the life of the party.
36:11Kitty!
36:13Good boy.
36:15Waldo's definitely a bit of a class clown.
36:19He just always looks cheeky.
36:20So, Waldo was originally found as a stray and brought in to us.
36:27So, we've really had to start from scratch with him and just treat him as if he was a little tiny puppy, really.
36:34Good boy.
36:36The ideal home for Waldo will be quite a young or an active family, willing to take him out on lots of new adventures.
36:42But also someone who's really calm and patient, but are willing to put a bit of hard work in with his basic training and in return are going to get a best friend and just someone that's always going to make them smile.
36:59Thank you. Bye.
37:01Waldo.
37:03You have to remind me of this name.
37:06What's his full name?
37:08Walderbert.
37:10Walderbert.
37:12It's just so good.
37:13Waldo.
37:14It's not a name you need to change.
37:16You have to keep reminding me of the full name.
37:18Walderbert. Amazing.
37:19We met at university in the first week of Freshers and G came up behind me in a nightclub and ran her hands through my hair and we just kind of got along immediately.
37:34She did have this kind of confidence before.
37:37Like, she knew who she was, she knew she had value and something that really makes me sad is sometimes I think she feels she isn't good enough.
37:45I've definitely become more closed off. I'm a lot more introverted. I'm not confident enough to just go and talk to somebody or start a conversation and that gets me a bit down.
38:05I think a dog might just be that key to the door. It just kind of allows her to have that confidence in herself again.
38:17Good boy. Ready to show you that goofy personality. Yeah. You've got to make them smile like you do us. Come on then. Good boy.
38:27Good boy.
38:30It will help just to bridge that gap and break the ice with people. When they meet her and she's got the dog, I think you will immediately feel more comfortable.
38:39Let's hope he likes us.
38:42What's not to like?
38:57Are you ready? What's the moment you've been waiting for?
39:01Good boy.
39:02Come on then.
39:04Can't see anybody.
39:06Oh, there are.
39:08Cheers, coming.
39:12Hiya.
39:13Hello.
39:15I'm Aya, this is Waldo.
39:17Hello, nice to meet you.
39:18Hello Waldo.
39:19Hello Waldo.
39:20He's super fun, super loving and goofy.
39:22But I'll leave you with him and we'll come back in a bit.
39:25Thank you so much.
39:26Hello mate.
39:30You having a sniff?
39:32What have you got?
39:33Nothing.
39:37Shall we sit down?
39:40Waldo.
39:41Hey Waldo.
39:43He is maybe a little bit nervous.
39:46What do you think George is thinking Helen?
39:49I don't know.
39:51It's hard to know if this is just how she reacts in new situations
39:54when she's just thinking she's quite introverted.
40:03He's just learning isn't he and figuring it all out.
40:08Come here.
40:09Come here.
40:14Hey.
40:16She had a rough time.
40:23Aww.
40:24Oh, that's nice.
40:29She's smiling a bit more now.
40:30She's relaxing a bit.
40:36Oh, find it.
40:37Go on, use your nose.
40:38He's got good nose.
40:39Look, can you catch it?
40:43Oh, well done.
40:44Oh, well done.
40:45Good boy.
40:46Good boy.
40:47Oh, okay.
40:48There we go.
40:49There we go.
40:50Okay.
40:51Go on, Georgia.
40:53Good boy.
40:55Good boy.
40:57See?
40:58Here we go.
40:59Good boy.
41:01Good boy.
41:02Good boy.
41:03Yeah.
41:04Come on, Waldo.
41:05Good boy.
41:06Good boy.
41:08Look at her go.
41:10Are you playing?
41:11There he is.
41:12You can see that side of him, can't we?
41:16Come to you, G.
41:18Oh, go.
41:20That was actually to you.
41:21That was actually to you.
41:22It was all a trick.
41:23Now your tail's wagging, isn't it?
41:25I was looking at Waldo and seeing the aspects that we'd asked for.
41:30And you could see his tail wagging and it was really nice that he got involved and felt confident enough to it.
41:36Oh, good catch.
41:37Good catch.
41:38That was very impressive.
41:39Oh, he threw it to himself in the air.
41:41I think that he can be that extra crutch for you to push you to talk to people and be that kind of thing that gives you that confidence again, which could be really good.
41:51Oh, Waldo.
41:54But it's such a big decision for us and for him we need to make sure it's the right one.
41:58Yeah, for both of us.
41:59Yeah.
42:12Sunny!
42:13Come here!
42:14Sunny!
42:15We decided to get Spud, but now his name is Sunny.
42:25He feels like a member of the family.
42:29He's definitely home.
42:30I feel like he should have started life here really.
42:34Yeah.
42:35But we're lucky to have him.
42:38The one thing that I was concerned about was his energy, but he's just so chilled.
42:46We want him to be calm, we just have to be calm.
42:49Yeah.
42:50And then he's calm.
42:52Sunny has actually helped.
42:55If my blood's low, I probably will cry because I'm a bit nervous or scared.
43:02He just jumps onto my lap and then I start cuddling him.
43:06Hi!
43:07I feel safe and relaxed and it just makes my day a lot better.
43:19I think I had an awful lot to weigh up because I knew that Kev's heart had very quickly gone to tinker.
43:36Whiskey fit the bill.
43:39You can't bring a dog into a household where one's not happy.
43:42You've both got to agree that that's the dog.
43:46Beautiful day.
43:47I think the door's open.
43:50The handle's going.
43:52After a lot of thought, we decided to take...
43:59Tinker!
44:01Tinker!
44:05Hi, gorgeous!
44:07What's not to love?
44:11She is one big softie.
44:14I want Kev to be really happy.
44:16And it's the best decision.
44:18She's got my heart as well.
44:20I absolutely love her.
44:22Are you home now?
44:24Are you?
44:26Are you happy, are you?
44:28We bonded very quickly.
44:30Just pinned to my side.
44:33Any chance to get my foot back?
44:34I think she knew it.
44:35That's my dad.
44:36That's it.
44:38Oh, that's a good girl.
44:39That's a good girl.
44:41You all right?
44:42Yeah?
44:43Yeah, it's brought summer back.
44:44I just feel...
44:45It's filled the hole.
44:46Yeah.
44:47Good girl.
44:48And the kitchen.
44:49And the car.
44:50Ha-ha!
44:52When Waldo walked into the pen, he was a little bit nervous, but thankfully did come up and say hello to us eventually.
45:00We quite quickly decided that he was an amazing dog and that we really wanted to give him a home.
45:07It was going really well, but he really struggled being on his own.
45:11As soon as we started to leave the room, even just for a few minutes, it wasn't for him and he'd get so stressed.
45:19He'd start to kind of chew his paws and get really frantic.
45:24It just felt like he was a little bit nervous.
45:27He just felt like he was a little bit nervous, but thankfully did come up and say hello to us eventually.
45:32We quite quickly decided that he was an amazing dog and that we really wanted to give him a home.
45:37It was going really well, but he really struggled being on his own.
45:41It just broke our hearts to see him like that.
45:44We worked on it and we spoke a lot with Wood Green to get their advice,
45:49but we had to take him back.
45:54It was heartbreaking.
45:56I'm hoping that he has found a new home
45:59that can give him everything that we couldn't.
46:04Having him did really help me get out and speak to people.
46:10But we'll wait till the wedding's done,
46:13wait till we're married and then carry on a search.
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