The Yorkshire Vet Season 21 Episode 11

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00:00Across Yorkshire's Moors and Dales, the world's most famous vets set the benchmark for animal care.

00:10And James Herriot's legacy lives on.

00:15His former trainee, Peter Wright...

00:17All my life, I've enjoyed doing this.

00:19...has been a Yorkshire vet for over 40 years.

00:23There we are. How are you doing, my old mate?

00:26Peter's old partner, Julian Norton...

00:28Not quite the same as operated in theatre, is it?

00:31I know.

00:32...now has two practices.

00:34I don't want to let him go.

00:36One of them in the town where Herriot worked, surrounded by the North Yorkshire landscape he loved.

00:42Everything that you can see all across there is Yorkshire.

00:45And in the foothills of the Pennines...

00:47That's a Hollywood smile.

00:49...a new generation of town and country vets also uphold the Herriot ethos.

00:55I'm just going to have a feel a bit deeper inside to see what we've got.

00:58The teams are united.

01:00Oh!

01:01And always determined to hit their target.

01:04Yay!

01:06Yes!

01:07As they help animals of all shapes...

01:09It's trying to grow an extra pair of legs.

01:11...sizes...

01:12Endo-gorgeous.

01:14...types...

01:15Catch!

01:16...and temperaments.

01:18No, don't be nasty.

01:19It's definitely not glamorous.

01:21Cut that mucus out.

01:23But it's varied.

01:24So we've actually found gold, literally found gold.

01:27It's rarely easy.

01:28You've won Mr. Wet T-shirt.

01:30But they continue the Herriot tradition.

01:32It's alive.

01:33Treating all creatures...

01:35It's moving.

01:36I can't believe it.

01:37...great...

01:38...and small.

01:39Yay!

01:40There's so much mouth-watering scenery in Yorkshire...

01:59...you simply have to stop and drink it in.

02:05And whether it's with wine from the vineyards...

02:11...an appropriately named ale...

02:14...or a revitalizing cuppa...

02:21There are myriad options for toasting good health.

02:26For any newborn...

02:28...mother's milk is the vital tipple.

02:31It's lifeblood.

02:33So when a new mum is struggling...

02:36...the health concern is always a double.

02:41Near Huddersfield...

02:43...Paul and his nephew Jack are worried...

02:45...that despite the arrival of a live calf...

02:47...they could be left with a bitter aftertaste.

02:50She had a bit of a difficult calf in...

02:52...so unfortunately we've had to call her that.

02:55But we've got the calf out alive...

02:57...which is a bonus at the moment.

02:59The heifer has pushed out her uterus after giving birth.

03:02And Rohin is on his way over.

03:06She's a first time mum...

03:08...and it's a very serious condition...

03:10...particularly for a young cow to deal with.

03:12And also there's a calf...

03:13...who will be depending on this cow...

03:15...who needs milk to get the colostrum...

03:17...to get the immunity in order to survive.

03:19You know when you're going into the situation...

03:21...there's no guarantees of having a good outcome.

03:24All we can do is just get there quick.

03:26Every minute counts.

03:27I think what might be the best thing...

03:36...is if we can have...

03:37...if we can try and keep her down...

03:39...I could even just give her a bit of sedation...

03:40...to keep her calm.

03:41See if I get all this bit right...

03:43...and make sure she's got...

03:45...good epidural and pain relief...

03:46...it'll make our life a lot easier as well...

03:47...trying to push it all back in.

03:49So it's going in really nice.

03:51Steady girl.

03:53We need to get both legs out behind her...

03:55...like a frog.

03:56So...

03:57...see if we can grab this one from underneath too.

03:59That's it.

04:00They don't always leave.

04:01And if we can...

04:02...it's a hell of a lot easier to push it in...

04:03...so we'll roll it over towards you.

04:05Go on lass.

04:08There we go.

04:12First step.

04:13You get this really nice and clean then.

04:15You can see how swollen and full of blood it is.

04:18It's going to be a bit of a job...

04:20...pushing this back in I think.

04:22There's a beautiful calf over there...

04:25...probably wanting to be having a drink soon isn't it?

04:28What we might try and do to help.

04:30Just...

04:31...you know holding it up like that basically yeah.

04:33I know your arms are getting knackered...

04:35...but...

04:36...the more gravity's on our side.

04:38Yeah.

04:39That's good.

04:40Just tilting it up like that's great...

04:42...because it helps...

04:43...make all the blood drain back to where it should.

04:46Yeah.

04:47That's really helped.

04:49Right.

04:50I'm just going to work at it from underneath now.

04:53Sometimes it's like...

04:54...two steps forwards...

04:55...one backwards...

04:56...because you push it in...

04:57...then another bit comes out.

05:00If you've got a bag of sugar...

05:02...it does help shrink it.

05:03Yeah.

05:04Oh that'll help too.

05:06Let me catch my breath as well.

05:08Yeah.

05:09Perfect.

05:11So that...

05:12...it just basically helps...

05:13...gives you bits of grip as well...

05:14...but it helps everything to...

05:15...to shrink down.

05:16Just patience isn't it?

05:18That's the key.

05:19Come on.

05:21Come on.

05:22It's a tough one.

05:23It is a tough one.

05:24It is a tough one.

05:25It's just the fact that she's in such an awkward position...

05:27...and we can't...

05:28...get her legs back.

05:29It just makes everything...

05:31...create so much less room in there.

05:33But she's just...

05:34...her legs right underneath her on the other side.

05:36I don't think we'll be able to...

05:38...to pull it around, will we?

05:48A Yorkshire vet practice...

05:50...has to be prepared to deal with much more than cats and dogs.

05:57And in Wetherby...

05:58Owls are really aggressive, aren't they?

06:00I don't think this baby owl looks like it's too bad-tempered, is it?

06:04Julian and Lucy have a surprise patient from the wild.

06:08I'm being precautious.

06:10Well...

06:11Precautious is that word?

06:12Cautious.

06:13Being cautious, taking precautions.

06:14Right, nearly there then.

06:17We've had this little bird brought in.

06:19It's obviously a young owl.

06:21Found...

06:22...I think...

06:23...on the ground.

06:24So it must have fallen out of a nest.

06:26Very weak.

06:27No signs of obvious injuries.

06:29Gosh, it's thin, isn't it?

06:31And bony.

06:32Yeah.

06:33The whole thing must be quite frightened.

06:35Yeah, I think he's a bit malnourished, isn't he?

06:37Yeah.

06:38Well, what we can do...

06:39...we'll give him some food.

06:41See if he eats that.

06:43We'll try and get some...

06:44...shringe some water.

06:45Should I just get some cat food?

06:47Cat food's good, yeah.

06:49I'll be the mum.

06:50I'll just get some forceps.

06:52You can feel his, like, spine and it's so skinny.

06:56He's clearly been on his own for a bit, bless him.

07:00I mean, he's used to eating mice rather than cat food.

07:05Come on, it's food.

07:07Is that gonna go down?

07:09Come on.

07:10It's okay.

07:12Hmm.

07:13Doesn't really want that, does it?

07:16It's alright.

07:19There we are.

07:20There we go.

07:21I don't know how old it is.

07:22It's obviously a baby.

07:24It's covered in the fluffy down that baby chicks have.

07:28So, it must only be a few weeks, I would have thought.

07:32Too young to be...

07:34There we are.

07:35...on the ground by himself.

07:37Yay, do you like that?

07:38So, it's really got no chance of survival without his mum.

07:42And without some help from us.

07:46You know our right little bird.

07:47How are we at?

07:48In.

07:49Yay.

07:50What shall we call him?

07:52Ah, that's a good question.

07:53What shall we call him, Lucy?

07:55Yeah.

07:56When we have a stray, we name them something related to how they came in.

08:00It was in a bucket?

08:01Bucket.

08:02You can't call it Bucket.

08:03Well, we call it napkin napkin.

08:05So, bucket.

08:06Bucket, okay.

08:07Oh, Bucky.

08:08Bucky.

08:09Bucky.

08:10Bucky.

08:11That's a good idea.

08:12Bucky.

08:13Well done, Bucky.

08:14Well done.

08:15It'll make you feel better.

08:18Yay, Bucky.

08:19Right, shall we pop him back in there?

08:22And then back in his kennel.

08:24The little chap's looking quite a lot brighter.

08:27Fingers crossed he's going to be okay.

08:28We'll give him some food during the course of the day.

08:30And then later on I'm going to drop him off at a rescue centre

08:33who will specialise in treating birds of prey like this.

08:36And hopefully we'll be able to nurse it back to health.

08:42Coming up.

08:43That's a bit of his skull basically there and there.

08:45Poor lad.

08:46A tub who's lost his horn needs David's help.

08:49Let's have a look.

08:50Rohin requires Brawn to save the new mum.

08:53It takes a lot of strength just to stop it coming back out at this point, doesn't it?

08:56But with a relentlessly loud lab.

08:59Do you smell like a vet?

09:00There you go.

09:01Peter uses his brain to think outside the box.

09:05As a vet, we have limited amounts of equipment in our armory shall we say.

09:10But I might know somebody that can help.

09:12Near Huddersfield.

09:13Alright, this is...

09:14It's got to be close there.

09:15Rohin's been battling for nearly half an hour to save Paul and Jack's heifer.

09:19I'm just going to hold some pressure like that for a bit.

09:20Yeah.

09:21Who's prolapsed her uterus after giving birth.

09:22It's a lot of strength just to stop it coming back out at this point, doesn't it?

09:31With the newborn calf desperately needing her mum.

09:36The majority's inside it now.

09:37This last little bit that doesn't want to go.

10:03Probably.

10:04I think if I take my arm out, it's going to come back up.

10:07While the calf needs that first drink, an old one should finish the job with mum.

10:13This is another old farmer's trick.

10:16It's like pushing a sock inside out, trying to get everything back into the right position.

10:19This can just help you get everything to where it needs to.

10:23I'll see if we can do that.

10:26That's it.

10:27Nice and deep.

10:28I remember being a student and you go into the farm vet's office and see empty wine bottles on the shelf.

10:34And it's not because they're an alcoholic.

10:36It's because they need it for work.

10:37At least that's what they tell you.

10:41We're going to get even more pain relief and some antibiotics.

10:45It's really, really small.

10:46And I think this is as hard as they ever get to push back in.

10:50But that will just keep her comfortable for the next few days and make sure she doesn't get infection.

10:54That's the main thing.

10:54It was quite a tough calving.

10:59And sometimes it can happen that they end up getting nerve damage.

11:02You do get cows that then never end up standing up again because of the nerve damage.

11:06Let's see if I'll give her a bit of a nudge.

11:08Go on, go.

11:09Go on.

11:09Up again.

11:10Up, up, up.

11:11Up, up, up.

11:12That's it.

11:13That's it.

11:13Nearly there.

11:15We'll breathe a big sigh of relief if we can get her to stand up and be walking around.

11:19Go on, go.

11:20Go on.

11:20Up, up, up.

11:22It's just this leg here.

11:23I think she's been lying on it.

11:24She's just really weak on it.

11:26Come on.

11:27Come on.

11:28Up, we get.

11:29Up, we get.

11:30Ah.

11:31We're so close.

11:33Do you want to try one more time?

11:35Yeah.

11:36Go on, go.

11:37Up, up, up.

11:38Up, up, up.

11:41Up, up, up.

11:42Shh.

11:45That's it.

11:46That's it.

11:46That's better.

11:47Well, at least now we're relieving the pressure on that leg, aren't we?

11:50So that's good.

11:51We're not quite out of the woods.

11:55I'm not going to be pessimistic.

11:56We've got some promising signs.

11:58I think I'll be really happy if we know in the next few days she is able to walk around.

12:02But until then, it's still a bit of a nervous weight.

12:04It's not often pets become involved in politics.

12:18But at the practice in Kirby Moorside...

12:21Crikey.

12:22...Peter and nurse KP...

12:24Oh, dear.

12:25...are performing a dental on a frog, a French bulldog pug cross.

12:29Some of these teeth are not nice.

12:31And it's a Frenchie with an unusually Eurosceptic name.

12:35Guess what it's called?

12:36I don't know.

12:37It's called Brexit.

12:40Brexit?

12:41Yeah.

12:42With these teeth, we've got a decision to make.

12:44Yeah.

12:45Whether we leave or remain.

12:47I was talking to my grandson about it.

12:50We know children, they don't like vegetables, do they?

12:52No.

12:53He thought then for Sunday dinner, there'd be no more Brussels.

12:57I'll say.

12:58Some patriotic pet names remain more traditional.

13:04Cats and dogs, they come in one eye.

13:07What's it called?

13:07Nelson.

13:09I love names like that, though.

13:11Well...

13:11I love it when a bulldog's called Dave.

13:13Dave.

13:14I love it.

13:15My boxes were called Alf.

13:17Aw.

13:18Alf and Bert.

13:19Oh, no, I love that.

13:23This would take a lot longer than I expected it would.

13:26I know.

13:26It does take a long time to get a dead scene done, aren't it?

13:30Yes.

13:30I know.

13:32Good, you're full of it today.

13:33Oh!

13:34Oh!

13:38Over at the Huddersfield Practices Farm and Equine Centre,

13:42Lucy's arrived with her pedigree tub,

13:45who has a no-nonsense name.

13:47He's a good lad.

13:48Carl has been struggling after a freak accident.

13:52He got caught in a round bale feeder and ripped his corn off.

13:56There's sort of an underlying infection underneath,

13:58which has been going on for a couple of months now.

14:00Lucy's mum, Esther, is especially fond of Carl.

14:03I found him last year when he was a little lamb, down a drain.

14:07And dad, Alex, is worried about him, too.

14:11It's swelling in his eye and just general discomfort.

14:14You just need to get to the bottom of what it is.

14:16We want to make sure that that discomfort is kept to a minimum.

14:19We love the animal, so we've got to make sure he gets right.

14:22And that will be the challenge for David.

14:25Hi, guys. You all right?

14:26Hiya.

14:26How are we doing?

14:27It's all right.

14:28This is Carl.

14:30What's up, Carl?

14:30Found him in the field.

14:32Obviously very sorry for himself with one horn.

14:36Let's have a look.

14:37That's the came off.

14:39That's a bit of his skull, basically, there and there.

14:41Poor lad.

14:42Hey.

14:44Because he basically just had quite a big hole.

14:48At times, it has been pus sort of trying to come out of the middle of it.

14:52So we've blue-sprayed it many and many a time.

14:54Right in the centre?

14:55Yeah.

14:56But it was about a week ago.

14:57You'll notice that, obviously, his eye just isn't quite open as much as the other one.

15:01Yeah.

15:02And his eyelid is quite swollen, isn't it?

15:06So there's a couple of different things.

15:08Clearly there's just an ongoing infection that's causing an issue.

15:13You all right with the front end?

15:15Yeah.

15:17Just listen to his chest.

15:19He's a bit snorty, whereas he wasn't before.

15:23He's a good lad.

15:24I think there's probably a little bit of fluid and mucus.

15:27If it's in his sinuses, I'm definitely going to give him a different family of antibiotics

15:31along course to try and control it.

15:34All right.

15:34Bye.

15:35Careful, Carl.

15:36Ready.

15:37Ready.

15:38Ready.

15:40That's one.

15:44We used a baby needle, Carl.

15:46I was going to say it.

15:47You're soft here, aren't you?

15:53He's a star.

15:54He's had a bit of a run-in at times.

15:57We called him calamity, Carl, at one point.

16:00He gets a bit better.

16:01I can't.

16:02I'm all right.

16:03I'll give you a bow in a couple of days, see how he's looking.

16:09Yep.

16:10Thanks very much indeed.

16:10Cheers.

16:11Sheep like Carl do have issues with their horns all the time.

16:16In this case, he's lost it, and now he's just struggling weeks down the line with an infection.

16:21It's quite an unusual one.

16:22It's not responded to treatment so far.

16:24But I'm having another go, and we may need to do some sampling and further treatment if he doesn't start to improve quickly.

16:30But we'll have to keep a close eye on him.

16:41On Peter's days off, when he's not caring for animals, he's often tending to his beloved Land Rover.

16:49As a young vet, seeing these vehicles on farms, and, you know, if you're having a cow down out in a field somewhere and the terrain was rough,

17:00my little car that was provided by my old boss, James Herriot, it really wouldn't hack it.

17:06So ultimately, I thought, I'm going to have one of those.

17:10And I ended up with this magnificent beast.

17:13I do tend to look after her very well, but they do need routine work doing at them, so this morning I'm going to take her in for service.

17:25Just as local people come to see him with their pets,

17:29for vital mechanical health maintenance, Peter visits his old friend Patrick.

17:34I've known Peter for years, looking after his cars.

17:41He has himself looked after my mother's horses many years ago, and it's such a small community around here.

17:46Everybody knows each other, so to speak.

17:49And even on his days off, Peter's mind is never too far from the day job.

17:54One thing that I've noticed when I've been to see Patrick at the garage is that he has a dog called Jack,

18:02who is lovely, but he's one of the noisiest dogs I know.

18:05He barks and barks incessantly.

18:09Jack, enough. Enough. That'll do now.

18:13And you just think he's about to settle down, the phone rings, and he starts again.

18:19Hello.

18:19And I'm not one of the lovers that works out of the garage.

18:23You know, I think he's even considered putting ear defenders on,

18:26not for the noise in the garage, but really just to get away from Jack.

18:32When we get deliveries, Jack likes to greet them by barking and going to the door.

18:38It can be a bit of a shock.

18:39Some of the delivery drivers are quite sceptical voting.

18:43They'll just open the door and throw the parcels through the door and shut the door.

18:46And with his noisy greeting...

18:50..rescue Labrador Jack...

18:54Take it back and forth a couple of times. Is it kicking then?

18:57..doesn't even spare the Yorkshire vet.

19:02Hi, Patrick.

19:03Hi, mate.

19:04Doesn't he drive you mad?

19:05Not really. He's just...

19:06He's trying to say something.

19:08Obviously, I can't speak dog.

19:10Can you speak dog?

19:11Well, a little bit. A little bit.

19:13But I've seen a number of dogs like this in my time.

19:16And once they've got a habit, it doesn't seem to die out, does it?

19:19It's always bats.

19:20Has it?

19:20Since we've gone...

19:21We've gone about ten months, and the only thing we know about him,

19:24he was in a flat.

19:26I think he was just left to his own devices.

19:29We'd think he was lonely.

19:33All right, Jack.

19:34How are you doing?

19:38Don't smell nice.

19:40Don't smell like a vet.

19:41I know you'll never take the bark out of a dog,

19:47but we just need to sort of control it slightly.

19:50As a vet, we have limited amounts of equipment in our army, shall we say.

19:55It's not one of my strong points, if I'm brutally honest.

19:58But I might know somebody that can help.

20:01I can have a word with a friend of mine.

20:02That'd be great if you could.

20:03Yeah, leave it with me.

20:05I'll give you a ring, Peter Wink-Carsden.

20:06Very good. Thank you, Patrick.

20:08Cheers. Bye now.

20:08If a dog's miserable, you need to pick up on it.

20:12Then we need to do something about it.

20:14So I might know a friend who can give us some advice

20:17to see if I can help Patrick, and particularly help Jack.

20:20It's really close to that eye now, isn't it?

20:33To try and save the orphaned baby, Julian calls an owl expert.

20:37I brought you a present.

20:39A very nice little ball of fluff, and I'm hoping you can help.

20:43This is my nursery for little ones.

20:45And the mother of all noisy dog problems...

20:48I'm really glad to see you, because I'm ultimately deaf, Graham.

20:52Are you?

20:52...is a job for the dog father.

20:54Oh, well, that's barking already.

20:56In Thirsk, Julian's hoping for a favour from an old friend.

21:13After treating an orphaned baby tawny owl at the Wetherby practice,

21:19he's heading to the best place he knows to continue his recovery.

21:23The first time I came to Roses was about 28 years ago.

21:28I came to Lama Sheep, just down there,

21:32and she's got a very brilliant rescue set-up here.

21:35Hello, Oscar. What are you doing up there?

21:38She's got a lot of knowledge about birds, particularly owls.

21:43Hello, Rose.

21:44Hi.

21:45How are you, stranger?

21:46I brought you a present.

21:48I've come with a very nice little ball of fluff,

21:51and I'm hoping you can help.

21:52This is my nursery for little ones.

21:55You've got some in there already, I see.

21:56We have, yeah.

21:57So it came in this morning.

22:00Somebody found it in the farmyard on the ground.

22:03Oh.

22:04Very weak, was really weak, actually.

22:07Couldn't raise his head.

22:08Cold, hungry.

22:08Cold, hungry, dehydrated.

22:10I would say he's about a week old, maybe five days.

22:14So he's only very small, then.

22:16He is, yeah.

22:17We have an awful lot of owls,

22:18and they've started out like this, some of them.

22:21Isn't he nice?

22:22You know, sweetheart?

22:23Aren't you pretty?

22:24He's pretty.

22:25And we've fallen in love with him already.

22:27This one's going to come up.

22:29Because he arrived in a bucket,

22:31so we've called him Bucky.

22:32He wants for some food, look, Rose.

22:36Oh, look at that.

22:38Oh, he's got so much more strength than this morning.

22:42Crikey.

22:43Oh, you don't think he'd like to go with his new friends, do you?

22:46Or is he too small for that?

22:47I wouldn't leave him in overnight, because...

22:50Just at least so that he can see

22:52that there are bird friends nearby.

22:55Oh, look.

22:57People say their owls are wise.

22:59Do you get that impression?

23:01Yes, they are, yeah.

23:02And you've been with owls all your life, I guess, have you?

23:0530 years.

23:0732 years.

23:08You're not a bit tired of it, I guess.

23:08No, no.

23:09The first barn owl that I got off Scaldale,

23:12it was 25, and it died on Christmas Day,

23:15and I'd had it 25 years, and it was a barn owl.

23:18But what do you think the chances are for this little chap?

23:22We'll do our best for him.

23:26All right, thanks, Rose.

23:27All the best.

23:27Nice to see you.

23:28And you.

23:29Bye.

23:29This morning we had a very sick, weak owlet

23:34that was perilously close to dying,

23:36and we didn't really know at that point in time

23:38whether he was going to make it.

23:41Buck is in the best hands here,

23:43and hopefully he'll be back out in the wild

23:44before too long when he's got his strength

23:47and learned the skills to survive by himself.

23:49There we go.

23:50At the practice in Huddersfield,

23:58Lucy and her parents are back with Carl the Tup,

24:02who David treated for a nasty infection.

24:05You're a handsome chap, aren't you, mate?

24:06It's such a shame.

24:07Carl's problem started when his horn was ripped off,

24:11which is now causing a new issue.

24:13His little horn stump has been growing a fair, fair lot,

24:16and it's now millimetres away from his eye,

24:18which isn't nice.

24:20Hi.

24:21Hi, everyone.

24:22How are we doing?

24:23How are you up, Carl?

24:24Really close to that eye now, isn't it?

24:26Yep.

24:27Which, unfortunately, means it's going to have to come off.

24:30There are a few risks, of course,

24:31but there's nothing we can do.

24:33We just need to go ahead and get that off.

24:36Good, lads.

24:37There we go.

24:40It's dead, mate.

24:44First thing I'll do is just clip a bit of the hair out of the way.

24:48I know it's near your eye, isn't it, Carl?

24:51It's definitely started to bother him.

24:52You can see he shoves his head in the reeds trying to scratch it,

24:56and he's only a matter of weeks away, really,

24:59from going in with some ewes as well,

25:00so we need to get him fighting fit for that.

25:03He's had a bit of a feinkiller.

25:04Then I'm going to also put a little bit of a local anesthetic block in

25:07to numb up the horn area as much as possible.

25:09That'll do us.

25:10I'll get the cheese wire ready.

25:11You can tell it's not right.

25:15It's going straight through.

25:16It's too easy.

25:17So I've taken as much of the horn as I could off

25:26and just cauterizing to make sure there's no bleeding.

25:30We want ideally no regrowth.

25:33As little as possible would be nice.

25:35Even if he just has a little bit,

25:37it's going to be much more manageable and further away from his eye.

25:39OK, let's do a quick spray.

25:42So we'll just have to watch how this bit heals.

25:45Look at the jumbly.

25:47I think when he gets out in the field

25:49and he can see all around again, he's going to feel a lot happier.

25:52Right, shall we load him back up?

26:05Sleep it off.

26:07It's looking far better.

26:08He looks happier as well.

26:10No, I'm very pleased with that.

26:13It's mashing.

26:15Well, keep a close eye on it.

26:16Thank you for that.

26:17Yeah, no problem.

26:18My pleasure.

26:19All right, take care.

26:19Cheers.

26:20See you later.

26:23Although not quite as horny as before,

26:27it's not long...

26:28Put a bit more powder in.

26:30..before Carl is enjoying life out in the field with his lady friends.

26:34We're just making up some rabble paste,

26:37which basically will go on.

26:38Carl's chest.

26:40So each time that he mounts the ewes,

26:42we'll see a corresponding mark on them

26:45and can make a note of dates.

26:49And while blue is the colour today...

26:51Here we go then, mate.

26:54OK.

26:54Carl has already made his mark.

26:57He went in with them a few weeks ago

26:58and, as you can see from the number of yellow bottoms,

27:01he's been doing his job well.

27:05It's really nice to see him back

27:06because we've had high hopes for Carl

27:08from when he was a couple of days old.

27:11He's been through a lot this year,

27:13but he's certainly working with these girls here,

27:16so that's what we wanted.

27:19To see him thriving is definitely good

27:22and obviously doing the job that he was born to do.

27:26Right, we'll leave him to it then.

27:27Yeah, they're doing well.

27:38Near Thirsk,

27:39Jack the Lab

27:40is causing more headaches

27:44for the customers at Patrick's 4x4 garage.

27:47We'll have a look at that then.

27:48Yeah, OK.

27:49As a regular client,

27:51Peter promised to try and help

27:53and he's phoned a friend.

27:56So the last few times I've been here,

27:58I've noticed Jack's barking

27:59and annoying everybody.

28:01It hasn't got any better.

28:02So the chap I've got in mind to help

28:05is a Yorkshireman.

28:06I've known him for some time.

28:08He's become a friend

28:08and, as far as I'm concerned,

28:11he's the bee's knees

28:12when it comes to behavioural issues.

28:14Hiya, Peter.

28:15Hello, mate.

28:16Good to see you.

28:16Peter's pal is dog behaviour expert

28:19Graham Hall.

28:20I'm really glad to see you

28:21because I'm out of my depth, Graham.

28:23Hiya.

28:23And I'm hoping you can be able to be out here.

28:25Well, I'll do my best.

28:26With everyone unable to give noisy Jack

28:29an order he can't refuse,

28:30it's time for him to meet

28:32the dog father.

28:34Oh, well then.

28:34Back in already.

28:36Patrick,

28:37I brought a friend of mine to see you.

28:40Hiya.

28:40Patrick, this is Graham

28:41and this is our old friend Jack.

28:43Right.

28:43He's a big lad, isn't he?

28:44No, he's a unit.

28:45Hey, you're not kidding, are you?

28:47Well, you've had problems with him

28:48for some time.

28:48What's his history, Patrick?

28:50We've gone as a rescue dog

28:51at ten months old.

28:53Ah, right.

28:53He's at it again, then.

28:54And that's how he came.

28:55Barking.

28:56Really?

28:57So where was he before he came to you, then?

28:59I believe he came from

29:00a flat in Shipley.

29:01Oh, I see.

29:02Oh, big dog in a flat.

29:04So he probably wasn't getting out,

29:05wasn't getting much exercise.

29:06No.

29:07Barking his head off

29:07whenever he saw somebody.

29:09Yeah.

29:09And whether he's lonely,

29:11I don't know.

29:11But he's not lonely here, though, is he?

29:13I mean, there's people in out all the time

29:15and I know you don't on him.

29:16I know you do.

29:17And he greets everybody the same.

29:19But it must frighten some people.

29:20It does.

29:21There's quite a few times

29:22the door's gone.

29:23And they've run away.

29:25They shut the door straight away.

29:27Oh, there we go.

29:29Right on cue.

29:31Oh.

29:33Now then.

29:34How are you doing?

29:35There you go.

29:35All right.

29:37He stopped barking

29:38as soon as this gentleman

29:39gave him a ticket.

29:40Bye.

29:40You've got to put yourself

29:43in the mind of the dog.

29:44Labrador.

29:44Very sociable.

29:46He's in this little flat.

29:47He wasn't getting that socialisation.

29:49So every time somebody comes in,

29:50he gets overexcited.

29:52He's going,

29:52you hang around here at a reception.

29:54People come in,

29:54you bark,

29:55and they come and say hello.

29:56I make them come to say hello

29:57by barking.

29:58BIRD

29:59BIRD

29:59You can almost sense it,

30:01going,

30:01me, me, here.

30:02Hello, me, me.

30:04This dog isn't daft.

30:05I've seen lots of daft folks.

30:07I've seen many times.

30:08I don't see any daft times.

30:09You know when you meet somebody

30:10and they tend to be daft,

30:11but they're not?

30:12Yeah.

30:12They're quite clever, really.

30:14Yes.

30:14That's him.

30:17So we were convincing

30:18that people will still say hello to you,

30:21even if you keep this shut.

30:22Yeah.

30:23Right?

30:23Yeah.

30:24I think you've spotted the answer,

30:25just before I did.

30:29I knew you'd get there

30:30in the end, old boy.

30:32We'll get somebody

30:32to walk in the door,

30:33right?

30:34You walk in,

30:34if he barks,

30:35you just go,

30:35oh, that's it.

30:37You've worn it.

30:37You get on their wavelength

30:38and come to terms

30:40with what they're telling you

30:41and act on it accordingly.

30:43Well, we can start

30:44the training today.

30:45Right?

30:45We'll do it.

30:46But to do it,

30:47we need a volunteer, really.

30:48He's got used to us now.

30:50He's not going to bark

30:50if we walk in now, Peter.

30:52I've got just a person.

30:53I'll just go and make

30:53a quick phone call.

30:54Okay.

30:55Right up.

30:55All right.

30:56I suspect he might

30:59be quite stubborn

31:00so I have no idea

31:01how quickly

31:02this is going to turn around.

31:04So I'm feeling the pressure

31:05because, you know,

31:06Peter and I have a laugh

31:06and a joke

31:07but I don't want

31:08to let him down.

31:10All right, Jack.

31:11All right.

31:13Hopefully,

31:13we can sort it out.

31:15I think between us,

31:16we might be able

31:16to do something

31:17to help Jack.

31:17Over at Rosie's

31:26Owl Sanctuary.

31:28It's three months

31:29since Julian brought in

31:31orphaned baby Bucky

31:32after treating him

31:33at the practice.

31:35He's lived in

31:35the Owl Summer House

31:37with Oscar

31:38who was in

31:39three weeks before him

31:40and then they've

31:41gone into an aviary

31:42but they needed

31:44to have less contact

31:45with humans

31:46so we have an aviary

31:47that's blanked off

31:49really at the back

31:49so people can't see them.

31:52Today,

31:52he's hoping to release

31:53Bucky back into the wild.

31:55Hi, Rose.

31:57Hi.

31:58How are we doing?

31:59All right, yeah.

32:00How are they...

32:01They're waiting for you.

32:04They've grown up,

32:05haven't they?

32:06Yeah.

32:06They're fully feathered,

32:07fully grown.

32:08And can they fly?

32:09Yeah.

32:10They can land

32:11and take off

32:11and all that.

32:12They've been practising

32:13in your bigger enclosures.

32:14Yeah.

32:15So they know

32:15that they're owls

32:16and not...

32:17I hope so, yeah.

32:19That's the reason

32:19I'm putting them together

32:20so we know

32:21that he's attached

32:22to the owl

32:23and not attached to us.

32:24Because they're fed,

32:26they're looked after,

32:26they're secure.

32:27If they stay here with us,

32:29they could live for 20 years.

32:31And do you really want

32:33the birds to live

32:34for 20 years in captivity?

32:36Or being a wild bird,

32:38do we want to give it a chance?

32:40I guess their life well lived,

32:42that's the important thing,

32:43isn't it, really?

32:43That's right.

32:44It's shorter than,

32:45but more fulfilled.

32:46It's got to go out

32:47and do it.

32:48Yeah, yeah, yeah,

32:49exactly.

32:50I'm quite emotional

32:51about this whole thing.

32:52Yeah, you know why?

32:53Because this doesn't

32:54really happen very often,

32:55that you can go from

32:56a very immature animal

32:58that's pretty helpless, really.

33:00They'd have not survived

33:01either of them

33:02without you, would they?

33:03No.

33:03And now they'll get

33:04the chance to go back

33:04and be natural, wild animals.

33:07Come on, guys.

33:09Let's go on another trip.

33:14Bucky was found

33:15on a country estate

33:16in the Dales

33:17by gardeners Tim and Robbie.

33:21So that's where Julian

33:22is taking him and Oscar.

33:25Hi there.

33:25All right, I'm Julian.

33:26All right.

33:27I'm Tim.

33:28Nice to meet you.

33:28Hi.

33:29I'm Robbie.

33:29Do you want to have a look?

33:30Yeah, let's have a look.

33:31He looks very different, doesn't he?

33:33Oh, yeah, yeah.

33:34He looks like a proper Tony.

33:36Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

33:38Right.

33:40So Rose has sent instructions

33:42that we put the box down

33:44somewhere near where he found him,

33:46so I guess near the tree.

33:49This is the big moment

33:50when he's being released

33:51with his friend.

33:52So, yeah, it's exciting,

33:54but slightly nerve-wracking

33:57because we're not really sure

33:58what's going to happen next.

34:04Still to come.

34:05Right then, are we ready?

34:07Free as a bird.

34:08Lucky.

34:09Oscar.

34:10But the owls couldn't give a hoot.

34:12Come on, you two.

34:13It's time to go.

34:15And to help the dog father,

34:17the vet's wife.

34:18So the message is really clear.

34:19If you're barking,

34:20you get no attention.

34:21If you're quiet,

34:22I love you.

34:23Near Huddersfield,

34:38it's a week since Rohin

34:40battled to save a new mum

34:41who prolapsed her uterus.

34:44Oh, Paul.

34:44Good to see you again.

34:45How are you?

34:46Good to see me all.

34:47How's it all going now?

34:47Is she doing okay?

34:48She's doing all right.

34:49She's a bit rocky,

34:50but she's up and about

34:52eating and everything.

34:53Good.

34:53I'm very keen to go

34:54and see how they're doing anyway.

34:55Sounds good.

34:56Right, after you.

34:57Oh, she's very sweet.

35:03That's the calf off it, yeah.

35:04She's like a little dog, isn't she?

35:05She's very friendly.

35:06So I guess mum probably

35:08didn't quite bond with her,

35:09given all the trouble

35:10she went through.

35:11Come and lick it.

35:11No problem.

35:12She's no milk, so.

35:14Right.

35:15So with the calf

35:16not feeding from mum...

35:17I'll tell you what,

35:18she's a beautiful calf,

35:19isn't she?

35:20Yeah.

35:21Rohin's happy to step up.

35:23Just give me some milk.

35:24I want some milk.

35:27Oh, look at her.

35:28She's so sweet.

35:30So, I'll see if she wants

35:31some of this.

35:31What's this?

35:32Do you want it?

35:34Bless her.

35:36Oh, she's really

35:36going for it as well.

35:38No messing around

35:39with the bottle, is there?

35:40I'll tell you what,

35:41this is absolute

35:42highlights of the job

35:43when we get to do

35:44stuff like this,

35:44so thank you very much.

35:46Look, you've finished

35:47it off now, nearly.

35:48That didn't take long,

35:49did it?

35:49No, it went full bottle

35:51off, didn't it?

35:52That's it.

35:53She's had the whole

35:53lot now.

35:54Shall we see how

35:55mum's getting on as well?

35:56Yeah.

35:56You coming as well

35:58then?

35:58Come and see mum.

36:02Just watching her

36:02move around a bit

36:03there, she's striding

36:06really nicely, isn't she?

36:07She's moving that

36:08leg really well,

36:08because I know

36:09she's spent a long

36:09time lying down

36:11on that right leg.

36:12Yeah, it's good now.

36:12She's bounced back

36:13pretty well.

36:14I'm honestly over the

36:15moon with that.

36:16When we leave

36:16this situation,

36:17it's never a guarantee,

36:18isn't it?

36:18No, no.

36:19going to pull through

36:19calf and mum.

36:20Yeah, yeah.

36:21To see they're both

36:22doing so well,

36:22it's brilliant.

36:23I mean,

36:24this calf is

36:25absolutely enormous,

36:26so she's going to

36:27keep sucking my fingers.

36:28Little nuisance you

36:29are,

36:30naughty thing.

36:31Right,

36:31I'm going to get up

36:32before I get knocked

36:33over.

36:35I'm winded.

36:38Can't breathe.

36:39The sun's out,

36:40it's a lovely day

36:41to see mum and the

36:42calf both doing well.

36:43That's as good

36:44as it gets.

36:56In the dales,

36:58Julian's releasing

37:00orphaned baby owl

37:01Bucky,

37:02who was rescued

37:03by Robbie and Tim

37:04back into the wild.

37:06I reckon we'll

37:07just open the door

37:07and leave them to it.

37:11Bucky,

37:13Oscar.

37:14Time for freedom.

37:19But Bucky

37:20and his friend Oscar

37:21don't see him

37:22in any rush

37:23to fly the nest.

37:26Come on,

37:26you two.

37:27It's time to go.

37:33Both owls

37:34seem quite happy

37:35in their box

37:36at the moment.

37:37They've moved

37:38around a little bit,

37:39but viewing their

37:40outside world

37:41with quite a degree

37:43of suspicion

37:45at the moment.

37:46But finally...

37:48Oh,

37:48here we go.

37:52One down,

37:52one to go.

37:54Go on,

37:54your mate's gone.

37:56For Julian,

37:58who treated Bucky

37:59when he was a tiny,

38:00weak baby

38:01three months ago.

38:02Gosh,

38:02it's thin,

38:03isn't it?

38:03And bony.

38:04I think it's a bit

38:05malmourish,

38:06isn't it?

38:07Yeah.

38:08Come on,

38:08it's food.

38:09This is a big moment.

38:12Go on,

38:12close the door.

38:14Here we go.

38:17Hooray!

38:19Happy days,

38:20look,

38:20there he is.

38:21Gone a long way.

38:22Yeah,

38:23very strong flying,

38:24aren't they?

38:24Yeah.

38:25Right through that gap

38:26there,

38:26into that big tree.

38:27Right around the

38:27basket of the coppice,

38:28I think.

38:33I guess he's certainly

38:34free now.

38:36I hope they'll

38:37find each other again.

38:40I'm sure that

38:41once they start

38:42twitting and twooing

38:43at each other,

38:44they'll quickly

38:45reconnect.

38:48Good stuff.

38:50Brilliant.

38:50Well,

38:50thank you very much.

38:51Thanks.

38:51What a day.

38:52Thanks for that.

38:53It's been quite

38:54emotional,

38:54really.

38:55When we first met

38:55Bucky as a baby

38:57owl ball of

38:58fluffy feathers,

38:59we didn't really

38:59imagine that we'd

39:00be getting to this

39:01point where he's

39:02ready to be released.

39:03And yeah,

39:03it's been brilliant.

39:06Near Thirst,

39:11to help his friend

39:12at his local

39:134x4 garage,

39:15Peter's called

39:15in another friend,

39:17dog behaviour

39:17expert Graham Hall.

39:19What's the collar

39:19he's wearing,

39:20Patrick?

39:20It's like a

39:21fitness tracker.

39:22Yeah,

39:22I've had one of

39:22them as well.

39:23It hasn't done

39:24much good for

39:25either of you.

39:28They're trying

39:28to stop Patrick's

39:29needy Labradors

39:31incessant barking.

39:33But Graham's plan

39:34needs someone

39:34unknown to

39:36seven-year-old

39:36Jack.

39:37Hello.

39:38Lovely to see you

39:39again, darling.

39:40So Peter's

39:40messaged his wife

39:41Lynn.

39:43If you walk in

39:44and he barks,

39:44I'm sure he will,

39:45right?

39:45I just want you

39:46to turn around

39:47and give it sort

39:48of like,

39:49well, you're

39:49blown it,

39:50haven't you?

39:50As soon as he

39:51goes quiet,

39:51though,

39:52you'll hear it

39:52coming.

39:53Whoa, whoa,

39:53whoa, whoa,

39:54whoa, whoa,

39:55whoa, whoa.

39:55Yeah.

39:57Yeah.

39:58That's when you

39:58turn around and

39:59go, oh, good boy.

40:00OK.

40:01So the message

40:01is really clear.

40:02If you're barking,

40:03you get no attention.

40:04If you're quiet,

40:06I'll love you.

40:08She's here.

40:11Oh, there we go.

40:14That's it, Lynn.

40:15Well done.

40:21He's not sure,

40:22is he?

40:23Every time you turn

40:24around, he barks.

40:24You can see

40:25what he's thinking.

40:26Oh, yeah.

40:30Good boy.

40:31Good boy.

40:32That's it.

40:33Good boy.

40:34Hello.

40:35There you go.

40:36Well, I'll never.

40:37I know.

40:39And even the

40:39barking was.

40:41Oh, there you go.

40:41Walk away.

40:42Walk away, Lynn.

40:43That's it.

40:44Jack was just

40:45beginning to get

40:46the message, I think.

40:47He's getting it

40:47into his head then

40:48that with silence,

40:50which is golden,

40:52then he gets

40:53fuss and attention.

40:55But he doesn't

40:56get any fuss

40:57and attention

40:57if he makes a noise.

40:59Good boy.

41:00Very good.

41:01Nice.

41:01Yeah.

41:02Let's say a customer,

41:04Lynn in this case,

41:05popped back down

41:06to the car,

41:07went, oh,

41:07I've forgotten something,

41:08came back in again

41:08a couple of minutes later.

41:09Would he still kick off?

41:11Yeah.

41:11Right.

41:12At any time,

41:12customers will say,

41:13you've just seen me.

41:14Great.

41:14Okay.

41:15Well, we'll find out,

41:15won't we?

41:16Yep.

41:19All right.

41:20There you go.

41:20Straight back up to him.

41:21There you go.

41:22Good boy.

41:23Hello.

41:24Good boy.

41:26What a good boy you are.

41:28Look at that.

41:28Isn't it amazing?

41:29Well, I'm never.

41:30That's incredible.

41:33Amazing.

41:33Amazing, yeah.

41:34Fantastic.

41:35Wow.

41:36Fantastic.

41:37So, basically,

41:37what he's saying now,

41:38I get the fuss and attention

41:39and I don't have to say anything.

41:41Exactly.

41:41So, life's a lot easier.

41:42Yeah.

41:43What do you reckon?

41:44I think we've got a winner here.

41:46We're having a bit of tummy rub now.

41:48Well, it's amazing that.

41:50I've never seen Jack react

41:51or not react.

41:53You just can't hear him barking at all.

41:55He's just,

41:56now he's milking it now.

42:00The more people that can do it,

42:02and let's be honest,

42:03it's a pretty simple rule to follow.

42:05Yeah.

42:05Yeah, the better.

42:06So, the customers need to be trained,

42:08don't they now?

42:09Yeah.

42:09Maybe get a sign made up saying,

42:11if I'm barking,

42:13ignore me,

42:13you'll probably end up

42:14with one or two customers

42:15he still barks at

42:16and they probably don't mind.

42:18Maybe somebody

42:18they don't even like.

42:19There you go.

42:20I will.

42:21If Patrick continues the psychological therapy

42:27that's been put in place,

42:29I think Jack will be a reformed character.

42:31You clever boy.

42:33Jack isn't an old man yet,

42:35he's middle-aged,

42:36and I think it goes to prove

42:37that you can teach a middle-aged dog

42:39new tricks.

42:42You've got me out of a spot there, Graham.

42:44Thanks very much.

42:45I'm glad you called me.

42:46Well, if I have any more behavioural problems,

42:48I'll be on the phone.

42:49Oh, you're on.

42:49And if I need a veterinary,

42:50I know where to go, no?

42:53See you, mate.

42:54See you, Graham.

43:24See you, Graham.

43:32See you, Graham.

43:33See you, Graham.

43:34See you, Graham.

43:35See you, Graham.

43:36See you, Graham.

43:37See you, Graham.

43:38See you, Graham.

43:39See you, Graham.

43:40See you, Graham.

43:41See you, Graham.

43:42See you, Graham.

43:43See you, Graham.

43:44See you, Graham.

43:45See you, Graham.

43:46See you, Graham.

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