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00:00Hi!
00:00Hi!
00:01Pandora!
00:03Pandora!
00:04What you need to do is get control of Pandora.
00:07If dogs go wild...
00:10They are absolutely nuts.
00:12There's a dog around.
00:15I can't control them.
00:17Come on now, big boy.
00:18Nathan thinks he can read.
00:19Surely he can.
00:20He can't.
00:21He's a dog.
00:22And get up.
00:23Oh, here we go.
00:24No, get down.
00:25To no good.
00:26That's not me now, is it?
00:28I'm honoured.
00:28Or down.
00:29Oh, no.
00:31And dirty.
00:32He loves a big, large crap.
00:36Tank likes to rub his boy parts.
00:39What is going on with you, Tank?
00:41When Pops...
00:42I wonder what we're going to learn today.
00:44...need to be schooled.
00:46Three, two, one, sit.
00:48Fantastic, look at that!
00:50Or if your pooch...
00:52He's dropped one.
00:53They got a whiff.
00:54...has a personal problem.
00:55Some dogs have bacterias that are gas-producing.
00:59Just in case.
01:01One man...
01:02Hey, look at that!
01:04...will give it his all...
01:06Jack!
01:06Oi!
01:07Leave it.
01:08...and get answers...
01:09I think I might know what's going on.
01:11And it's not what you think.
01:12...to any doggy dilemma.
01:15Yeah, that's next level, isn't it?
01:19This week...
01:20Picnic!
01:21Jack!
01:21...a master food thief...
01:23Jack!
01:24Oh, he's off the sausage.
01:25...pillaging picnics and wrecking reputations.
01:29Come on.
01:29It's not the biggest town, is it?
01:30Yeah, we're a bit notorious around these parts.
01:33...a border collie bully...
01:35Daddy, poor daddy.
01:37He made contact, nipped me, and he's broken the skin.
01:41...holding one man hostage.
01:43I think he wants to be the boss.
01:47Morning, everybody. Welcome back.
01:48And at Graham's Puppy School...
01:50Today's all about teaching the puppies how to walk properly on lean.
01:54..the pupils are tearing up the rule book.
01:57OK.
01:58We might want some red carpet adjustment in a minute.
02:01There we go.
02:04Graham's first case this week brings him to north-west Essex
02:08and the Dickensian streets of Saffron Walden.
02:12See, the nice thing about my job is I'm all round the country
02:14and I get to visit places like Saffron Walden.
02:17Lovely little place.
02:18I've just grabbed a bit of, um, on-the-hoof breakfast.
02:21I'm running a wee bit late, so I'm gonna have to crack on.
02:23I'll have that later.
02:25Well, I'm here to see a lady who's got a dog called Jack.
02:28He's a Labrador.
02:29Have a guess what the problem is.
02:30He's a bit obsessed with food.
02:32Quite how extreme it is, I'm not sure yet.
02:35Katie's a palliative care nurse
02:37and Jack is her four-year-old Labrador.
02:39Morning, hello.
02:41Oh, hi.
02:42Katie, yeah?
02:42And a wannabe bin thief.
02:44Hello.
02:44Jack.
02:45Oh, he's after food in the bin.
02:47I thought he was gonna try and get in that bin.
02:49Yeah.
02:49No, he would if he could.
02:50Who's also partial to pickpocketing.
02:53Have you got some food in there, Graham?
02:55I have.
02:56I have.
02:56I tell you what, there's nothing wrong with his nose, is there?
02:59He's just so driven by food.
03:01Right.
03:01Walking around parks like this is a bit of a nightmare.
03:04Because off lead, Jack turns into a right ripper.
03:09Jack!
03:10Jack, no!
03:11Oh, my goodness, I'm so sorry.
03:13And this greedy gobbler's not done.
03:16Picnic!
03:17When Jack's on the rampage...
03:19Jack!
03:19..no picnic is safe.
03:22Jack, come here.
03:24Come here.
03:24I'm really sorry, guys.
03:26It's OK.
03:26Sorry about that.
03:27I'm ever so sorry.
03:28There's no stopping this artful dodger.
03:31No.
03:33Jack!
03:34Oh, he's off the sausage.
03:36Jack!
03:37How many sausages?
03:39Come on.
03:40Come on, you'll make yourself ill.
03:42Come on.
03:44I'm sorry.
03:46Well, I don't know about him, but I've burnt some calories off today.
03:48Crikey!
03:49Is this every time?
03:50Yeah, it's an absolute nightmare.
03:52I mean, we've just ruined three people's picnics.
03:55Yeah?
03:55I can't get over how fast he is.
03:57Yeah, I mean, it's like, as soon as he smells or sees food,
04:01he just...
04:02Yeah.
04:02Recall goes out of the window.
04:04And I just have no control over him, and it's mortifying.
04:09It's not the biggest town, is it?
04:11People must kind of know you and Jack, do they?
04:14Yeah, we're a bit notorious around these parts, yeah.
04:19In public, Jack's behaviour has made Katie a pariah.
04:23Hi!
04:24Hi, guys!
04:24But that doesn't mean he's any better in private.
04:27No food down there.
04:28Hi, nice to meet you.
04:28Hi, nice to meet you.
04:29Hi, hi.
04:30Hello, kids, are you all right?
04:31Yeah.
04:31Hey, Sammy, kids.
04:32Good boy, and sit.
04:34Good boy.
04:34Oh, he listens to you.
04:35Yeah, sometimes.
04:36It's because there's no food around.
04:38There's no food on the table at the moment.
04:40Maybe not on the table, but Graham's forgotten something.
04:45I say...
04:46Oh, oh, hang on!
04:47Oh, f***!
04:48Oh, my God!
04:50Well, that's a good start!
04:51It's not a good start, is it?
04:53He's very cheeky.
04:55Cheeky?
04:55You just can't stop.
04:56I had two sausage rolls in there.
04:58Yeah, this is the thing.
04:59That goes beyond cheeky.
05:01No-one's going hungry, though.
05:03Oh, here we go.
05:04Food arriving.
05:05Unless Jack gets it first.
05:07Jack!
05:08No.
05:09Which he does.
05:10Again.
05:10Oh, watch him.
05:11Jack, Jack, no.
05:12Oh, he got a chip.
05:13And again.
05:15No, Jack.
05:16And again.
05:17Whoa, whoa, whoa.
05:18No!
05:19No!
05:19Oh, Jack.
05:21No.
05:21Jack never takes no for an answer.
05:25Blimey, once he's started, he doesn't stop, does he?
05:27Jack.
05:28Jack.
05:30See, he does know I'm a pushover.
05:32He does.
05:33Jack!
05:34Oh.
05:35Bang goes the rat.
05:37I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but what I am surprised about
05:40is how fast he is and how relentless he is.
05:43Jack's appetite is truly relentless.
05:46In the park.
05:47Jack!
05:48Oh!
05:49At home.
05:50No!
05:51No!
05:51And at the table.
05:53Oh, watch him.
05:54And Graham wants to know where it all began.
05:57So, how did he come into your life?
05:58Yeah.
05:59So, I got Jack just shy of five years ago now.
06:04Dad hadn't long died.
06:06Oh.
06:07Oh.
06:07And I remember I really liked the fact that he wanted to be by my side all of the time.
06:12Mm.
06:12We'd sit together while I would eat and invariably I'd give him the odd tit bit.
06:16It sounds to me like you've been on a sliding scale from, like, I feed him bits.
06:22Yeah.
06:23To, he asks for bits and I give them to him.
06:25And then finally, well, he just grabs whatever he wants whenever he wants.
06:28Yeah.
06:28Exactly that.
06:29So, this has been getting worse for five years.
06:32Yes.
06:32Yeah.
06:33But it's certainly been getting worse the last, I'd say, 18 months, two years.
06:36Right.
06:37Jack's behaviour is spiralling.
06:39Jack!
06:40And Graham's worried it could go from embarrassing to dangerous.
06:45Jack!
06:45What if he eats the wrong thing?
06:47You know, something that's poisonous to dogs.
06:49Or worse still, he goes to snatch some food off somebody.
06:53He catches them, causes a bit of an injury.
06:56Well, I don't need to tell you how that story ends.
07:00Coming up...
07:01We need to stop his thought process.
07:04Can Graham put an end to Jack's picnic pilfering?
07:08Jack!
07:09Stop!
07:10In Scotland, Graham meets a bully boy border collie.
07:13Every time I come over, he'll, like, run at my dad and, like, push him with his two potters.
07:18Whose family is facing an impossible decision.
07:21We could try and re-whole mum.
07:22The clock is ticking.
07:24At Graham's training school...
07:26Leave.
07:27Leave.
07:28The pups are unleashed.
07:30She doesn't want to leave.
07:31On lead training...
07:33We ready for this.
07:40Oh, no.
07:41Oh, Jack!
07:41Jack!
07:43Jack the Labrador...
07:44I'm so sorry.
07:46..is a shameless food thief.
07:48Jack!
07:48His smash-and-grab tactics...
07:50Jack!
07:51..are leaving Katie red-faced...
07:53I'm ever so sorry.
07:54..and Jack's boulder by the bite.
07:57Jack!
07:57Oh, thank you that was a wrap.
07:59I'm really sorry.
08:01For Graham, this isn't just about food.
08:04It's about the thrill of the steal.
08:06So, if you could speak to him, you go, Jack, why do you steal food?
08:09He's like, is it not obvious?
08:11Because I get to eat stuff and I get mum to chase me around.
08:14It's just fantastic.
08:16He doesn't respect me, does he?
08:18No, not really.
08:19No.
08:20My mission is getting this dog to look at you and go.
08:23Respect is due.
08:25OK.
08:25So, I need to channel my assertiveness.
08:28Yeah.
08:28Graham reckons Jack's playing games and he's in charge.
08:33Jack!
08:33Jack!
08:34No!
08:34Off lead, it's about the chase.
08:36Jack!
08:37Oh!
08:38At the table...
08:39Oh, watch him.
08:40..Chaos pays.
08:41Oh, he got a chip.
08:42First up, Graham's ending the chase game
08:44and giving Jack a better one to play.
08:47Before, he was running a moat because he got food
08:50and he got a game out of it.
08:51Yeah.
08:51And it was all on his terms.
08:53So, I think if we turn that on his head and we say to him,
08:56if you come to us when we call you, you get a game,
09:01but also there's some food in there,
09:02so there's bits of treat in there, right?
09:05And there we go, there's one.
09:08And if he rolls it round long enough, it'll fall out.
09:11So, on our terms, he comes back, he's rewarded by food and play.
09:16OK.
09:17On a long lead, first Graham plans to bed in the game
09:20without food distractions.
09:22So, now he's wandering off, look.
09:24Jack!
09:25Jack!
09:26Hey!
09:26Good boy!
09:27What's that?
09:28There you go!
09:30Great fun, right?
09:31So, he's getting the game out of it.
09:33Good boy!
09:34And there's treats inside and he knows it.
09:36This only works if Jack chooses Graham's game over his own.
09:41Right, OK.
09:42Game over.
09:42In a minute, the game starts again.
09:45On our terms, not on his.
09:47Yeah.
09:47Graham is introducing a game on command.
09:50If I give you that, Katie...
09:52Yep.
09:52..right, I'll do the line, which makes life a bit easier.
09:55OK.
09:56Good boy!
09:57So, Jack and game on, yeah?
09:57Yeah, so, Jack, game on, but nice and bright and happy.
10:00OK.
10:01Yep.
10:02And without other food around...
10:04Good boy!
10:04Game on!
10:06Fantastic!
10:07..Jack is playing along.
10:08There you go.
10:09There's a treat here somewhere.
10:11The truth is, as much fun as that is,
10:13it's never going to be quite the same as somebody's picnic.
10:17Right?
10:18Cue the temptation.
10:19A plate of really tasty chicken.
10:23So, I think before we call, game on...
10:26Yeah.
10:26..we need to stop his thought process.
10:29OK.
10:30So, it's stop, and then we go, Jack, game on!
10:33OK.
10:34For this to stick, human food must be completely off limits,
10:39no matter what.
10:40We wander and then stop again.
10:43There we go.
10:45Jack, stop!
10:46So, we don't need to carry on shouting.
10:49But when he turns away...
10:51It's just like...
10:52Stop!
10:56Good boy!
10:57Good boy!
10:58Game on!
10:58..Jack discovers a new food game,
11:01and this one's allowed.
11:03With the rules locked in...
11:04Come on, mate.
11:05..Katy steps up as team captain.
11:07First, she puts human food offside...
11:10Stop!
11:11..then she makes the treat ball the only way to score.
11:15Wait for it.
11:16Now, come on.
11:16Good boy, Jack!
11:17Come on!
11:19Jack!
11:20Good boy!
11:21Good boy!
11:22Come on!
11:22It's over there!
11:23Good boy!
11:24Graham's game is starting to pay off.
11:26Now for the ultimate test.
11:28Let's try this with a picnic.
11:30OK.
11:31Jack!
11:32Around picnics, Jack's game is at its most frantic.
11:35Jack!
11:36Smash, grab, chase...
11:39Jack!
11:41Let's head on towards the picnic, then.
11:44Good boy!
11:45Right, off he goes.
11:46If we stop...
11:47The challenge is on.
11:49Stop!
11:49Now can Katie convince him that her game is more fun?
11:54Stop!
11:55That's it.
11:56Jack!
11:56Yes!
11:56Good boy!
11:58Good boy!
11:58Game on.
12:00Team Katie scores.
12:02Good!
12:02What do you think?
12:03I'm bamboozled by all the way.
12:05Yeah, you are, right?
12:06You're like, I can't believe this.
12:08Yeah, it doesn't compute.
12:09But can she win the match on her own?
12:13Off you go.
12:14OK.
12:14Come on then, Jack.
12:15Good lad, Jack.
12:16Good boy.
12:17Good boy.
12:18There you go.
12:20Stop.
12:22Good boy!
12:24Yay!
12:25Good boy!
12:27Good boy!
12:29He's ignoring it.
12:31He is.
12:31It's amazing, isn't it?
12:32Now he's ignoring a picnic.
12:32With consistent training, Graham believes the long lead will soon be redundant.
12:39Good boy!
12:40I can't quite believe that that happened the way it happened.
12:43I imagined that he was just going to be charging into that picnic like this morning.
12:47I didn't expect Graham to have worked such quick progress in Jack.
12:51Good boy!
12:53Graham's training is going to change ultimately everything about my life.
12:58But Jack the Ripper's games aren't over yet.
13:01Oh, watch him.
13:02At the table there's no chase, just jumping, pestering and demanding attention.
13:08Jack!
13:08And that needs a very different kind of training.
13:11So, I've got something else in mind.
13:13I'll come back another time.
13:19Graham's next case is a hefty seven-hour drive to Scotland, hugging the rugged coastline of South Ayrshire.
13:28Well, you take the low road, I'll take the high road and I'll be in Scotland for you.
13:33Well, I already am. I'm here.
13:35You know, I've never seen so many wind turbines in my life.
13:38Talk about renewable energy, there's no shortage of wind here.
13:43But it's not just the wind whipping things up.
13:47Two and a half year old Locky, the border collie, is stirring up a storm of his own.
13:54Quantity surveyor Gordon is effectively being held hostage by his own dog.
14:02Standing up, moving, leaving the room, or even catching his eye,
14:08Locky turns into a barking, shoving, bitey bully.
14:12I don't know why he bullies me, because I'm the one that takes him walks most of the time.
14:17I'm the one that generally feeds him.
14:21I feel I've got the short straw.
14:23Gordon must stay frozen stiff.
14:25So, wife Helen has to pick up the slack.
14:28When we sit down for dinner, Locky will approach Gordon and he jumps up on him.
14:35All the time, he would just bark.
14:40Gordon, traditionally, has always cleared the table.
14:43And when the plates start to clink together, Locky's on the attack again.
14:51When I leave to go out to work, go shopping, go out on my bike,
14:55he takes exception to that.
15:02On one occasion, when I was leaving, I was down the side of the house
15:05and I heard the sound of breaking glass and he'd actually smashed the windowpane.
15:11And even outside, Gordon can't escape...
15:15..without a nasty nip.
15:17Daddy, poor daddy.
15:19He made contact, nipped me, and he's broken the skin slightly.
15:23Why Locky's got beef with Gordon is a mystery.
15:27But Helen fears the worst.
15:30He sees Gordon as the boss of the house and he's not happy with that.
15:36It's dominance.
15:37He wants to be in control of what happens in this house.
15:42And with retirement looming, the couple have even questioned Locky's future.
15:48We could give up now.
15:49That's one solution.
15:50Give up.
15:51Try and re-home him or whatever.
15:54The clock is ticking and we need to do something now.
15:59How can Graham figure out why Locky has Gordon in his sights?
16:04Hello.
16:05Delighted to meet you, Graham.
16:06Helen, nice to meet you too.
16:07Come on in and get some breakfast.
16:09Breakfast, lovely, thank you.
16:10Hello, Locky. Hello.
16:13Well, my first impression of Locky was a friendly dog.
16:17Until Gordon stood up from the table
16:19and then you see a completely different side of him.
16:22So he's barking at you all the time then?
16:24Yes.
16:24They just...
16:27Say again, sorry.
16:29Somebody kept in the house...
16:30Funny, cos he didn't bark at me.
16:32No, no, it's me.
16:33It's always you.
16:34It's always me.
16:35Why? Why? Don't know.
16:38I'll go get some milk.
16:39Righto.
16:40Oh!
16:41Oh!
16:41Blimey, did he go to bed?
16:44Looks like he went to bite him then.
16:46What did he go for you again?
16:47Yes.
16:48Well, it was all hell let loose.
16:50I mean, he's jumping up, he's barking.
16:51I saw him try and nip Gordon a couple of times.
16:55I'll make some more.
16:56Enjoy.
17:01This is why it's very difficult to have friends.
17:05And it's all aimed at Gordon, isn't it?
17:07It seems to me there are triggers for his bad behaviour.
17:12Gordon getting up from a sitting position...
17:15Really?
17:16..if I am around is a trigger.
17:19If you're around?
17:20If I'm around.
17:22I'll go and get some more coffee.
17:24Just a little, thank you.
17:26Right, OK.
17:27I'll just top this up.
17:28Oh, he's going to go again.
17:32Blimey.
17:33He went to nip him then.
17:34I mean, I'm surprised you're clearly not.
17:36This is normal, is it?
17:37This, Graeme, has become our life.
17:40So I'm looking at Locky doing what he's doing,
17:42and I'm thinking, blimey, as you do,
17:44but me being me, I'm like, why?
17:46Why is he doing this?
17:48And to add to the mystery,
17:50it's not just movement that sets Locky off.
17:53Oh, no, Isla's about to arrive.
17:55Oh, you'll get a reaction now, Graeme.
18:00Visitors, especially daughter Isla,
18:02push him over the edge.
18:05Odd.
18:05He thought about biting you again, didn't he?
18:07No, he did, don't he?
18:10Yes, every time, Graeme.
18:12So how do you cope with this? What do you do?
18:14I just retreat upstairs out the way.
18:16It's beginning to dawn on me what, for Gordon,
18:18life is like with Locky.
18:20I mean, he keeps saying,
18:22oh, it makes me feel uncomfortable.
18:23And I'm like, mate, you're not kidding.
18:26Any time someone visits,
18:29Locky's barking and lunging
18:31force Gordon out of the room
18:33and upstairs into hiding.
18:38Blimey.
18:38The pattern is very clearly, Gordon's the problem.
18:43He really is bearing the brunt of all of this aggressive-like behaviour.
18:48As I watched Graeme sitting and watching,
18:52it actually went through my head,
18:53what is Graeme making of this?
18:56A few ladies would like to leave for a moment.
18:58Right, let's just...
18:59I'd love to see what happens when you're not here.
19:01Is that alright?
19:01Yes, absolutely.
19:02Give us a few minutes, yeah?
19:03Absolutely.
19:05With Helen and Isla out of the house,
19:08Locky immediately switches off.
19:10You can see there's Jekyll and Hyde.
19:13So often when you've got a dog who targets one person,
19:17it's because that person's done something bad to the dog
19:20and the dog's never forgiven them.
19:22So why do you think he does it?
19:24He maybe thinks I'm a threat to Helen and Isla.
19:27No.
19:28I don't know.
19:29There's no reason he would have it in for you.
19:31No, no, I haven't.
19:31He hasn't seen me be violent to anybody.
19:34I'm sure.
19:35I think I'm a pretty good judge of character.
19:37You seem like a very nice, patient, kind person.
19:41Let's get Helen and Isla back and we'll have a chat
19:44because I think I might know what's going on
19:46and it's not what you think.
19:48OK, I'll be interested to hear that, yeah,
19:50cos we've been trying to work it out and we haven't a clue.
19:53Coming up, the real reason Locky's been bullying Gordon...
19:57So why would he be so bothered about a person leaving?
20:00..is a jaw-dropper.
20:02It all makes sense.
20:03..what Graeme told us.
20:05It was quite a surprise.
20:07Yes, uh-huh.
20:08..at puppy school, it's lead training.
20:10It's a legal requirement.
20:11We've really got to get this one right.
20:13..where Graeme's got his hands full.
20:15Oi, that's my red carpet, that is.
20:18..and he's back with food thief Jack.
20:22It's almost like I'm seeing what I've created.
20:25..but can years of bad habits be undone?
20:29It's my own fault, isn't it?
20:31Kind of, yeah.
20:37In South Ayrshire,
20:38Graeme's facing a full-blown border collie mystery.
20:42What did he go for you again?
20:43Yes.
20:43Locky's turned on one man in particular.
20:47Blimey.
20:48Gordon can't move freely in his own home
20:50and any attempt to leave ends badly.
20:55He made contact, nipped me
20:57and he's broken the skin slightly.
21:00Helen and Gordon believe Locky's bullying behaviour
21:03is a bid for power.
21:05But Graeme thinks they've got it completely wrong.
21:09Why just Gordon?
21:11There's a trigger and it's not quite what you think.
21:13It's to do with movement.
21:14It happens every time you're leaving
21:18or he thinks you're about to move and leave.
21:20So why would he be so bothered about a person leaving?
21:23Well, it's the one in the flock that's straggling, isn't it?
21:26I think he sees you as the lamb.
21:27He's a farm-bred dog.
21:29That was a big clue, you know.
21:31He's like, somehow I've got to keep this flock together.
21:34I don't think he thinks he's a bully.
21:36He just thinks he's doing his job.
21:37Yeah, stopping me from escaping the house.
21:40It all makes sense.
21:41It's all about a game, yeah.
21:43There you go.
21:44I've been racking my brains, really.
21:47I didn't expect what Graeme told us.
21:51It was quite a surprise.
21:53Yes, uh-huh.
21:53I thought he thought I was the dominant one,
21:55but no, I'm the sheep that's escaping from the flock.
21:59We need him to understand
22:00that all this jumping at you, pawing at your barking,
22:03not allowed.
22:05So somebody has got to be the shepherd.
22:08Yeah.
22:09I don't think that person should be going
22:11because I've got a concern that if Gordon really stands up to him,
22:14somebody could get hurt.
22:16For the training,
22:18Graeme wants Isla to take on the role of shepherdess.
22:21My thinking, oh, hello.
22:22You've come to join us, have you?
22:24No.
22:25Oi.
22:26Stand down.
22:27Good boy.
22:29Now, he's only being friendly right now,
22:31but he does a version of that to you when he's being friendly.
22:34All right.
22:35Stand down.
22:36And I'm walking into him.
22:37Good boy.
22:38The message there was really clear, wasn't it?
22:40As soon as he jumps up, the tone of voice
22:42and the look on the face says, I don't really approve.
22:44Mm-hm.
22:45And the body language moving forward is making him go backwards.
22:48Mm-hm.
22:48As he backs off.
22:49Good boy.
22:50And we give him a little tickle.
22:51To break Lockie's herding instinct when Gordon moves...
22:55Go on.
22:55You're going to stand up in a second.
22:56Graham wants Isla to get between them and tell Lockie to stand down.
23:01Stand up, please.
23:02Couple of steps.
23:04Oh, here we go.
23:05Right, Isla, you're on.
23:06Stand down.
23:08Step between.
23:09Stand down.
23:09Well done.
23:10Stand down.
23:11Wait for it.
23:12Wait for it.
23:13Stand down.
23:14And step...
23:15Oh, he's walked off.
23:16Well done.
23:17It worked.
23:18Ha!
23:19Good.
23:20Lockie backed down, but Graham thinks Isla can do better.
23:24You were good, but the thing to guard against, he's like,
23:27stand out, stand out, stand out!
23:28Stand out!
23:29That's the road to ruin.
23:31Yeah.
23:31I think we'll do it again.
23:32Stand up.
23:33There we go.
23:34Right, Isla, you're on.
23:36Stand down.
23:37That's probably enough.
23:38Wait for it.
23:39Okay, step.
23:40Stand down.
23:41Now he's walked off again.
23:43So that was a wee bit easier, yeah?
23:44Yeah.
23:45By stepping between Lockie and Gordon...
23:48Stand down.
23:48...the message is clear.
23:50Herding Dad isn't his job.
23:52Here we go, right.
23:54Stand down.
23:54And when he stops...
23:55Stand down.
23:56...he earns praise instead.
23:58Boy, we're getting there, Lock.
24:01We really are.
24:02I think, like, before we would just have been scared to do that.
24:06And I wouldn't advise doing it when he's super excited.
24:09Now, with Isla's intervention, Gordon can stand and move...
24:14Stand down.
24:15...without a bust-up.
24:17It's a vast difference from just a few hours ago,
24:20when even the slightest movement from Gordon sent Lockie into a frantic,
24:25barking and shoving frenzy.
24:28So the important thing...
24:30Good boy.
24:30...is never to push your look.
24:32Never run before you can walk.
24:33No, no, that's the time.
24:35But this time I might get used to it at Gordon.
24:36It's a big ask, but Graham has a hunch.
24:40I think that the way that Lockie sees Gordon has completely changed.
24:44And he's betting that Lockie won't react this time.
24:47Yeah, go on then, Gordon.
24:49Yeah.
24:51Good boy!
24:54Amazing!
24:55Great!
24:56It's a major breakthrough.
24:58Well, I'll tell you what, then.
24:59We'll follow him through.
25:00Cups of tea.
25:03Lockie used to see him as the vulnerable sheep
25:05that needed to be brought back into the fold,
25:07and now I think he's looking in a completely different way.
25:09He's like, I got this all wrong.
25:10You're the shepherd.
25:12With Lockie seeing Gordon differently,
25:15Graham's confident things are looking up for them all.
25:18Cheers, everybody.
25:19Cheers.
25:20Cheers.
25:21Hope you've enjoyed your day.
25:22That was a result, wasn't it?
25:24Indeed it was.
25:25Vast improvement.
25:26I mean, it really is life-changing.
25:28I can stay in the company of Helen and Isla
25:31when Isla comes in.
25:32You've helped us great.
25:34You're welcome.
25:35It's my pleasure.
25:35Love being in Scotland.
25:36The best of times.
25:37Well, thanks for coming, Graham.
25:38Put it there, you're welcome.
25:39We enjoyed your company.
25:41Yeah, thank you.
25:41All the best, darling.
25:42Thank you so much, Jill.
25:45Right.
25:46Bye, everybody.
25:47See you.
25:47Good to see you.
25:48Bye.
25:50It's a good thing Graham's fuelled up.
25:53He's got a big drive ahead of him.
25:56On the edge of the Cotswolds, a new day is dawning
26:00and Graham's getting ready to teach his third puppy school lesson.
26:04The first year of a puppy's life is absolutely crucial
26:07because that's when they do most of their growing and learning.
26:11Returning today are farm dog, Mr. Todd.
26:14Oh, my.
26:15Whirlwind Hungarian Viesla Loki.
26:18Bouncy Labradoodle Sidney.
26:20Good boy.
26:21And rescue pup, Winnie.
26:23We're all ready to see your friends, aren't we?
26:25Let's see what we're doing today.
26:27Good girl.
26:28Starting school at just three months old,
26:31these pups have already mastered socialisation and basic commands.
26:36Well, today's lesson, everybody, is lead walking.
26:39Ooh, good.
26:40That's what we need.
26:41That's what we need.
26:42Really important because it builds a bond with your dog,
26:44it helps them to focus, but let's be honest,
26:47it's a safety thing as well.
26:48And there's lots of places in the UK where it's a legal requirement,
26:51so we've really got to get this one right.
26:54All right.
26:55Follow me, everybody.
26:56We'll make a start.
26:58Lead training is a key milestone.
27:00If a puppy can't walk calmly past other dogs or big distractions...
27:05Yes, good girl.
27:06..they're a problem waiting to pull you over...
27:09Keep up, Graham!
27:12..or cause a scene.
27:13Ow, ow, ow!
27:14Sorry.
27:15And Graham has two key elements to teach today.
27:19First lesson, keep your lead loose.
27:21It doesn't really matter what the length of the lead is.
27:23Where you hold it is the important thing.
27:25Ideally, what I'd describe as a J-shaped lead.
27:28So I'm expecting to see it drop down very slightly and go up to you.
27:31Yeah?
27:31If it's too tight, your dog pulls all the time.
27:34So it means that you can hold the dog with one hand and you can relax.
27:38I feel more secure with two hands on his lead.
27:41Yeah.
27:41You feel more secure with two hands, but it's a bit of an illusion.
27:45Ready? Ready?
27:45Katherine may use two hands,
27:48but holding on for dear life isn't calming her puppy.
27:52How do you feel that went?
27:54Terrible, as usual.
27:56Katherine and Pete want Sydney to be the perfect pal for Ruby and Daphne,
28:00but walks are already causing concern.
28:04When we walk Sydney, he'll see another dog and he's like...
28:06And he'll try to jump across the road.
28:08That's it.
28:08Yeah.
28:09And if Daphne's holding the lead, she's nine, she is strong,
28:14but I think Sydney will be bigger and stronger than her.
28:17Yeah, he's strong already, isn't he?
28:19For Sydney, this is the moment lead control needs to click.
28:23So Graham has set up a catwalk, or in this case, a dog walk, to show how.
28:30Shall I have a go? Shall we do Sydney?
28:33Come on in.
28:34Good boy.
28:36That's all right.
28:37Good.
28:38Okay.
28:39Come on.
28:41So he's still as bouncy as he was with you, but he's on a shorter lead,
28:44which isn't tight, so he's only got so many options as to how much mischief he can get up to.
28:50But...
28:50No.
28:51In Sydney's case...
28:52No.
28:53...he's ripping up the rule book.
28:55No.
28:56Oh.
28:57We might want some red carpet adjustment in a minute.
29:00He's got a bit in his mouth.
29:03He's got a new toy there, but a red carpet.
29:05He does have everything he wants to pick up.
29:07If Sydney pulls, he gets a gentle warning.
29:11No.
29:12No.
29:13And walking nicely gets praise.
29:16Oh, good boy, Sydney.
29:17And after a few turns with a loose lead, Sydney's strutting.
29:22Clever boy.
29:23This is better.
29:24Like an old craft.
29:27That was very good, I thought.
29:29Now with a loose lead, can Catherine strut her stuff?
29:34Come on.
29:35Let's go.
29:36Good boy.
29:36Come on.
29:37Straight off, there's an issue.
29:39Come on.
29:40That's it.
29:40Drop your arm, Catherine.
29:41There you go.
29:42Good boy.
29:42Good boy.
29:43Good boy.
29:43But as she loosens up...
29:45Oh, that's it.
29:46..she shows it's all about confidence.
29:49Keep moving.
29:49That's it.
29:50That's it.
29:50Good boy.
29:51Come on.
29:52Better.
29:53Good boy.
29:54There you are.
29:55There you go.
29:55Good boy.
29:56You can do it.
29:57It might seem counterintuitive,
29:59but as Lorraine releases the tension on the lead with Loki...
30:02That's it.
30:03Good boy.
30:04..Rob encourages Winnie...
30:05Oh, very good.
30:06Good girl.
30:07..and Mary praises Mr Todd...
30:09Good boy.
30:11..Graham's methods are paying off.
30:12That was really good.
30:14We've got you moving quite nicely now,
30:16but there are times when, well, of course you've got to stop.
30:19Graham's second lesson is all about teaching your pup
30:22to fall in step with you.
30:24Now, for me, you don't need to say anything.
30:26I would love to get the dogs to just see what we're doing
30:30and stop automatically when we stop.
30:32But in order to do that,
30:33they've got to pay attention to where the legs are.
30:35So let me demonstrate with one of the dogs.
30:38This lesson is especially important for rescue pup Winnie.
30:42We know nothing of her background,
30:45apart from she was found by dog warden
30:48on the side of the road in London.
30:50Winnie, come on. Let's go.
30:51For Winnie, walks can be overwhelming.
30:54All right.
30:55She's just absolutely petrified of traffic,
30:59which I think takes her back to when she was just abandoned.
31:04She just gets stressed.
31:07When a dog learns to move and stop with you,
31:09it builds trust.
31:11And Winnie needs that more than most.
31:13So if I take a couple of steps and I stop,
31:16she'll probably overshoot.
31:18So...
31:19Overshot, right?
31:20So all I've done there is I've caught her on the harness
31:22and just brought her to a stop, right?
31:24Come on.
31:27Not quite, so I've stopped her again.
31:29But what's going to happen is when she stops herself...
31:31Good girl.
31:33Come on in.
31:35No, not yet.
31:36So I'll stop her again and I'll turn around.
31:38Come on.
31:38By mirroring Graham's movement...
31:41Winnie gets praise.
31:42Yay!
31:43Good girl.
31:44..and now stops on cue.
31:48Yay!
31:49Good girl.
31:50Super.
31:51Right, go on then.
31:51You go back to your mum and dad now.
31:53Oh, hello, dad.
31:55Very good.
31:56Right.
31:57Now it's over to Winnie's mum, Karen.
32:00Right, ready when you are.
32:03That's it.
32:04Yeah.
32:04When you're going to go, go.
32:06And stop.
32:09Oh, nearly.
32:10OK.
32:11Stop.
32:13Good girl.
32:14She's learning not to move until you move.
32:17Yeah.
32:18Try again.
32:20Off she goes.
32:20Stop.
32:22Good girl.
32:26Good girl.
32:27How's it feel at your end?
32:29Feels good.
32:30Yeah.
32:30Doesn't feel like much pollen out.
32:32And for the rest of the pups, this stop-start training is also going to lead to more controlled
32:37and safer walks.
32:39And stop.
32:41Yeah, lovely.
32:42Good boy.
32:43Good boy.
32:43Good boy.
32:44Good boy.
32:44Well, we've all got dogs who you can start and stop now without dragging you all over the
32:48path.
32:48So, um, all we need to do now is add in some real life distractions.
32:53It's all very well to be able to walk your dog in a straight line, but out in the real
32:58world, there's all manner of distractions to pull your pooch off course.
33:03So, it's test time.
33:06Football's, picnics, and a new friend, Rudy, stand in the way.
33:10Well, this will be interesting.
33:11Can all four pups make it round?
33:13If you can walk your dogs past this lot without being unduly pulled everywhere, I think we've had a good
33:18day.
33:19To pass the test, the pups must walk past every distraction calmly, lose control, and it's back to the start.
33:27All right, Lorraine. Off you go.
33:29Lucky.
33:29First to make an attempt is Loki.
33:32Come on.
33:33That's it.
33:34Come on. Keep going.
33:35Who's a live wire.
33:36Loki.
33:37Oh, it's a ball. I'm interested.
33:38This way.
33:38This way.
33:38The football has his full attention.
33:41This way.
33:42This way.
33:42Good boy.
33:42Followed by.
33:43Come on. Loki.
33:46Not bothered about Rudy at all.
33:48He's interested in the ball, isn't he?
33:50So, it's back to square one.
33:52Right. Off you go.
33:54The distractions for Loki, they had a big impact on him focusing and him listening.
34:00In fact, Loki's lost it.
34:03All right.
34:05Got overexcited.
34:06All right.
34:06Bring him back.
34:07We'll give him a rest.
34:08We'll go again in a bit.
34:09It was really hard to get his focus.
34:10As Loki takes a moment to cool down, next up is Mary and farm dog, Mr. Todd.
34:17Good boy.
34:18Unlike Loki, Mr. Todd doesn't seem too distracted.
34:22Keep going.
34:23Good boy.
34:24Good boy.
34:25Good boy.
34:26Oh, that's nice.
34:26Good.
34:27Said hello, moved on.
34:28Good boy.
34:29Fantastic.
34:30Well done.
34:31Next up, bouncy Sydney, who's made remarkable progress since this morning.
34:36Good boy.
34:37Blimey.
34:39Catherine, you're going to be getting phone calls from people asking if you could handle
34:42their dogs at Christmas.
34:44I'll be there.
34:44That was fantastic, wasn't it?
34:46Winnie is braving it next.
34:49That's it, Winnie.
34:49Off you go.
34:51Good girl, Winnie.
34:52And after a little hesitation with big boy Rudy...
34:55Go on.
34:56She was just trying to hide around Karen.
34:58...makes it through on her second attempt.
35:01Good girl.
35:03Well done.
35:04OK, Lorraine.
35:05The only pup not to have made it around is Loki, who's had a little time out.
35:10That's it.
35:12Well, that's nice.
35:14After a few failed attempts...
35:16Sit.
35:17Good boy.
35:19Lorraine's gained back control.
35:20That's the picnic.
35:22Very good.
35:22What are we doing, Mum?
35:23Finally, they've made it round without a flip out.
35:27Well done.
35:28That was hard thought, but you got there.
35:31Fantastic.
35:32You've come a long way in one day.
35:34If you keep practising this, where will you be in three or four weeks when we meet again?
35:39Good.
35:39Well done, everybody.
35:41I'm hoping that with some of the tools that I've learnt today, that his lead walking will improve.
35:47Come on.
35:48We just need to continue with what we've been taught.
35:51Yeah.
35:51Because it works, because we've seen the progression.
35:55Come on, then.
35:56Good boy.
35:58Coming up, Graham's back in Essex.
36:01Right.
36:02Here we are.
36:02In a pub.
36:03Founded by my people.
36:04For a face-off to end...
36:06We're going to have to be on our A game now.
36:07...Jack's outrageous table manners.
36:09We might have to just go through this.
36:16Graham's nearly off the clock, but there's one last stop in Essex with Jack.
36:21Jack!
36:22A Labrador...
36:23Jack!
36:24...with an appetite for chaos.
36:26Oh, no.
36:27Jack!
36:27...mugging kids for cakes, pilfering picnics, and flat-out ram-raiding tables for food.
36:34No!
36:34Last time, Graham stopped him playing with human food by giving him a new game with new
36:40rules.
36:41Stop.
36:42Good boy!
36:44Now he's back to focus on Jack's table manners.
36:47Jack.
36:48Which have brought Katie's social life to a standstill.
36:52Jack!
36:54For sure, last time we saw Graham, he worked magic.
36:59But within a closed environment, lots of people, easy access to food.
37:05I'm just not sure how it's going to go.
37:07So Katie's brought back up her friend's son, Ted.
37:11Hiya!
37:11Hi again, Graham.
37:13I thought I'd treat us to a bite to eat.
37:15It's quite swanky in here.
37:17Okay.
37:17It's not a place where you might need table manners.
37:19I need to teach Jack that jumping up on the table trying to steal food is clearly not acceptable.
37:25Right.
37:26Here we are, in a pub, in front of my people.
37:28How are you feeling?
37:29Yeah, a little bit nervous.
37:31When he was last here, Graham clocked something important.
37:35Jack!
37:36Jack isn't just after food.
37:38It's all a game for attention.
37:40But the irony, of course, is that on the rare occasions he is good like this,
37:44when you're in company with food, he gets ignored.
37:46Graham is setting up a new game, no means no.
37:50From now on, jumping, barking and pestering gets zero attention or treats.
37:56When he backs down, we need to let him know that that was a great decision.
38:00So we're going to tell him he's a good boy and we can give him a treat.
38:03Now, no if he's jumping up.
38:06Good boy when he's sitting on down.
38:08Graham's starting with just dog treats on the table.
38:11No.
38:13We have to move him off, Jack, now.
38:15If need be, we can physically move him off.
38:17I don't mean anything nasty.
38:18No.
38:19That's it, yeah.
38:20No.
38:22Good boy.
38:23In a second.
38:24Yeah.
38:25If he keeps it up, we'll give him a little treat.
38:27OK.
38:27The rule is clear.
38:29Jumping up gets nothing.
38:31No.
38:32Better.
38:33No.
38:34That's it.
38:35Good boy.
38:36Backing off and staying quiet, that's what gets rewarded.
38:40No.
38:41No.
38:41That's it.
38:42Sit.
38:43OK.
38:44Good boy.
38:44Good boy.
38:45There you go.
38:46Good boy.
38:47Jack needs to figure out...
38:49Ah, no.
38:50...no means...
38:51No.
38:52...and anything other than sitting quietly...
38:55No.
38:56No.
38:57...earns nothing.
38:59Ah.
39:01We might have to just go through this.
39:04It's a bit awkward, but it's worth it in the long run.
39:08He's like, no, I will just snatch the food.
39:10I will have it whenever I want.
39:11You know?
39:12Very rude.
39:12I want what I want and I want it now.
39:15That's exactly what he said.
39:17Yeah.
39:17It's almost like I'm seeing what I've created.
39:21Yeah.
39:22It's my own fault, isn't it?
39:24Kind of, yeah.
39:24Yeah.
39:25Oh.
39:25Will Jack ever figure out...
39:27No.
39:28...bad behaviour...
39:31...won't get him treats or attention.
39:34We're effectively overcoming five years of programming.
39:37No.
39:38No.
39:39But after a few noisy minutes...
39:42So that's good.
39:43Good boy.
39:44We didn't tell him to lie down.
39:44No.
39:44We did it anyway.
39:45Yeah.
39:45...it seems the penny has dropped.
40:06Good boy.
40:07Give him another treat now.
40:08Look.
40:08So.
40:09Good boy.
40:10Good lad.
40:11Being quiet is finally paying off.
40:15You do have to just work through that storm.
40:18Yes.
40:19And then he gets the good stuff through the side.
40:21Two minutes of him being silent is crazy.
40:25The next rule of table manners is no human food ever.
40:30Oh, look at that lot.
40:31Lovely.
40:32Lovely.
40:34We're going to have to be on our A game now.
40:36He can still earn dog treats, but only by following the rules.
40:40Operation Jack.
40:41Assault on food.
40:43No.
40:46Sit.
40:48Good boy.
40:49Good boy.
40:50Down.
40:52Super.
40:52Good boy.
40:53Dog treat.
40:54Good.
40:55That's part of his scheme that foiled.
40:58It is, isn't it?
40:59Good boy.
41:00And soon, clever Jack.
41:02There we go.
41:03Lovely.
41:04There we go.
41:05Thanks, Grant.
41:06Yeah.
41:06Good boy.
41:07Is learning how to score treats.
41:10Good boy.
41:10That was a good choice.
41:11There you go.
41:12Good choice.
41:12Good decision, mate.
41:13Very good.
41:14Eating out with Jack used to be an all-out assault.
41:17Bang goes the rap.
41:19But by standing her ground and rewarding calm, quiet behaviour.
41:24Good boy.
41:25The battle is finally over.
41:27I can't quite believe it.
41:29Good, innit?
41:30I feel like you've swapped my dog without you realising.
41:33So what do you put the change down to?
41:35I haven't given in where I would have done previously.
41:40Yep.
41:40So the first sign of bad behaviour, oh, I just wanted to shut him up so I would feed him.
41:46So I guess, in a way, I was rewarding bad behaviour.
41:49Absolutely.
41:50Graham's really helped me recognise where I've gone wrong previously.
41:56What Graham has done for Jack and I, I mean, it sounds a bit dramatic, but really life-changing.
42:02You see a behaviour as bad as Jack's and you think, why is he doing what's he doing?
42:07How is he getting rewarded for it?
42:09How can I prevent that?
42:10And how can I put a better behaviour in instead that he gets rewarded for?
42:14And that, really, is all I did.
42:20In Ayrshire, Lockie's bullying behaviour is a thing of the past.
42:25Hi, Graham.
42:26It's only a week since you were here and already we have a different dog in the house.
42:31Honestly, I think this is, like, going to change our lives and we just can't make it enough.
42:35Puppy's school is paying off too.
42:38Daphne's lead training is keeping Sydney under control.
42:42Winnie's stop-start is building confidence.
42:44And Loki's staying focused.
42:47Good boy!
42:49And in Essex, Jack's food-thieving days are finally numbered.
42:54He's still got his eyes on the food, but he is pretty chill, pretty calm and I'm able to eat
43:01my supper in peace.
43:02So, thank you so much.
43:04If you think your badly behaved dog could do with Graham's help, then why not get in touch?
43:09Details can be found at www.channel5.com forward slash take part.
43:17Ziggy, no!
43:21Back caring for animals in the best of the Heriot tradition.
43:24A new series of The Yorkshire Vet starts next Tuesday at 8.
43:28And tomorrow at 8, Professor Alice Roberts charts nearly a millennia of medical history at St Bart's in Brand New
43:34Our Hospital through time.
43:36New next, The Good Shit Murder!
43:39New next, The Good Shit Murder!
43:46The Good Shit Murder
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