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00:00Hey!
00:00Hey!
00:01Oh, oh, oh, oh!
00:02Pandora!
00:03Pandora!
00:03What you need to do is get control of Pandora.
00:07If dogs go wild...
00:10They are absolutely nuts.
00:12Is the dog around?
00:14Oh!
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.
00:22Of course he can.
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.
00:36Oh!
00:36Tank likes to rub his boy parts.
00:39What is going on with you, Tank?
00:41When pups...
00:42Wonder what we're going to learn today!
00:44...need to be schooled.
00:46Three, two, one, and sit.
00:48Fantastic!
00:49Look at that!
00:50Or if your pooch...
00:52He's dropped one.
00:53He got a whiff.
00:53...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.
01:08And get answers...
01:09I think I might know what's going on, and it's not what you think.
01:12...to any doggy dilemma.
01:15Yeah, that's next level, innit?
01:20This week, two brothers at war...
01:24We're lucky we've got a big enough house to cut it into two.
01:30...ruining a retirement.
01:32It's as though we're growing apart.
01:34I feel quite lonely at times.
01:37They're putting an awful lot of faith in me.
01:39A randy pop...
01:40Oh, get down.
01:41...gets the cold shoulder.
01:43We're not having that, right? Off you go.
01:44Game over.
01:45And Graham learns the tricks of the trade...
01:48That's spaghetti!
01:49...when it comes to nail clipping.
01:51I can see where this is going.
01:57Retirement for many means being able to enjoy the simpler things in life.
02:02Max, check the tire pressures, mate.
02:04Perhaps that's tinkering with our favourite toys.
02:07I tell you what, make yourself useful.
02:08Get us a spanner, would you?
02:10He's a bit rubbish for the mechanics, mate, but he's good company.
02:13Ah, Graham's not ready to put his feet up yet.
02:16Come on.
02:17But the couple he's going to meet were very much looking forward to their golden years together.
02:24Well, I'm in Wiltshire today and I'm on my way to see two dogs and their humans.
02:29And they've asked me to meet at their caravan.
02:31To be honest, I've never really been the touring caravan type.
02:35But, you know, whatever floats your boat, a lot of people love it, don't they?
02:39Fair enough.
02:40Polly.
02:41Des and Anne would love to embrace their retirement dream.
02:45Good boy.
02:45Of travelling in their pride and joy.
02:48It's quite an investment.
02:49It's a top of the range caravan.
02:51Everything is just a home from home.
02:53The plan was to take the van and the dogs and have a month in Scotland.
03:00But a serious brotherly beef is stopping them.
03:05Zach and Ollie are at war.
03:11If I thought we were going away, I'd be not sleeping.
03:16Because I'd be so worried about it.
03:19I mean, look at them.
03:21I don't want them like that.
03:27It's a big investment sitting here not doing anything for us.
03:32Ah, this must be it.
03:38Morning.
03:39Morning.
03:39You all right? Hello.
03:40Nice to meet you.
03:41Anne, isn't it?
03:41It is.
03:42It is.
03:43Shall I come in?
03:43Come in.
03:48It's a fun shouting match, isn't it?
03:51Calm down.
03:57Calm down.
04:00Well, there's a future hold for the caravan.
04:02We've actually got it up for sale.
04:04Oh, have you?
04:05We thought if we're not going to use it, we ought to sell it.
04:07It's a reluctant sale and the hope is if you've got a magic wand...
04:15I'll see if I've got one in the car.
04:16If we could fix it, we could pee away in the caravan and it won't be for sale.
04:20Well, there's no magic wand, but there might be a method if we can find one, but I've got to
04:24unravel what's going on.
04:29Well, cracking up is like walking into World War Three.
04:31Both dogs barking their heads off, baring their teeth, snarling at each other and it seems relentless.
04:39So the retirement dream, the caravan, is up for sale.
04:43Unless I can fix the dog problem.
04:46They're putting an awful lot of faith in me.
04:51It's not just caravanning the couple can't carry on.
04:55They can't enjoy their beautiful garden together either.
04:59We've had to split the garden into two.
05:01There's no way that they would stay in the same garden.
05:05This side over here is where Zach, during the day, has got access to.
05:10This side of the garden is where, during the day, Ollie's got access to.
05:15Anne's done it out quite nice.
05:18And Anne will be here with Ollie and I'll be at the other side with Zach.
05:23It's not ideal to have two dogs that we can't share together and share our time together.
05:28It's completely split.
05:34And we kind of say, cheerio, you're in your half of the garden, I'm in mine.
05:40The constant crossfire is wearing the couple down.
05:44Living separately, it's as though we're growing apart.
05:48Wait a minute. This way.
05:50We just get so used to doing things on our own now.
05:54And then the more it goes on, the more apart we are.
05:58I feel quite lonely at times.
06:06To see how divided Des and Anne's lives have become, Graham's joining them on the home front.
06:13Right, Graham, I'm just going to open these blinds and then you'll see what we have to cope with.
06:18All right.
06:19Ah, I know.
06:21It's started already.
06:28As you can see, you can't live like this.
06:31So we've had to divide the house into two.
06:34Right.
06:34And that's how it stays really.
06:36There's the Ollie zone and the Zach zone.
06:38Yeah.
06:38The brothers' feud is non-stop.
06:41It just goes on and on then.
06:43Yeah, it would go on and on.
06:46Graham's keen to understand the impact.
06:50Well, you're going to live in separate lives, aren't you?
06:52Yeah.
06:53Des and I spend a lot of time separated.
06:56The house being separated, the garden.
06:58We used to all sit out in the garden together.
07:00We don't do anything like that now.
07:03You do start growing apart because you just get so used to being on your own
07:07and doing things on your own.
07:09Yeah.
07:09I do want us all to be together and be one big happy family again.
07:14It's pretty extreme.
07:16It is.
07:18We are at the end of our tether on what to do.
07:21Yeah.
07:21We don't know what to do with them.
07:23Yeah.
07:23Yeah.
07:26As the war rages inside, there is one moment of the day when the boys call a truce.
07:34And what about walking the dogs then? I mean, presumably you're going separate ways, do you?
07:38No, that's the bizarre thing.
07:40As soon as Ollie is aware that we're going to go for a walk, they'll come together, no problem at
07:45all.
07:45Well, I'll tell you what, without further ado, can I see this? Can we go out for a walk?
07:49Yeah.
07:50With Zach and Ollie at a ceasefire out and about...
07:54Ah.
07:55Perhaps they don't hit each other after all.
07:57Graham needs to know what triggered this turf war.
08:0118 months ago, we noticed that Ollie would take himself off to bed earlier and earlier.
08:08So we took him to the vet.
08:10They found that he'd got copper storage disease.
08:13This rare genetic and potentially life-threatening condition causes inflammation of the liver
08:20and cell damage due to an excess of copper.
08:23And after surgery, Ollie spent weeks recovering in the kitchen.
08:28Ollie's kind of got used to that area, I suppose.
08:30Yeah.
08:31Started to defend it, is that fair to say?
08:33True.
08:33Yeah, that's very true.
08:34So since then, that's when they've both been separated?
08:37Yes, exactly.
08:38And they've not been back together since?
08:39Exactly.
08:40OK, that does sound significant, doesn't it?
08:42Yeah.
08:44I think it's a bit harsh to say that Des and Anna got it all wrong,
08:48but the fundamental mistake I think they made was,
08:50when they created a temporary separation for Ollie to recover,
08:55that became permanent.
08:58The longer these dogs have had their own territory and fought over it,
09:02the harder it becomes to reverse your way out of that.
09:07So I think it is a difficult problem, and I don't think we're going to fix this like a magic
09:11wand job in a day,
09:12but we sure as heck can get everybody on the right track, I hope.
09:15Coming up, Graham needs to call time...
09:18Stop!
09:19No!
09:19..on a lusty lab.
09:21Stop!
09:21It's getting dangerous because he nearly pushed me down the stairs with the baby not long ago.
09:26Oh!
09:26..he nails it...
09:28..with some helpful hacks.
09:30We want these close to the dog's nails.
09:33And then we're just going to do...
09:36..the sensation.
09:37Come on!
09:38..and...
09:41..can he broker a peace deal...
09:43..and revive a retirement dream?
09:46Hold on and do nothing.
09:48..
09:53Graham's in Wiltshire, where taking on brothers-at-war Ollie and Zach...
09:59..is only half the battle.
10:01And we kind of say, cheerio, you're in your half of the garden, I'm in mine.
10:06..not only are Des and Anne's retirement plans down the drain...
10:09..the future for the caravan, we've actually got it up for sale.
10:12..their relationship is also suffering.
10:16..we just get so used to doing things on our own now.
10:19Oi! Oi! Oi!
10:20It's as though we're growing apart.
10:22I feel quite lonely at times.
10:28..Graham believes Ollie's recovery from his operation sparked the conflict.
10:33You put him in the kitchen and he's gone,
10:36right, I associate this place with safety, recovery.
10:39So he's defended that place.
10:41But I think the longer that they've got their own territory,
10:45the harder it becomes.
10:47But he hopes by bringing the brothers together little by little,
10:50they will learn to bury the hatchet.
10:53If we put them together for a minute or two, nothing happens.
10:56Great, separate them.
10:57Yeah, it makes sense.
10:58So the memory you leave them with was,
11:00well, I saw him and nothing bad happened.
11:02Oh, good.
11:03And then maybe we build it up two minutes, maybe then it's three.
11:07Let's start at the house and the garden,
11:09because at least we've got a little bit of room around us there
11:12to see how we get on.
11:15And if things...
11:17..dogs still lovely and calm, that's great.
11:19..get too heated...
11:20If they do kick off, we're not going to separate them,
11:23we'll bring them outside and take them for a walk
11:26and I'm hoping that might calm them down.
11:29Graham's banking on them being able to tolerate...
11:32Come on, thanks.
11:33..a minute together.
11:36Come on.
11:38But...
11:40..they can't even get past the threshold.
11:43All right, I'll have to go for a walk again.
11:47..without it kicking off.
11:50Come on, Oli.
11:52Come on, Oli.
12:00Come on.
12:01Good boy, Oli.
12:04They've calmed down now.
12:08Yeah, let's try again.
12:15Let's just give it a minute and see what we've got.
12:19OK.
12:24All right, we'll go for a walk again.
12:26You go first, Dan.
12:29And then you can join us.
12:31Right, on you go.
12:35Right.
12:36Well, we got further.
12:38With the brothers calling the shots by barking...
12:42They're bargaining on.
12:43The other dog gets taken away, or I get taken away.
12:45That's what they want, all right?
12:47..it's time to switch things up.
12:49So we're going to sit there and be very calm.
12:53So the good boy and the stroke,
12:55we're reserved for when they're quiet.
12:57Now, they're not going to be quiet for long.
12:58You might just get two or three seconds
12:59while they're taking a breath, really.
13:02But the principle there is,
13:03look, you're getting praise when you're quiet.
13:07Graham's plan is clear.
13:10Let's just wait for a second, see what happens.
13:14Hold on and do nothing.
13:16Stand your ground.
13:18If he stops again for a second, you tell him,
13:21good boy.
13:22Good boy, Zach.
13:24And offer praise in moments of peace.
13:27Good boy.
13:28Good boy, Zach.
13:29Good boy, Zach.
13:30Good boy, Ollie.
13:31Good boy.
13:32Good boy.
13:33Right.
13:34Wait.
13:36It's a painstaking process.
13:41But eventually...
13:42Good boy, Zach.
13:45Good boy.
13:46Slowly, slowly, but surely.
13:48Oh, he sat down as well.
13:50He's gone from starey eyes and fighting stance
13:54to sitting back and soft, you know.
13:57Good boy.
13:58Good boy.
13:58Having laid the foundations for a lasting peace agreement...
14:02Hey, this is different.
14:03Good boy.
14:06Very good.
14:08What do you reckon, huh?
14:09I think it's very good.
14:12It's good, isn't it?
14:13Yeah.
14:14Reconciliation...
14:15Oh, I'm pleased with this.
14:16..could be a real possibility.
14:19Well, I can see it now that there is a hope
14:22we will actually get a life back
14:24and a life with our dogs.
14:25We'll be able to go away
14:27and do all the things that we wanted to do.
14:30But for the couple to really start enjoying retirement again...
14:35Calm down.
14:37..Graham will need to return
14:38to take on the bitter caravan conflict.
14:46..Graham's next job takes him north to Derby
14:50to meet a labradoodle who's quite the handful.
14:53So a labradoodle is, you won't be surprised to hear,
14:56a cross between a labrador and a poodle.
14:58Now, people have been crossing those two breeds for many years,
15:01but they've really picked up popularity
15:03in the last couple of decades, really.
15:07Since the 80s, they've been used as service dogs
15:09because you've got the intelligence of a poodle,
15:13the appetite of a labrador, which is quite useful for a dog trainer,
15:16and also they're quite good for people who may have allergies.
15:21So that's why we see quite a few around, I think they say.
15:24MUSIC PLAYS
15:33Morning. Oh, hello.
15:34Hello. You OK?
15:36Nice to meet you. You all right?
15:37I know. Come on in.
15:37Hello. You're Rupert, aren't you? You're lively.
15:39Come on, in you go. Hello.
15:42Oh, blimey.
15:44Hiya. Nice to meet you. Hi, Martin. Nice to meet you.
15:45Martin Graham.
15:47Who's this then? Hello.
15:48This is Freddie. Hello, Freddie.
15:50And who's this?
15:51This is Alfie.
15:53Hello. And you, yes, Rupert.
15:55This is Rupert.
15:56He's a lovely lad compared to some other dogs I see.
15:58He's amazing.
15:59He's the best family dog that you could wish for.
16:02He's fantastic, isn't he, with the kids?
16:03Yeah.
16:04So if he's the perfect family dog, what's your problem?
16:07The problem, apparently, is when I leave the house.
16:10Oh, really?
16:11It turns into a completely different dog.
16:14Yeah.
16:14Really?
16:15Yeah.
16:16Yeah.
16:17Is that four?
16:18Yeah.
16:18From the moment his master's back is turned...
16:22See you later, kids.
16:23See you later, Bob.
16:24Bye.
16:26Rupert has one thing on his mind.
16:29A leg over with the lady of the house.
16:32Rupert, get down.
16:35Rupert.
16:36No.
16:37Get down.
16:38And he won't take no for an answer.
16:42Rupert.
16:42That's enough.
16:43Get down.
16:46Get down.
16:47Down.
16:48No.
16:49No.
16:50And then if he hears, like, any cars, he'll look as if...
16:53And go over and see if it's Martin coming home.
16:55He is so sneaky.
16:57OK.
16:58This loved-up Labradoodle wants time alone with Bobby.
17:02Get down.
17:04All day.
17:05Down.
17:06Every day.
17:07No, down.
17:08In the kitchen.
17:09Rupert.
17:10No.
17:10In the bedroom.
17:14Rupert.
17:15On the couch.
17:16Stop it.
17:21No.
17:22In fact...
17:23Rupert, get down.
17:25Get down.
17:27Everywhere.
17:28Rupert.
17:29Rupert.
17:30Rupert.
17:30Get off.
17:30Rupert.
17:31No.
17:35I can't even not laugh, cos it's just like...
17:40The other morning, between half past six and half past nine, I'd count up to 34 times.
17:46Rupert, get down.
17:47And with a toddler and baby to look after...
17:50Down.
17:51In north.
17:52Her loved-up puppy is pushing Bobby to the brink.
17:56We need Graeme's help now, because if it doesn't get sorted out, someone's going to end up really hurt.
18:02Rupert, get down.
18:04I just want to be able to show him the love and attention he deserves, without him showing me too
18:09much love and attention.
18:12Get down.
18:16I've got to see this, haven't I?
18:17Yeah.
18:18I'm going to have to ask you to leave your own house, unless I can see the problem.
18:21Do you mind?
18:22No, no.
18:24Right, what are you going to do?
18:26I'll wait for the show to begin.
18:28Bye.
18:31There you go.
18:32Get down.
18:33Blimey, alright.
18:33Get down.
18:34It's hard enough when I'm on my own, but obviously when I've got children as well...
18:39Let me just get him out.
18:40Yeah, sure.
18:41Get him out.
18:42Alright.
18:43Oh, blimey.
18:44Rupert, get down.
18:45That's the last thing you need, isn't it?
18:46Get down.
18:47Get down.
18:48No.
18:49Just be careful, Freddie.
18:50Don't worry.
18:50Stop.
18:53No, Rupert, get down.
18:54Get down.
18:55No.
18:56Is it particularly in this room that he does it?
18:58He'll do it anywhere.
18:59I was just going to make Freddie a drink, so if you want to come in and see if we'll
19:01do it in the kitchen.
19:02Yeah, sure.
19:04Come on, trouble.
19:08Good boy.
19:09Are you going there?
19:10Good boy.
19:12Oh, here we go.
19:13No, get down.
19:15Get down.
19:15Rupert.
19:17Well, he's at it again.
19:19No.
19:19Down.
19:19He's a big lad as well, isn't he?
19:21Yeah, he'd be, like, that's what I mean, he would push me over.
19:24The amount of times he'd knocked me back.
19:26It's getting dangerous because he nearly pushed me down the stairs with the baby not long ago.
19:30Oh!
19:31With the baby in your arm.
19:32Ow!
19:32And he's just, like, nicked my leg.
19:34He literally doesn't say no for an answer, does he?
19:36No.
19:37Stop!
19:38No!
19:39No!
19:40No!
19:41No!
19:42That hurts!
19:43Stop!
19:44No!
19:45Stop!
19:46No!
19:47No!
19:49No!
19:49No!
19:51Rupert!
19:52Stop!
19:54I've seen quite a few dogs that get over-amorous, shall we say.
19:58Get down.
19:59But this is the worst case like this that I've seen, um, because he's powerful and because
20:06it's an onslaught.
20:07Rupert, get down!
20:09It's clearly affecting Bobby's mental health, but I'm also worried that it's dangerous.
20:13It's got to stop.
20:15You must be absolutely frazzled.
20:17Why don't you go grab a seat?
20:18I'll make us a cup of tea, shall I?
20:20Oh, that's lovely.
20:21And we'll get Martin back.
20:22We'll have a chat.
20:22Oh, thank you.
20:29How's it affecting you, Martin, when you're at work?
20:31I'm just waiting for the text or phone call off Bobby to say, the dog's doing this, the
20:36dog's doing that, and then it puts more pressure on me.
20:39I'm just thinking I'm going to have to tell my boss I'm just going home just to stand there
20:43so the dog don't hunt my missus.
20:46I'm being cheated on by a labradoodle.
20:52Yeah, there is that, yeah.
20:54It's a busy household, this.
20:55So you've got a three-year-old dog going on four.
20:58Yeah.
20:58Seven months old.
20:59Yeah.
21:00You've got a dog that's one year old.
21:01Yeah.
21:02That was an interesting time to get a dog.
21:04Was there a reason for that?
21:05We found out we was pregnant, didn't we?
21:07And obviously we were so excited.
21:10Well, unfortunately, it just wasn't successful, so...
21:13For me, Rupert was that baby that we'd lost, and he was like an anchor, maybe.
21:22Yeah, yeah, yeah.
21:22He was just something that I could focus on.
21:27I feel like I owe a lot to Rupert because he got me over a massive time in my life
21:33that
21:33was really hard.
21:37I was curious to hear why you would choose to get a puppy when, you know, you've got
21:42one young son and another baby on the way, but I wasn't prepared for the answer, really.
21:48They lost a baby, and I suppose about the time when she thought the baby should be due,
21:55she got a puppy, and that puppy became the baby.
21:57He was a great emotional support.
22:00And then at six months, he's six months old, everything changed.
22:05Alfie was born, and he became a real nuisance.
22:09He made life unbearable, and I think that explains an awful lot.
22:16Coming up, can Graham rescue a retirement dream?
22:20Des has got the caravan up for sale.
22:23From a pair of battling brothers.
22:26Sooner or later, I'll give in.
22:28It's time to trim those talons.
22:31We want to be able to slide this card underneath the nails.
22:35Rupert, get down.
22:36And can he rein in Randy Rupert?
22:39One day, he's jumped up and done that.
22:41Probably didn't know why he was doing it.
22:42And it's like, oh, that worked.
22:44Yeah.
22:45Without him getting the hump.
22:47He's going to learn to grow up a little bit.
22:49Game over.
22:55Graham's in Derby, where lusty labradoodle Rupert...
22:59No.
23:00..has been trying to get his leg over with the lady of the house, Bobby.
23:03Get down.
23:05All day.
23:06Rupert.
23:07Every day.
23:08Rupert, get down.
23:10Leaving her totally exhausted.
23:14Down.
23:17Rupert only started acting up after baby Alfie was born.
23:21And Graham reckons it's not rumpy-pumpy this Randy boy craves.
23:26It's Bobby's undivided attention.
23:28In some ways, this is the worst case of that kind of behaviour I think I've ever seen.
23:35The reason it's so intense, I think it is the circumstances of when you got him.
23:40You're at home all the time, because you're on maternity.
23:42A little puppy Rupert's got 100% of you almost 100% of the time.
23:46Yeah.
23:46Yep.
23:47And that went on until he was about six months old.
23:50Yeah.
23:51Which is when Alfie was born, right?
23:52Yeah.
23:52So the whole thing changed for him, and he went from getting all that attention to not
23:58a lot.
23:58And the one way he found to get attention, one day he jumped up and done that.
24:01Probably didn't know why he was doing it.
24:03And it's like, oh, that worked.
24:05Yeah.
24:06I've got you.
24:06Yeah.
24:07The problem I've got is that what you're doing is making it slightly worse.
24:10Some of the time, you're just so frustrated with him, you end up shouting at him.
24:15So he starts to go into a different place and it gets worse and worse.
24:17Yeah.
24:18So I think we've got to wean him off it.
24:20He's going to learn to grow up a little bit.
24:22Graham wants Rupert to learn that he can be with Mum, but only on certain terms.
24:28He's got to learn to share nicely.
24:30He cannot have all of Mum's attention all the time.
24:33Yeah.
24:34Rupert, get down.
24:34Until now, Bobby's reaction to Rupert's relentless humping.
24:38Get down.
24:39Has been inconsistent.
24:41Rupert.
24:42Shouting.
24:43Get down.
24:44Laughing.
24:45I can't even not laugh.
24:47Or waiting it out.
24:49Graham wants Bobby to step in fast.
24:52Rupert, get down.
24:53And make it clear.
24:54Rupert, get down.
24:55That it's game over on the leg over.
24:58Get down.
25:00So as soon as Rupert starts to jump up, we're going to lead him outside.
25:05And we're going to throw a command in there as well.
25:07Right?
25:07Game over.
25:08You'll start to associate game over with, I've blown it.
25:12We're going to put him out in the garden momentarily.
25:14He'll calm down.
25:15We'll bring him back in again.
25:16If he's a good boy, we can tell him he's a good boy.
25:19Give him that attention that he craves.
25:21And give him a treat.
25:22But how will Rupert react to some tough love?
25:27Oh.
25:28We're not having that right.
25:29Off you go.
25:30Game over.
25:31That's it.
25:32Lead him out the best you can.
25:33Come on.
25:35Out.
25:36That's it.
25:38And shut the door.
25:43He's calmed down now.
25:44So I'll let him back in.
25:45Go on then.
25:45Try again.
25:47Straight at it.
25:48Game over.
25:49Well done.
25:50Out.
25:52Out.
25:55Great.
25:58He's processing right now.
26:00Yeah.
26:00Something has changed.
26:05Right.
26:06I'll let him back in.
26:08Come on, young man.
26:10Try again.
26:12Oh.
26:12Good boy.
26:13Yeah.
26:13Hello.
26:15Now that might have been a fluke or not, but he came straight up to you and went...
26:20Yeah.
26:20No, maybe not.
26:21Good boy.
26:22With Rupert cutting out his risque behaviour...
26:26Good boy.
26:27Oh, look at that.
26:28..he gets the attention he really craves.
26:31Oh, that's worth a treat.
26:32Good boy.
26:33Good boy.
26:36Oh, this is very good.
26:39Yeah.
26:39Good boy.
26:40Now, last time, by now, he was jumping all over you, wasn't he?
26:44Yeah.
26:45So he's got to be thinking, I'm running out of options.
26:48Rupert may be getting the message...
26:51Down!
26:52..but his amorous antics reach a climax...
26:55Get down!
26:57..when Bobby's seeing to the kids.
26:58Get down!
27:02I don't want to involve a baby just yet, but I do want to up the ante.
27:07Wait there.
27:08I've got something for you.
27:09What?
27:12There you go.
27:15The last thing you needed was another baby right now, but...
27:20Oh, no.
27:21Hello.
27:23My thinking is, well, we could practise, couldn't we?
27:25Right, OK.
27:27Well, we don't have a name for the baby yet.
27:28Tim.
27:30Tiny Tim.
27:30That was quick.
27:31All right, if you want to pick Tim up, and let's see how we go.
27:35Come on, Tim.
27:37That's it.
27:38There you go, Tiny Tim.
27:41Oh, he's interesting, look.
27:42Oh, that's nice.
27:44Good boy.
27:45There you go.
27:46Oh, that's nice.
27:49I'm rocking like he's a real baby.
27:56Good boy.
27:58Good boy.
28:00Bobby's attention may be divided...
28:03He's going to lie down.
28:05..but for once, Randy Rupert's taking a back seat.
28:09Amazing.
28:12How will he cope...
28:14There you go, Tim.
28:16That's nice.
28:17Good boy.
28:18That's nice.
28:20..when Tiny Tim gets Bobby's undivided attention.
28:26Well, he's interested, but he's not being naughty.
28:30Now what's he going to do?
28:32All right.
28:33Pay me attention.
28:34OK.
28:37Rupert.
28:39OK.
28:42Yeah, look, he is trying to go...
28:44Look, me, me, me, not this new one.
28:45It's a bit much.
28:47As soon as things get hot under the collar...
28:50Do you know what?
28:52He's getting nippy again, isn't he?
28:53Game over.
28:54Well done.
28:56Out.
28:56That's it.
28:57You're blowing it.
28:59Out.
29:01Good call, Bobby.
29:02Well done.
29:04Let's bring him back in, then.
29:06But has Rupert learnt his lesson?
29:08Good boy.
29:13Good.
29:14Right, so if you go back to it now, let's see what he does.
29:17That's it.
29:18Good boy.
29:19Good boy.
29:22Good boy.
29:22Well, that's good.
29:24That's good.
29:26Oh.
29:27So you were very clear there.
29:29It's like, no, your body language basically said, not now, I'm busy.
29:32And he's gone, all right, Mum.
29:34Good boy.
29:36Good boy.
29:40Good boy.
29:42Good boy.
29:43The progress is massive.
29:44It's so good.
29:45Like, normally he wouldn't just lie here, he'd be pawing me, biting me.
29:50Yeah.
29:50So it's amazing to see him like this.
29:53Rupert may be learning how to behave around tiny Tim.
29:57Hello.
29:58Hello, Freddie.
29:59Are you OK?
30:00Hello.
30:01But how will he react when Dad drops off the real kids?
30:06Good boy.
30:06Very good.
30:07Hello, mate.
30:07You're back.
30:08Hey.
30:09Got it.
30:11Right.
30:11Freddie and Alfie.
30:13That's it.
30:16There you go.
30:21Hey, well, this is amazing, isn't it?
30:23Amazing.
30:24Really good.
30:27Super calm.
30:29It's good, isn't it?
30:31Lovely.
30:32What do you think, Fred?
30:33Good.
30:34Good.
30:34They are.
30:35The ultimate accolade.
30:37Fred says it's good.
30:39Now this once amorous attention seeker has learnt being laid back is the best way to mum's
30:47heart.
30:47It's just so nice to be able to sit on the floor with both the kids and not be attacked.
30:54Yes.
30:55Yeah.
30:56And he's just wandered off without bothering you.
30:58I can't believe it.
31:00It's amazing.
31:01Yeah?
31:01Yeah.
31:02Honestly, it's going to be life changing.
31:05Thank you so much.
31:06Honestly, it's been amazing.
31:09Rupert was the dog that she got when she should have been having a baby and it didn't happen.
31:16And he became such an immense comfort to her through those terrible grief-stricken days.
31:21And now I'm hoping that because of this training, finally, she's got her Rupert back.
31:27Oh, the training today has been amazing.
31:29To be able to get my life back with the children when Martin's not here.
31:34I think it's just going to make the world of difference to the family.
31:39Leaving another happy family, Graham can move on to his other mission, keeping the nation's
31:45dogs in tip-top condition.
31:47And here's one from a lady called Kira.
31:50Hi, Graham.
31:51Bluebell really hates having her nails cut and I wondered if you had any tips and tricks
31:55on making that experience that little bit easier for her.
31:57Well, that's a good question.
31:59Well, I can think of a couple of things.
32:01I'm working with nervous dogs all the time.
32:03But any groomer worth their salt is going to have a few tips and tricks that I probably
32:07haven't even thought of.
32:08So, I feel a visit coming on.
32:13Graham's taking Kira and Bluebell to meet award-winning groomer, Verity Hardcastle.
32:18I love grooming so much because it's that immediate gratification.
32:23You build up this lovely relationship with the dog.
32:25You make them look beautiful.
32:28The dogs know it.
32:30When they come out of that groomers, they have a certain strut in their set.
32:35Hiya.
32:35Hello.
32:37Hello.
32:37Kira, Verity.
32:38Hi, Kira.
32:39Lovely to meet you.
32:40And Bluebell.
32:40Hi, Bluebell.
32:42You're adorable.
32:43So, we've got a problem with Bluebell.
32:45Okay.
32:46Bluebell does not like having her nails cut or anyone going anywhere near her nails.
32:50First up, it's key to get any dog used to new objects, be that the sight, smell or sound.
32:58Do you think it's the sight of the nail clippers that would trigger the dog?
33:02I think partially the sight and the sound.
33:04I'm sure, Graham, you know about this, about having a pair of nail clippers and just having
33:09them around at home.
33:10Yeah.
33:10If the dog acknowledges them, touches them, we're going to start rewarding the dog.
33:14Wait for the moment when she goes, hmm, actually, I want to check it out.
33:18Ah, treat appears.
33:19Yeah.
33:20Yeah.
33:20Question for you, Verity.
33:21How often should we be trimming dogs' nails?
33:24It really depends on the age of the dog, how much activity they're doing, what kind of
33:28terrain they're walking on.
33:29Sometimes a bit of pavement pounding is great for their nails just to...
33:32Because it grinds them down.
33:33Exactly.
33:34Yeah.
33:34Yeah.
33:35With years of experience under her belt, Verity's got a top trick for knowing when it's time
33:41for a trim.
33:42Actually, the best indicator is a credit card.
33:46Is it?
33:46Right.
33:47OK.
33:48So, if we have the lovely bluebell stood, and we want to be able to slide this card underneath
33:54the nails when they're relaxed on the table, I do think they need trimming a little bit.
34:01Before attempting to trim bluebells...
34:03OK, so I've brought some tools.
34:05Verity has a unique way of making her comfortable around the clippers.
34:10That's spaghetti.
34:11Yeah, it'll make sense.
34:12All right.
34:13OK.
34:15So, once you can get the dog in a calm state, probably really helpful for you at home,
34:18is to have a helper, a feeder, at one end, who can be on point with the treats, right?
34:24Because it's a lot handling the dog and handling all this equipment and trying to feed it on cue, as
34:28Graham said.
34:29Yeah.
34:29Like, timing is key.
34:31So, the reason for the spaghetti...
34:33Spaghetti, come on then.
34:33...is for a lot of dogs, it's the noise sensation.
34:36I'll let Graham do the feeding.
34:37Oh!
34:38Yeah.
34:38I can see where this is going.
34:40Yeah, I know.
34:41So, we want these close to the dog's nails.
34:44Yeah.
34:44And then we're just going to do the sun section.
34:48There you go.
34:48So, when the dog's calm, laid on your knee, just start getting them used to having this noise.
34:54The clippers cutting the spaghetti...
34:56Ooh!
34:57...mimics the sound of nails being trimmed.
35:00There you go.
35:00And when Bluebell doesn't shy away from the noise...
35:04She loves this, doesn't she?
35:05..she's rewarded...
35:07Ooh, what's that?
35:08There you go.
35:09..with a treat.
35:10If I'm using these clippers to cut up bits of treat, I'm making an association with the sight of clippers
35:16and food being prepared.
35:19What do you like one of those? There you go.
35:21Look what I've got.
35:22She's like, I love those clippers.
35:23LAUGHTER
35:24For anyone cutting nails, it's important to have the right equipment.
35:29Now, this is a plier nail clipper, and you can get these in various different sizes,
35:34depending on if you're dealing with a Rottie's nails or a Yorkshire Terrier's nails.
35:39Now, Bluebell seems much more comfortable with the sight, sound and smell of the clippers.
35:45We'd better bite the bullet and have a go, haven't we?
35:48How will she cope with getting her nails done?
35:51Come here.
35:52Hi, Bluebell.
35:53Ooh, clever girl.
35:54Hi.
35:54Hey, what have we got here?
35:56Who's a clever girl?
35:56Hi, Blue.
35:57Yeah, no, she looked round and went, oh, that lady's got the clippers on the go.
36:01Never mind.
36:01Oh, that's good.
36:04What have she got there?
36:05Good girl.
36:06Oh, that's lovely.
36:08Good girl.
36:09Good girl.
36:09Well done.
36:10What's this?
36:11She's been so good, though.
36:12I have actually managed to trim three nails.
36:14I actually think it's really important to end on a high, because what we don't want to do is push
36:17her too far.
36:18Sure.
36:18I think she needs to have some homework done, getting her used to having her feet touched.
36:23Yeah.
36:24And then feet touch reward, feet touch reward, two nail clippers near her reward.
36:30It's been really helpful, and I'm definitely going to buy something to get here.
36:37Still to come, the pressure's on.
36:40All right, we'll have to ride the storm.
36:42To end a bitter brotherly feud.
36:45Give him a minute.
36:46And rescue a retirement dream.
36:49Well, we knew it wouldn't last forever.
36:58Before Graham can kick off his dog training boots for the week, he still has a bitter battle to face.
37:05Right, I better crack on.
37:07Between warring brothers, Zach and Ollie, owners Dez and Anne hope the dogs would complete their retirement dreams.
37:16But the brothers' bad blood is forcing everyone to live separate lives.
37:22Living separately, it's as though we're growing apart.
37:26I feel quite lonely at times.
37:28Last time, Graham brought the warring parties together for peace talks in the garden.
37:34Oh, he's only but surely.
37:37Oh, he sat down as well.
37:39Good boy.
37:40This time, he has a much greater challenge.
37:43I haven't coped with it.
37:45Oh, that sounded good.
37:45Emotionally.
37:47I've had tears.
37:48In the most hotly contested territory, the caravan.
37:55Morning.
37:56Morning.
37:56Morning.
37:57Nice to see you again.
37:58Morning, Graham.
37:59This bitter feud has raged on for 18 months.
38:03I'm not exactly sure how it's going to go.
38:05So any peaceful progress made today will be a victory.
38:09If we go in and they kick off straight away, we're going to have to do similar to last time
38:14and just ride that storm.
38:16OK.
38:16I want them to get to a point where they finally blow out, then we can praise them, we can
38:20give them a little tickle on the head, you know.
38:23Graham wants to build on the work they did on home soil.
38:27Good boy.
38:28Bringing the brothers together for short periods.
38:30Good boy, Zach.
38:32Good boy, Zach.
38:32Good boy.
38:34Praising any moments of peace.
38:37Come on then.
38:37But will the close quarters of the caravan prove too much?
38:47All right, we'll have to ride the storm.
38:59Good boy.
39:00Good boy.
39:01Good boy.
39:02Good boy.
39:02Good boy.
39:03Good boy.
39:05Good boy.
39:05Good boy, Olly.
39:07Good boy.
39:08Good boy, Zach.
39:09He's a good boy.
39:10Yeah.
39:11He's a good boy.
39:12Good boy, Olly.
39:12Good boy.
39:13Good boy.
39:16Good boy.
39:18OK.
39:19All right.
39:19After a brief armistice, peace talks break down.
39:23Well, we knew it wouldn't last forever, but that was good.
39:27And it's time to retreat to neutral territory.
39:32So, same plan as the house at the moment.
39:34Let them sort of blow out a little bit, tell them how clever they are, and then reset outside.
39:42Well, I felt more confident in there.
39:45Yeah.
39:45I wasn't so het up.
39:47Right.
39:47Like I was in the house and garden initially.
39:50It was all new to us, but I feel it's getting better.
39:53Hmm.
39:54And I certainly felt better.
39:56It is getting better.
39:57Slowly.
39:58So, I think we should try again.
40:01After a circuit breaker outside, Graham wants to see if they can increase their time together.
40:07That's it.
40:09Inside.
40:09Good boy.
40:12Good boy.
40:19Give him a minute.
40:23Good boy.
40:25Oh, that's good.
40:31Good boy.
40:32They're coming down quicker, aren't they?
40:34Yeah, they are.
40:36Good boy.
40:38Good boy.
40:41Good boy.
40:42Good boy.
40:44Good boy.
40:45But he won't fud he himself.
40:49Graham believes the more time Zack and Ollie spend together...
40:53Sooner Ollie, to we have given.
40:55..the more they'll forget their feud.
41:00Ordinarily, you would have given up by now, wouldn't you?
41:02Absolutely.
41:07Good boy.
41:09And Ollie's sat down.
41:09It is always lying. He's sitting down.
41:10Good boy.
41:12Good boys.
41:16good boy do you know what we should call it quits at that i reckon good boy when i first
41:25saw the
41:25dogs in the caravan there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that was two brothers at war but it's
41:31getting better almost more importantly than that ann and des know what to do now they've got a
41:36method they've got something to work on he's a good boy with the brothers now working towards
41:42a ceasefire there's hope this once war-torn family can all live together in harmony good boy darling
41:51it was absolutely good good um i feel much more confident now yeah i don't know where we would
42:03be if graham hadn't have come out to us i really don't as long as we carry on working and
42:09get it
42:09a bit better for ollie as well then there's no real reason to sell the caravan we can we can
42:15keep
42:15it hallelujah we are going to keep it well hopefully we've got your retirement dream back on track
42:20can't we so uh thank you very much pleasure meeting you both very much so thank you so much for
42:26everything thank you come on boys zack and ollie are becoming brothers in arms at home boys but ollie's
42:43ill health means caravan trips are currently on hold blue bell is looking forward to her next
42:49manicure and rupert is far less randy rupert is literally like a different dog he doesn't jump up me
42:56it has changed all of our life as a family if you think your badly behaved dog could do with
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