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Dogs with Jobs
Playlist by Petersfield's Shine RadioCelebrate the frontline workers of the canine world. Kate Fairweather comes face to face with a diverse cast of working dogs, perfectly equipped with the instincts, intelligence and training to handl…Follow the podcast:
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A Harvard study into how working dogs' brains have evolved for their function
We hear a lot about breeding in working dogs. Yet we know little about their brains: How might a guide dog’s brain differ from that of a hunting hound? Where does personality fit in with a working dog? Can a dog have ADHD? Kate Fairweather asks these questions and more of Sophie Barton of the C…
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Police Dog Ted, the explosives detection dog
Explosives detection work is a highly specialised discipline within the police, and the stakes are high. On this episode of Dogs with Jobs, we meet Police Dog Ted, one of 17 explosive detection dogs working within the West Midlands Police Service, one of the largest urban police forces in the UK, …
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Bakersfield and Strike perform heelwork to music at Crufts, 2024
Meet Bakersfield and Strike, as they relax in the dressing room, during a break between performances. These two collies are competing at the highest level in the Heelwork to Music competition at Crufts, the world's biggest dog show. It's a glamorous business, yet the atmosphere in the dressing ro…
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Police Dog Jax, the victim recovery dog
A fascinating and rare glimpse into the world of fox red Labrador Jax, a police victim recovery dog. There are fewer than 40 dogs working in this highly specialised field within the police in the UK. Victim recovery dogs - also known as cadaver dogs or human remains dogs - search for human remain…
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Bonnie the bedbug detection dog
This month's episode is a short but interesting one. Presenter Kate Fairweather introduces springer spaniel Bonnie, who works as a bedbug inspector checking hotels - including some household name, super smart hotels - for bedbugs. Many of the best hotels consider it best practice, to have regul…
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Five detection dogs survey the Isle of May - a seabird conservation project
The first seabird conservation project to use detection dogs in the UK. A team of five detection dogs are deployed to an island off the east coast of Scotland, UK. "Sprocker" spaniels Molly and Nelson, Storm the Belgian Shepherd and Piper the Springer spaniel are experienced detection dogs, but t…
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Nica, Nettle and Phoenix, the Japanese Knotweed detection dog trio
Meet a talented trio of highly specialised detection dogs, who focus on UK’s most invasive plant, the notoriously tough Japanese knotweed. Nica the springer spaniel, Nettle the working cocker spaniel and Phoenix the Dutch shepherd devote their entire working lives and considerable skill on findin…
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Barley the conservation detection dog and his work in the U.S. and Latin America
Barley is a hugely talented 10 year old Border Collie, who works as a conservation detection dog on projects in the U.S. and Latin America. Barley has travelled all over national parks in the United States as well as Guatemala in the course of a varied and glittering career to date. He has train…
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Buddy dogs, guide dogs, ambassadogs and more at the Guide Dogs Christmas Brunch
Presenter Kate Fairweather and co-producer John Welsman and his guide dog Benjy are delighted to be recording from the UK-based charity, Guide Dogs charity’s Christmas Brunch. Over 50 dogs in a lovely restaurant in the heart of the City of London - what a delight. What an amazing atmosphere and …
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Show champion, Dev the beagle, enjoys a second career as a stud dog
"Endeavoured" is a show dog champion with a lot of silver trophies. His owner Patricia Sutton describes working life as a show dog, and the qualities needed to compete at national level. Pat is hugely knowledgeable, with an earthy turn of phrase, so the episode is packed with humour and detail. S…
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