Petersfield's Shine Radio
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…70 clip(s) in playlist
Ralph, the owner trained, multi-tasking assistance dog
With long waiting lists for autism assistance dogs and medical alert dogs, and little prospect of getting one, teenager Ella Walker decided to train her own. Meet Ralph, a multi-tasking medical alert and assistance dog, who’s just perfect for Ella. They've been together since golden retriever Ral…
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Gun dogs galore at Hampshire Countryside Sports Day
Dogs pretty much outnumbered people at the Country Sports Day at Bereleigh, East Meon, both inside and outside the arena. A particular delight was the arena demonstration from seasoned gun dog trainer, Graham Watkins, whose five spaniels, including a talented two year old and a 12 year grande dame…
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Echo, Delta and Polar the gun dog trio
Black Labrador, Echo and her daughters, Delta and Polar pick up on shoots in the shooting season, and excel at scurries, trials and other activities during the summer. The trio are much loved pets, but their owner, Kevin Warburton, is also a seasoned gun dog handler and part of the Hamble and Houn…
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Daisie, ambassador and demo dog for Canine Partners, the assistance dog charity
Daisie is a black Labrador retriever, who works as an "ambassadog" for the assistance dog charity, Canine Partners. Daisie and her handler, Ellie Chadwick, demonstrate to the general public the various tasks that an assistance may do to support its disabled human handler. They do this on a volunt…
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Darcey, the Canine Partner support dog
Darcey, the golden Labrador retriever has been partnered with illustrator and teaching assistant, Wren Rawlings for over six years. Wren explains to presenter Kate Fairweather what Darcey does for him and how the partnership has seen him through a roller coaster seven years. Having had pretty nor…
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Mika the wellbeing and trauma support dog, who works within London's Metropolitan Police
Mika is one of two wellbeing and trauma support dogs working in London's Metropolitan Police supporting officers' wellbeing, often in the face of trauma and emotionally challenging work. As a working chocolate Labrador, she's a distinctive presence and something of a one off, recruited specificall…
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Rambo, the forensic police dog
A window into the world of forensic police dogs within the Metropolitan Police, the UK's largest urban police force. Police Constable Clyde Charlesworth has worked forensic dogs for over 15 years, having worked on many significant UK disasters, such as the collapse of Grenfell tower in London, t…
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Skye, the stoat detection dog working on the Orkney Native Wildlife Project
Meet Skye, an English springer spaniel who is one of a ten strong stoat detection dog team working on the Orkney Native Wildlife Project. That may sound like a lot of dogs, but since 2010, when the first stoat was spotted on Orkney, this INCREDIBLY successful predator has bred in its thousands, po…
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Marble and the Odyssey Flyball Club team perform at Goodwoof
The display from the Odyssey Flyball Club proved one of the delights of the Goodwoof arena at the Goodwood Estate in Sussex a few weeks back. Flyballer handler Hilary Larkham explains to Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather what flyball is all about, how it came to the UK, and why precision t…
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Ninja, the barkour dog
Six year Ninja is probably the best known proponent of "barkour" (parkour for dogs) in the world. Owner and handler Dominik Arend used to teach parkour to children in his native Germany, but Ninja and he now work professionally together. Parkour, also known as free-running or l'art du déplacement …
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