DOG GROWLS Oh, no.
WOMAN SCREAMS Sorry.
No. He likes to get men in their bits.
Ow! There's little dogs...
Ow! ..large dogs...
Ouch! ..loud dogs...
A bit embarrassing, really, isn't it?
...lazy dogs... Can we go for a walk?
...even the occasional lusty dog.
Stanley! No!
Oh, hello! You want to make love to me now, don't you?
Whatever the problem... Come here!
No! Charlie, no!
...master dog trainer...
We're locked and loaded.
...Graeme Hall...
He trashes the place.
Oh, my God.
...is there for them all.
Perfect.
Three, two, one. Come home.
No! But often...
What's she doing with that umbrella?
...it's the owners that need the most training...
You're making it worse. Right!
Down. ..and that's the hardest challenge.
Speechless.
Yay! Hey-hey!
I never thought I'd get on this page.
No! No! I can't hear myself think!
DOGS BARK Come on now.
Stop!
This week...
Stop it! Ow!
...a family that can't get a foot loose...
0w!
He really does have me in tears. I feel like crying now.
...gives Graeme one of his toughest challenges yet.
Oh, jeez. Yeah, I think we are in trouble here.
A real chatterbox and a baby...
As soon as Kevin hears her whinge or cry, all hell breaks loose.
...making first-time motherhood miserable.
I feel like I'm on a constant state of anxiety.
And six spicy sausages... DOGS BARK
Martin, can you hurry up? I'm coming, all right.
...terrorising a Kent beauty spot.
God's sake.
it just... Ancl it just ends up in an argument.
I'm going home.
You can't leave me now. I can.
Oh, my God.
First up, Graeme's heading to Huntingdon,
where a big dog is causing an even bigger problem.
I'm in Cambridgeshire today,
and I'm here to see a family who've got a Rottweiler,
and it sounds as though
his behaviour is making their life almost impossible.
Buster.
Graeme's meeting nine-month-old Buster...
Oi! No, stop it. Let Daddy start working.
Hey, hey, hey, hey. Stop it.
...at his owner Sheridan's builders yard.
Ah, ah, ah. No.
Morning. I take it that's Buster, then?
This is Buster, yeah. Buster!
Trying to eat his foot there.
Buster, Buster. Here. Here. Stop it.
Buster, get off. No. Ah. Hey!
Sheridan, nice to meet you, mate. Nice to meet you too, Graeme.
All right? Good to meet you.
So, this is your dog, then? This is Buster, yeah.
He just constantly bites feet. Buster!
Constantly bites feet
and when the lads wanna get on, it's a nuisance.
Buster! He's at it again, isn't he?
Yeah. It's literally non-stop.
Hey! Buster, here. Come here. Ah, ah. Stop it.
So if he's such a nuisance here,
why do you bring him to work with you?
Purely to give the girls a break at home.
Right. Oi! Buster!
So he's more of a nuisance at home than he is here? Absolutely, yeah.
Blimey. No!
Buster's obsessive clamping on
is making home life as tough as old boots...
Stop!
...for Sheridan's wife Sarah. No!
It doesn't matter where you are... Ouch! Stop!
Normally, when I hang the washing out, I have this.
No, off.
I'm here with him on my own in the clay
constantly having a battle.
Stop. Ow. Stop.
Like... if I go into the utility room and come out of it,
he'll start on my feet.
No. No.
It doesn't matter where you are. Stop. Stop it!
And there's also no escape for their son's partner, Jordan.
Buster, no!
Walking in the kitchen even to get a drink,
get something to eat, everything's just a challenge.
Even popping to the local shop is a real drag.
No. No. No.
Buster, no.
Ow, ow, ow! No, stop.
It's frustrating.
He doesn't listen...
and none of us can just make him do... what he's told. Ow!
Hello. Hiya, you all right?
Thank goodness you're here. Nice to meet you.
Anyone brave enough to enter his domain...
Ah. Buster.
No. Ah.
No, no, no. Now we've got drool.
...needs a Buster-busting barricade.
So, when we have friends round, we have to do this to keep shoes nice.
So we put that there.
The plant stand, we'll put that there.
So that wards off evil spirits and Rottweilers, does it?
Yeah. Yeah.
Ancl if it gets really bad, then I get the ironing board out.
Cos he doesn't like the ironing board at all.
BUSTER BARKS
Nothing weird going on here, is there (?)
Buster, no.
He'll start on me now.
Buster.
No. Oh, broke my shoe. Off!
So... life for you guys must be murder.
I mean, just constantly at your feet.
Yeah. No! No.
I think it's his way of getting our attention.
Right. Because...
He seems to love it, doesn't he? ..he seems to love it.
No. Buster, here. Biscuit.
And then we get a breather after a treat.
Ancl when I take him for a walk, I use nearly a bagful of treats.
It's constantly, "Here you go, here you go."
Really? So he does this when you're out on a walk as well? Yeah.
Off, Buster. Buster, off.
Ow! Ow, ow, ow! That's my foot!
Are you all right? Yeah, I'm good.
How does this make you feel, watching her struggle like this?
Yeah, not great, if I'm honest.
Cos, you know, I'm very protective over Sarah.
OW! OW, 0w!
Buster, off.
I mean, it's no fun, this, is it? No.
Ancl he really does have me in tears.
I feel like crying now cos... it's really quite painful.
Yeah, you look emotional. Yeah.
It's... And it's worse, you know, if people see you.
They just think that, you know, my dog's out of control.
Yeah, yeah. And, you know, that's not something that we want.
I don't wanna be walking up the street with Buster,
and people look at him saying,
"That's a typical Rottweiler - horrible, nasty dog."
Because he's not.
So, why a Rottweiler?
So, you know, it was a dog that I always wanted,
you know, forever.
This is your dream dog, innit? He is my dream dog, yeah.
He's my boy, he's my baby. I love him so much, you know?
Something I haven't told you, I used to have Rottweilers.
Oh, wow. That was my boys.
Ancl I had them all their lives. Lovely lads. Lovely.
So I absolutely get where you're coming from.
Well, he's a big dog and a big problem, ain't he?
At the house and at Sheridan's work,
it's clearly a big nuisance, to say the least.
Stop!
Life is pretty close to unbearable for them.
Stop it!
Ancl then on a walk, it's almost worse
because you've got that problem and the worry of,
"What are people thinking?"
Ow! Ow, ow, ow. That's my foot!
Coming up... DOG BARKS, BABY VOCALISES
...two communicating cuties cooking up a cacophony.
Six sausages... DOGS BARKS
No, no.
...frying their owner's nerves.
Oh, my God. This is so stressful.
Ow. And has Graeme bitten off...
Oh, jeez. ..more than he can chew?
I think we are in trouble here.
Ow. No.
No.
In Cambridgeshire,
Rottweiler Buster's obsessive shoe chewing...
Off!
...has Sheridan and Sarah in such a vice-like grip...
Stop!
...it's making everyday life impossible.
No. At work...
Hey! Buster, no.
...at home... No, stop!
Ow! ..and on walks.
OW, Ow, ow!
Buster, here, biscuit.
Sheridan thinks he knows what's driving Buster's bad behaviour.
It's his way of getting our attention.
But Graeme believes there's more to it.
I'm convinced that when he's biting your feet,
he thinks it's playing.
Ancl you probably don't realise it, but you've been encouraging it.
He's like, "I bite feet, which is great, I love it.
"And then bonus feature, somebody at some point calls "biscuit",
"and I get even better than a game, I get a biscuit.
"So what am I going to do more? Bite feet."
But how do we stop doing that?
I think we need to teach him to let go, right?
Ancl ideally, letting go on command.
Right. And I think we should do that not with your feet
but with a toy, the knotted rope,
because it doesn't put you in any danger. No.
Ancl then we can transfer that "let go" command onto feet and shoes.
Now, that would be a plan, wouldn't it? Yeah, absolutely.
Stop!
But teaching Buster to let go...
Stop! ..could be easier said than done.
Stop it!
I learned the hard way by training my own two
that Rotties are one of the most stubborn breeds around.
So let's see how Buster takes to being asked to let go.
So we're saying, right, does he get it?
We'll make it fun, we'll play with you, that's cool.
As soon as we stop, you let go.
Ancl "out" is gonna be the word.
So it's like, "Out." "Yeah, I'll let go."
OK. Yay, there you go.
Graeme hopes to teach Buster to let go
using one of his favourite toys...
Out.
...and the simple command word "out."
Out.
OK.
Out.
Out. No. No. No.
No. No. No.
But when all Buster wants to do is play...
Hey. No. Oh, jeez.
...there's no good behaviour to reward.
I think we are in trouble here. Ow. No.
Buster. Yeah, might need your help.
All right... All right, come on.
So Graeme calls time.
Come here. Off.
Ooh! Buster!
Oh, clear. Right, OK.
Well, that got a bit rough.
I just think that letting go is not in his playbook.
So... Ancl I can't really teach him to do that
when all he wants to do is to grab and hold on.
So I need a different approach,
and it's gotta be one that doesn't get him excited.
But I tell you what, that's not gonna be easy.
With Graeme searching for a way forward...
No!
...Sheridan and Sarah want to show him that
there ARE moments when Buster does ignore shoes.
Interestingly, as soon as he's got that one off, he's not interested,
he's gone for the other one. Ouch!
Look at that now. He's got both of those slippers off you,
and he's just laid down, he's not bothered now.
It's now become boring. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
I think Sheridan and Sarah might just have shown us
how to fix this problem.
So if I take that off... Good lad.
We might actually get some good behaviour that we can reward.
So you put your foot in the boot, he goes to play with it,
you go, "Not playing that game," Foot comes out the boot.
If he backs away from the footwear at any point,
we reward him for that.
"Good boy," and a treat. Yeah.
So, let training commence.
That's it.
AS Sheridan dons his boot,
Buster immediately thinks it's game on.
But by quickly removing his foot, and with it, the fun...
Good lad, good boy. There's a good boy. Here, Buster.
...and rewarding this Rottie for not latching on...
Good boy, Buster. Good boy.
That's it. Walk away. Boring.
...Buster start to understand the rules of the game.
Good boy, Buster.
Good boy. Well done. Well done. Good boy.
And within minutes...
That's it.
...in a remarkable transformation...
Oh, hang on. Oh, he's backed off. Good boy.
...it's game over for Buster.
Oh, look! He just walked past without even bothering.
Oh, great. It's good, innit?
Well done. Oh. I feel a bit of relief.
That, to me, is massive.
That's brilliant, innit? Look at that.
Yeah, it's amazing.
Good boy. Oh, good boy. Clever boy.
Well done. Good boy.
Stop!
For the last eight months,
Buster has had a relentless foothold on everyone in the house.
Stop. Stop!
That's it, good lad.
Well, he's following you, but that's fine.
Now Sarah, Sheridan and family...
Ancl he's laid down. Good boy.
...can be at home...
Good boy.
...without their shoes becoming Buster's playthings.
Brilliant. A bit disbelief, really.
Yeah, can't believe it. Is it real? Is it really happening?
But Graeme's not done.
0w!
For Sarah and Sheridan, it's been a big clay.
However, there's still a big deal to do outside.
Turning Buster into a dog that the couple can be proud of
could be one of his toughest assignment yet.
Buster, no!
Walking alongside him with feet that are constantly moving,
that's gonna be way more difficult. Off.
So I'm gonna have to come back another time, ancl we'll tackle that,
and hopefully, we can build on what we've achieved today.
Before returning to tackle Buster,
Graeme's packed his boot to head west.
I'm here to see a lady called Gabby,
her new baby, Olivia, and her little dog,
a jack Russell cross called Kevin.
Kevin, by all accounts, was quite a sweet dog, he's nine years old,
but now there's a baby,
there's a behavioural problem with Kevin.
DOG BARKS BABY VOCALISES
Morning. Hello, Gabby. Hi, Graeme.
Nice to meet you. This is Olivia. Hello.
Ancl Kevin. Hello, Kevin.
Welcome to the madhouse. Hello, mate.
Would you like to come in? Thank you.
KEVIN BARKS
OLIVIA VOCALISES
So, what's your problem, then?
I think I can guess.
Olivia gets very vocal. Ancl Kevin, in turn, reacts.
KEVIN BARKS, OLVIA VOCALISES
Yeah!
However, he was fine with her when she was a newborn.
It was only when she was sort of
six or seven months that it started. Right.
KEVIN BARKS
He's very loud. I noticed that! Yeah.
You didn't actually need to tell me that!
THEY LAUGH
For almost a decade, jack Russell cross Kevin
was at the centre of Gabby and her husband's life.
We decided to get Kevin, well,
it will have been nearly nine years ago now,
and he's been my best friend ever since, really.
Is that Kevin?
So when we found out we were pregnant,
I was quite nervous about how Kevin would adjust,
but Olivia and Kevin actually get on really well.
They actually seem to love each other.
No, no, no. No kisses.
He tries to lick her face, lick her hands and her feet.
Has Kevin got your toy?
Ancl wants to always be part of the fun when we're playing with Olivia.
Olivia and Kevin are now so in tune...
KEVIN BARKS, OLIVIA VOCALISES
...that Gabby's convinced they've developed their own language.
Olivia will make her communicative noises,
and Kevin will start sort of a whining, crying,
and it develops into what I would perceive as a dog howl.
Sometimes, she's, like, really proud of herself
cos she'll be like, "He's talking to me!"
While Olivia might love the back and forth with Kevin...
KEVIN BARKS
...their left-out mum's days are lonely, noisy and nerve-shredding.
Kev. Kev, no.
Good boy. Good boy.
But I feel like I'm on a constant state of anxiety.
It's OK, darling. KEVIN BARKS
Ancl when it is quiet like this,
I'm just waiting for it to happen again.
I don't enjoy the peace, because I know it won't be long
until it all starts again.
KEVIN BARKS
It's a lot of stress and pressure on me
when I'm trying to look after Olivia
and learn to be a parent for the first time.
And we are planning to hopefully have more children,
but I don't think I could manage with Kevin
and have Olivia as a toddler, and a newborn.
Mentally, I don't think I could cope with that.
Gabby's dad, Dave, tries to give her some respite...
Hello. ..from the constant cacophony.
Hello. Oh, hello.
So, my clad is lucky enough to look after both Kevin and Olivia
one clay a week, when I'm at work.
Every Tuesday, I care for Olivia and Kevin.
To be honest, I've no idea how Gabby is coping for the rest of the week.
She's at her wits' end.
OLIVIA VOCALISES, KEVIN BARKS AND WHINES
He didn't do this for eight years, basically. Wow.
Ancl once he's in that state, what do you do, usually?
Try and separate them, basically. We put him outside.
It's all right. Come on, Kev.
As a last resort, Gabby sends Kevin for some time out.
KEVIN BARKS, OLIVIA VOCALISES
It's OK, darling.
So, after a while, I just have to let him in because he'll carry on.
Ancl I don't think it's fair on the neighbours
if he's out there barking all the time. OK.
Come on, then.
Well, I can imagine this must be very wearing.
How is it for you? It's really hard.
I love being a mum to Olivia,
but at the moment, I feel like I can't fully enjoy it.
I actually feel anxious being at home.
I really feel for Gabby
because she can't enjoy being a mum like she should be able to,
because of Kevin.
Ancl she can't really enjoy having a dog either.
She's kind of stuck between the two.
She's trying to do the right thing by both of them,
meanwhile, they're in a kind of conspiracy against her, almost.
It's upsetting.
KEVIN BARKS
Coming up... No, no!
...Graeme takes on a six-pack
of boisterous bangers. DOGS BARK
I can't hear myself think.
It'll take more than a bit of welly for Buster to set feet free.
HE WHISTLES That whistle's not working, is it?
And he tries to convince Kevin...
out!
...to put a sock in it.
KEVIN BARKS
OLIVIA VOCALISES
A dog and a baby...
...are making being a first-time mum...
KEVIN HOWLS
...a noisy nightmare for Gabby.
I feel like I'm on a constant state of anxiety.
Gabby and her dad are convinced Olivia and Kevin are communicating.
But Graeme's not.
So, would you say he might ever so slightly be a spoiled dog?
Probably! THEY LAUGH
For eight years, he's got all the attention he wants.
Along comes Olivia, suddenly, she's getting more attention,
and he's twigged to something.
"She makes that sound, I could make that sound, too,
"but I could make it a bit louder.
"I win. I get attention."
But I think the other thing is that
accidentally, you've probably made it worse
because the timeout technique you've tried...
Out you go.
..| think you rewarded the wrong moment. Yeah.
He's like, "The louder I bark, the more intense,
"the more the chances that that door opens." Yeah.
Come on, then.
And we need to tum that on 'Rs head.
"|f you're quiet we let you back in." Yeah.
Kevin's got to understand that everybody still loves him,
and he will get attention,
but he only gets it if he's being a good boy.
Ancl I reckon Gabby was incredibly close to a solution
with the timeout idea.
She just got the timing completely wrong.
The critical thing is to make that connection,
"Hmm, barking isn't working for me,
"being quiet gets me the attention that I'm craving.
To build that critical connection...
Come on, then. Whoosh.
...whenever he loudly replies to Olivia...
OLIVIA SQUEALS, KEVIN BARKS
Out. Ooh. Out.
...Kevin gets his marching orders.
Out. Go on. Go on, out.
KEVIN BARKS
We won't even look at him for now. No.
And it's only when he pipes down...
I'm all right with that. Let him in, yeah.
...that he's allowed back in...
Good boy. He's back, look. There he is.
...and rewarded with the attention he craves.
Good boy. KEVIN BARKS
Out! Out!
But Kevin's noisy habit is hard to break.
Yeah, good enough.
Good boy. KEVIN BARKS
Out! Ah, do the walk of shame.
And it takes several goes...
KEVIN BARKS Out!
...before the penny finally drops.
That'll do you.
Good boy. Come on, then. Good boy. In you come. Good lad.
Good boy. Good lad. There you go, Kevin.
Good boy, Kev. Good boy.
Come here, then. Who's a clever boy, eh? There.
And even when Olivia shouts... OLIVIA VOCALISES
Good boy. Good boy, Kev.
...he doesn't answer back.
Well, this is very nice. It's very nice.
GABBY LAUGHS
Good boy. OLIVIA VOCALISES
That's great.
For the last eight months,
Kevin's relentless racket made motherhood miserable.
Hopefully, now his attention-seeking shrieking
can become nothing more than background chatter.
Good boy.
OLVIA SHOUTS This is amazing.
Good boy, Kev.
Kevin's just like, "I don't do that any more!
"|'m a reformed character."
It feels like a step change. Yeah.
It's gonna make a massive difference.
It means that I can be at home... OLIVIA VOCALISES
Good boy.
Up you come. That's it. ..without feeling stressed.
Yeah. We shall look forward to Tuesdays, won't we, Kevin?
Yeah, a bit calmer. Thank you so much, Graeme.
We really appreciate all your help today. You're welcome.
For Gabby, this is gonna make a big difference,
because now she can really enjoy having a baby, being a mum,
and still having her lovely dog with her.
Say, "Bye-bye, Graeme."
"Yeah, whatever. I've got my thing to play with!"
THEY LAUGH
It's a happy family in there. I'm very pleased for them.
Leaving Gabby to enjoy some peace...
...Graeme's next assignment is an SOS call
100 miles away in Ashford...
DOGS BARK
...where little dogs...
Harvey! No!
...are causing big problems...
Margot, Margot!
...in the Kent countryside.
Margot! Margot! No!
One, two, three, four, five, six.
Surely they're not all theirs.
Hugo, Harvey, now'.!
'EY UP, you all right?
Hello. Nice to meet you. Hello. Graeme.
Hi. Sally, yeah?
Pleased to see you. Yeah. Hello, Graeme. Martin.
You all right? Yeah, you?
These aren't all yours, surely? Yeah.
They are mine - all six. Good Lord!
I'm obsessed with the breed, I am obsessed with them.
They're like my children, I love them.
Mabel! What's your problem, then?
So... This way! Hugo! Sorry.
Walking. Walking.
It's just a nightmare.
Well, I tell you what, shall we go on a walk with them?
Yeah. Yeah.
No, wait for that lady to come past.
DOGS BARK No, no.
No, no, no. No, stop it!
No, stop! Sorry.
Sorry, mate.
Harvey. Harvey!
DOGS ALL BARK
Good Lord, I can't hear myself think.
Sally began collecting dachshunds seven years ago.
We started off with Greg, and then Martin decided that
he'd go out and buy me one for my 50th, which was Mabel.
But her love for the breed soon became
something resembling a serious sausage dog addiction.
I didn't think there'd be any more.
Then we had Margot come along and then the other two and then Chunk,
as we call him - Harvey.
I just love them.
She might love them inside the house...
The whole walk situation is very stressful.
Come on.
...but as soon as Sally takes them out...
DOGS ALL BARK
No, no.
...her pack of sausages goes off with a bang.
No, no.
Enough! Stop! Enough! Enough!
I'm actually embarrassed that I've got clogs
that are that out of control.
They literally sound like they're gonna kill.
Enough, stop! Enough!
Go on, off you go.
Martin may have got Sally hooked on sausages...
Martin, can you hurry up
and help me get them together? I'm coming, all right.
...but now...
God's sake.
...he's paying the price.
Oh, my God. This is so stressful. Come here.
We never argue except when we go for a dog walk.
You need to help me a bit more because...
Help you a bit more? I'm doing as much as I can.
One ends up shouting at the other or, you know...
And it just ends up in an argument.
What have you clone with the other lead?
You had the other lead. I only had one, you had two.
This is exactly why I don't come. I'm going home.
You can't leave me now. I can.
There's your dogs. I'm going back to the van.
Oh, my God.
So we've stopped walking together. Yeah.
Stopped walking. That is what we've clone.
Harvey. Harvey!
Stop pulling her. Martin, if you just walk them.
That's it. I AM just walking them, Sal.
So it's causing a bit of friction, it's safe to say?
Yeah. Yeah, always. Always the same.
Ancl it's always his fault. And it's always my fault.
Having seen the impact,
Graeme's planning an urgent intervention
that needs the support of the whole family.
So, they're not trying to hurt any clogs,
that seems pretty clear to me.
They're just super friendly, super excited,
and they just wanna make friends with everybody. Right, OK.
But we've gotta get some sort of control here
and do something that you didn't do this morning,
which is reward the good behaviour.
Which is true. I never tell them they're good when they stop barking.
The problem for me is there's six clogs to train,
and there's only one of me.
But there's three of you.
Oh, no. Oh, yes.
I'm gonna make you dog trainers for the clay.
So there's two red leads...
It might be raining cats and dogs,
but to teach Sally's six-pack of squaddies
how to march with discipline and make friends,
the family must band together.
So, red team, green team, blue team.
We've got two clogs per team.
You'll notice there are three lines of cones -
red cones, green cones, blue cones.
At the end, there's a dog each.
We know these clogs aren't nasty. The reason they're barking is
they just can't control themselves,
they're too excited and wanna say hello.
So your job is to get them to stay calm ancl advance through.
But if you get to any of the cones, and your clogs bark,
you've got to go back a cone.
They can only advance to the next cone if their clogs are quiet.
How do they get them to be quiet?
Well, when they calm down - and they will-
we've gotta reward them. You're gonna praise them,
tell them they're good boys, good girls.
But they all like a food treat, don't they?
So I thought what better...
than Frankfurter sausages?
DOG BARKS No, no.
Ah-ah. Hey. No.
As soon as your clogs are calm, you may commence.
Come on, then. Let's go. Here.
Chunk, what's this? Here.
No rushing. just wait.
That's it, well clone, Martin.
With plenty of praise...
Good girls.
...all six dogs make promising early progress...
Good boy.
...towards their potential new comrades.
Good girls.
Oh, Sally's ramping away.
Oh, Hugo, good boy. Good girl, Daphne.
I can hear her praising them from here.
Good girl.
And as their rookie trainers ooze encouragement...
Good girls.
Don't forget the sausages.
You've been very good clogs. Do you wanna have a sausage?
...and ensure their army marches on full stomachs...
You're neck and neck.
...the chance to socialise is soon in sight.
One more. DOGS BARK
No. Oh, back a cone.
Come on. Sorry, Scarlett.
But for two detachments...
No... Whoa, back a cone.
...close proximity causes fireworks.
Oh, very good clogs. Very good.
Want another sausage? Very good. But more tasty hot dogs...
Good boy.
...served with a side of praise...
Good boy.
...soon see the rebels fall back in line.
Good boy. Ready? Good babies.
Wait. Wait. Wait. Good girl.
And as Martin reaches the final checkpoint...
Well, I think they can say hello.
Come on, then.
Well done. Good girls. Mabel, good girl.
...two of the troop can make an alliance.
Well, congratulations. Yeah, look at that.
I think you did well there. It's the moment of truth.
Ancl you're there. You crossed the finish line. Well clone.
And before long, in an about-turn,
the whole platoon is doing what its squad leaders always wanted...
Good boys. Well clone.
...making friends while standing at ease.
Hugo loved being praised. I've not seen that before.
Yeah, they really responded well to the praise.
You could see them literally going, "ls it... ls this OK?"
You know? It's lovely.
But this battle's not over
till Martin and Sally can walk her brigade together in peace.
So, what I wanna do is get you two guys
walking all six of your clogs past these three clogs here.
Without having a row.
Well, without having a row, without bickering,
without the clogs barking. Off you go.
The dogs followed orders in pairs...
Good dog.
...can they continue once back in formation?
Good boy, Greggy. Oh, this is really good.
Good girl, Daphne.
I reckon there's half a chance they're gonna get a walk clone
without falling out with each other. I know!
It'd be fantastic to come home to not an atmosphere
and have a happy family.
just hours ago...
DOGS BARK
...any encounter saw this unruly battalion of bangers explode.
DOGS BARK
Come OVGI’, come OVGI’.
Oh, amazing. Good boy, Hugo.
Oh, bless. That's lovely, isn't it?
Now working in tandem to keep her squaddies calm...
You are good boys.
...for the first time in years,
Sally and Martin can have them proudly on parade without a tear up.
It's been a proper transformation today.
Ancl I don't use that word lightly.
Brilliant! Well done. Thank you.
That was very good. I knew you had it in you.
Sally and Martin, they can walk their clogs together.
I'm over the moon. The walks are gonna be so much nicer now.
Happy clays. Happy clogs, happy family. Exactly.
Graeme might have taken the devil out of the dachshunds,
but his week is not over...
Buster.
...until he's polished off...
0w!
...Buster's obsession with boots.
Buster. Ah!
Are you all right?
Yeah, it's just... It hurts me. I know.
TEARFULLY: And I just see I'm not getting anywhere with him.
Before Graeme's week ends,
he's back in Cambridgeshire... Hey! No.
...to face one of his hardest challenges yet.
Oh, jeez, I think we are in trouble here.
Buster, no.
So, we're not gonna play that game any more.
Last time, it was tough as old boots...
Foot out a boot. That's it, walk away, boring.
...to end Buster's footwear fixation indoors.
Oh, look! He just walked past without even bothering.
0w!
This time, Sheridan and Sarah need Graeme to turn their dog
into a model citizen outdoors.
I don't wanna be walking up the street with Buster,
and people look at him, saying, "That's a typical Rottweiler -
"horrible, nasty dog." Because they're not.
But where shoes have to stay on...
Hello! Hello.
...it could be an even trickier ask.
So, how's things been, then?
There's massive progress been made. Great.
If you look at my feet, I've got my sliders on.
But also, we've come up with another sneaky plan
that makes him back off.
Oh, Buster, Buster, Buster. HE BLOWS WHISTLE
Oi. Oh, look at that. Down. Down.
Good boy. Well done. There you go.
Oh, I like that. Good boy.
Cleverly, they've come up with a new method
that follows the sort of guidelines I gave them last time.
No.
If you blow a whistle, he doesn't like it.
It really is game over.
Good boy.
So why wouldn't we use that on the walk?
There's every chance I think it will work.
No. No.
Graeme's confident a quick toot will give
Buster's game of footsie the boot.
No, stop. No.
That little peep, that just interrupts his naughty thoughts.
What happens next is the important bit, though.
When he backs down, when he calms himself down,
he's getting rewarded for that.
Ancl that's the only way you can change things.
So, if he starts to go for your shoes,
Sheridan, you blow the whistle. OK.
Yeah? He then hopefully backs off.
Ancl then, Sarah, you're the one with him,
so you can give him the reward. OK.
So it's, "good boy," maybe a treat. OK.
The message here is,
"Don't do that, back off instead and get rewarded."
OK, so if you wanna go together for a while.
just have a little walk into the green and back.
Stop. Playing with the lead.
But there's a problem.
Buster, uh-uh. It's not going to plan.
Within seconds, Buster's up to his old tricks.
Buster. H E BLOWS WHISTLE
Buster. Oh!
He's Slot my“. Oi! Ah!
The whistle's not working.
HE BLOWS WHISTLE Ah!
And the whistle falls on deaf ears.
This isn't looking good at the minute.
We might have to come up with a new method - again.
Hey! 0w!
Buster. No, stop it.
You all right? Yeah, it's just, it hurts me. I know.
TEARFULLY: And I just see I'm not getting anywhere with him.
But you will. Don't worry. Don't worry.
He's a tricky character, is Buster.
Because he's a very clever lad,
so you teach him something, and he goes,
"Yeah, but I don't have to do that. I'm gonna do my own thing."
Once again, Graeme needs an alternative plan
to unlock Buster's foothold.
We're not gonna get away with a full-on walk
cos he's winding himself up,
so what we do is two or three steps, if he's good,
stop before he starts to get silly - "Good lad."
Sit, treat.
He hopes slow baby steps will convince him to take
the song and dance out of footwear.
And am I walking with Sarah? Yeah, for now.
And stop. OK.
Maybe it's one step. Yeah, one step and stop.
Come. And stop.
Good boy. Good boy.
It's a good start.
With Sarah footloose, Buster looks ready for a two-step...
Come. And stop. Good boy, Buster.
He can have a treat for that.
...and receives the bonus of a treat as his reward.
Good boy. That was really good.
Yeah. Good boy, Buster.
Oh, now he's getting the hang of it. Good boy.
OK. Maybe two steps.
Sheridan and Sarah appear to be leading the dance.
Sit. Good boy. Good boy.
It's beginning to work.
How do you climb a mountain? One step at a time, right?
And when two steps become three
and then four and then five...
Good boy.
Perfect. Very nice. Keep going. Keep going.
...what seemed impossible only minutes ago...
Good boy.
...finally happens.
There you go. Good boy.
I've actually got down there and back
without having my feet bitten! Amazing.
It's brilliant. I mean, really good.
Ow! Ow, ow! No.
For the last eight months,
Buster made every walk a painful nightmare.
OW, Ow, ow!
But now that he's footloose and fancy-free...
Good boy. Good boy.
Well, I'm loving this. Yes.
...he's dancing to Sheridan and Sarah's tune,
and they can finally be proud of his public persona.
Look at that.
Amazing. Thank you.
A little bit emotional. Yeah. You look a bit emotional.
Yeah. And the first time we come down, you know,
Sarah was being dragged on the green...
Yeah. ..which really upset me,
to now being upset but in a better way. Yeah.
Well, erm... I'm, erm... How am I feeling? Relieved!
It was lovely watching them walk along in the end,
and they don't need to worry about what people are thinking either
cos that's a well-behaved dog.
Even I've got a bit of a lump in my throat still now.
He was a handful, but I've seen what a lovely, lovely dog this can be.
In Kent...
Good boys and girls.
...Sally's sausages are still serenely sauntering.
All of them nice and quiet... and no row on the walk. Fantastic.
In Northampton...
KEVIN BARKS Kevin. Out. On you go.
...keeping Kevin quiet remains a work in progress.
Good boy.
And in Huntingdon...
Here we are six weeks later, me and my good boy Buster.
...Buster's shoe-shredding days are over.
It's amazing. He's not even attempted to bite my feet once.
Thank you, Graeme. Thank you so much. Amazing.
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