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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:03,100 --> 00:00:06,180 NARRATOR: A litter of five cute pedigree puppies 2 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:08,620 bred for their herding instinct 3 00:00:08,620 --> 00:00:11,380 have been split up and sent across the country 4 00:00:11,380 --> 00:00:11,620 to five skilled stock handlers... and sent across the country 5 00:00:11,620 --> 00:00:13,460 to five skilled stock handlers... 6 00:00:13,460 --> 00:00:13,660 to five skilled stock handlers... How are ya, hey? 7 00:00:13,660 --> 00:00:14,900 How are ya, hey? 8 00:00:14,900 --> 00:00:15,140 ..all passionate about mustering with dogs How are ya, hey? 9 00:00:15,140 --> 00:00:17,660 ..all passionate about mustering with dogs 10 00:00:17,660 --> 00:00:18,980 rather than machines. 11 00:00:18,980 --> 00:00:20,220 (BARKS) (LAUGHS) 12 00:00:20,220 --> 00:00:20,460 All dogs, stop! Stop. (LAUGHS) 13 00:00:20,460 --> 00:00:22,140 All dogs, stop! Stop. 14 00:00:22,140 --> 00:00:23,620 They're part of an experiment 15 00:00:23,620 --> 00:00:27,980 to see if a working dog can be trained to join an adult muster pack 16 00:00:27,980 --> 00:00:29,220 in 12 months, 17 00:00:29,220 --> 00:00:32,180 rather than the usual three-year training cycle. 18 00:00:32,180 --> 00:00:32,420 (WHISTLES) three-year training cycle. 19 00:00:32,420 --> 00:00:34,180 (WHISTLES) 20 00:00:34,180 --> 00:00:34,420 (WHISTLES) Expert trainer Neil has set a tight program 21 00:00:34,420 --> 00:00:37,020 Expert trainer Neil has set a tight program 22 00:00:37,020 --> 00:00:40,940 with the puppies' skills tested at four-, six-, 23 00:00:40,940 --> 00:00:41,180 nine- and 12-month milestones. with the puppies' skills tested at four-, six-, 24 00:00:41,180 --> 00:00:44,100 nine- and 12-month milestones. 25 00:00:46,780 --> 00:00:51,060 Our balls of energy are heading for the four-month assessment. 26 00:00:51,060 --> 00:00:53,620 Will they all make it through? 27 00:00:53,620 --> 00:00:55,180 Stop. Stop, Luce! 28 00:00:57,580 --> 00:00:59,860 And when the brothers and sisters meet again 29 00:00:59,860 --> 00:01:00,100 And when the brothers and sisters to celebrate their first birthday, 30 00:01:00,100 --> 00:01:02,380 to celebrate their first birthday, 31 00:01:02,380 --> 00:01:05,220 who will be crowned champion muster dog? 32 00:01:09,100 --> 00:01:10,380 MAN: Hup! 33 00:01:12,540 --> 00:01:13,580 Lovely dog. 34 00:01:16,300 --> 00:01:17,460 Sit down. 35 00:01:17,460 --> 00:01:18,500 Hey! 36 00:01:23,420 --> 00:01:25,620 Good dog. Eh? 37 00:01:28,860 --> 00:01:30,500 (BARKS) 38 00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:32,020 (WHISTLES) 39 00:01:34,780 --> 00:01:37,540 Good boy! Good dog! 40 00:01:44,180 --> 00:01:46,380 (DOG PANTS) 41 00:01:51,060 --> 00:01:52,420 NARRATOR: It has been four weeks 42 00:01:52,420 --> 00:01:52,660 since these pups were delivered NARRATOR: It has been four weeks 43 00:01:52,660 --> 00:01:55,700 since these pups were delivered to our five trainers. 44 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:55,940 since these pups were delivered Hey, you're getting heavy. 45 00:01:55,940 --> 00:01:57,740 Hey, you're getting heavy. 46 00:01:57,740 --> 00:01:59,540 They've grown a lot, 47 00:01:59,540 --> 00:02:02,020 and personalities are beginning to emerge. 48 00:02:03,100 --> 00:02:04,980 (BARKS) 49 00:02:08,740 --> 00:02:12,100 Territory horsewoman and grazier, C.J. Scotney, 50 00:02:12,100 --> 00:02:12,380 Territory horsewoman and grazier, C.J. Scotney, knew straightaway she was going to need 51 00:02:12,380 --> 00:02:14,300 knew straightaway she was going to need 52 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:14,540 knew straightaway a feisty name for her female pup. 53 00:02:14,540 --> 00:02:17,140 a feisty name for her female pup. 54 00:02:17,140 --> 00:02:18,780 Argh! No biting. Argh. 55 00:02:18,780 --> 00:02:20,420 You better calm down, mate. 56 00:02:20,420 --> 00:02:21,780 (BARKS) 57 00:02:21,780 --> 00:02:23,820 My pups got a bit of a bark on her, 58 00:02:23,820 --> 00:02:26,500 the red hair and the vibrant personality. 59 00:02:26,500 --> 00:02:26,740 the red hair So this is Spice. 60 00:02:26,740 --> 00:02:29,020 So this is Spice. 61 00:02:29,020 --> 00:02:29,220 When I first got her as a pup, So this is Spice. 62 00:02:29,220 --> 00:02:30,660 When I first got her as a pup, 63 00:02:30,660 --> 00:02:33,260 she was just this bundle of fun 64 00:02:33,260 --> 00:02:36,620 and I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to settle her. 65 00:02:36,620 --> 00:02:36,860 (MAKES KISSING NOISE) to be able to settle her. 66 00:02:36,860 --> 00:02:37,660 (MAKES KISSING NOISE) 67 00:02:38,740 --> 00:02:40,500 Like her brothers and sisters, 68 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:44,300 Spice is introduced to a small number of docile cattle 69 00:02:44,300 --> 00:02:44,540 Spice is introduced to almost straightaway. 70 00:02:44,540 --> 00:02:46,020 almost straightaway. 71 00:02:47,020 --> 00:02:49,020 (BARKS) Good dog! 72 00:02:50,060 --> 00:02:54,100 Spice has shown quite a lot of style when coming up to stock. 73 00:02:54,100 --> 00:03:00,700 She stalks and she starts to creep up to them, giving a bit of eye. 74 00:03:00,700 --> 00:03:04,780 So she's showing a lot of potential for being a good stock dog. 75 00:03:04,780 --> 00:03:07,300 Good dog. Good puppy. (BARKS) 76 00:03:07,300 --> 00:03:09,300 Hey? Good dog. 77 00:03:10,380 --> 00:03:11,820 What are you looking at? 78 00:03:12,980 --> 00:03:15,540 Ooh, sneaking, are we? 79 00:03:16,620 --> 00:03:18,380 (BARKS) (CHICKEN CLUCKS) 80 00:03:20,540 --> 00:03:22,900 (WHISTLES) Watchy, watchy, watchy. 81 00:03:26,460 --> 00:03:28,020 Over in Queensland, 82 00:03:28,020 --> 00:03:29,460 seasoned grazier Frank Finger 83 00:03:29,460 --> 00:03:33,260 formed an immediate bond with his black and tan kelpie. 84 00:03:33,260 --> 00:03:33,500 (WHISTLES) with his black and tan kelpie. 85 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:34,900 (WHISTLES) 86 00:03:37,540 --> 00:03:39,180 But the name took a bit longer. 87 00:03:40,340 --> 00:03:42,820 So this is Annie. Annie, come and say hello. 88 00:03:42,820 --> 00:03:43,060 So this is Annie. Uh! Uh! 89 00:03:43,060 --> 00:03:45,300 Uh! Uh! 90 00:03:45,300 --> 00:03:48,100 It took me about three weeks to name her. 91 00:03:48,100 --> 00:03:48,340 It took me about three weeks I'm very slow at naming pups. 92 00:03:48,340 --> 00:03:50,060 I'm very slow at naming pups. 93 00:03:50,060 --> 00:03:50,300 So I called her Annie and that's... my late mother was...name was Annie. I'm very slow at naming pups. 94 00:03:50,300 --> 00:03:55,780 So I called her Annie and that's... my late mother was...name was Annie. 95 00:03:55,780 --> 00:03:56,060 So I called her Annie and that's... my late mother was...name was Annie. So I didn't know whether it was the right thing to do to start with 96 00:03:56,060 --> 00:03:58,380 So I didn't know whether it was the right thing to do to start with 97 00:03:58,380 --> 00:03:59,900 or what people would think. 98 00:03:59,900 --> 00:04:00,140 But I thought if I called her Annie, or what people would think. 99 00:04:00,140 --> 00:04:03,260 But I thought if I called her Annie, I would look after her, 100 00:04:03,260 --> 00:04:06,340 make a special project, and really do something with her. 101 00:04:07,300 --> 00:04:08,540 (BARKS) 102 00:04:08,540 --> 00:04:10,340 Oi, what the hell? 103 00:04:15,020 --> 00:04:17,340 Sea-change sheep grazier Rob Tuncks 104 00:04:17,340 --> 00:04:19,140 normally takes on older dogs... 105 00:04:20,100 --> 00:04:22,660 Got a surprise for you, mate. Thank you very much. 106 00:04:22,660 --> 00:04:22,900 Got a surprise for you, mate. Beautiful! 107 00:04:22,900 --> 00:04:23,660 Beautiful! 108 00:04:23,660 --> 00:04:26,860 ..but was excited to meet his pedigree kelpie pup. 109 00:04:27,820 --> 00:04:29,420 It's going to be called Zap. 110 00:04:29,420 --> 00:04:31,180 My first dog that I really trained was Zap. 111 00:04:31,180 --> 00:04:31,420 My first dog that I really trained So, yeah, I'll use that name again. 112 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:33,020 So, yeah, I'll use that name again. 113 00:04:34,460 --> 00:04:37,500 It wasn't long before some destructive behaviour 114 00:04:37,500 --> 00:04:38,940 led to a name change. 115 00:04:39,900 --> 00:04:41,380 We call him Lucifer. (CHUCKLES) 116 00:04:41,380 --> 00:04:41,580 Like, if there's something bad to do We call him Lucifer. (CHUCKLES) 117 00:04:41,580 --> 00:04:44,180 Like, if there's something bad to do 118 00:04:44,180 --> 00:04:46,260 and something good to do, he's gonna do the bad. 119 00:04:46,260 --> 00:04:46,540 and something good to do, he's gonna do the bad. He's very mischievous. (BARKS) 120 00:04:46,540 --> 00:04:48,020 He's very mischievous. (BARKS) 121 00:04:48,020 --> 00:04:48,860 Look at this nonsense. 122 00:04:48,860 --> 00:04:50,460 (BLEATS) 123 00:04:50,460 --> 00:04:52,740 And I put a dog bed in there and, like, 10 minutes later, 124 00:04:52,740 --> 00:04:54,740 there's this dog bed that's exploded around his cage. 125 00:04:54,740 --> 00:04:57,300 He just wants to find something bad to do. 126 00:04:57,300 --> 00:04:59,260 But you want a bit of that. You want to be a rebel in 'em. 127 00:05:04,260 --> 00:05:06,580 Freelance cattle wrangler Joni, 128 00:05:06,580 --> 00:05:09,900 took inspiration from the puppy delivery man. 129 00:05:09,900 --> 00:05:10,180 took inspiration from the puppy delivery man. No. No. No kisses. (WHINES) 130 00:05:10,180 --> 00:05:12,500 No. No. No kisses. (WHINES) 131 00:05:12,500 --> 00:05:13,900 No kisses. No biting. (YELPS) 132 00:05:13,900 --> 00:05:15,540 Training's started. (LAUGHS) 133 00:05:15,540 --> 00:05:15,820 Everyone thinks that I called him after a country singer, Training's started. (LAUGHS) 134 00:05:15,820 --> 00:05:18,700 Everyone thinks that I called him after a country singer, 135 00:05:18,700 --> 00:05:18,940 but I didn't, I just called him Chet after a country singer, 136 00:05:18,940 --> 00:05:20,980 but I didn't, I just called him Chet 137 00:05:20,980 --> 00:05:23,980 because the fellow that freighted him up here was called Chet. 138 00:05:23,980 --> 00:05:24,260 because the fellow that freighted him up here was called Chet. Joni didn't have time to fuss about a name, so Chet it is. 139 00:05:24,260 --> 00:05:28,780 Joni didn't have time to fuss about a name, so Chet it is. 140 00:05:28,780 --> 00:05:29,020 Joni didn't have time (BARKS) 141 00:05:29,020 --> 00:05:29,780 (BARKS) 142 00:05:29,780 --> 00:05:31,620 A big day today for Chet. 143 00:05:31,620 --> 00:05:33,140 We've changed over his collars, 144 00:05:33,140 --> 00:05:34,900 'cause he's outgrown his little baby collars 145 00:05:34,900 --> 00:05:35,140 'cause he's outgrown and he's ready to work. 146 00:05:35,140 --> 00:05:36,900 and he's ready to work. 147 00:05:36,900 --> 00:05:37,140 Like, you can see that. and he's ready to work. 148 00:05:37,140 --> 00:05:39,380 Like, you can see that. He doesn't want to just sit around. 149 00:05:39,380 --> 00:05:40,780 He wants to go chase something. 150 00:05:51,220 --> 00:05:52,660 The final girl pup 151 00:05:52,660 --> 00:05:55,780 landed on one of the most remote properties 152 00:05:55,780 --> 00:05:58,660 in a drought-stricken part of WA. 153 00:05:58,660 --> 00:05:58,900 in a drought-stricken part of WA. Her new trainer is proud stockwoman Aticia. 154 00:05:58,900 --> 00:06:02,060 Her new trainer is proud stockwoman Aticia. 155 00:06:02,060 --> 00:06:05,300 She had this really cheeky little face, very bright eyes. 156 00:06:05,300 --> 00:06:05,580 She acquired her name a couple of days after I got her She had this really cheeky little face, very bright eyes. 157 00:06:05,580 --> 00:06:08,700 She acquired her name a couple of days after I got her 158 00:06:08,700 --> 00:06:11,420 because we found out she had a very healthy set of lungs 159 00:06:11,420 --> 00:06:11,660 and she wasn't afraid to use them. a very healthy set of lungs 160 00:06:11,660 --> 00:06:13,340 and she wasn't afraid to use them. 161 00:06:13,340 --> 00:06:16,460 (BARKS) 162 00:06:16,460 --> 00:06:16,700 (BARKS) She's called Gossip, or Gossip Girl, for a minute there. 163 00:06:16,700 --> 00:06:19,180 She's called Gossip, or Gossip Girl, for a minute there. 164 00:06:19,180 --> 00:06:19,420 She's called Gossip, Good girl. Uh-uh-uh-uh! 165 00:06:19,420 --> 00:06:20,980 Good girl. Uh-uh-uh-uh! 166 00:06:21,940 --> 00:06:24,060 One of the tricks that she loves to play on me 167 00:06:24,060 --> 00:06:27,340 is when I get out of the ute, she loves to lock the doors on me. 168 00:06:28,580 --> 00:06:32,860 And, um... (CHUCKLES) ..she must get nervous when I leave her alone, 169 00:06:32,860 --> 00:06:35,900 'cause very often I'll come back to a ute that's been gassed out. 170 00:06:35,900 --> 00:06:38,420 So that seems to be her favourite trick. 171 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:40,420 Oh, Goss! 172 00:06:42,140 --> 00:06:44,860 Gossip! You little feral. 173 00:06:44,860 --> 00:06:46,780 (BARKS) 174 00:06:46,780 --> 00:06:49,260 The puppies and trainers have one week 175 00:06:49,260 --> 00:06:51,300 until the four-month assessment. 176 00:06:51,300 --> 00:06:51,540 There's a lot of tasks to be mastered, until the four-month assessment. 177 00:06:51,540 --> 00:06:54,060 There's a lot of tasks to be mastered, 178 00:06:54,060 --> 00:06:56,180 but our trainers are keen to get it right 179 00:06:56,180 --> 00:06:56,420 because they believe using dogs are keen to get it right 180 00:06:56,420 --> 00:06:57,780 because they believe using dogs 181 00:06:57,780 --> 00:07:01,180 has less impact on the environment and on their stock... 182 00:07:01,180 --> 00:07:01,420 has less impact on the environment and on their stock... Come on, dogs. Quick, quick. To me. 183 00:07:01,420 --> 00:07:03,180 Come on, dogs. Quick, quick. To me. 184 00:07:03,180 --> 00:07:05,220 That'll do. That'll do. 185 00:07:05,220 --> 00:07:09,980 ..something experiment mastermind Neil McDonald agrees with. 186 00:07:09,980 --> 00:07:10,220 ..something experiment mastermind Dogs, sit. 187 00:07:10,220 --> 00:07:11,260 Dogs, sit. 188 00:07:11,260 --> 00:07:11,460 Working dogs worked well, Dogs, sit. 189 00:07:11,460 --> 00:07:12,820 Working dogs worked well, 190 00:07:12,820 --> 00:07:13,060 Working dogs worked well, of a mob of livestock. 191 00:07:13,060 --> 00:07:15,500 can change the psychology of a mob of livestock. 192 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:19,100 And so instead of having aggressive, rogue-type livestock, 193 00:07:19,100 --> 00:07:22,140 you get cattle and sheep that can form. 194 00:07:22,140 --> 00:07:23,900 And if livestock 'form', 195 00:07:23,900 --> 00:07:26,420 meaning "move together as a controlled mob", 196 00:07:26,420 --> 00:07:26,660 it's safer for them too. as a controlled mob", 197 00:07:26,660 --> 00:07:28,100 it's safer for them too. 198 00:07:29,620 --> 00:07:31,620 People that have worked their cattle with dogs, 199 00:07:31,620 --> 00:07:31,860 People that have worked their cattle their cattle are way more subdued. 200 00:07:31,860 --> 00:07:33,900 their cattle are way more subdued. 201 00:07:33,900 --> 00:07:38,180 The workplace becomes a safer and more harmonious spot. 202 00:07:38,180 --> 00:07:38,420 The workplace becomes It's way better for animal welfare, 203 00:07:38,420 --> 00:07:40,220 It's way better for animal welfare, 204 00:07:40,220 --> 00:07:40,460 and it's way better for It's way better for animal welfare, 205 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,580 and it's way better for all our on-property management, 206 00:07:43,580 --> 00:07:46,820 whether it be soil types or...or plant species. 207 00:07:46,820 --> 00:07:49,020 And the list...the list just goes on and on. 208 00:07:49,020 --> 00:07:52,460 By following the accelerated training program, 209 00:07:52,460 --> 00:07:52,700 By following it's hoped our fabulous five 210 00:07:52,700 --> 00:07:54,540 it's hoped our fabulous five 211 00:07:54,540 --> 00:07:54,780 will soon be part of this it's hoped our fabulous five 212 00:07:54,780 --> 00:07:57,980 will soon be part of this gentler approach to mustering. 213 00:07:59,900 --> 00:08:01,620 All dogs to me. 214 00:08:02,860 --> 00:08:05,100 To me, to me, to me. Marlon and Puff! 215 00:08:05,980 --> 00:08:08,500 Neil's ambitious milestone road map 216 00:08:08,500 --> 00:08:11,740 has been developed with wife of 35 years, Helen. 217 00:08:12,700 --> 00:08:15,100 Helen trains all of the dogs from pups 218 00:08:15,100 --> 00:08:17,620 on their large property in South Australia. 219 00:08:20,140 --> 00:08:24,460 Her team of dogs are an essential and loyal workforce. 220 00:08:24,460 --> 00:08:27,340 Neil is away so much doing his schooling, 221 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:31,660 I have to look at working ways of managing this on my own. 222 00:08:31,660 --> 00:08:31,940 The dogs are very much part of my life. I have to look at working ways of managing this on my own. 223 00:08:31,940 --> 00:08:34,740 The dogs are very much part of my life. 224 00:08:34,740 --> 00:08:38,100 Very passionate about having a nice team of dogs, 225 00:08:38,100 --> 00:08:42,660 and they make my life working livestock so much easier. 226 00:08:42,660 --> 00:08:42,900 and they make my life working livestock so much easier. Helen will also be one of the judges 227 00:08:42,900 --> 00:08:44,900 Helen will also be one of the judges 228 00:08:44,900 --> 00:08:47,940 at the final champion muster dog challenge, 229 00:08:47,940 --> 00:08:52,180 and says everything depends on the trainer's bond with their dog. 230 00:08:52,180 --> 00:08:54,740 Once the bond is established, it will be a lot easier 231 00:08:54,740 --> 00:08:57,380 for the participants to achieve the outcomes, 232 00:08:57,380 --> 00:09:00,460 with the milestones and steps further down the track. 233 00:09:00,460 --> 00:09:05,340 It's no surprise number one on the four-month milestone checklist 234 00:09:05,340 --> 00:09:07,860 is what's called the 'bluetooth' connection. 235 00:09:08,980 --> 00:09:12,620 This connection is critical for all the training that follows. 236 00:09:14,140 --> 00:09:18,420 It's all about an invisible bond forming between dog and owner. 237 00:09:19,700 --> 00:09:21,260 So by four months of age, 238 00:09:21,260 --> 00:09:21,500 we want the pup to be starting to So by four months of age, 239 00:09:21,500 --> 00:09:25,020 we want the pup to be starting to see you as...as the team leader. 240 00:09:25,980 --> 00:09:29,580 It's up to you to get the bluetooth connection established with your dog 241 00:09:29,580 --> 00:09:32,220 so that you can communicate with it verbally, 242 00:09:32,220 --> 00:09:35,260 and it communicates back with either a prick of the ears 243 00:09:35,260 --> 00:09:36,140 or a tilt of the head. 244 00:09:37,220 --> 00:09:39,100 Good puppies. Very clever. 245 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:41,140 To develop a bond, it's a matter of 246 00:09:41,140 --> 00:09:43,900 carting it around with you as much as possible. 247 00:09:43,900 --> 00:09:44,140 carting it around with you Pick it up often, cuddle it, 248 00:09:44,140 --> 00:09:46,100 Pick it up often, cuddle it, 249 00:09:46,100 --> 00:09:46,340 and it's going to feel really Pick it up often, cuddle it, 250 00:09:46,340 --> 00:09:48,980 and it's going to feel really important and really loved, 251 00:09:48,980 --> 00:09:51,220 and that will be reciprocated from the pup. 252 00:09:52,460 --> 00:09:55,220 Have a beer with it, but be respectful with it 253 00:09:55,220 --> 00:09:58,060 because you've got to also create a situation 254 00:09:58,060 --> 00:09:59,380 where you're onto their manners 255 00:09:59,380 --> 00:10:02,060 and making sure that they're not jumping all over you. 256 00:10:02,060 --> 00:10:02,300 and making sure that they're So you've got to be monitoring that. 257 00:10:02,300 --> 00:10:04,540 So you've got to be monitoring that. 258 00:10:08,340 --> 00:10:10,660 The second task on the training checklist 259 00:10:10,660 --> 00:10:10,900 The second task is dragging a three-metre rope. 260 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:13,140 is dragging a three-metre rope. 261 00:10:13,140 --> 00:10:16,860 This means the trainers can catch a wayward pup 262 00:10:16,860 --> 00:10:19,820 by putting their foot on the rope to stop it running off. 263 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:20,060 by putting their foot on the rope What are you doing up here? 264 00:10:20,060 --> 00:10:21,420 What are you doing up here? 265 00:10:21,420 --> 00:10:23,500 A lot of people can't be bothered doing this, 266 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:25,940 but if you can discipline yourself to do this, 267 00:10:25,940 --> 00:10:28,180 it'll pay dividends all the way through. 268 00:10:28,180 --> 00:10:30,460 The milestone checklist also includes 269 00:10:30,460 --> 00:10:33,580 whether the puppies are relaxed when held, 270 00:10:33,580 --> 00:10:33,820 whether the puppies are relaxed calm on the chain, 271 00:10:33,820 --> 00:10:35,660 calm on the chain, 272 00:10:35,660 --> 00:10:38,900 can join their pack for communal feeding, 273 00:10:38,900 --> 00:10:40,860 be taken for a loose-lead walk 274 00:10:40,860 --> 00:10:43,700 and, of course, respond to their names. 275 00:10:43,700 --> 00:10:46,740 Only call the pup if it's gonna come to you, 276 00:10:46,740 --> 00:10:48,540 or you can put your foot on the rope. 277 00:10:48,540 --> 00:10:48,780 or you can put your foot One of the worst things you can do 278 00:10:48,780 --> 00:10:50,420 One of the worst things you can do 279 00:10:50,420 --> 00:10:51,980 is call the pup and it not come. 280 00:10:51,980 --> 00:10:53,860 If you can't enforce it, don't ask it. 281 00:10:55,740 --> 00:11:00,020 Neil is confident that if the puppy trainers put in 10 minutes a day, 282 00:11:00,020 --> 00:11:03,220 the dogs will be working safer, faster and smarter. 283 00:11:03,220 --> 00:11:03,460 the dogs will be working safer, Walking. 284 00:11:03,460 --> 00:11:04,660 Walking. 285 00:11:05,900 --> 00:11:08,180 The benefit of an experiment like this 286 00:11:08,180 --> 00:11:11,500 is to observe the different handling and training skills 287 00:11:11,500 --> 00:11:13,780 and the influence this has on livestock. 288 00:11:13,780 --> 00:11:14,020 and the influence this has Get in! 289 00:11:14,020 --> 00:11:14,820 Get in! 290 00:11:24,900 --> 00:11:27,900 (WHISTLES) Hey, Chet! Come on! 291 00:11:27,900 --> 00:11:29,820 Freelance cattle wrangler Joni 292 00:11:29,820 --> 00:11:33,300 has an instinctual approach with training her dogs. 293 00:11:33,300 --> 00:11:33,540 has an instinctual approach Good boy. 294 00:11:33,540 --> 00:11:34,660 Good boy. 295 00:11:34,660 --> 00:11:34,900 So most of my training is done Good boy. 296 00:11:34,900 --> 00:11:37,700 So most of my training is done like they do it in the wild. 297 00:11:37,700 --> 00:11:37,940 So I need an alpha, which is me. So most of my training is done like they do it in the wild. 298 00:11:37,940 --> 00:11:39,980 So I need an alpha, which is me. 299 00:11:40,940 --> 00:11:42,380 (WHISTLES) Watchy. 300 00:11:42,380 --> 00:11:42,620 (WHISTLES) Watchy. They've got to understand that I'm the boss of that pack. 301 00:11:42,620 --> 00:11:45,620 They've got to understand that I'm the boss of that pack. 302 00:11:45,620 --> 00:11:47,860 That's how wolves do it, that's how the dingoes do it. 303 00:11:47,860 --> 00:11:49,780 Right, mate? You want a drink? 304 00:11:49,780 --> 00:11:52,940 I control their water and their food. 305 00:11:52,940 --> 00:11:56,100 So the dogs are, "Right, if we work hard all day, 306 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:58,300 "she'll find something to eat for us." 307 00:11:59,460 --> 00:12:02,220 As long as I hold my alpha status 308 00:12:02,220 --> 00:12:06,060 they will take them cattle in any way that I tell them to. 309 00:12:06,060 --> 00:12:06,300 they will take them cattle Joni's got a busy work schedule, 310 00:12:06,300 --> 00:12:08,540 Joni's got a busy work schedule, 311 00:12:08,540 --> 00:12:11,820 and while Chet is not getting specific training time with her, 312 00:12:11,820 --> 00:12:14,420 he is learning on the job 10 hours a day. 313 00:12:16,020 --> 00:12:17,740 We're still working on it. 314 00:12:17,740 --> 00:12:20,340 We're still working on that one. (LAUGHS) 315 00:12:20,340 --> 00:12:23,700 When I first got Chet, he was...he was rough, you know? 316 00:12:23,700 --> 00:12:26,860 Like he was biting me. He was scratching me. 317 00:12:26,860 --> 00:12:28,580 Sit! Sit! 318 00:12:28,580 --> 00:12:29,980 (BARKS) Chet, sit! 319 00:12:29,980 --> 00:12:31,900 He didn't want to do any of them rules. 320 00:12:31,900 --> 00:12:37,220 So it's taken a fair bit to pull Chet back into line, just quietly. 321 00:12:37,220 --> 00:12:37,500 Joni started by building Chet's confidence around the herd So it's taken a fair bit to pull Chet back into line, just quietly. 322 00:12:37,500 --> 00:12:41,100 Joni started by building Chet's confidence around the herd 323 00:12:41,100 --> 00:12:41,380 Joni started by building Chet's confidence around the herd and allowing his natural instincts to come to the fore. 324 00:12:41,380 --> 00:12:45,020 and allowing his natural instincts to come to the fore. 325 00:12:45,020 --> 00:12:49,980 At the moment, it's all just about having fun and...like a little kid. 326 00:12:51,460 --> 00:12:53,220 Like little kids should. 327 00:12:54,900 --> 00:12:56,500 I don't have a bluetooth. 328 00:12:56,500 --> 00:12:56,740 It's broken. I don't have a bluetooth. 329 00:12:56,740 --> 00:12:59,460 It's broken. We're still on hardwire. 330 00:12:59,460 --> 00:13:03,260 Nevertheless, their bond is coming along nicely. 331 00:13:03,260 --> 00:13:03,500 Nevertheless, their bond Your name's Chet. 332 00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:04,740 Your name's Chet. 333 00:13:04,740 --> 00:13:06,140 (BARKS) 334 00:13:06,140 --> 00:13:07,900 Yes! 335 00:13:07,900 --> 00:13:09,620 Yes! (CHUCKLES) 336 00:13:12,380 --> 00:13:14,620 Joni and her 20 dogs 337 00:13:14,620 --> 00:13:14,860 travel thousands of kilometres Joni and her 20 dogs 338 00:13:14,860 --> 00:13:17,580 travel thousands of kilometres between jobs 339 00:13:17,580 --> 00:13:17,820 travel thousands of kilometres living in each other's pockets, 340 00:13:17,820 --> 00:13:19,420 living in each other's pockets, 341 00:13:19,420 --> 00:13:21,100 which is not always easy. 342 00:13:25,820 --> 00:13:27,380 So they are your companions, 343 00:13:27,380 --> 00:13:30,180 but when you work with them for 10 hours a day 344 00:13:30,180 --> 00:13:32,300 and then you sleep beside them all night... 345 00:13:33,500 --> 00:13:36,460 ..I think sometimes you just need a spell from them as well. 346 00:13:39,140 --> 00:13:42,900 You get snitchy at them if you spend too much time with them, you know? 347 00:13:42,900 --> 00:13:44,700 Like, you're like, "Ooh, I know you cut that lead off." 348 00:13:44,700 --> 00:13:44,940 Like, you're like, "Ooh, "I seen you pee on my water bottle." 349 00:13:44,940 --> 00:13:46,300 "I seen you pee on my water bottle." 350 00:13:46,300 --> 00:13:49,180 Like, if we all sat around the campfire, 351 00:13:49,180 --> 00:13:50,580 it'd be a massive dust-up. 352 00:13:50,580 --> 00:13:53,260 While their relationship can be bumpy, 353 00:13:53,260 --> 00:13:53,500 While their relationship her dogs are Joni's only company. 354 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:56,300 her dogs are Joni's only company. 355 00:13:56,300 --> 00:13:57,620 I do get lonely. 356 00:13:57,620 --> 00:14:00,020 I got Chet. I got Cheeky. 357 00:14:00,020 --> 00:14:02,020 I've got all the dogs. I got company. 358 00:14:02,980 --> 00:14:06,180 But I'm just...alone. 359 00:14:10,420 --> 00:14:11,540 See you tomorrow. 360 00:14:16,620 --> 00:14:21,380 After training over 100 dogs in her 22-year career, 361 00:14:21,380 --> 00:14:21,620 Joni thinks Chet is pretty unique. in her 22-year career, 362 00:14:21,620 --> 00:14:24,180 Joni thinks Chet is pretty unique. 363 00:14:27,820 --> 00:14:30,980 You gonna have to do a lot of takes if you do it like that. (LAUGHS) 364 00:14:33,300 --> 00:14:37,220 He's not classy at all in anything he does. 365 00:14:37,220 --> 00:14:37,460 He's not classy at all He's goofy, type thing. 366 00:14:37,460 --> 00:14:39,300 He's goofy, type thing. 367 00:14:39,300 --> 00:14:39,540 You're my old mate, He's goofy, type thing. 368 00:14:39,540 --> 00:14:41,820 You're my old mate, aren't you, Chet? 369 00:14:41,820 --> 00:14:44,060 We've chased a few cows together, haven't we mate? 370 00:14:45,500 --> 00:14:48,820 He's cool. Yeah, I like that he doesn't do anything with style. 371 00:14:50,300 --> 00:14:52,980 You guys...you lot think that I'm gonna be able to train him 372 00:14:52,980 --> 00:14:53,220 You guys...you lot think that to meet these milestones. 373 00:14:53,220 --> 00:14:54,260 to meet these milestones. 374 00:14:54,260 --> 00:14:56,100 I'm just trying to keep him alive. 375 00:14:56,100 --> 00:14:56,340 He tries to kill himself I'm just trying to keep him alive. 376 00:14:56,340 --> 00:14:57,860 He tries to kill himself three times a day. 377 00:14:59,540 --> 00:15:02,580 'Cause he just doesn't think about what he's going to do. 378 00:15:02,580 --> 00:15:02,860 'Cause he just doesn't think about what he's going to do. Like, he just does it, and then he goes, "Ow, that hurt." 379 00:15:02,860 --> 00:15:05,740 Like, he just does it, and then he goes, "Ow, that hurt." 380 00:15:05,740 --> 00:15:05,980 Like, he just does it, and then (LAUGHS) Good boy. Ready? 381 00:15:05,980 --> 00:15:08,380 (LAUGHS) Good boy. Ready? 382 00:15:09,340 --> 00:15:10,980 (BANG!) 383 00:15:10,980 --> 00:15:12,420 Chet thinks he's Justin Bieber. 384 00:15:12,420 --> 00:15:14,260 He doesn't think the rules apply to him. 385 00:15:14,260 --> 00:15:14,500 He doesn't think the rules Stays up late. 386 00:15:14,500 --> 00:15:16,020 Stays up late. 387 00:15:16,020 --> 00:15:17,820 Parties on, sleeps all day. 388 00:15:17,820 --> 00:15:21,940 Chet may not perform the four-month milestones with style... 389 00:15:21,940 --> 00:15:25,060 Starting to get it without you biting my face. 390 00:15:25,060 --> 00:15:27,060 So much more pleasant for me. Hm? 391 00:15:27,060 --> 00:15:30,100 But Joni has big hopes he will pass. 392 00:15:30,100 --> 00:15:33,860 I'm really excited to see how his work is, if he's stylish with work 393 00:15:33,860 --> 00:15:35,220 and just a douche at everything else, you know? 394 00:15:37,180 --> 00:15:39,900 With Joni, she handles an incredible amount of cattle, 395 00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:40,140 With Joni, she handles so her time is very thin. 396 00:15:40,140 --> 00:15:41,420 so her time is very thin. 397 00:15:44,540 --> 00:15:47,780 So it's made her task a little bit difficult. 398 00:15:47,780 --> 00:15:50,780 But if anyone's got magic at getting young dogs switched on, 399 00:15:50,780 --> 00:15:51,020 But if anyone's got magic at then Joni certainly has that. 400 00:15:51,020 --> 00:15:53,260 then Joni certainly has that. 401 00:15:54,140 --> 00:15:56,340 Oh, you nailed the landing! 402 00:15:58,300 --> 00:16:01,300 Big puppies day out. Hm? Big puppies day out. 403 00:16:05,660 --> 00:16:07,500 Got you puffed anyway. 404 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:09,220 Bet you'll sleep well tonight. 405 00:16:19,660 --> 00:16:24,900 Over at Glenflorrie cattle station in WA's remote Pilbara region, 406 00:16:24,900 --> 00:16:25,180 Over at Glenflorrie cattle station in WA's remote Pilbara region, Aticia and Gossip have been working on their communication skills. 407 00:16:25,180 --> 00:16:29,540 Aticia and Gossip have been working on their communication skills. 408 00:16:29,540 --> 00:16:32,620 We're establishing a better bluetooth connection, which is good. 409 00:16:32,620 --> 00:16:34,900 That's, um...that's a hard one to get. 410 00:16:34,900 --> 00:16:37,260 But, no, she is starting to listen to me a lot better 411 00:16:37,260 --> 00:16:38,740 than what she was originally. 412 00:16:38,740 --> 00:16:38,940 than what she was originally. Gossip. Gossip. 413 00:16:38,940 --> 00:16:41,460 Gossip. Gossip. 414 00:16:41,460 --> 00:16:45,340 The bluetooth connection is kind of like your wireless, 415 00:16:45,340 --> 00:16:47,860 except in this case, it's a ropeless connection, 416 00:16:47,860 --> 00:16:51,140 so it's where you can interact with the dog and grab their attention 417 00:16:51,140 --> 00:16:53,380 without actually having any physical means of doing it. 418 00:16:53,380 --> 00:16:55,220 So it might just be with your voice or... 419 00:16:55,220 --> 00:16:55,460 Goss. Goss, Goss. Good girl. So it might just be with your voice or... 420 00:16:55,460 --> 00:16:57,740 Goss. Goss, Goss. Good girl. 421 00:16:57,740 --> 00:17:02,300 Just some acknowledgement of their attention and focus on you. 422 00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:04,820 You think you're pretty clever, don't you? You do. 423 00:17:04,820 --> 00:17:06,580 It's been a hard one to establish that, 424 00:17:06,580 --> 00:17:09,380 so it is really special once you start feeling like 425 00:17:09,380 --> 00:17:11,180 you're getting that bond with the dog. 426 00:17:11,180 --> 00:17:14,420 It is. It's a really nice thing to have. 427 00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:19,260 Aticia trains lots of puppies... 428 00:17:19,260 --> 00:17:22,140 You know, if you backed off, it'd be easier for me to open it. 429 00:17:22,140 --> 00:17:25,300 ..so Gossip isn't the youngest one in this pack. 430 00:17:28,220 --> 00:17:31,300 It's time to see how clever Gossip really is 431 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:31,540 It's time to see how clever as Aticia begins her education 432 00:17:31,540 --> 00:17:33,620 as Aticia begins her education 433 00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,820 with a calm trainer mob of cattle... 434 00:17:35,820 --> 00:17:39,460 Gossip! (WHISTLES) Right back. Back. 435 00:17:39,460 --> 00:17:42,340 ..with a more experienced dog showing her the way. 436 00:17:42,340 --> 00:17:42,580 ..with a more experienced dog Good dog. Good girl! 437 00:17:42,580 --> 00:17:45,100 Good dog. Good girl! 438 00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:47,540 Uh-uh-uh! That's not very good. 439 00:17:47,540 --> 00:17:49,540 Over. 440 00:17:49,540 --> 00:17:51,420 Back. Steady. 441 00:17:51,420 --> 00:17:52,740 There we go. 442 00:17:52,740 --> 00:17:54,380 I was worried that she might cop a kick 443 00:17:54,380 --> 00:17:56,900 or, you know, get stood on, get in too close. 444 00:17:56,900 --> 00:17:59,580 She hasn't really worked out how close is too close yet. 445 00:17:59,580 --> 00:17:59,820 She hasn't really worked out Careful you don't get kicked! 446 00:17:59,820 --> 00:18:00,580 Careful you don't get kicked! 447 00:18:00,580 --> 00:18:02,220 (YELPS) Ooh! Don't do that. 448 00:18:02,220 --> 00:18:02,460 (YELPS) That was a bit close! 449 00:18:02,460 --> 00:18:03,420 That was a bit close! 450 00:18:03,420 --> 00:18:06,860 It shows how inexperience can bring a pup undone. 451 00:18:06,860 --> 00:18:08,220 (BARKS) Gossip, uh-uh! 452 00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:08,460 (BARKS) But barking is not helping. 453 00:18:08,460 --> 00:18:10,140 But barking is not helping. 454 00:18:10,140 --> 00:18:13,140 That's enough! Remembering why we called you that, aren't we? 455 00:18:13,140 --> 00:18:14,420 (BARKS) 456 00:18:14,420 --> 00:18:15,820 Don't! (BARKS) 457 00:18:16,820 --> 00:18:18,860 Aticia has many other pups at the same time, 458 00:18:18,860 --> 00:18:20,900 which is going to be quite an art form 459 00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:21,140 which is going to be for her to keep that bond going. 460 00:18:21,140 --> 00:18:22,740 for her to keep that bond going. 461 00:18:22,740 --> 00:18:26,220 If anyone can do it, Aticia can. She's got that magic with pups. 462 00:18:32,660 --> 00:18:34,380 (ATICIA LAUGHS) 463 00:18:50,540 --> 00:18:52,300 Across in the Territory, 464 00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:56,820 C.J. and husband Joe have stock spread over a huge distance, 465 00:18:56,820 --> 00:18:58,420 and Spice's training time 466 00:18:58,420 --> 00:19:00,380 has to fit in with the weekly rounds. 467 00:19:00,380 --> 00:19:02,100 We were checking on our breeders. 468 00:19:02,100 --> 00:19:03,740 She had...we had her in the ute with us 469 00:19:03,740 --> 00:19:03,980 and I thought it'd be a great time with us 470 00:19:03,980 --> 00:19:06,220 and I thought it'd be a great time 471 00:19:06,220 --> 00:19:09,460 to have that bonding session with my pup. 472 00:19:09,460 --> 00:19:13,060 And she decides to go over and sit on Joe's lap and fall asleep. 473 00:19:19,300 --> 00:19:22,740 Spice is keen to get off the leash and in amongst it. 474 00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:25,660 And while these cattle look tame, 475 00:19:25,660 --> 00:19:28,500 they're not yet what C.J. would call a trainer mob. 476 00:19:30,260 --> 00:19:33,700 I'm really gonna focus on getting them pretty pup-safe 477 00:19:33,700 --> 00:19:37,020 before I go and put her on those cattle and sheep 478 00:19:37,020 --> 00:19:39,260 because I want to build her confidence 479 00:19:39,260 --> 00:19:39,500 because I want to just so we can keep going forward. 480 00:19:39,500 --> 00:19:41,700 just so we can keep going forward. 481 00:19:41,700 --> 00:19:43,900 Hot weather! 482 00:19:43,900 --> 00:19:44,820 Tammy! 483 00:19:44,820 --> 00:19:46,980 So the challenges that I think she will breeze through 484 00:19:46,980 --> 00:19:47,220 So the challenges that I think is communal feeding. 485 00:19:47,220 --> 00:19:48,100 is communal feeding. 486 00:19:48,100 --> 00:19:49,300 She does that really well. 487 00:19:49,300 --> 00:19:51,100 (WHISTLES) Sit. 488 00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:53,220 Good dog. OK. 489 00:19:54,700 --> 00:19:57,660 She's being great at jumping on the Polaris and in her cage. 490 00:19:59,100 --> 00:20:02,740 Yeah, they're the things that she's been pretty strong at at the moment. 491 00:20:02,740 --> 00:20:02,980 Yeah, they're the things that she's Sit. 492 00:20:02,980 --> 00:20:04,500 Sit. 493 00:20:04,500 --> 00:20:08,620 Like the other trainers, C.J. is very aware of the dangers 494 00:20:08,620 --> 00:20:10,580 facing her inexperienced pup 495 00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:16,260 MAN: Ah! Python! Look at the size of the thing. 496 00:20:16,260 --> 00:20:18,580 (COW MOOS) 497 00:20:22,220 --> 00:20:25,180 One of the greatest obstacles I've had to focus on 498 00:20:25,180 --> 00:20:25,420 is just keeping her alive. I've had to focus on 499 00:20:25,420 --> 00:20:27,420 is just keeping her alive. 500 00:20:27,420 --> 00:20:30,180 We've had her in a snake mesh-proofed cage, 501 00:20:30,180 --> 00:20:34,660 and I've also had one of the other dogs in the cage next to that cage, 502 00:20:34,660 --> 00:20:34,940 and I've also had one of the other dogs in the cage next to that cage, and that's just keeping her protected from any pythons, 503 00:20:34,940 --> 00:20:37,380 and that's just keeping her protected from any pythons, 504 00:20:37,380 --> 00:20:37,620 and that's just keeping her 'cause there's a lot around here. 505 00:20:37,620 --> 00:20:39,500 'cause there's a lot around here. 506 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:39,740 It's common practice for graziers 'cause there's a lot around here. 507 00:20:39,740 --> 00:20:42,860 It's common practice for graziers to keep their dogs in cages 508 00:20:42,860 --> 00:20:43,100 It's common practice for graziers when they're not working. 509 00:20:43,100 --> 00:20:44,180 when they're not working. 510 00:20:45,420 --> 00:20:47,660 The dogs feel secure in their own space, 511 00:20:47,660 --> 00:20:50,100 and it prevents their strong herding instinct 512 00:20:50,100 --> 00:20:50,340 and it prevents getting them into trouble. 513 00:20:50,340 --> 00:20:51,620 getting them into trouble. 514 00:20:52,620 --> 00:20:53,820 Good dog. 515 00:20:53,820 --> 00:20:54,060 NEIL: Number one thing, Good dog. 516 00:20:54,060 --> 00:20:55,700 NEIL: Number one thing, you've got to be able to 517 00:20:55,700 --> 00:20:58,780 tie the dog up or have it in a cage when you're not in attendance, 518 00:20:58,780 --> 00:21:01,300 so that its mind doesn't just go floaty 519 00:21:01,300 --> 00:21:03,740 and it goes anywhere and it doesn't get run over by someone. 520 00:21:03,740 --> 00:21:06,580 And that's how they need to be started, even if eventually... 521 00:21:06,580 --> 00:21:08,860 (WOMAN GASPS) Whoa! ..you need to be able to take... 522 00:21:08,860 --> 00:21:10,020 What? 523 00:21:10,020 --> 00:21:13,220 Sorry, a snake just wriggled straight past the back there. 524 00:21:13,220 --> 00:21:15,380 It's away from us, but it's now in the shed. 525 00:21:15,380 --> 00:21:17,180 Oh, OK. Sorry. 526 00:21:17,180 --> 00:21:18,700 I figured from the look of your face. 527 00:21:18,700 --> 00:21:19,500 MAN: How big was it? 528 00:21:23,740 --> 00:21:26,260 Ironically, C.J's biggest concern... 529 00:21:26,260 --> 00:21:29,220 What's going on? I thought she'd gone missing. 530 00:21:29,220 --> 00:21:33,420 ..is that her new pup is bonding more with husband Joe than her. 531 00:21:33,420 --> 00:21:35,980 Well, I come to check the back boundary and then I thought, 532 00:21:35,980 --> 00:21:36,220 Well, I come to check the "I'll check the boat too." 533 00:21:36,220 --> 00:21:37,380 "I'll check the boat too." 534 00:21:37,380 --> 00:21:40,100 Yeah, well, this isn't checking the boat. This is fishing. 535 00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:41,820 Lindsay, want to go fishing? Yeah! 536 00:21:41,820 --> 00:21:42,060 Lindsay, want to go fishing? Come on. 537 00:21:42,060 --> 00:21:42,980 Come on. 538 00:21:42,980 --> 00:21:43,220 It's probably Come on. 539 00:21:43,220 --> 00:21:45,620 It's probably a bit of a challenge too 540 00:21:45,620 --> 00:21:48,860 is trying to make her my pup and not Joe's 541 00:21:48,860 --> 00:21:49,100 is trying to make her my pup because he loves her that much. 542 00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:50,580 because he loves her that much. 543 00:21:50,580 --> 00:21:51,940 (LAUGHS) 544 00:21:52,780 --> 00:21:57,820 C.J. and her family regularly take a bit of time out to go fishing. 545 00:21:57,820 --> 00:21:59,580 It's one of the benefits of what can be 546 00:21:59,580 --> 00:21:59,820 It's one of the benefits a pretty hard life on the land. 547 00:21:59,820 --> 00:22:02,340 a pretty hard life on the land. 548 00:22:02,340 --> 00:22:04,340 Well done, Linds. 549 00:22:04,340 --> 00:22:04,540 You and Mum got a double hook-up! Well done, Linds. 550 00:22:04,540 --> 00:22:06,780 You and Mum got a double hook-up! 551 00:22:06,780 --> 00:22:07,020 You and Mum got a double hook-up! You're going have to hold 'em both while I get photos! 552 00:22:07,020 --> 00:22:09,540 You're going have to hold 'em both while I get photos! 553 00:22:09,540 --> 00:22:11,780 Two fish at the one spot. 554 00:22:12,780 --> 00:22:14,420 Put him back for another day. 555 00:22:22,780 --> 00:22:25,260 Hey? So exciting! 556 00:22:25,260 --> 00:22:25,500 (BARKS) Hey? So exciting! 557 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:27,060 (BARKS) Quiet! 558 00:22:27,060 --> 00:22:27,340 Things can get a bit chaotic with the addition of a new puppy, (BARKS) Quiet! 559 00:22:27,340 --> 00:22:30,100 Things can get a bit chaotic with the addition of a new puppy, 560 00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:33,500 but for our female participants, it's going pretty well so far, 561 00:22:33,500 --> 00:22:36,500 something puppy expert Helen is pleased to see. 562 00:22:36,500 --> 00:22:38,780 JONI: Wait till I put these chains out. 563 00:22:38,780 --> 00:22:41,580 HELEN: With the women in this project, 564 00:22:41,580 --> 00:22:46,220 these ladies have got a lot of other stuff going on in their lives. 565 00:22:46,220 --> 00:22:49,540 Two of them, particularly, are managing properties, 566 00:22:49,540 --> 00:22:52,220 and they have a lot on their plate. 567 00:22:52,220 --> 00:22:52,460 and they have a lot on their plate. And I'm all for women in agriculture, obviously, 568 00:22:52,460 --> 00:22:55,260 And I'm all for women in agriculture, obviously, 569 00:22:55,260 --> 00:22:59,060 so I certainly will be sort of supporting the girls on this. 570 00:23:03,540 --> 00:23:05,980 This litter of pups will be challenging 571 00:23:05,980 --> 00:23:06,220 This litter of pups because they want to work so much. 572 00:23:06,220 --> 00:23:09,220 because they want to work so much. 573 00:23:09,220 --> 00:23:13,820 There's a lot of work there to try and harness the participants. 574 00:23:13,820 --> 00:23:14,100 I think they learn a lot about themselves on the way There's a lot of work there to try and harness the participants. 575 00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:16,860 I think they learn a lot about themselves on the way 576 00:23:16,860 --> 00:23:19,700 because it becomes a journey between you and the dog, 577 00:23:19,700 --> 00:23:19,940 and the journey is not easy. between you and the dog, 578 00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:21,780 and the journey is not easy. 579 00:23:21,780 --> 00:23:25,220 Some pups have a lot of personality, and that can be really frustrating. 580 00:23:25,220 --> 00:23:28,700 It just requires so much passion and dedication 581 00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:31,340 and I guess that tests you as a person. 582 00:23:32,300 --> 00:23:36,580 Which isn't to say the men in this experiment won't be tested too. 583 00:23:43,740 --> 00:23:45,620 Former stock trader Rob Tuncks 584 00:23:45,620 --> 00:23:48,700 has never trained such a young dog before, 585 00:23:48,700 --> 00:23:50,260 and he's already feeling the pinch. 586 00:23:50,260 --> 00:23:51,580 We'll find out what puppy thinks. 587 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:56,100 Good puppy, good puppy. 588 00:23:56,100 --> 00:23:57,900 Well, he wasn't scared. So that's a good sign. 589 00:23:57,900 --> 00:24:00,300 So what you want from a pup before anything else 590 00:24:00,300 --> 00:24:02,780 is the instinct to go and bring the sheep to me with no command. 591 00:24:02,780 --> 00:24:04,500 But until then, I won't even call it its name. 592 00:24:04,500 --> 00:24:04,740 But until then, It'll be just 'Puppy, puppy', 593 00:24:04,740 --> 00:24:05,780 It'll be just 'Puppy, puppy', 594 00:24:05,780 --> 00:24:08,500 'cause you don't want to be calling them by their name 595 00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:10,820 when they're not actually gonna come to you. 596 00:24:10,820 --> 00:24:12,380 Hey? 597 00:24:12,380 --> 00:24:14,860 Yeah, that's gonna be your job, buddy. 598 00:24:14,860 --> 00:24:17,940 Before Rob introduces Lucifer to his sheep, 599 00:24:17,940 --> 00:24:20,220 he wants to brush up on his training techniques 600 00:24:20,220 --> 00:24:22,420 with help from the oldest dog in his team. 601 00:24:22,420 --> 00:24:25,020 Jumpy. Jumpy! Come here. Good girl. 602 00:24:25,020 --> 00:24:26,740 Anyone can go out and chase some sheep into a yard, 603 00:24:26,740 --> 00:24:27,020 but it takes years to develop a rapport Anyone can go out and chase some sheep into a yard, 604 00:24:27,020 --> 00:24:30,540 but it takes years to develop a rapport 605 00:24:30,540 --> 00:24:30,780 or a feel for the livestock. to develop a rapport 606 00:24:30,780 --> 00:24:32,580 or a feel for the livestock. 607 00:24:32,580 --> 00:24:32,780 or a feel for the livestock. Back, back, back. Over. 608 00:24:32,780 --> 00:24:34,700 Back, back, back. Over. 609 00:24:36,380 --> 00:24:38,020 That's perfect movement there. 610 00:24:40,540 --> 00:24:42,380 Jumpy came to Rob fully trained 611 00:24:42,380 --> 00:24:42,620 and has given years Jumpy came to Rob fully trained 612 00:24:42,620 --> 00:24:45,180 and has given years of faithful service. 613 00:24:47,100 --> 00:24:48,620 Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch. Get 'im, get 'im. 614 00:24:49,820 --> 00:24:51,620 If they don't do this, if they don't have the instinct 615 00:24:51,620 --> 00:24:51,860 If they don't do this, to manage the sheep like this, 616 00:24:51,860 --> 00:24:54,100 to manage the sheep like this, 617 00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:56,140 you'd have to get rid of them, you'd have to find a home for 'em. 618 00:24:56,140 --> 00:24:56,380 you'd have to get rid of them, Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch. 619 00:24:56,380 --> 00:24:57,660 Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch. 620 00:24:59,940 --> 00:25:02,220 Now, I start bossing around with a rake. 621 00:25:02,220 --> 00:25:04,940 So you can get them to spin right around the stock. 622 00:25:04,940 --> 00:25:06,860 And then once you've got them going smooth around, 623 00:25:06,860 --> 00:25:07,100 And then once you've got them you can label it. 624 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:08,980 you can label it. 625 00:25:08,980 --> 00:25:09,220 So I can go back, back, back. you can label it. 626 00:25:09,220 --> 00:25:12,060 So I can go back, back, back. Which is winding the clock back. 627 00:25:12,060 --> 00:25:12,300 So I can go back, back, back. And you get them to stop like that. 628 00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:13,500 And you get them to stop like that. 629 00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:15,420 Stop! Over. 630 00:25:16,660 --> 00:25:19,060 So now I'm starting to get directional commands on a dog. 631 00:25:20,460 --> 00:25:22,700 It took me a long time to get good stock handling. 632 00:25:22,700 --> 00:25:24,740 Like, I was bad at. I was really clumsy. 633 00:25:24,740 --> 00:25:26,620 I could see the benefits to people of doing it. 634 00:25:26,620 --> 00:25:29,420 But, yeah, it took me years and years before I was any good. 635 00:25:30,580 --> 00:25:33,460 Rob normally lets his dogs develop at their own pace, 636 00:25:33,460 --> 00:25:36,460 but has decided on a more disciplined approach with Lucifer. 637 00:25:36,460 --> 00:25:38,980 (BARKS) Luce! Buddy! 638 00:25:38,980 --> 00:25:41,020 Training working dogs is such a tricky business 639 00:25:41,020 --> 00:25:44,620 because you're working with a...with an animal that's super sensitive, 640 00:25:44,620 --> 00:25:46,860 and because we're under pressure to do this in 12 months, 641 00:25:46,860 --> 00:25:48,540 he's gone completely rogue. 642 00:25:48,540 --> 00:25:50,500 He's...it's just the way it is at the moment. 643 00:25:50,500 --> 00:25:50,740 He's...it's just the way it is Stop there. Stop. Luce! 644 00:25:50,740 --> 00:25:52,980 Stop there. Stop. Luce! 645 00:25:52,980 --> 00:25:57,260 Rob suspects he's confusing Lucifer with his instructions. 646 00:25:57,260 --> 00:25:59,540 This is all about getting him to not bite the sheep. 647 00:25:59,540 --> 00:25:59,780 This is all about getting him I've got to beat him to the sheep... 648 00:25:59,780 --> 00:26:01,100 I've got to beat him to the sheep... 649 00:26:02,900 --> 00:26:04,420 ..so that I can protect them. 650 00:26:05,740 --> 00:26:06,980 Yeah, he's not what I expected. 651 00:26:06,980 --> 00:26:09,940 He's way worse than he was even a month ago. 652 00:26:09,940 --> 00:26:10,180 He's way worse than he was Like, so he's completely rogue. 653 00:26:10,180 --> 00:26:11,900 Like, so he's completely rogue. 654 00:26:13,460 --> 00:26:16,620 (BARKS) 655 00:26:20,820 --> 00:26:22,500 I'm gonna need a new one. 656 00:26:22,500 --> 00:26:24,220 And it might be something I'm doing wrong 657 00:26:24,220 --> 00:26:24,460 And it might be something that I'm not even going to pick up. 658 00:26:24,460 --> 00:26:25,620 that I'm not even going to pick up. 659 00:26:25,620 --> 00:26:27,620 So, yeah, it's a... it's a tricky one. 660 00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:31,940 In a last ditch effort to pass the four-month assessment, 661 00:26:31,940 --> 00:26:34,380 Rob turns to Joe Spicer for advice. 662 00:26:34,380 --> 00:26:37,340 (PHONE RINGS) 663 00:26:37,340 --> 00:26:39,420 As the breeder of these puppies, 664 00:26:39,420 --> 00:26:42,620 nobody understands them better than Joe. 665 00:26:42,620 --> 00:26:44,860 Hey, Joe. It's Rob here. Rob. 666 00:26:44,860 --> 00:26:46,260 Yeah, I'm having some issues with this puppy dog. 667 00:26:46,260 --> 00:26:48,020 I really didn't expect this to happen with this dog, 668 00:26:48,020 --> 00:26:48,260 I really didn't expect so this has blindsided me a bit. 669 00:26:48,260 --> 00:26:49,820 so this has blindsided me a bit. 670 00:26:49,820 --> 00:26:52,860 (LAUGHS) I actually see that quite...quite often, mate. 671 00:26:52,860 --> 00:26:53,100 (LAUGHS) I actually see that As we progress as...as handlers, 672 00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:56,340 As we progress as...as handlers, 673 00:26:56,340 --> 00:26:57,620 we don't realise it, 674 00:26:57,620 --> 00:27:00,660 but we get more and more inside the dog's mind 675 00:27:00,660 --> 00:27:04,580 and take out its initiative and its instinct. 676 00:27:04,580 --> 00:27:09,140 And we just need to just let it be a devil, be a rogue, be a child. 677 00:27:09,140 --> 00:27:11,380 He was just being a little bit too overpowering 678 00:27:11,380 --> 00:27:11,620 He was just being and a little bit too controlling, 679 00:27:11,620 --> 00:27:13,060 and a little bit too controlling, 680 00:27:13,060 --> 00:27:13,300 and the dog then is trying to and a little bit too controlling, 681 00:27:13,300 --> 00:27:16,540 and the dog then is trying to fight that control. 682 00:27:16,540 --> 00:27:18,780 And so it's a little bit of a power struggle. 683 00:27:18,780 --> 00:27:21,300 And he just has to loosen up a little bit 684 00:27:21,300 --> 00:27:25,580 and build that bond, without that need for control. 685 00:27:25,580 --> 00:27:27,020 I know they've got their instinct. 686 00:27:27,020 --> 00:27:27,260 I know you've got I know they've got their instinct. 687 00:27:27,260 --> 00:27:28,660 I know you've got a good line of genetics. 688 00:27:28,660 --> 00:27:30,980 So, yeah, it's the boofhead in the mirror that's causing the trouble. 689 00:27:30,980 --> 00:27:34,060 It's not the dogs, that's for sure. (LAUGHS) Yeah. 690 00:27:34,060 --> 00:27:37,340 So...so yeah, we call that dictating terms too much. 691 00:27:37,340 --> 00:27:37,580 So...so yeah, we call that And the dog not only resents that, 692 00:27:37,580 --> 00:27:39,820 And the dog not only resents that, 693 00:27:39,820 --> 00:27:43,300 but you're stripping all the initiative and personality 694 00:27:43,300 --> 00:27:44,340 out of that dog. 695 00:27:44,340 --> 00:27:46,180 So, yeah, just lighten up and enjoy each other. 696 00:27:46,180 --> 00:27:46,420 So, yeah, just lighten up Thanks, Joe. We'll speak soon. 697 00:27:46,420 --> 00:27:47,700 Thanks, Joe. We'll speak soon. 698 00:27:47,700 --> 00:27:48,900 Cheers. Bye. Bye. 699 00:27:51,420 --> 00:27:54,420 So with a few days left until the assessment, 700 00:27:54,420 --> 00:27:57,780 Rob is letting Lucifer do his own thing. 701 00:27:57,780 --> 00:27:58,020 Rob is letting Lucifer (BARKS) 702 00:27:58,020 --> 00:28:00,820 (BARKS) 703 00:28:01,780 --> 00:28:05,020 So I may have turned a corner with him, but we'll find out. 704 00:28:06,420 --> 00:28:07,660 I'm in a stage at the moment 705 00:28:07,660 --> 00:28:09,540 where I'm questioning everything that I was doing. 706 00:28:10,780 --> 00:28:12,300 Hey, buddy. 707 00:28:13,700 --> 00:28:15,540 Great to see Rob dedicated 708 00:28:15,540 --> 00:28:18,540 and putting the time in that's required with Lucifer. 709 00:28:18,540 --> 00:28:21,140 But I think there might be a couple of little bad habits 710 00:28:21,140 --> 00:28:21,380 But I think there might be starting to set in. 711 00:28:21,380 --> 00:28:22,380 starting to set in. 712 00:28:22,380 --> 00:28:24,540 He'd decide it was a fun game to play with the lead. 713 00:28:24,540 --> 00:28:26,780 Neil will have a fit when he sees this. (LAUGHS) 714 00:28:40,580 --> 00:28:44,660 It's been a textbook start for Queensland grazier Frank, 715 00:28:44,660 --> 00:28:48,340 who's trained dozens of puppies in the past. 716 00:28:48,340 --> 00:28:52,100 Annie was timid at first, but Frank made sure they bonded quickly. 717 00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:52,380 Annie was timid at first, but Frank made sure they bonded quickly. Oh! That's not required, that's not required. 718 00:28:52,380 --> 00:28:56,380 Oh! That's not required, that's not required. 719 00:28:56,380 --> 00:28:56,620 Oh! That's not required, Now just sit there and look. 720 00:28:56,620 --> 00:28:58,420 Now just sit there and look. 721 00:28:58,420 --> 00:28:58,660 She was that way for a while, very reluctant, Now just sit there and look. 722 00:28:58,660 --> 00:29:01,300 She was that way for a while, very reluctant, 723 00:29:01,300 --> 00:29:04,180 and I carted her in the front of the ute 724 00:29:04,180 --> 00:29:06,700 to get a bond, to get to accept me. 725 00:29:06,700 --> 00:29:10,180 If I chastised or something, she really took it to heart, 726 00:29:10,180 --> 00:29:11,700 so I had to tread carefully. 727 00:29:12,900 --> 00:29:14,860 Annie going to work? 728 00:29:14,860 --> 00:29:16,460 Oh, yeah. 729 00:29:16,460 --> 00:29:18,420 Annie's pedigree breeding means 730 00:29:18,420 --> 00:29:18,660 she isn't shying away Annie's pedigree breeding means 731 00:29:18,660 --> 00:29:20,700 she isn't shying away from the livestock. 732 00:29:20,700 --> 00:29:20,940 she isn't shying away Lovely dog. 733 00:29:20,940 --> 00:29:22,540 Lovely dog. 734 00:29:22,540 --> 00:29:22,740 Lovely dog. Lovely dog. 735 00:29:22,740 --> 00:29:24,260 Lovely dog. 736 00:29:24,260 --> 00:29:24,460 Lovely dog. She fronts up to cattle. 737 00:29:24,460 --> 00:29:26,860 She fronts up to cattle. 738 00:29:26,860 --> 00:29:30,620 She does work a little close, but that's my job to zone her off. 739 00:29:30,620 --> 00:29:32,420 She was very close when she first started 740 00:29:32,420 --> 00:29:35,300 and I was a little bit worried about her getting a kick, 741 00:29:35,300 --> 00:29:35,540 and I was a little bit worried about but I was able to zone her off. 742 00:29:35,540 --> 00:29:38,700 but I was able to zone her off. 743 00:29:38,700 --> 00:29:41,420 But she will get in, she'll still get in close. 744 00:29:41,420 --> 00:29:43,700 I just have confidence in the little trainer mob 745 00:29:43,700 --> 00:29:44,740 that they're not gonna hurt her. 746 00:29:44,740 --> 00:29:46,340 I think they like her as much as I do. 747 00:29:49,780 --> 00:29:52,980 Frank's been training muster dogs for 25 years, 748 00:29:52,980 --> 00:29:53,220 Frank's been training muster dogs but he still vividly remembers 749 00:29:53,220 --> 00:29:54,660 but he still vividly remembers 750 00:29:54,660 --> 00:29:58,140 Neil and Helen arriving to conduct a workshop on his property 751 00:29:58,140 --> 00:29:59,980 when some cattle escaped a yard. 752 00:29:59,980 --> 00:30:05,060 I looked up here's 380 weaners streaming back towards the hills. 753 00:30:05,060 --> 00:30:08,900 So I panicked and I said to Neil, "I'll have to grab the horses," 754 00:30:08,900 --> 00:30:10,340 and he looked up and see what was happening. 755 00:30:10,340 --> 00:30:12,700 He said, "Oh, Helen'll take care of that." 756 00:30:12,700 --> 00:30:15,060 So Helen casually walked over to the trailer. 757 00:30:15,060 --> 00:30:17,300 She let an old dog out called Dudley, 758 00:30:17,300 --> 00:30:17,540 She let an old dog out and I think a...the female was Tina. 759 00:30:17,540 --> 00:30:20,420 and I think a...the female was Tina. 760 00:30:20,420 --> 00:30:22,900 She sent one to the right, one to the left. 761 00:30:22,900 --> 00:30:25,980 And they'd gone half a kilometre or more by then. 762 00:30:25,980 --> 00:30:29,660 The next thing, they stopped and she didn't utter a word. 763 00:30:29,660 --> 00:30:32,220 After a while, the cattle turned round 764 00:30:32,220 --> 00:30:34,740 and like as though they were searching for her 765 00:30:34,740 --> 00:30:36,980 and she put them all back in the gate. 766 00:30:36,980 --> 00:30:38,820 So from Helen doing that, 767 00:30:38,820 --> 00:30:39,060 my ambition was to be So from Helen doing that, 768 00:30:39,060 --> 00:30:41,820 my ambition was to be as good as Helen. 769 00:30:41,820 --> 00:30:44,780 Now, that's...that's a big ask. I'll never get there. 770 00:30:44,780 --> 00:30:45,020 Now, that's...that's a big ask. But I keep trying. 771 00:30:45,020 --> 00:30:46,140 But I keep trying. 772 00:30:47,100 --> 00:30:50,300 These days, Frank and his son can't imagine running their property 773 00:30:50,300 --> 00:30:53,420 without their highly effective working dog teams. 774 00:30:54,540 --> 00:30:57,060 In mustering times prior to dogs, 775 00:30:57,060 --> 00:31:01,620 we have one 10,000-acre paddock that would take weeks to muster. 776 00:31:01,620 --> 00:31:03,820 We're all worn out from riding horses 777 00:31:03,820 --> 00:31:04,060 and tearing up and down the hills. from riding horses 778 00:31:04,060 --> 00:31:05,980 and tearing up and down the hills. 779 00:31:05,980 --> 00:31:06,220 and tearing up and down the hills. on four wheelers 780 00:31:06,220 --> 00:31:08,740 And now, because we're doing it on four wheelers 781 00:31:08,740 --> 00:31:11,260 and the dogs are on there most of the time, 782 00:31:11,260 --> 00:31:13,100 we can muster that in one day. 783 00:31:14,820 --> 00:31:16,620 MAN: Working with Dad's great. 784 00:31:16,620 --> 00:31:17,860 Nothing's a drama. 785 00:31:17,860 --> 00:31:22,500 Especially having the dogs involved, it's just easygoing, relaxing. 786 00:31:24,020 --> 00:31:26,380 Probably what I've learnt most from Scott 787 00:31:26,380 --> 00:31:30,500 is that fathers and sons can get on really well. 788 00:31:30,500 --> 00:31:32,220 It doesn't always happen. 789 00:31:32,220 --> 00:31:34,620 In the early days, 790 00:31:34,620 --> 00:31:37,100 my father would be planning the muster 791 00:31:37,100 --> 00:31:38,860 and telling me where we should be 792 00:31:38,860 --> 00:31:41,020 and trying to make sure everything run smoothly. 793 00:31:41,020 --> 00:31:41,260 and trying to make sure And most times it didn't. 794 00:31:41,260 --> 00:31:42,780 And most times it didn't. 795 00:31:42,780 --> 00:31:44,020 Well, now there's no planning. 796 00:31:44,020 --> 00:31:45,940 I could muster in the moonlight now. 797 00:31:45,940 --> 00:31:47,580 It's just not a worry. 798 00:31:50,060 --> 00:31:53,660 Frank's grandchildren are the fifth generation to live on the property. 799 00:31:55,260 --> 00:31:59,820 He's taught me how to bring, like, calves up 800 00:31:59,820 --> 00:32:00,060 when they're not coming. like, calves up 801 00:32:00,060 --> 00:32:01,300 when they're not coming. 802 00:32:01,300 --> 00:32:04,340 You walk down the way their heads are facing 803 00:32:04,340 --> 00:32:04,580 so they can go up instead of back. their heads are facing 804 00:32:04,580 --> 00:32:07,060 so they can go up instead of back. 805 00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:11,380 I've got a nice little yellow kelpie. 806 00:32:11,380 --> 00:32:11,620 His name's Roger, yellow kelpie. 807 00:32:11,620 --> 00:32:13,060 His name's Roger, 808 00:32:13,060 --> 00:32:17,100 and I've just been able to teach him to sit. 809 00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:17,380 and I've just been able to teach him to sit. Like, say, if the dog is giving too much pressure on the cattle, 810 00:32:17,380 --> 00:32:21,060 Like, say, if the dog is giving too much pressure on the cattle, 811 00:32:21,060 --> 00:32:23,980 you need to let 'em sit so the cattle can get relief. 812 00:32:23,980 --> 00:32:24,220 you need to let 'em sit Watchy watch. 813 00:32:24,220 --> 00:32:25,780 Watchy watch. 814 00:32:25,780 --> 00:32:28,580 (WHISTLES) Annie, watchy. (WHISTLES) 815 00:32:28,580 --> 00:32:30,860 Watchy watch there. Good girl. 816 00:32:30,860 --> 00:32:35,140 He's terrific at dog training. He's very passionate about it. 817 00:32:35,140 --> 00:32:35,380 He's terrific at dog training. Lovely dog, lovely dog. 818 00:32:35,380 --> 00:32:37,340 Lovely dog, lovely dog. 819 00:32:37,340 --> 00:32:37,580 He loves getting pups going, Lovely dog, lovely dog. 820 00:32:37,580 --> 00:32:41,020 He loves getting pups going, loves helping anyone else 821 00:32:41,020 --> 00:32:44,500 and...and have everyone else on the same page, yeah. 822 00:32:44,500 --> 00:32:44,780 Over the next few months, she's got to have her own independence and...and have everyone else on the same page, yeah. 823 00:32:44,780 --> 00:32:48,500 Over the next few months, she's got to have her own independence 824 00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:51,020 and be able to move livestock on her own, 825 00:32:51,020 --> 00:32:51,260 but we just do it slowly. on her own, 826 00:32:51,260 --> 00:32:52,700 but we just do it slowly. 827 00:32:52,700 --> 00:32:53,820 I don't force things too much. 828 00:32:53,820 --> 00:32:55,900 Just...it's all about timing. 829 00:32:55,900 --> 00:32:56,140 Just...it's all about timing. But for now, Frank is feeling good they will tick all the boxes 830 00:32:56,140 --> 00:32:59,500 But for now, Frank is feeling good they will tick all the boxes 831 00:32:59,500 --> 00:33:01,740 in the upcoming four-month assessment. 832 00:33:01,740 --> 00:33:01,980 in the upcoming Annie, to me. 833 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,540 Annie, to me. 834 00:33:08,820 --> 00:33:13,620 The time has arrived for the puppies' four-month assessment. 835 00:33:13,620 --> 00:33:13,860 The time has arrived for the puppies' It's a comprehensive list of skills, 836 00:33:13,860 --> 00:33:15,860 It's a comprehensive list of skills, 837 00:33:15,860 --> 00:33:19,100 but with their pedigree, working-dog bloodlines 838 00:33:19,100 --> 00:33:19,340 very achievable. but with their pedigree, working-dog bloodlines 839 00:33:19,340 --> 00:33:20,620 very achievable. 840 00:33:21,940 --> 00:33:25,620 The blueprint that's been set for the markers and milestones 841 00:33:25,620 --> 00:33:28,540 which people have to achieve in the experiment 842 00:33:28,540 --> 00:33:30,340 have been proved and tried and tested 843 00:33:30,340 --> 00:33:30,580 have been proved very successfully over the years. 844 00:33:30,580 --> 00:33:31,900 very successfully over the years. 845 00:33:33,860 --> 00:33:36,980 With thousands of kilometres between each of our graziers. 846 00:33:36,980 --> 00:33:37,260 With thousands of kilometres between each of our graziers. Neil will be watching footage on his tablet 847 00:33:37,260 --> 00:33:39,780 Neil will be watching footage on his tablet 848 00:33:39,780 --> 00:33:40,020 Neil will be watching footage to assess their progress. 849 00:33:40,020 --> 00:33:42,260 to assess their progress. 850 00:33:42,260 --> 00:33:43,300 JONI: "Pat me more." 851 00:33:47,900 --> 00:33:50,820 First clip to come in is from Joni and Chet, 852 00:33:50,820 --> 00:33:54,260 who've spent a lot of time together, but not much of it in training. 853 00:33:56,060 --> 00:33:58,740 Joni's not feeling confident about the first challenge, 854 00:33:58,740 --> 00:33:58,980 Joni's not feeling confident the bluetooth connection. 855 00:33:58,980 --> 00:34:00,620 the bluetooth connection. 856 00:34:00,620 --> 00:34:00,860 The only thing holding me and Chet together is the cord. the bluetooth connection. 857 00:34:00,860 --> 00:34:02,740 The only thing holding me and Chet together is the cord. 858 00:34:02,740 --> 00:34:02,980 There is no bluetooth connection. and Chet together is the cord. 859 00:34:02,980 --> 00:34:04,900 There is no bluetooth connection. 860 00:34:06,260 --> 00:34:08,980 I think Joe Spicer's given me a faulty dog 861 00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:12,380 with no settings for bluetooth, 'cause there's none of that. 862 00:34:14,140 --> 00:34:17,020 Basically, the bluetooth demo works like this. 863 00:34:17,020 --> 00:34:20,060 Joni needs to command Chet's attention 864 00:34:20,060 --> 00:34:22,380 without using any physical means. 865 00:34:22,380 --> 00:34:22,620 When Chet meets Joni's eyes without being distracted, without using any physical means. 866 00:34:22,620 --> 00:34:26,100 When Chet meets Joni's eyes without being distracted, 867 00:34:26,100 --> 00:34:26,340 When Chet meets Joni's eyes he's rewarded with affection. 868 00:34:26,340 --> 00:34:28,060 he's rewarded with affection. 869 00:34:28,060 --> 00:34:28,260 Good boy. he's rewarded with affection. 870 00:34:28,260 --> 00:34:29,340 Good boy. 871 00:34:30,420 --> 00:34:33,380 Where's his big ears? When are they gonna stand up, hm? 872 00:34:33,380 --> 00:34:35,220 Are they gonna stand up? They better. 873 00:34:35,220 --> 00:34:37,820 This simple back and forth between them 874 00:34:37,820 --> 00:34:41,300 shows that a bond has developed, despite her concerns. 875 00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:46,700 He doesn't do anything I say unless he's on the cord. 876 00:34:46,700 --> 00:34:46,980 Which might help with the next challenge. He doesn't do anything I say unless he's on the cord. 877 00:34:46,980 --> 00:34:49,300 Which might help with the next challenge. 878 00:34:49,300 --> 00:34:53,140 Chet needs to drag around a three-metre length of rope. 879 00:34:53,140 --> 00:34:56,300 It's key to their progress that the pups can train 880 00:34:56,300 --> 00:34:58,980 without chewing on or being distracted by the rope, 881 00:34:58,980 --> 00:35:02,140 as it allows their handlers to easily catch them 882 00:35:02,140 --> 00:35:02,380 if there's any trouble. to easily catch them 883 00:35:02,380 --> 00:35:03,620 if there's any trouble. 884 00:35:03,620 --> 00:35:03,820 if there's any trouble. But there's no trouble today, 885 00:35:03,820 --> 00:35:05,740 But there's no trouble today, 886 00:35:05,740 --> 00:35:09,780 and it's another pass for the red-collared pup. 887 00:35:09,780 --> 00:35:10,060 Challenge number three involves picking up the pup and it's another pass for the red-collared pup. 888 00:35:10,060 --> 00:35:12,700 Challenge number three involves picking up the pup 889 00:35:12,700 --> 00:35:12,980 Challenge number three involves picking up the pup and keeping him calm while being held. 890 00:35:12,980 --> 00:35:15,820 and keeping him calm while being held. 891 00:35:15,820 --> 00:35:16,060 and keeping him calm It seems easy enough, 892 00:35:16,060 --> 00:35:17,140 It seems easy enough, 893 00:35:17,140 --> 00:35:17,380 but Chet was a big wriggler and biter It seems easy enough, 894 00:35:17,380 --> 00:35:20,780 but Chet was a big wriggler and biter when he first arrived. 895 00:35:21,780 --> 00:35:27,220 No! You're gonna have to get better at this, mate. (LAUGHS) 896 00:35:27,220 --> 00:35:29,020 Maybe he's getting teeth. 897 00:35:29,020 --> 00:35:32,060 And when I try to hold him in my arms, he bites my face. 898 00:35:33,020 --> 00:35:36,140 Luckily, Chet's super chill this time round. 899 00:35:37,940 --> 00:35:40,140 And it's another easy win. 900 00:35:43,380 --> 00:35:46,180 Chet is a bit of a full bore ahead first type of dog, 901 00:35:46,180 --> 00:35:49,420 which Joni's been able to recognise very early. 902 00:35:49,420 --> 00:35:49,660 which Joni's been able to recognise Because he wants to please her, 903 00:35:49,660 --> 00:35:50,980 Because he wants to please her, 904 00:35:50,980 --> 00:35:51,220 she's been able to bend Because he wants to please her, 905 00:35:51,220 --> 00:35:54,060 she's been able to bend some of that enthusiasm. 906 00:35:54,060 --> 00:35:57,100 Because you want enthusiasm, but you still want to be able to control it. 907 00:35:58,620 --> 00:36:00,580 Here, dogs. Come on. (WHISTLES) 908 00:36:04,060 --> 00:36:06,700 You're a boofhead. Aren't ya? 909 00:36:07,660 --> 00:36:11,220 Chet ticks another few boxes with passes on 910 00:36:11,220 --> 00:36:12,580 communal feeding, 911 00:36:12,580 --> 00:36:12,780 communal feeding, the loose lead walk... 912 00:36:12,780 --> 00:36:15,020 the loose lead walk... 913 00:36:16,180 --> 00:36:17,860 ..and being calm on the chain. 914 00:36:20,420 --> 00:36:24,380 All he needs to do now is respond to his name when called, 915 00:36:24,380 --> 00:36:28,020 regarded as the most difficult part of this assessment. 916 00:36:28,020 --> 00:36:28,300 This challenge demonstrates the trainer's ability regarded as the most difficult part of this assessment. 917 00:36:28,300 --> 00:36:31,860 This challenge demonstrates the trainer's ability 918 00:36:31,860 --> 00:36:35,940 to have a playful, easily distracted pup come on command. 919 00:36:37,700 --> 00:36:40,340 It's a big ask for a 4-month-old. 920 00:36:40,340 --> 00:36:44,860 I'm worried about him not being able to complete the...his name response. 921 00:36:44,860 --> 00:36:47,580 He was fairly good as a younger pup, 922 00:36:47,580 --> 00:36:49,820 but I've notice in the last two weeks he's got a bit of 'tude 923 00:36:49,820 --> 00:36:52,420 and, yeah, he just wants to do his own thing at the moment. 924 00:36:54,380 --> 00:36:55,940 (WHISTLES) 925 00:36:58,420 --> 00:36:59,940 Chet's nailed it. 926 00:37:00,900 --> 00:37:02,620 (LAUGHS) 927 00:37:02,620 --> 00:37:04,060 Yeah, that's a win in my books. 928 00:37:06,500 --> 00:37:09,380 A pass on every task. 929 00:37:09,380 --> 00:37:10,900 A victory for genetics 930 00:37:10,900 --> 00:37:11,140 and Joni's extensive experience training dogs to fit into her team. A victory for genetics 931 00:37:11,140 --> 00:37:15,900 and Joni's extensive experience training dogs to fit into her team. 932 00:37:15,900 --> 00:37:18,420 And Chet's looking pretty pleased with himself too. 933 00:37:19,820 --> 00:37:23,380 (BARKS JOYFULLY) 934 00:37:23,380 --> 00:37:25,220 (TRUCK ENGINE RUNS) 935 00:37:28,180 --> 00:37:31,340 What's going on? Chet, did you lock the door? 936 00:37:33,540 --> 00:37:35,620 How are we going to get to the next job? 937 00:37:35,620 --> 00:37:38,020 I wouldn't normally start off a dog that young, 938 00:37:38,020 --> 00:37:41,180 but Chet's miles ahead of the ones I normally train. 939 00:37:41,180 --> 00:37:42,900 I don't think I'll be able to get around that thing. 940 00:37:43,860 --> 00:37:46,380 (WHISTLES) Want a drink? Come on. 941 00:37:47,820 --> 00:37:49,820 It's been a great start for Chet. 942 00:37:49,820 --> 00:37:53,020 He's set a high bar for his siblings in this contest. 943 00:38:01,740 --> 00:38:04,100 Neil will now observe the progress 944 00:38:04,100 --> 00:38:07,980 of third-generation grazier Frank with his pup, Annie, 945 00:38:07,980 --> 00:38:10,620 stockwoman Aticia and Gossip... 946 00:38:10,620 --> 00:38:12,380 Good girl. 947 00:38:12,380 --> 00:38:15,260 ..and time-poor C.J. with Spice. 948 00:38:17,700 --> 00:38:19,900 Overall, these three participants 949 00:38:19,900 --> 00:38:22,300 feel confident in their pup's progress. 950 00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:24,380 FRANK: The milestones that she's got to meet today 951 00:38:24,380 --> 00:38:24,620 FRANK: The milestones I think she will handle. 952 00:38:24,620 --> 00:38:25,900 I think she will handle. 953 00:38:25,900 --> 00:38:26,140 I don't think there's... there's any problems. I think she will handle. 954 00:38:26,140 --> 00:38:29,700 I don't think there's... there's any problems. 955 00:38:29,700 --> 00:38:29,940 I don't think there's... there's any problems. I've trained pups before, 956 00:38:29,940 --> 00:38:31,500 I've trained pups before, 957 00:38:31,500 --> 00:38:33,900 but she's just special. 958 00:38:33,900 --> 00:38:35,180 Gossip! 959 00:38:35,180 --> 00:38:37,220 Thank you for acknowledging my existence. 960 00:38:37,220 --> 00:38:40,180 I think Gossip and I'll do alright in the four-month challenge. 961 00:38:40,180 --> 00:38:40,420 I think Gossip and I'll do alright Let's go. 962 00:38:40,420 --> 00:38:41,340 Let's go. 963 00:38:41,340 --> 00:38:41,580 She's come around and we've got a better connection now Let's go. 964 00:38:41,580 --> 00:38:44,700 She's come around and we've got a better connection now 965 00:38:44,700 --> 00:38:45,700 than what we had a few weeks ago. 966 00:38:45,700 --> 00:38:48,780 So, yeah, a few weeks ago, I might have said not so great, 967 00:38:48,780 --> 00:38:50,500 but I think we'll do alright this time. 968 00:38:50,500 --> 00:38:50,740 but I think we'll do alright this time. She's got a lot of natural instinct. 969 00:38:50,740 --> 00:38:52,740 She's got a lot of natural instinct. 970 00:38:52,740 --> 00:38:54,860 Coming up to the four-month challenge, 971 00:38:54,860 --> 00:38:55,140 I'm pretty confident we can get through it pretty well. Coming up to the four-month challenge, 972 00:38:55,140 --> 00:38:58,460 I'm pretty confident we can get through it pretty well. 973 00:38:58,460 --> 00:39:01,060 I definitely know that there's some stuff we need to work on, though. 974 00:39:01,060 --> 00:39:01,300 I definitely know that there's some stuff we need to work on, though. HELEN: At the four-month stage, 975 00:39:01,300 --> 00:39:03,580 HELEN: At the four-month stage, 976 00:39:03,580 --> 00:39:05,860 I would like the pup sit in front of me 977 00:39:05,860 --> 00:39:09,860 and it pay attention without doing too much wriggling around, 978 00:39:09,860 --> 00:39:10,140 and it pay attention without doing too much wriggling around, have had some instinct come out in the pup, 979 00:39:10,140 --> 00:39:13,340 have had some instinct come out in the pup, 980 00:39:13,340 --> 00:39:15,060 and it showing some work. 981 00:39:15,060 --> 00:39:18,780 But certainly to have the pup really want to be in your company 982 00:39:18,780 --> 00:39:22,540 is a huge benefit for going forward in the training. 983 00:39:22,540 --> 00:39:22,820 It's time for the first challenge in Annie, Gossip and Spice's is a huge benefit for going forward in the training. 984 00:39:22,820 --> 00:39:27,380 It's time for the first challenge in Annie, Gossip and Spice's 985 00:39:27,380 --> 00:39:27,620 four-month assessment. in Annie, Gossip and Spice's 986 00:39:27,620 --> 00:39:29,340 four-month assessment. 987 00:39:30,300 --> 00:39:32,580 They may have loads of personality, 988 00:39:32,580 --> 00:39:36,380 but how well will they demonstrate that all-important connection? 989 00:39:39,420 --> 00:39:41,140 You're a good girl. 990 00:39:41,140 --> 00:39:42,740 How you going, Spice? 991 00:39:42,740 --> 00:39:45,140 You've got to sit there and behave. 992 00:39:45,140 --> 00:39:46,660 OK? 993 00:39:48,540 --> 00:39:49,700 Good dog. 994 00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:51,580 (WHISTLES) Doggie, doggie, doggie! 995 00:39:51,580 --> 00:39:51,780 (WHISTLES) Doggie, doggie, doggie! (WHISTLES) Doggie, doggie, doggie! 996 00:39:51,780 --> 00:39:53,460 (WHISTLES) Doggie, doggie, doggie! 997 00:39:53,460 --> 00:39:53,660 (WHISTLES) Doggie, doggie, doggie! (WHISTLES) 998 00:39:53,660 --> 00:39:55,020 (WHISTLES) 999 00:39:55,020 --> 00:39:55,220 Things are looking good, (WHISTLES) 1000 00:39:55,220 --> 00:39:56,820 Things are looking good, 1001 00:39:56,820 --> 00:39:59,660 with all three dogs demonstrating a bond. 1002 00:40:02,340 --> 00:40:03,660 You're looking at me? 1003 00:40:03,660 --> 00:40:05,740 NEIL: This is the stage where a dog can go either way 1004 00:40:05,740 --> 00:40:08,860 as far as wanting to be with you or not. 1005 00:40:08,860 --> 00:40:09,140 So it's extremely important to keep that bond going with the pup as far as wanting to be with you or not. 1006 00:40:09,140 --> 00:40:12,540 So it's extremely important to keep that bond going with the pup 1007 00:40:12,540 --> 00:40:15,100 and having it like you, want to work with you. 1008 00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:15,380 and having it like you, want to work with you. Some of the challenges I'll probably be more worried about 1009 00:40:15,380 --> 00:40:17,900 Some of the challenges I'll probably be more worried about 1010 00:40:17,900 --> 00:40:18,140 Some of the challenges is the three-metre rope 1011 00:40:18,140 --> 00:40:19,820 is the three-metre rope 1012 00:40:19,820 --> 00:40:23,060 and her leading that without playing with it. 1013 00:40:23,060 --> 00:40:23,340 Spice, Gossip and Annie all run happily on the rope. and her leading that without playing with it. 1014 00:40:23,340 --> 00:40:26,980 Spice, Gossip and Annie all run happily on the rope. 1015 00:40:26,980 --> 00:40:27,220 Their trainers needn't be concerned. all run happily on the rope. 1016 00:40:27,220 --> 00:40:29,220 Their trainers needn't be concerned. 1017 00:40:30,180 --> 00:40:31,900 Good girl. Come on! 1018 00:40:34,580 --> 00:40:37,740 Chewing on the rope seems to be the last thing on Spicer's mind. 1019 00:40:37,740 --> 00:40:40,460 Spice! Do you want to go again? (LAUGHS) 1020 00:40:41,420 --> 00:40:42,660 I've got nothing. 1021 00:40:42,660 --> 00:40:44,660 That was awkward. (LAUGHS) 1022 00:40:46,420 --> 00:40:50,700 Yep, but maybe not quite as awkward as this. 1023 00:40:50,700 --> 00:40:52,460 Stop, Annie. Stop. 1024 00:40:52,460 --> 00:40:54,820 Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh! 1025 00:40:54,820 --> 00:40:57,420 I wouldn't be trying to do that if I were you. 1026 00:40:57,420 --> 00:40:57,660 (COW MOOS) if I were you. 1027 00:40:57,660 --> 00:40:59,900 (COW MOOS) 1028 00:40:59,900 --> 00:41:03,500 After a relaxing pat on the tummy and a good cuddle, 1029 00:41:03,500 --> 00:41:03,780 After a relaxing pat on the tummy and a good cuddle, the star pupils are now three from three... 1030 00:41:03,780 --> 00:41:07,060 the star pupils are now three from three... 1031 00:41:08,900 --> 00:41:10,940 ..and confidence is high. 1032 00:41:12,660 --> 00:41:16,500 The next challenge is a quick, calm stroll on the loose lead 1033 00:41:16,500 --> 00:41:16,740 The next challenge is a quick, for these three. 1034 00:41:16,740 --> 00:41:17,700 for these three. 1035 00:41:17,700 --> 00:41:18,500 Spice! 1036 00:41:18,500 --> 00:41:20,220 It's a walk in the park. 1037 00:41:20,220 --> 00:41:21,580 Good dog. 1038 00:41:29,140 --> 00:41:31,540 Next, getting a hyper-energetic 1039 00:41:31,540 --> 00:41:35,100 and extremely distractible, 4-month-old pup 1040 00:41:35,100 --> 00:41:36,380 to respond to its name. 1041 00:41:36,380 --> 00:41:36,620 Gossip! Annie! to respond to its name. 1042 00:41:36,620 --> 00:41:37,580 Gossip! Annie! 1043 00:41:37,580 --> 00:41:37,820 Gossip! Spice! (WHISTLES) 1044 00:41:37,820 --> 00:41:39,460 Spice! (WHISTLES) 1045 00:41:39,460 --> 00:41:39,660 Good girl! (WHISTLES) Spice! (WHISTLES) 1046 00:41:39,660 --> 00:41:40,900 Good girl! (WHISTLES) 1047 00:41:40,900 --> 00:41:42,460 Annie, to me. 1048 00:41:42,460 --> 00:41:44,660 Good girl. Well done. 1049 00:41:46,820 --> 00:41:50,780 No problem...as long as you've got good catching skills. 1050 00:41:52,940 --> 00:41:55,380 Next up, a stint on the short chain, 1051 00:41:55,380 --> 00:41:58,780 which is important for safety on the back of vehicles. 1052 00:41:58,780 --> 00:42:00,060 Good dogs! 1053 00:42:02,220 --> 00:42:04,580 But Aticia has been having a lot of trouble 1054 00:42:04,580 --> 00:42:04,820 But Aticia has been having trying to stop Gossip barking. 1055 00:42:04,820 --> 00:42:07,060 trying to stop Gossip barking. 1056 00:42:12,540 --> 00:42:14,540 Gossip! Gossip! 1057 00:42:17,460 --> 00:42:19,260 She's getting used to being tied up, 1058 00:42:19,260 --> 00:42:19,500 but on the short chain she's still got a good voice on her, She's getting used to being tied up, 1059 00:42:19,500 --> 00:42:21,780 but on the short chain she's still got a good voice on her, 1060 00:42:21,780 --> 00:42:23,940 which is what she was originally named for. 1061 00:42:23,940 --> 00:42:24,180 (BARKS) originally named for. 1062 00:42:24,180 --> 00:42:25,660 (BARKS) 1063 00:42:25,660 --> 00:42:25,860 (BARKS) Be quiet! 1064 00:42:25,860 --> 00:42:27,020 Be quiet! 1065 00:42:27,020 --> 00:42:29,060 It's going to be a real challenge for Aticia 1066 00:42:29,060 --> 00:42:29,300 It's going to be a real challenge with a dog that barks like that 1067 00:42:29,300 --> 00:42:30,500 with a dog that barks like that 1068 00:42:30,500 --> 00:42:32,060 because she's got to make sure that 1069 00:42:32,060 --> 00:42:35,700 she hasn't got her barking in the wrong position of a mob 1070 00:42:35,700 --> 00:42:37,940 'cause that can send cattle in the wrong direction. 1071 00:42:38,780 --> 00:42:40,660 The next challenge... Sit! 1072 00:42:40,660 --> 00:42:43,980 behaving respectfully during the communal feed. 1073 00:42:43,980 --> 00:42:44,220 OK. behaving respectfully during the communal feed. 1074 00:42:44,220 --> 00:42:45,060 OK. 1075 00:42:46,020 --> 00:42:47,420 Good dogs! 1076 00:42:48,420 --> 00:42:49,940 Good dog, Spice. 1077 00:42:49,940 --> 00:42:50,140 Good dog, Spice. Spice has nailed it. 1078 00:42:50,140 --> 00:42:51,420 Spice has nailed it. 1079 00:42:51,420 --> 00:42:51,620 There you go. Spice has nailed it. 1080 00:42:51,620 --> 00:42:52,980 There you go. 1081 00:42:52,980 --> 00:42:54,860 And Gossip has passed too, 1082 00:42:54,860 --> 00:42:56,980 although only just by the skin of her teeth. 1083 00:42:58,060 --> 00:43:01,020 Jumping in the bowl is definitely not ideal, 1084 00:43:01,020 --> 00:43:01,260 Jumping in the bowl but it's still a pass. 1085 00:43:01,260 --> 00:43:03,180 but it's still a pass. 1086 00:43:03,180 --> 00:43:05,900 Even though Gossip failed one task, 1087 00:43:05,900 --> 00:43:09,500 it's an overall pass for the four-month assessment. 1088 00:43:09,500 --> 00:43:14,060 She's very independent, very strong in herself, 1089 00:43:14,060 --> 00:43:15,700 not a sooky dog at all. 1090 00:43:15,700 --> 00:43:17,820 So the fact that in the last few weeks 1091 00:43:17,820 --> 00:43:19,620 I really feel like she's actually starting to like me 1092 00:43:19,620 --> 00:43:19,860 I really feel like and want to be around me, 1093 00:43:19,860 --> 00:43:21,340 and want to be around me, 1094 00:43:21,340 --> 00:43:23,820 I think that has probably been the biggest obstacle 1095 00:43:23,820 --> 00:43:26,900 we've been able to overcome because once we've got that connection, 1096 00:43:26,900 --> 00:43:28,700 then we're right, we can do anything. 1097 00:43:28,700 --> 00:43:30,940 Hey, how'd you go in your challenge? 1098 00:43:30,940 --> 00:43:32,700 Gonna be a hard worker? 1099 00:43:32,700 --> 00:43:35,580 It's a brilliant result for Spice as well, 1100 00:43:35,580 --> 00:43:35,820 It's a brilliant result whose exceptional performance 1101 00:43:35,820 --> 00:43:37,260 whose exceptional performance 1102 00:43:37,260 --> 00:43:41,380 has proven C.J's natural talent as a trainer. 1103 00:43:41,380 --> 00:43:46,140 It's obvious that C.J. has been able to understand and observe Spice, 1104 00:43:46,140 --> 00:43:48,820 and that's why they've been able to get the good results they've got 1105 00:43:48,820 --> 00:43:49,060 and that's why they've been able up to this stage. 1106 00:43:49,060 --> 00:43:50,220 up to this stage. 1107 00:43:50,220 --> 00:43:51,700 Good dog. 1108 00:43:51,700 --> 00:43:52,780 Yeah. 1109 00:43:52,780 --> 00:43:53,020 How will Annie go in her final assessment task? Yeah. 1110 00:43:53,020 --> 00:43:56,980 How will Annie go in her final assessment task? 1111 00:43:56,980 --> 00:43:58,420 Feeding the dogs together 1112 00:43:58,420 --> 00:43:58,660 Feeding the dogs together allows the pups to learn their place in the pack. 1113 00:43:58,660 --> 00:44:01,420 allows the pups to learn their place in the pack. 1114 00:44:01,420 --> 00:44:01,660 allows the pups to learn their place Frank's had the time, the support 1115 00:44:01,660 --> 00:44:04,100 Frank's had the time, the support 1116 00:44:04,100 --> 00:44:06,340 and obviously got the training nous, 1117 00:44:06,340 --> 00:44:08,820 so it's going to be great to see how Annie has come along 1118 00:44:08,820 --> 00:44:10,060 at this challenge. 1119 00:44:10,060 --> 00:44:12,100 FRANK: All dogs, sit! All dogs! 1120 00:44:12,100 --> 00:44:14,500 (WHISTLES) 1121 00:44:14,500 --> 00:44:16,500 It's about respect and discipline 1122 00:44:16,500 --> 00:44:21,060 at a time when the temptation to misbehave is high. 1123 00:44:21,060 --> 00:44:23,540 Frank and Annie only have to get through this last challenge 1124 00:44:23,540 --> 00:44:26,060 to earn a perfect score in the assessment. 1125 00:44:26,780 --> 00:44:28,980 But so far, it's not looking great. 1126 00:44:31,140 --> 00:44:33,180 Annie is less interested in dinner 1127 00:44:33,180 --> 00:44:36,060 than she is in pestering the older dogs. 1128 00:44:37,420 --> 00:44:40,580 And despite Frank's attempts to pull her into line, 1129 00:44:40,580 --> 00:44:40,820 And despite Frank's attempts she just wants to play. 1130 00:44:40,820 --> 00:44:42,580 she just wants to play. 1131 00:44:46,660 --> 00:44:50,220 Unfortunately, Annie has failed the communal feed, 1132 00:44:50,220 --> 00:44:53,420 but luckily she's done enough in the other challenges 1133 00:44:53,420 --> 00:44:53,660 but luckily she's done enough to pass the four-month assessment. 1134 00:44:53,660 --> 00:44:55,700 to pass the four-month assessment. 1135 00:44:55,700 --> 00:44:57,500 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. 1136 00:44:57,500 --> 00:44:58,740 Hey? 1137 00:44:58,740 --> 00:45:00,580 There's a long road ahead, 1138 00:45:00,580 --> 00:45:02,180 but Annie and her two sisters 1139 00:45:02,180 --> 00:45:02,420 will now be moving on to the next stage of the experiment, but Annie and her two sisters 1140 00:45:02,420 --> 00:45:05,740 will now be moving on to the next stage of the experiment, 1141 00:45:05,740 --> 00:45:09,380 leaving only one last pup to be assessed. 1142 00:45:13,620 --> 00:45:16,940 (BACH'S TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR PLAYS DRAMATICALLY) 1143 00:45:16,940 --> 00:45:20,260 It's judgment day for Rob and Lucifer. 1144 00:45:21,660 --> 00:45:25,420 Rob's had trouble getting Lucifer to take him seriously. 1145 00:45:25,420 --> 00:45:25,660 Rob's had trouble getting Hey, buddy. 1146 00:45:25,660 --> 00:45:27,100 Hey, buddy. 1147 00:45:27,100 --> 00:45:28,500 I wonder why? 1148 00:45:30,780 --> 00:45:34,340 A last minute emergency call to dog breeder Joe 1149 00:45:34,340 --> 00:45:36,740 hasn't turned things around for this duo. 1150 00:45:36,740 --> 00:45:37,020 First up, you're asking country people, hasn't turned things around for this duo. 1151 00:45:37,020 --> 00:45:39,500 First up, you're asking country people, 1152 00:45:39,500 --> 00:45:42,260 who generally don't follow the rules anyway, 1153 00:45:42,260 --> 00:45:43,820 to follow a list. 1154 00:45:43,820 --> 00:45:44,060 to follow a list. Their first challenge is the loose-lead walk. 1155 00:45:44,060 --> 00:45:46,860 Their first challenge is the loose-lead walk. 1156 00:45:48,780 --> 00:45:51,020 Some of those things on the list, I was never going to meet. 1157 00:45:51,020 --> 00:45:53,140 Walking on the lead, I mean, I started that 1158 00:45:53,140 --> 00:45:55,380 and then after the conversation with Joe, I pulled back and... 1159 00:45:56,820 --> 00:45:59,540 He's completely rogue and Neil's gonna have a fit. (LAUGHS) 1160 00:45:59,540 --> 00:45:59,780 (SNORTS) Ooh, yeah. gonna have a fit. (LAUGHS) 1161 00:45:59,780 --> 00:46:01,180 (SNORTS) Ooh, yeah. 1162 00:46:01,180 --> 00:46:03,220 Oh, dear. (LAUGHS) 1163 00:46:03,220 --> 00:46:04,980 Actually, he's behaving like a city dog. 1164 00:46:04,980 --> 00:46:06,820 Normally wouldn't put up with a dog doing this. 1165 00:46:06,820 --> 00:46:07,060 Or I wouldn't put up with it. doing this. 1166 00:46:07,060 --> 00:46:08,260 Or I wouldn't put up with it. 1167 00:46:08,260 --> 00:46:12,780 Living up to his name, Lucifer clocks up his first fail. 1168 00:46:18,660 --> 00:46:21,140 Here's the little devil on the shoulder, yeah. 1169 00:46:22,100 --> 00:46:24,260 And the guardian angel's all beat up in the corner 1170 00:46:24,260 --> 00:46:25,980 'cause he chewed on his wings or something, yeah. 1171 00:46:25,980 --> 00:46:26,220 'cause he chewed on his wings That's Lucifer. 1172 00:46:26,220 --> 00:46:27,540 That's Lucifer. 1173 00:46:27,540 --> 00:46:27,740 Hey, hey. That's Lucifer. 1174 00:46:27,740 --> 00:46:28,540 Hey, hey. 1175 00:46:28,540 --> 00:46:28,780 Demonstrating a bluetooth Hey, hey. 1176 00:46:28,780 --> 00:46:31,020 Demonstrating a bluetooth connection is next. 1177 00:46:31,020 --> 00:46:33,540 And Lucifer is happy to come to Rob... 1178 00:46:35,020 --> 00:46:37,620 ..until he notices there's a shoe to chew, 1179 00:46:37,620 --> 00:46:40,660 and that bluetooth connection is broken. 1180 00:46:44,540 --> 00:46:46,420 (CHUCKLES) 1181 00:46:46,420 --> 00:46:49,460 Rob doesn't like to call a dog by its name too early, 1182 00:46:49,460 --> 00:46:54,660 so perhaps Lucifer isn't in the best position to ace the next milestone. 1183 00:46:54,660 --> 00:46:54,900 Pup, pup, pup! so perhaps Lucifer isn't in the best position to ace the next milestone. 1184 00:46:54,900 --> 00:46:55,860 Pup, pup, pup! 1185 00:46:57,540 --> 00:46:59,060 Pup, puppy! (KISSING NOISE) 1186 00:47:00,740 --> 00:47:02,780 Pup, pup, pup, pup. 1187 00:47:02,780 --> 00:47:02,980 Pup, pup, pup, pup. (LAUGHS) 1188 00:47:02,980 --> 00:47:04,940 (LAUGHS) 1189 00:47:04,940 --> 00:47:06,580 Neil will be freaking. (LAUGHS) 1190 00:47:06,580 --> 00:47:08,460 There will be, yeah, words. 1191 00:47:08,460 --> 00:47:10,100 Hey, buddy? 1192 00:47:10,100 --> 00:47:10,340 What you want from him Hey, buddy? 1193 00:47:10,340 --> 00:47:11,940 What you want from him when he's working hard 1194 00:47:11,940 --> 00:47:14,460 is to go around the sheep and bring them to me with no commands. 1195 00:47:14,460 --> 00:47:17,060 And then when I put a call on him, he should come to me. 1196 00:47:17,060 --> 00:47:19,900 So Rob's having another crack in the paddocks. 1197 00:47:19,900 --> 00:47:20,140 Good boy, buddy. in the paddocks. 1198 00:47:20,140 --> 00:47:21,420 Good boy, buddy. 1199 00:47:21,420 --> 00:47:24,460 Lucifer's interest in the stock is promising... 1200 00:47:24,460 --> 00:47:24,700 Over. Hey, over. Stop! Stop, Luce! is promising... 1201 00:47:24,700 --> 00:47:27,820 Over. Hey, over. Stop! Stop, Luce! 1202 00:47:27,820 --> 00:47:28,020 Over. Hey, over. Stop! Stop, Luce! But the result is still the same. 1203 00:47:28,020 --> 00:47:30,260 But the result is still the same. 1204 00:47:30,260 --> 00:47:33,060 Luce! Come back here, you little terror. (LAUGHS) 1205 00:47:37,380 --> 00:47:38,860 There is one good sign, 1206 00:47:38,860 --> 00:47:42,420 Lucifer doesn't seem bothered by the rope he's dragging. 1207 00:47:42,420 --> 00:47:45,860 Let's see how he goes with the three-metre rope challenge. 1208 00:47:46,900 --> 00:47:48,620 We're just gonna let him go and see what happens. 1209 00:47:50,140 --> 00:47:51,740 Over. 1210 00:47:52,740 --> 00:47:55,380 Luce! Good work. 1211 00:47:56,500 --> 00:47:58,620 I'm pretty happy the way the dog performs on the lead. 1212 00:47:58,620 --> 00:48:00,860 It was the first time he's been committed to a challenge, 1213 00:48:00,860 --> 00:48:03,340 so that's a huge, big step. 1214 00:48:03,340 --> 00:48:05,020 Good boy, matey! 1215 00:48:06,060 --> 00:48:07,300 Good work. 1216 00:48:07,300 --> 00:48:08,660 But he'll get harder and harder to catch 1217 00:48:08,660 --> 00:48:10,180 'cause as he gets bigger, he gets faster. 1218 00:48:10,180 --> 00:48:12,020 So I might have to add a bit more rope 1219 00:48:12,020 --> 00:48:14,260 onto the end of the thing he's dragging around 1220 00:48:14,260 --> 00:48:15,860 so I can catch the little bastard, 1221 00:48:15,860 --> 00:48:17,540 but the rest of it will just fall into place 1222 00:48:17,540 --> 00:48:18,860 once he starts working properly. 1223 00:48:18,860 --> 00:48:20,540 It's not where you start, it's where you finish up. 1224 00:48:20,540 --> 00:48:20,820 Yeah, that was real good. Real good work, mate. It's not where you start, it's where you finish up. 1225 00:48:20,820 --> 00:48:22,340 Yeah, that was real good. Real good work, mate. 1226 00:48:23,940 --> 00:48:27,380 On a roll, Lucifer behaves while being held. 1227 00:48:29,180 --> 00:48:31,980 I thought you were going to be a failure and turn into a house pet. 1228 00:48:31,980 --> 00:48:34,860 But will he stay calm when Rob puts him on a chain 1229 00:48:34,860 --> 00:48:36,740 on the back of a quad bike? 1230 00:48:43,060 --> 00:48:45,460 Nailed it! (LAUGHS) 1231 00:48:46,620 --> 00:48:49,380 Lucifer missed the final challenge, communal feeding, 1232 00:48:49,380 --> 00:48:49,620 Lucifer missed the final challenge, due to a snakebite emergency 1233 00:48:49,620 --> 00:48:51,180 due to a snakebite emergency 1234 00:48:51,180 --> 00:48:51,420 involving a small but venomous due to a snakebite emergency 1235 00:48:51,420 --> 00:48:54,340 involving a small but venomous tiger snake 1236 00:48:54,340 --> 00:48:56,860 that has made one of Rob's dogs quite ill. 1237 00:48:58,180 --> 00:49:00,620 My missus came out and saw this snake with its back broken 1238 00:49:00,620 --> 00:49:00,860 My missus came out and saw this right here next to the dog kennel 1239 00:49:00,860 --> 00:49:03,020 right here next to the dog kennel 1240 00:49:03,020 --> 00:49:04,380 with Midnight on the chain 1241 00:49:04,380 --> 00:49:06,300 and the dog had started to throw up. 1242 00:49:06,300 --> 00:49:09,100 So, yeah, I put the snake out of its misery. 1243 00:49:09,100 --> 00:49:11,260 It wasn't going to survive with a broken back. 1244 00:49:11,260 --> 00:49:13,300 And, yeah, we rushed the dog to the vet. 1245 00:49:14,260 --> 00:49:16,300 Concerned there might be other snakes around, 1246 00:49:16,300 --> 00:49:16,540 Concerned there might be Rob fed the dogs individually 1247 00:49:16,540 --> 00:49:18,780 Rob fed the dogs individually 1248 00:49:18,780 --> 00:49:22,300 and then gave his own assessment of Lucifer's meal-time manners. 1249 00:49:22,300 --> 00:49:22,540 and then gave his own assessment 100% failure rate on that challenge. 1250 00:49:22,540 --> 00:49:24,820 100% failure rate on that challenge. 1251 00:49:25,780 --> 00:49:28,660 Three passes and four fails. 1252 00:49:28,660 --> 00:49:30,820 This mightn't meet Neil's schedule, 1253 00:49:30,820 --> 00:49:33,300 but Rob's not concerned. 1254 00:49:33,300 --> 00:49:35,260 It's going to be at Lucifer's pace. 1255 00:49:35,260 --> 00:49:36,700 So if it takes another four months 1256 00:49:36,700 --> 00:49:36,940 for him to reach that point, So if it takes another four months 1257 00:49:36,940 --> 00:49:38,500 for him to reach that point, then so be it. 1258 00:49:38,500 --> 00:49:39,940 I've just got to live with him the way he is. 1259 00:49:39,940 --> 00:49:43,900 Rob sort of enjoyed seeing Lucifer when he was young, 1260 00:49:43,900 --> 00:49:46,580 showing what he referred to as 'attitude'. 1261 00:49:46,580 --> 00:49:46,820 showing what he referred to If you don't keep a lid on that, 1262 00:49:46,820 --> 00:49:48,100 If you don't keep a lid on that, 1263 00:49:48,100 --> 00:49:48,340 you know what you've got a fair bit If you don't keep a lid on that, 1264 00:49:48,340 --> 00:49:50,740 you know what you've got a fair bit of later on in life, 1265 00:49:50,740 --> 00:49:52,900 and that's probably what he's encountering now. 1266 00:49:54,020 --> 00:49:55,940 There's glimpses of really good work in him. 1267 00:49:57,940 --> 00:50:00,180 Hopefully going forward that natural instinct stays there, 1268 00:50:00,180 --> 00:50:02,220 so I've got to be careful not to strip any of that 1269 00:50:02,220 --> 00:50:02,460 so I've got to be careful natural sit and the stalking. 1270 00:50:02,460 --> 00:50:05,220 natural sit and the stalking. 1271 00:50:05,220 --> 00:50:08,180 It's just whether or not I've got the skill to not stuff it up. 1272 00:50:09,420 --> 00:50:11,380 That's really the key here, yeah. 1273 00:50:14,420 --> 00:50:18,980 Our five talented pups have made it through their first test. 1274 00:50:18,980 --> 00:50:22,060 Four of our pups have passed their first milestones 1275 00:50:22,060 --> 00:50:26,060 and all hope is not lost that Lucifer can get back on track. 1276 00:50:26,060 --> 00:50:29,180 But with the next check-in only two months away, 1277 00:50:29,180 --> 00:50:32,700 the pressure is on to develop their natural mustering skills. 1278 00:50:32,700 --> 00:50:32,940 the pressure is on to develop (BARKS) 1279 00:50:32,940 --> 00:50:34,020 (BARKS) 1280 00:50:34,020 --> 00:50:39,260 These pups are just five of almost 300,000 stock-herding dogs 1281 00:50:39,260 --> 00:50:39,500 These pups are just five of almost working all over Australia, 1282 00:50:39,500 --> 00:50:41,060 working all over Australia, 1283 00:50:41,060 --> 00:50:42,900 and the use of stock dogs 1284 00:50:42,900 --> 00:50:44,300 has been a natural choice 1285 00:50:44,300 --> 00:50:48,860 to protect herds since the early days of colonisation. 1286 00:50:48,860 --> 00:50:51,380 NEIL: We had people called shepherds in those days, 1287 00:50:51,380 --> 00:50:53,620 and they would have had dogs that brought stock back 1288 00:50:53,620 --> 00:50:54,460 that ventured off. 1289 00:50:54,460 --> 00:50:54,700 They wouldn't have been killed that ventured off. 1290 00:50:54,700 --> 00:50:56,100 They wouldn't have been killed by dingoes 1291 00:50:56,100 --> 00:50:58,060 'cause they would have been in a group protected. 1292 00:50:58,060 --> 00:50:58,300 'cause they would And then things changed. 1293 00:50:58,300 --> 00:50:59,900 And then things changed. 1294 00:50:59,900 --> 00:51:02,740 There was the World Wars where a lot of good Australian stockmen 1295 00:51:02,740 --> 00:51:02,980 There was the World Wars where got killed in the wars. 1296 00:51:02,980 --> 00:51:04,580 got killed in the wars. 1297 00:51:04,580 --> 00:51:06,260 The dogs that had been left behind 1298 00:51:06,260 --> 00:51:09,420 probably were starting to lose a lot of their instinct. 1299 00:51:09,420 --> 00:51:12,860 And after World War Two, innovation was huge. 1300 00:51:12,860 --> 00:51:15,660 Instead of just using horses, they used motorbikes. 1301 00:51:15,660 --> 00:51:17,700 And then they come with fixed-wing planes. 1302 00:51:17,700 --> 00:51:19,500 They were going to muster with helicopters. 1303 00:51:19,500 --> 00:51:22,100 And that would have been just headlines, I think, in those days. 1304 00:51:23,060 --> 00:51:24,420 Living in the modern world, 1305 00:51:24,420 --> 00:51:27,540 it's impossible to escape mechanisation. 1306 00:51:27,540 --> 00:51:27,820 But our participants view their dogs as co-workers it's impossible to escape mechanisation. 1307 00:51:27,820 --> 00:51:30,780 But our participants view their dogs as co-workers 1308 00:51:30,780 --> 00:51:31,060 But our participants view their dogs as co-workers and a more humane way to run their business. 1309 00:51:31,060 --> 00:51:34,300 and a more humane way to run their business. 1310 00:51:34,300 --> 00:51:37,940 It's a lot more fun with the dogs. Like, they absolutely love it. 1311 00:51:37,940 --> 00:51:39,780 You don't have the cost of machinery. 1312 00:51:39,780 --> 00:51:41,620 Diesel is not gonna get any cheaper. 1313 00:51:41,620 --> 00:51:46,340 So if we can pull our labour and our reliance on heavy machinery down, 1314 00:51:46,340 --> 00:51:48,100 it's just going to improve our lifestyle. 1315 00:51:48,100 --> 00:51:49,660 I think it's just going to make it more enjoyable. 1316 00:51:51,220 --> 00:51:54,340 Some graziers believe that mustering with machines 1317 00:51:54,340 --> 00:51:58,220 creates lasting stress on the animals and their young. 1318 00:51:58,220 --> 00:52:01,740 Livestock come in with dust in the wool, leaving their lambs behind. 1319 00:52:01,740 --> 00:52:06,020 It's actually going to alter the psychology of your livestock, 1320 00:52:06,020 --> 00:52:08,700 make your livestock fearful. 1321 00:52:08,700 --> 00:52:11,180 ROB: They're scared and they've been overheated, 1322 00:52:11,180 --> 00:52:12,620 and it's not the state they want to be in. 1323 00:52:12,620 --> 00:52:12,860 and it's not the state They want to be mustered calmly. 1324 00:52:12,860 --> 00:52:14,580 They want to be mustered calmly. 1325 00:52:14,580 --> 00:52:17,580 And it's slowly crept up because the new generation is coming in 1326 00:52:17,580 --> 00:52:19,380 and they don't understand what's going on 1327 00:52:19,380 --> 00:52:21,620 with their motorbikes and helicopters and jeeps 1328 00:52:21,620 --> 00:52:23,380 and whatever else you're chasing them in with. 1329 00:52:23,380 --> 00:52:23,620 and whatever else NEIL: Get over. 1330 00:52:23,620 --> 00:52:24,860 NEIL: Get over. 1331 00:52:24,860 --> 00:52:26,620 And at the moment, we're at the point 1332 00:52:26,620 --> 00:52:30,220 where we've got to make sure that we're understanding dogs, 1333 00:52:30,220 --> 00:52:30,460 where we've got to make sure understanding livestock, 1334 00:52:30,460 --> 00:52:31,540 understanding livestock, 1335 00:52:31,540 --> 00:52:33,740 and embrace what was there years ago 1336 00:52:33,740 --> 00:52:36,020 and use it to our advantage nowadays. 1337 00:52:36,020 --> 00:52:36,260 and use it to our advantage Ready? Come to me. 1338 00:52:36,260 --> 00:52:37,540 Ready? Come to me. 1339 00:52:37,540 --> 00:52:37,780 Our dogs are an essential Ready? Come to me. 1340 00:52:37,780 --> 00:52:40,340 Our dogs are an essential asset to our business. 1341 00:52:40,340 --> 00:52:40,580 Our dogs are an essential It keeps us financially viable 1342 00:52:40,580 --> 00:52:43,180 It keeps us financially viable 1343 00:52:43,180 --> 00:52:47,260 and it also helps us to manage our natural resources. 1344 00:52:47,260 --> 00:52:47,500 and it also helps us (WHISTLES) Kerry! 1345 00:52:47,500 --> 00:52:49,220 (WHISTLES) Kerry! 1346 00:52:49,220 --> 00:52:51,620 We can move stock with our dogs 1347 00:52:51,620 --> 00:52:54,900 before we are damaging or eroding soils. 1348 00:52:54,900 --> 00:52:55,140 before we are damaging Here, push, push, push! 1349 00:52:55,140 --> 00:52:56,700 Here, push, push, push! 1350 00:52:56,700 --> 00:53:02,140 So growing up, I was taught to look after our land and live sustainably, 1351 00:53:02,140 --> 00:53:03,500 so that's what my family taught me, 1352 00:53:03,500 --> 00:53:06,020 and the working dogs that we have 1353 00:53:06,020 --> 00:53:09,300 can help us manage our land and do that. 1354 00:53:10,700 --> 00:53:13,860 This desire to get back to the fundamentals 1355 00:53:13,860 --> 00:53:16,100 of harnessing the natural interactions 1356 00:53:16,100 --> 00:53:16,340 of harnessing between dogs, stock and humans 1357 00:53:16,340 --> 00:53:19,100 between dogs, stock and humans 1358 00:53:19,100 --> 00:53:21,340 has inspired this experiment. 1359 00:53:21,340 --> 00:53:21,580 And with the four-month has inspired this experiment. 1360 00:53:21,580 --> 00:53:24,100 And with the four-month assessment complete, 1361 00:53:24,100 --> 00:53:27,780 our puppies and participants are straight into training 1362 00:53:27,780 --> 00:53:28,020 our puppies and participants for the six-month challenge. 1363 00:53:28,020 --> 00:53:30,500 for the six-month challenge. 1364 00:53:30,500 --> 00:53:33,020 Aticia has brought in a small herd of goats 1365 00:53:33,020 --> 00:53:33,260 Aticia has brought in to help with Gossip's training. 1366 00:53:33,260 --> 00:53:35,100 to help with Gossip's training. 1367 00:53:35,100 --> 00:53:36,380 Good girl. 1368 00:53:36,380 --> 00:53:37,980 Oh, that's not right. 1369 00:53:37,980 --> 00:53:40,500 The important part of the six-month development 1370 00:53:40,500 --> 00:53:40,740 The important part is having good instinct, 1371 00:53:40,740 --> 00:53:43,540 is having good instinct, 1372 00:53:43,540 --> 00:53:47,020 the ability to bring some small livestock to you - 1373 00:53:47,020 --> 00:53:49,780 lambs or goats, or some small weaners. 1374 00:53:49,780 --> 00:53:52,740 The aim is to enable the dog to build confidence, 1375 00:53:52,740 --> 00:53:55,940 giving it enough of a challenge to keep it interested, 1376 00:53:55,940 --> 00:53:57,500 but not overwhelmed. 1377 00:53:58,580 --> 00:54:01,340 Got to...he's got to think he's clever and can beat me. 1378 00:54:03,020 --> 00:54:05,020 Frank seems to have cooperative cattle, 1379 00:54:05,020 --> 00:54:07,540 but Annie is adding a touch of chaos. 1380 00:54:11,100 --> 00:54:14,940 All our pups will be exposed to more complex work 1381 00:54:14,940 --> 00:54:17,540 as they progress towards their next assessment. 1382 00:54:18,940 --> 00:54:21,220 Their techniques will need to be refined 1383 00:54:21,220 --> 00:54:25,860 so that they, their handler and the stock are safe while they work. 1384 00:54:27,380 --> 00:54:31,300 But a lot can happen in a puppy's life in two months. 1385 00:54:31,300 --> 00:54:31,540 But a lot can happen Luce! 1386 00:54:31,540 --> 00:54:32,580 Luce! 1387 00:54:34,740 --> 00:54:36,660 FRANK: Annie has just turned six months. 1388 00:54:36,660 --> 00:54:36,900 FRANK: Annie has just turned Lovely dog. 1389 00:54:36,900 --> 00:54:37,660 Lovely dog. 1390 00:54:37,660 --> 00:54:37,900 We're going well, no major problems, Lovely dog. 1391 00:54:37,900 --> 00:54:41,380 We're going well, no major problems, just a few little ones earlier on. 1392 00:54:41,380 --> 00:54:41,620 We're going well, no major problems, Annie, up. 1393 00:54:41,620 --> 00:54:42,420 Annie, up. 1394 00:54:42,420 --> 00:54:44,260 But I think we're going good. 1395 00:54:44,260 --> 00:54:45,300 Annie, up. 1396 00:54:45,300 --> 00:54:46,580 Oh, dear. 1397 00:54:46,580 --> 00:54:50,180 JONI: I probably haven't spent that much time preparing Chet 1398 00:54:50,180 --> 00:54:51,820 for the six-month assessment, to be honest with you. 1399 00:54:51,820 --> 00:54:52,060 for the six-month assessment, Hey! That didn't go to plan. 1400 00:54:52,060 --> 00:54:53,940 Hey! That didn't go to plan. 1401 00:54:53,940 --> 00:54:54,940 Gossip! 1402 00:54:54,940 --> 00:54:58,180 The conditions at the moment are probably not ideal. 1403 00:54:58,180 --> 00:55:01,260 She's just not as advanced as I would've liked her to be 1404 00:55:01,260 --> 00:55:03,900 just because of the limited amount of stock work I've done with her. 1405 00:55:03,900 --> 00:55:04,140 just because of the limited amount Hey! That's not the rules. Luce! 1406 00:55:04,140 --> 00:55:06,380 Hey! That's not the rules. Luce! 1407 00:55:06,380 --> 00:55:08,100 I want him to know I'm the boss. 1408 00:55:08,100 --> 00:55:09,620 That biting, that's got to stop. 1409 00:55:09,620 --> 00:55:12,300 Sometimes you've got to be nice and sweet and encouraging, 1410 00:55:12,300 --> 00:55:15,060 and another time you've got a roar like a lion. 1411 00:55:15,060 --> 00:55:16,380 Ha! Ha! 1412 00:55:16,380 --> 00:55:17,980 That's a lovely dog. 1413 00:55:17,980 --> 00:55:20,500 Got to find a sweet spot where I can control him, 1414 00:55:20,500 --> 00:55:20,740 Got to find a sweet spot and he's still got all his instinct. 1415 00:55:20,740 --> 00:55:22,980 and he's still got all his instinct. 1416 00:55:22,980 --> 00:55:24,820 JONI: We did have a little accident. 1417 00:55:24,820 --> 00:55:25,060 Chet fell down on the side JONI: We did have a little accident. 1418 00:55:25,060 --> 00:55:28,660 Chet fell down on the side and the beast jumped 1419 00:55:28,660 --> 00:55:28,900 Chet fell down on the side and I thought, uh, he was busted. 1420 00:55:28,900 --> 00:55:30,900 and I thought, uh, he was busted. 1421 00:55:51,020 --> 00:55:54,020 Captions by Red Bee Media 1422 00:55:54,020 --> 00:55:57,220 Copyright Australian Broadcasting Corporation 118943

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