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A Dog's Life

成人快手 Disability Affairs Correspondent Peter White examines the changing role of the working dog through extensive and sometimes previously unbroadcast archive.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 成人快手 Disability Affairs Correspondent Peter White examines the changing role of the working dog, from the early 1900s to their role in today's society, using extensive and sometimes previously unbroadcast archive.

Perennially 'man's best friend', dogs are also now man's best colleague. From guide dogs to guard dogs, hearing dogs to healing dogs, Peter examines the ways in which we have become so dependent on canines. Over the years we have progressed from guide dogs to dual purpose dogs, to dogs that can detect imminent epileptic fits, smuggled drugs and explosive devices - even dogs that can do your washing.

The programme features a mix of historical material, new interviews and previously untransmitted archive of the trainers, the owners and those that place their lives in the paws of their dogs.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 21 Dec 2009 15:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Dec 2009 20:00
  • Mon 21 Dec 2009 15:00