0:00:02 > 0:00:06This show features professionals working with dangerous animals.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07Yeah, quite right. So do not,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10- repeat do not try any of this at home.- No. No. No.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Did you know that now there are people all around the country
0:00:29 > 0:00:33working their socks off to help wounded wildlife and poorly pets?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35And we've managed to get VIP passes
0:00:35 > 0:00:39for some willing helpers who are going to get stuck in
0:00:39 > 0:00:43at the busiest vets, wildlife sanctuaries and rescue centres.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45We did it! We did it!
0:00:48 > 0:00:53- Today...- Zac and Finley are up against it at the wildlife hospital,
0:00:53 > 0:00:57but can they get these dizzy ducklings under control and on the water?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59This is quackers!
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Alex and Josh don't hold back at the animal sanctuary,
0:01:03 > 0:01:07but can they get Rosie the bulldog jumping to freedom?
0:01:07 > 0:01:09That isn't a jump, Rosie.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12That's not even a lady-like walk.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15And I call the shots while Dom turns sheepdog.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20It's tough and dirty work.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23But someone's got to do it.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry, I'll be with you in a minute.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Yes, of course, I'll tell them
0:01:35 > 0:01:38I'm at Tiggywinkles in Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Of course, I'll tell them that it's reported to be
0:01:41 > 0:01:44one of the world's largest animal hospitals. Why wouldn't I?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Look, Dom, I'm going to have to go, there's only four seconds left
0:01:47 > 0:01:50before the video starts introducing today's teams.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Yes, OK. Bye.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55The short, fat, little hairy chump.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59What? Oh, yes, sorry, darling. Run VT.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Meet brothers Zac and Finley.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Finley would love to get his hands on a pet, but they're off limits.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08I really like animals,
0:02:08 > 0:02:13but then all my family except me are allergic to animals.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20We had a pet dog for a week before wheezing and coughing and sneezing.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25We got a cage and everything and then we had to give to our nan.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Finley is fighting a losing battle. A shame, because this family
0:02:29 > 0:02:33have real animal pedigree going back generations.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38My granddad was an RSPCA inspector and he wrote this book
0:02:38 > 0:02:42and it's called The Animal Man.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Finley would love to follow in his granddad's footsteps
0:02:45 > 0:02:47so this is his lucky day.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51BOYS CLEAR THEIR THROATS
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Would you keep the noise down, please? I'm trying to read.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Ah, Zac, Finley. How's it going, boys?
0:02:58 > 0:03:04- Your granddad was an RSPCA inspector and you want to be one too?- Yeah.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Zac, you don't get close to pets often, then?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10No, I'm too allergic and I get all snotty and everything.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Looking forward to getting close to British wildlife?- Yeah.- You've come
0:03:13 > 0:03:17to the right place to do that, so let's go and explore Tiggywinkles.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22This place proudly calls itself the world's busiest wildlife hospital.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27They specialise in hedgehog medical care and it's on the hog ward
0:03:27 > 0:03:30that vet nurse Claire is waiting for our helping hands.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Hi, Claire. Thanks for having us today.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- You're very welcome.- These are your two able assistants, Finley and Zac.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- Do you think we can help them out? - Yes. Let's start with hedgehogs.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Around 3,000 poorly hedgehogs are taken in
0:03:49 > 0:03:50and patched up here each year.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56And first up for fixing today is a real one-off hog called Spud.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- There we go.- Woh.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00If you think he looks different now,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03check him out when he arrived here 12 months ago.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05He had no spines at all
0:04:05 > 0:04:10and he did just look like a potato, hence the name Spud.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14After a year of constant care, Spud is getting his spikes back,
0:04:14 > 0:04:18but he still suffers from an unsightly skin condition.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Do you think he's handsome?- No.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23No? Not one of our more handsome hedgehogs?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26He looks a bit flaky.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Quite flaky skin.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Spud needs daily hands-on care
0:04:30 > 0:04:34and our boys are now his personal groomers.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Guys, what I need to do is get him all brushed off,
0:04:38 > 0:04:39get the flaky skin off.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Not a job to attempt unless you have an expert with you.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45He's liking that, don't you think? Look at that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- It's like dandruff.- It is like really, really bad dandruff.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Spud's loving it and with the dry skin removed,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56the boys apply a bit of soothing moisturising cream.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I know celebrities that don't get treated this well.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00He looks much better now.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03He just looks pale and you can't really see the flakes.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Does he look more comfortable?- Yeah.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- You've done a good job with him.- It's like a private spa for hedgehogs.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Private spa treatment? Oh, we'll give you spas, but how will our
0:05:14 > 0:05:17new wildlife assistants deal with hedgehog swimming lessons later?
0:05:17 > 0:05:23But first, Dom drops into an animal sanctuary with a couple
0:05:23 > 0:05:28of determined helpers willing to do the hard work bit, thankfully.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31So here we are at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary
0:05:31 > 0:05:35where they look after and re-home loads of different types of animals,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37from dogs... WOOF-WOOF! >
0:05:37 > 0:05:39..cats... < MIAOW!
0:05:39 > 0:05:41..sheep... BAA-AA! >
0:05:41 > 0:05:44..and ferrets. ASSORTED ANIMAL SOUNDS
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Does anyone actually know what ferrets sound like?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50No? Hmm.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Meet football fanatics Alex and Josh.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Alex isn't too fussed about felines.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Cats are a bit boring.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03They either go to sleep or they run away.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05But he does want a pet.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I said what do you want? He said, "A chicken?"
0:06:08 > 0:06:14Josh doesn't mind his mum's dog. So a dog lover, right?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16It's all right until she tries to jump on me and lick me.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21He's not a pet person.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24These two footie lovers aren't massive animal fans,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27but I bet they are up for tackling this place.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Josh, Alex, welcome to Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary. Are you all right?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33We're going to find you some animals
0:06:33 > 0:06:35that are connected with your real passion in life,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- which is football.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43So I think we need to find a cow, a cow called Wayne Moo-oo-ney.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Do you like that?- Yes. - All right, let's go that way.- Cool.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I'm disappointed in myself.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56OK, we haven't got cows, but we do have cats.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59This place takes in and re-homes as many moggies as it can.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02There are 250 here at the moment.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Most have been abandoned
0:07:04 > 0:07:07or their owners could just no longer look after them.
0:07:07 > 0:07:1112-week-old kittens Ruby and Ridley were dumped here in a cardboard box
0:07:11 > 0:07:15when they were only a few days old. The kittens here need socialising -
0:07:15 > 0:07:19that's lots of human contact - if they're going to find a new home
0:07:19 > 0:07:22and manager Neil Martin is head of handling.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Are there different types of species of cats?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29There are lots, but most of the cats that you see
0:07:29 > 0:07:31are what we call domestic short hair.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35They're domestic cats and they've got short hair.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Do you want to hold them?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38There you go.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40That's Ruby for you.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43There you go, and Ridley for you.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45That's not very sociable.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Ruby's made a run for it.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52A good catch, Neil, I see why you're head of handling.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55The boys weren't big on little kittens before this,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59but they're looking after the homeless moggies marvellously so far.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03And Alex and Josh get backstage passes to the cool cat house later,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07but will they brush up to the cats' expectations?
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Zac and Finley are helping heal hedgehogs at a wildlife hospital
0:08:13 > 0:08:19in Buckinghamshire. Next up is synchronized swimming, hog style.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Why are we teaching hedgehogs to swim?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23We use it as a form of physiotherapy
0:08:23 > 0:08:26to get their legs moving and improve their circulation.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31First out of the changing rooms is Hoggy, who's got a broken pelvis.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36Highly specialised treatment this. Don't try pet aqua exercise at home.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Hoggy's pool partner is Hopalong,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40who lost a foot in a mystery accident.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41- Can you see?- Eeurgh!
0:08:41 > 0:08:44So just slowly drop them down. There he goes.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48The vet is hoping to operate on Hopalong's wounded leg very soon,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52so this water workout is to test his other legs are working properly.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55And they're off and they're enjoying it so much
0:08:55 > 0:08:56they've had a little pooh.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Ee-ew!
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Not something to try at your local pool!
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Why did they decide to pooh
0:09:01 > 0:09:05when they're in the bath and not in the cage?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- They just pooh whatever they're doing.- The water's yellow.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Can you guys see their legs are going really well, they're very fast?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14They're doing doggy paddle.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18I think this is the strangest thing I've ever seen.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22There is one job that nobody wants.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- Which one of you guys is going to clean the bath out afterwards?- You!
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Grand effort, chaps. Unusual, yes, but excellent work all the same.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34We're not finished with animal swimming lessons yet,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37not by a long shot. But how will the ducklings
0:09:37 > 0:09:40handle with getting their feathers wet for the very first time?
0:09:40 > 0:09:45- We talk like ducks and make them go where we want them to go.- Quack!
0:09:45 > 0:09:46We've lost one!
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Josh and Alex are connecting with cats at the animal sanctuary.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54With the kittens cuddled, it's time
0:09:54 > 0:09:59to enter a special place purr-fectly designed for the OAP cats here.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Here we've got our older cats.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It's a bit like an old person's home for cats.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06With them having problems, they're harder to re-home
0:10:06 > 0:10:10so we try to make this area here more like a home for them.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13In fact, it's the way a home would be if a cat designed it,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16so this is designed like a cat's home.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21This is a unique private home, normally only cats are allowed in,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25but our boys have special permission to go behind the scenes.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28So where do all these cats come from?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30They come from lots and lots of different places
0:10:30 > 0:10:32for lots and lots of different reasons.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36We've got one here. This is Puddycat.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Isn't she lovely?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40This is Puddycat.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45She's 15 and a bit. She's not telling us how much of a bit it is.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48It's unladylike to give her age. She's quite an old lady.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51She lived with people who felt they didn't want to look after her
0:10:51 > 0:10:53now that she's got problems,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57a bit incontinent and things like that, so she came here.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Do you know if any of these cats are going to get re-homed?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Our older cats are far harder to re-home than the kittens you saw,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06but we do aim to get homes for them.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09And one of the things they enjoy most is being groomed.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Grooming is a great way to form a bond with your cat.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16You have a go, very, very gently.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Most love being brushed, but you have to be careful and very gentle.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22This is a different brush.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25See if you can tell which one he prefers?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28It looks like Josh has truly warmed to his cat called Chilli.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I think he likes this one best.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Yes, I think you might be right.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Alex is only a whisker away from becoming a cat lover too.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39The lads must dig in later when mucky Mack the pony
0:11:39 > 0:11:42requires our stable mates to clean up his house.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Will they handle the heavy load?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Less pooh, more new straw, happy pony.
0:11:50 > 0:11:56Before that, I'm a shepherd, Dom's a dog and we get groovy with hooves.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Round them up. Round them up.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Round them up.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Round them up. Round them up.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Come back. Come back.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Come back.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Urgh!
0:12:17 > 0:12:20So remind me why we're going this again.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Some sheep can get bacterial infections in their feet
0:12:23 > 0:12:26so we've got to check their hooves regularly.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Oh, right. Just remind me again why you get to be the shepherd
0:12:29 > 0:12:31and I have to be a dog.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Because I'm wearing the flat cap.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Oh, yeah, of course.- Come back!
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Yes.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42These domestic sheep need our help,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46but first we need to get them under control.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Time to bring in sheep expert Helen Smith.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Oh, I see. That's how you do it. Just a big bucket of food.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Why are you still doing that?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59HE YELLS
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Shall we take one over to him to stop him doing that?
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- Right, hoof inspection time.- You have your knee in the left shoulder
0:13:08 > 0:13:10and the other knee in behind her bum
0:13:10 > 0:13:14and then you are going to pull her face around quite tightly.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- That doesn't hurt, does it?- No.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Then you're going to spin really quickly round so she loses balance.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21All right. Go.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Oh, hey. Look at that!
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Once they're on their back, they don't struggle.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31It looks simple enough. Dom's turn.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Right.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I've now got it under my control.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Knee in the bum.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Knee in the shoulder.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41Head round.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Now, don't even think about trying this yourselves.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50We have a highly skilled expert with us.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53And it isn't Dom!
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Helen, can we get another one on its back, please?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Then Dom can do the hooving, cos he can't do it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Helen, what's he putting those on for?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Because he is going to have a little look in between Timmy's toes,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10and there might be some unpleasant stuff in there.
0:14:10 > 0:14:17If the groove in the hoof stinks, it could mean that Timmy has a dangerous infection.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22Where do I put my finger? How old can it be, this matter in here?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Ah, it is greenish.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Time for a sniff.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Not as awful as I thought it was going to be, to be honest.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- If it is just poo, that's fine. - All clear. Sort of.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39We're going to pop a little anti-bacterial spray in there.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44Is it true that sheep follow each other around and copy each other?
0:14:44 > 0:14:49They are not the most intelligent animals, so they do copy each other.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54BOTH: How about that then?
0:14:57 > 0:15:04Zac and Finley are working behind the scenes at a world famous wildlife hospital.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Lovely weather, isn't it, boys? Nice weather for ducks.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11What's the next animal we're going to meet?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14We're going to move the ducklings
0:15:14 > 0:15:17on to the big pool because they've grown up now.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22These ducklings arrived here a month ago after being separated from Mum.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25They don't even know how to swim yet.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28We have got to be like sheepdogs and shepherd them.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33We're not going to touch them. We're just going to talk like ducks.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- Is he being serious?- Uh-huh. - No problems.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Can you talk duck talk?- Quack.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Yes, they can, Les. Let's do duck herding.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Dick and I are going to walk them out. Come on, kids.
0:15:47 > 0:15:53Move in a bit on them. Move in, on a bit forward. Come forward.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- 'And it isn't as easy as shepherd Les predicted.'- They've legged it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02This could take quite some time.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Keep going. Keep going.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09He is a grown man talking to ducklings like they are his pets.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Come on you. Keep going. Keep going.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Keep going. Come on, keep going. Keep going.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Stage one, complete and that was the easy bit.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Quack. Quack. Quack.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26That way! Go that way!
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Just keep them going. - Onwards and upwards.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31We've lost one. We've lost one.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33It's all under control.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Yes, Les, we seem to have a bit of a problem here.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Got him!
0:16:40 > 0:16:45Good catch. You have lost your friends. That way. Come on.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49All seven ducklings reunited, now the difficult bit.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Will they sink or swim in their new pool?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56There is a duck under the bench now.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58This is quackers!
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Here!- I- do the jokes!
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- We've got it under control now, boys.- You're doing brilliantly.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Keep them together.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Come on.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11- Yes.- Get in!
0:17:11 > 0:17:16This is the ducklings' first ever swim.
0:17:17 > 0:17:23Look at that. These ducklings are swimming for the very first time.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Zac and Finley have coached them perfectly.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32It looks like they have taken to it like ducks to water.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Top effort.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38You can put duck herding down as one of your new-found skills, boys.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43And rewards aplenty coming up for Zac and Finley when they are allowed
0:17:43 > 0:17:48special access into the private wing of the birds of prey hospital.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Watch this.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Alex and Josh were more into football than fur balls,
0:18:00 > 0:18:05but they are coming round to the idea that animals can be rewarding.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11I bet you can't guess what kind of animal you'll be working with next.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- Dolphin.- Don't get cheeky. No, it is a horse.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20Look at this beautiful horse. Oh, no, it is Neil! Hello, Neil.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22How are you doing, fellas?
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Oh, dear. A little bit scared of me.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31No wonder Mack isn't pleased to see me - I've just called him a horse
0:18:31 > 0:18:35when he is in fact an Exmoor pony. I'll give him a mint.
0:18:35 > 0:18:41- He's your friend now.- There you go. - He is anybody's for a chewy mint.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Mack came here to be looked after because he has sweet itch -
0:18:45 > 0:18:48an allergy to flee bites that makes him itch.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- How on earth does that horse scratch himself?- Turn round and have a look.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Whereabouts?
0:18:55 > 0:19:01That's him scratching his neck. If he were in a field with wire -
0:19:01 > 0:19:06which we don't use - he would scratch himself on barbed wire.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Ponies are basically shorter, fatter horses with more hair.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11They poo up to 15 times a day
0:19:11 > 0:19:14and the boys can smell a dirty job coming!
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Well, Mack has gone.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22But his poo is still there, but not for long,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24you're going to get rid of it.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Nothing fazes these two, does it?
0:19:30 > 0:19:31It stinks.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I'm doing my best to be supportive.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Put your back into it!
0:19:38 > 0:19:39It is like a tennis ball size.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41That's more like it.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Big shovel load.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Otherwise it means more journeys.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Once the poo is all cleaned, the boys make Mack's bed
0:19:52 > 0:19:54with some nice, fresh straw.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56This job needs doing every single day.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59To be honest, you are doing a really good.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Less poo. More new strew, happy pony.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05They are right into their stride now.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Mack can come back to his nice, clean home
0:20:07 > 0:20:09all ready to muck up again.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Thank you, boys.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Alex and Josh are show-jumping later with a lady British bulldog.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- It is different.- Come on, Rosie. Come on, Rosie.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23First, Dom has a chip on his shoulder.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Actually, it's in his hand.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30This chip doesn't go in here, it goes in you.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34This tortoise needs a microchip.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Basically, if it gets lost or someone else finds it
0:20:36 > 0:20:38then on the microchip
0:20:38 > 0:20:41is its name, its phone number, its address, its favourite colour...
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Yes, OK, OK, I get the idea.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46It is like a barcode kind of thing.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Jason.- Right, boys. I'm going to need some help with this
0:20:49 > 0:20:51because it is actually quite difficult.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54The chip actually goes in the back leg.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- Painful?- No, I don't think it is.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Hopefully it is quite quick as long as he is well held.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- Where is the chip? - In this needle here.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07In she goes.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10I mean look how slow this is as well.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13What is the point of micro-chipping them?
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Alex and Josh have been helping pets with no homes to go to
0:21:29 > 0:21:31at the animal sanctuary in Lancashire.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Next up is Rosie, a British bulldog
0:21:33 > 0:21:37who arrived here three months ago with a nasty skin condition.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41A bulldog is a very, very gentle dog.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44She is fantastic. There is no aggression in her whatsoever.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46She was found abandoned and tied up
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and nobody knows why she was left here.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54You nearly knocked me over!
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Oh, right, OK.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01She is big and slobbery all right, but she has a lovely nature.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03A little overfriendly, but harmless.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06She is a big ball of puppy fat fun.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11A big day for Rosie this. There are new owners sniffing around
0:22:11 > 0:22:14and could be heading for a new home,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16if she can be taught to behave herself.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Oh no. Here we go again.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25Alex and Josh have stepped in to complete her training exercises.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Surely they can't be making Rosie jump over that?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31This is going to be breath-taking, viewer.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35This isn't so much about Rosie needing to act like a horse,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38it is about trying to show her who is boss.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Alex, you're going to run with her.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Josh, you will be at the other end waving treats at her.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46You'll be saying, Come on, Rosie. Come on, Rosie.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Get really excited, so between you I bet you two can do this.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- Yes.- Forget horses, get ready for the jumping bulldog.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Ready. Rosie.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Rosie. Rosie.- Run. Run.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Come on, Rosie. Rosie.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Right, easy does it, old girl.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10That isn't a jump, Rosie. That's not even a lady-like walk.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Come on, Rosie.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14These boys don't give up that easily, Rosie.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Come on, Rosie. Rosie.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Rosie.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20One more go.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24What they've got to do, Dom, is team work. Josh is in charge.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- What are you, Josh?- In charge.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- What are you?- In charge.- Alex and I are going to get her excited.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Yeah.- You let her go you're ready, when she is pulling. Are you ready?
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Because you're the boss. Can you be the boss?- Yes.- Confident?
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- Yes.- All right, let's do it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- Come on, Rosie.- Come on, Rosie.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Look at that.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Rosie, the flying dog.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Did you see that? Here it is again in slow motion!
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Learning to jump over a pole doesn't mean a thing, does it?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02What it does mean is that she has learnt that
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- she is not actually in charge, and who is in charge?- Us.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- Your jobs are done. Well done, boys. Have you enjoyed it?- Yeah.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- What has been your best part of the day?- Teaching Rosie how to jump.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18You were very good at that and now Rosie has a new home.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- What about you, Alex?- I liked holding all the kittens.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Do you think you might like one as a pet?- Yes.- OK.
0:24:25 > 0:24:31- Less football and more horses!- No. - It was worth a shot.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Zac and Finley are flying through their work
0:24:36 > 0:24:39at the wildlife hospital in Buckinghamshire.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41So boys, you been having a good day?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43- Yeah. - I heard you like birds of prey.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48- Yeah.- Before we go today, we have one last special treat for you.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Wow!
0:24:52 > 0:24:53This area of the hospital,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57where birds of prey are nursed back to health, is closed to the public,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01but the boys have been given special permission to enter.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- I will get the red kite out if the boys would like to see it.- Yeah.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06- Come on.- Cool.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Crimson, the red kite, is five months old.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13He arrived here after he was grounded by heavy rain
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and couldn't hunt for food.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- He is still playing dead now.- Yeah.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Wow.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Young red kites play dead when they feel in danger
0:25:22 > 0:25:24or threatened by a possible predator.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28She is playing dead.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- A dead bird.- No need to try it on here, Crimson, we're here to help.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Put your tongue away.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39He is now dried out, built his strength up and will be
0:25:39 > 0:25:44ready to spread his wings and fly free from here in a month or so.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Fingers crossed.- Woah!
0:25:47 > 0:25:49That is massive.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52You see those talons, there is one at the back
0:25:52 > 0:25:58and if they get hold of an animal they are really powerful.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Watch this.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05I'll tell you how sharp they are. Are they sharp?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Yeah.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12All right, all right, all right, I bet you would have jumped too!
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- That is sharp. - That is sharp, isn't it?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17On to the next patient.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Tony the tawny owl is not overly pleased to see us.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Can you see his feet? Now he is wanting to attack.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30Tony was brought here after being found caught up in a fence.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34What an owl can do, which you can't do,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36he can turn his head right round.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Oh, my god.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Yes, great technique, and that 270 degree turn allows owls
0:26:45 > 0:26:48to spy prey or spot predators super quick.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51If he can fly then we can get him back
0:26:51 > 0:26:54to where he came from and release him. Let's give him a go.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55Time to test him out.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59This long corridor makes a perfect lift off and landing area.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Right, this is it boys. Test flight here we come. Three, two, one, fly.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Ah! Into the wall at the end.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18A little out of practise, but a result and Tony is just fine.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- He flew.- Yeah.- It flew.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Oh, yeah.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25That's something you'll never see again,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28an owl being test flown down a corridor.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33- Do you think he is ready to go back into the wild?- I think he is.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Test flight, sorted.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Boys, we're back where you began.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43You looked after hedgehogs, you herded up ducklings.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- How was your allergy?- Good, because there are no furry animals.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- What about you, do you still want to be an RSPCA inspector?- Yeah.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Good. Job done and dusted. Thank you.
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