0:00:03 > 0:00:07Pets, wildlife and all sorts of other creatures are in trouble.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12The nation's vets and animal carers need assistance.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15And now, thanks to you lot, they've got it.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20When we yelled 'help,' you didn't let us down.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25And we've built a network of volunteer junior vets.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- On-call and standing by. - Ready to jump in.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31And fix up ill and injured animals.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- Whatever they are. - Wherever they are.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Today, a huge bear...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56cute, homeless dogs...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58and a guinea pig scales new heights.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03These woods are full of wild animals
0:01:03 > 0:01:05but I think I'll be all right.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08I'm not really scared of much, me. I can handle...
0:01:11 > 0:01:15This was not in my contract. Junior vets, I need your help.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19BOTH: Junior vets, standing by.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20I'm not afraid of anything,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22apart from animal alarm clocks.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24And I can handle any animal,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26except for spiders.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29'Keep calm, Johnny. There's nothing to worry about here.'
0:01:29 > 0:01:31BOTH: Raarrrr!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Do not do that! There are things out here, guys.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Right, so, Spencer, what's this about your animal alarm clock?
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Well, my friend Charlie here threw his cat at me twice
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- to try and wake me up.- What, you needed that to happen twice?
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- I sleep like a log.- I bet you do, and don't try that at home, guys.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51So, Charlie, you've got a fear of spiders. Is that right?
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I've just never liked them.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55How many legs they have, it just freaks me out.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56I don't really trust them, either.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59So, are you ready to help out some animals in need today?
0:01:59 > 0:02:00BOTH: Yeah!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Well, let's get to it.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Luckily, there are no spiders on the agenda today, Charlie.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10The Wild Wood in Kent looks after this lot.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Believe it or not, a long time ago,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15every species here would have been found in the wild in the UK.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Now these lovely animals are protected and call this place home.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Junior vets Charlie and Spencer are the only vets on duty.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Oh, and he's the boss.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Peter, what have you got for us?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Right, we've got a big job for you here, junior vets.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Now, these aren't any normal sheep.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34These are Soay sheep. They are wild.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37But they still get problems with their fleece.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Sometimes it gets clagged around their bottoms,
0:02:40 > 0:02:42so it's bottom-cleaning day today.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- It's not the end of the sheep you really want to see.- No, not really.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47- No.- Or touch.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Hey, lads. This is important junior vet work.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Flies can lay eggs in the sheep's wool
0:02:55 > 0:02:59and the hatching maggots feed off their flesh. Yuck!
0:02:59 > 0:03:03We need you to wrestle the sheep down, grab the horns
0:03:03 > 0:03:06but we can't hurt the sheep. The big thing is we get our hands out
0:03:06 > 0:03:09like this. We get in a line and we try to get them trapped
0:03:09 > 0:03:11in the corner of the fence.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13As we get closer, we are going to try and leap
0:03:13 > 0:03:15and grab probably onto one of their horns.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19It's like a goalkeeper trying to save a penalty, yeah? Make yourself big.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Got that technique down? Yeah?
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Spencer, if you go around that way. Charlie, you go around that way.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Big arms.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31'I don't think these sheep know we are just trying to help them.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33'Woo!
0:03:33 > 0:03:35'And they are fast!'
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Did you just see that? See that, they are jumping through the air there.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45'Go one, Charlie. Don't get them give you the run-around.'
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Whenever we try and box them in, they just jump over our arms,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51so it's quite hard to catch them.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Determined to get one.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56They are so fast.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58'Don't mess with the junior vets.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00'We will not be defeated.'
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Look, dogs.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Dogs everywhere. Yeah?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17And all these dogs need vet help so they can get re-homed
0:04:17 > 0:04:21and so they can live out the rest of their lives, well, chilling.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25There's one thing missing. Junior vets, where are you?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29BOTH: Junior vets standing by.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Mmmr!!
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I can handle any creature except squirrels.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36We are the dynamic duo
0:04:36 > 0:04:38and we are ready to help any animal.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Now, Chloe, because you are brother and sister, does that mean you
0:04:41 > 0:04:44have a crazy connection and can read each other's minds,
0:04:44 > 0:04:45that sort of thing?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Yeah, we are like the shadows of Robin and Batman.- Is it?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Which one is Batman?- Me.- Clearly.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Now, Gabe, I hear you have a bit of a problem with squirrels.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56What's your beef?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Well, I was in the park one day and a squirrel mauled my finger.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Look on the bright side. There's no squirrels here today,
0:05:02 > 0:05:06purely dogs that are needing vet help so they can be re-homed.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- You up for the task?- BOTH: Yes. - Well, let's go then. Come on!
0:05:11 > 0:05:14This place takes in abandoned and unwanted dogs
0:05:14 > 0:05:16and then find them a new home.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Here's a lovely one. Hello, Bob.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25He's a trail hound, bred for a sport called hound trailing,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28but poor Bob probably wasn't fast enough and nobody wanted him.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30So he's staying here for a while.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Wow, junior vets, you look like you mean business.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Just as well because Bob needs fixing so he can find a new home.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44So this is Bob. What we are going to do with him today is neuter him.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48We neuter all the dogs because it makes them a better house dog.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50It helps them to settle down in a home.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53When we first met Bob, he was a bit bruised and battered
0:05:53 > 0:05:56and I felt kind of sorry for him.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59'Bob's operation will mean he can't be a dad to unwanted puppies.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02'There are too many of those here already.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04'But there seems to be a problem.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05'Vet John?'
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Normally, all dogs have two testicles
0:06:08 > 0:06:12and they should normally both be in his groin.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Unfortunately, from Bob's point of view, he only has one.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18He has one where it should be and he has one that's still up inside
0:06:18 > 0:06:23his tummy and if we leave it in place, there is an increased risk...
0:06:23 > 0:06:26of growths, of tumours.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- It seems like he has been through quite a lot.- Yeah.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32But I know John is going to do a good job
0:06:32 > 0:06:35and fix him up a bit more until he gets a new home.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Bob needs looking after, while he's under anaesthetic.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42Over to you, Gabe.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46So, will the oxygen tube run through one of these two?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- Can you hear it going in and out here?- Yeah.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51So is that pipe there... Is that where his carbon dioxide
0:06:51 > 0:06:52- goes through?- Yeah.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56'Nice one, Gabe. I think you're going to be just fine, Bob.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59'So, what's next, John, now that Bob is fast asleep?'
0:06:59 > 0:07:02That's the one that's where it should be,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04so there should be one on that side.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- Yeah. Not there.- There isn't.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08So, if you can start clipping him up...
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Nice work, Chloe. Bob's almost ready.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Take him through and put him onto the main anaesthetic, I think.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Excited.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Hey, have you ever wanted to know
0:07:24 > 0:07:27if a weird or wonderful animal fact is true?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Well, ask away and we'll do our best to find out and answer.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35I've no idea if this is true because it sounds totally weird.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39There's a lizard, apparently, that can squirt blood out of its eye.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42It's just so weird. I really want to know if it's true.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- We like the weird facts, Abigail. - Stay tuned.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50We'll be right back with an answer for you.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59'Back in the woods, me and the junior vets, Charlie and Spencer,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02'are still trying to catch these pesky sheep.'
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Go wide. Spread them right out there.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06'Come on, sheep. Stop messing about.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08'If we don't trim your fleece,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10'it'll get matted and that could get nasty.'
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Right, they're coming your way, Spencer.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- How are we finding this, guys? - Really hard.- So tough.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Just too fast.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22'Result.'
0:08:22 > 0:08:23I nearly had him myself.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26It was really hard trying to catch them but eventually we did it.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- We wrestled him.- Yes, we grabbed onto it and put it on the floor.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34I want you to take off this bit of matted...fleece, just there. OK?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37That's it.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Okey-doke.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45It gets the poo and mud and all that over it
0:08:45 > 0:08:48and ends up getting stuck. It's weird.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- See where it has all been matted? - Yeah.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53That's got to just come off and there we go.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Long matted wool can cause a potentially fatal condition
0:08:57 > 0:08:59called fly strike.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02When hungry little maggots hatch from the flies' eggs
0:09:02 > 0:09:04and feed on the poor sheep's flesh.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- That's it.- Are you all right there, Spencer?- That's it.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13See that bit there? That's just the one bit we want off.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20The sheep will have felt better because it's like going round
0:09:20 > 0:09:22and having a lot of dirt in your hair.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Excellent, well done.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27So, that looks pretty good, doesn't it, now? They'll be happy sheep.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29There she goes.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31You did that, junior vets.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Yeah, she's a little straggly but she's clipped,
0:09:34 > 0:09:36clean and safe from maggots.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40She's showing off to all the other sheep. She is saying thanks.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Are you sure you don't want a haircut yourself?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45You need to keep them to yourself, mate.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Back in Leeds,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Bob the hound is about to go under the knife
0:09:53 > 0:09:55for an operation called neutering
0:09:55 > 0:09:58that will stop him fathering unwanted puppies.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Yay, you look like a junior vet in control.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07I'm the anaesthetic man. I have to monitor his breathing
0:10:07 > 0:10:09and his heart rate.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12His life rests on the vets
0:10:12 > 0:10:14and junior vets.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Very cool.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19How about you, Chloe? Confident?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I am a bit worried about it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24He's already been, like, under anaesthetic for ages
0:10:24 > 0:10:27and I don't want to keep him under it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Hopefully it's going to be OK.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31It will be fine,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35if we can find the bit of Bob that isn't where it's supposed to be.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37You found it yet, Teen?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40It's literally like trying to find a needle in a haystack, isn't it?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Exactly. - TINA LAUGHS
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Oh, this doesn't look good.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46That was a lot of blood coming out.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Aw, smell pretty.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Ooh, I smell organ. I smell organ.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I'm feeling...all right.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57I've watched surgeries on the telly, but not in real life.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Ah, you've found it. Brilliant, John.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Bob's missing bit is removed in no time.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07It was really warm in the operation theatre, wasn't it?
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Yes, it was really, really, really hot.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- All right?- All right? Do you want to go and have a breath...
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Yeah.- ..have a breath of fresh air? I think so.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Think it just made him feel a bit...overwhelmed.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25I had to walk out, because I felt really uncomfortable
0:11:25 > 0:11:29and concentrating on the anaesthetic just got a bit too much for me.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It was a bit intense, wasn't it? That's why I stayed out here,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34because I knew what was going on in there, and I was like, nah.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36So, you're on your own now, Chloe.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39I'm so not going to be conquered by this.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40Going to do this.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Chloe keeps a check on Bob's heart rate.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Right, number two.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Now, the final organ needs sniffing out.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52If I cut through there...
0:11:52 > 0:11:55And with one simple snip, it's done.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00A final few stitches...
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Yay!
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Bob is good.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07I don't know.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Got a lot of love for this little guy.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18And very soon, Bob's up and about and ready to find a happy home.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- Hi, Bob.- Hi, Bob.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24You all right? You OK?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26I think he's doing well, Dave.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Look. He can stand up properly.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Yeah! He's looking all right, isn't he? Job well done.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Earlier, Abigail had this beauty for us.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I've no idea if this is true, cos it sounds totally weird.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50There's a lizard, apparently, that can squirt blood out of its eye.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54It's just so weird. I really want to know if it's true.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Well, we thought Abigail might have dreamt this one up.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02But oh, no, America's short-horned lizards can shoot blood
0:13:02 > 0:13:03one metre from their eyes.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Amazing! Really?- Yeah, it's true.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10They do it to confuse predators, like coyotes and wolves.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Wow! Now I have seen everything.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Junior vets Spencer and Charlie
0:13:19 > 0:13:21are on their way to see their next patient.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Why are we...
0:13:23 > 0:13:25(Why are we whispering, Peter?)
0:13:25 > 0:13:28We're going to have to be super quiet, super calm,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32and make sure this poor little animal is not going to get stressed.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Ah, it's Bow, the red fox.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39The poor lad was found
0:13:39 > 0:13:42when he was a cub lying by the side of the road without his mum.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Look what we've got here.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Coming up close to a fox is pretty cool.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Being up that close to it for that period of time, like,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56you really get into your mind how small and how cute they are.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Look how big the ears are.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01And we do get some problems with these ears
0:14:01 > 0:14:03and they need this special treatment.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Eurgh! Bow's got itchy parasites that need treatment.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10That's it, get in there.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13I think Spencer done well cos he was really gentle,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15like, not trying to shove his hand in,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18he was like, make sure that the fox is OK and calm.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Over here, Charlie. Your turn.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Foxes have massive lugholes for a reason.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25They have excellent hearing
0:14:25 > 0:14:27and can make out a watch ticking 30 metres away.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29After a couple of weeks,
0:14:29 > 0:14:33they should all be cleared and will have a nice, happy summer...
0:14:33 > 0:14:34with no mites to bother him.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Bow's normally a gibbering wreck around strangers,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41but I reckon he's actually enjoying this.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42I've never seen a fox up this close.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44It feels like a big, fluffy dog.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Mite-E effort, boys? HE LAUGHS WEAKLY
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Those parasites will soon be gone. See you, Bow.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57DOG BARKS
0:14:57 > 0:15:00At the dogs home, junior vets Chloe and Gabe
0:15:00 > 0:15:04are working hard to help homeless hounds find new, loving owners.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Some want a place to chill.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Others want more of a party pad!
0:15:09 > 0:15:11DOG BARKS
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Five and six-year-old Maisy and Milly are last at Apso's
0:15:16 > 0:15:19and came here after their owner couldn't look after them any more.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I wonder what sort of place Maisy and Milly are after?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24They were so cute, Milly and Maisy just,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26were like really sweet dogs, weren't they?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Yeah, they were pretty cute. They just ran at you.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33The junior vets and training adviser Kelly
0:15:33 > 0:15:36need to find out if these dogs like people.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40A nervous dog might not be great living with children.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43We need to see whether they are uncomfortable with being touched,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45if they're OK being touched
0:15:45 > 0:15:47and one of the best things to have a look at
0:15:47 > 0:15:49is usually their tail, or their ears.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Pinned back ears and low-hanging tail
0:15:52 > 0:15:55would mean Maisy and Milly are feeling stressed.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Constant communication is, like, the key...
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Yeah, they don't speak English, they don't know what I'm saying
0:16:02 > 0:16:06but just a nice, relaxed tone of voice just would put them at ease.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Let me have a go, then!
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- Sit.- You don't know that word, do you, sweetie?- Sit.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Sit.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Sit.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17Sit.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Oh, no, fine. I get the message, Maisy.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I'll leave this one to the junior vets.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23SHE LAUGHS
0:16:23 > 0:16:24Hello again.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Good girl.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34And, hey, playing with these cute little pups
0:16:34 > 0:16:35isn't just for fun either.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38The junior vets are really getting to know Maisy and Milly
0:16:38 > 0:16:41to find out what they like and what they, er...
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- don't. - GROWLING
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Oh, hello! They've found something!
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Easy, Milly.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50That grumble there, I think, was over the food...
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- Ah.- ..and the fact that she wanted that food, she was giving Maisy
0:16:54 > 0:16:56a little bit of a warning to say, this is my tasty stuff.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Move away.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02OK, so these two seem pretty chilled around people.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05But, there's one final important check to do.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Are they friendly with other dogs?
0:17:09 > 0:17:10Come on in, Bud.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14So, these guys are keen to go over there and say hi.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21So, junior vets, what's your assessment of Milly and Maisy?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24New home? Good to go?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Milly is very independent,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Maisy needs a bit more encouragement.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I think they'll need a home where
0:17:30 > 0:17:34owners are very attention-giving and caring and nice.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36And you know what?
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Maisy and Milly went on to find a perfect home after that assessment.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Love your new haircut, girls!
0:17:47 > 0:17:51'Our Barker is brilliant at sniffing out your amazing animal videos.'
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Have you found some, lad?
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Who's a clever boy? - DOG BARKS
0:17:59 > 0:18:01# Doggy lift the tail up Doggy lift the tail up
0:18:01 > 0:18:03# Doggy, doggy, doggy, doggy Doggy lift the tail up
0:18:03 > 0:18:05# Doggy lift the tail up Doggy lift the tail up...
0:18:05 > 0:18:06THEY SCAT
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Hi, I'm Jessica.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Hello, Jessica, and what can we do for you?
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Goats can climb trees,
0:18:17 > 0:18:21and I want to know how you managed to get up there.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25What? Goats can climb trees? Is that true?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Yes, it is. Goats are brilliant climbers.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Well, look at that!
0:18:30 > 0:18:32They've got amazing balance.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36And their hooves spread to give them a more secure footing.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Cor! Unbelievable, eh?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I mean, what's next? Guinea pigs that can climb stairs?
0:18:41 > 0:18:42HE LAUGHS
0:18:50 > 0:18:52You know what that was, don't you?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Yeah. A guinea pig....
0:18:56 > 0:18:57climbing some stairs.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59The mind boggles.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Speaking of which, here's Lily,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04and she's got a bit of an issue with her dog,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07who seems to have some unusual weeing habits.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12And he wees like...that
0:19:12 > 0:19:16and people say girls wee like that, but boys wee like that.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Can you please tell me why Eddie wees like this...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22and not like that?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24HE LAUGHS
0:19:24 > 0:19:26That's absolutely brilliant, that is.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Yeah, that is brilliant.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31But I actually think there was a question in there somewhere.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Ha! Well, actually, Lily, all dogs, male and female,
0:19:35 > 0:19:39crouch to go wee-wee for the first few months of their lives.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43It's not until later that male dogs start lifting their legs to wee.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45But some male dogs never bother
0:19:45 > 0:19:47and it's nothing to worry about.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50But no dogs have ever learned how to flush.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52FLUSHING
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Junior vets Spencer and Charlie are down in the woods today
0:19:56 > 0:19:59and, yep, they're sure of a big surprise.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03But this next job is no teddy bear's picnic. Think bigger.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Much bigger!
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Do you see what we've got here?- Yes.- Yeah. Brown bear.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14It's a European brown bear.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17These used to be native to Britain, but these two bears,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20we rescued them a few months ago.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25These two poor bears had a terrible time when they lived in Bulgaria.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28People bred these in terrible concrete pits
0:20:28 > 0:20:30and then they'd release them
0:20:30 > 0:20:32so people would pay to go and shoot them.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36When that so-called sport was banned,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39the bears were left in this concrete pit for 16 years.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43But luckily, they were rescued
0:20:43 > 0:20:46and now work is underway here to build a big woodland home
0:20:46 > 0:20:48where they will be safe and free to roam.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51They'll be out of this temporary enclosure in no time.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55What we're doing here will actually rehabilitate them.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59They'll start learning how to be bears again, in a woodland,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01got a lovely swimming pool we're building for them...
0:21:01 > 0:21:04But these guys were virtually starved,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07they were really skinny, they had many health problems.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09And this is what we need you junior vets
0:21:09 > 0:21:11to help these animals with.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12- OK.- Cool.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Today, one of the bears needs treatment for worms.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20How exactly do you give medicine to a bear, Peter?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24You're going to feed their medicine with this fork,
0:21:24 > 0:21:25- to their mouths.- What?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- That close?- That close.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33I'd never think ever that I would be able to feed a bear, ever.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Especially with a fork.- True.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43This stuff doesn't taste very good.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45So how are we going to give it to the bears?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- Using that.- Absolutely.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50We've got peanut butter, which is great, the bears love it.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53And they love the taste of fruit and strawberries.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59That's it, as big as you like.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Easy with the medicine, Spencer. The measurement has to be exact.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Now, check it again.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08See where the mixture is? We need to go about there, OK?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I think we're there. Perfect consistency.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15I hope you're hungry.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Ah, aren't you a lovely-looking fellow?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23We're back at the dogs' home,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and this is junior vets Chloe and Gabe's next patient.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Who is he, Kelly?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30This is Jasper. He originally came into us as a stray,
0:22:30 > 0:22:32so we don't know an awful lot about what happened to him.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37Poor old Jasper was found wandering about all alone three weeks ago,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39but Kelly has some good news.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- Hello.- He's got a lovely new home now,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43so we need to get him to the vets,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46get him checked out and make sure he's healthy and ready to go home.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Are the junior vets ready to give me a hand to do that?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- Yes.- Yes.- Brilliant.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55When I first met Jasper, he was really cute and excitable.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58He had a home lined up for him, he just needed to pass the test.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00How is Jasper looking, Gabe?
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Because he's nervous, is that why
0:23:02 > 0:23:04he's putting his tail between his legs?
0:23:04 > 0:23:06The tails tucked, his ears are back
0:23:06 > 0:23:09and you see this panting he's doing as well, the yawning,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11all these things are letting us know
0:23:11 > 0:23:13he's a little bit unsure about this situation.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Not ideal. We need to try and chill Jasper out before he leaves.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21But he's had a tough start in life.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24To leave a dog like that, he'd have probably died
0:23:24 > 0:23:27cos he had no food and no love and warmth.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32So it makes me really sad that someone would do that.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34This fancy collar might help.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37It releases a smelly chemical that will remind him of his mum,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40and that should make Jasper feel all calm and protected.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Yep, that's worked.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46And perfect timing too. New owner Debbie is here.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49It's like a privilege to hand Jasper over
0:23:49 > 0:23:53because she was just ready to take him home and I was, like, "OK."
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Here's Jasper!
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Hello. - That's your new owner.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Why did you pick Jasper out of all the dogs there?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05We just fell in love with him as soon as we saw him.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07We can't wait, we've got all his toys in a basket,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10we've got him a new bed, we've got everything ready for him.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14I feel really elated that he's going to be going to a good home
0:24:14 > 0:24:17and Debbie's going to be looking after him with her family
0:24:17 > 0:24:19and he's got all the things he needs.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And I think the environment will be a lot better for him,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24it's going to help him become a better dog.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Good deed for the day.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- Jasper's yours. - Thank you very much.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Bye, Jasper!
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Ah, I love happy endings!
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Ah, Charlie and Spencer.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49They are trying to give a giant brown bear some worming medicine.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51With a fork. Yeah, you heard me right.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- Now, you see he's just come in there now?- Whoa!
0:24:55 > 0:24:58I don't think that they liked me.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03It's a scary job, junior vets, but if anyone can do it, you can.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05He's getting a bit agitated.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Here he comes. That's it.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20He was in terrible shape when he arrived here,
0:25:20 > 0:25:22and illness could finish off.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Look at that! Charlie is as cool as you like.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Oh, he likes that.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I think you are the Bear Whisperer.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32That's an awesome nickname.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Do that one there.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37He needs every forkful of this medicine down him.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Spencer, your turn.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Getting a fork about that big and just feeding it, it's cool.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48It's like feeding a big baby.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51That looks like a happy bear to me.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Good luck in your new home, big fella.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Peanut butter breath.
0:25:59 > 0:26:05How does it feel for you guys working with an animal so big and strong?
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Well, first, I was a bit panicky because of how big it was.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11But when we were feeding it its medicine,
0:26:11 > 0:26:12it's actually really gentle.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14It makes me feel really good
0:26:14 > 0:26:17because of how bad its last hours were before.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21I thought he'd try and attack us or something through the cage.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27But it turns out they're just a big lump of nice fuzz.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29A big lump of nice fuzz.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32You've heard it here first, guys, that is what bears actually are -
0:26:32 > 0:26:34a big lump of nice fuzz.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Thank you for all your work today, junior vets.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Charlie and Spencer didn't stop vetting all day.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45You've really helped these animals, lads.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46What do you think, Peter?
0:26:46 > 0:26:50The boys showed fantastic courage.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53And look at the lucky dogs you've helped today, Chloe and Gabe.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55And you really impressed vet John.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57You have to have a real interest
0:26:57 > 0:26:59and a real compassion in what they're doing.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02And I think they both showed that to a great extent.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Jasper got himself a new home.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Chloe, how did it feel to hand him over to his new owner?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I felt good. She seemed really happy.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Yeah, that's an experience I'm never going to forget.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Thank you, junior vets, this lot are loving your work.