0:00:02 > 0:00:05- Hi, I'm Fearne.- And I'm Rory.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07And we love meeting you and your pets.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10We're decorating our tree with our favourite pets.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Dashing dogs.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Mischievous mice.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17And cuddly cats.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22I'm off on a special adventure to meet some Christmassy friends.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26- That sounds like great fun. - I'll tell you about it later.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- Would you like to come with me? Bye!- Bye!- Come on.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32# My pet, my pet and me
0:00:32 > 0:00:35# My pet, my pet and me
0:00:35 > 0:00:38# Down every street
0:00:38 > 0:00:40# Are pets to meet
0:00:40 > 0:00:42# Some big, some small
0:00:42 > 0:00:44# Some scaly, some furry
0:00:44 > 0:00:47# Some keep very still, some are always in a hurry
0:00:47 > 0:00:50# Some have four paws
0:00:50 > 0:00:52# Some have sharp claws GIGGLES
0:00:52 > 0:00:55# Some quack, some bark some purr, some moo
0:00:55 > 0:00:59# Some grunt, some squawk Some cock-a-doodle-doo
0:00:59 > 0:01:02# My pet, my pet and me
0:01:02 > 0:01:05# My pet, my pet and me
0:01:05 > 0:01:07# My pet, my pet and me
0:01:07 > 0:01:10# Have you met my pet and me? #
0:01:10 > 0:01:12GIGGLES
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Today, we're in Rugeley to meet Alex and her pets.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I can't wait to see what they are. Let's go meet them.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Alex! Alex!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- Hello, Fearne.- Hi, Fearne.- Hi!
0:01:35 > 0:01:36- You must be Mum.- I am!
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- Hello, Alex. Who are these? - Combo and Tide.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- Combo and Tide and am I right in saying they're reindeer?- Yes.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48That is incredible. I've never met anyone with reindeer before.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- You're so lucky. How many do you have?- 150.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56150 reindeer, that is so many, wow!
0:01:56 > 0:01:58How do you remember all of their names?
0:01:58 > 0:02:02They look different and their antlers look different as well.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- And they've got little name tags. - Yeah.- What's your favourite thing
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- about having reindeer? - Watching them drink
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- and put their hooves in the water. - They put their hooves in the water?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Yes, cos they think it's ice
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- and in the wild they had to break the ice to get water.- Oh, OK.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- And what else?- Feeding them. I like feeding them.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27- What is your favourite thing to feed them?- Moss.- Reindeer moss?- Yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Is that what Tide is eating now? - Yes.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Reindeer moss grows in really, really cold places like Lapland
0:02:33 > 0:02:35where the wild reindeer live.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38It's great that you have so many reindeers
0:02:38 > 0:02:40because they like living in big groups.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Do you know what a big group is called?- A herd.- That's right.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Are your reindeer tame?- Yes.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Do you think we can get one out to pet?- Of course.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Good girl. Shut the door.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- There we go. Good boy, Tide. Combo wants to join in too.- Cheeky Combo!
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- They are cheeky pets, aren't they?- Good boy, Tide.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- They've got really special fur, don't they, Alex?- Yeah.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08It's thick and it helps to keep them warm
0:03:08 > 0:03:12because reindeer can live in the coldest, snowiest places on Earth
0:03:12 > 0:03:15so they need special fur to help keep them toasty.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18They are perfectly adapted to live where it's really cold.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Rory, can you tell us some more fun facts about
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Father Christmas' sleigh-driving friends here?- Of course, Fearne!
0:03:25 > 0:03:31One - reindeer are very good swimmers and very fast runners.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Baby reindeer can run when they are just a few hours old.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Isn't that amazing?
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Two - in the wild, reindeer travel or migrate long distances
0:03:42 > 0:03:45in search of food at different times of the year.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Their special hooves help them dig through hard, frozen snow
0:03:49 > 0:03:52to find food buried underneath.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Three - both male and female reindeer grow antlers.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59The antlers grow really quickly in just a few months.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Reindeer aren't just for Christmas and Alex and her family
0:04:12 > 0:04:16have to take care of the herd every single day of the year.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19In the summer, they are kept outside in the fields
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- but in the winter, they live in barns like this, don't they?- Yeah.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Tide and the others are behind us because we've got some work to do.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- What do we have to do? - Scoop out all the poo.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Shall we get started?- Yeah. - Let's go.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Alex, what is this bedding?- Straw.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- But in the wild, reindeer don't sleep on straw, do they?- No.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- What do they sleep on?- Snow.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Snow, wow, that must be cold.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51They don't think it's cold because they've got their nice warm coats.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53That's right.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00And this is important, isn't it? They need nice clean bedding.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04So after we clean out all the straw, what do we have to do?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Put fresh bedding down.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- So do you normally do this with your dad?- My dad or my grandad.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- So there's always lots of people to help.- Yes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- Shall we spread it out?- Mm-hm.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Well, this is looking good, isn't it?- Yes.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- So what's next? Food?- Yes. - We'll get them some food. Come on.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39- These look great, what is this? - Pellets.- Reindeer pellets?- Yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Where do you get them from? - My grandad makes them.- He makes them?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Yes.- They're very soft. Why are they so soft?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Because reindeers only have teeth on their bottom half.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Really, on the bottom half of their mouths?- Yeah.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56So they're just like this...?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- They smell kind of nice. We wouldn't eat them though, would we?- No.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Shall we put some in the trough? - Yes.- OK.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- Shall we get them in to have a look at their nice clean home?- Yes.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12OK, let's go.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19So now that the reindeer have a really nice clean barn,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- what about our hands? - We need to wash them.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24That's a good idea. Come on.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I love your little antlers, they're really sweet.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- I wish I could have some.- Why don't we make some?- That is a good idea.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53How about we use our hands like this and that will be the antlers?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Could you please trace around my hand?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- FEARNE LAUGHS - Look at that!
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- Alex, are all antlers the same?- No.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Antlers are just like fingerprints.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- So none of them are the same?- No.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- Each one is unique to each individual reindeer?- Yeah.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22And then when they get older, they get bigger.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Cos their antlers fall off?- Yeah.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- So every single time their antlers fall off, they grow a new pair.- Yes.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- Right. And it doesn't hurt them, does it?- No.- No.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Nice blob of glue.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Now we'll stick on the hair band.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Right, these are looking great. We're finished!
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- No, we've got to decorate them. - Let's do that.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- So real antlers, what are they made out of?- Bone.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- So are they really hard?- No.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- What do they feel like when you touch them?- Soft.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- How are they soft? - The velvet on them.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- That's right, there's reindeer velvet, isn't there?- Yes.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Reindeer velvet is a nice soft covering all over the antlers
0:08:04 > 0:08:07when they first grow. Then when the antlers are mature,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11the reindeer velvet gets scratched off by the reindeer.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Right, we'll get these on you.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Beautiful. They look really good.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Do you think Tide will like mine too?- Yes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Come on, Tide, look at this!
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- What do you think, Tide? - Do you want to swap antlers?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I think he likes our sparkles.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35CHILDREN: My Pet And Me!
0:08:35 > 0:08:39I think the reindeer really liked our sparkly antlers, do you?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Yes, they love them.- Good job.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47If your pet reindeer could do anything in the world,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49what do you think they'd get up to?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54If my pets could do anything,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56they would go to the North Pole
0:08:56 > 0:08:59and meet Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03They would have lots of fun in the snow building a snowman
0:09:03 > 0:09:07and playing games with the polar bears.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Hi, Tide. And who's this?- My daddy.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Hi, Fearne!- Hello. What are you doing?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- I'm getting Tide ready for his sleigh ride.- Can we help?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Yes, would you like to brush him? - I would love to.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- Is this all right?- Perfect.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32His fur is very thick and soft.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- It is, it's lovely. You can see how thick it is, can't you?- Yeah.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Do you have to groom him a lot?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Quite often when he's on sleigh rides,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44just to keep him nice and tidy and make him look lovely.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48I think he's looking good. Is it time to get his harness on?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Yes, we can put that on now. - Brilliant.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55That area goes over his shoulders just there
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- and that goes over his back.- Oh.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01And then there's a strap that you do at the front.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05He's got a big strong neck. It probably has to be like that
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- because they've got such big antlers.- Then he has a centre one.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- Do you think he's excited for his sleigh ride?- Yes.- So do I.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Tide, you're being a really good boy.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19He is. Do you think he's ready for his sleigh ride now?
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Just one more thing to do, Fearne. Perhaps you'd like to do it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- Oh, wow. Thank you. - This goes round the top of his neck.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30He's going to sound like a proper Christmas reindeer now.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- BELLS RING - You ready?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Here we go.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39He's looking great. I think he's ready to go.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Wow! Some of our friends are here. Tide and his friend Cloud are here
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and I think it's time for a sleigh ride.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52ALL: Yay!
0:10:53 > 0:10:57We've got some leaders here that are going to help us out
0:10:57 > 0:10:59and we're going to take it in turns.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02So you three are all going to go with Cloud
0:11:02 > 0:11:06and myself and Alex are going to go with Tide. Come on.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- You can hear his bells, can't you? - Yes.- He sounds super Christmassy.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46Alex, I've had such a wonderful time meeting you and your reindeer,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48thank you very much.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01- Hi, Rory.- Hi, Fearne.- Hi, Snowy. - You're just in time.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- I'm about to turn the lights on. - Great!- Let me give you Snowy.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Thank you. Hi!
0:12:09 > 0:12:11SHE GASPS
0:12:11 > 0:12:14That looks amazing! Good job.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Thank you very much. How was your day?
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Oh, it was really special. Let me tell you all about it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22'Today, I met Alex and her reindeer.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26'We cleaned out their bedding
0:12:26 > 0:12:30'and fed them some reindeer moss as a treat.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33'We made our very own sparkly antlers.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38'Then we helped to get the reindeer sleighs ready
0:12:38 > 0:12:41'for some very special sleigh rides.'
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- That sounds like great fun.- It was!
0:12:43 > 0:12:47It's important that before you go touching any animals,
0:12:47 > 0:12:49you ask the owner's permission.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51One pet you can play with though is ours.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Go to the CBeebies website and play the My Pet And Me game.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57We've had such a wonderful day
0:12:57 > 0:13:01and we really enjoy meeting you and your pets.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06# Today we met OINK OINK
0:13:06 > 0:13:09# A lovely pet
0:13:09 > 0:13:11# We see how much you care for them
0:13:11 > 0:13:15# Thank you so much for sharing them
0:13:15 > 0:13:18# Time for us to
0:13:18 > 0:13:20# Just remind you
0:13:20 > 0:13:23# After you've played with your pet
0:13:23 > 0:13:25# Wash your hands
0:13:25 > 0:13:27# Don't forget!
0:13:27 > 0:13:30# It doesn't matter what pet you've got
0:13:30 > 0:13:33# You might have one, you might not
0:13:33 > 0:13:39# It's still fun finding out what having a pet is all about
0:13:39 > 0:13:42# My pet, my pet and me
0:13:42 > 0:13:45# My pet, my pet and me
0:13:45 > 0:13:47# My pet, my pet and me
0:13:47 > 0:13:50# Come back and see my pet and me! #
0:13:50 > 0:13:53BOTH: Merry Christmas!