Assistance Dog My Pet and Me

-Welcome to My Pet And Me! I'm Ferne.

-And I'm Rory.

-We've just been getting the barn ready for the animals.

-We make sure

-they have the right food and water.

-And a comfy place to sleep.

Lots of animals make excellent pets, and we love to meet yours.

We certainly do. I'm off to meet some new friends now.

-You can come with me if you like! See you later.

-See ya.

-Come on!

# My pet My pet and me

# My pet My pet and me

# Down every street Are pets to meet

# Some big, some small Some scaly, some furry

# Some keep very still Some are always in a hurry

# Some have four paws

# Some have sharp claws

-# Some quack

-Some bark

-# Some purr

-Some moo

-# Some grunt

-Some squawk

# Some cock-a-doodle-doo

# My pet My pet and me

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# My pet My pet and me

# Have you met My pet and me? #

Today, we're near Salisbury to meet Ethan, Elsa and their pet dog.

Come on, let's go find them.

-Hello.

-Hello, you must be Ethan and Elsa?

-Hello, Fern.

-Hi.

-Nice to meet you, and you must be Mum, hi!

-Hello.

-And who is this huge carpet?

-Whiskey.

-Whiskey? Is he your dog?

-Yeah.

This is one smart doggy.

Whiskey is an assistance dog, he's very special,

and he's been trained to help Ethan.

Whiskey has a special trick with socks, doesn't he?

-Yeah.

-What is it?

-Takes your socks off?

-Yeah.

-Whiskey takes socks off?

-Yeah.

-Can you show us, Ethan?

-Yeah.

-Go on, then.

Whiskey, up!

Oh, good boy. Pull, whiskey. Good boy!

-Ah! Tickles!

-He just looks like he's nibbling your toes.

Wow! Come on!

Oh! Yay! Great job.

Assistance dogs, like Whiskey, can be trained to do lots of

useful things and respond to commands to help people.

-He's really, really clever, isn't he?

-Yeah.

-So, how old is Whiskey?

-Four.

-Four? That's quite young, isn't it?

And can you tell me what type of dog he is?

Erm, a Golden Retriever.

-Oh, they're very clever, aren't they?

-Yeah.

So, aside from taking off socks, which he's very good at,

-what other tricks can Whiskey do? Can he give paws?

-Yeah.

-Will you show me?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Oh, here he comes. Big stretch.

-Whiskey, up!

Lie down, lie down, lie down, lie down.

Oh, good job, Whiskey!

Whiskey, paw. Paw. Whiskey, paw.

Whiskey! Yeah, well done.

Paw, Whiskey. Whiskey, paw.

Ethan, what is your favourite thing to do with Whiskey?

-Cuddle!

-He's very good for cuddles.

Like a big teddy bear!

-Is he nice and soft?

-Yeah.

It's great because Ethan always has a friend wherever he goes.

So, if Ethan ever needs some time out, or just a cuddle,

Whiskey is there.

Aw.

-Out the way!

-Go on, Elsa, give him a cuddle.

He's such a good dog. ETHAN EXCLAIMS

He is perfect for cuddles.

Rory, can you tell us some more facts about assistance dogs, like Whiskey?

Of course, Ferne!

Assistance dogs are trained to do special things

like opening and closing doors,

collecting the phone if it rings,

and helping their owner to use the stairs.

The most popular breed of assistance dogs are Labrador Retrievers,

Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds.

There are lots of different types of assistance dogs.

Some help guide people who have difficulty seeing or hearing,

and others help their owners if they're not feeling very well.

It can take a long time to fully train an assistance dog.

And most are trained from when they're very young puppies. Aw!

Whiskey does a lot of useful things to help look after Ethan,

but he's also a pet, so he needs looking after, too.

-What do we have to do to look after Whiskey?

-Take him for walks!

Yeah, we do!

-Does he like his walks, Ethan?

-Yeah.

Well, I hear that Whiskey needs to wear something special before he goes

-on a walk. What is it?

-His harness, his jacket and his leads. OK.

Shall we start putting them on?

Whiskey wears this jacket when he's out helping Ethan

so that other people know that he's working.

And it helps him to know he's working, too.

So, we've got an extra lead here, what's this one for?

Ethan catching on, so he doesn't run off.

OK, shall we go for a walk?

-Yeah.

-Yeah!

-OK.

Whiskey is a lot calmer and less playful when he's got his jacket on.

Ethan is attached to Whiskey to help make sure that he's safe

when he comes close to roads.

-Sit.

-Sit.

-Good.

-Good boy.

-Right, are you checking the road?

-Go!

-Come on, Whiskey.

Come on, Whiskey.

But because they're such good friends,

Ethan likes to also take care of Whiskey,

so he makes sure that Whiskey's safe when he's close to roads, too.

Now that it's playtime we can take Whiskey's jacket off

and let him have a run around.

-Will Whiskey run after this?

-Yeah!

-Whiskey!

-Whiskey, go!

-Yay!

-Wow! Come on!

Whiskey!

THEY LAUGH

Come on!

-Whoa!

-Whiskey!

Good boy!

Catch!

Yeah!

Whiskey must be thirsty after all that running around.

Going to stand there?

Dogs always need a drink after a nice walk.

-You OK?

-Yeah.

Whoa, good job.

That's perfect. What goes in here?

-Food! I'll do the food.

-Food.

-Is that his food?

-A cup.

-I'll do the cups.

-OK.

Yummy food.

-Is that enough, Ethan?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, done?

-Yeah.

-Let's go feed him.

-Whoa!

-Sit, sit, sit.

-Whiskey's hungry.

-He's hungry.

-Go on, good boy.

What noise does he make?

THEY MAKE EATING SOUNDS

-Water.

-Yeah, he needs to drink his water, too.

-Whiskey's hungry.

-He is.

-Loves it.

-He loves his food, doesn't he?

-Yeah.

It's almost all gone!

-No!

-FERNE GASPS

-Is it finished?

-Yeah.

-Wow!

-The water.

FERNE MAKES DRINKING NOISES Good boy.

Whiskey is such a clever dog, isn't he?

-He can even empty the washing machine.

-Can he?

-Yeah.

-He's so clever. Where is he? Whiskey! We've got a job for you!

Come on! All right, Ethan, what do we do?

Here. This. This. This. This.

Wow.

Whiskey, fetch.

-Fetch!

-There's more.

-Whiskey, fetch.

-You've got work to do, mister.

Can he come live in my house?

-No!

-No!

-No? He can't do my washing?

-Close.

Good boy!

Whiskey is really good at helping other people, isn't he?

But what if he could do something for himself?

What do you think he would do?

Erm...

If our pet could do anything, he would have an allotment

and he would grow lots of vegetables.

He would grow dog biscuit plants,

and ball trees,

and baked bean plants for Ethan.

And he would win a big golden bone at the country show.

Ethan is starting a new school this year, which is really exciting,

but he is also a little bit worried.

So, we've come to have a look around, with Whiskey, of course,

to check it out and settle him in.

-Shall we go have a look inside?

-Yeah!

Let's go.

Hi!

-Hi, Ferne.

-Hi!

Yeah, this is a soft play area,

so, we're here with Isobel and Marcus,

they're going to be in Ethan's class

and Sue is going to be Ethan's teacher.

-I think Whiskey likes this room.

-Hello, Whiskey!

-Yeah.

The soft playroom is a fantastic space

for Ethan and his new classmates to play and explore.

But there's no time for sleeping, Whiskey!

This way. Come on, Whiskey.

'It's time to go and see the sensory room.

'It's a magical space where Ethan can rest and play,

'with sounds, colour, friends and Whiskey, too.'

Oliver, look, here's Whiskey.

-Isn't he lovely?

-Yeah.

The sensory room is amazing.

Let's have a look around outside.

Oh, this place looks cool, look.

I think Whiskey likes this, he's sniffing everything.

-Whoa!

-Ah!

'And look at this amazing school playground.'

Whee!

-Higher?

-Yay!

-Yeah!

-Timber!

-Ethan, do you think Whiskey likes the school?

-Yeah.

Yeah, he loves it, doesn't he?

-Do you like the school?

-Yeah.

I've had such a great time meeting you both

and meeting your wonderful smart dog.

Thank you, Ferne.

-Thank you. And thank you, Elsa.

-Thank you, Fern.

Thank you, Whiskey, for being so good.

-CHILDREN:

-My pet and me!

-Hi, Rory.

-Hi, Ferne.

-Hi, Holly. Hi, Berry.

-I'm just getting their bed ready, they look cosy.

-They definitely do.

-How was your day?

-It was brilliant.

I had so much fun with my new friends.

Pets are great, but you shouldn't touch an animal

unless the owner says it's OK first.

Two pets you can play with are ours,

go to the CBeebies website and play the My Pet And Me Game.

What a fantastic time we've had, we love meeting you and your pets.

# Today we met

# A lovely pet

# We see how much you care for them

# Thank you so much for sharing them

# Time for us to Just remind you

-# After you've played with your pet

-Wash your hands

# Don't forget!

# It doesn't matter what pets you've got

# You might have one You might not

# It's still fun finding out What having a pet is all about

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ALL: Bye!