Murdoch the Poodle My Pet and Me

-Hello. Welcome to My Pet And Me. I'm Rory.

-And I'm Ferne.

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-Lots of animals make brilliant pets. We love meeting yours.

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# Are pets to meet

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Today, we're in Cornwall to meet Pete and his dog, Murdoch.

I wonder what breed of dog he is. Let's go find out.

Hello! You must be Pete.

-Hello, Rory.

-And you must be Mum. Hi.

Hi, Rory.

And this big guy can only be Murdoch.

Hello! You are gorgeous!

-What sort of dog is he?

-Poodle dog.

-Yes, that's right.

Not just any poodle, but a standard poodle.

-You can tell because he's so big, isn't he?

-Yeah.

-He's gorgeous.

There are three kinds of poodle.

Standards, like Murdoch. They're the biggest.

Then there's miniature. Smallest of all is the toy poodle.

-How old is Murdoch?

-11.

-Wow. And how old are you?

-Four.

-So you're younger than your dog?

-Yes.

Wow! You are quite an old dog, Murdoch,

but you're still very handsome.

Older dogs need extra special care.

They need regular vet visits, healthy food

and plenty of exercise and playtime.

What do you love most about Murdoch?

Giving him cuddles and tickles.

Why don't you give him some now? Give him a big cuddle and a tickle.

How about a big cuddle? Give him a nice squeeze.

Aw.

He's so soft, isn't he? He's very nice.

Poodles are sociable dogs that like to spend time

with both children and adults.

And they love a cuddle, as you can see with Murdoch. Aw.

Now, Pete, did you know that poodles generally like to go swimming?

Is Murdoch a fan of swimming?

-Well, I don't think he is.

-That's funny, isn't it?

It's very unusual for a poodle cos they were bred for that reason.

They've got thick coats to keep them warm,

and webbed toes as well.

You know snorkelling fins so you can go through the water?

It's just like that.

-Can you swim like a poodle?

-Er...

RORY PANTS Good poodle swimming. High five.

I like that.

Ferne, can you give us some facts about poodles

just like our friend, Murdoch, here?

Of course, Rory.

One, poodles come in lots of different colours,

including black, white, grey, brown and apricot.

Two, poodles tend to be a very intelligent breed of dog

and easy to train.

Three, poodles are well known for being pampered pooches

and, due to their thick coats,

it's important for them to be groomed regularly.

Lots of different dogs make excellent pets,

and Murdoch, just like any dog, needs lots of care and love.

So, Pete, how do you look after Murdoch?

I give him food and water,

a comfy bed, lots of walks.

Yes. Exercise. You take him for walks? That's great.

-Well, you obviously look after him very well.

-He even gets a haircut.

Haircuts? I'd like to hear about that later.

I'm here to help you today, so what do we do first?

-Come on, I'll show you.

-Great, let's go.

Come on, Murdoch.

So we're in the kitchen.

This is a great place to start. What have we got here?

-Dog food.

-Mmm, it looks very delicious,

-if you're dog, I think.

-Yeah.

-We're not feeding him now, are we?

-No.

-When do you feed him?

-After his walk.

-Absolutely.

Always feed your dog 30 minutes to one hour after exercise

because running around with a full tummy can make it sore.

We don't want that.

-How many times a day do you feed him?

-Two.

Breakfast and dinner time. OK, we've got the food there.

-What else have we got here?

-A water bowl.

And it's very important to keep this full

because all pets need water.

So shall we fill this up? Right. You carry that.

There's the comfy bed you talked about, Pete.

-Is that where Murdoch sleeps?

-Yes.

-Right, let's fill this water up.

There we go.

Rightio, there we are.

Now, tell me about these haircuts, Pete.

You don't take Murdoch to your hairdressers, do you? No.

He doesn't go to a hairdressers.

-Where does he go?

-To a dog groomer.

Oh, of course. Yes.

Poodles have different hair to other dogs.

It doesn't fall out easily, which means you have to brush them

and go to the dog groomers,

which is where we're off today, isn't it? Let's go.

-Hi, Helen.

-Hi, Rory. Hi, Pete. Hi, Murdoch.

-Come on.

-How are we doing?

-Good.

-Shall we go in?

-Let's go.

-OK.

OK.

So Murdoch is here for his summer haircut

because he's fuzzy and we don't want him to get too warm.

What do we have to do first?

Brush Murdoch's coat, get all the dead hair out.

-Shall we do that now, then?

-OK, yep. I think we should do that now.

Look at that.

OK. We just start at the top and work our way through.

Look how thick and lovely his hair is, Pete. Isn't it? Touch it.

-What does it feel like?

-Soft.

-It does, doesn't it?

-Look, he's holding his chin up.

-He likes that, doesn't he?

-Very fluffy at the moment.

-Look at him!

There he is, just about ready.

I think that's looking absolutely spectacular.

Brushing removes old hair

and spreads natural oils over the skin.

It keeps both the skin and coat healthy.

So what is next, Helen?

We've just got to choose a style for his clip.

Just like the hairdressers.

We get to choose how Murdoch will look.

Right, what will we go for?

We've got the Continental. That looks like a big beard.

-What do you think it looks like?

-A Santa Claus.

RORY LAUGHS It does look like Santa!

Or the Town and Country. What do you think?

-Stripy dog.

-It is, like a zebra.

Look at this one. It's called the Lion.

Would you like a lion around your house?

I would be super scared.

We don't want you to be scared of your dog,

so how about this last one here,

the Kennel, which is just shorter all over?

-What do you think?

-Good.

-Can we please have the Kennel clip?

OK, the Kennel clip is a great choice. We'll go for that one.

He's getting his beard all cut off.

Good boy, Murdoch.

There's a lot of hair coming off.

We're going to do his feet next.

Murdoch finds this quite tickly.

Sometimes he's a little bit fidgety on his feet.

Quite a lot of dogs have very tickly feet.

-Just like people.

-Yeah.

-Have you got very tickly feet?

-No.

-Ooh!

OK, the tail.

-OK, that's his tail done.

-Brilliant.

-I think Murdoch will be smiling when he's finished, don't you?

-Yes.

He's smiling now.

-How's it looking?

-Good.

Oh, the chest hair is coming off.

Look at how well he's sitting. Isn't that amazing?

OK, Rory, I think that's him done.

Oh, Murdoch!

You look incredible. You're such a pampered pooch.

Helen, thank you very much.

-Thank you, Helen.

-You're welcome, Pete.

-Right, let's head off then and show him off. See you!

-See you! Bye-bye.

-CHILDREN:

-My Pet And Me!

This view is incredible. I can see the sea from here.

-It's not far from the beach.

-It's really not.

And what do you like to do at the beach?

I like building sandcastles and eating ice cream.

Now that sounds like a lot of fun.

If Murdoch here could do anything, what do you think he'd do?

If my pet could do anything,

he would be a train driver of a blue train

that travels all over the countryside and in town too.

He would stop at a dinosaur museum.

Then Murdoch would buy some bone books.

Amazing.

We're at the beach!

I can see why you and Murdoch love this place.

Let's go and explore. Come on.

All dogs need exercise and should be walked every day, preferably twice.

-How many times a day do you walk Murdoch?

-Twice.

-Once in the morning, once at night?

-Yeah.

-Excellent. That's good.

This is nice, but I think it's time we let him off the lead

and let him explore, don't you?

Here we go. Right, on you go. Off he goes.

That's it, Murdoch. Look at him having a good explore.

Before you take your dog to the beach,

make sure it's dog friendly and don't forget poo bags.

Picking up your dog's poo means everyone can enjoy a clean beach.

What's Murdoch up to?

-He's running around.

-He is!

-He's having fun.

-Yes, he is.

-Shall we go and run with him?

-Yeah.

-Come on.

Woohoo!

Pete, look at the dogs playing down there.

Meeting other dogs while out walking

is a great way to help your dog learn to play,

but always have your lead in case you need it.

Let's go and say hello. Come on.

Murdoch has found some friends

and they're sniffing each other to say hello.

I've had a wonderful time coming to meet you and Murdoch.

You guys have so much fun together. Thank you.

-Thank you for coming, Rory.

-Aw!

-CHILDREN:

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-Hi, Ferne.

-Hi, Rory. You look like you had a great day.

-What have you been up to?

-I had an awesome time. It was so much fun.

Oh, fantastic.

I'm giving Sunny a brush. He was mucky from earlier.

-He looks spectacular.

-Thanks!

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