Three-legged Rescue Dog and Fly-grazing Horse Rescue Animal Saints and Sinners

-Good boy.

-Nearly half of Britain owns a pet.

-Nice one, mate.

It's the council and the police. Can you open the door, please?

But man and beast don't always live together in harmony.

We have reason to believe it is your dog

and you've had it for a fair few years and not two weeks.

When things go wrong,

animal wardens are there to protect our pets

-and keep their owners in check.

-I'm not having my dog taken off me, mate.

I love you too.

But for some of us, our animals are more than just pets.

I wouldn't know what to do without him.

-They can change and even save lives.

-I owe my life to these horses.

This is Animal Saints And Sinners.

Coming up, the East London dog wardens tackling prohibited dogs.

He has got out before in the past.

He has strayed and once he's made legal and returned,

if that happens again then basically, she's signing his death warrant.

An animal warden who is up against 40 fly-grazing horses.

No shelter, no water, no food...

So it's not good.

We meet the police dog support team, patrolling the streets of our capital.

It would be impossible to police the streets of London and, in fact,

most of the UK, without the assistance of our canine partners.

And a rescue dog helps a young child face the world.

I was scared. I didn't want to go out anywhere.

Cos strangers keep staring at me

so I keep putting my head down, like that.

In Winchester in Hampshire, Emily Bowen is always busy.

Very, very nervy to start with. You can see the tail between the legs.

As the area's only animal warden,

it's up to her to single-handedly deal with 150 stray dogs a year

and take essential steps to curb aggressive or dangerous dogs.

He's absolutely fine. We had him castrated yesterday. DOG YELPS

He is nocturnal.

Emily also deals with unusual animals and licenses for zoos.

You've got all the signs up and everything to warn people

so I think, carry on as you are and, you know, we'll see him again soon.

Today's first call is to tackle a problem faced by councils nationwide,

one which causes a danger to the public

and affects the welfare of thousands of horses.

Fly-grazing is the practice of keeping horses on private land

without the permission of the landowner.

In the UK, there are around 2,500-3,000 being fly-grazed

at any one time.

We've come down to a site in Waterlooville,

which is a housing development.

Adjacent to that is a field with a number of horses in it,

around 20, that are fly-grazing.

They've been left there for several months

and they're causing a nuisance to neighbouring properties.

They're also getting out onto the road so it's a safety issue

and an animal welfare issue so we've come down today to put notices up

on the gates to warn the owner to remove the horses from this site.

They don't have permission to be here

so we'd like them to be removed within 24 hours,

otherwise we will be coming down here and removing the horses.

Joining Emily today is council representative, Andrew Murphy.

Alongside the welfare concerns for these animals,

local residents have complained of horses loose in the road

and even being found grazing in gardens across the estate.

-Hello.

-Hi.

We've come, obviously, from Winchester City Council.

We're just putting notices up here to say that

if the horses aren't removed within 24 hours from the site then

-we will seize them and they'll be removed.

-...another one there this morning.

-Pardon?

-The others gave me till the 24th of this month.

-Who gave you that?

-A police officer. That's why I never moved them up to now.

-Right. OK.

I just got told this morning.

-So I should move them all now.

-OK.

-So that's what you're doing now, you're moving them.

-Yeah.

-OK.

'Horses are a big issue in our district.'

We tend to have lots of areas where the horses will be tethered or

left to fly-graze when they're loose, which can cause a big problem.

I spoke to the owner on several occasions about his horses

and advised him that he didn't have permission to keep them on that land

and that he needed to remove them

because they were a risk to the public

and their welfare needs were not being met.

And the owner was polite and stated that that's what he would do,

but he was trying to secure an area of land where he could keep the horses safely

and where he had permission to do so.

The owner's agreed to remove two of his horses immediately.

However, with more livestock in this and an adjacent field,

Emily may still be forced to seize the remaining horses.

If those horses aren't moved by Thursday,

then we will be seizing them

and if they reappear within any other areas that are council land

or areas where he doesn't have consent of the owner,

they will also be removed without notice.

-OK, so this just says "I,

-BEEP,

-have received notice

"to say the horses must be moved within 24 hours from all land...

"..where I do not have consent of the owner."

OK. If you can sign there.

Lovely, OK. If you can get them shifted today, that would be great.

-Yeah, yeah, they'll all be off, 100%. OK.

-Brilliant. OK, thank you.

Bye-bye, thanks.

It was really interesting that the owner turned up.

He's now been given all of the information he needs,

he knows exactly what's expected of him.

We've informed him that the horses must be removed within 24 hours

which he's agreed to do, which is a really good result

if that's what happens.

There's a further two we think are tethered in a field a bit further away

so we're going to head down there now.

Emily must do a thorough check

to see exactly how many animals are being kept on the land.

All of them are at risk of being seized by the council

and she has information that there are more in a nearby field.

But what she finds there causes her even greater concern.

Has that got its leg caught in something?

This is ridiculous, isn't it? It's not a suitable area at all, is it?

These things are sticking out all over the place.

Not a safe environment for the horses to be in,

for a start.

Two loose in here.

This one's tethered over here,

but it's the kind of tether where it's very, very easy to get caught up around the feet.

There's no water provided for the pony

so we really need to get these shifted as soon as possible.

Problem is as well, they pull on this,

so it gets very, very tight around their neck.

I have a lot of concerns.

If they are to get loose, there's all this building materials over here.

It's a really, really dangerous area to be.

The fact that they're tethered is not suitable either,

so the only answer is that they are removed from this area

and put somewhere safe.

Beautiful animals. Need to be looked after properly.

Many horse welfare charities are currently

campaigning for a change to the law,

in order to give local authorities power to take action sooner

to minimise the suffering of horses in these situations.

Same scenario.

No shelter, no water, no food...

So it's not good.

It's been very upset because it's the simple things that

if you have animals, you have responsibility to look after them

and it's very, very simple to meet their needs

and if you can't do that then you shouldn't have them.

It's a choice that people have and it's the animals that suffer.

They don't choose to be with us.

We choose them so it's a real shame when you see this kind of thing.

But it doesn't take much to provide for them.

They're very expensive animals to look after,

so I think people need to look at their means

and see whether they're able to do that before they take on the animal in the first place.

In Hampshire, one little boy's life has been changed by a new arrival.

I would never have expected a dog to have such an impact on my son's life.

The transformation has been absolutely amazing.

Eight-year-old Owen Howkins is an extraordinary boy.

When he was born, his parents couldn't have been happier.

Owen was born in August 2005. He was born a normal child.

Um...the first year was brilliant, he was playing, giggling,

playing with his toys. Big fat bundle of baby fat... Um...

He enjoyed life.

But as he grew into a toddler, they realised something wasn't right.

When he got to about 18 months of age,

he wasn't really crawling so much.

A very stiff crawl,

so we thought he'd be more of a walker than a crawler.

A few months later, we noticed that something wasn't right

with his walking, very robotic walk.

Six months later, doctors diagnosed Owen

with one of the world's rarest illnesses,

with only around 25 known cases.

Schwartz-Jampel syndrome is a very rare muscular disorder

and it affects the muscles and the tone of the muscles.

They're always in a state of tension and they never relax.

One of the effects is that

his balance is pretty much non-existent now.

He has to use a walking frame to get around the house

and a wheelchair when he's out and about at the shops and at school.

Schwartz-Jampel syndrome

is caused by a defective combination of chromosomes

and Owen is the only officially diagnosed person

with the condition in the UK.

When we was diagnosed, it did hit us like a train.

It's every parent's, or every dad's, dream

to be able to play football in the garden,

go running, go cycling together.

-It...is usu...

-Usually.

-Usually for...

Owen's dad tried to make life as normal as possible.

But since the age of two, Owen has used walkers and wheelchairs.

Initially, he loved the idea of having a wheelchair.

He liked being slightly different to his school friends

and it made life easier getting about.

But when Owen started school, all that changed.

Because he was in the wheelchair, he was getting stared at a lot.

And...it wasn't so much from the children,

it was more from older adults,

which upset me a lot as well because adults should know better.

He would often put his head down or pull his jacket over his face

to stop people seeing him, not so much him seeing them.

He just didn't like people staring at him.

He would often whine and ask me to carry him

or have him on my shoulders so he'd look like a normal child.

I was scared.

Really scared.

I didn't want to go out anywhere.

Cos strangers keep staring at me.

So I keep putting my head down, like that.

So no-one could see me.

He was quieter out and about.

He wouldn't want to go out as much.

It definitely affected his self-esteem,

his confidence... Having people stare at him definitely affected him.

With Owen beginning to feel more and more isolated

and refusing to leave the house,

Will and Owen's step-mother, Colleen, were desperate for help.

-Take away.

-Right.

-OK.

-Twelve take away six.

-Yep.

Six.

-Beautiful.

-See, that's easy...

-They're going to get harder, mate.

At the time, Colleen had been looking into getting a rescue dog,

and her internet research soon turned up an unlikely-looking candidate.

In February 2012, I was flipping through Facebook

and I saw the picture of a dog's face with freckles

staring straight at me through the screen and had absolutely

captured my attention, I couldn't take my eyes off it.

And doing a little bit of further research,

I discovered that he was actually up for adoption

and that the picture was from an appeal for someone to adopt

a three-legged, no-tailed Anatolian shepherd.

The dog that had caught Colleen's eye was Haatchi,

who was in desperate need of a new home.

And it was a miracle he was alive in the first place.

Haatchi was found in Spitalfields Market rail-yard

with a semi-fractured skull.

His leg had been broken in a number of places

and his tail nearly removed from the impact of a train.

He was then picked up by the RSPCA who took him into hospital.

He was assessed.

They removed the tail straightaway

because there was nothing they could do for that

and they tried their best to save his leg.

After a couple of days, they realised they couldn't,

so they amputated his rear left leg.

With such severe injuries,

Haatchi was a hard dog to find a suitable home for

and before long, he was earmarked to be put to sleep.

It was then that Colleen and Will went to meet him.

We weren't actively seeking a dog like Haatchi.

It was more of Haatchi choosing us.

Looking after a disabled child and looking after a disabled dog was...

You know, I was very cautious.

Owen's my main priority

but at the same time we want to give Haatchi a life he will love.

With the paperwork completed and the relevant checks all done,

finally, Haatchi was ready to be brought to his new home.

When we brought Haatchi home, we just let him loose in the house.

He was able to have a good sniff around and get his bearings.

Haatchi seemed to be settling in well,

but the true test was still to come.

When Haatchi locked eyes on Owen,

he completely slowed down and went up to him

and very gently put his head on his lap

and they both just melted into each other.

Haatchi just curled up behind him

and that's the way they stayed for most of that weekend.

The best thing about Haatchi...

He's so cuddly.

Because he's so cuddly, I like hugging him.

That's why he's so cuddly.

Haatchi seemed to sense that Owen was a vulnerable little boy.

Having Owen with his disability

and looking different to other children

and having Haatchi with his three legs and missing tail,

they both got that bond and having that bond, that kinship together,

it's great to see.

But what the family didn't know

was how profound the impact would be on Owen's life.

Up to now, he'd still been reluctant to go outside in his wheelchair.

One day after school he came home and...

he just said, "Right, come on, Dad. Let's go take the dogs for a walk."

So, Haatchi, where are we going?

'He was there in his wheelchair, coat on,

'happily trying to hold Haatchi's lead'

and it was as if he noticed people weren't staring at him.

They were staring at this massive three-legged dog he was walking.

People would stop and ask him,

"What's wrong with your dog, what's happened to your dog?"

And Owen would take joy in telling the story of Haatchi and, uh...

Over the course of the next month, two months,

he was getting a little bit more confident,

his self-esteem was growing

because people were wanting to talk to Owen about his dog, not about him.

It's been brilliant since Haatchi came along.

I'm not scared.

It's made me more confident.

Made me go outside more.

I used to be scared of strangers but now I'm not

because Haatchi came into my life.

If Owen's had a bad day at school, he'll tell me roughly what's gone on,

but he'll whisper it to Haatchi

and talk to Haatchi as if he was his best mate,

knowing that his secrets are safe and no-one will know.

And Haatchi will help Owen with his homework,

he'll sit with him while he's reading

which has changed his life for the better.

Seeing Owen full of confidence and so much happier

brought joy and happiness to us all.

He's so...awesome, he just...

He could just blow my mind up.

A beautiful dog who changed my life.

Next stop, Newham in East London,

where the council's own Cagney and Lacey,

better known as Tina Delaney and Sue Heathcoat,

are out and about on familiar turf.

Worked together 22 years for them, so that's a long time.

And we've worked together for that long as well.

-But we work well together, don't we, Sue?

-We do.

In recent years, one of the major problems facing Tina and Sue

has been nuisance and prohibited dogs.

You're making him anxious because he's been absolutely fine.

Listen to me, just calm down one second.

Animal welfare, can I help you?

Prohibited breeds include the Japanese Tosa, the Fila Brasileiro

and the target of today's first shout, the infamous pit-bull.

We're going to an address where the police returned a dog

that's called Tazer and they believe that it might be a prohibited dog.

The dog was found out straying, as a stray, so we're just going to go

and see if it is a prohibited dog and if it's not,

give the people some advice as to why it was straying

and if there's anything we can do to help prevent that in the future.

If Tina assesses the dog and finds it to be a prohibited breed,

she's faced with having to remove the animal from its home.

It's always emotive if you're taking away somebody's pet, especially if they see it as a family pet,

regardless of whether it's terrifying the residents

or frightening the residents or causing anti-social problems.

Erm, it's always difficult because you're going into somebody's house

and you're taking away, sometimes, an animal that they perceive

as part of their family.

Hello, it's the council.

Hello. Hiya, we're from the London and Borough Animal Welfare Service.

Your dog, Tazer, was brought back for you by the police, weren't they?

Having met Tazer, Tina has decided he's potentially a banned breed.

On this occasion, the owner is happy for the dog to be taken away

for an official assessment.

Some people don't realise that they're getting a pit-bull.

People will obtain dogs through internet sites or from a friend

or from advertisements in a local sweet shop or corner shop.

And they don't realise that the dog is a pit-bull,

especially if the dog is advertised as a King Staff or a Long-legged Staff,

people don't actually realise that what they're obtaining is a pit-bull.

And then you have the other scale

where you have people that knowingly go out and breed pit-bulls,

knowingly go out and sell them

and want a dog that's a status dog for their image

or to train to be aggressive.

So you have both ends of the spectrum, really,

and it's very difficult when you come across people

that actually have a nice, family pet that's a very loving dog,

but it's a pit-bull and they haven't obtained it for that reason.

Obviously the information that the police gave was correct

and the dog is a prohibited dog.

I've done the confirmation of the dog to see,

I've done the measurements and stuff of the dog when we were in the property.

The lady understands the options available.

She's allowed us to take the dog without having to obtain a warrant

and if all the information she's given me is correct,

then there's no reason why the dog can't be made legal

and returned to her.

He's a perfectly nice dog.

The only problem that he has, is he doesn't like other male dogs.

Erm... And she understands that, obviously, he has got out before in the past, he has strayed,

and once he's made legal and returned, if that happens again

then basically, she's signing his death warrant.

Owners who've purchased prohibited breeds unknowingly

can keep the dogs if they adhere to certain restrictions.

As long as that dog doesn't pose a danger to the public

and it's neutered, micro-chipped, third-party insurance,

registered with DEFRA and on a muzzle and lead for the rest of its life in all public places,

then that dog can be returned to its owner,

but again, the people have to comply with the restrictions.

In the UK, there are currently 2,658 animals

registered on the index of exempted dogs.

2,652 of these are pit-bull type breeds.

Once back at the pound,

an independent assessor will decide if Tazer will be forced to join them on the register

or face being put down.

We've taken the time to talk to the owner,

to explain the legislation to her and she's working with us now

and that's a much easier way for both parties

and it's a better way for the dog as well.

Hello, Tazer.

I'm just going to scan him to see who he's registered to.

He's a little bit worried... It's all right.

Good boy, come here. There's a good lad. Wait.

It's all right.

Good boy.

Come on, Tazer, good boy.

The owner has told Tina that Tazer has a microchip

and is registered as a family pet to their home address.

Good boy.

Come on. Good boy.

We have to look at whether we believe that the dog poses

a threat to the public.

Oops.

'It's a big responsibility to own a pit-bull.

'Some people don't want that responsibility and some people

'are quite happy or will have that responsibility

'because they love their dog and they want it returned

'and will adhere to the restrictions.'

Whether Tazer gets legalised and returned to his owner

is partly down to Tina's recommendation.

He's been scanned, and Tazer does have a microchip.

And even better, it gives the correct details of the owner.

If you don't understand the dog that you've obtained

and you don't train it properly, then behavioural problems can occur.

What makes a dog bad usually is no training or the wrong training.

I don't believe that a dog, any breed of dog,

is naturally aggressive or a bad dog.

Tina will monitor his behaviour during his assessment.

Find out later if Tazer is allowed to be reunited with his owner.

In our capital, there are currently 250 police dogs

working as part of the Metropolitan Police.

The majority of these are German shepherds.

They're trained in a variety of different disciplines,

including public order...

..searching for people and evidence...

..and the apprehension of criminals.

If the dog finds you, stay still and calm and you'll come to no harm.

-Find him.

-The police are constantly looking for new way to use

the special abilities of their canine divisions

to improve officer and public safety.

Training exercises prepare the dogs for every eventuality.

Listen to me, do as you're told.

Lie yourself down on the floor, keep your hands where I can see you.

Steve, we've got one detained. We've still got one outstanding.

YELLING AND BARKING

Leave him! Good boy.

For the last 15 years,

the vast majority of the dogs have been reared

and trained by police constable and breed manager, Martin Parker.

And off you go to heel.

It would be impossible to police the streets of London and,

in fact, most of the UK, without the assistance of our canine partners.

Police dogs, by their very nature, whether they be Labradors,

spaniels or German shepherds, are very popular with the public

and a lot of the time they're actually more popular than police officers.

The first use of dogs by British police

is believed to have been in 1888,

when two bloodhounds were used during the Jack the Ripper murders.

Without a doubt, they're an invaluable part of what we do

and sometimes show great bravery and determination in doing it.

In 1948, the first German shepherd dog was introduced to the service.

The dogs proved to be very successful and numbers grew.

In 1954, the current Metropolitan Police dog training unit was opened.

Excellent, good.

I think it's far to say that without police dogs,

the modern police service would not be able to function

as efficiently as it does, so therefore,

they're obviously highly valuable.

-DOG BARKING

-This is Rosie, 'Timber Solitaire'. This is one of our brew bitches.

This is her first... Hello, Rosie. This is her first litter of pups.

We have four dogs and two bitches, five weeks of age.

Her behaviour is perfectly normal.

She's a mum and you're coming near her pups

and she's just letting you know that she's fully aware that you're here.

She won't do you any harm. Rosie won't do you any harm.

Good girl, Rosie.

Good girl. How are you? Good girl.

Where's your little pups, then? Where are they, eh? Good girl.

Hello, Mum.

-Hello, Mum.

-SHE BARKS

Hello, Mum. Good girl. Exactly the sort of behaviour you'd expect.

She's quite relaxed with me in here, there's two...

Hello, darling, good girl.

There's two gorgeous little ones inside here.

Snuggled up together.

We breed from animals that are the right type of dog

with the right sort of drive, prey drive, defence drive,

motivated by a toy. The pups are born, they grow up with Mum.

We start separation at about five weeks.

Little bursts, five minutes, 15 minutes.

When the dogs are 49 days old, we test them.

It's basically to see what motivates the dog.

From that I'll make an assessment. Hopefully they'll all pass.

And then they're allocated to their handlers a week later

and their training begins from that point

because these dogs will be meeting, they'll be going to schools...

They'll be dealing with crowds, they'll be going on trains,

they'll be at football, so they need to have a balanced temperament.

And that process begins with the breeding and then the training.

Perfectly natural behaviour.

Just playing with me.

Teeth are very sharp at this age, like little daggers.

Now this one's having a little go.

For these puppies to make the grade as fully-fledged police dogs,

they'll have to pass a rigorous programme of testing.

The selection process. Obviously, they have to be fit and well.

They're constantly monitored,

they're seen by a vet every week, more if necessary.

Good food, good mum, hopefully,

so we get a physically strong animal with little or no ill-health.

Obviously breeding is put in place specifically

to breed the best possible health, the best possible welfare,

and then we want to see the attributes which make a good police dog,

that is it's motivated to be with people,

it wants to pursue something that's moving

and it has good recovery from minor stressful situations.

So then we put all of these things together and make a decision.

Over 90% of the dogs that pass this test at seven weeks

make it operationally out on the streets of London.

Having been passed as fit for service,

these little balls of fluff will grow into fully-fledged police dogs.

Who'll be assigned a handler

and form a crime-fighting team like AJ and PC Glen Timmons.

I haven't got the words to describe what it's like actually

to be a dog handler.

You have your best mate, your partner and everything all in one.

It listens to you, it doesn't argue, doesn't answer back.

It just wants to prove itself to you all the time.

And, like I say, it's the best feeling in the world.

You've just got to remind yourself that they're not pets.

That's the difficult bit because you've got to go out,

you've got to form this bond with this animal,

but at the end of the day, AJ is a tool

that the Metropolitan Police Service give me to aid my job.

Police dogs are a necessity, I think, within the police service.

They provide a valuable role.

They've got senses and abilities that outweigh any human.

Without...police dogs,

you wouldn't have the results that we get these days.

You look at the riots.

You had one line of police dogs and six police dogs could clear a street,

whereas it would take 20 or 30 police officers.

They're an invaluable tool.

AJ's only been out on the street for about the past year.

She's had some fantastic results.

I'm very proud of her

and this was recognised in the fact that she was nominated

for what's called a Woolwich Trophy

which is the best dog under three years in the Metropolitan Police Service

and she won it.

Immensely proud.

Fantastic little girl.

Wouldn't be without her.

For police puppies to emulate AJ's success takes a lot of hard work.

The bedrock of the general police dog's training

is the apprehension of suspected criminals.

We train general purpose police dogs to bite

and we teach that principally as a game.

Good girl.

Good girl. So nice full-mouth bite. Young dog. Good girl.

The dog is taught to target the right arm

because that is the safest place for a dog to bite a person.

And likely to do the least damage

but be the most effective way of detaining the person.

This particular dog is ten months old

and it's at this age that bite training begins in earnest.

So I slip the sleeve on my arm, go in, change.

OK. Go! Go, go, go, go.

Good girl. She's got a nice full-mouth grip

and she's not letting go.

Good girl. Run her round.

Yeah, for an old person, it's very exhausting.

It's really rewarding to see our dogs graduating

and going out into the operational world of policing in London.

To see an animal that you've bred

and watch it on a month by month basis improve

and go from a fluffy, furry little couple of kilos of dog

into a magnificent animal, probably 35 kilos of German shepherd,

is very, very, very rewarding.

Back in Hampshire, animal warden Emily Bowen is en route

to visit a lady called Mrs Christmas and her very noisy collie, Saffron.

So it's the first shout of the day.

We're just on our way now to a property

where we've had dog barking complaints.

The lady has a number of dogs at the property

so we're just going to go

and see what we can do to reduce the noise and the barking of the dogs.

So we'll have a chat with her. There's a number of greyhounds

and also a little collie

so I think that's the one that's causing the problems.

We've had noise monitoring equipment

in the complainant's property for a week

which has recorded a problem with the dog's barking

so we'll go and have a chat with her now and see

if we can come to some kind of agreement which will reduce

the nuisance barking.

Barking dogs are a common cause of complaint for Emily.

She's often called on to offer help and advise people with problem pets.

In this type of case, it's not just the volume but also the time

and frequency of the barking that has to be taken into account.

Hello. How are you?

-DOGS BARKING

-Hey, hey, hey.

Shush.

All right. Thank you, will do, will do...

Hello. Hello, hello. Ssh. All right, all right, darling, ssh.

-OK.

-Following continued complaints from the next door neighbours,

the council have placed a noise nuisance recorder in their property.

-We had the monitoring equipment put in and we've had it back.

-Right.

-And listened to it and there is a problem and I think it's her.

-Yes.

-You can hear...

-Knew that you were going to say that.

-Yeah. You can...

-She's a pup.

-..hear her yapping and then the others tend to...

-Join in.

..follow in and join in. But it's certainly her that starts it.

-We find she does bark when she's playing.

-Yeah.

Which then we just go and...I know I shouldn't use it

-but I just curl up and threaten her with a bit of newspaper.

-OK. OK.

But I'm open to suggestions. Please, give me some suggestions.

We've rung puppy classes, but they said she's too old.

-She's 11 months.

-11 months, OK.

Adult classes, she can definitely go to that, and I would recommend.

I would recommend giving her as many things to do as possible

-because these guys...

-She's got chews and toys.

Yeah, they'll just chill out.

-We did think about getting rid of her not so long ago.

-Right, OK.

Um...and then of course I broke my heart

because it's a birthday present from the kids.

Do you want to let her out and leave that one outside?

-Yeah, she'll be all right.

-Will she be all right?

Let's let her out a minute and let her have a dash about.

'I wouldn't go and remove the dog'

and take it away from her.

We have to give people the opportunity to change

the behaviour of the dogs and do that themselves.

If we think that there is a problem

and there's an excessive amount of dogs there or that the noise

is unbearable then we would serve an abatement notice which

means that the person has to do something within a 28 day period.

Have you thought about doing agility classes

or anything like that with her?

She's beautiful, she is beautiful

but she's going to be full of beans, you know. She is a puppy.

In this case,

I feel that I'm going to give Mrs Christmas the opportunity

to give the dog some training, to increase the exercise

and to take steps to increase the activity of the dog

in the property so giving it things to do around the home

and treats to find and things like that should keep its brain active

but should reduce the likelihood of it barking.

If you wonder why I've got cages,

it's because grandchildren like to pull, pull, pull the dogs.

No, it's good to have somewhere safe.

What we do is when the grandkids come, dogs go in.

-The kids know we don't touch Nanny's dogs when they're in the cages.

-Yeah.

If dog-lover Mrs Christmas fails to keep her collie in check,

she faces a heart-wrenching decision.

I am very, very proud of my dogs, yes. Yes, very proud.

-Couldn't do without them, could I?

-SHE LAUGHS

No, like I said, they're my life, I'm afraid.

Kids have all grown up, left home, so they're all I got now,

aren't you?

You're my life, aren't you, babes?

What we'll probably do is have a time limit to say that

this is the time that we're going to see if the noise is reduced

and obviously, if it has then great, but if it hasn't, then

we can meet again and have another discussion as to what's going on.

But if you keep me updated.

OK, thank you, Mrs Christmas.

And keep in touch, all right, and we'll see how things are going.

But I'm sure with all the things that I've suggested, hopefully

if you can give them a go there'll be a big improvement with her

so we'll just keep in touch and see how things are working out.

-All right?

-Yes.

-Thank you. Bye-bye.

-Bye.

I'll get on the internet and see if I can find some classes

close to Bishop's Waltham and get her trained.

If, like I said to Emily, if that don't work then obviously

she'll have to be re-homed where she can run and be a dog.

Hey? You're a pickle, really, aren't you?

You rascal.

Recently, Emily has been dealing with a large-scale problem

in the Winchester area.

Horse fly-grazing on a housing estate in Waterlooville.

When she gave the owner a warning to remove the animals,

he took them away within the 24 hours.

However, he put some of the horses back on the land

a short while later.

The council was then forced to take action.

The horses were seized, ten of them, and taken off to a secret location

where they'll be given veterinary treatment if that's required.

It should send a clear message that

because ten of these horses have gone,

we would hope that the owner would actually realise

that we're not going to take any nonsense

and if horses do reappear on that land

then we will be we'll be seizing those as well.

So taking this action will hopefully give a clear message

to anybody that wants to put their horses in those kinds of areas

that if they do, they may well lose them.

So hopefully, yes, the issue has been resolved.

Removal of the ten horses cost Winchester Council around £7,000.

For Emily, it's worth every penny.

The future's very bright for those horses

because they'll now have a safe and secure place.

They'll be looked after, their veterinary needs will be met

and it's much better for them

than being kept out on a field with no shelter, no water

and no permanent location, really,

so they'll now get the care that they deserve.

It's a really good outcome.

Emily's visit to Mrs Christmas paid off.

She and Saffron the collie have begun dog training classes.

The neighbours are enjoying more peace and quiet.

For Tazer the pit-bull, the future is looking bright.

His owner took all the necessary steps in order to make him legal

and he's now back at home.