0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Good boy. - Nearly half of Britain owns a pet.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- It's all right, mate. - KNOCKING
0:00:06 > 0:00:09It's the Council and police. Can you open the door, please?
0:00:09 > 0:00:12But man and beast don't always live together in harmony.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13I have reason to believe it is your dog
0:00:13 > 0:00:16and you've had it for a fair few years and not two weeks.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18When things go wrong
0:00:18 > 0:00:20animal wardens are there to protect our pets...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24..and keep their owners in check.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I'm not having my dog taken off me, mate.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28- I love you too. - WHISPERS:- Yes, I do.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31But for some of us, our animals are more than just pets.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33I wouldn't know what to do without him.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36They can change and even save lives.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38I owe my life to these horses.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41This is Animal Saints And Sinners.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42DOG BARKS
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Coming up, two dogs are frightening the neighbours.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50If they do not allow me to assess their dogs,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53then I'm going to obtain a warrant to seize them.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55A dog is left out in the cold...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57You need to give the dog a better bed
0:00:57 > 0:00:59so that he can get out of the rain.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03..and we meet two animals whose unique skills are changing lives.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Now I understand how dogs are man's best friend.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Newman, in East London is one of the city's most deprived areas,
0:01:12 > 0:01:15and Tina Delaney is the Borough's animal welfare manager.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Every day, Tina deals with a different range of animal issues,
0:01:20 > 0:01:24from strays, dangerous pit bulls, even to exotic pets.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28But dogs are her main concern.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Today, Tina and senior animal welfare officer Sue Heathcote
0:01:32 > 0:01:35are following up a complaint about two dogs running loose.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38A neighbour with a young child is afraid they could be dangerous.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47We're going to a premises now where the person on the premises
0:01:47 > 0:01:50alleges that there's two pit bulls that have broken into his garden
0:01:50 > 0:01:53and they've broken through the fence, so we're just going to sort of
0:01:53 > 0:01:57go round and investigate that and see what's occurring
0:01:57 > 0:01:59and what we can do about it.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Regardless of the breed, if an unknown dog
0:02:02 > 0:02:03is getting into your garden,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05that can be frightening for some people.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08And if you've got two, that's even more frightening.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Before she tackles the owner,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Tina needs to hear what the neighbour's got to say.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Hi, I'm from animal welfare.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Hello. Hiya.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24So, you have a problem with your neighbour's dogs?
0:02:24 > 0:02:25- Yes.- OK.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27And do you have photographic evidence, do you?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Look. That's the hole they've done.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30OK. Can I just have a look at it?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Right. OK. So, is this your fence or their fence?
0:02:34 > 0:02:35That's his fence.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- And both the dogs here are his?- Yes.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Have you spoken to them?- She doesn't want to talk to us, madam.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Right. OK.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46That's his garden. Have a look.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47All over this is BLEEP.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49You can't even open the doors.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53See, now, I open the doors, my child goes out, you know?
0:02:53 > 0:02:54And I'm so scared from the dogs.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57OK.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00And when the dogs come into your garden,
0:03:00 > 0:03:02if you go to go out, what happens? Thank you very much.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- The dog is running after us. - The dogs chase after you. OK.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- So, do you think that they're aggressive towards you?- Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Right, OK. Is it OK if we go out into your garden?- Yeah, sure.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- OK. What I suggest is, you just stay there for a moment...- Yeah.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17..in case they come out. So, you wait there for a moment.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Where the bike is, there's a whole down there.- OK.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21You just wait there for a moment.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26The dogs don't seem to be loose
0:03:26 > 0:03:28but Tina can definitely sense they're nearby.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35You can really smell a really strong smell of dog faeces.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Um...
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Whoa! Yes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50As you can see, there's dog faeces.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58The dogs are trying to come over...
0:03:59 > 0:04:04..um, so we will go round and have a chat to the owner.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09There were running around.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11They're quite boisterous. I imagine they're quite young.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13When I went to obviously look over the fence,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15one of them did jump up and try to bite me,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18but, having said that, it is their garden and you would expect that.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21That doesn't necessarily mean that they're aggressive.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24They do have these pieces of wood that are kind of leaning up
0:04:24 > 0:04:25but they're not very secure.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29What you've got to remember is, this is a family garden.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31They don't have dogs.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It doesn't sound like they particularly like dogs,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and therefore... You know, they have a choice.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40The dogs shouldn't be coming into their garden. It needs to be stopped.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43At the same time, that garden absolutely stinks,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and it's a pleasant day today but it's not a hot day.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48And if it smells like that now,
0:04:48 > 0:04:52then in the summer, the smell's going to be even more overwhelming.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Hiya. So, what I'm going to do is, I'm going to talk to them today,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I'm going to look at who owns the premises as well
0:05:08 > 0:05:12and I'm also going to look at obtaining a warrant.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14If they do not allow me to assess their dogs,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17then I'm going to obtain a warrant to seize them
0:05:17 > 0:05:19and have them assessed because they may be pit bull-types.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22We can't even open these doors. We can't go in the garden.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25She's just washing the laundry, putting it on the heaters.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- She can't go out.- I'm going to go around and talked them now.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30I don't imagine it's going to change anything.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Unless he should do something.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Put something in front of there and block it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Well, we are going to do something about it.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I do want to assess the dogs.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40If I do assess them and they're not pit types, they will come back.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44If that fence comes down again, then give us another call
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- and we will come back and seize them. - OK.- All right then.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- Thank you very much for your help. - Thanks a lot.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- CHILD:- Bye.- Bye. See you.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Evidence suggests that young children are the most likely target
0:05:54 > 0:05:58for a dog attack. And, as there's a toddler in the house,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Tina needs to find out quickly what breed the dogs are.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07But, unfortunately, the owner isn't at home.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12What we're going to do is leave a card for the tenant to contact us.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14He states it's the Council premises.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17If that is, that's quite good cos that gives us more power.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Under a tenancy agreement, she needs to make sure
0:06:19 > 0:06:21that she has permission for the dogs
0:06:21 > 0:06:23and that the garden is cleared up on a regular basis.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26So, we're leaving her a card to contact us
0:06:26 > 0:06:29and to look at taking the matter further.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Pit bull-type dogs are one of four breeds that are banned.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36But assessing a dog is never simple.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It's very difficult to tell the kind of breed of dog
0:06:41 > 0:06:44because we were sort of standing up, looking down on them.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50My other concerns are, the garden is covered in dog faeces,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52and even standing in the complainant's garden,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54you can smell the faeces.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56If they're not pits, then they'll be brought back again.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00If they are, then we'll be looking at making the dogs legal
0:07:00 > 0:07:01or prosecuting them.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11If you've got young or boisterous animals,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13some people perceive them as being dangerous
0:07:13 > 0:07:15because they don't understand dogs' behaviour.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17If I walk into the garden and I'm quite confident
0:07:17 > 0:07:21and the dog's a sort of young dog, it may just come up and greet me.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30All they see is a dog running towards them
0:07:30 > 0:07:33when it might just be running towards them and saying, "Oh, hello.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36"It's people! Stroke me or have contact with me."
0:07:36 > 0:07:39And some people may just see that as a dog trying to attack them.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Tina will file a report on the complaint
0:07:44 > 0:07:47and send a letter inviting the tenant to come in for an interview.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52Several days later,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54there's been no response from the owner of the two dogs,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56so Tina now has a warrant
0:07:56 > 0:07:58to seize and assess the suspected pit bulls...
0:08:00 > 0:08:01..but she's not going alone.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06A team of police officers will be backing her up.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09This address, there's believed to be two Section 1 dogs,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11basically pit bull terriers.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Animal welfare have attended the address
0:08:13 > 0:08:16due to complaints from neighbours where the dogs have been
0:08:16 > 0:08:19breaking through the fence into neighbours' gardens.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23The intention is to attend the address with a warrant
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I've obtained from Thames Magistrates' Court
0:08:26 > 0:08:29under Section 5 (2), the Dangerous Dogs Act.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Going to enter the address initially by knocking,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35serve the warrant and remove the dogs.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Again, police will deal with the humans,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39LBN to deal with the dogs.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41There's two dogs at the premises. They've been living in the garden.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45We believe the tenant works during the day, so we don't expect her to
0:08:45 > 0:08:47be in but her boyfriend is often at the premises.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50If there's no-one at the premises, as the dogs both live in the
0:08:50 > 0:08:52back garden, we have access through the neighbour's garden.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55We'll just lift them over the wall. Hopefully, nobody will be in
0:08:55 > 0:08:57and we'll just take them over the back fence.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Having them vehicles RVP - out the front in five minutes.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05As Tina's not sure whether the dogs are dangerous,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08she's not taking any chances.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10We're just putting some arm protectors on
0:09:10 > 0:09:12just to make sure that, you know,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14if it does manage to kind of get hold of one us,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16that we limit those injuries.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19They go underneath our jumper, so you can't see them.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22They don't look intimidating and they're quite comfortable to wear.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25So, it's just in case one of the dogs does jump up
0:09:25 > 0:09:27and try to bite one of us, or manages to get out.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Good to go.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Hello, it's the police.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Got a warrant to come in. Please, open the door.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Find out later if the dog seizure goes according to plan.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47In Devon, another dog owner has a very different relationship
0:09:47 > 0:09:48with her pet.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53We got Charlie as a puppy, and he was such a lovable little dog.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59The benefits at the moment are, I think, immense.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Liam is focusing on Charlie, so he sort of forgets his own problems.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Rachael Landymore has three children...
0:10:12 > 0:10:14..one daughter and two sons.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16The youngest is Liam.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Until the age of seven, Liam was a happy, healthy boy -
0:10:21 > 0:10:23enjoying the outdoors, playing football,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25cycling and being with his friends.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Liam was my most confident out of my three children.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35He was fearless, he was competitive,
0:10:35 > 0:10:36he loved animals.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39He had a real love for life really,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41and he was really good fun.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43He had a wicked sense of humour.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47So, yeah, just a normal, average lad, really.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53At the age of seven, Liam's behaviour suddenly changed.
0:10:54 > 0:11:00We couldn't make sense of why we had a child that was very withdrawn...
0:11:02 > 0:11:06..was becoming violent, very upset all the time.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09He would self harm, he wouldn't sleep at night,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11he wouldn't go outside,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15he was clinging to me, he was just so scared all the time.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20And we couldn't make sense of where this confident boy had gone.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23He was so...vulnerable.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Really, really vulnerable.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27And we'd never...we'd never seen that.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31He'd always been my strongest,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33um, so, that was really hard.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38As time went on, Liam went deeper into his shell.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I think as a family we were all extremely worried
0:11:43 > 0:11:46with his behaviour. We weren't sleeping.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48None of us were sleeping cos we were all worried about him.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Rachael eventually discovered
0:11:51 > 0:11:53that Liam had suffered a traumatic event,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56which he has asked not to be disclosed.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Something was brewing, and, after a while,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07he actually told us that
0:12:07 > 0:12:09he couldn't put his brave face on any more
0:12:09 > 0:12:14and that he'd had enough and that he just wanted to die.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Um, and those words were really hard to hear.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22So, we immediately rang up our doctors
0:12:22 > 0:12:28and our doctor was phenomenal and saw Liam
0:12:28 > 0:12:30and said he had depression.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Liam's depression was so severe
0:12:33 > 0:12:35that he was referred to a psychiatrist,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39who diagnosed him with post-traumatic stress disorder,
0:12:39 > 0:12:40PTSD.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43But then, Rachael learned something even more shocking.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50Liam disclosed that he had actually in fact planned to hang himself.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Um, which was...
0:12:54 > 0:12:57..absolutely devastating for us to hear.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58HER VOICE TREMBLES
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's been extremely hard.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I think, when you give birth to this baby
0:13:10 > 0:13:13you plan a perfect life for this little being,
0:13:13 > 0:13:15so it broke mine and my husband's heart to hear it.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23To help Liam cope, the doctors put him on a course of antidepressants.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26I suppose you could say he was coping...
0:13:28 > 0:13:30..but he had no joy for life
0:13:30 > 0:13:33and it was very, very obvious.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36He couldn't physically put his brave face on any more.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41In the end, Rachael decided to take Liam out of school
0:13:41 > 0:13:43and have him home tutored.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46But Liam was getting more and more withdrawn
0:13:46 > 0:13:49staying at home all day long and unable to socialise with friends.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53- SHOUTS:- Liam! Lunch.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Then, two years ago, the family decided to get a puppy,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01an eight-week-old Labrador, Charlie.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07Everybody, as a family, had the role of bringing up the puppy...
0:14:07 > 0:14:10..and everyone bonded really well with him.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11He was such as lovable little dog.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18We noticed that when Liam was anxious or distressed in any way,
0:14:18 > 0:14:22he would go off and he would groom Charlie,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25and that would calm Liam right down.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29And of course, Charlie would just enjoy the grooming.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Rachael was keen to send Charlie for training,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37so signed him up for puppy school, and he took to it straightaway.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40It was eight weeks of basic training,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43so you learn the "sits," the "downs" and the "stays."
0:14:43 > 0:14:44And all those sort of things.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46And Charlie excelled.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49He was really good, which filled us with pride.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51SHE LAUGHS
0:14:52 > 0:14:55OK, give him the treat now. Do that one again.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56That's lovely.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Charlie was so good, that the charity, Dogs Helping Kids,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02which trains dogs to support children in schools
0:15:02 > 0:15:04to help boost their confidence,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06earmarked him to become a support dog.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12But it was then that Liam hit a very low point.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Mum Rachel told the charity of her concerns.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21I actually broke down in tears
0:15:21 > 0:15:23and I said, "I just don't know what I'm going to do."
0:15:23 > 0:15:26"I don't know how I can help him any more."
0:15:30 > 0:15:32The charity had an idea.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35They decided to make Charlie a one-to-one support dog
0:15:35 > 0:15:37especially for Liam.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Now, every week, Liam and Charlie have a dedicated training session.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Liam is taught dog behaviour, dog stress signals,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52and dog body language.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Then they start doing all the training with Charlie.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59And it's...all is basics but then there's lots of tricks as well.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01He's got to have really good heel work,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05he's got to be able to focus on Liam all the time,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08and then there's also the snuggle that he does.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10There's just loads that he has to learn.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16That's it. Well done, well done. That's it.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Well, when we first got him we already had, like,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21a really good bond. And we were really good mates.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Yeah. We love each other, I'd say.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27With Charlie's help,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Liam feels less anxious about leaving the house.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33The friendship is building and building and building all the time
0:16:33 > 0:16:36because they're having fun together and it's great to see.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38I never went out.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41I just always stayed in my room or just stayed in the house,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and I never went out with friends or anything.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49I just stayed in and just annoyed Mum and Dad, basically.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Charlie, this way!
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Good boy.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I think Charlie's changed my life around.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Personally, I don't think I'd have the confidence
0:16:59 > 0:17:01to be outside right now.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Charlie gives me all the confidence in the world to come outside
0:17:05 > 0:17:07and be with friends.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Charlie!
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Charlie also helps Liam with his learning, especially reading.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18"Later they were all tucked up in their bunks.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21"Especially to Katy, she was..."
0:17:21 > 0:17:25He loves listening to me read and he's just there to help, really.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I'm more likely to say, "What's this word?"
0:17:29 > 0:17:32I would just ignore it and not really understand what's going on.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36As Charlie helps Liam rebuild his life,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Liam has made it a decision about his future.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45I'd love to be a dog trainer or anything in the animal industry
0:17:45 > 0:17:50to show people how to treat animals instead of, um,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53like, neglecting them and being horrible to them.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I just want to show people how it's done properly.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07He's doing really, really well. His self-esteem is increasing
0:18:07 > 0:18:10and his confidence is increasing, which is brilliant.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Good boy.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16I want them to strive forward and say, you know,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19"I'm stronger and I'm really good.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20"And happy."
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Does that make sense?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I used to think dogs were just there as pets
0:18:27 > 0:18:31and you took them out for walks, and fed them, and that was it.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34But now I understand how dogs are man's best friend.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40He's always there for me.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42And I'd always be there for him.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51In Kirklees, West Yorkshire,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54dog warden Tina Shaw is hard at work.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56We spend a lot of time in the vans.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01And a lot of time travelling from house to house.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04As one of the Council's five wardens,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Tina's responsible for dangerous dogs.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09I am concerned because there's a young baby at that house.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13She also deals with strays and complaints about nuisance dogs.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15What sort of dog is it?
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Um, if I could just ask you to put your dog on a lead, though,
0:19:18 > 0:19:19when you're walking.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Any animal she seizes are removed to a local kennel,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25or in some cases, reunited with their owners.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30A dog like this will be very difficult to re-home.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37A dog warden's responsibility is always to the animal first.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42And today, Tina's concerned for the welfare of a dog living in a garden.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46This is a property where we have a Staffie cross dog
0:19:46 > 0:19:48tied up outside in a kennel.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51We've been monitoring the property for about two months.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56It's family who... Possibly Hungarian, I believe.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59When we first saw it, it was just tied to a shed
0:19:59 > 0:20:01with no shelter at all,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03looking pretty miserable, really.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05So we gave them some advice,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08told them to build a reasonable shelter for the dog
0:20:08 > 0:20:10and put it on a longer lead.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Before she talks to the owners, Tina wants to check that the dog
0:20:14 > 0:20:17is alive and well and what conditions it's living in.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Come on. Click-click.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26As you can see, the dog's... DOG BARKS
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It's not the good situation, to be honest.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31This has deteriorated since I last came.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34I mean, he's got shelter but you can see from how he's standing
0:20:34 > 0:20:38that it would be quite easy for him to be wound up
0:20:38 > 0:20:40amongst all the furniture in there.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43It's not a situation I'm particularly happy with.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46We need to...we need to be talking to them, really.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47They need to improve it.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49So we'll go knock on the door and see if anybody is in.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Yeah, we're often called to situations
0:20:54 > 0:20:57where a dog may be kept in poor conditions,
0:20:57 > 0:20:58or may be in poor condition itself.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01There is a welfare concern there.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03We often try to just advise the people
0:21:03 > 0:21:06because it can be often down to simple ignorance
0:21:06 > 0:21:09and sometimes because they're on low income themselves
0:21:09 > 0:21:12they struggle to look after the dog correctly.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Hi, I'm from the dog warden service. - Yes?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23I'm just here today to talk you about your dog.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Tina's established on previous visits that the dog is kept outside
0:21:27 > 0:21:30because the couple have a three-year-old child.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31This isn't an offence,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34but she's duty-bound to ensure the dog is sheltered.
0:21:34 > 0:21:40You see, the dog is going into the shed to get out of the rain
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- and it's untidy. It can hurt itself. - Yes, we tidy it every day.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Yeah, it's very...
0:21:46 > 0:21:49The dog might hurt itself on the chairs and the things in there.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Do you understand?- Yes, I understand everything.- Good dog.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57But all this area is wet. It's not good for the dog.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59It needs to have an area that's dry.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Not good.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- Not happy with this at the moment. - Oh, all right.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- We have to make this better. The kennel needs to change.- OK.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11If you can't give the dog a better home here,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14then we may need to think about
0:22:14 > 0:22:17giving him a better home somewhere else.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19The dog owner has asked Tina to call her partner
0:22:19 > 0:22:23to explain what needs to be done to improve the dog's living conditions.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Hello, it's Tina from the dog warden's.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34OK, so you're going to change the doghouse and make it better?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36It's not good...not good at the moment.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40You need to try to make and make the doghouse better for this dog. Yeah.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Tina's given the owners a warning to build a better shelter for the dog
0:22:46 > 0:22:48by the following week.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Obviously, the dog's situation isn't good.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55It was pretty poor, really,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57and it has deteriorated since last time we came.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59She loves the dog in her own way.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02She is not intentionally doing anything bad to the dog.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04They just need to be educated a little bit.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Tina will return later to see if the family have taken her advice.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22Dr Claire Guest from Milton Keynes is a pet behaviour counsellor,
0:23:22 > 0:23:24and a lifelong dog lover.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31She's had her eight-year-old Labrador, Daisy,
0:23:31 > 0:23:32since she was a puppy.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34The first time I met Daisy
0:23:34 > 0:23:37she looked at me with those big brown eyes.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40I knew she was going to be an incredibly special dog
0:23:40 > 0:23:43and I knew we're going to work really well together.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52I've been working with dogs for the last 25 years
0:23:52 > 0:23:54and I absolutely love it.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56In fact, I can't imagine doing anything else.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Not long into her work with dogs,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Claire began looking into the idea
0:24:07 > 0:24:09that they might have more than just intuition.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14I have a huge respect for dogs
0:24:14 > 0:24:18and what they can achieve with their fantastic sense of smell.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Claire was committed to the idea of training dogs
0:24:22 > 0:24:24to use their noses for medical detection.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27And in 2008, she set up a research centre
0:24:27 > 0:24:30with a dedicated team of bio-detection experts.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40The story started for me 25 years ago
0:24:40 > 0:24:44when a friend and colleague told me a story of her pet Dalmatian dog
0:24:44 > 0:24:47that kept on licking and sniffing at her small mole on her calf,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49which turned out to be malignant melanoma.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53From that time on, I believe that dogs could smell the odour of cancer.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57From the very start of Claire's research,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Daisy was a key part of the team.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Daisy started to work on the new project at the time
0:25:03 > 0:25:06which was working out the reliability of dogs
0:25:06 > 0:25:08in the detection of human bladder cancer.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Over a six-month period, Claire trained Daisy
0:25:12 > 0:25:16to correctly identify cancer through a range of urine samples.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Now, some of the samples will be from people who are completely healthy.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Some of the samples are from people
0:25:22 > 0:25:24who have other diseases and conditions,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27and one of the samples will be from someone who actually has cancer.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29In this training session,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Daisy will be asked to find the person who has cancer and indicate.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43So, Rob's going to start placing the urine samples on the carousel.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Each arm of the carousel has an individual sample on it
0:25:46 > 0:25:47which Daisy will screen.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Position three will actually have a sample
0:25:49 > 0:25:51from somebody who has cancer.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Daisy will stop at the sample and indicate
0:25:53 > 0:25:55if she smells the cancer volatiles.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59We're going to get Daisy in now. Obviously she wasn't in here
0:25:59 > 0:26:01when the samples were placed out.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04We're going to start the training session. Daisy, come.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Good girl. Come on, Daisy.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16So I'll give the command to Daisy to start working, and when I do,
0:26:16 > 0:26:20she'll start working round the carousel looking at each arm in turn.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Seek, seek.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Correct.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42At the moment, Daisy has screened over 7,000 samples in her lifetime
0:26:42 > 0:26:46and her reliability and accuracy for those 7,000 samples is 95%.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49This has huge potential
0:26:49 > 0:26:52and we're training other dogs now to work at the same level.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Daisy and her near-perfect hit rate encourage Claire and her team
0:26:56 > 0:27:00to continue their research training more and more dogs in the same way.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06So we're not suggesting, in terms of the medical detection dogs,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10that every hospital has a cancer dog sat in the corner of the hospital.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15We hope that the work we are doing will lead to second line screening
0:27:15 > 0:27:17for cancers, the invisible cancers,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20or the cancers that are more difficult to detect reliably,
0:27:20 > 0:27:24like prostate cancer or perhaps pancreatic cancer.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26But four years into their research,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30things suddenly took an unexpected turn.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33So I've been working on a cancer project training Daisy,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35but I took her out for a run in the fields.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I lifted up the back of the boot of my car.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40My other dogs ran out to play but Daisy wouldn't go.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43She kept jumping up at me and pushing into me.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45I felt a sort of bruised area which was slightly sore.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47I told her to go away and play,
0:27:47 > 0:27:50but over the next few days I felt this bruised area again.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52I thought it was slightly strange.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Bearing in mind the research Claire was doing,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59she decided to see her GP
0:27:59 > 0:28:02who referred her to hospital straightaway for tests.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07My consultant did some biopsies and other tests
0:28:07 > 0:28:09and felt there was nothing to worry about,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12but he called me back a week later and said that the mammogram
0:28:12 > 0:28:16had revealed an area, very deep area, that they had some concerns about.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19So I went for some further core biopsies.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22I was then told a few days later that this, in fact,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25had revealed that I had a very, very deep breast cancer.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Obviously when I got the news I was quite shocked.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I hadn't thought that there was anything wrong with me.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43I immediately realised that the behaviour Daisy had shown
0:28:43 > 0:28:44was perhaps unusual.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47I began to wonder if I hadn't actually been warned by her
0:28:47 > 0:28:50like many other people in the past have been warned by their dogs.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58I was told by my consultant that they believe they caught the cancer
0:28:58 > 0:29:00at an early grade and stage,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03and I realised immediately how lucky I was
0:29:03 > 0:29:05that Daisy had drawn my attention to this.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Claire had surgery to remove some of her lymph glands
0:29:10 > 0:29:13and underwent a course of radiotherapy.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19As soon as I'd had my surgery, Daisy's behaviour went back to normal
0:29:19 > 0:29:24and she was very, very close to me and with me at all times.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26She seemed quite happy and relaxed again around me
0:29:26 > 0:29:29so I knew that my treatment had been successful.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Daisy's early warning meant Claire, didn't need intrusive chemotherapy
0:29:34 > 0:29:37so she was able to carry on with life as normal.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Throughout my treatment, I continued to work with Daisy by my side.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46We worked together on the next research project,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49but Daisy also, of course, accompanied me to home
0:29:49 > 0:29:50and wherever else I went.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Claire has now been clear of cancer for three years,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00and with the help of Daisy is continuing her cancer detection work
0:30:00 > 0:30:04with even more determination, and even more new recruits.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Currently, we've got nine cancer detection dogs.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Some are experienced dogs and some are very early on in their training.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Jack here is one of our newest recruits.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19He's two-and-a-half years old and is a working Cocker Spaniel.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21All our dogs come from a variety of different places,
0:30:21 > 0:30:25many of them are unwanted or rescued when they come into the programme.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28All our dogs live in homes throughout training and placement.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31We have a complete no-kennel policy because we believe
0:30:31 > 0:30:33that if we're going to work closely with our dogs,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36they need to live with us at all times.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39And Claire's research isn't stopping at cancer detection.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Once we understood that dogs could smell cancer,
0:30:44 > 0:30:46we began to think, well, probably dogs can smell
0:30:46 > 0:30:48a whole range of different of diseases.
0:30:48 > 0:30:49It's not surprising, really,
0:30:49 > 0:30:53because these diseases cause biochemical changes in our body.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57These biochemical changes have an associated change in odour.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59So all we have to do is to teach the dog
0:30:59 > 0:31:02to recognise the odour associated with a particular condition.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Claire's work hasn't gone unnoticed,
0:31:07 > 0:31:10and three years ago, was given an honorary Doctorate of Science
0:31:10 > 0:31:13for her outstanding contribution to the development
0:31:13 > 0:31:17of new ways of detecting life-threatening diseases.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22We hope that the work we're doing will lead to electronic noses
0:31:22 > 0:31:23that will mimic the dog.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26In the future, perhaps we'd all go for screen
0:31:26 > 0:31:27of our breath and our urine
0:31:27 > 0:31:30and we would be warned if we have the early stages of cancer.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34And as Claire continues her research,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37she never forgets who made it all possible.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41I'm incredibly grateful to Daisy for drawing my attention
0:31:41 > 0:31:43to this cancer so early.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46If that had not been the case, and my cancer had grown
0:31:46 > 0:31:50to quite a large size before I'd been able to feel it,
0:31:50 > 0:31:52my prognosis would have been very, very different.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55And I'm sure that I wouldn't be able to continue this work,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57and I'm sure I wouldn't be here today.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06The difference Daisy has made to my life is unimaginable.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15In Newham, Tina Delaney and the police
0:32:15 > 0:32:18are heading for the house where two suspected pit bulls
0:32:18 > 0:32:20have been scaring the next-door neighbour,
0:32:20 > 0:32:22who's worried about his young child.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Currently, we don't open these doors and we can't go in the garden.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41So we can't get an answer there.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44We can go through these back premises and get in from over the wall.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Is it completely enclosed or is anyway we can walk through?
0:32:47 > 0:32:48No, it's completely enclosed.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Hello, it's the Council and the police.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Can you open the door, please?
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Hi, it's the police. We've got a warrant to come in.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10Please open the door.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Tina's hoping the neighbour who complained
0:33:17 > 0:33:19will give them access through his garden.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21But he doesn't seem to be in.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25We'll just wait and...wait for him to come back and go through there.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28If there's no-one at the house, the police have a warrant
0:33:28 > 0:33:31to force the door, but the neighbour turns up.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32Hello, hiya, how are you?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35We've got a warrant and to remove the dogs,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37but obviously there's nobody in.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39He's in. They're all in.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- He just doesn't want to open the door.- OK.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Doesn't surprise me. That's his black car.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47That's what he does all the time.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Is it possible that we can come this way and do it?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Hello, hiya. Hello.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54Hello.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- Have they been getting out still? - Yes.- Yeah?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- They were there yesterday. - Yesterday.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Tina left a card for the owners to contact her on her first visit,
0:34:17 > 0:34:19but she's heard nothing.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25As you can see, there's dog faeces here,
0:34:25 > 0:34:28there's some more over there, there's quite a bit of dog faeces.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31People shouldn't have to put up with that regardless of the dog's breed.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33They've got no water.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36They've completely damaged the fence all along the far side
0:34:36 > 0:34:38and all along the back and this one.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40They're getting into everybody's gardens.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Um, we want to assess them for type.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44I don't think the younger one will be,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47but we need to assess it properly when we take it back.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51I mean, there's at least 100 piles of dog faeces over there.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54You know, neighbours shouldn't have to put up with that.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58It does make you wonder why people bother having them
0:34:58 > 0:35:00if they're just going to shut them in the garden, really.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Not a life for a dog.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06The easiest way to grab the dogs is through the fence,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09but there's still the risk they could attack.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18There you go! There you go!
0:35:19 > 0:35:21There's one. Come on. Come and see me.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Come on. Come on, come on.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Come on. Good girl. You're a clever girl.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31You're a clever girl, aren't you? You are.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33You're a clever girl.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36You're clever.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37Wee.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41You take this one.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Hello. Hello.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45What's going on, puppy?
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Hello, puppy.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Come on. Come here. Don't go away, come here.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55Come here. Come on.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00There you go. There you go.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02There you go, little puppy.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05There you go.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Yeah, there you go.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17This one's quite young.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22They're really friendly so we're just going to take them for an assessment.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24And just take it from there, really.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Come on. It's all right, come on.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Come on.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36Are they all right with dogs?
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Hiya, thank you.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48We're just going to be back in a minute. Won't be a second.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55To find out if the dogs are pit bulls,
0:36:55 > 0:36:59they'll be assessed by measuring their body proportions.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01As an animal welfare manager,
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Tina has the authority to do this herself.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07But it's also usual to take them away for confirmation.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13The dogs will be kept at council kennels while the case
0:37:13 > 0:37:17is further investigated and contact is made with the owners.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I think the most positive thing about Newham
0:37:19 > 0:37:22is it's a leading local authority on animal welfare.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24We are one of the very few, if not the only, local authority
0:37:24 > 0:37:29that will prosecute, that will take legal action when and as necessary.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33So we're a very active animal welfare service
0:37:33 > 0:37:36and we have a 24-hour service, so we are kind of unique.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40We have a really good balance between enforcement work and education,
0:37:40 > 0:37:42and both aspects are equally important.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46We have the largest kennels in London apart from Battersea Dogs Home,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49and we are very unique in the work that we do.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Tina and Sue have arrived at the kennels with the two dogs.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13I don't think any dog is naturally bad or inherently bad.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18What makes the dog bad usually is no training or the wrong training.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26They'll both be assessed. Once they've been assessed...
0:38:26 > 0:38:30We've actually traced the owner. He's not the tenant of the property.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32They're refusing to give their name and address.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Obviously that makes it difficult with the dogs being able to go home,
0:38:36 > 0:38:38so once they've been assessed, if that continues, then
0:38:38 > 0:38:41we would give the owner a certain period of time to come forward.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43If they don't, the dogs will become the property
0:38:43 > 0:38:45of the London Borough of Newham.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47The one on the left will be assessed for type
0:38:47 > 0:38:50and if she does conform to type then legally we are not allowed
0:38:50 > 0:38:52to re-home her and she would have to be euthanized.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56The one on the right I don't think will conform to type
0:38:56 > 0:38:59and that one would probably be re-homed at a later date.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Up in Kirklees, dog warden Tina Shaw is on the road again.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07She's returning to see the owners of the dog
0:39:07 > 0:39:10who was left tied up outside with poor shelter.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15They been given a reasonable length of time. We're going back now
0:39:15 > 0:39:18to see if they've continued to make improvements
0:39:18 > 0:39:20and see how the dog is.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- Hello.- Hello.- Hi, it's Tina from the dog warden's.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Oh, I have a problem - the dog is lost
0:39:32 > 0:39:34and I'm looking everywhere and...
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Right. I'm just going to get my phone and make a phone call.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Tina wants to check out if any dogs
0:39:42 > 0:39:45matching the Staffie cross' description have been handed in.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48Where did you pick it up from?
0:39:54 > 0:39:58She's called the office and there's news.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59I bet it's this one.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I've just rung our office to see if we've picked anything up.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08We picked a dog up from this area last Tuesday.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11My worry is that she's not reported her dog missing,
0:40:11 > 0:40:13and if we've had the dog for seven days
0:40:13 > 0:40:16and nobody's put a claim in, we might not have the dog any more.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18That's my concern.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19Because it may have been re-homed.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25The Council use a local kennel and Tina needs to find out
0:40:25 > 0:40:28if the dog they took in is the missing Staffie cross,
0:40:28 > 0:40:30and if it's still there.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35Hiya, you had a dog brought in from the Thornhill area last week
0:40:35 > 0:40:38by a member of the public. Can you remember what it was?
0:40:42 > 0:40:43I think I've got the owner.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50It's actually, if it's got a good home, it might not be a bad thing.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Dealing with families and pets is very emotive.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59They love their animals.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03The animals may not be kept in good conditions, but they love them.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06It's just getting people to try and think differently
0:41:06 > 0:41:09about how they're keeping them and looking for a better way forward.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Now Tina has to find a way to break the news to the dog's owner.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20The thing is, it might have been found and taken to our kennels.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24But when we find a dog, we keep them for a week.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27If it's the same dog, it has gone to a new home.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- Oh, right.- So...
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- Oh, I'm sorry.- Yeah. Well, it is a nice home.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Thank you.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36I'm very sorry. He has gone to good home.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39It's maybe a good thing out of a bad
0:41:39 > 0:41:42because it's probably gone to a better environment, to be fair.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49The dog's been run home to a gentleman
0:41:49 > 0:41:51who lives on a boat, apparently.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55So it's probably going to have a nice time touring the canal waterways
0:41:55 > 0:42:00of the countryside, and will have a nicer life than it's had
0:42:00 > 0:42:02tied up in somebody's back garden.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10When I went to the kennels I looked at another six dogs,
0:42:10 > 0:42:16and Sam, he put his paw though the cage and he basically picked me.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Now called Sam,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23the Staffie cross is quickly getting used to his new owner.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26He's going to have a good life now.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31Plenty of walks, plenty of pets, plenty of little titbits now again.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36And yeah, we'll be off cruising on the boat.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37Different places
0:42:37 > 0:42:41so he'll have a different experience everywhere we go.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44So I hope he enjoys himself.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55In Newham, both the seized dogs have now been independently assessed.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58The older dog has been confirmed as a pit bull
0:42:58 > 0:43:00and Newham Council is taking legal action
0:43:00 > 0:43:04against the tenant of the house for having a banned bread.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06The younger dog is not a pit bull,
0:43:06 > 0:43:08but to date, the owner hasn't reclaimed it.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10If they don't, it will be re-homed.