0:00:02 > 0:00:08This programme contains some strong language
0:00:08 > 0:00:10'Our partnership with man's best friend is breaking down.'
0:00:10 > 0:00:13No! Ah, no!
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Sit!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18'Britain has more badly-behaved dogs than ever before.'
0:00:18 > 0:00:21No! Go away, go!
0:00:21 > 0:00:25'Dog bites alone have tripled in the last seven years.'
0:00:25 > 0:00:26Chica, come here!
0:00:32 > 0:00:34'But don't blame the dogs.'
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Ahh!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38'Because experts agree their owners are to blame.'
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Oh, he's so cute.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Chico, oi!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49'In this series, 12 out of control dog owners...'
0:00:49 > 0:00:54He does not listen to a word that I say, it's just a nightmare.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56'..who have reached breaking point...'
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Emotionally, it just totally and utterly drains
0:00:59 > 0:01:00every bit of life out of you.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02'..are leaving their dogs behind.'
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I didn't even know stuff like that existed.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Wow.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09'To be flown across the globe
0:01:09 > 0:01:12'to meet the toughest working dog professionals.'
0:01:12 > 0:01:15You are going to be the pack leader, you are going to be the dog's boss.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18'They will live and work alongside dogs...'
0:01:18 > 0:01:20It stinks in here.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21'..that herd...'
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Spice, to me!
0:01:23 > 0:01:24'..race...'
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Don't ever, ever let that go!
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Those are my dogs!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- '..act...' - Hold it.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- '..and track.' - Good boy!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39'Have they got what it takes to master these dogs...'
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Most terrifying thing I've ever done in my life.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43Look out, look out!
0:01:43 > 0:01:44SHE SCREAMS
0:01:44 > 0:01:46'..and their own lives?
0:01:46 > 0:01:50'Because it's not just their dogs that need to change.'
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Meet 27-year-old hairdresser Amy Quinn.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00She seems to have it all.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Her own business, a loving boyfriend,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06a nice home and a cute dog.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Come here, come here.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12But, for the last year, her one-year-old Basset Hound, Wallace,
0:02:12 > 0:02:13has been ruling her life.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17No! He's the boss. Oh.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- 'Wallace knows how to play Amy.' - Stop it!
0:02:20 > 0:02:21'And Amy's not good'
0:02:21 > 0:02:22at giving him any boundaries,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24he doesn't understand the boundary,
0:02:24 > 0:02:25to be honest.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Normally full of confidence.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Come here.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31When it comes to her dog, Amy has none.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Come on, I'm going to be late for work.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Come on, let's...
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Wallace! Come on, let's go...
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Let's go to work.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40See, this is what he gets like.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Come on! Argh.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44I'm sick to death of it now.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I just need, I need help with it now.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52Despite the biting, she'd rather cuddle than control him.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53She sees Wallace as her little baby
0:02:53 > 0:02:56and, to be honest, until, I think,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58she sorts that bit of the relationship out,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02so he knows that he's the dog, she's the human, she's in control,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06there's always going to be friction and problems.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Yeah, he is like my big baby, isn't he?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11She's putting her future on hold.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Oi, oi!
0:03:12 > 0:03:15'I want, I want a massive family, but I can't do that.'
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I can't even start to even think about having a family yet
0:03:18 > 0:03:20until I can sort my dog out,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22cos I wouldn't trust him around a baby.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Come here.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Argh.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Amy's not disciplined that dog,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29that's why it's the way it is,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31a wild animal.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35And with those around her running out of patience,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Amy is running out of options.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39I might actually have to rehome him
0:03:39 > 0:03:42because I don't know what I'm going to do with him.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Supposed to be one of my best friends,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46and I don't feel like he is sometimes.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54Over in Basingstoke, 19-year-old university dropout Tyler Shayler
0:03:54 > 0:03:57loves hanging out with his year old Staffi Lola.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Well, sometimes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Tyler, you need to get up.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04# Today, I don't feel like doing anything... #
0:04:04 > 0:04:07At home, Tyler doesn't lift a finger.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09# I just want to lie in my bed. #
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Sometimes, I just feel like demotivated and just like,
0:04:13 > 0:04:17like I've got nothing to get out of bed for, d'you know what I mean?
0:04:17 > 0:04:22Not even a dog fight kicks him into action.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Tyler's mum and dad split up when he was one.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Now, single mum Sue is left quite literally picking up the pieces.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31My three-piece suite is now a two-piece suite
0:04:31 > 0:04:33because she ate the chair.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37This is the remains of my lovely cushion.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39It's just constant,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I'm just so fed up with the mess all the time.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Tyler, you need to get up.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Lola's pooed in the front room
0:04:45 > 0:04:48and she's pooed all over the clean washing on Paris's bed.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53- Tyler! You need to get up now, please.- OK, give me some space, man.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Unemployed Tyler likes an easy life
0:04:56 > 0:04:57and reckons dogs do too.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Instead of, like, controlling 'em I'd rather just play with 'em,
0:05:01 > 0:05:02d'you know what I mean?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Cos I think dogs are there to be played with, d'you know what I mean?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07They're like, they're friends, in't they?
0:05:07 > 0:05:12But Sue's had enough of his relaxed attitude.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15He just needs to man-up and realise that life is about responsibility
0:05:15 > 0:05:17and he needs to get himself up in the morning,
0:05:17 > 0:05:18he needs to get himself a job
0:05:18 > 0:05:21or go back to university and do his studying.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Having dropped out of uni three months ago,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27she's worried Tyler's future is looking bleak.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31If Tyler doesn't sort himself out and sort his dog out,
0:05:31 > 0:05:34then either the dog's going to have to go
0:05:34 > 0:05:37or Tyler and the dog are going to have to go,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39because I can't cope with it any more.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Ow!
0:05:43 > 0:05:47There are many schools of thought about how best to control dogs,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51but experts agree the majority of problems are caused by the owner,
0:05:51 > 0:05:52not the dog,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55and it's the owner that needs changing first.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58So Amy and Tyler will be leaving their dogs at home
0:05:58 > 0:06:02and jetting across to the other side of the globe.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05They'll spend a week with the world's best working dogs.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10Will fixing themselves help fix the canine crisis at home?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Meet Curtis Erhart.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Owner of one of the best Husky racing kennels in Alaska.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29I've just got the gift to train leaders and stuff like that.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Husky racing runs deep in his family.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35We grew up with dogs.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38That was our only means of transportation.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41We had no other choice, I mean, either it was that or walk.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46It's a tough life and not for the faint hearted.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Confident, you gotta be confident.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51That you can do this, and do all this stuff.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55With temperatures plummeting to minus 50 in the winter,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57laziness is never tolerated.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59It all boils down to work ethic.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02There's no days off here.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04You gotta be here and take care of 'em,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06cos they cannot take care of themselves.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09These Husky hound crosses are no ordinary dogs.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Their hearts and lungs are incredibly powerful,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16and they can reach speeds of over 20 miles per hour.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19To race them, you've got to be in control.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22If you're out there in the woods and you're travelling,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26they gotta do what you tell them to do or you could freeze to death.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Curtis expects total commitment at all times.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It's a mindset, you gotta be willing to sacrifice everything
0:07:34 > 0:07:36so that you can do dogs.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39We're going to go do something, we're going to go do it 110%
0:07:39 > 0:07:40or we're not going to do it at all.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Struggling UK dog owners, Amy and Tyler,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48will be travelling to Alaska,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51where Curtis wants them to join his Husky racing team.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I can't even begin to imagine what it's going to be like
0:07:54 > 0:07:56or what I'm going to be doing, but.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The plan this week is to teach 'em how to water, feed, shovel,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03handle the dogs, harness, unharness, loading the truck.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Bye, Wallace!
0:08:04 > 0:08:08I'll be all on my own, which I am going to find quite hard.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10My little man.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12We all try to be self-sufficient up here,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15your life depends on that, can you step up to the challenge?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19It is very daunting and I won't be able to just call Lewis up
0:08:19 > 0:08:20or have somebody I can rely on.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26I just hope that she comes back with a bit more balls about her
0:08:26 > 0:08:29and that she can be strict with her dog.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31He needs to grow up, he needs to realise
0:08:31 > 0:08:33that there is a big wide world out there
0:08:33 > 0:08:35and he's got to fend for himself.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38How tough are you to tough it out to get through this?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Hello, how are you.- I'm Tyler. - I'm Amy, nice to meet you.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Good to meet you too.- Brilliant, are you excited?- Yeah, definitely.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52After two flights and a journey of nearly 5,000 miles,
0:08:52 > 0:08:58Tyler and Amy finally reach the icy roads of Fairbanks, Alaska.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Cold?- Yeah, freezing cold.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- To think we're on the other side of the world, it's a bit mad.- Yeah.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- So far so good, though. - Yeah, definitely.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Oh, my God, here they come.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Hi! Welcome to Alaska.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Thank you.- Thank you.- Curtis Erhart.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Amy, nice to meet you.- Tyler.- Nice to meet you, guys.- Nice to meet you.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25This is what I do right here. I race, raise and train sled dogs
0:09:25 > 0:09:27and this is why you guys are here.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30In the next week, I will teach you to handle this many dogs
0:09:30 > 0:09:34and everything that we do in care, the caring, feeding, watering and the training part.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Being entrusted with Curtis's pack of sled dogs for a week
0:09:40 > 0:09:42is a huge responsibility.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46These dogs...you have to protect them,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49because these are mine and because they are valuable to me.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Some of these are worth 10,000 apiece.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Wow!
0:09:53 > 0:09:55This is what we do,
0:09:55 > 0:09:59they always come first before us and then we come second.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- They have no-one to rely on but us. - Yeah.- And that's it.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Yeah, understood.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Amy and Tyler can barely cope with one dog at home.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Now, they'll have to control a kennel full.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13This has blown my mind, and it's shocking to think that,
0:10:13 > 0:10:17that the amount of dogs that are here, like 88 dogs, like nuts.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21They will be answerable not just to Curtis but to his team.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24This is my brother Carl,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26this is our friend Jennifer.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Hello, Jennifer, nice to meet you. - I'm Tyler.- I'm Jennifer. - Nice to meet you.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Everything that needs to be done, they do.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Amy and Tyler don't know it yet, but if they work hard and learn fast,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Curtis plans to let them race his dogs at a big event at the end of the week.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45But first, they'll need to prove themselves.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49They might be prize-winning race dogs, but Tyler's not impressed.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Like, they're not very nice looking, you wouldn't think they was worth,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54like, ten grand, would ya?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Maybe a tenner.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Bred for speed rather than looks, Curtis says his powerful dogs
0:11:01 > 0:11:04must be handled in a very particular way.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07We'll start loading dogs, we'll tell you guys which dogs to get,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11and we're going to show you how we load them so that nobody gets hurt.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Orange one right there, Jewel, red collar, go get her.- Red collar.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Practising loading the dogs onto the truck
0:11:18 > 0:11:20will give Curtis and his team
0:11:20 > 0:11:23the chance to see whether the Brits can take charge.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25It's a bit hard to get because they don't stay still, do they?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27They like to jump around.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Tyler is not making the best first impression.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- He don't want to come. - Make him come.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38He's not in control - I am! I own his arse.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41He's going to do what I say.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46It's harder than I expected and this is probably the easy part.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Getting quite hot doing this.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49- You handle him like this.- OK.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Keep the front feet off the ground
0:11:51 > 0:11:55and let them, let them jump and walk at you, like this.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59These dogs are so strong they can pull you over,
0:11:59 > 0:12:03so for the Husky racing community, unlike in the UK,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07walking dogs on their hind legs is standard practice.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10It's crazy to make a dog walk like that, I've never seen that before.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13You don't realise, do you? It doesn't look like a strong dog.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- They're very strong.- Wow.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20For Amy, this kind of control is especially hard.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22At home, her dog Wallace walks all over her.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27They're like bouncing, you have to really sort of grab hold of them
0:12:27 > 0:12:31and it's not very nice but I'm going to have to man-up a bit, aren't I?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34And deal with it, I mean and, you know, I've gotta respect the guy.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37The guy demands respect, really, doesn't he, for what he does,
0:12:37 > 0:12:42so I'm just going to have to do exactly what he tells me to.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Ah, got him.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48SAW BUZZES
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Oh, yeah, they know what's going on, they know it's feeding time.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Curtis's race dogs need a whopping
0:12:54 > 0:12:574,000 to 5,000 calories a day for energy,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59but there are no tins of dog food here.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Instead, food is prepared the traditional way,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06from a huge dog pot full of fish and hunted game.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11- There's also Lynx in there.- The big cat?- Yeah.- What's the meat like?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- What does it taste like?- Turkey. Yeah.- Does it really?- Yeah.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17In Alaska, everyone's expected to pull their weight,
0:13:17 > 0:13:22but, for Tyler, pitching in at feeding time is a new experience.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27At home, it's normally his mum who does all the work.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28Lola belongs to Tyler,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30but I look after Lola.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Cos he's quite lazy,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34he doesn't do the initial getting up in the morning
0:13:34 > 0:13:36feeding the dogs, doing all the other things
0:13:36 > 0:13:38that the dogs need doing.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Tyler?- Yeah.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Want to help her out?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45In Alaska there's no shirking,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48however disgusting the job.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Do you know, like, yeah, like sick.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Urgh.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I can pick, like you're trying to find something in sick,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58if I'm honest.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I've never put this much work into feeding a dog.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05It's just like before, if someone had told me this much work
0:14:05 > 0:14:08goes into feeding a pack of dogs, I wouldn't have believed it.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Tyler's workshy attitude isn't going down well.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18Tyler, he seems to hang back, he doesn't know what to think yet
0:14:18 > 0:14:22and he has to learn that you have to ask what to do next,
0:14:22 > 0:14:27you can't just stand around, that's like leaving a bad first impression.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Curtis wants Amy and Tyler to bond with the dogs
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and acclimatise to the Arctic conditions.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38So while Curtis and his family sleep in the big house next door,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40the Brits will be in the dog house.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- If we need the bathroom, do we come in there?- Yes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48What if it's the middle of the night and we wake up needing the bathroom?
0:14:48 > 0:14:52You shouldn't wake up in the middle of the night cos, if you did, I didn't get you tired enough.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58With an early start the next morning, it's early to bed.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Tuck myself up in this bad boy.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Well, a Saturday night at like 10:15, I'd either be in the pub
0:15:04 > 0:15:08or be playing the X-Box or watching a movie,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11but, right now, I'm tucked up in a sleeping bag
0:15:11 > 0:15:15in the middle of a field full of dogs.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20I can't get over how differently people treat their dogs here.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23The dogs will step out of line, I'm sure, while we're here and do something
0:15:23 > 0:15:26and we're going to see him be quite hard on them.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Yeah.- I don't know how I'll handle that.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32No lie-ins tomorrow!
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- No, there's none of that, is there? - No.
0:15:45 > 0:15:477am and minus 15.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50There's a big day ahead.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Race training begins in a few hours,
0:15:53 > 0:15:58but first, 88 hungry dogs need to be cared for.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Amy's already pulling her weight.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05But for Tyler, old habits die hard.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11I can see how, like, Curtis is quite pissed off about it.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14This is understandable, he's welcomed us into his home, we should be up.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Curtis runs a strict regime for good reason.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22The dogs are bred to withstand the cold,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26so exercising in the midday sun, even an Alaskan one,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28can be dangerous.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33I want them run before it gets 40 degrees,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35and the reason is that you can overheat
0:16:35 > 0:16:37and you will kill them in less than three miles
0:16:37 > 0:16:39because they work so hard,
0:16:39 > 0:16:43so it's going to be a bang-bang show today, as fast as we can.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47There's still no sign of life from the dog hut.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49What's he doing out there?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53What did they send me? Uh?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Curtis has had enough.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05What is going on here?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Let's go.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11We gotta go.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Ah.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19It's not just Curtis who Tyler is letting down.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Nine o'clock.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23But the whole team.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25This behaviour is not tolerated here.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29We have a limited amount of time to get everything done with the dogs,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32and we need to get it done today like boom boom boom boom, like clockwork.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37We'll give him a couple more chances. If not, we'll send him home. Hum?
0:17:37 > 0:17:41If you can't get it, you can't stay, that's the rule.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44It's less than 24 hours since Tyler arrived,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47but Curtis already has his measure.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51His dog is probably bored, his dog is doing stuff to get his attention
0:17:51 > 0:17:53because he's probably sleeping.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55That's what it looks like to me.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59I mean, he needs to care of that dog in a proper and efficient manner.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Were we a little tired this morning or what?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11What's the deal here this morning?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13I obviously ain't got an alarm clock, so I couldn't get up.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Not happening again from here on out.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17If you were my fully-fledged handler,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19I'd have ripped your arse out of there, right out of there,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21I would have dragged you out, sleeping bag and all,
0:18:21 > 0:18:23and left you there in the middle of the dog area.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25This is how we have to be in order to make it
0:18:25 > 0:18:27and this is not a babysitting deal,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- this is a self-motivated, self-going deal.- Yeah.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Not the perfect start, is it? But it's all right.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39This is obviously what they gotta do, so I've gotta live like them for a week so.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Hi. It'll be a miracle if he lasts a week.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Time to step up the training.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Sled dog racing, or "mushing", as it's known,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52is the state sport in Alaska.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Successful dog teams can win thousands of dollars.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58DOGS BARK
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Can't even hear myself think.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05A sled dog's natural instinct is to run, they love it,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07so the responsibility on the handlers
0:19:07 > 0:19:11to calm and contain the dogs until they do is huge.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15There are certain dogs that like to jump around, flip around, bite
0:19:15 > 0:19:17and it's your job to keep those dogs calm
0:19:17 > 0:19:19and keep them from jumping over the line
0:19:19 > 0:19:21and getting tangled up or chewing the line.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24First, the dogs need to be harnessed.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Next, they're hitched in pairs to a central tow line,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30this, in turn, is attached to the sled.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33As they head to the line,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37the Brits lack of control is beginning to show,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41and Amy is struggling just like at home.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Just Wallace on his own is too much for her.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Come here, come here, Wallace.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Argh, Wallace, settle down.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52He scares me when he's like this.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Ah, I can't. I thought, "Oh, my God, this is hard.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01"It's really, really hard."
0:20:01 > 0:20:04The dogs must be released at exactly the same time,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06as they mustn't jump over the line.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09A race can be lost or won on the start line.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- Stay ready.- Yeah.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Yip, yip, yip, yip, yip.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Amy is beginning to realise just how important control is.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26That was really, really hard. Really, really hard. Oh, God.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28There's so much to think about as well
0:20:28 > 0:20:31and cos they're just bouncing around everywhere.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Laid-back Tyler seems to be taking it all in his stride.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Done all right. I mean, I'm not going to be perfect straight away,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40but think I done half decent.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Comes with practice, don't it? So I ain't disappointed,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I'm quite pleased in how I done, to be honest, so.
0:20:46 > 0:20:4920 minutes later, Carl and the dogs return.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I wasn't really happy with the way I took off.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00There was a pause right there when I took off, when the dogs were going
0:21:00 > 0:21:03and two dogs jumped over the line and I went down the trail like that,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07and I had to hook down in the woods and get them back over the line.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10That stall threw the whole team's momentum off, so I had a bum run
0:21:10 > 0:21:13all the way after that coming home.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15And had that been a real race,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17that could have cost me positions in the race
0:21:17 > 0:21:21and in turn cost me money, that's my pay check.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25They're pups as well so the adult dogs wouldn't be that manic, would they?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27They will be, in a race, they will be jumping straight up.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- They're stronger.- Yeah.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32So you're going to have to deal with what you just dealt with
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- with stronger dogs.- Yeah.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Tyler's a little bit young, I think,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38and when you're young, in my experience, you kinda think
0:21:38 > 0:21:41you know it all and you don't want to listen to nobody else's advice
0:21:41 > 0:21:46so he's kinda minimising and justifying his actions.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51If the Brits are to have any chance of racing for real,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55their attitude and dog skills need to massively improve,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58so Curtis is about to up the ante.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01This is what I'm going to do,
0:22:01 > 0:22:03I'm going to put my ass on the line for you, guys.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I'm going to put you on the sno-go with me and my dogs
0:22:06 > 0:22:09and I'm going to haul you back to the village that I grew up in
0:22:09 > 0:22:13and we're going to take care of like 120 dogs.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15This is my home town, where I was born and raised
0:22:15 > 0:22:18and back there, I am a champion dog musher
0:22:18 > 0:22:19and I am the world to them people,
0:22:19 > 0:22:24so you guys represent me, so I want you guys to step it up.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Now comes the hard work.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31Tomorrow, the Brits will be leaving the relative safety of the kennels for Tanana,
0:22:31 > 0:22:35one of the remotest villages on Earth.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38I'm really, really nervous about what's just happened there,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42I can't believe it, I'm worried, I don't want to let these guys down.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45I'm just quite scared, actually.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50Whilst Amy seems worried by the added responsibility and extra work, Tyler doesn't.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Yeah, I'm proper excited, man.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56When we come here and we, I was thinking, like, I'd be disappointed
0:22:56 > 0:22:59that if you had to spend the whole time in here,
0:22:59 > 0:23:00cos it's just confined.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04I wanted to see what Alaska's actually like out there, d'you know what I mean?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07And that's where we're going, so, yeah, I'm proper chuffed with that, proper excited.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14It's 5am,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17minus 24 degrees outside,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20and Tyler's managed to get up and out of bed on time,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22almost.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29Tanana is so remote, it can't be reached by car.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33The icy roads only go halfway.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- Right there, right there, see him? Going in the woods.- Oh, wow!
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Look at the size of him, he's like a horse.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43When the roads run out,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47the frozen River Yukon, Alaska's longest river, takes over.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Cars are swapped for snow machines.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Only local people who know the trail dare ride the frozen river
0:23:56 > 0:23:58so a group of Curtis's family and friends
0:23:58 > 0:24:01and sled dogs are gathering to travel in convoy.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05You guys are to stay with us, you're not to wander off,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09you're not to get off the snow machine if we stop and start walking around
0:24:09 > 0:24:13because if you go through the ice and there's an open hole in the snow, you will drown.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15There's nothing we can do to save you,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17you will get sucked under and away you go.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20There's no if's or but's, it's for real now.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24That has freaked me out a little bit.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I'm not going to get off that thing, no, I'm not going to get off it,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I'll be on there the whole time.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34I'm excited, man. Can't wait to go on them things.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Tyler, ready? Eh!
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Curtis wants to keep an eye on Tyler,
0:24:38 > 0:24:40so they'll ride together on the lead snow machine.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45It's the most difficult position in the convoy,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48as they will be breaking the trail whilst pulling a box of 16 dogs.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Over the years, hundreds have died trying to travel this very route.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03Just an hour into the five-hour journey, disaster strikes.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09One of the dog boxes tips over,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11it's Curtis and Tyler's.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14I dunno, I looked back and then we, then we just went in deep snow
0:25:14 > 0:25:16and then I looked back and it was just on its side.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Yeah. Urgh.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22When I saw the dog trailer flipped over, I felt sick to my stomach.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26It's horrible, you don't know if the dogs are dead in there or anything, horrible.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28But they seem to be all right.
0:25:28 > 0:25:34One of the skis off the sled dug in, it pushed me off.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Shit happens.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41With the dogs all OK, the convoy gets back on track.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50After two more accidents, even Tyler is impressed by the Alaskans' grit.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Back home, we don't have to deal with things like this,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55but they deal with this, like, on a regular basis,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58so, obviously, they've gotta be tough.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Need to toughen up a bit, us Brits, I think.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Progress is slow and perilous.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17Finally, after five hours,
0:26:17 > 0:26:22the convoy makes it safely to Curtis's dad's house.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26With just 300 hardy residents,
0:26:26 > 0:26:31this is one of the last places on Earth still dependent on dogs.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Dad, I brought you two new handlers.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Curtis's dad, Lester, was born and bred here.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Hi, I'm Tyler.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45His kennels may be remote, but he insists they are run like clockwork.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50It looks like a hell of a lot more than what Curtis had at his house,
0:26:50 > 0:26:55a lot more poo to pick up, a lot more food.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Yeah, this will be a challenge.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02After travelling all day, it's dinner time,
0:27:02 > 0:27:04but not for the Brits.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07It kinda sucks when an animal comes in front of yourself,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09but that's just how life is here.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13It's a non-stop lifestyle they will have to get used to.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Not what I'd normally be doing after a ten-hour journey.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17How about you, Amy?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Yeah, I'd be doing this back at home, you see.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23As the dogs will be racing soon,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Curtis is upping their calories.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Game and fish is now combined with the special race mix.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33It's essential the dogs' intake is carefully monitored.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- Hold on. Here.- Is there any particular order you're feeding?
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Yes, I said Abby right there, we're going this way.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Yeah, but what's the reason for it or is it just...?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44What do you want to do, start go up there and go over here and go over there?
0:27:44 > 0:27:48You gotta have... You see what, you see what I mean? That's what I didn't want.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- What shall I do?- Put him in the dog box.- This one?- Yes.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Tyler's lack of focus has landed him in trouble again.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Don't know about worried.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00I just take everything quite easy, to be honest.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04I'm quite laid-back, but obviously he's going to get quite worked up.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Out here, even the smallest mistake is costly.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13This right here is 45 a bag, the meat is 55 a bag...
0:28:13 > 0:28:16See? I gotta keep an eye on you, guys.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17It's been a long day.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21No, it's not. Look at me, I've still got my game on. It goes in that box.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Finally, Amy and Tyler are able to relax
0:28:26 > 0:28:29and check out their new accommodation.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Ah, pull the... Ah, it stinks of fish in here.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37It's basic, isn't it?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I've never stayed in a place like this before.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44It's all a world away from the Brits' lives at home.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Show 'em a little bit how hardy and wholesome all these people are
0:28:48 > 0:28:53and how strong individuals they are and how they can live out here and survive.
0:28:53 > 0:28:59I mean, it's pretty desolate and they do it.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I don't like sheds to sleep in.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06We've got a week of this shit,
0:29:06 > 0:29:09they can be there in their house while we're in a fucking shed.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11I miss my mum and my dad.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I am getting a bit homesick now,
0:29:14 > 0:29:19I think, because I am finding this quite hard. This is nuts.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24I am going to break probably at some point, not just yet, though.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37It's their first morning in Tanana
0:29:37 > 0:29:42and Amy and Tyler have to scoop poop for 100 dogs.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Oh, that's dangerous,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48slipping when you've got a shovel of shit in your hand.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51If the Brits are to prove they've got what it takes to run a team of dogs,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54they've got to step up a gear.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Obviously, like, this is all new to us,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58so we are going to make a few mistakes, but it's just...
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- I don't think we're allowed to make mistakes here.- Yeah.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Everyone makes mistakes, d'you know what I mean?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05No, I don't think they're very forgiving here.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Tanana may be remote, but for one week a year,
0:30:10 > 0:30:14it becomes the centre of the sled dog racing world.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19People flock from far and wide to compete in a series of sprint races.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22With the River Yukon Mushing Championships about to start,
0:30:22 > 0:30:27young and old are out practising, including the Brits.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29First and foremost, step on the brake.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33Curtis first teaches them how to safely use the foot brake
0:30:33 > 0:30:37and then the lethal-looking ice hook, which works as an anchor.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42To ensure the safety of the precious dogs,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45the key is to never let go of the sled.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46God, I'm so nervous.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49You, you don't want to let go of the sled because you can lose the dogs.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51OK, I won't let go.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53If you tip over, yep, you drag,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56you, whatever you can do to get back up, get that sled right side up
0:30:56 > 0:30:59and get back up, get that sled rights up, crawl back on it
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- while you're moving, but at no time will you ever let the sled go.- No.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06You better be stone cold dead if you're going to let it go.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- Slow down with the mat, brake on, then hook.- Right.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14OK, phew. OK.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Instead of dogs, the sled is going to be pulled by Curtis
0:31:17 > 0:31:18on a snow machine.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20First up, Amy.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- Are we ready? - As ready as I'll ever be.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Curtis is duplicating the speed of a four-dog team,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29around 18 miles per hour,
0:31:29 > 0:31:33but, even without the sled dogs, Amy's courage is failing her.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- Breathe.- OK.- Breathe.- Sorry, I'm just really nervous.- Breathe.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- I'm breathing. - You're not breathing.- Oh.- Cor!
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Despite her nerves, she manages to stay on
0:31:46 > 0:31:48and keeps full control of the sled.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Oh, Jesus, that was amazing but...
0:31:53 > 0:31:55..so much to think about.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Tyler is sure he'll also do well.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01I do think I'm always confident in my ability.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05I'm no stranger to a skateboard or a surfboard or something like that,
0:32:05 > 0:32:06so I've got all the right balance
0:32:06 > 0:32:10and I was pretty good at skiing as well, so...
0:32:10 > 0:32:12What's the whole idea that I want?
0:32:12 > 0:32:15You will not let go of this sled if you tip over.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17You gotta make me proud, OK?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19That I've taught you something that,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- and you're going to put your best foot forth here, OK?- Yeah.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Having let Curtis down several times already,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27the pressure is on Tyler to prove himself.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Tyler's very confident, whereas I'm not confident.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35I think you can be a bit too confident sometimes.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41Curtis's advice was clear - whatever happens never let go of the sled.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Otherwise his valuable dogs will run off.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Rule number one, don't ever let that go!
0:32:55 > 0:32:56All right, I failed.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- Don't ever, ever, ever let that go, am I, do you understand?- Yeah.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Those are MY dogs!- OK.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05But I slipped off the... My hand went.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I don't care what you did! You don't ever let that go!
0:33:09 > 0:33:14- So how am I going to hold it on? - You... I don't care if you fall over, you drag.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17You fall over, you drag,
0:33:17 > 0:33:22hang on, get back up, get yourself back on it.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23All right.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Tyler doesn't seem to be taking the safety of the dogs seriously.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Got a attitude like any punk kid.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36It is not happening, it didn't happen right there,
0:33:36 > 0:33:38he didn't know what to do.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41That's probably his first time in the last,
0:33:41 > 0:33:45I don't know how many years of his life, he ever got put in his place,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48so he's having a little bit of a hard time swallowing it.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49You want to bring it?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52With him shouting at me earlier, yeah, it did annoy me quite a bit,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54but that's just his way of motivating me and making me work,
0:33:54 > 0:33:58d'you know what I mean? And getting that information into my head.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02After days of failing to step up and take responsibility,
0:34:02 > 0:34:08Curtis wants to find out more about how Tyler treats his own dog back home.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- We're going to watch this video here. - OK.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12'I'll sleep through anything normally,
0:34:12 > 0:34:16'so I normally just get up when I get up.'
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Oh! You get up whenever YOU want to get up.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Wow! Look at all this stuff.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Having a good time while the master's sleeping.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29'This is the remains of my lovely cushion.'
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Oh, if I was her, I'd be kicking your arse.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34It's destruction downstairs today.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37I've done loads of washing, folded it all up, she's crapped all over it.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39She even does your clothes for you?
0:34:39 > 0:34:43'It's just ridiculous, I've just had enough, absolutely had enough.'
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Curtis knew Tyler lacked a sense of responsibility,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50but the scale of the problem leaves Curtis stunned.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- Life is not a good time. - Yeah, I know, I, I...
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Sooner or later, you're going to have to pay the piper.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59- Yeah, cos obviously, I'm from a single-parent family.- Yeah.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02And she, like, quite a few little brothers and sister,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05so, like, it was always, like, my mum was too focused on the younger ones,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07never really sort of...
0:35:07 > 0:35:10That should have been the turning point in your life
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- where you should have became the man of the outfit.- Mm-mm.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- And here you let that hold you back. - Mm-mm.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- That's where you should have stepped up.- Mm-mm.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22And Tyler's laid-back attitude, even when his dog is running riot,
0:35:22 > 0:35:25goes against all Curtis's principles.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Oh, oh, that's a no-no right there.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- You don't see mine doing that, do you?- No.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33'Sit.'
0:35:36 > 0:35:37You tell him to do something,
0:35:37 > 0:35:39why don't you make him do it?
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- Don't tell him something and then just let him go.- Mm-mm.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44But recognising the need to take control of his dog
0:35:44 > 0:35:47is just the tip of the iceberg.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50You start helping your mom, start working with them dogs,
0:35:50 > 0:35:51don't ever take a day off
0:35:51 > 0:35:55until you get yourself set in a routine that is good.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- But life's a learning curve, man and...- Yes, it is.- It's experiences.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- Right, life is out there, it's how much you get from it.- Yeah.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03And how much you're going to give.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05It needs to start from you.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09Once you step your game up, things'll get a lot better.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14It's not just Curtis who has been shocked by what he's seen.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Watching that video back's pretty bad, man.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19It does look pretty bad, d'you know what I mean?
0:36:19 > 0:36:23And, like, I just haven't realised it cos I've just been in a slump.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25I've just been feeling sorry for myself
0:36:25 > 0:36:27and it's not a good way to be.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I've always been the sort of person, my whole life,
0:36:29 > 0:36:33to sort of not show people how I'm feeling
0:36:33 > 0:36:36and I've got to the point now that I've done it for so long
0:36:36 > 0:36:39that sometimes I don't even know what I'm feeling myself.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Hopefully, I can sort of learn not to bottle things up
0:36:43 > 0:36:46and maybe sort of share my problems maybe, I dunno,
0:36:46 > 0:36:50It's going to be hard to do, I don't know how I'm going to do it,
0:36:50 > 0:36:53but it's something that I think will help me to progress.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04The championship sled dog races get under way today.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Oi.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- Is he in?- Yeah.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10In just 36 hours,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Curtis will be deciding whether he trusts the Brits enough
0:37:13 > 0:37:16to allow them to take part.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20First, their dog handling skills will be tested for real.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25Jennifer is one of the top female mushers in Alaska.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27The Brits will be working as her handlers.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29With what I'm doing today,
0:37:29 > 0:37:31I have to be quite confident and strong about it
0:37:31 > 0:37:34because if I'm not like that, the dogs'll feel, you know, jumpy
0:37:34 > 0:37:36and I don't want to muck it all up.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Get in back.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Whoo-hoo!
0:37:40 > 0:37:44After their disastrous dog handling in Fairbanks,
0:37:44 > 0:37:49the Brits need to prove they can be calm and in control of the dogs.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- He's going to go that way.- And I can just let go like that.- Yeah.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- And step out the way. - With this hand.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Jennifer knows what's at stake if they're not.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00If Amy or any of the other handlers do something wrong,
0:38:00 > 0:38:03it could cost me the race, it could cost positions, it could cost money,
0:38:03 > 0:38:07but it also could cost the health of a dog.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10The teams race against the clock, so the starts are staggered.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12But, just like in Fairbanks,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15if the Brits let the dogs go a second too early,
0:38:15 > 0:38:17they could ruin the race.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Jennifer's up.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Three...
0:38:20 > 0:38:22..two...
0:38:23 > 0:38:25..one!
0:38:27 > 0:38:28She's cleanly away.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Whoo, look at my hands!
0:38:36 > 0:38:39That was like a massive adrenaline rush
0:38:39 > 0:38:41and I'm not even on the back of that thing.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Good job, buddy, we got it.- Yeah.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Curtis is even impressed with Tyler.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- That's the most effort I've seen you since you got here.- Yeah.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- I appreciate it.- That's cool. - The more effort the better, OK?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Yeah, it's good.- All right.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59And, at last, Tyler seems to be appreciating working as part of a team.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Everyone pitches in, don't they?
0:39:01 > 0:39:05So, like, the workload's sort of shared between people,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08so that's good, man, definitely.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Hopefully, I can just do as well as I did today for the rest of the week
0:39:11 > 0:39:14and it'll all be good, and I'll get to race.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- Who's this coming in?- Jennifer.- Who is this, Jennifer coming in? - Jennifer, yes.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21The women mushers are returning
0:39:21 > 0:39:24from their ten-mile run on the frozen river.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29Amy is responsible for leading Jennifer and her dogs back to base.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Come, come, come.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34And she seems happy to take charge.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Easy, easy, easy.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Amy did really good. When I pulled in, she was there ready to catch my leaders
0:39:40 > 0:39:44and pull them over to where, back to our snow machine set up,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47and was right on it like she, you know, I didn't need to tell her stuff.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Very happy with what she did.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Back at the kennels, Jennifer shares some good news.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- Oh, we finished first?- Yeah. - High five!- Yeah.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Get in, that's brilliant, well done!
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- Oh, wow, I've got goosebumps. - Really?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07That's amazing, I'm so happy for you, that's brilliant.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Amy's own dog runs rings around her at home,
0:40:10 > 0:40:15so controlling ten of Jennifer's is a massive confidence boost.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18This is a big thing for me to do something on my own,
0:40:18 > 0:40:21because I am quite dependent of everybody else
0:40:21 > 0:40:24and it makes me realise that I suppose I've, like,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27grown up a little bit since I've been here as well.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28Yes.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31It's coming to the end of the week,
0:40:31 > 0:40:34and Curtis and Jennifer have seen that Amy can be confident
0:40:34 > 0:40:37and in control of their dogs in Alaska.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40So they want to find out why she's having such problems
0:40:40 > 0:40:42with her dog back in England.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45The first mention of home gets Amy upset.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- Why are you so emotional already? - I don't know.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55I think I'm going to be shocked at what I see
0:40:55 > 0:40:59and it's going to make me realise a little, I miss home a little bit as well.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Oh.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02OK, let's play, let's go.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09'We've gotta go to work now, come on.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11'Oh, Wallace, that's naughty.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14'Come on, let's... Wallace!'
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- Is he trying to bite you?- Yes.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18'Come on.'
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Wallace's constant biting immediately sets alarm bells ringing.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25'Come here!
0:41:25 > 0:41:26'It scares me when he's like this.'
0:41:26 > 0:41:29He bit you like 15 times.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32If I let any of them even begin to try to do that,
0:41:32 > 0:41:33it would be disaster.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35I've got ten of 'em out there at one time.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- He's not playing though, is he? - No, he's not.- He's not playing. - He's knowing he could...
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- He's not, like, vicious, he's just telling me that he's the boss, isn't he?- Oh, yeah.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47And as soon as anybody just starts to kinda growl or anything,
0:41:47 > 0:41:51any of us, anybody is like, "Hey, stop it."
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- No aggression at all.- I mean, and the sound of your voice.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56'And he's like this, lovely.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59'Yeah, he is like my big baby, isn't he?'
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Curtis believes Amy's complete lack of authority
0:42:01 > 0:42:04isn't the only issue giving Wallace the upper hand.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06He's not your kid.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- All he is, is your pet dog and your animal.- Yeah.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12He can be your buddy, nobody said he can't be your buddy or anything.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Yeah.- But Wallace is controlling your life...- Yeah.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- And the things that you are doing in your life and which is a no-no. - Yeah.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23But taking charge of her dog is only part of the problem.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Seeing that now, I realise how bad he is, like,
0:42:26 > 0:42:29compared to what I've like been with for, like, the last week.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- I know you're, YOU are strong enough to do it.- Yeah.- You have it in you.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36I've just lost confidence in myself, in my dog, I suppose, because he,
0:42:36 > 0:42:37I realise that he's...
0:42:37 > 0:42:38Are you confident in life?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41I am, I'm confident now, I am...
0:42:41 > 0:42:44I am quite a confident person, yeah, but when it comes to Wallace,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48I kind of melt... All my confidence goes out the window, I think.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51You are now a different person from the person when you came here
0:42:51 > 0:42:54and walked in my yard today.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57You've doubled, tripled in confidence.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59You not only learned how to handle the dogs,
0:42:59 > 0:43:03but you learned how to handle yourself, that's the key.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06DOGS BARK
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Watching Wallace's behaviour has had a real impact on Amy.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13She's finally realising how serious the situation is,
0:43:13 > 0:43:16and why she's been so unhappy at home.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21It's the biting that needs to stop.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24It's my fault the way that he is.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28It's not down to him, it's down to me, and I need to fix that problem now.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36Tomorrow, the big event of the day is the Cheechako,
0:43:36 > 0:43:41a six-mile race for seven first-time dog mushers.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44This is what the Brits have been working towards.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47They're about to find out if they've earned enough trust to compete.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50I hope loads that I get to race
0:43:50 > 0:43:52because it would be a great experience
0:43:52 > 0:43:56but, if I don't, I'll be gutted,
0:43:56 > 0:43:59but it's not for me to decide, is it?
0:44:01 > 0:44:06It would be an absolute confidence boost, completely, which is what I need.
0:44:06 > 0:44:11It would prove that I could go home and sort my dogs out, my dog.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14Curtis has made his decision.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17I know this has been a hard week
0:44:17 > 0:44:20mentally, physically, emotionally on you guys,
0:44:20 > 0:44:24but I hope that I've taught you about handling dogs
0:44:24 > 0:44:27and you guys, yourselves, as individual people.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30So tomorrow is going to be a big day,
0:44:30 > 0:44:33- I'm going to let you guys race the dogs.- Oh, my God.
0:44:33 > 0:44:37- So, don't get overwhelmed.- OK.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39- It's going to be good.- OK.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41I taught you how to ride the sled,
0:44:41 > 0:44:44and what's the key thing, above and beyond everything else?
0:44:44 > 0:44:45- Holding on.- Holding on.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48I'm a little worried, I'll have to admit,
0:44:48 > 0:44:53but I have confidence that you guys can control them and handle them to my standards.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57- We appreciate your trust massively, massively.- All right.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- Thank you, Curtis.- Yep.- Thank you.
0:44:59 > 0:45:04A huge responsibility for the dogs now rests with the Brits.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07Can't believe it, really.
0:45:07 > 0:45:11Hey, we're racing tomorrow. I'm going to whoop your arse, boy.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14You're going to, you're going to be eating my snow.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16I just want to get round that track, that's all I can think about.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19I just want to get round that track, do the race,
0:45:19 > 0:45:21come back in one piece with the dogs.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27Frozen river, pack of dogs, big old snow hook with points on the end.
0:45:27 > 0:45:31If you come off, something could easily go horribly wrong.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35So it is dangerous but just adds to the excitement, doesn't it?
0:45:39 > 0:45:42It's the morning of the Cheechako race.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46One week ago, Amy and Tyler were at the end of their tether
0:45:46 > 0:45:49with their out of control dogs at home.
0:45:49 > 0:45:54In a couple of hours, they'll be in charge of four powerful Husky hounds
0:45:54 > 0:45:56for six miles on a frozen river.
0:45:56 > 0:45:57No.
0:45:57 > 0:46:02It's incredibly dangerous with the sharp snow hooks and running blades.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05Curtis has a few nerves of his own.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08That Tyler and Amy could get a snow hook in their arm or leg
0:46:08 > 0:46:12or in their body and bleed to death, or get dragged to death out there.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14They could lose the dogs and drag other dogs to death
0:46:14 > 0:46:17or get in a big dog fight and have them dogs get killed.
0:46:17 > 0:46:22They gotta be in control a 100% of the time going around there.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26The Cheechako is one of the most popular races
0:46:26 > 0:46:29and nearly all of the village has come to watch.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32There are seven competitors,
0:46:32 > 0:46:36and none have raced dogs before.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39Some of the Cheechakos have been working as dog handlers
0:46:39 > 0:46:41for the past year to earn the opportunity to race.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44It's a good way to, to wrap up the year.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48I started in the summer and, and so, it's been waiting all year for this.
0:46:48 > 0:46:49So yeah.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52With less than an hour to go,
0:46:52 > 0:46:55suddenly Amy's having a crisis of confidence.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58At the moment, I don't...
0:46:58 > 0:47:00I'm not too sure if I'm going to race yet.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04I'm more nervous than I am excited about it at the moment,
0:47:04 > 0:47:07which is kind of, a bit upsetting, really,
0:47:07 > 0:47:08cos I didn't want to feel like this,
0:47:08 > 0:47:12but I am and it's not fair to, to do it, really,
0:47:12 > 0:47:15if I'm not that confident, and I'm not confident.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18Having tackled everything head on this week,
0:47:18 > 0:47:21Amy could be about to fall at the final hurdle.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24- I'm really, really nervous. - You don't want to do this? - I'm just...
0:47:24 > 0:47:27Why are you...? There's nothing to be nervous about.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30I dunno, I just, like, I just feel like I've just got such massive confidence now
0:47:30 > 0:47:33and if I fall off, it's just going to knock my confidence,
0:47:33 > 0:47:36- so I'm just so worried, I'm just worried about...- I tip over.- Sorry?
0:47:36 > 0:47:40- What, why are you worried about? - I don't know, I'm just, I am quite worried about it.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42- Don't worry, why are you worried about it?- I dunno, I just am.
0:47:42 > 0:47:46- Listen, don't worry about it. - I'm worried about the dogs more than anything.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48- Why are you worried about them? - That I'll hurt them.
0:47:48 > 0:47:51- If you're a little bit worried, slow 'em down before you get to your corners.- OK.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53And watch the trail, watch your leader.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56Just pull yourself together so you have confidence,
0:47:56 > 0:47:58so you don't pass it on to the dogs.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01Right, OK, I'm going to go and have, and sit here and sort myself out.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06This is a massive step for me,
0:48:06 > 0:48:08cos at home I'd just try to find a way out of it
0:48:08 > 0:48:10because I wasn't confident in myself,
0:48:10 > 0:48:12but I've just been told I am going to do it,
0:48:12 > 0:48:16so I'm just going to have to grow some balls in the next 20 minutes and do it.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24Go, go.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26With such inexperienced competitors,
0:48:26 > 0:48:28if any of the dogs get tangled or slip a harness,
0:48:28 > 0:48:31it could mean disaster.
0:48:31 > 0:48:34The race will test whether Amy and Tyler have really learnt
0:48:34 > 0:48:36how to control a team of dogs.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39And just watch the leaders, watch your leaders,
0:48:39 > 0:48:41that's the key to the whole thing and steer them around.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44- Tyler.- You'll be up next.
0:48:44 > 0:48:46- Are you ready?- Yeah.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48Tyler is going first.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53I have big-time butterflies.
0:48:53 > 0:48:57Three, two, one, go!
0:49:01 > 0:49:05Tyler is on his own now and, seconds later, Amy is too.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07There is no turning back.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11Three, two, one!
0:49:26 > 0:49:29We're just praying that they make it.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38Once the crowds are left behind,
0:49:38 > 0:49:41the only sound is the whisper of the sled,
0:49:41 > 0:49:45the breathing of the dogs and the beat of their paws.
0:49:45 > 0:49:50It's this togetherness with their dogs mushers love.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56Something Amy and Tyler have never experienced before.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59It takes around 20 minutes to complete the six-mile circuit,
0:49:59 > 0:50:03and Tyler's dogs are sensing home.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14Yeah, that was good, man.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16Yeah, it is a good sense of achievement.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19Raced a couple of dogs on a frozen river. It's a bit mad, innit?
0:50:19 > 0:50:22Go, come on, go home!
0:50:22 > 0:50:26Right till the end, Amy urges her dogs to the line.
0:50:31 > 0:50:34That was awesome. Oh!
0:50:34 > 0:50:36Amy!
0:50:36 > 0:50:39- How was that, Amy?- That was amazing.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42- It ain't nothing to be scared of, is it?- No.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Takes a lot of confidence to do that stuff.
0:50:44 > 0:50:46Oh, wow!
0:50:46 > 0:50:50A vital part of the race is to thank and reward the dogs.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52They worked really hard for me, they kept looking back
0:50:52 > 0:50:55and I was going, "Go on, go home, whoo-hoo!"
0:50:55 > 0:50:57And they were like, "Phew!"
0:50:57 > 0:51:02All seven Cheechako racers have finished, their times are in.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05Jennifer has the results.
0:51:05 > 0:51:06Hey, Amy?
0:51:06 > 0:51:08Yeah?
0:51:08 > 0:51:10Congratulations... on your first-place win.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13- Have I come first place?- Yes. - Have I really?- Yes.- Ah, ha-ha!
0:51:13 > 0:51:15Good job.
0:51:15 > 0:51:19Hey, hey, whoo-hoo!
0:51:19 > 0:51:22And I was this close to not doing it either, that's amazing.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25That's amazing, whoo-hoo!
0:51:25 > 0:51:28I told you, you she'd win. Well done, man. I said that earlier, didn't I?
0:51:28 > 0:51:30- You stayed on though, didn't you? - Yeah, I stayed on.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32That was amazing, I can't believe that.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35I didn't do it to win, I just wanted to get round the course.
0:51:35 > 0:51:39Wow, looks like I'll be dog mushing when I get home
0:51:39 > 0:51:42with basset hounds.
0:51:42 > 0:51:46For Curtis, it's the end of a week of tough love.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48- Hey, hey.- Keep that confidence going.- Thank you.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50I'm really, I'm chuffed to bits for you.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54Yes, good, you know what it means? It means that all three of us,
0:51:54 > 0:51:58we did our job, we made it around there, everything safe and sound,
0:51:58 > 0:52:02you just happened to be your get lucky day today and win the dog race.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06- Well done.- Amazing, whoo-hoo.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08They did a good job, I'm proud of them.
0:52:08 > 0:52:12I hope they learned as people, individuals,
0:52:12 > 0:52:15and what they can accomplish if they put their mind to it.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18The Brits have survived their Alaskan experience,
0:52:18 > 0:52:21but now it's time to turn their attention to their lives
0:52:21 > 0:52:24and dogs back home.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27Cos it's quite crazy that I couldn't control one dog at home,
0:52:27 > 0:52:30and I can control four on a six-mile track.
0:52:30 > 0:52:34I think that's, that's not really sunk in yet until I get home,
0:52:34 > 0:52:39I'll think, "Wow! You know, you, Wallace, can sort your act out."
0:52:40 > 0:52:44This journey has come to like an end now on, on a high
0:52:44 > 0:52:49because I know, you know, getting confidence is what I need to sort my dog out.
0:52:49 > 0:52:54The one thing I've taken away from this is just pitch in
0:52:54 > 0:52:56with everyone and just work ethic as well, like, so these people,
0:52:56 > 0:52:59they work really hard just to survive here,
0:52:59 > 0:53:01so it's like, I'm just going to go back and,
0:53:01 > 0:53:06if I work half as hard as these people, and I'm half as happy as these people are
0:53:06 > 0:53:10then, then I'll be, like, cool, d'you know what I mean?
0:53:10 > 0:53:13Thank you. Ah, this is sad.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16Make me proud at home, both of you.
0:53:16 > 0:53:20We will do. Yeah, take care, thank you very much. Bye, then.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22Have a safe journey, right?
0:53:22 > 0:53:25They achieved quite a bit, they've learned a lot.
0:53:25 > 0:53:30I don't know, it's kind of a mass, mass learning curve for them, er...
0:53:30 > 0:53:33to retain all that stuff but let's hope some of it does,
0:53:33 > 0:53:36and whenever they have a tough moment, just figure out
0:53:36 > 0:53:39and think about how we live up here, how tough we have it.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42Well, we have a jolly good time with it
0:53:42 > 0:53:45and we know what has to be done, so we get through it.
0:53:52 > 0:53:53Wait.
0:53:53 > 0:53:54'Back in Basingstoke.'
0:53:54 > 0:53:56Lola, come here.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58- 'Tyler's training his dog.'- Wait.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01Lola, wait.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04Come on, then.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07'Yeah, life's a lot more easier now the dogs are a bit better behaved,
0:54:07 > 0:54:09'which is good.'
0:54:09 > 0:54:10Lola, come on.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14'I feel like better about myself and that since I've been back.'
0:54:14 > 0:54:18- I think you've changed, and a lot of people think you've changed. - Yeah.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22He's taking responsibility for cleaning up after the family's dogs.
0:54:22 > 0:54:26I'm still using that technique that I got taught.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Works wonders.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32And he's taking charge of feeding time.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36Oi! Make 'em wait for their food till they're all calm,
0:54:36 > 0:54:38then they get their food.
0:54:40 > 0:54:44And now, they're not chewing Sue's living room.
0:54:44 > 0:54:47Mum's a lot happier, yeah, cos now she doesn't have to worry
0:54:47 > 0:54:49about all her things getting eaten all the time, and.
0:54:49 > 0:54:54And these days, Tyler doesn't stay in bed all morning.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57I'm now getting up quite early, every day,
0:54:57 > 0:54:59like, sort of making the most of the days.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Been working quite a bit, like, and when I'm work,
0:55:02 > 0:55:06I have to get up for, like, quarter to six and leave by six or whatever.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09Mum's sort of gave me a little deadline
0:55:09 > 0:55:11when I got back saying that
0:55:11 > 0:55:16she'll be kicking me and Lola out onto the open road, but...
0:55:16 > 0:55:18'No, I don't think that's happening any more.'
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Lola.
0:55:20 > 0:55:21HE WHISTLES
0:55:21 > 0:55:24- 'Down in Dorset.'- Come on, Wallace.'
0:55:24 > 0:55:26'Amy's giving Wallace clear commands.'
0:55:26 > 0:55:29Come here, sit down, sit.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Good boy, give me a paw.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33Life's really, really good.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36I have control over my dog,
0:55:36 > 0:55:38which I didn't think would ever happen,
0:55:38 > 0:55:40but look how good he's being now.
0:55:40 > 0:55:45I'm so happy now, there's a lot, I've still got so much to do,
0:55:45 > 0:55:50but, ½er...this is a massive improvement for me
0:55:50 > 0:55:53and I've just got this massive confidence boost.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55I used to have to chase him round the garden,
0:55:55 > 0:55:57and when I tried to grab him, he'd try and bite me,
0:55:57 > 0:56:01whereas now, I can just tell him to come.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03Come on, Wallace, come on.
0:56:03 > 0:56:07Amy's time in Alaska has affected more than her confidence with Wallace.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11I think she's come back more positive,
0:56:11 > 0:56:16I can tell in her character that she's a different person.
0:56:16 > 0:56:17Up here.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21'I think the future's looking bright for the two of them,
0:56:21 > 0:56:22'and Wallace knowing his place,
0:56:22 > 0:56:25'I think there's hope, yeah, definitely.'
0:56:25 > 0:56:28Above all, Amy's got a new sense of perspective.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30All right?
0:56:30 > 0:56:34And he's not my baby, he's my dog, which I realise now.
0:56:34 > 0:56:38He's my friend, he's my mate, but he is my dog.
0:56:38 > 0:56:42'I'm really enjoying actually being a dog owner now,
0:56:42 > 0:56:45'this is what it feels like to be a good dog owner.'
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