May 15, 2023 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs, Local news
Canine Partners, the assistance dog charity, will close the doors of its Heyshott centre in a few weeks time. From June 2023 the charity, which operates nationally, will be headquartered in a purpose built training centre in Leicestershire. Canine Partners’ CEO,...
May 14, 2023 | Dogs with Jobs
A bonus edition of Dogs with Jobs! Presenter Kate Fairweather has been in New York with the day job, where she ran into a delightfully low-key, four-legged explosives detective at the busy Staten Island Ferry Terminal in Manhattan. Meet Caboose, a yellow Labrador, on...
May 1, 2023 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Labradors Bess and Buster, trained by police in the UK for detection work in the fight against illegal wildlife trade in Thailand. Buster and Bess will continue their detection training in Thailand from May 2023 Bess and Buster will be combating the trafficking...
Apr 1, 2023 | Dogs with Jobs, Press releases
Petersfield’s Shine Radio’s award-winning podcast, Dogs with Jobs is the subject of The Radio Academy Podcast. The weekly podcast delves behind the scenes of all areas of the radio and audio industry, from the BBC and commercial stations to digital community radio...
Mar 29, 2023 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Keo was trafficked in the UK during the lockdown of 2020 – a time when the price of puppies was soaring, and a black market in dogs was flourishing. A member of the public spotted crates of puppies being loaded into a lorry, and called the police....
Mar 1, 2023 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Giglee the truffle hunter. He spends his professional life hunting truffles – the elusive, exclusive and very expensive underground fungi prized for their earthy flavour. This month on Dogs with Jobs, Kate Fairweather goes truffle hunting with Giglee and...
Feb 1, 2023 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Mabel. She’s the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Service’s first emotional support dog. Even as a puppy, Mabel has always had an affinity with people. This exceptionally calm cockapoo goes to work one day a week with her owner, Chief Fire Officer...
Jan 1, 2023 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Cashel, an autism assistance dog who supports actor and musician Leo Long. Cashel goes everywhere with Leo – here they are at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. (Photo: James Long) Cashel was affectionate with Leo on their very first meeting, when he was a...
Nov 30, 2022 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Yellow labrador Millie is one of two Pets as Therapy (PAT) dogs that visit Petersfield Hospital. This month on Dogs with Jobs, we accompany Millie on her hospital rounds, during which she spreads joy among patients, staff and visitors alike. In fact it took us 15...
Nov 2, 2022 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Tucked away in Privett, just outside Petersfield, lives a pack of bloodhounds, whose astonishing talents are put to the test every week hunting “the clean boot”. Bloodhound packs receive little publicity, because they are entirely uncontroversial, and...
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