Sep 1, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Drake, a talented black labrador with a cupboard full of trophies. Hear him work to the whistled commands of owner, professional gun dog trainer Jason Mayhew on the Cowdray Estate. Yet Drake was the last puppy of the litter – less desirable because of the...
Jul 31, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
This month, Dogs with Jobs follows young guide dog Benji over five weeks as he starts “on the job” training with owner John Welsman. From their first encounter in June, through two weeks of residential training at a Southampton hotel, instructor-supported...
Jun 29, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Rusty, a red short-coated collie with one thing on his mind. Four year old Search & Lowland Rescue Dog Rusty has had a great year, with his first “live find” last summer. He clocked up over 40 search operations in just 12 months. (Yet another way...
May 25, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Sprout. Barrel-chested and muscular, he looks like the canine equivalent of a beefy nightclub bouncer. One to be wary of, perhaps. Sprout has the distinctive egg shaped head and triangular eyes of the English Bull terrier Yet Sprout is a much loved visitor...
Apr 27, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Did you know that the UK dog charity, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Guide Dogs for short), is the largest dog breeding programme in the UK and trains nearly a quarter of the world’s guide dogs? Breck the Guide Dog in “working mode”, wearing his...
Apr 27, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Breck, a talented golden retriever recently retired from an eight-year career in partnership with a highly experienced owner, whose job has entailed travelling all over the UK. Breck’s steadiness and adaptability proved to be essential qualities for success...
Mar 23, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Border Collies Max, Edie and Joe in this month’s episode of Dogs with Jobs. Together, they ensure a successful lambing operation on Rothercombe Farm. It’s the calm before the storm in Stroud, as sheep farmer Andrew Snow gears up for the busiest six...
Mar 15, 2021 | Dogs with Jobs
A bonus episode of Dogs with Jobs! Working dog expert and retired handler Jim Noble has had a long and varied career handling sporting dogs, police dogs, sniffer dogs and other specialist working dogs. P.D. Lottie with Jim Noble and canine colleague P.D. Lock in 2003...
Feb 23, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
She’s intelligent, friendly and cuts an elegant figure. She’s also considerably smaller and lighter than many of her police dog colleagues, making her all too easy to underestimate. Meet Police Dog (P.D.) Didi. A Belgian Malinois, her speed and agility...
Jan 27, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Patricia Bland, regional coordinator for the Petersfield Area for Pets as Therapy, explains the qualities she looks when assessing a dog’s suitability for therapy work. Patricia’s own flat coat retrievers , Margaux (5) and Fleurie (8) both work as PAT dogs...
Jan 27, 2021 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
School can be daunting when you’re four, especially if you struggle with reading or are a bit shy. Sometimes all you need is some encouragement from a friend, who sits with you in the school library. In the first edition of our new series, Dogs with Jobs, meet...
Money Moment with Martin Bamford
Suzie’s Wilde Walk in the Hangers
the P pod personalities show – 20 September 2021
Quentin Jay talks to Suzie Wilde about the Petersfield Museum Design Project – Part 2
Local expert Julia Willmott on the menopause
HomeStart Butser seeks new volunteers
Conversations at the 100th Steep Flower Show
the P pod personalities show – 13 September 2021