Our New Puppy

A labrador puppy gets training as an assistance dog, learning how to set up a wheelchair, press an automatic door button and unload a washing machine - but the hardest challenge may be resisting a biscuit. A group of tamaskan puppies enjoys a canoeing holiday on the waterways of East Anglia, two silken wolfhounds are put to the test in a race, and a weimaraner starts work as a therapy dog.

A four-month-old border collie gets carried away during a first taste of sheep herding, while two seven-month-old Siberian huskies undergo training for competitive sled racing in Gloucestershire - without any snow to be found. On a farm in Fife, a litter of springer spaniel-poodle crosses discover the world around them, while a city-dwelling dog savours a meal made to build muscle.