Dogs with Jobs

• By your side: navigating life over decades with a guide dog, and how the partnership evolves over time

  Father of two, Nathan Foy, has worked with a guide dog since he was 18 years old. Nathan explains the profound loss the accompanies the end of a partnership, as well as the gratitude he feels every time he steps outside his house with his guide dog partner. It is also a fascinating insight into the human guide dog partnership and its evolution over time. Nathan explains the efficiencies that mark out a veteran dog and how non-verbal communication takes over from verbal commands over time. Each of his (very different) dogs have accompanied him through various stages of life, according to their personalities and strengths: Hughie, his best mate saw him through his teens into his twenties, with many firsts experienced together; Bessie, whose intelligence and sociability made work trips all over the UK an adventure; Mason, whose steadiness guided Nathan, a toddler and a baby in a buggy safely across town every day and through Covid; and now Joey, who sits at the heart of family life, while supporting Nathan with the challenges of blind parenting. Nathan works for Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Guide Dogs) Connected episodes on assistance dogs Ralph, the owner-trained, multi-tasking assistance dog - perfect for a Rogate teenager Darcey, the Canine Partner: an assistance dog relationship in full bloom Benjy, the trainee guide dog's first five weeks on the job Daisy, the autism assistance dog - practical, psychological and emotional support Breck, the retired guide dog Dogs with Jobs features the full range of working dogs, therapy dogs, military and service dogs, assistance dogs, bio detection dogs and other, random occupations such as truffle hunting, modelling and more. Browse more dogs with interesting jobs. Do you work your dog or dog? Get in touch with Kate Fairweather if you work your dog/dogs and are interested in coming on the show on [email protected]. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2024 Photo credit: Designed by WannapikSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• A breakfast date with a pack of trail hunting hounds

  Dogs with jobs pays an early morning visit to the Hursley Hambledon pack of English Foxhounds in their lodges. Amid the early morning excitement of the pack, Kennel huntsman Keiran gives an insight into pack life. He explains that there's no a particular "top dog" among the boys. The social hierarchy is more complex and changeable among the girls. Surprisingly, the individual canine most "in charge" is not a foxhound at all - but a pint-sized terrier called Poppy. With at least one, occasionally two litters a year, scenting talent and knowhow is passed down the generations within the pack over time, as older hounds retire and the youngsters join. Kieran's affection for the hounds is evident. When pressed, he admits to having a favourite, who will live with him as a pet once she retires. Connected episodes Bloodlines and breeding: the breeding of hounds for a trail hunting pack Meet Debit and Dervish, the hunting hound puppies Do you work your dog or dogs? Kate is generally obsessed with working dogs and loves to hear about them – the more varied the better! Keep the introductions coming! If you, or someone you know works their dog or dogs, and would consider being interviewed on Dogs with Jobs, please get in touch with Kate via [email protected]. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2025See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Dogs with Jobs Christmas special marks four years of the show

  In this Christmas AND 4th birthday show, creators Kate Fairweather and John Welsman discuss how Dogs with Jobs has evolved and play snippets from some of their favourite episodes. They celebrate four years of fun making working dog podcasts together and discovering more jobs being done by dogs than they had ever thought possible back in 2021. What started as an amusing lockdown project created by two community radio volunteers during the pandemic quickly showed it had legs. Dogs with Jobs took Podcast of the Year at the National Community Radio Awards 2022 and has been a top 10 pets and animals podcast regularly since then, while growing an international audience. The first episode of Dogs with Jobs podcast aired in January 2021, and featured Acorn, a golden Retriever who worked as a reading assistant in a Petersfield primary school. At the time, dog walking was one of the few ways to get out of the house under the UK's strict lockdown rules. So early episodes were recorded outdoors, which contributed to the podcast developing its distinctive "on location" sound, and relaxed interviewing style. Episodes referred to in this episode: Edie, Max and Joe the sheepdogs, and how to spot herding talent in a puppy Giglee the truffle hunter gets a surprise Medical detection dogs with Dr. Claire Guest CBE Darcy - a human/canine partnership in full bloom Ninja the barkour dog - a charismatic collie and his talented handler Dogs with Jobs features the full range of working dogs, therapy dogs, military and service dogs, assistance dogs, bio detection dogs and other, random occupations such as truffle hunting, modelling and more. Browse more dogs with interesting jobs. Do you work your dog or dog? Get in touch with Kate Fairweather if you work your dog/dogs and are interested in coming on the show on [email protected]. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2024 Photo credit: Tina Knowles PhotographySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• The Hampshire Gundog Show: an overview of working breeds

  A throwback to summer... this episode of Dogs with Jobs was recorded at the Hampshire Gun Dog Show in August, which featured around 30 gun dog breeds, from golden retrievers and springer spaniels to rare European gun dog breeds.  Joy Venturi Rose of the Hampshire Gun Dog Society describes the various events put on by the society, which include open shows, working tests, field trials and training classes. Joy touches on working breed standards in this succinct, but excellent overview of gun dog breeds, and shares some ideas for keeping your working breed pet happy and stimulated.  She explains how working breeds need stimulation in their life that uses their brain, and ideally mirrors the sort of work they would have done many dog generations previously.  More about the Hampshire Gun Dog Society. Other porting dog episodes: Gundogs galore at the Hampshire Country Sports Day (October 2024) Echo, Delta and Polar, the gun dog trio (September 2024) Oberon the working Clumber spaniel (September 2023) Alfie, the waterfowling retreiver (October 2022) Who's winning at the South of England Hound Show? (August 2022) The Sealyham terrier Rat Pack (July 2023) Meet the Beagles! (October 2022) Clover, the accidental gundog (September, 2022) Debit and Dervish, the hunting hound pups (November 2021) An insight into the breeding of hounds (November 2021) Drake, the gun dog champion (September 2021) Dogs with Jobs features the full range of working dogs, therapy dogs, military and service dogs, assistance dogs, bio detection dogs and other, random occupations such as truffle hunting, modelling and more. Browse more dogs with interesting jobs. Do you work your dog or dog?  Get in touch with Kate Fairweather if you're interested in coming on the show on [email protected].  Kate is always at the Countryside Alliance country sports show and the Alresford Agricultural Show, both in September in Hampshire. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2024  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Update: Reid the biosecurity dog in the Scottish islands, six months on

  We first heard about the work of Reid the biosecurity dog five months back.  Conservationist and handler Rachel Cripps talks to presenter Kate Fairweather about Reid's work, visiting Scotland's islands during the course of the year, in all weathers, searching for evidence of rat incursions.  Rachel explains the plans for winter, when weather stops all island visits, and how she keeps Reid ticking over and his skills developing.  What is biosecurity? Biosecurity is the practice of protecting places from the threats to wildlife posed by the introduction of new diseases or types of plants or animals that do not naturally occur there. The work of Biosecurity for Scotland focuses on protecting 38 seabird islands around Scotland from invasive non-native mammalian predators, such as rats, mice, mink and stoat. These Scottish islands are remote, home to many globally important colonies of seabirds. Native seabirds, which have not evolved alongside predators and are vulnerable to invasive predators, which eat the eggs, chicks and sometimes adult birds. Thanks to Sophie at RSPB for introducing Reid and Rachel to the show.  NTS and NatureScot.Biosecurity for Scotland  is a partnership of RSPB Scotland, National Trust for Scotland and NatureScot. This project is supported by the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot. Other dogs working in conservation Reid the bio security dog - the original interview from May 2024; Skye, the stoat detection dog working to keep Orkney free from predators; A team of five detection dogs survey the Isle of May for ground nesting storm petrels; Barley the conservation dog and his international projects; Nica, Nettle and Phoenix, the Japanese knotweed detection dogs. Do you work your dog or dogs?  Get in touch with Kate at [email protected] with suggestions or introductions to working dogs to feature on the show - she's always interested to hear about dogs with interesting jobs. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2024See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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