Dogs with Jobs

Celebrate the frontline workers of the canine world.Kate Fairweather comes face to face with a diverse cast of working dogs, perfectly equipped with the instincts, intelligence and training to handle everything their jobs throw at them.Humans and dogs have worked together for centuries - and still do today in our communities.Some work with handlers, drawing on their natural hunting, herding, or guarding instincts, or an exceptional sense of smell. Others perform caring roles, providing companionship and support to humans.Podcast of the Year at the Community Radio Awards 2022.Produced by volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio. Contact Kate at team@shineradio.uk or call 01730 555 500.

Dogs with Jobs is a kids podcast hosted by Jobs, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Jobs hosts Dogs with Jobs, a kids show with 100 episodes published.

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  Romance and the Wessex Bloodhounds

  Oct 1, 202636 min

  Bloodhounds have such an extraordinary nose, that they can distinguish - and track - the scent of individual human beings.  The Wessex Bloodhounds hunt “the clean boot” - which means that a pack of hounds hunt the scent of human runners, who set off with 20 minutes’ head start across the fields. The hounds hunt or track the runners, and the riders follow the hounds. It the hue and cry of a traditional hunt, but none of the controversy. Senior Master, Sam Heighes (daughter of the highly respected bloodhound  expert, Jeremy Whaley) and Jack Jennings, Master and Huntsman discuss the pack with Dogs with Jobs presenter, Kate Fairweather, and introduce star bloodhound, Romance. At a training meet in South Harting the next day, we witness the gentle start to the season.  Known as “tub” hunts because everyone’s a little tubby from the summer holidays, these training meets feature short hunts and are very relaxed. The riders, horses, hounds and the human quarries start to get their fitness up in readiness for the proper season ahead.  You can find out more about the bloodhounds at wessexbloodhounds.com .  Connected episodes about sporting dogs: Ratting with the West Sussex Warreners rat pack (February 2026) Meet the  Sealyham terrier rat pack  , recorded at the Game Fair (August 2023) Who’s winning at the South of England Hound Show?  (August 2023) Meet the  South Down Bloodhounds  (November 2022) Meet the Beagles!  (October 2022) Debit and Dervish , the hunting hound pups (November 2021) An insight into the breeding of hounds  (November 2021) Do you work your dog or dogs?  Kate is deeply obsessed and would lov to hear from you - the more varied the better!   Get in touch via team@shineradio.uk . If you search Dogs with Jobs on your podcast app, you can hear almost 100 episodes - which cover assistance dogs, police dogs, gun dogs, conservation dogs and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Peggy Sue, the veteran agility dog and an overview of agility as a sport

  Jul 4, 202618 min

  Nine year old collie, Peggy Sue, is on her last agility season this year.  Owner, Rachel Williams took some time out from organising the Agility trials at Dogs Day Out in Hampshire to talk about the sport in general and Peggy Sue's career.  Rachel is interesting on the working urge in collies - Peggy Sue will retire from agility, but she has no plans to stop. She's also bringing on her younger puppy, Brie, whose parents are both working farm dogs. She also explains why this sport - seen at the highest levels at Crufts and international competitions - remains highly accessible to any dog and handler with a close relationship and a liking for activity.  It's accessible to all - from kids to really quite old (!), and all breeds can participate from toy poodles to malinois. Recorded at Dogs Day Out, 2026 in East Worldham, Hampshire. Photo by Sean Cameron.  Find out more about agility: Kennel Club website - list of approved trainers (positive reinforcement only) Agility4all.co.uk - UK based agility shows for all dogs (with diary) Agilitynet on Facebook for meet ups and classes near you Do you work your dog or dogs?  Please get in touch with Kate at team@shineradio.uk if you'd like to introduce a working dog to the show!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Tweed, the UK's first digital asset detection dog

  Jun 1, 202634 minS0

  <p>Tweed, the springer spaniel has the distinction of being the UK's first digital asset detection dog. </p> <p>Martin King of the Devon and Cornwall Police Force tells the origin story of the discipline in the UK.</p> <p>Known as electronic storage detection, digital asset detection and other names, this is firmly established as a key discipline for evidentiary purposes within the police.</p> <p>Back in 2015, a trainer in his force read an article about such detection wwork going on in Connecticut, U.S.A.</p> <p>She won Service Dog of the Year 2025 and was shortlisted fo...

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  Service Dogs UK: Helping Veterans to train their own PTSD Service Dogs

  May 17, 202633 minS0

  <p>This is the origin story of the charity, Service Dogs UK, which supports veterans of the military and blue light services in training their own PTSD assistance dogs. </p> <p>Hear its founder and operations director, Garry Botterill, on the various training models, and how his own lived experience in the military and police has informed the training model and contributed to the approach taken by Service Dogs UK.</p> <p>Find out more about assistance dogs supporting veterans</p> <p>Garry mentions all these organisations in this episode. As we say in the episode, there are many other o...

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  Rey, the one-eyed PTSD assistance dog

  May 1, 202635 minS0

  <p>Rey is a rescue dog who supports his human partner, Jack, with the challenges of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). </p> <p>What is striking is the reciprocity that defines this partnership, in which each is helping the other. </p> <p>There are many practical tasks that a PTSD service dog is trained to help its owner with day to day life However, it's the psychological impact that we explore in this episode.</p> <p>Owner Jack Billington says that of all the therapies and help he has accessed for his PTSD, Rey has been by far the most ef...

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