Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs: The Scent Detectives
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Sunday, April 26 on Sky Mix (11)
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The Scent Detectives
How dogs are trained to use smell for life-saving conservation work and environmental policing. Featuring a South African dog helping to monitor endangered tortoises, a labrador who ensures that non-native zebra mussels do no damage to the habitats of Western Canada, and a whale scat detection dog, who plays a vital role in research into the decline of orca whales
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Cast & Crew
Caroline Hawkins
(Executive producer)
Clare Birks
(Executive producer)
Hayley Smith
(Series producer)
Victoria Stilwell
(Producer)
Sean McDonnell
(Producer)
Blake McGrow
(Producer)
Charlie Corbett
(Producer)
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Did You Know..
Caroline Hawkins
(Executive producer)
Clare Birks
(Executive producer)
Hayley Smith
(Series producer)
Victoria Stilwell
(Producer)
Born:
July 20, 1969
in
Wimbledon
Best Known For:
Presenting It's Me or the Dog
Early-life:
Born in Wimbledon in 1969. She trained as an actress but after a spell of unemployment, she began dog-walking to earn some extra cash. That led to a chance meeting with canine trainer Ken Cochrane. She started training dogs as a hobby in the early 1990s, making a living as a voiceover artist and in theatre roles.
Career:
In 1999, she moved to Manhattan and co-founded Dog Trainers of New York, working to educate families and children on safe dog-handling. Now lives in Atlanta, Georgia. After watching Supernanny, she thought she could host a similiar series focusing on dogs. She contacted TV producers, who were so impressed they snapped her up as presenter of It's Me or the Dog. The show is a hit worldwide, showing in more than 20 countries.
Quote:
'Animals are not just items of property, they're creatures with thoughts and feelings, and they have a very important role in society.'
Sean McDonnell
(Producer)
Blake McGrow
(Producer)
Charlie Corbett
(Producer)
