Underdogs

Henry Winkler: HOLLY AND HERBIE HAVE SPENT THEIR LIVES MOVING FROM HOME TO HOME, SHELTER TO SHELTER.

LABELED PROBLEM DOGS, NO FAMILY CAN HANDLE THEM.

Woman: HOLLY HAD PUSHED A BONE UNDERNEATH THE CHAIR AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DIG THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CHAIR TO THE BONE.

Winkler: BUT HOLLY AND HERBIE ARE GETTING ONE MORE CHANCE.

EXPERT TRAINERS LARRY ALLEN AND BARBARA SYKES WILL ATTEMPT TO HARNESS HOLLY AND HERBIE'S NATURAL INSTINCTS AND TEACH THEM TO BE WORKING DOGS.

IT WON'T BE EASY.

Barbara: MANNERS!

MANNERS!

Larry: WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE WRESTLING MATCH RIGHT NOW.

Barbara: HERBIE!

Winkler: IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE.

I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED THIS WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

Winkler: BUT IT'S THEIR LAST CHANCE FOR A NEW BEGINNING.

(EPIC MUSIC) THIS PROGRAM WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING AND BY THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR PBS STATION FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

Winkler: FOR CENTURIES, BLOODHOUNDS TRACKED DOWN CRIMINALS AND FOUND MISSING PEOPLE.

THEIR GREAT TALENT WAS THEIR PHENOMENAL SENSE OF SMELL, UP TO 10,000 TIMES GREATER THAN OUR OWN.

IN THEIR HEYDAY, NO TECHNOLOGY COULD MATCH THEIR PERFORMANCE.

BUT TODAY, THEY WORK FOR ONLY A HANDFUL OF POLICE FORCES, MAINLY IN THE U.S. FROM THE 1700s, THE BEARDED COLLIE WAS THE SHEEP DOG OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS.

IT WAS A "DROVING DOG," DRIVING ANIMALS DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE.

IT HAD INTELLIGENCE, SPEED, AND STAMINA.

BUT BY THE 1940s, THE BORDER COLLIE, WITH A STRONGER INSTINCT FOR ROUNDING UP THE SHEEP, HAD TAKEN ITS PLACE.

BEARDIES CAME CLOSE TO EXTINCTION.

ALTHOUGH OUT OF A JOB, MANY DOGS THAT NOW LANGUISH IN SHELTERS STILL HAVE A DISTANT GENETIC MEMORY OF THE WORK THEY WERE BRED FOR.

THE IDLE LIFE OF A FAMILY PET IS HARD FOR THEM.

[ WHISTLES ] BUT SOME CAN SEE THE TRUE POTENTIAL OF THESE UNWANTED AND ABANDONED ANIMALS.

Barbara: LIE DOWN.

GOOD DOGS.

Winkler: BRITISH DOG TRAINER BARBARA SYKES IS DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH COLLIES.

AND OF THE 22 DOGS ON HER YORKSHIRE FARM, 10 HAVE COME FROM SHELTERS.

COME ON, SWEETIE.

Winkler: IT'S A SIMILAR STORY FOR AMERICAN LARRY ALLEN.

FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, LARRY HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO TRAINING BLOODHOUNDS.

HE'S TURNED EVEN THE MOST UNMANAGEABLE DOGS INTO HIGHLY SKILLED TRACKERS... GO, GET ON THE GROUND, ON THE GROUND!

Winkler: SUCH AS MAGGIE, WHO IS NOW THE PRIDE OF THE CAPE MAY POLICE FORCE IN NEW JERSEY.

Larry: WHEN MAGGIE CAME TO ME, SHE HAD WHAT EVERYBODY THOUGHT WAS SEVERE AGGRESSION ISSUES.

SHE TRIED TO EAT EVERYBODY THAT SHE CAME IN CONTACT WITH.

SHE TURNED INTO PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST WORKING BLOODHOUNDS THAT I HAD EVER SEEN.

AND TO ME THAT'S A SUCCESS STORY.

THAT'S ALMOST A DREAM COME TRUE, TO SEE SOMEBODY THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE DEATH CHAMBER AND THEY'RE NOW A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF AN AGENCY.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.

Winkler: TODAY, LARRY'S ON HIS WAY TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK, TO ONE OF FIVE BLOODHOUND RESCUE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

HE'S COME TO MEET HOLLY, A MISFIT WITH LITTLE HOPE OF FINDING ANOTHER HOME.

Woman: ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS IS THAT SHE'S GONE THROUGH SIX HOMES.

I MEAN, SHE'S PRETTY MUCH HIT EVERY PET HOME POSSIBLE.

PRETTY MUCH ANY TIME SHE HAD A PROBLEM, THEY PASSED HER ON TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

Winkler: IN FACT, 1-YEAR-OLD HOLLY HAS HAD SIX HOMES IN JUST 10 MONTHS.

HER HYPERACTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE NATURE MAKES HER VERY HARD TO HANDLE.

Woman: SHE'S CHEWED UP ANY NUMBER OF TOYS.

SHE'S CHEWED UP THE SEAT OF OUR RECLINER.

HOLLY HAD PUSHED A BONE UNDERNEATH THE CHAIR AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DIG THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CHAIR TO THE BONE.

AND THEN SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO, SO SHE LEANED OVER AND STARTED BITING AT THE BACK OF THE CHAIR.

HOLLY, LET'S GO OUTSIDE.

COME ON, HOLLY.

Winkler: BUT THIS TROUBLESOME BEHAVIOR IS EXACTLY WHAT LARRY IS LOOKING FOR.

PROBLEM DOGS COULD SIMPLY BE LACKING THE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL STIMULATION THEY CRAVE.

Woman: YEAH, THAT'S VERY CLEVER.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN.

THAT DOG IS SMARTER THAN I AM.

THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.

HER BIG THING IS THAT SHE WANTS TO BE WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE.

SHE USES HER NOSE, SHE USES HER SENSES.

SHE'S A CLEVER, CLEVER DOG.

THE PROBLEM IS, IF WE CAN'T GET HER IN A WORKING HOME, I HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO IS WILLING TO CHALLENGE HER IN SOME OTHER WAY.

AND I'M RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS.

Winkler: LIKE LARRY, BARBARA HAS TRAVELED TO A RESCUE CENTER TO MEET A DOG THAT NOBODY WANTS.

AT THE RSPCA IN LEICESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, A 3-YEAR-OLD BEARDED COLLIE AWAITS HIS FATE.

HIS PREVIOUS OWNERS KEPT HIM ON A CHAIN, FOR ONE REASON -- HERBIE LOVES SHEEP.

AS A COMPULSIVE "SHEEP CHASER," HE'S BEEN LUCKY TO ESCAPE A FARMER'S BULLET.

Woman: SHEEP, FROM WHAT WE'VE HEARD, HE DOESN'T WANT THEM -- Barbara: DO WE KNOW WHAT HE DOES WITH THEM?

UH, CHASES THEM.

HELLO, HERBIE.

ARE YOU COMING OUT, YOUNG MAN?

NO AGGRESSION WITH PEOPLE OR ANYTHING?

DOESN'T SEEM TO BE, JUST VERY NERVOUS.

HERBIE, COME HERE, SWEETIE.

HELLO, DARLING.

HE'S GOT A BIT OF HESITATION THERE.

YOU'RE A FRIENDLY LITTLE LAD, AREN'T YOU?

I QUITE LIKE THE WAY HE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT, NOT WARY, BUT HE'S A BIT SENSITIVE.

THAT MEANS HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO LISTEN TO US.

Winkler: BOTH LARRY AND BARBARA BELIEVE THEY CAN TURN THESE TWO UNWANTED PETS INTO VALUABLE WORKING DOGS.

AND TO PROVE IT, THEY'RE WILLING TO LAY THEIR PROFESSIONAL REPUTATIONS ON THE LINE.

HERBIE ARRIVES AT BARBARA'S FARM ON THE YORKSHIRE MOORS, AND HOLLY AT LARRY'S HOME IN WEST VIRGINIA, TO BEGIN THE GREATEST JOURNEY OF THEIR LIVES.

THEY HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE NEXT 12 WEEKS.

[ THUNDER ] HOLLY'S TERRIFIED OF LOUD SOUNDS.

GOOD GIRL, GOOD GIRL.

THIS DOG HAS SOME NOISE ISSUES.

THAT FIRST MAJOR STRIKE, I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA BUT -- THAT'S A GOOD GIRL, HOLLY.

Winkler: AT HER FARM IN YORKSHIRE, BARBARA IS KEEPING HERBIE WELL AWAY FROM HER OTHER DOGS SO THAT HE'LL BOND WITH HER.

HI, BABY.

HERBIE, HELLO, DARLING.

YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD BOY FOR MUM.

Winkler: IN HERBIE'S SHORT LIFE, HE HAS BEEN SOLD AT MARKET ON A PIECE OF STRING AND THEN CHAINED IN A YARD FOR THREE MONTHS TO KEEP HIM FROM ATTACKING SHEEP.

Barbara: HE'S COWERING BEHIND ME BECAUSE HE'S REALLY, REALLY NERVOUS.

IN FACT, HE'S ACTUALLY SEEKING REFUGE BEHIND MY LEGS, WHICH TELLS ME THAT I'M THE ONLY THING AROUND HERE RIGHT NOW THAT HE'S SEEING AS STABLE, WHICH, IN SUCH A SHORT TIME IS QUITE NICE.

HIS COAT IS IN A MESS.

WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING CREEPING ABOUT IN THERE.

IT'S GOT TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE FOR HIM.

HERE WE ARE, SWEETIE.

BUT HE WILL HAVE TO GO TO A GROOMING PARLOR FOR THE SIMPLE REASON HE'S ALREADY UNDER STRESS.

IF I START GROOMING HIM -- IF HE'S GOING TO BE UPSET, HE'S GOING TO BLAME IT ON ME, WHICH IS THE LAST THING I WANT HIM TO DO.

Winkler: MONTHS OF NEGLECT HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME HERBIE HAS EVER GONE TO THE GROOMERS, AND HE'S NOT TOO SURE ABOUT IT.

HERBIE'S COAT IS SO TANGLED AND FILTHY, IT'S A HEALTH HAZARD.

Woman: HE IS IN QUITE A BIT OF A MESS.

AND WHEN THEY GET TO THIS STAGE THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS CHOP THEM AWAY.

HE'LL PROBABLY LOOK STRANGE, ACTUALLY.

BECAUSE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE LONG COATS ANYWAY.

THAT'S A GOOD BOY.

Winkler: A BEARDIE'S COAT TAKES TIME TO LOOK AFTER, BUT A SCOTTISH SHEPHERD WOULD NEVER HAVE LET HIS DOG GET INTO SUCH A STATE.

MATTED HAIR LIKE THIS IS A MAGNET FOR FLIES AND MAGGOTS AND ALL KINDS OF INFECTION.

Woman: ALL RIGHT, LAD, ALL RIGHT, SHUSH, SHUSH.

DON'T LIKE THAT, DO YOU?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S A GOOD BOY.

THERE'S A GOOD BOY.

Winkler: THE SHAMPOO AND GROOMING SHOULD BE A HUGE RELIEF FOR HERBIE, BUT WILL IT HELP HIM FOCUS ON HIS TRAINING PROGRAM AND HIS CHANCE FOR A NEW LIFE?

WE'LL JUST TIDY HIS HEAD UP SO IT KEEPS HIS CHARACTER.

I THINK THAT'S ALL WE'LL DO WITH HIS FACE.

LOOK A SMART BOY, DON'T YOU?

HANDSOME LAD.

Winkler: IN WEST VIRGINIA, THE NEXT TEST FOR HOLLY IS TO SEE HOW SHE GETS ALONG WITH OTHER DOGS.

Larry: EASY, GIRL, SOMEBODY ELSE BEEN OUT HERE?

YEAH, YEAH.

Winkler: LARRY HAS A KENNEL OF FIVE, AND HOLLY HAS TO FIT IN.

IF SHE'S AGGRESSIVE, IT COULD SET HER TRAINING BACK.

Larry: WHAT IS THAT?

THAT'S ANOTHER FLOP-EARED DOG, ISN'T IT?

IT'S OKAY, ZIG.

OH, HOLLY WANTS TO PLAY.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW -- I SEE NO TEETH, NO GROWLING, NO AGGRESSION ON EITHER OF THE DOGS' PART, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT WE WANT.

BUT WE HAVE HAPPY TAIL, LITTLE BOY, BOTH OF THEM WAGGING TAILS, BOTH OF THEM ARE READY TO PLAY.

NO VICIOUS DOG THERE.

AND ZIGGY, IS THAT WHAT YOU REALLY THINK OF HER?

Winkler: NOT ALL BLOODHOUNDS ARE GOOD AT CONNECTING THEIR NOSES TO THEIR BRAINS.

SO TRAINING BEGINS BY TEACHING HOLLY TO TRACK BY SIGHT, STARTING WITH LARRY'S TRAINING PARTNER, SHARON.

BUT FIRST, HOLLY HAS TO PUT ON HER WORK GEAR.

Larry: THE HARNESS THAT WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE WRESTLING MATCH WITH RIGHT NOW FOR SOME REASON IS HER -- COME HERE, GIRL.

EASY, EASY, EASY.

WHERE DID THAT BEHAVIOR COME FROM, MISS HOLLY?

THE HARNESS IS HER WORK CLOTHES.

IF SHE'S NOT IN HARNESS, SHE'S ALLOWED TO BE A DOG JUST TO BE A PUPPY.

IT'S JUST LIKE A FIREMAN PUTTING ON HIS FIRE GEAR OR A POLICEMAN PUTTING ON HIS BELT.

IT'S THE SAME THING.

MISS HOLLY IS GOING TO DO JUST A STRAIGHT LINE CHASE OF HER SUBJECT.

EVERYTHING WILL BE VISUAL.

THE PERSON'S GOING TO BE RUNNING AWAY.

SHE'LL WATCH THEM.

AND WE'RE GOING TO JUST SEE HOW SHE DOES.

TRACK!

Winkler: IN THE U.S., BLOODHOUNDS HAVE LONG BEEN RELIED UPON BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Larry: WHERE'D SHE GO?

WHERE'D SHE GO?

Winkler: WHEN THEY I.D.

SOMEONE, IT'S CONSIDERED EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY.

Larry: GOOD GIRL!

SINCE I'M HOPEFULLY TRAINING THIS DOG TO GO TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENT, I WANT A PHYSICAL CONTACT IDENTIFICATION.

IS THIS YOUR PERSON?

TO WHERE THERE IS NO DOUBT IN THE OFFICER'S MIND, IN THE COURT'S MIND, IN ANYBODY'S MIND WHO THE PERSON IS.

IT SOUNDS KIND OF CORNY, BUT I SIMPLY ASK THE DOG.

I LIKE A 100% POSITIVE PHYSICAL CONTACT WHERE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS THE PERSON I'M LOOKING FOR.

Winkler: BEFORE SHE CAN START TRAINING HERBIE, BARBARA NEEDS TO LEARN EXACTLY HOW BAD HIS BEHAVIOR IS.

Barbara: RIGHT, HERBIE LIKES TO THINK THAT HE SHOULD DO THINGS FIRST.

HE WANTS TO COME OUT FIRST.

I CAN'T HAVE HIM SEEING THE DOOR AS A RELEASE.

HE HAS TO SEE ME AS THE PERSON THAT RELEASES HIM.

SO I GO INTO THE PEN WITH HIM.

COME ON, DARLING.

NOW YOU CAN SEE HE'S ACTUALLY WANTING TO COME OUT FIRST.

I CAN'T ALLOW HIM TO DO THAT.

AND I DON'T LIKE TO USE THE LEAD AS A TOTAL RESTRAINER.

IT HAS TO BE ME THAT STOPS HIM.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, MANNERS.

MANNERS, MANNERS, NO, NO, NO, NO.

JUST WAIT A MINUTE, YOU CAN'T BE DOING THAT.

COME ON BACK HERE.

JUST WAIT.

HERBIE IS HORRENDOUS ON A LEAD.

HE IS PULLING.

HE'S DICTATING TO ME WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.

HE WANTS TO SNIFF, HE SNIFFS.

HE'LL PULL ME HERE, HE'LL PULL ME THERE.

WHEN HE GETS INTO THE SHEEP HE'LL SAY THAT'S WHAT I WANT, AND HE'S GOING TO PULL TO GO TO THE SHEEP.

I CAN'T LET HIM DICTATE.

BUT HE'S A DOG, HE WANTS TO SNIFF.

BUT I MUST TELL HIM WHEN HE CAN SNIFF.

NOW, THEN, SIT.

YOU WERE TOLD TO DO SOMETHING, YOU'RE GETTING YOURSELF HIGH.

JUST WAIT THERE NOW.

GOOD LAD.

NOW WE'LL GO IN MY TIME.

AH, AH!

YOU CAN'T BE PULLING, NO.

HERBIE, NO.

AH!

NO, JUST WAIT.

EVERYTHING HAS TO START HERE.

IT'S NO GOOD TRYING TO TEACH A DOG A RECALL WHEN HE'S RUNNING AWAY FROM YOU AT 30 MILE AN HOUR.

YOU HAVE TO TEACH IT HERE.

IF YOU CAN'T CALL A DOG OFF SHEEP, YOU ARE STUCK.

AND HERBIE'S GOT A BIT OF A DEFIANT LIE DOWN OUT HERE.

WHAT HE'LL HAVE IN THE SHEEP FIELD, I DON'T KNOW.

COME ON, STROPPY.

AH, AH.

NO, I WANT YOU BEHIND.

THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR A PET OR WORK DOG IS THAT IT WALKS BEHIND YOU BECAUSE SEE HOW HE'S JUST WALKED TWO PACES FORWARDS TO GET IN FRONT OF ME.

THAT SAYS, FED UP WITH BEING BEHIND YOU, I MAKE DECISIONS.

IF HE WAS LIKELY TO BITE ME, THE FIRST THING I WOULD BE DOING IS RESTRICT HIM SO HE CAN'T JUMP UP AT ME.

THEN THE SECOND THING WOULD BE TO MAKE HIM SLIGHTLY UNCOMFORTABLE.

AND IF HE WISHES TO STAND UNCOMFORTABLE, THAT'S FINE BY ME.

BUT HE WILL EVENTUALLY LAY DOWN, AND WHEN HE DOES, I CAN TELL HIM WHAT HE IS DOING AND TELL HIM WHAT A REALLY GOOD BOY HE IS.

LIE.

SEE, THIS IN ITSELF TELLS ME I'VE GOT A DOG WHO IS NOT NASTY, IS VERY PLAYFUL, AND HE'S ALSO EXTREMELY STRONG-WILLED.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT, WOULD YOU STAND LIKE THAT UNCOMFORTABLY FOR A LENGTH OF TIME?

AH, AH.

YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD BOY.

STAY.

STAY THERE.

HERBIE, YOU ARE SO GOOD.

YEAH, YOU ARE A GOOD BOY.

HE'S GOT THE STRONG WILL.

HE'S GOT THE STUBBORNNESS, BUT INSIDE HIM, I THINK HE'S QUITE A NICE GUY ACTUALLY.

AREN'T YOU?

I SORT OF SEE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF A REBEL WEARING BAGGY TROUSERS AND A BASEBALL CAP BACK TO FRONT, THINKING HE'S REAL HARD.

AND HE'S NOT, NOT REALLY, HE LIKES HAVING A MUMMY, DON'T YOU, LOVE?

EH?

Winkler: HERBIE'S NEXT TEST WILL BE TELLING.

IF HE BITES THE BALL, IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS FOR THE SHEEP.

Barbara: RIGHT, OKAY.

HERBIE'S TELLING ME HE WANTS THIS MORE THAN ANYTHING.

SEE, THAT'S WHAT HE'S WANTING.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

THAT TELLS ME STRAIGHT AWAY HOW NAUGHTY HE COULD BE WITH SHEEP.

OH, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE.

THAT'S THE ONE THING WE DON'T WANT.

OH, LOOK AT WHAT HE'S TELLING US.

HEY!

LEAVE IT.

AH, AH.

AH, AH.

WHAT HE'S TELLING US IS, ANYTHING THAT MOVES, I WANT TO GET HOLD OF IT AND I WANT TO KILL IT.

NO, SO I'VE GOT TO USE THIS NOW TO TRY AND MAKE HERBIE LISTEN TO ME AND NOT HIS INNER DARK THOUGHTS.

COME HERE.

WAIT.

AH, AH, DON'T YOU DARE!

SIT!

NOW, WAIT.

WAIT.

WAIT.

GO ON.

AH, AH, NO.

LEAVE IT.

LEAVE IT!

NO!

NOW, YOU SEE, IT'S WHEN I TRY TO CALL HIM OFF.

HERBIE, GOOD BOY!

NO, NO, DON'T JUMP UP.

SIT.

I STILL THINK HE'S A BIT OF A JEKYLL AND A HYDE, BUT HE'S EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE.

IT DOESN'T TAKE HIM LONG TO PICK THINGS UP, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IN ITSELF MEANS HE'S AN INTELLIGENT DOG.

AND INTELLIGENT DOGS PICK UP BAD HABITS AS QUICKLY AS WHAT THEY PICK UP GOOD HABITS.

THIS BOY HAS BAGGAGE, BUT I'M HOPING THAT IN THE NEXT 7 OR 8 WEEKS, I CAN GET THIS DOG SO THAT HE WILL WORK COMPETENTLY AROUND A FLOCK OF SHEEP AND DO IT MY WAY, NOT HIS WAY, AND KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT WHILE HE'S DOING IT.

Winkler: A TRAINED BLOODHOUND CAN DETECT THE SCENT OF A PERSON WHO WALKED HERE A WEEK AGO.

WHEREVER HOLLY GOES, SHE'S PICKING UP HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUAL SMELLS.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

FOR HUMANS, UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS WORKS CAN BE DIFFICULT.

WIND, HUMIDITY, TEMPERATURE, AND SURFACE COMPOSITION ALL AFFECT THE WAY SCENT DRIFTS, AS LARRY EXPLAINS, Larry: OKAY, AS THIS PARTICULAR SMOKE BOMB STARTS TO HEAT, NOTICE HOW IT BEGINS TO DISSIPATE.

IT'S SHIFTING OFF TO THE LEFT.

A LOT OF IT IS BEING CAPTURED RIGHT ALONG THE BASE OF THE TALLER VEGETATION.

IF I WERE WALKING DOWN THROUGH HERE RIGHT NOW BASED ON THE WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING, AS IN THE SMOKE, MOST OF MY SCENT IS GOING TO BE GOING THIS WAY.

SO EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON WALKED DOWN THE CENTER OF THIS ROADWAY, THAT'S NOT WHERE THE HEAVIEST CONCENTRATION IS, BASED ON THE WIND, THE TEMPERATURE, THE HUMIDITY, EVERYTHING ELSE.

IT'S OVER HERE.

Winkler: LARRY IS HELPING HOLLY TO FOCUS ON ONE INDIVIDUAL SCENT.

THERE'S A TASTY HOT DOG AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT BAG WHICH HOLLY IS DETERMINED TO GET TO.

ONCE SHE GETS USED TO DIVING INTO THE BAG, THE TREAT WILL BE REPLACED WITH SOMETHING SMELLING OF A PERSON SHE'S ABOUT TO TRACK.

THIS GAUZE HAS BEEN NEXT TO SHARON'S SKIN FOR HALF AN HOUR.

SEALING IT IN THE BAG ENSURES THAT NO OTHER ODORS WILL CONTAMINATE IT.

Larry: WHAT'S SHE GOT, BABY?

WHAT'S SHE GOT, HUH?

GOT TO GET DRESSED.

THAT'S MY GIRL.

SO THIS IS THE INTRODUCTION OF HOLLY, TURN ON YOUR NOSE.

Winkler: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HOLLY HAS BEEN ASKED TO LINK THE SCENT INSIDE THE BAG TO THE SCENT OF A PERSON AT THE END OF THE TRAIL.

Larry: TRACK!

GOOD GIRL!

GOOD JOB, HOLLY!

GOOD GIRL!

GOOD GIRL!

AWESOME!

Larry: THE LITTLE CRY OR WHIMPER THAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD AS I WAS STARTING HOLLY, THE DRILLS THAT I'VE DONE WITH PLASTIC BAGS WITH HER HAD TREATS IN THEM.

WHEN SHE STUCK HER NOSE IN THE BAG, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE CRIES OF, DAD, THERE'S NO TREATS IN HERE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS GAUZE THING IS, BUT WHERE'S MY HOT DOG?

Winkler: OF THE 22 BORDER COLLIES ON BARBARA'S FARM, SKY IS THE TOP DOG.

SHE HELPS OUT WHENEVER THERE'S A NEW RECRUIT.

Barbara: NOTICE, SKY, THERE'S NO WAY SHE'S GOING TO WALK BEHIND ME.

Winkler: SKY'S USED TO YOUNG UPSTARTS AND WON'T STAND FOR ANY BAD BEHAVIOR, WHICH IS JUST AS WELL BECAUSE HERBIE'S ABOUT TO COME FACE TO FACE WITH ULTIMATE TEMPTATION.

Barbara: OH, THE LADIES KNOW BERTIE WHEN THEY SEE HIM.

WAIT.

I'M GOING TO TAKE HERBIE INTO THE RING AND PUT HIM ROUND THE SHEEP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

DON'T KNOW, NOT A CLUE.

WE'LL FIND OUT WHEN WE GET IN THERE.

WAIT.

WAIT, HEY, WAIT.

LIE DOWN.

STAY.

Winkler: DOGS DON'T SEE COLOR AND DETAIL AS WELL AS WE DO, BUT THEY SEE MOTION MUCH BETTER.

AH, AH!

SO WHEN THE SHEEP BEGIN TO MOVE... GOOD BOY.

HERBIE REACTS.

Barbara: AH, AH, NO.

GOOD BOY.

Winkler: HERBIE MUST STAY OPPOSITE BARBARA AND HOLD THE SHEEP BETWEEN THEM.

Barbara: WAIT, GO BACK.

NO, DON'T YOU DARE!

GETTING COCKY, BOY.

KEEP THAT TAIL DOWN!

HE REALLY WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE EATEN THAT NOSE THEN.

STEADY.

SEE THE TAIL'S STARTING TO LIFT BECAUSE HE'S STARTING TO GET ANGRY.

DON'T, DON'T, NO, LEAVE IT BUT HOLD IT.

WE'VE GOT VERY MIXED EMOTIONS AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE HE REALLY WANTS TO HAVE A POP AT THESE, AND HE KNOWS HE SHOULDN'T DO.

AND WHAT I DON'T WANT IS FOR HIM TO THINK HE CAN'T STAND UP TO SHEEP.

BUT NEITHER CAN HE GO FLYING IN WITH HIS TEETH.

LEAVE IT.

NO.

GOOD BOY.

THEY DON'T WORK ON THEIR OWN, DOGS.

THEY DERIVE FROM THE WOLF, NOT THE FOX, AND THEY DO NEED TO HUNT IN PACKS OR PAIRS, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HE'S DOING NOW.

HE'S RECOGNIZING THAT HE NEEDS SOME HELP TO KEEP THESE WHERE HE WANTS THEM, AND HE'S MORE THAN HAPPY TO USE ME AS A PARTNER.

HE'S WORKING PURELY AND SIMPLY OFF MY BODY LANGUAGE, THE MOVEMENT OF MY BODY, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY NICE.

I DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING TO GIVE HIM DIRECTION.

AND I LIKE THE WAY HE'LL GO BETWEEN THE SHEEP AND THE FENCE.

WE'RE HOLDING THEM IN A LITTLE PACKET BETWEEN US, AND HE'S FLOWING SO NICELY.

HE'S JUST FEELING HIS FEET AND HE'S WORKING WITH ME.

WHEN I TURN THIS WAY, HE'S GOING BACK THE OTHER WAY TO HOLD THEM TO ME.

WHEN I TURN THAT WAY, HE'S GOING ROUND THAT WAY.

THERE SHE IS, SHE'S TRYING TO SORT HIM OUT, AND HE'S NOT -- LOOK HOW CLOSE HE'S GOING WITHOUT EATING THEM.

LET ME SEE IF I CAN CALL HIM OFF THESE.

AH, AH, WAIT.

WAIT, HERBIE, THAT WILL DO.

AH, AH, HERBIE, THAT'LL DO.

GOOD BOY.

WAIT.

GOOD LAD.

EXCELLENT.

AH, AH, LEAVE THEM.

GOOD LAD.

LEAVE IT.

WAIT.

NOW I AM IMPRESSED BECAUSE I HAVEN'T ONCE HAD TO PULL IT, AND THE DOG HAS STOOD THERE AND HE'S BEEN ITCHING TO GO AND HE HASN'T DONE, SO THAT'S A DEFINITE "YES!"

AND HERBIE CAN HAVE A, HEY UP, MATIE.

YEAH, YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD MAN.

OH, YOU'RE A GOOD BOY.

I WANT HIM TO BE ABLE TO WIND UP AND WIND DOWN BECAUSE HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME FUN.

HERBIE, GOOD LAD.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT A VERY QUICK -- HERBIE, THAT'S IT, STAY THERE.

AND WE'RE GETTING THERE, BIT BY BIT WE'RE GETTING THERE.

HE'S A GOOD BOY.

HERBS, SIT.

GOOD DOG.

STAY THERE.

Winkler: SUMMER IS COMING ON IN WEST VIRGINIA, AND A NICE SPLASH OF WATER DOES MORE THAN KEEP HOLLY COOL.

IT'S ESSENTIAL TO HER WORK.

Larry: WITH A NOSE THAT SIZE, WHEN IT GETS DRY AND HOT, IT REALLY AFFECTS THEIR SCENTING ABILITY.

SO KEEPING THOSE MUCUS MEMBRANES MOIST IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

THE WAY A BLOODHOUND'S NOSE WORKS HAS TO DO PARTLY WITH THE LARGE, WET SLOPPY JOWLS, AND THE VERY LARGE EARS.

BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THAT WHEN HOLLY -- IF HOLLY WILL COOPERATE -- WHEN HOLLY DIPS HER HEAD DOWN, ALL OF THE SKIN ROLLS FORWARD.

AS SHE'S HOLDING HER HEAD DOWN ON THE GROUND, BASICALLY, THOSE EARS AND THOSE SKIN FOLDS, CREATE, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE A CONE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN THAT ALLOWS THAT SCENT TO BASICALLY BE TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THEIR NOSE.

SO IN HOT, DRY WEATHER LIKE THIS, WE'VE REALLY GOT TO KEEP HER HYDRATED, KEEP THEM BIG OLD LIPS WET.

YEAH, KEEP THEM BIG OLD LIPS WET.

YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT, THEM BIG OLD LIPS.

BIG OLD NOSE, YEAH, AND THAT EAR, YES.

YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL.

Winkler: SOME BLOODHOUNDS BECOME CADAVER DOGS, TRACKING DOWN DEAD BODIES FOR THE POLICE.

HOLLY HAS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE SMELLS INVOLVED.

Larry: ANY TRAILING DOG, BUT PARTICULARLY A DOG IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AT SOME TIME IN THEIR CAREER WILL ENCOUNTER A BODY OR OTHER PARTS OF BODIES.

WE DON'T EXPECT THE DOGS TO LOVE IT.

WE DON'T ASK THEM TO LOVE IT, BUT IT'S ANOTHER PART OF THEIR JOURNEY ON THE ROAD TO WEARING THE BADGE.

Winkler: LARRY SOAKED SOME GAUZE WITH HUMAN BLOOD AND LEFT IT FOR TWO DAYS TO DECAY.

THE SMELL IS AWFUL.

Larry: COME ON, WORK THROUGH IT.

WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT HOLLY HAS A VERY SENSITIVE NOSE.

AS TO WHY SHE FINDS IT REPULSIVE, DON'T HAVE A CLUE.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING IN HER MAKEUP THAT SHE JUST DOES NOT LIKE IT.

Winkler: FIRST, THERE'S HER PROBLEM WITH NOISE.

NOW THIS.

HOLLY'S GOT TWO STRIKES AGAINST HER.

Larry: GOOD GIRL, Winkler: LARRY HAS NO IDEA WHAT HOLLY HAS EXPERIENCED IN HER SHORT LIFE, SO HE KEEPS TESTING HER WITH NEW SCENARIOS.

CHECK, CHECK.

COME ON, LEAVE THE GOATS.

YEAH, THEY'RE FUNNY-LOOKING DOGS, LET'S GO.

Winkler: EVEN A JUNKYARD BECOMES A USEFUL TRAINING GROUND.

DERELICT BUILDINGS ARE OFTEN USED BY CRIMINALS ON THE RUN.

IF HOLLY'S NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS KIND OF TERRAIN, IT COULD SPOOK HER AND THROW HER OFF THE TRAIL.

LET'S GO.

Winkler: BUT IT'S HER FEAR OF LOUD NOISE THAT'S STILL CAUSING LARRY THE MOST CONCERN.

[ GUNSHOTS ] IF SHE'S TO BECOME A LAW ENFORCEMENT DOG, HOLLY'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED TO HEARING GUNFIRE.

Larry: DOGS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH HAVE TO BE CAPABLE OF DEALING WHETHER IT'S THEIR HUMAN PARTNER HAVING TO FIRE HIS WEAPON, THEIR BACKUP FIRING THEIR WEAPON, ANY TYPE OF NOISE.

Winkler: LARRY STARTS TRAINING WITH A TINY CAP GUN, BUT EVEN AT 50 PACES, IT'S STILL ENOUGH TO FRIGHTEN HOLLY.

HOLLY, EASY, EASY, EASY.

IF SOMEBODY FIRES A WEAPON AND HOLLY DECIDES TO TURN AROUND AND RUN THE OTHER WAY, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT.

GOOD GIRL, WHAT WAS IT?

THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS A DOG JUMPING UP, BECAUSE THAT PUTS HER DIRECTLY IN YOUR LINE OF FIRE.

GET IT, GET IT, GET IT, GET IT.

FIRE.

GOOD GIRL.

SO DESENSITIZING HER OR EVALUATING WHETHER SHE CAN DO IT IS CRITICAL.

JUST WIPE YOUR SLOBBERS ON MOM.

THAT'S WHAT MOM'S SHIRTS ARE FOR.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL.

Winkler: IF HOLLY CAN'T OVERCOME HER FEAR OF NOISE, SHE'S NEVER GOING TO MAKE IT IN THE POLICE FORCE.

BACK IN YORKSHIRE, HERBIE IS ABOUT TO ENCOUNTER HIS MOMENT OF TRUTH.

HERBIE.

GOOD BOY.

AH, AH, AH, HEY, HEY.

GOOD DOG.

THESE SHEEP ARE GOING TO RUN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT HERBIE'S GOING TO DO.

GOOD BOY, HERBIE.

AH, AH, HERBIE!

NO!

NO, HERBIE!

HERBIE!

HEY, HEY, HEY.

GOOD BOY, STEADY.

ARE YOU DAFT?

OUT.

LIE DOWN.

YOU WILL DO IT WITHOUT A LEAD.

LIE DOWN.

NOW STAY THERE.

HERBIE, DO YOU DARE?

HERBIE!

LIE DOWN!

HERBIE, HERBIE, DON'T YOU DARE!

HERBIE!

SIT, YOU SIT!

HERBIE!

I'LL BLOODY WELL OUT-RUN YOU EVERY TIME.

GO ON, WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?

GO ON.

YOU WON'T BEAT ME, SUNSHINE.

LIE DOWN.

DON'T YOU!

LIE DOWN, STAY.

COME TO ME HERE NOW.

NOW, HERE, HERBIE, SIT.

NOW THAT'LL DO.

NOW LIE DOWN AND STAY THERE.

STAY.

OH, I AM THE BOSS!

I AM THE BOSS!

I WAS THE BOSS.

GET BACK UP THERE, GO ON.

BACK.

GOOD BOY!

BEAUTIFUL.

YOU ARE SO GOOD!

Winkler: FINALLY, HERBIE'S MAKING REAL PROGRESS.

Barbara: DOGS WILL OFTEN GO JUMP INTO WATER TO COOL DOWN.

AND HE DISCOVERED THE TROUGH ONE DAY, AND IF I DON'T GET TO HIM FIRST, HE GOES STRAIGHT IN AND GETS IN THERE.

I DON'T CALL HIM OUT.

I THINK HE'D SLEEP IN THERE.

YOU CAN SEE HIM, HE'S ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET RIGHT DOWN UNDERNEATH IT, YOU CAN PRACTICALLY HEAR THE WATER GO, HISS, AS THE HOT BODY GETS IN IT.

HE'S JUST NOT MAKING ANY ATTEMPT TO GET OUT.

I HAVE TO GET HIM OUT AND SAY YOU'VE BEEN IN THERE LONG ENOUGH, COME ON, GET OUT.

Winkler: WITH FIVE WEEKS LEFT OF TRAINING FOR HOLLY, LARRY'S PUT OUT SOME FEELERS TO HIS POLICE CONTACTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

FOUR ARE INTERESTED, AND LARRY STEPS UP HOLLY'S TRAINING.

THEIR NEXT STOP -- A BASEBALL STADIUM.

AS HOLLY AND LARRY GET ON THE ROAD, THE GAME GETS UNDERWAY.

SOME 2,000 PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING, JUST ONE WILL BE HOLLY'S TARGET.

NOT EVEN LARRY KNOWS WHO HE'LL BE OR WHERE HE'LL SIT.

THANK YOU.

ENJOY THE GAME.

Winkler: WE ALL SHED ABOUT 40,000 SKIN CELLS EVERY MINUTE, CREATING POOLS OF OUR SCENT EVERYWHERE WE GO.

THE LONGER WE STAY IN ONE PLACE, THE MORE OUR SCENT BUILDS UP.

HOLLY WILL BE GIVEN ONE PERSON'S SCENT, AND THEN, WHEN THE STADIUM IS EMPTY, SHE MUST LOCATE THE EXACT SEAT WHERE HER TARGET SAT.

OVERNIGHT, THE ODORS OF THE CROWD HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO DISSIPATE.

PINPOINTING ONE SEAT AMONG THOUSANDS SEEMS A HERCULEAN TASK.

Larry: THE TRACK IS ABOUT 13 HOURS OLD.

WE HAD SOME REAL HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS LAST NIGHT, WIND, SO THE SCENT COULD BE BLOWING ALL OVER THE THING.

WHAT I KNOW OF THE TRAIL IS IT STARTS AT THE ENTRANCE.

I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE IT GOES IN THE BALL STADIUM.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I'M GOING TO THE FOOD STAND, THE BEER STAND, THE HOME RUN SEATS, WHERE I'M GOING.

SO IT'S A TEST FOR ME TOO.

Winkler: HOLLY'S TARGET PROBABLY DID WALK AROUND, BUT HE'LL HAVE LEFT THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF SCENT AROUND HIS SEAT.

HOLLY HEADS STRAIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL SECTION.

Larry: COME ON, GET TO WORK.

Winkler: LARRY CAN BE OF NO HELP TO HER NOW.

ALL HE CAN DO IS ENCOURAGE AND TRUST HER.

Larry: GET TO WORK.

WHERE DID HE GO?

LET'S GO.

EASY.

HERE, HOLLY, FIND THE MAN.

CHECK.

WHAT?

WHAT?

WHAT?

SHE SAYS THIS AREA.

Winkler: BINGO!

IN 7 SHORT WEEKS, HOLLY HAS GONE FROM HYPERACTIVE HOME WRECKER TO A SUPER SLEUTH.

LARRY HAS GIVEN HER WHAT SHE NEEDED MOST -- A JOB.

GOOD GIRL.

Winkler: PROBLEM DOGS ARE OFTEN JUST STRONG PERSONALITIES.

THEY SIMPLY NEED TO KNOW THE RULES.

Barbara: THERE'S FOUR BASIC COMMANDS FOR A DOG.

YOU STOP, YOU STAY, YOU COME BACK, AND YOU WALK BEHIND WHEN TOLD TO DO SO.

SOMEBODY WALKS OVER THE MOOR, THERE ISN'T A SHEEP IN SIGHT.

SUDDENLY A HARE IS PUT UP, THE DOG CHASES THE HARE, IT SEES SHEEP OVER THE HILL, AND IT'S ON-GOING.

JUST SOMETIMES I GET THOSE PEOPLE WHO SAY TO ME I HAD A DOG BUT IT GOT RUN OVER BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ON IT.

AND THEY'RE HEARTBROKEN.

BUT IT HAS TO BE A HAPPY RECALL.

YOU DON'T NEED TO FLAP YOUR ARMS ABOUT AND SHOUT AT YOUR DOG.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SAY, BABY, THAT WILL DO.

AND IT SHOULD HAVE ITS EARS UP, ITS TONGUE LOLLING, AND COME FLYING UP TO YOU AND SEND YOU INTO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AS IT RUNS UP TO YOU.

IT IS THAT GLAD TO BE WITH YOU.

IT SHOULDN'T WANT TO BE AWAY FROM YOU.

IT SHOULD BE PRACTICALLY WANTING TO GET INSIDE YOUR POCKET, INSIDE YOUR SKIN BECAUSE IT LOVES YOU THAT MUCH.

HERBIE.

[ LAUGHING ] YOU'RE LOVELY, AREN'T YOU?

HERBIE NEVER RELAXES.

HE'S ALWAYS GOT TO BE DOING, GOT TO BE DOING, GOT TO BE DOING.

BUT WE KNOW THAT HERBIE WAS BALL CRAZY WHEN HE CAME, SO IT'S FETCH A BALL, GET A BALL, CHEW A BALL, KILL A BALL.

HE WANTS TO CHILL.

IN THE PACK, THEY HAVE TWO THINGS -- CHILL OR KILL.

THEY ARE EITHER OUT KILLING BECAUSE THEY'RE HUNTING OR THEY'RE JUST CHILLING IN THE PACK AREA.

SO IF WE DON'T TEACH OUR DOGS TO CHILL, IT TELLS US WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE ALWAYS ON THE GO.

THAT'S WHEN YOU GET THE AGGRESSION PROBLEM.

OH, GOOD GIRL, YOU WANT IT?

Winkler: THEY'VE SPENT NEARLY 3 MONTHS TOGETHER, AND HOLLY'S BECOME A MUCH LOVED MEMBER OF LARRY'S FAMILY.

NOW COMES THE HARD PART, Larry: GOOD SNUGGLE DOG.

GOOD SNUGGLE DOG.

MISS HOLLY IS DOING QUITE WELL.

AS FAR AS CHECKING THE BLOCKS TO GET YOU GUYS STARTED, I THINK SHE'S THERE.

FEEL FREE IF YOU SEE SOMETHING I MISSED TO BEAT ME UP OVER IT.

Bruce: I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, LARRY.

LIKE I SAID, WE'RE ALL WAITING TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOLLY, RUN HER THROUGH THE PACES, AND I'M SURE SHE'S GOING TO DO JUST FINE.

THANKS AGAIN, BRUCE.

Winkler: THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE MAY BE HOLLY'S NEXT HOME.

Larry: THAT WAS YOUR NEW DADDY, HOLLY.

Winkler: LARRY AND HOLLY HAVE FORMED A DEEP BOND.

IT WON'T BE EASY TO LET HER GO.

THERE YOU GO, KID.

THERE YOU GO.

TURN.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, GIRL.

♪ ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ Woman: DID YOU GET MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

Larry: MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

YEAH.

EXHAUSTION HELPS.

I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.

SO, SHE'S JUST GOING ON TO COMPLETE HER LIFE'S MISSION, AND I'M JUST A TRAINING STOP IN THE ROAD OF LIFE FOR HOLLY, SO.

Winkler: THE FINAL WEEK.

HERBIE AND BARBARA ARE STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A REAL WORKING TEAM.

AND HERBIE SEEMS TO HAVE LEFT HIS BAD TRAITS BEHIND.

BUT THESE SHEEP KNOW HIM.

HE NEEDS TO FACE A TEST AWAY FROM HOME.

Barbara: HEY WAIT, HERBIE!

Winkler: BARBARA'S MANAGED TO GET HIM A SMALL ROLE IN A UPCOMING SHEEP DOG COMPETITION.

HE WON'T ACTUALLY BE ENTERED, BUT HE'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH SHEEP HE DOESN'T KNOW UNDER THE CRITICAL EYE OF A JUDGE.

Barbara: LIE DOWN.

LIE DOWN.

HE'S LEARNT WHAT LEFT IS, WHAT RIGHT IS, WHAT LIE DOWN IS, WHAT STAND IS, WHAT DRIVE ON IS, WHAT WALK ON IS, WHAT THAT'LL DO IS.

HE'S TAKEN AN AWFUL LOT IN, AND A LOT OF YOUNG DOGS WOULD HAVE EXPLODED AT THAT, WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN IT ON OR WOULD HAVE REGRESSED, WHICH TELLS ME HE'S GOT A HECK OF A BRAIN CAPACITY FOR LEARNING.

HERBIE, LEAVE THAT.

HERBIE.

LEAVE IT!

THAT'LL DO.

HERBIE, COME ON.

GOOD LAD.

I CAN TRUST HERBIE NOW.

I'M VERY MUCH ON TENTERHOOKS THAT HE -- I DON'T WANT HIM TO BE A COMPLETE FOOL.

BUT I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO SEE THAT HERBIE IS NOT THE LITTLE ROGUE THAT HE WAS WHEN HE FIRST CAME HERE.

I WANT THEM TO SEE THAT HE'S REALLY A NICE BOY, AND HE CAN DO A SENSIBLE JOB OF WORK.

Winkler: THE BROUGHTON SHEEP DOG TRIALS, SHOW TIME FOR HERBIE.

THIS YEARLY EVENT ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING MANY EXPERT EYES READY TO FIND FAULT.

IN A WORLD WHERE NEARLY ALL SHEEP DOGS ARE BORDER COLLIES, NOT BEARDIES, IT'S UP TO INEXPERIENCED HERBIE TO BE A GOOD AMBASSADOR FOR HIS BREED.

IT'S UNLIKELY ANY OF THESE SHEEP HAVE SEEN A DOG THAT LOOKS LIKE HERBIE, AND THEY'RE LIKELY TO FIND THAT UN-NERVING.

SO HE'S AT A DISADVANTAGE FROM THE START.

SIT.

NO.

SIT AND WAIT.

Winkler: THE TRIAL INVOLVES A SHEEP DOG DRIVING A TRIO OF SHEEP ALONG A SET COURSE INTO A PEN.

THAT IS WELL BEYOND HERBIE'S EXPERIENCE.

HIS JOB IS TO ROUND UP THE SHEEP FROM THE FINISHING PEN AND DRIVE THEM INTO THE HOLDING PEN IN THE CORNER OF THE FIELD.

Barbara: THE COURSE OF THE SHEEP DOG TRIALS COURSE IS A NICE COURSE.

THE DISTANCE THAT I HAVE TO GO AND GET THEM FROM THERE TO THERE IS TERRIFYING.

I HAVE RUN IN 9 NATIONAL TRAILS AND ONE INTERNATIONAL TRIAL, AND NOT ONE OF THEM WAS AS TERRIFYING AS THIS, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE DOG HAS BEEN FLYING ROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR, SCREAMING WHEN HE SAW THOSE SHEEP PASS THE CAR.

SO HE'S FIRED UP ALREADY BEFORE HE STARTS.

IT'S A LONG WAY FOR HERBIE TO GO.

IN FACT, HE WON'T GO THAT DISTANCE.

I SHALL WALK OUT AND MEET THE SHEEP.

IT'S HIS INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE SHEEP, AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT THERE'S PEOPLE DOWN HERE.

HE'S ON A FRESH FIELD WITH FRESH SHEEP, HE'LL LIKE AS NOT SEE THOSE THREE SHEEP AND SAY, YEAH, GAME ON, AND FLY THEM ALL OVER THE FIELD.

IN WHICH CASE I'M GOING TO QUIETLY LAY DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND DIE.

HOW AM I FEELING?

YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

I VISITED THAT LITTLE CUBICLE THERE MORE TIMES IN THE PAST HOUR THAN I WOULD PROBABLY VISIT IN A FULL WEEK.

Winkler: HOLLY'S ALSO FACING MAKE-OR-BREAK TIME.

WILL SHE MEASURE UP TO THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE?

WHEN SOMEONE FIRST GOES MISSING, EVERY MOMENT COUNTS.

AND IF A TRACKER DOG CAN TRAVEL TO THE SCENE BY HELICOPTER, IT WILL SAVE VALUABLE TIME.

HOLLY HATES IT.

THAT OLD NOISE PROBLEM HASN'T GONE AWAY.

SHE'S OFF TO A BAD START.

SHE'LL HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR IT IN THE CRITICAL TRACKING TEST YET TO COME.

Larry: EASY, EASY.

Winkler: HOLLY HAS TO FIND AND FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF A POLICE OFFICER, TRACK!

Man: ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE WANT TO LOOK AT IS A NEGATIVE IN A DOG.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW QUICKLY HOLLY CAN ACTUALLY PICK UP THE TRAIL, FOLLOW THE TRAIL, AND IF SHE DOES LOSE IT, HOW QUICKLY AND HOW DETERMINED SHE IS TO LOCATE THAT TRAIL AGAIN.

Larry: LOOKING INSIDE THE TALL GRASS.

LET'S SEE IF SHE GOES IN THERE.

EASY.

WORK IT.

WORK IT.

LET'S GO.

COME ON.

Winkler: IN THE TALL GRASS, HOLLY'S LOST THE TRAIL.

Larry: COME ON, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HELP.

LET'S GO.

EASY, COME ON.

Winkler: NOW COMES THE REAL TEST.

THEY'LL BE LOOKING TO SEE HOW QUICKLY SHE PICKS IT UP AGAIN.

Man: DOG KNOWS BETTER.

Larry: ALWAYS TRUST THE DOG, WELL, THERE YOU GO.

Man: RIGHT BEHIND YOU NOW.

Larry: OH, HE'S RIGHT BEHIND THE BUSH?

GOOD GIRL!

HOT DAMN, GOOD GIRL, YOU GOT HIM, YOU GOT HIM!

Steve: NICE, NICE JOB LARRY.

NICE, NICE STRONG JOB.

SHE GOT DRIFTED OFF THE TRAIL, HEAD CAME UP, SHE REALIZED THAT SHE HAD MISSED THE TRAIL AND THEN WORKED HARD TO GET RIGHT BACK TO THE TRAIL.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, SHE CHOSE THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS WELL.

SHE DIDN'T BACKTRACK WHATSOEVER.

NICE JOB.

Winkler: THE SHEEP DOG TRIALS ARE UNDER WAY, AND HERBIE'S CHANCE TO SHINE IS ALMOST HERE.

ONCE THE DOG ON THE COURSE IS FINISHED, HERBIE'S JOB WILL BEGIN.

BUT HE'S BEEN WAITING ON THE SIDELINES FOR NEARLY AN HOUR, AND THE TENSION IS STARTING TO SHOW, Barbara: LIE DOWN.

HERBIE, LIE DOWN.

STAY THERE.

GET BEHIND ME.

LIE DOWN.

LIE DOWN, LIE DOWN.

EH, STAY THERE, STAY THERE.

STAY THERE, STAY THERE.

Winkler: THE SHEEP CATCH SIGHT OF HERBIE, AND THEY'RE OFF.

Barbara: LIE DOWN, LIE DOWN!

STAY THERE, CAN YOU GET THEM UP FOR ME, JIM?

STAY THERE.

LIE DOWN.

LIE DOWN!

Winkler: AS HERBIE STRUGGLES TO ROUND THEM UP, THE SHEEP PANIC.

AND ONE HAS BROKEN RANKS.

Barbara: CAN YOU HELP ME OUT, JIM?

Winkler: AS THE SHEEP SCATTER, HERBIE DOESN'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO RUN.

Barbara: STAND THERE!

LITTLE BASTARD.

Winkler: AND BARBARA'S POWERLESS TO INTERVENE.

ALL HER TEACHING IS GONE WITH THE WIND.

WITH THE SHEEP NOW AMONG THE CARS, HERBIE'S UNCEREMONIOUSLY TAKEN OFF THE JOB, AND AN EXPERIENCED COLLIE RESTORES CALM.

BARBARA IS DISAPPOINTED, BUT AT LEAST HERBIE DIDN'T ACTUALLY ATTACK A SHEEP.

Barbara: IT'S WHAT I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED.

I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED BETTER.

Jim: HOW OLD IS HE?

ABOUT 2 1/2.

HE'S NOT READY FOR FAST SHEEP YET.

AND HE WAS A ROGUE TO START WITH.

OH, WELL, PLENTY OF TIME YET.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME HE'S HAD A GO AT A SHEEP, AND EVEN THEN, HE DIDN'T DO WHAT HE COULD HAVE DONE.

I'VE NEVER TRIED ONE OF THESE BEARDIES MUCH.

IT'S JUST TOO MUCH TOO SOON.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE FOR HIM, ISN'T IT?

AND PLAYING WITH THREE SHEEP THAT ARE SPLITTING, AND THREE SHEEP WILL SPLIT, WON'T THEY?

WELL, YES, YOU'RE BETTER OFF WITH A SMALL FLOCK.

ANYWAY, YOU DID TRY.

THANK YOU, JIM.

CHEERS.

THANKS.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ASK ME TO DO THIS AGAIN TODAY ARE YOU?

BECAUSE HE WILL HAVE ONE DOWN.

Winkler: AND HOW WELL IS HOLLY DOING?

Steve: WELL, LARRY, AFTER LOOKING AT HOLLY TODAY, CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, RUNNING SOME OF THE EVALUATIONS.

LOOKING AT SOME OF THE TRAINING THAT YOU'VE DONE, WHICH IS EXTENSIVE, WHICH IS, UH -- I'M VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO HOLLY.

THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE WOULD BE HONORED IF YOU WOULD ALLOW US TO TAKE HER AND SEE IF WE CAN PUT HER TO WORK.

Larry: WAKE UP, SLEEPING BEAUTY.

COME ON, KID.

LET'S GO.

COME ON.

OH, BIG STRETCH.

Larry: IT'S LIKE THE STAR PUPIL GRADUATING AND GOING OUT AND DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD.

OR YOUR NUMBER ONE DAUGHTER GETTING MARRIED AND GOING OFF AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE HAS THE RIGHT HUSBAND.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL TELL YOU THE SAME THING THAT I TOLD MY OTHER SON-IN-LAW, YOU MESS HER UP, I'LL KILL YOU.

BUT THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ASK IS, WHEN YOU GET THAT GOLDEN MOMENT OF GETTING YOUR FIRST FIND WITH HER, SHOOT ME THE E-MAIL, SEND ME THE ARTICLE, AND MAKE ME A HAPPY DADDY.

Steve: WELCOME ABOARD.

THERE YOU GO.

IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD.

COME ON.

LET'S GO.

Larry: LOAD UP, GIRL, LOAD UP.

THERE YOU GO.

GIVE ME A KISS, YOU BIG UGLY REDHEAD.

GOOD GIRL.

HERE YOU GO.

SHE'S GOT AN EXPERIENCED HANDLER.

HE'S GOT TWO GREAT TRAINERS TO WORK WITH HIM.

FANTASTIC PROGRAM, IT'S A PERFECT FIT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I'M GOING TO MISS HER TERRIBLY.

BUT I'VE GOT TWO MORE SITTING WAITING TO START NEXT WEEK.

SO... CAN'T BE REPLACED, WON'T BE FORGOTTEN, BUT SHE'LL DO ME PROUD.

Winkler: IT'S THE DAY AFTER THE TRIALS, AND BARBARA'S PUTTING HERBIE STRAIGHT BACK TO WORK.

HE'S ALREADY RESTORING BARBARA'S TRUST.

Barbara: WELL DONE.

HE'S USING SO MUCH BRAIN NOW.

HE'S KEEPING THESE SHEEP OUT OF THE WAY OF ANYBODY THAT'S AROUND HIM.

HE'S WEAVING AND DODGING AROUND LEGS.

HE'S BEING SO SENSIBLE, HE JUST NEEDS WORK.

HE'S LOST ALL THE BAD HABITS THAT HE HAD, TRYING TO EAT SHEEP AND TRYING TO BE BOLSHY.

HIS TAIL IS DOWN.

HE'S READY NOW TO BE GIVEN WORK.

COME BACK TO ME IN 12 MONTHS, AND I WILL HAVE ONE HELL OF A DOG THERE.

LIE DOWN.

HE'S WELL MANNERED, HE'S REASONABLY OBEDIENT WHEN I AREN'T STIRRING HIM UP.

HERBIE, LIE DOWN, NOW STAY THERE.

SHALL WE PUT THIS ON?

STAY THERE, GOOD BOY.

HERBIE WILL STAY HERE TILL DEATH US DO PART.

UH, HE WILL DO JOBS FOR ME.

HE WILL BE WORKING THE FLOCK.

HE WILL BE A VERY, VERY STRONG AND USEFUL WORK DOG.

YOU LOVE ANY DOG WHEN YOU FIRST GET IT, BUT YOU BUILD A BOND UP BETWEEN YOU, SO BY THE TIME YOU GET TO HAVING A DOG THAT IS SKY'S AGE, YOU ARE IN EACH OTHER'S HEADS, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

AND HERBIE AND I, I'M POSITIVE, WILL DEVELOP THAT RELATIONSHIP.

WE QUITE LOVE EACH OTHER, DON'T WE, DARLING?

SIT.

NOW, WE COULD FALL OUT.

HERBIE!

HEY, THANK YOU.

HE'S MY BOY.

Man: THE TEAM TO RECEIVE THE NESPAC BLOODHOUND MANTRAILING CERTIFICATION IS SERGEANT BRUCE HINES AND CANINE HOLLY.

Winkler: BOTH HERBIE AND HOLLY ARE LIVING PROOF THAT WHEN WE REALLY UNDERSTAND OUR DOGS, EVEN THE WORST ROGUES CAN BECOME THE BEST OF PARTNERS.

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