Episode 2
Chris Packham hosts as owners and their dogs compete. Programme two's challenges are all designed to test the levels of trust between the owners and their dogs.
This physical and mental competition plays out in the Lake District where eight owners and their dogs compete together in a series of challenges - all in a bid to make it to the grand final. Only one pair can win but experts are on hand to help them all unlock the full potential of their partnerships. Chris Packham hosts and unveils the science behind the incredible bond between human and dog.
Owners hail from all over the UK and the canine competitors come in all shapes and sizes, from an energetic border terrier called Betty to a stoic labrador named Flapjack. Programme two's challenges are all designed to test the levels of trust between them. The eight pairs are split into two groups - the reds and the yellows and it is the reds who have the first chance to score points in a paddleboarding challenge in chilly Lake Windermere. The key is to persuade the dogs that the paddleboard is a safe place to be but not all the dogs are convinced. Colin has the greatest challenge when he realises years of obedience training doesn't equal trust between man and dog. The yellows take on canine parkour, Josh and dog Douglas and Jennie (known as Badger) and her dog Bodger are naturals but underdogs Daisy and her samoyed Zuri need to work on the trust between them.
The ultimate test of trust is a tethered cross country race when all competitors learn that humans and dogs are born to run, but not everyone can keep up.
Final scores are revealed, but who has triumphed in the second stage of the contest?
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How to run with your dog
Duration: 01:06
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Very British competitors
Duration: 00:34
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Nathaniel Rateliff
S.O.B.
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00:01Hilltop Hoods
03 - Higher (Feat. James Chatburn)
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00:02Hilltop Hoods
Higher (feat. James Chatburn)
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00:03Foals
My Number
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00:03Bastille
Send Them Off!
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00:04Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hawaii Five-0
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00:04Sia
Burn The Pages
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00:05The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
HAWAII 5-0
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00:06Milky Chance
Down By The River
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00:06Tiggs da Author
Run (feat. Lady Leshurr)
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00:09RHODES
Breathe
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00:11Jamie N Commons
Rumble And Sway
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00:12NGOD
Can You Hear Me
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00:14Jamie N Commons
Letβs Do It Till We Get It Right
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00:15Little Mix
Towers
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00:17Damon Albarn
Heavy Seas Of Love
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00:04Foals
My Number
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00:19Grimes
Belly of the Beat
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00:21²Ή±τ³ΩβJ
Warm Foothills
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00:22Paloma Faith
Trouble With My Baby
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00:22Raleigh Ritchie
Werld Is Mine
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00:23Mumford & Sons
Below My Feet
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00:25Alessia Cara
Wild Things
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00:25Mumford & Sons
Below My Feet
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00:27Seinabo Sey
Easy
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00:29Grimes
SCREAM (feat. Aristophanes)
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00:32ODESZA
Sun Models
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00:35²Ή±τ³ΩβJ
Something Good
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00:36St. Vincent
Huey Newton
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00:37Saint Raymond
Bonfires
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00:40Agnes Obel
Stretch Your Eyes
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00:43Empire of the Sun
To Her Door
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00:44Kongos
Hey I Don't Know
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00:47Seinabo Sey
Hard Time
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00:49Seinabo Sey
Hard Time
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00:49Seinabo Sey
Hard Time
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00:50Rebecca Ferguson
Stars
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00:53Lykke Li
Heart Of Steel
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00:55Grasscut
Curlews
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00:56Sia
Alive
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Chris Packham |
| Dog Trainer and Behaviourist | Sian Ryan |
| Consultant | Emily Blackwell |
| Participant | Andrew Paterson |
| Participant | Antonia Pugh-Thomas |
| Participant | Colin Edwards |
| Participant | Daisy Cheng |
| Participant | Ellie Sheedy |
| Participant | Jake Binnington |
| Participant | Jennie Routley |
| Participant | Joshua Rice |
| Executive Producer | Cate Hall |
| Series Producer | Jeremy Daldry |
| Director | Barny Revill |
| Production Company | Wall to Wall Media |
| Production Company | Ten66 Television |
Broadcasts
- Wed 12 Apr 2017 20:00
- Wed 19 Jul 2017 01:15
- Sat 10 Mar 2018 13:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sat 10 Mar 2018 15:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sat 29 Jun 2019 11:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sat 27 Mar 2021 10:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
Competitors
Meet the four-legged contestants and their humans competing in this ultimate contest.