From Loss to Loyalty | Blue’s Journey to His New Family

It's always reassuring when you bring a dog to somewhere like this. Will you keep going? You have control over your fate and over your destiny. The smile we give them, that's the biggest thing for me. Here we are. So we're currently in the UK. We've got Blue. His customers have come and visited us before we fly tomorrow with him. So it's the first time they're meeting him right now. I'm very looking forward to it. We're ready. Come on in. Good boy, Blue. Is he better in person? It was nice to see, one, the emotion behind it. You can see how much it means to them and how the loss of their dog has affected them. But it shows you the type of people that they are, because you know the dog is going to have an amazing life now. So seeing that says everything I need to know. I know that dog's going to fit into that family super well and I'm excited to see the progress myself. Good boy. Sit. Down. Good. Still like puppies, can you tell? Still like a baby. He turned into a piranha. Grateful for them flying all the way over from America to pick you up and see the dog. You're going to have a fun one tomorrow, get you dropped off at the airport in the morning. Buffalo here, you go, not me go, but hopefully next time. Well, here we are. Me and Ollie and Blue are off to America, off to Buffalo, to his new home. Just waiting for the guys to arrive and then we're getting on the plane very shortly. Looking very, very forward to this one. Aren't we? Good morning. How are you? Here we are. We made it. It's your new dad, Blue. Good boy. Ollie, attention. Where's man? When they come on, they're like, whoa, he's come on and gone. There's my treat box. He's happy. We can't train this. Maybe in a couple of years when we're doing a lot better for ourselves, we might get one of our own. When do you get these? And spaghetti bolognese. Amazing, thank you. We're about 30 minutes off from landing now. It's been an amazing journey. He's done absolutely fantastic. You don't get this every day, so we're still getting out, fly back on the way back home, but this is good. Let's get it. We've just landed. Blue's in the car. We're going to quickly go and get some grass and then go for a wee. Bless him, he's held it in for long enough. We'll figure that out. Right, let's go. Just got here. It's a beautiful, beautiful place. So this is the farm where they keep all the horses. It's very, very nice. Just getting them used to the new dogs now, going on a little walk together. Right. You're okay, you two. So let's just walk these together closely. Hello, sweetie. Look at your girl. She doesn't mean it in any nasty way. It's like she wants her own space, which is fine by me. He will respect that. He's already laid his boundaries with her. Look, he knows. Look at him. He seems really entertained. I can't believe I've never taken him for a ride, and he loves it this much. Has it been hard? Amazing. Yeah, perfect. We've let the kid swim, which is nice to know. I'm very, very pleased with him. He's comfortable. He's happy, which is the main thing. Hello, boy. Hello, boy. There's animals everywhere. Australian Shepherd cross with everything else, I think. Oh, look at you. You can come back with me. Thank you. I'll be your father. I mean, to see... I mean, I say he didn't spark this fall again. That was really traumatic, losing a dog. Back to sea blue. Let's do a little quick obedience session with him. Teach the guys the basics. Just quick, nice treats, quick reward. Start building that bond. You know, he's had a big, busy day, so I'm well tired. We're going to go for some food after and then get an early night and a big day tomorrow. All rested up. Let's go. This is the supplement. It's the powder underneath. Two scoops of that in his food. Perfect. And then we'll go get some salmon oil tomorrow. He knows what it means. It means protection. So we do a lot of training on this, and it's for the longer sessions we do. Engagement is the first thing before anything. Blue, this is good. Now I've got engagement. When he's done the command, you then say yes and give him the reward. Yes is the marker for the reward. Him coming to you through your accent, through the engagement of, Blue, this is good. It's coming to you. It builds up to, OK, I will come to you every time. I might get a treat, I might not. But I'm happy to come to you because it's fun. Blue, there you go. And then, that's it. Yes, perfect. If you tell him sit and walk off, he should stay in that position. Sit. And then walk back up for a reward. Close. Yes, big reward. Yes, big reward. Good. I'm very, very happy. It's a very good first day. Very good. Good morning. How are you? Me? I'm all right, mate. How are you? No one ever asked you really, did they? I know. No one cares about the camera guy. I'm actually quite sad, mate. It's all right. We'll get over it. Big Blue. Hello, Blue. Settling in too well. Settling in very, very well. We've come out for some breakfast before we go. We're going to meet him at the farm this morning. It's lovely there. Lovely, lovely place. So we're going to crack on with some training. Teach them the commands. Just to build the bonding. That's the main thing about this first trip. Build the bonding with them. And getting familiar with everything that he's going to be doing. But yeah, we're going to have some nice brekkie now. And then we'll head over. Pretty good. What a G. Good, thank you, Leo. Little wee dog. Disappointed, though, yeah. She's very spoiled. She lost her teeth on a fence going after a possum. And she killed it. Little killer, I was going to say. She killed it. Smiling. Didn't you? She's been following me all morning. She's very good. Hello, boy. He's been introduced to new dogs, to horses, to different people, to a totally different environment. He slept in a different room. And he's fine. And I don't mind if he wants to go take a swim and see the other dogs and do his thing. That's all fine. As long as when I whistle, he comes. Yeah, I'm proud of you. Look at those beautiful teeth. Those beautiful teeth. He looks so scary like that. Yeah, yeah. Those chicken bones clean that. Should we do some work? Yes. That is literally perfect. This is what you want. Him offering yourself. Him coming to you and putting himself in a sit. Like, look at me, I'm doing good. Yes, oh, he's such a good boy. Oh, he's such a good boy. When you sit close, no matter what he's doing, he should come to that position every time. Such a good boy. I'd leave him on that for now. We've got a lot out of that. Sit, stay, close, from distance. He was over there, getting love. And you've asked him to come to close and he's come straight back to you. You can't ask much more than that. So smart, aren't you? That is very, very good. Why can't you get the horses to go like that? I think he's going to fit into my life very well. You don't want to sit with Lou. Sit. Yep, same thing. Good boy. He knows that. The perfect shot. Get some horses. I think they want to put on a show for us. It's always reassuring when you bring a dog to somewhere like this. They care for the animals. This place is beautiful. It's nice. It's very, very beautiful. This morning's been very, very good. I'm so pleased with him. So we're just coming for a quick dip in the pond. Teach him with the ball, get him swimming. Close. Close? Yeah, he's thinking. Yep. Oh, that's a big swim. Good lad. Be nice. Is that nice on your body? Yes. Big shake now, mate. Ollie, you're not rolling, mate. Are you ready? I'm very, very pleased. He's smashing it. The family is smashing it. For me, it's made my life easy. I've just come away, which is perfect. I'm going to head back for a bit. And we've got a barbecue tonight, which is nice. So, yeah. See you tonight. Let's go. Oh, yeah, blah, blah, blah, blah. It's a conversation. I'll just put this down here, Matt, so when you're ready for him. Proud of you. He's done really, really well. You should be proud of your mum. You've done a good job. Well done. You have. Thanks, mate. Yeah, he's done very well. Probably enjoy a little bit of time with the customers, though, haven't you? A little bit of downtime. It's good. It's good to see a smile on Lou's face. It's what he wanted. And that's what we like to give. That's the biggest thing for me, is the smile we give them. And what these dogs do for us, like, it's massive. These bring us here. I mean, it's heaven. Doing a good job, Lou. Thanks, mate. I'm so happy for Lou. I've been trying to, like, stay out of it and let him. It's nice to see the smile on his face when he's with him, like. This is something Canon would be doing right now, too. Canon was always wet all summer. Hiya. You're like a water dog now. He's with the bad sister. I didn't know we had a water dog. Good morning. Good morning, mate. Last day. Very wet today. Yeah, last day. Half a day. We fly tonight, so it's been a very, very good handover. So go check up on him now. Spend the rest of the day with him. Be nice. I always bring the English weather with me everywhere I go. I know you needed it. That's what I thought this morning. I went, oh, he'll be happy. Yep. And this one. Good. Yeah, good boy. We start when we do puppies. We start on, like, a little rag. Getting them chasing it. And then they start learning to bark because the drive's building up. So like, I want that. So we reward that. And then they get the bite. Got a bond already. Coming to the UK with me, this one. So handsome. He's like, yeah, I know. I know. He is a poser, though. Oh, he is. Very good looking. When we bring the dog, we give you what you need. I mean, we break it down, but we don't throw it at you the first day. It's what we like to produce. That is what we produce, is a family dog. Yes, that we know can do a job. But give it love. Give it treats. Bond with it. And it'll only give you that back. I'm very happy with you. Is it everything you wish for? Yes. Very fulfilled. The guys are great. He's done great. Think about show jumping? Think you can do it? Pretty easy. Yeah. All you have to do is get on the back. The horse does the rest. I'm like, get up, man. I just love him as an animal. Like, just a majestic animal. It's similar to dogs, in a way. Like, they need a lot. You can ride them over jumps. I could, I'd send blow up one, eh? Nah, this has been very, very good. It's a beautiful place for it, mate. I wish you could sell humans legally. I'd come here. I'd be living up there, in that cabin. Lovely. A few dogs, horses. Maybe my girlfriend. Maybe. If she behaves. Hello, how you come to see me? Hey, everybody. Half of these girls. Good morning. How are we? Very good. Could have been better. We'd have been home by now. What's happening? A day later, our flight got cancelled. So, it's just nice taking a road trip, me and Ollie, to Boston. Seven hour road trip to get a flight from there. What can you do about it? We're going to get home eventually. So, it always makes it better when it's been a successful trip. So, Blue's doing great. We've checked up on him this morning. And we'll see him again very soon. Say bye to you, boy. Cheers, goodbye.