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- Yesterday32 min
Helping Veterans to train their own PTSD Service Dogs
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. 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. Find out more about assistance dogs supporting veterans Garry mentions all these organisations in this episode. As we say in the episode, there are many other organisations and charities - these are just some of them! Service Dogs UK and the Dogs Making a Difference Awards 2026 Paws for Purple Hearts (U.S.) Paws and Stripes (New Mexico, U.S.) Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services (PAALS) (South Carolina, U.S.) Warrior Canine Connection (Maryland, U.S.) Connected Dogs with Jobs episodes on assistance dogs Duke, the PTSD service dog, (also trained by Service Dogs UK) Mika, the well being and trauma support dog in the Metropolitan Police By your side: navigating life with a guide dog over time Ralph, the owner-trained, multi-tasking assistance dog - perfect for a Rogate teenager Darcey, the Canine Partner: an assistance dog relationship in full bloom Benjy, the trainee guide dog's first five weeks on the job Daisy, the autism assistance dog - practical, psychological and emotional support Do you work your dog? Or perhaps you know someone else who does and might like to come on the show? I love to hear about all and any working dogs - the more varied, the better! Get in touch with me, Kate, via team@shineradio.uk. Find more dogs with interesting jobs. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather, 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago34 min
Rey, the one-eyed PTSD assistance dog
Rey is a rescue dog who supports his human partner, Jack, with the challenges of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). What is striking is the reciprocity that defines this partnership, in which each is helping the other. 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. Owner Jack Billington says that of all the therapies and help he has accessed for his PTSD, Rey has been by far the most effective. He shares some of the nuances of the partnership with Kate Fairweather. A big thank you to Jack for coming onto the show and his openness in explaining the emotional and social aspects of his life, to which Rey has made such a difference. If you would like to know more about PTSD assistance dogs, Service Dogs UK is a great place to start. Connected episodes on assistance dogs Duke, the PTSD service dog, (also trained by Service Dogs UK) Mika, the well being and trauma support dog in the Metropolitan Police By your side: navigating life with a guide dog over time Ralph, the owner-trained, multi-tasking assistance dog - perfect for a Rogate teenager Darcey, the Canine Partner: an assistance dog relationship in full bloom Benjy, the trainee guide dog's first five weeks on the job Daisy, the autism assistance dog - practical, psychological and emotional support Do you work your dog? Or perhaps you know someone else who does and might like to come on the show? I love to hear about all and any working dogs - the more varied, the better! Get in touch with me, Kate, via team@shineradio.uk. Find more dogs with interesting jobs. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather, 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 weeks ago40 min
Celebrating International Guide Dog Day 2026
A bonus edition of Dogs with Jobs. We're sharing a wonderful interview created by the International Guide Dog Federation to celebrate International Guide Dog Day 2026. It features four very different human/guide dog partnerships from all over the world. The interviews go beyond the mechanics of guiding and training, and explore the emotional and social aspects of the relationship. You may recognise the voice of the host, John Welsman, who co-produces Dogs with Jobs, from our Christmas episode. We also hear from Jason Denton from Brisbane, Australia; Kirsten French from Washington state, USA, Pauline Eliers from Brussels, Belgium; and Nathan Foy from the UK. Huge thanks to the International Guide Dog Federation for sharing the interviews with Dogs with Jobs. Happy International Guide Dog Day for the 29th April, 2026! Other episodes on guide dogs and assistance dogs Navigating life over decades with a guide dog at your side Benjy, the trainee guide dog‘s first five weeks on the job Breck, the retired guide dog Ralph, the owner-trained, multi-tasking assistance dog – perfect for a Rogate teenager Darcey, the Canine Partner: an assistance dog relationship in full bloom Daisy, the autism assistance dog – practical, psychological and emotional support About the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) IGDF is the global charity responsible for defining and maintaining international standards for the training of guide dogs. Throughthis work, IGDF helps to ensure the quality, safety, and consistency of guide dog services worldwide for people who are blind or have low vision. Founded in 1987 by representatives from 15 guide dog organisations across 10 countries, IGDF has grown substantially. Today, it comprises 100 member organisations in 33 countries. Collectively, these organisations support more than 20,000 people who are blind or have low vision to travel safely and independently with the support of a guide dog. Find IDGF online: @IDGFSocial; Facebook: LinkedIn. Do you work your dog or dogs? Kate is generally obsessed with working dogs and loves to hear about them – the more varied the better! Keep the introductions coming! If you, or someone you know works their dog or dogs, and would consider being interviewed on Dogs with Jobs, please get in touch with Kate via team@shineradio.uk. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Apr 1, 202636 min
River, the signal crayfish detection dog
River, a little black spaniel in a bright orange vest is searching river bank in a Hampshire nature reserve. On this occasion, it's a demonstration only. River is unique: the only conservation dog in the UK trained to find signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), an American invasive species that was farmed as a delicacy in the UK in the 1960s and escaped into the wild. The signal crayfish is a well equipped predator and will eat vegetation, small invertebrates and fish, including junior native crayfish. If they're hungry, they will turn on each other. They grow up to 18cm and burrow up to two metres deep into waterway banks, damaging habitat and leaving canals vulnerable to collapse. As if this weren't enough, they also carry "crayfish plague", a fungal disease, which is fatal to the UK's native white-clawed crayfish. The native crayfish has declined drastically to the point of extinction. (The situation is akin to that of the invasive grey and native red squirrel). River's handler, Lucy Wilde explains to Dogs with Jobs presenter, Kate Fairweather, how River has ended up with this specialised role, and what her working life looks like. More info: Follow Lucy on IG @wildeecologydogs As mentioned in the podcast: The Ecology Detection Dog Working Group Other conservation dog episodes: Reid, the bio security dog - update a year on Reid the bio security dog - the original interview; Skye, the stoat detection dog working to keep Orkney free from predators; A team of five detection dogs survey the Isle of May for ground nesting storm petrels; Barley the conservation dog and his international projects; Nica, Nettle and Phoenix, the Japanese knotweed detection dogs Do you work your dog or dogs? Get in touch with Kate at team@shineradio.uk with suggestions or introductions to working dogs to feature on the show - she's always interested to hear about dogs with interesting jobs. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Mar 1, 202625 min
Ratting with the West Sussex Warreners
Spirits are high as 18 dogs and their owners brave the rain to clear rats from an area of cover crop on a shooting estate in Hampshire. It’s a “bobbery” pack of different breeds, from a sizeable lurcher to a mini sausage dog, along with terriers and hounds. Host Kate Fairweather marvels at how the different breeds instinctively apply their skills to the jobs that suit them best - marking the rat holes, digging or standing by to chase any rats that slip past the terriers. After months spent gorging on grain left for the pheasants, the rats have multiplied in the area around the grain bins and ‘cover crop’. Poison is the only alternative to dogs, with the attendant risks to wildlife, so the gamekeeper welcomes the rat pack as the most effective and humane option. It’s noisy, it’s muddy, it’s exciting and it’s certainly quick - a hard bite to the neck, combined with a shake kills the rats instantly, and the dogs move on to the next, cheered on by their owners. Kate Fairweather was guest of the West Sussex Warreners. Feel free to get in contact with the West Sussex Warreners if you have a farm or a shoot with a rat problem in Hampshire, Sussex or Surrey. They are fully insured and all their dogs are broken to livestock. Connected Episodes Dogs with Jobs features the full range of working dogs, therapy dogs, military and service dogs, assistance dogs, bio detection dogs, sporting dogs and other more unusual occupations such as truffle hunting, modelling and conservation detection work. If you enjoyed this, you may also like other episodes that feature sporting dogs and hunting hounds: 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 generally obsessed with working dogs and loves to hear about them – the more varied the better! Keep the introductions coming! If you, or someone you know works their dog or dogs, and would consider being interviewed on Dogs with Jobs, please get in touch with Kate via team@shineradio.uk. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Feb 1, 202622 min
P.D. Albert, the cadaver dog
Albert is a clever young working cocker showing plenty of talent at his grisly, yet very important job. P.C. Matt Thompson of the West Midlands Police is a joy to listen to - he is focused 100% on Albert while he's waiting for his next "big" dog. Albee is showing plenty of potential and Matt is an articulate and humorous interviewee. Please be aware that, there is some detail about the reality of life as a victim recovery dog, which some might find unsettling. If you found this episode interesting, you may enjoy hearing about several other dogs in a similar line of work. As Matt explains in this interview - Albee works in the city, but the job can be very different in different areas of the country, and these interviews illustrate that difference: Jax the victim recovery dog with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary - who does a live demo on the show. Jax' handler is strong on the human element; and Rambo the forensic police dog, with some detail about recovering victims from water - a sub-specialism of this discipline. More amazing police dogs (other working dogs are available on the podcast - just scroll through). Oreo, the digital asset dog Billy the drug detection dog The UK's National Police Dog Trials 2025 P.D. Viper the firearms support dog P.D. Chase and the career arc of a general purpose police dog P.D. Meika, who searches for London criminals' cash, drugs and firearms P.D. Ted, the explosives detection dog with the West Midlands Police Mika, the well being and trauma support dog in the Metropolitan Police Champ, the engagement dog working in child protection in the Victoria police Do you work your dog or dogs? Or perhaps know someone else whose dog is doing an interesting job? Please get in touch! I love to hear about dogs with interesting jobs. Find me at kfairweather5@gmail.com or team@shineradio.uk. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Dec 24, 202541 min
Dogs with Jobs Christmas Special 2025
In this Christmas and 5th birthday special programme, creators Kate Fairweather and John Welsman pick some of their favourite episodes to celebrate five years of fun making podcasts together. Episodes referred to in this episode: The National Police Trials 2025 Nathan Foy on the guide dogs that have taken him from boyhood to parenthood, Harley, the peanut allergen detection dog From first steps to a Canicross ultramarathon for Logan the spaniel and owner Sara Billy, the drugs detection dog of the West Midlands Police Dogs with Jobs features the full range of working dogs, therapy dogs, military and service dogs, assistance dogs, bio detection dogs and other, random occupations such as truffle hunting, modelling and more. Browse more dogs with interesting jobs. Do you work your dog or dog? Get in touch with Kate Fairweather if you’re interested in coming on the show on team@shineradio.uk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Dec 3, 202529 min
Billy, the drugs detection drug with the West Midlands Police
A window into the working life of Billy, a young spaniel with a promising career ahead of him as a drugs detection dog. Billy’s handler, Police Constable Paul King describes Billy’s training and how they navigate the leap into operational work. There's plenty of detail along the way - the difference between proactive and passive drug scanning. Drugs detection work is a great game in some ways - criminals extend themselves to come up with ever more ingenious ways of hiding them and use decoy smells so Paul is alive to any opportunity to keep Billy’s skills evolving, too. Paul explains why the greatest tool in the police toolbox is a dog's nose. Recorded in the back of a police van at Crufts, the UK's largest dog show, in March 2025. (I forgot to photograph Billy, hence going with the stock photo...I will replace it! ) You may also enjoy these connected episodes about the many disciplines within the police: Oreo, the digital asset dog The UK's National Police Dog Trials 2025 P.D. Viper the firearms support dog P.D. Chase and the career arc of a general purpose police dog P.D. Meika, who searches for London criminals' cash, drugs and firearms P.D. Ted, the explosives detection dog with the West Midlands Police P.D. Jax the victim recovery dog with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary Mika, the well being and trauma support dog in the Metropolitan Police Champ, the engagement dog working in child protection in the Victoria police Do you work your dog? Or perhaps you know someone else who might like to come on the show? I love all and any working dogs and am always looking for dogs to interview. Get in touch with me, Kate, via team@shineradio.uk. Find more dogs with interesting jobs. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather, 2025See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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About 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.
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