A Malinois is more suited to the environmental conditions in South Africa and of course they do not just track, unlike Bloodhounds!

Only watched the first 20 minutes or so and very disappointed in the BBC for airing this piece of crap.

• Choke chains - being yanked HARD (I bet the prongs were hidden - or might appear later?)
• Pack leader macho talk nonsense
• And the two total idiot owners taking part

Big thumbs down from me - maybe I'll change my mind if I watch more of it later.

Same here At least the programme makers had the sensitivity to point out that choke chains are not considered suitable in Britain, and if the South African trainer used any other more aversive means to train his dogs, we weren't shown it. Whew.

I loved seeing those Malis work - I also loved seeing how the kids slowly cottoned on to the idea that they could really work with dogs as a human/canine team.... something that would never have occurred to them otherwise.

They seemed so dislocated from the working dogs (as with their own 'pets') but when the penny dropped it was great to see.... One moment when the dog looked up at its handler asking a question, I thought That's it! You got it!

There was someone in this household who probably enjoyed it more than me... She was transfixed for most of the hour (probably more of her kin than she's seen in a long time!), and this was when they were doing the bitework...


Looking forward to next week's but I think it's going to be a tough call..... The kids are sent to a very busy and distressing shelter in Australia.

I didn't have a problem with them showing the use of check chains etc, as that is how this guy trains his dogs - and it wouldn't do the programme justice to hide such things.

Just because we don't always agree with things, doesn't mean we should turn a blind eye to them or pretend they don't happen?

The voice over described the dogs in Africa as being the "dangerous" ?????? They were doing what they had been trained to do.

Only watched a few minutes couldn't stand the guy banging on about being the pack leader etc etc etc