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The documentary Dogs with Jobs takes a close look at working dogs, profiling canines that perform valuable tasks for their human masters. The working relationship between humans and dogs stretches back to ancient times, and the program opens with a dog that has mastered a classic task, herding sheep. An English farmer explains how his border collie has "the eye" and can control flocks of sheep, though each sheep is larger than the dog. A new use for a working dog is shown in Canada, where a black Labrador has been trained to be the companion of an autistic child who has a tendency to wander into dangerous situations. The boy's first meeting with the dog is shown, and after they get to know each other the boy's parents note how interacting with the dog has a calming effect on the child. The program profiles other task dogs, including German shepherds that search for victims in earthquakes, bloodhounds that look for missing pets, and hounds that protect goats on a farm in Namibia. A dog that was rescued from a shelter and became a star by landing the role of RCA's "Nipper" in television commercials is shown at work shooting a commercial in Hollywood. This is an entertaining and often heartwarming look at dogs that are good at their work. --Robert J. McNamara

CATEGORY:	Video
THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE:	01 January, 2001
MANUFACTURER:	PBS Home Video
MPAA RATING:	Unrated
FEATURES:	NTSC
TYPE:	Documentary, Movie
MEDIA:	VHS Tape
# OF MEDIA:	1
UPC:	794054841138