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Man:
GOOD BOY!

Narrator: DOGS HAVE
A NATURAL DESIRE

TO NURTURE AND PROTECT.

FROM CARING FOR PEOPLE...

Woman: WE LOVE TO RUN.

Man: GRACIE, EASY UP.

Narrator:
TO DEFENDING WILD ANIMALS...

Man: GOOD BOY, COME ON.

Narrator: ...AND GUARDING
ENDANGERED SPECIES.

Man: NUTTI.

Woman: GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: DOGS ARE SMART, LOYAL

AND EQUIPPED TO DO THINGS
WE SIMPLY CAN'T.

THEIR POWERFUL SENSE OF SMELL,

THEIR STRENGTH AND STAMINA

AND THEIR UNLIMITED DESIRE
TO PLAY...

Woman: GOOD BOY!

Narrator: ...HAS ENABLED US TO
HARNESS THEIR NATURAL ABILITIES,

RESULTING IN AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY
OF DOGS...

...WITH EXTRAORDINARY JOBS.

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK,
MONTANA, USA.

A NATURAL BEAUTY OF MOUNTAINS,
LAKES AND WILDLIFE

THAT ATTRACTS UP TO 3,000
VISITORS EVERY DAY.

BUT MANY ARE UNAWARE
OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER

OF CONTACT WITH WILDLIFE.

ANIMALS ARE EASILY AGITATED
AND SPOOKED,

AND THEIR NATURAL AGGRESSION

CAN INADVERTENTLY PUT PEOPLE WHO
ARE TOO CLOSE IN HARM'S WAY.

HIKERS HAVE BEEN GORED
BY BISON...

ATTACKED BY BEARS,

AND EVEN KILLED
BY A MOUNTAIN GOAT...

ALL IN A NATIONAL PARK.

HELPING TO PROTECT TOURISTS
AND WILDLIFE IS GRACIE,

- A 4-
- YEAR-OLD BORDER COLLIE.

Mark: GRACIE!

OH, GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: GRACIE AND HER OWNER,
MARK BIEL, ARE UP EARLY,

BEFORE MOST PEOPLE ARE AWAKE.

Mark: READY?

Narrator: THEY'RE GEARING UP
AND READY FOR WORK.

MARK HAS BEEN ON THE RANGER TEAM
AT GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

FOR EIGHT YEARS.

FOR THE PAST TWO OF THOSE,
GRACIE HAS WORKED ALONGSIDE HIM.

GRACIE WAS THE FIRST DOG

TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL
PARK RANGER...

OR, AS SHE'S BECOME
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN,

THE BARK RANGER.

THIS MORNING THEIR FIRST JOB

IS AT THE HIGHEST
REACHABLE POINT BY CAR

IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK.

Mark: TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO LOGAN PASS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO
THE MORNING SHIFT

TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY
MOUNTAIN GOATS OR BIGHORN SHEEP

HANGING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT.

Narrator: AS A HUGELY POPULAR
VANTAGE POINT,

THE RISK OF WILDLIFE
AND TOURIST INTERACTION HERE

IS AT A PEAK.

BIGHORN SHEEP
AREN'T AFRAID OF PEOPLE

AND OFTEN GATHER
NEAR THE PARKING LOT.

BUT IF TOURISTS GET TOO CLOSE,

THE SHEEP CAN HEADBUTT THEIR WAY
OUT OF TROUBLE

WITH THEIR BIG HORNS.

GRACIE'S JOB IS TO KEEP WILDLIFE
AWAY FROM VEHICLES

AND PEOPLE A SAFE DISTANCE
FROM WILDLIFE.

Mark: THIS IS A UNIQUE AREA
WHERE PEOPLE CAN DRIVE UP

AND YOU CAN SEE A BIGHORN SHEEP
OR A MOUNTAIN GOAT,

SO WE DON'T WANT TO RUIN THAT.

WE WANT TO KEEP THEM
STILL ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE

WITH BINOCULARS AND CAMERAS,

BUT NOT RIGHT ON TOP
OF EACH OTHER.

WE DO HAVE INSTANCES OF PEOPLE

GETTING TOO CLOSE
TO THE WILDLIFE,

WHETHER THAT'S TO GET A PICTURE
OR TO GET A SELFIE

OR TO TRY AND FEED THE WILDLIFE,

ALL OF WHICH, YOU KNOW,
IS NOT ALLOWED.

THAT LEADS TO POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.

Narrator: PREVENTING INTERACTION
IS KEY TO KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE.

Mark: GONNA HAVE A GOOD DAY,
HUH? GOOD DAY?

LET'S GO!

WHEN WE'RE HEADING UP, YOU KNOW,
AND SHE HAS HER VEST ON,

SO SHE KNOWS THAT SHE'S WORKING,

SHE KNOWS THAT SHE'S
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING,

WHETHER THAT BE A DEER
OR A BIGHORN SHEEP

OR A MOUNTAIN GOAT

TO MOVE FROM AN AREA.

GOOD SMELLS?

GOOD GIRL, LET'S GO.

Narrator: TODAY THE BIGHORNS
AREN'T POSING

ANY IMMEDIATE THREAT.

Mark: SOMETIMES THEY'LL STAY
ON THE HILLSIDE ACROSS THE ROAD

AND NOT TRY AND COME
IN THE PARKING LOT,

AND OTHER TIMES THEY WILL BE
VERY PERSISTENT

TRYING TO GET IN HERE,

TO GET AFTER ANY TYPE
OF SALTY FLUIDS,

LIKE ANYTHING THAT LEAKS
FROM A VEHICLE,

ANY GARBAGE THAT PEOPLE
LEAVE ON THE GROUND.

GRACIE, UP, UP.
UP, UP.

GOOD GIRL.

Narrator:
TO PREVENT THE WILD ANIMALS

FROM VENTURING ANY CLOSER,

GRACIE MAINTAINS AN INTENSE
AND INTIMIDATING STARE.

Mark: SHE LOOKS
CUTE AND FUZZY TO US,

BUT TO THE SHEEP OR THE GOATS

SHE LOOKS LIKE A WOLF-LIKE THING
WITH BIG TEETH

THAT WANTS TO EAT IT.

Narrator:
THE WOLF IS THE PREDATOR

THE SHEEP AND GOATS
FEAR THE MOST.

THE PETS WE KNOW TODAY

HAVE BEEN BRED
FOR A LESS PREDATORY NATURE,

BUT WHEN GRACIE IS STALKING,

SHE'S ALMOST INDISTINGUISHABLE
FROM A WOLF ON THE HUNT.

Mark: THE SHEEP
OR THE GOATS SEE THAT

AND THEY PRETTY MUCH MOVE
PRETTY EASILY,

AND THEN WHAT WE'VE FOUND
IS THAT THEY TEND TO STAY

OUT OF THE AREA
THAT WE JUST MOVED THEM FROM

FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

Narrator: BELIEVING A PREDATOR
IS ON THE PROWL

IS ENOUGH TO KEEP
THE WILDLIFE AT BAY,

LEAVING GRACIE TIME
FOR A SPOT OF P.R.

GRACIE THE BARK RANGER

IS A STAR ATTRACTION
IN HER OWN RIGHT.

Man: IS THIS THE BARK RANGER?

Mark: IT IS, YES.
THIS IS GRACIE, YEAH.

Man: YOU'RE FAMOUS.

Mark: SHE IS FAMOUS.

SHE'S GOT HER OWN
TRADING CARDS HERE, TOO.

SO, I LIKE TO HAND THOSE OUT

AND ALSO REMIND PEOPLE
TO BE SAFE AROUND WILDLIFE.

DO YOU FOLLOW HER ON INSTAGRAM?

Man: I DO!
Mark: AWESOME. THERE YOU GO.

Woman: IS THAT THE BARK RANGER?
Mark: IT IS.

Mark: WOULD YOU LIKE
TO DO A SELFIE

THAT YOU CAN PUT ON INSTAGRAM?

Man: OH, YEAH, SURE.

Narrator: THANKS TO MARK,

GRACIE HAS AN EVER-GROWING
FAN CLUB ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

GRACIE THE BARK RANGER
NOW HAS OVER 17,000 FOLLOWERS.

Mark: GRACIE,
WHERE ARE THE SHEEP?

OH.

GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: GRACIE'S FAME
AND DISTINCTIVE GOOD LOOKS

PROVIDE MARK WITH
THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY

TO GIVE OUT SAFETY ADVICE.

Mark: IF IT WEREN'T FOR GRACIE,

A LOT OF PEOPLE
WOULDN'T APPROACH ME.

BUT WHEN I HAVE A DOG
THAT LOOKS LIKE HER, YOU KNOW,

PEOPLE WANT TO COME SAY HI
AND THEN I GET TO TALK TO THEM

AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS

AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO DO WITH GRACIE

AND HOW THAT'S HELPING BOTH
THE VISITOR AND THE WILDLIFE.

Mark: THERE YOU GO.
Woman: THANK YOU.

Narrator:
DESPITE HER CELEBRITY STATUS,

GRACIE'S MAIN ROLE
REMAINS WILDLIFE RANGER.

BACK ON HER DAY JOB,

GRACIE HAS SWAPPED THE MOUNTAINS
FOR WOODLANDS.

Mark: WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW

IS WE'RE PATROLLING
THE HEADQUARTERS AREA

ALONG THE ROAD LOOKING FOR DEER.

Narrator:
HUMAN-WILDLIFE INTERACTION

IS ALWAYS A SERIOUS CONCERN.

BUT IF THE HUMAN
IS IN A VEHICLE,

THE CHANCE OF FATALITIES
ON BOTH SIDES

INCREASES DRAMATICALLY.

GRACIE IS KEEPING LOOKOUT.

Mark: JUST KEEP THE DEER
OFF THE ROAD

SO THAT THEY DON'T GET HIT
BY A VEHICLE.

KEEPS THE DRIVERS SAFE,
KEEPS THE DEER SAFE

AND KEEPING THE DEER OUT
OF THE DEVELOPED AREA.

SO MAKING IT SAFER
FOR EVERYBODY.

Narrator: THIS WHITE-TAILED DEER
ON THE ROAD IS IN DANGER.

GRACIE IS ITCHING TO PUT
HER HERDING SKILLS TO GOOD USE.

Mark: OK, GRACIE,
EASY UP, EASY UP.

GOOD GIRL.

Narrator:
THE DEER HAVE SEEN ENOUGH.

Mark: OK, LEAVE IT.
OK, LEAVE IT.

OH, GOOD GIRL,
GOOD LEAVE IT, GOOD GIRL.

GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: AFTER A LONG DAY
PROTECTING THE WILDLIFE

AND PEOPLE
AT GLACIER NATIONAL PARK,

IT'S TIME FOR HOME.

BUT GRACIE STILL HAS ENERGY
IN RESERVE,

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES
TO PLAYTIME.

Mark: SHE'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE
MOST LAID BACK BORDER COLLIES

I'VE EVER MET,

UNLESS YOU HAVE A TENNIS BALL,

AND THEN SHE'S ALL ABOUT
- THE BALL--
- BALL, BALL, BALL.

SHE'S ALL ABOUT THE BALL.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT
SHE'LL LAY DOWN

AND LET YOU RUB HER BELLY.

SHE'S GREAT--
GREAT AS A FAMILY PET

AND GREAT DOG TO WORK WITH.

I THINK HER MELLOWNESS HELPS

WITH THE TYPE OF JOB
WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.

GOOD GIRL.

Narrator:
GRACIE'S LAID-BACK GUARDING

IS ENABLING PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE
TO SAFELY COEXIST,

BUT PROTECTING A SPECIES
ON THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION

REQUIRES A MORE DIRECT APPROACH.

Narrator: THE OL PEJETA
CONSERVANCY, KENYA.

- A 110,000-
- ACRE RESERVE

DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION
OF EAST AFRICA'S WILDLIFE.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, RHINOS.

BUT AFRICAN RHINOS
ARE IN CRISIS.

7,000 HAVE BEEN BRUTALLY
SLAUGHTERED IN THE LAST DECADE.

POACHERS KILL THEM
AND REMOVE THEIR HORNS,

WHICH SELL FOR VAST SUMS
OF MONEY ON THE ASIAN MARKETS.

TODAY FEWER THAN 30,000 SURVIVE
IN THE WILD.

BUT HERE AT THE RESERVE,

HOME TO 150 BLACK
AND SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOS,

A HEAVILY ARMED GUARD
IS FIGHTING BACK

WITH THE HELP OF AN ELITE TEAM
OF ANTI-POACHING DOGS

WHO ARE READY TO STOP
THE POACHERS IN THEIR TRACKS.

THE WORKING DAY FOR THESE RHINO
PROTECTION DOGS STARTS AT DAWN.

Paul: GOOD BOY.

Narrator: PAUL LTERESON
IS IN CHARGE OF THE UNIT.

Paul: COME ON, DIEGO, UP, UP!

Narrator: DIEGO,
- A 4-
- YEAR-OLD BELGIAN MALINOIS,

IS ONE OF THEIR FINEST.

HIS JOB IS TAKING DOWN POACHERS
ONCE THEY'RE IN SIGHT.

Narrator: TRACKING POACHERS DOWN

IS THE JOB OF THE BLOODHOUNDS,
- LIKE 15-
- MONTH-OLD OTIS.

Narrator: EVERY MORNING
THE TEAM HEADS OUT ON PATROL.

THEY TRY TO PUT EYES ON EACH
RHINO ONCE EVERY THREE DAYS

TO CONFIRM THEY'RE ALIVE.

THE TEAM SPREADS OUT ON FOOT,

SO THE DOGS CAN SNIFF OUT
ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.

Narrator: THEIR FIRST TASK
IS TO CHECK

ON TWO VERY SPECIAL INDIVIDUALS.

THESE ARE THE LAST TWO NORTHERN
WHITE RHINOS ON THE PLANET.

MERCILESSLY HUNTED
ACROSS CENTRAL AFRICA,

THE SUBSPECIES WAS DECLARED
EXTINCT IN THE WILD IN 2008.

Zacharia: FATU.

Narrator: NOW ONLY TWO REMAIN,
IN CAPTIVITY, HERE AT OL PEJETA.

Zacharia: COME ON, FATU.
COME ON, FATU.

Narrator: THEIR PERILOUS STATUS

MEANS THESE RHINOS ARE
- UNDER 24-
- HOUR SURVEILLANCE

AND CARED FOR BY THEIR
PERSONAL KEEPER, ZACHARIA MUTAI.

Narrator: IN 2009,
TWO MALES AND TWO FEMALES

WERE BROUGHT TO OL PEJETA

IN A LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT
TO SAVE THE SUBSPECIES.

SADLY, CAPTIVE BREEDING
ATTEMPTS FAILED,

AND IN MARCH 2018,

THE LAST SURVIVING MALE
DIED OF OLD AGE.

WHEN NAJIN AND FATU DIE,

NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS
WILL BE GONE FOREVER.

POACHERS KILL RHINOS
FOR THEIR HORNS,

WHICH ARE TRAFFICKED ILLEGALLY
TO THE FAR EAST,

WHERE, CONTRARY
TO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE,

SOME STILL BELIEVE THE HORN
HAS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES.

Narrator:
BACK ON PATROL WITH DIEGO,

THERE'S NO SIGN
OF ANY POACHERS TODAY.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR THE RHINOS,

BUT AS AN APPREHENSION DOG,

DIEGO NEEDS A DECOY TO KEEP HIM
MOTIVATED AND UP TO SPEED.

SOMEONE ON THE UNIT
NEEDS TO BE BRAVE ENOUGH

TO PLAY THE ROLE OF POACHER.

Narrator: THE BRAVE VOLUNTEER
WEARS A HEAVILY PADDED SUIT

FOR HIS OWN PROTECTION.

DIEGO'S FRIENDLY LOOKS
ARE DECEPTIVE.

BEHIND THE SMILE
LIES A FIERCE BITE.

THE MALINOIS IS USED
AROUND THE WORLD

BY POLICE AND MILITARY
FOR BORDER PATROLS,

AS GUARD DOGS AND IN
SEARCH-AND-RESCUE OPERATIONS.

GOOD BOY!

Narrator: IN ATTACK MODE,
DIEGO IS FAST, FOCUSED...

AND NOTHING WILL STAND
IN HIS WAY...

Paul: GOOD BOY! GOOD BOY!
WAH! GOOD BOY! GOOD BOY!

Narrator: ...UNTIL HE TAKES DOWN
HIS TARGET.

Narrator: DIEGO WON'T LET GO...

Paul: OUT, DIEGO! OUT!

Narrator:...UNTIL PAUL
GIVES HIM THE CUE.

Paul: DIEGO, LEAVE IT!
OUT! GOOD BOY.

Narrator: AND EVEN THEN
HE'S RELUCTANT.

Paul: GOOD BOY.

Paul: COME ON. GOOD BOY.

GOOD BOY, DIEGO.

Narrator:
IN THE SECURITY CONTROL ROOM,

RANGERS LISTEN OUT FOR REPORTS
OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.

THE ALERT QUICKLY GOES OUT
TO THE CANINE UNIT.

THERE'S A REPORT OF SUSPICIOUS
TRACKS, BUT NO ONE IN SIGHT.

SO THE UNIT WILL NEED TO USE
ONE OF THEIR OTHER DOGS.

Narrator: OTIS,
- A 15-
- MONTH-OLD BLOODHOUND,

HAS THE BEST NOSE FOR THIS JOB.

Narrator: PAUL IS CAREFUL
NOT TO CONTAMINATE THE SCENT

LEFT BY THE FOOTPRINT.

Narrator: OTIS IS STILL
LEARNING HIS TRADE,

SO THEY MAKE SURE HE GETS
A REALLY GOOD DOSE OF THE SCENT.

AND THEN HE'S HOT ON THE TRAIL.

Paul: SIC 'EM, BOY, SIC 'EM.
GOOD BOY. GOOD BOY.

THAT'S A GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY. GOOD BOY.

Narrator: POACHERS LEAVE A TRAIL
OF SKIN CELLS, SWEAT AND BREATH

DETECTABLE TO A DOG LIKE OTIS,

BOTH ON THE GROUND
AND IN THE AIR.

Paul: GOOD BOY.

Narrator: THE AREA OF A DOG'S
BRAIN DEVOTED TO ANALYZING SCENT

IS AT LEAST 40 TIMES LARGER
THAN A HUMAN'S...

Paul: GOOD BOY.

Narrator: ...WHICH MEANS
A DOG'S SENSE OF SMELL

CAN BE UP TO 100,000 TIMES
AS ACUTE AS OURS.

Paul: THAT'S A GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY.

Narrator: BLOODHOUNDS CAN FOLLOW
A SCENT TRAIL

FOR MORE THAN 130 MILES.

OTIS'S LONG DROOPY EARS SWEEP
THE SCENT TOWARDS HIS NOSE,

WHERE MUCUS THEN TRAPS
THE SCENT MOLECULES.

Paul: GOOD BOY.

Narrator: THE BIGGER THE NOSE,
THE MORE SURFACE AREA

FOR SMELL-DETECTING CELLS.

OTIS IS SOON HOT ON THE HEELS
OF THE SUSPECT.

POACHERS ARE USUALLY
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

BUT IN THIS CASE THE SUSPECT
IS A MEMBER OF THE UNIT.

OTIS HAS DONE WELL
AND GETS HIS REWARD.

Paul: OTIS, COME HERE, BOY.

Narrator: A SAUSAGE...

Paul: GOOD BOY.
COME HERE, GET IT. GOOD BOY.

Narrator:
...AND PLENTY OF PRAISE.

Paul: GOOD BOY,
COME ON, GOOD BOY.

GOOD BOY, GOOD BOY, WELL DONE.

Narrator: BACK AT BASE,

WHEN THE DAY PATROL
FINISHES ITS SHIFT,

IT MAKES SURE THE MOST IMPORTANT
MEMBERS OF THE TEAM

ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

Narrator: NO TICKS, BURRS
OR THORNS ON THIS HEALTHY COAT.

Narrator:
THANKS TO THE CANINE UNIT,

THERE ARE PROMISING SIGNS
FOR THE RHINOS AT OL PEJETA.

Narrator: THE OL PEJETA DOGS

UTILIZE THEIR SPEED, POWER
AND NATURAL SCENTING SKILLS

IN THEIR ROLE
AS RHINO PROTECTORS,

BUT BECOMING A GUARDIAN DOG

CAN ALSO CALL FOR CALM COMPOSURE
AND RESTRAINED JUDGMENT.

GLENSIDE, PHILADELPHIA, USA.

Deborah: WILL YOU HELP ME
TIE MY SHOES?

- Narrator: HOME TO 52-
- YEAR-OLD DEBORAH GROEBER.

Deborah: OK, TIME TO PUT ON
YOUR HARNESS.

Narrator: SINCE THE AGE OF 14,

DEBORAH HAS BEEN LEGALLY BLIND
AND HEARING IMPAIRED.

BUT THANKS
TO AN EXTRAORDINARY DOG,

TODAY SHE'S ABLE TO DO SOMETHING
SHE NEVER DREAMED POSSIBLE.

Deborah: BE A GOOD DOG.

Narrator: THIS IS IRIS.

SHE'S A TWO-YEAR-OLD LABRADOR,

AND ONE OF ONLY 30 GUIDE DOGS
IN THE U.S.

WHO'VE BEEN SPECIFICALLY TRAINED

TO HELP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
GO RUNNING.

Deborah: THERE YOU GO,
GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: IRIS IS
DEBORAH'S NAVIGATOR

AND PROTECTS HER FROM
THE DANGERS OF RUNNING BLIND.

Deborah: COMING UP TO THE ROAD,
UP TO THE CURB,

I TELL IRIS
THAT THE ROAD IS COMING

SO THAT SHE KNOWS
TO LOOK FOR IT.

AND THEN I TELL HER
"TO THE CURB,"

WHICH IS A COMMAND
THAT SHE KNOWS TO LOOK

FOR THE CURB OR
FOR THE STREET CROSSING,

AND THEN I NEED
TO LOOK AND LISTEN

TO THE BEST OF MY CAPABILITIES.

TO THE CURB, TO THE CURB.

NICE, THAT'S A GOOD JOB.

LOOK FOR TRAFFIC.

FORWARD.

Narrator: HAVING A DOG LIKE IRIS

HAS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED
DEBORAH'S LIFE.

Deborah: THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.

Narrator:
SHE WAS JUST 8 YEARS OLD

WHEN SHE STARTED TO LOSE
HER VISION AND HEARING.

Deborah: IT WAS A SLOW,
PROGRESSIVE LOSS,

THEY DID NOT PICK IT UP
RIGHT AWAY.

BUT I LOST MY VISION AND HEARING

DUE TO A GENETIC CONDITION
CALLED STARGARDT'S DISEASE.

Narrator: DEBORAH COULD ONLY
MAKE OUT BASIC SHAPES

AND MUFFLED SOUND.

BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA,

SHE FOUND IT HARD
TO ACCEPT HER DISABILITY.

Deborah: I WOULD WALK AROUND
AND I WOULD PRETEND TO BE

AS SIGHTED AND AS HEARING
AS ABLE-BODIED PEOPLE.

Narrator:
IN HER EARLY TWENTIES, HOWEVER,

THE REALITY OF LIVING
IN A BUSY CITY TOOK ITS TOLL.

Deborah: IN A PERIOD
OF EIGHT MONTHS

I WAS BUMPED INTO
BY A CAR THREE TIMES.

Narrator:
A COUNSELOR FOR THE BLIND

SUGGESTED DEBORAH USE
A WALKING CANE.

Deborah: I TOLD HER
THAT I COULDN'T USE A CANE

BECAUSE I WASN'T--
I WASN'T BLIND--

I WASN'T TOTALLY BLIND.

AND SHE SAID THAT,
"WELL, THE CANE WOULD BE

SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD KNOW
THAT YOU DON'T SEE VERY WELL,"

AND TO ME A CANE SHOUTED
"BLINDNESS."

SO, THEN SHE SUGGESTED THAT I
LOOK INTO GETTING A GUIDE DOG.

AND TO ME, HAVING A GUIDE DOG
WHISPERED BLINDNESS,

IT DIDN'T SHOUT BLINDNESS,

WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCEPTABLE
OF AN IDEA TO ME.

Narrator: DEBORAH IS FAR
FROM ALONE IN HER CONDITION.

IT'S ESTIMATED THAT MORE
THAN ONE MILLION AMERICANS

ARE LEGALLY BLIND.

BY 2050,
DUE TO AN AGING POPULATION,

THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO REACH
MORE THAN 8 MILLION.

MANY WILL OPT FOR A DOG INSTEAD
OF A CANE FOR ASSISTANCE.

BUT DOGS LIKE IRIS
ARE IN HIGH DEMAND.

HERE IN PATTERSON, NEW YORK,

THE NEXT GENERATION
OF GUIDE DOGS

IS IN TRAINING FOR THE JOB.

Narrator: THIS IS WHERE IRIS
RECEIVED HER SPECIAL TRAINING

IN RUNNING WITH THE BLIND.

Man: GOOD JOB.

Narrator: THE STAFF SELECT ELITE
DOGS FOR THE RUNNING PROGRAM.

IT TAKES TWO YEARS
OF INTENSIVE TRAINING--

A PROCESS THAT STARTS

WHEN THE DOGS ARE
JUST A FEW WEEKS OLD.

Maria: FIRST 16 WEEKS
OF THEIR LIFE

IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN
THEIR BRAIN ROUTES ARE FORMING,

AND WE TRY AND BUILD
THAT REFERENCE LIBRARY

AS MUCH AS WE CAN

AND GET ALL THE INFORMATION
THAT WE CAN IN THERE,

AND THEY WILL RETAIN THAT
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

Trainer: COME ON! COME ON!
LET'S GO! GOOD JOB!

Maria: IN HERE, THEY'RE EXPOSED
TO LITTLE SUSPENSION BRIDGES

AND STAIRS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WE ALSO HAVE A LOT
OF HANGING OBJECTS

TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO LOOK UP
WHEN THEY SEE THE MOVEMENT.

THIS IS SO THEY CAN PROTECT
THE BLIND PERSON

FROM WHAT'S HANGING ABOVE THEM,

NOT JUST WHAT'S
IN FRONT OF THEM.

BEING A GUIDE DOG,
THEY HAVE TO BE COMFORTABLE

WITH THEIR BODY BEING TOUCHED
IN DIFFERENT SPOTS.

AND WE ALSO PLAY SOUNDS
TO GET THEM ACCUSTOMED

TO HEARING EVERYDAY SOUNDS

CARS BACKFIRING, SIRENS BLOWING.

AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES
GUIDE DOG WORK

THE HARDEST TRAINING
THE DOG WILL EVER DO.

THEY LITERALLY HAVE THAT
PERSON'S LIFE IN THEIR PAWS.

Narrator: IT'S DURING
THIS CRUCIAL PHASE

THAT THE TEAM LOOKS
FOR KEY PERSONALITY TRAITS

TO SEE WHETHER A PUPPY
HAS WHAT IT TAKES

TO BECOME A RUNNING GUIDE DOG.

TODAY IT'S YOUNG HETTI'S TURN.

Trainer: GOOD GIRL.

Jane: THE FIRST PART OF THE TEST

IS TO PLACE THE PUPPY
IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT.

THE PUPPIES HAVEN'T BEEN
IN THIS AREA.

Narrator: THE TEAM MONITORS
A WHOLE RANGE OF BEHAVIORS.

Trainer: GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: IN AN ENVIRONMENT
FULL OF DISTRACTIONS,

THEY'RE TESTING HOW RESPONSIVE
HETTI IS WHEN SHE'S CALLED.

Trainer: YES, GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: NEXT, THE TEAM
WANTS TO ESTABLISH

HOW WILLING HETTI IS
TO TRY OUT NEW THINGS.

Jane: SHE IS TRAVELING
UP THE STAIRS

WITH SOME GOOD CONFIDENCE,
SO SHE DID WELL WITH THAT.

Narrator: IN TOTAL,
SHE'LL BE SCORED

ON 43 DIFFERENT INTERACTIONS
AND BEHAVIORS.

YOUNGSTERS WHO FAIL
TO MAKE THE GRADE

ARE PUT FORWARD
FOR LESS DEMANDING SERVICE JOBS,

WHILE SOME WILL BECOME PETS.

AROUND HALF OF THE PUPPIES HERE
QUALIFY FOR GUIDE DOG TRAINING.

Man: LET'S GO.

Narrator: EVEN FEWER MAKE IT
INTO THE ELITE RUNNING PROGRAM.

AND OF THE SIX SELECTED
TO TRAIN FOR RUNNING LAST YEAR,

ONLY ONE GRADUATED.

THEY MUST GO ABOVE AND BEYOND
STANDARD GUIDE DOG TRAINING.

THEY NEED EXCEPTIONAL FOCUS, DISCIPLINE,

AND A LOVE OF EXERCISE...

JUST LIKE IRIS.

Deborah: IRIS, DO YOU WANT
TO GO RUNNING?

DO YOU WANT TO GET DRESSED?
LET'S GET DRESSED, OK.

YOU LOVE TO RUN.

HERE WE GO.

YOU LOVE TO RUN, DON'T YOU?

AND WHEN YOU PUT ON
YOUR RUNNING HARNESS,

YOU ARE VERY PROFESSIONAL.

YOU'RE VERY PROFESSIONAL.

AND NOW SHE BECOMES
A LITTLE BIT CALMER

BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THAT SHE NEEDS
TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO RUN.

READY TO GO?

Narrator:
IRIS'S HARNESS IS DESIGNED

TO MAKE IT AS COMFORTABLE
AS POSSIBLE WHEN SHE RUNS.

A FIRM HANDLE HELPS DEBORAH
SAFELY INTERPRET

EVEN SUBTLE CHANGES
IN IRIS'S PACE AND MOVEMENT.

Deborah: IRIS, LET'S RUN.

I REALLY, REALLY ENJOY RUNNING.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT I CAN
RUN BY MYSELF WITH MY DOG.

THE BOND BECOMES STRONGER
BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING

THAT YOU BOTH LOVE
AND YOU'RE DOING IT TOGETHER.

SHE IS SUCH A BIG PART
OF MY LIFE.

SHE'S SO FULL OF ENERGY

AND SHE STILL HAS A LITTLE BIT
OF PUPPY IN HER,

AND SHE IS JUST SO BRIGHT;
SHE HAS SO MUCH CONFIDENCE.

IRIS IS TAKING ME
AROUND POTHOLES.

IRIS IS WATCHING
FOR STICKS ON THE GROUND.

IRIS IS MAKING SURE
THAT I STAY SAFE

AND I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME.

THERE YOU GO! GOOD GIRL!

THE DOG BECOMES PART OF YOU.

THE DOG BECOMES
YOUR SECOND HALF.

I'M VERY, VERY LUCKY
TO HAVE HER.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

OK, LET'S GO.

GOOD JOB.

Narrator: DOGS ARE LOYAL...
Deborah: TO THE CURB.

Narrator: DEPENDABLE...
Deborah: NICE.

Narrator:
...WITH A DESIRE TO PROTECT.

Deborah: YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD DOG.

Narrator: THEIR ABILITY TO ADAPT
TO UNPREDICTABLE SITUATIONS

MAKES THEM IDEAL GUARDIANS

TO A WHOLE HOST
OF SURPRISING ANIMALS.

NAMIBIA, SOUTHERN AFRICA...

HOME TO A DIVERSE RANGE
OF WILDLIFE,

WHERE SAFETY IN NUMBERS
IS OFTEN CRITICAL TO SURVIVAL.

IN MOST SPECIES, IT'S THE FEMALE
THAT NURTURES THE YOUNG.

SO WHEN AN ANIMAL IS LEFT
ORPHANED, WITHOUT A MOTHER,

IT'S UNLIKELY TO SURVIVE...

UNLESS THE VITAL
MATERNAL CARE IT NEEDS

IS FOUND ELSEWHERE.

MEET NATI, A JACK RUSSELL MIX

AND ONE OF THE BEST
SUPERNANNIES IN AFRICA.

NATI LIVES AT THE N/A'AN KU SEÊ
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.

FOUNDED BY MARLICE VAN VUUREN,

IT OFFERS A SAFE HAVEN FOR
ORPHANED AND INJURED ANIMALS.

FOUR-YEAR-OLD NATI
WORKS ALONGSIDE MARLICE

AS A FOSTER MUM.

Marlice: OH, HE'S LOVING IT.

Narrator: SHE'S A COMPANION
AND ROLE MODEL

TO A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIES
IN NEED OF CARE AND AFFECTION.

Marlice: I THOUGHT SHE'S GONNA
STRUGGLE IN THE BEGINNING,

BECAUSE SHE WAS SO SOFT AND,
YOU KNOW, SHE WAS SCARED,

SHE WOULD PEE
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

BUT IT WAS LIKE TWO WEEKS LATER

NATI JUST FOUND HER SPOT
ON N/A'AN KU SEÊ

AND SHE'S AMAZING WITH PEOPLE,

SHE'S REALLY GOOD WITH ANIMALS
AND PROTECTIVE.

Narrator: IN 2016
A MALE INFANT AARDWOLF

WAS BROUGHT TO THE SANCTUARY

AFTER HIS MOTHER WAS KILLED
BY A PREDATOR.

NATI'S MATERNAL INSTINCT
IMMEDIATELY KICKED IN.

SHE PROVIDED THE CRUCIAL CARE
AND GROOMING

THAT A MOTHER
WOULD NORMALLY OFFER.

Marlice: SHE DON'T TREAT
THE OTHER ANIMALS

LIKE THEY ARE DIFFERENT
FROM HER.

SHE'S REALLY WARM AND GENTLE AND
SHE PERFORMS THE ROLE AS A MUM.

SO SHE LICKS AND SHE CLEANS UP.

Narrator: NATI SOMEHOW KNOWS
WHAT EACH ANIMAL NEEDS

AND IS ABLE TO ADAPT
HER SKILLS ACCORDINGLY,

WHATEVER THEIR AGE OR SPECIES.

THIS ORPHANED ADOLESCENT JACKAL
IS IN NEED OF A PLAYMATE,

AND NATI IS HAPPY TO OBLIGE.

IT'S A ROLE THAT MARLICE
COULD NEVER FULFILL.

Marlice: MOST OF THESE ANIMALS
LOST THEIR MUMS

BECAUSE OF A CONFLICT SITUATION
OR THEY'VE BEEN PETS OF PEOPLE,

AND THEN THEY END UP HERE.

THIS IS WHERE DOGS COME IN.

THEY PLAY A VITAL ROLE
IN MY LIFE

AND IN MY WORK
THAT I DO EVERY DAY.

COME, NAT.

Narrator:
NATI BEGINS EACH DAY CHAPERONING

- A 40-
- STRONG TROOP OF CHACMA BABOONS ON THEIR DAILY WALK.

Marlice: SHE'S
A REALLY GOOD MUMMY.

AND EVEN THE BABOONS,

SHE'S VERY COMFORTABLE
WITH ADULT BABOONS

AND THEY ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE

BUT TRYING TO SHOW OFF DOMINANCE,

SO THEY WILL PUSH HER AROUND,
AND SHE JUST WAGS HER TAIL.

Narrator:
THE BABOONS LIKE TO OBSERVE

AND MIMIC NATI'S ACTIONS.

DIGGING IS PART
OF THE JACK RUSSELL DNA--

A BEHAVIORAL TRAIT

FAVORED IN THEIR BREEDING
AS VERMIN HUNTERS.

AND WHILE BABOONS
ARE NOT NATURAL DIGGERS,

IMITATION HELPS BOOST
THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE.

Marlice: I'M SURE THEY LEARN
FROM ONE ANOTHER.

I MEAN, NATI'S NOT GONNA EAT
WHAT THEY LIKE,

LIKE LITTLE BULBS AND ONIONS,

BUT THE FACT
THAT THEY ARE CURIOUS

OF WHAT SHE IS LOOKING FOR

HELPS THE LITTLE ONES FOR SURE

TO JUST GET CONFIDENCE
TO LOOK DOWN A HOLE.

OTHERWISE THEY NORMALLY THINK
THERE ARE SNAKES DOWN THERE.

SO, SHE'S VERY CONFIDENT,

AND SHE MAKES THEM
MORE CONFIDENT AND SECURE.

Narrator: THE BABOONS SHOW
THEIR RESPECT FOR NATI

BY OCCASIONALLY GROOMING HER--

A SIGNATURE BEHAVIOR
OF PRIMATES.

IT SHOWS SHE'S FULLY ACCEPTED
AS PART OF THEIR TROOP.

Marlice: COME ON. COME.

Narrator:
NATI'S MOST ENDURING BOND

WITH AN ANIMAL
SHE'S HELPED TO RAISE

IS UNDOUBTEDLY
THE MOST SURPRISING.

Marlice: NANNA! NANNA!
NANNA ANNA!

Narrator: IN 2016,
THE SANCTUARY RECEIVED

A TINY BROWN HYENA CUB
TO CARE FOR.

THEY NAMED HER NANNA.

NATI NURTURED AND PROTECTED HER.

Marlice: NANNA! NANNA!

Narrator: TWO YEARS LATER...

NANNA LIVES IN HER OWN
PRIVATE ENCLOSURE,

AND HER RELATIONSHIP WITH NATI
IS STILL GOING STRONG.

BUT ALL BABIES
EVENTUALLY GROW UP.

NANNA NOW WEIGHS
MORE THAN 80 POUNDS.

SHE COULD EASILY OVERPOWER
HER FORMER NANNY.

Marlice: NANNA IS ALMOST
FIVE TIMES THE SIZE OF NATI,

BUT YEAH, SHE STILL BEHAVES
LIKE IT'S HER BABY,

AND NANNA IS ALSO
VERY AFFECTIONATE.

Narrator: IN THE WILD,
BROWN HYENAS

CAN BE AGGRESSIVE SCAVENGERS,

FEEDING ON CARCASSES
KILLED BY OTHER PREDATORS.

NANNA'S JAWS ARE NOW POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO CRUSH NATI'S BONES,

BUT THE STRONG BOND
BETWEEN THE TWO

APPEARS TO OUTWEIGH THE RISK.

Marlice: SHE MAKES MY LIFE A LOT
EASIER WITH THE OLDER ANIMALS,

AND AS THEY GROW UP, SHE ALSO
KNOWS THAT THEY CAN HURT HER,

SO SHE IS STILL
THE DOMINANT ONE,

SHE LIFTS HER LITTLE LIP UP
AND THEY HAVE TO STOP,

OTHERWISE SHE ATTACKS.

Narrator: JACK RUSSELLS
ARE SMALL IN SIZE

BUT BIG IN ATTITUDE.

NATI IS NOT GOING TO BE INTIMIDATED.

Marlice: WITH NANNA,
AND NANNA DIDN'T HAVE A MUM,

SO SHE'S FULFILLED THAT ROLE

OF SOMETHING THAT LOOKS
A LITTLE BIT LIKE ME,

AND NANNA NEVER LOOKS
IN A MIRROR,

SO I THINK NANNA THINKS
SHE'S NATI,

AND NATI THINKS SHE'S A JACKAL
AND A CHEETAH AND A HYENA...

OH, AND A BABOON.

I THINK IF SHE CAN CLIMB
A TREE, SHE WOULD.

Narrator: NATI HAS SHOWN
THAT HER MATERNAL INSTINCT

MAKES HER FEARLESS.

WHATEVER THE SPECIES,

NATI IS JUST HAPPY TO PLAY
THE ROLE OF SUPERNANNY.

Marlice: PEOPLE DON'T EXPECT
THIS FAT SAUSAGE--

JACK RUSSELL, BASSET,
WHATEVER THERE IS IN THERE--

TO BE A MAMA FOR 30 JACKALS
AND CHEETAHS AND HYENA,

BUT SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB.

Narrator:
THESE DOGS ARE CLEVER...

COURAGEOUS...

DEDICATED IN THEIR DESIRE
TO DEFEND THE ENDANGERED

AND SERVE THOSE
IN NEED OF PROTECTION...

RESULTING IN AN IMPRESSIVE
ARRAY OF DOGS...

...WITH EXTRAORDINARY JOBS.