1 00:00:33,955 --> 00:00:35,335 I'm shaking. 2 00:00:35,435 --> 00:00:37,935 -CREW MEMBER: No! -Is that visible? (LAUGHS) 3 00:00:38,035 --> 00:00:39,775 -No, don't be nervous. -I'm shaking. 4 00:00:39,875 --> 00:00:42,615 (UPBEAT MUSIC) 5 00:00:42,715 --> 00:00:44,815 Lock it. Mark. 6 00:00:44,915 --> 00:00:47,916 My first impression of him was that he was...he was difficult. 7 00:00:51,476 --> 00:00:54,816 I'll do my best. I might have to pause and then go into it. 8 00:00:54,916 --> 00:00:56,817 INTERVIEWER: And that is fine. We can do that. 9 00:00:56,917 --> 00:00:58,057 MAN: OK. 10 00:00:58,157 --> 00:01:02,257 You know, he was very driven. Incredibly focused. 11 00:01:02,357 --> 00:01:03,817 He was a brat. 12 00:01:03,917 --> 00:01:05,917 Just like a naughty child, I think. 13 00:01:07,357 --> 00:01:08,818 He was a star. 14 00:01:08,918 --> 00:01:11,818 And when stars enter a room, they suck out the oxygen. 15 00:01:11,918 --> 00:01:13,458 He was a very good improviser. 16 00:01:13,558 --> 00:01:14,938 He was very funny, sometimes. 17 00:01:15,038 --> 00:01:16,378 Koko had it all. 18 00:01:16,478 --> 00:01:19,859 INTERVIEWER: What do you feel like his legacy was? 19 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,519 Koko's legacy? 20 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,079 WOMAN: Depends on who you're talking to. 21 00:01:28,519 --> 00:01:30,760 He was a very special dog. 22 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,040 He was one in a million. 23 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:38,580 NARRATOR: Fire. 24 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,680 The wheel. 25 00:01:41,320 --> 00:01:42,861 The silicon chip. 26 00:01:42,961 --> 00:01:44,621 All very impressive. 27 00:01:44,721 --> 00:01:47,821 But the single greatest thing to happen to the human race 28 00:01:47,921 --> 00:01:50,781 was the evolution of the domestic dog, 29 00:01:50,881 --> 00:01:53,422 Canis lupus familiaris, 30 00:01:53,522 --> 00:01:56,082 a direct descendant of the grey wolf. 31 00:01:57,362 --> 00:02:01,542 Before they became man's best friend roughly 36,000 years ago, 32 00:02:01,642 --> 00:02:04,823 wolves figured out that if they didn't threaten humans, 33 00:02:04,923 --> 00:02:08,023 then humans would do all the hard work for them. 34 00:02:08,123 --> 00:02:10,143 In return for food and protection, 35 00:02:10,243 --> 00:02:12,983 the wolves would help humans find their way. 36 00:02:13,083 --> 00:02:16,264 And so, over time, an unlikely kinship formed 37 00:02:16,364 --> 00:02:19,544 and the wolf evolved into the tame domestic dog. 38 00:02:19,644 --> 00:02:22,744 Humans and dogs would share a special bond 39 00:02:22,844 --> 00:02:25,324 side by side, for millennia to come. 40 00:02:26,364 --> 00:02:28,145 Mankind and cat, however... 41 00:02:28,245 --> 00:02:29,985 -(CAT MEOWS) -(WHIPS LASH) 42 00:02:30,085 --> 00:02:32,765 ..well, that's an entirely different history lesson. 43 00:02:33,885 --> 00:02:36,185 Over the centuries, these loyal hounds 44 00:02:36,285 --> 00:02:40,346 became our most trusted companions and our protectors. 45 00:02:40,446 --> 00:02:42,626 They find us when we're lost, 46 00:02:42,726 --> 00:02:44,386 lead us when we're blind 47 00:02:44,486 --> 00:02:46,746 and comfort us in our times of greatest need. 48 00:02:46,846 --> 00:02:49,827 In return, we shelter them, feed them 49 00:02:49,927 --> 00:02:52,407 and dress them up in ridiculous costumes. 50 00:02:57,647 --> 00:02:59,827 Today, there are more variants of dog 51 00:02:59,927 --> 00:03:01,388 than any other living mammal, 52 00:03:01,488 --> 00:03:05,228 with best estimates placing the total number of dogs on Earth 53 00:03:05,328 --> 00:03:08,288 at approximately 560 million. 54 00:03:10,968 --> 00:03:12,268 But every now and then, 55 00:03:12,368 --> 00:03:15,749 a truly extraordinary, selfless, heroic, 56 00:03:15,849 --> 00:03:18,589 one-in-560-million dog comes along. 57 00:03:18,689 --> 00:03:21,869 A dog capable of inspirational feats 58 00:03:21,969 --> 00:03:23,749 that lift the human spirit. 59 00:03:23,849 --> 00:03:25,830 A dog we build shrines to. 60 00:03:25,930 --> 00:03:28,650 A dog with its own unique tale. 61 00:03:31,050 --> 00:03:35,070 From Japan, Hachiko, the loyal Akita, 62 00:03:35,170 --> 00:03:37,951 who spent nine long years waiting at a train station 63 00:03:38,051 --> 00:03:40,811 for the return of his master who had tragically passed. 64 00:03:42,051 --> 00:03:44,951 From the United States, Bobbie the Wonder Dog, 65 00:03:45,051 --> 00:03:47,592 a Scotch collie who journeyed thousands of miles 66 00:03:47,692 --> 00:03:49,692 in order to find his way home. 67 00:03:50,492 --> 00:03:53,592 And from Australia, Red Dog, 68 00:03:53,692 --> 00:03:57,272 the red cloud kelpie who wandered the outback and beyond 69 00:03:57,372 --> 00:03:59,413 in search of his missing master. 70 00:04:01,293 --> 00:04:04,833 But there was once a dog who walked a very different path. 71 00:04:04,933 --> 00:04:07,233 A dog with a very different story, 72 00:04:07,333 --> 00:04:09,554 whose face was seen around the world, 73 00:04:09,654 --> 00:04:11,594 whose name was heard far and wide 74 00:04:11,694 --> 00:04:14,834 and who, frankly, did very little to deserve it. 75 00:04:14,934 --> 00:04:16,474 His name... 76 00:04:16,574 --> 00:04:18,574 ..was Koko. 77 00:04:21,655 --> 00:04:24,635 You see, Koko was a very different type of dog. 78 00:04:24,735 --> 00:04:26,035 He was a star - 79 00:04:26,135 --> 00:04:28,675 a very famous star - 80 00:04:28,775 --> 00:04:30,395 and he loved it. 81 00:04:30,495 --> 00:04:32,876 KERRI-ANNE KENNERLEY: Koko was some of the best talent 82 00:04:32,976 --> 00:04:37,296 I have ever interviewed in my 30 years. 83 00:04:38,336 --> 00:04:40,996 WOMAN: He was a dog that took to people. 84 00:04:41,096 --> 00:04:43,336 He just loved to be around people. 85 00:04:44,897 --> 00:04:46,957 MAN: It's amazing - as much recognition as anyone 86 00:04:47,057 --> 00:04:49,757 you normally see on the front page of a newspaper. 87 00:04:49,857 --> 00:04:52,557 What actor would I compare him to? 88 00:04:52,657 --> 00:04:54,758 He was the best-paid dog in Australia. 89 00:04:54,858 --> 00:04:56,838 I gave him little meaty bits. 90 00:04:56,938 --> 00:04:57,998 Koko's a massive ----! 91 00:04:58,098 --> 00:05:00,238 He had great charisma, great soul, 92 00:05:00,338 --> 00:05:02,338 great depth inside of him. 93 00:05:03,498 --> 00:05:05,278 MAN: I mean, Koko meant everything. 94 00:05:05,378 --> 00:05:09,699 MAN 2: It takes a special dog to connect with so many people. 95 00:05:12,499 --> 00:05:16,619 (APPLAUSE) 96 00:05:19,380 --> 00:05:21,380 (BARKS) 97 00:05:42,182 --> 00:05:45,662 (BIRDS WARBLE) 98 00:05:48,942 --> 00:05:51,903 -(ROCK MUSIC) -(PUPPY WHINES) 99 00:05:54,103 --> 00:05:57,163 WOMAN: Koko was the first to do everything out of the litter. 100 00:05:57,263 --> 00:05:59,443 He was the first one to open his eyes 101 00:05:59,543 --> 00:06:00,963 and get up on his little legs. 102 00:06:01,063 --> 00:06:03,964 He was pretty bossy over the rest of the litter. 103 00:06:04,064 --> 00:06:05,844 He would just walk over the top of them. 104 00:06:05,944 --> 00:06:07,944 Didn't matter. 105 00:06:09,784 --> 00:06:11,784 I've got a present for you. 106 00:06:14,905 --> 00:06:16,685 Look at that. 107 00:06:16,785 --> 00:06:19,785 It was earned. He always knew that he was clever. 108 00:06:20,985 --> 00:06:23,405 You look gorgeous, Koko. 109 00:06:23,505 --> 00:06:26,626 Or should I say, Smart n Bossy. 110 00:06:28,066 --> 00:06:31,246 What made him special is he wanted to be with you. 111 00:06:31,346 --> 00:06:32,606 He wanted to listen to you. 112 00:06:32,706 --> 00:06:35,246 He wanted to absorb what was happening around him. 113 00:06:35,346 --> 00:06:37,507 That was just the way he was. 114 00:06:38,867 --> 00:06:41,047 30 years, I've had kelpies. 115 00:06:41,147 --> 00:06:44,087 A kelpie is a dog that's developed in Australia 116 00:06:44,187 --> 00:06:45,967 for Australian conditions. 117 00:06:46,067 --> 00:06:48,408 They can do anything. 118 00:06:48,508 --> 00:06:50,408 NEWSREEL VOICEOVER: He's one of the most important workers 119 00:06:50,508 --> 00:06:52,168 in Australia's great woollen industry - 120 00:06:52,268 --> 00:06:56,368 the kelpie, who works big mobs of sheep over wide, open areas. 121 00:06:56,468 --> 00:06:58,608 MAN: Kelpies are sheepdogs, basically. 122 00:06:58,708 --> 00:07:01,289 They're quite intensely selected for their brains 123 00:07:01,389 --> 00:07:04,849 and their working ability and ease of training. 124 00:07:04,949 --> 00:07:06,249 To me, they are 125 00:07:06,349 --> 00:07:08,669 the intelligentsia of the dog world. 126 00:07:09,709 --> 00:07:12,010 CAROL: A typical kelpie who wanted to please. 127 00:07:12,110 --> 00:07:16,370 You look at a kelpie and say 'jump'. 128 00:07:16,470 --> 00:07:18,890 The first thing a kelpie would say is "How high?" 129 00:07:18,990 --> 00:07:21,510 (CROWD CHEERS) 130 00:07:24,111 --> 00:07:27,891 RICK: Farmers who've bred them are pretty non-forgiving. 131 00:07:27,991 --> 00:07:31,771 So they were selecting the brightest, hardest-working, 132 00:07:31,871 --> 00:07:33,812 involved dog that they can find. 133 00:07:33,912 --> 00:07:38,012 They've got to have the ability to read the mind of the owner 134 00:07:38,112 --> 00:07:41,852 and I think that's developed to a large degree in kelpies. 135 00:07:41,952 --> 00:07:45,413 -(WHIMPERS) -Well done, Johnny Boy. 136 00:07:45,513 --> 00:07:47,613 RICK: I've heard different stories 137 00:07:47,713 --> 00:07:49,893 about the origin of the kelpie. 138 00:07:49,993 --> 00:07:52,613 I've certainly heard there's a fair bit of dingo in it. 139 00:07:52,713 --> 00:07:55,293 NARRATOR: The dingo isn't actually a dog. 140 00:07:55,393 --> 00:07:58,614 It's a unique species called Canis dingo, 141 00:07:58,714 --> 00:08:00,654 a contentious detail amongst specialists. 142 00:08:00,754 --> 00:08:03,494 It's said that 3-4% of kelpie genes 143 00:08:03,594 --> 00:08:05,594 come from this wild Australian mammal. 144 00:08:06,394 --> 00:08:08,295 Allegedly. 145 00:08:08,395 --> 00:08:10,055 This mix created a new breed - 146 00:08:10,155 --> 00:08:11,775 smart, intuitive animals 147 00:08:11,875 --> 00:08:14,035 which were perfected for life in the outback. 148 00:08:18,155 --> 00:08:22,576 CAROL: The curiosity that was in that dog was wonderful 149 00:08:22,676 --> 00:08:27,176 and his ability and his will to learn was exceptional. 150 00:08:27,276 --> 00:08:29,056 He's pretty good, you know. 151 00:08:29,156 --> 00:08:30,697 CAROL: He was like a sponge. 152 00:08:30,797 --> 00:08:32,657 (PEOPLE GASP) 153 00:08:32,757 --> 00:08:34,617 He does all his own stunts too. 154 00:08:34,717 --> 00:08:37,457 CAROL: And loved jewellery. 155 00:08:37,557 --> 00:08:40,117 He used to chew jewellery all the time. 156 00:08:41,157 --> 00:08:43,698 If I had a watch band on, he'd chew the watch band. 157 00:08:43,798 --> 00:08:45,698 If you had a button on a shirt, 158 00:08:45,798 --> 00:08:47,798 he'd find it. 159 00:08:48,958 --> 00:08:50,858 I see great things for you, little one. 160 00:08:50,958 --> 00:08:54,359 You're gonna be a star! (LAUGHS) 161 00:08:55,919 --> 00:08:58,839 CAROL: Koko had a lot of personality. 162 00:09:00,079 --> 00:09:01,619 It was natural to him. 163 00:09:01,719 --> 00:09:03,719 That was just the way he was. 164 00:09:05,560 --> 00:09:08,820 I always took my puppies 165 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:10,580 down to the bakery - 166 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:12,460 best bakery there is in Victoria - 167 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:15,821 and they would socialise with everyone in the street. 168 00:09:15,921 --> 00:09:18,181 -Hi, Louise. -Hey, Carol. 169 00:09:18,281 --> 00:09:20,181 Just gotta look at everything, don't you? 170 00:09:20,281 --> 00:09:22,501 CAROL: I used to take him down there 171 00:09:22,601 --> 00:09:25,021 so that they got used to different noises 172 00:09:25,121 --> 00:09:27,622 so that the temperament was nice and even. 173 00:09:27,722 --> 00:09:28,902 Stay. 174 00:09:29,002 --> 00:09:31,002 Good boy, Koko. 175 00:09:31,882 --> 00:09:34,442 Well-socialised dogs are a pleasure. 176 00:09:36,882 --> 00:09:39,063 Oh, there you are! Ladies. 177 00:09:39,163 --> 00:09:42,023 Oh, these scones smell even better than usual. 178 00:09:42,123 --> 00:09:44,223 -Oh, you've got the... -I succumbed. 179 00:09:44,323 --> 00:09:47,103 (LAUGHS) They're so good! 180 00:09:47,203 --> 00:09:50,504 He just adored people. 181 00:09:50,604 --> 00:09:52,604 Very affectionate. 182 00:09:53,284 --> 00:09:55,984 Didn't matter who it was, he loved everybody. 183 00:09:56,084 --> 00:09:58,984 Carol, he's adorable. 184 00:09:59,084 --> 00:10:02,025 Are you ready for the show this year, Koko? 185 00:10:02,125 --> 00:10:05,185 Don't worry, little one. You're a shoo-in! 186 00:10:05,285 --> 00:10:07,645 He'll be the winner for sure. 187 00:10:08,965 --> 00:10:11,465 You think he's gonna beat out old Gwendolyn this year? 188 00:10:11,565 --> 00:10:13,566 There she is. 189 00:10:15,766 --> 00:10:17,866 Gwendolyn Myers was the reigning champion 190 00:10:17,966 --> 00:10:21,306 of the local dog show circuit with 200 wins under her belt. 191 00:10:21,406 --> 00:10:24,327 Her prize show dog was Beatrice. 192 00:10:25,367 --> 00:10:27,867 She was the only thing standing between Koko 193 00:10:27,967 --> 00:10:29,267 and victory. 194 00:10:29,367 --> 00:10:32,367 (DRAMATIC TRUMPET MUSIC) 195 00:10:42,128 --> 00:10:45,068 Well, she's gonna be a tough one to beat this year. 196 00:10:45,168 --> 00:10:47,169 Do you think you stand a chance? 197 00:10:48,689 --> 00:10:50,689 What do you think, Koko? 198 00:10:52,609 --> 00:10:55,029 Koko just wanted to please Carol, 199 00:10:55,129 --> 00:10:58,430 so if that meant entering this show and becoming a winner, 200 00:10:58,530 --> 00:11:00,530 well, that's what he'd have to do. 201 00:11:01,690 --> 00:11:04,990 And with that, Koko entered into the cutthroat world 202 00:11:05,090 --> 00:11:06,910 of professional show dogging. 203 00:11:07,010 --> 00:11:08,911 ('GIGGLE EYED GOO' BY STEVE AND THE BOARD) 204 00:11:09,011 --> 00:11:12,631 Dog shows have been around for the better part of a century. 205 00:11:12,731 --> 00:11:14,311 NEWSREEL VOICEOVER: Every blue-blooded canine 206 00:11:14,411 --> 00:11:15,911 from the conventional to the exotic 207 00:11:16,011 --> 00:11:17,671 competing for dogdom's top spot 208 00:11:17,771 --> 00:11:20,031 and that includes the Chinese crested hairless. 209 00:11:20,131 --> 00:11:23,592 The dog show really is an ultimate elimination contest. 210 00:11:23,692 --> 00:11:26,312 Dogs get knocked out at various stages of competition 211 00:11:26,412 --> 00:11:28,072 and at the end of the day, 212 00:11:28,172 --> 00:11:30,172 you've ended up with your best seven dogs. 213 00:11:31,332 --> 00:11:33,033 I don't think people have realised 214 00:11:33,133 --> 00:11:34,793 that it's a fabulous hobby. 215 00:11:34,893 --> 00:11:37,673 It's a really great hobby to show dogs. 216 00:11:37,773 --> 00:11:39,913 ♪ You ain't ever seen an animal quite like that... ♪ 217 00:11:40,013 --> 00:11:41,833 NARRATOR: Every dog show contestant 218 00:11:41,933 --> 00:11:43,514 is vying for the top prize - 219 00:11:43,614 --> 00:11:47,054 the coveted Best in Show. 220 00:11:48,494 --> 00:11:50,994 It's the supreme thing, it's why we all show dogs - 221 00:11:51,094 --> 00:11:52,634 to win Best in Show. 222 00:11:52,734 --> 00:11:56,195 The typical dog show is made up of three parts. 223 00:11:56,295 --> 00:11:58,295 Athletics... 224 00:11:59,415 --> 00:12:01,415 ..modelling... 225 00:12:02,495 --> 00:12:04,795 ..and musical canine freestyle. 226 00:12:04,895 --> 00:12:07,316 (WACKY MUSIC) 227 00:12:07,416 --> 00:12:09,716 Yep. Dancing with your dog. 228 00:12:09,816 --> 00:12:11,116 It's a thing. 229 00:12:11,216 --> 00:12:12,316 Anyway... 230 00:12:12,416 --> 00:12:15,276 CAROL: The dog's brain at a dog show... 231 00:12:15,376 --> 00:12:17,917 If you're lucky, it loves it 232 00:12:18,017 --> 00:12:20,917 and that's where it becomes a pleasure to show a dog, 233 00:12:21,017 --> 00:12:24,797 because the dog thoroughly enjoys going to a dog show 234 00:12:24,897 --> 00:12:26,317 and exhibiting. 235 00:12:26,417 --> 00:12:29,938 If they don't like it, you can tell straightaway. 236 00:12:32,738 --> 00:12:36,238 The truth was Koko really enjoyed show dogging. 237 00:12:36,338 --> 00:12:40,319 Next up, Klassikelp Smart n Bossy. 238 00:12:40,419 --> 00:12:44,919 And at first, he was really good at it. 239 00:12:45,019 --> 00:12:47,639 CAROL: He was the ant's pants. 240 00:12:47,739 --> 00:12:50,819 You know, he always thought that he was the top dog. 241 00:12:51,900 --> 00:12:54,000 The rules of what make a good show dog 242 00:12:54,100 --> 00:12:55,440 are a little complicated. 243 00:12:55,540 --> 00:12:58,800 The guidelines are a lot complicated. 244 00:12:58,900 --> 00:13:02,601 CAROL: We want moderate-size ears, a width of skull. 245 00:13:02,701 --> 00:13:05,681 The skull and the foreface approximately equal. 246 00:13:05,781 --> 00:13:07,681 We want a length of neck 247 00:13:07,781 --> 00:13:09,881 that is neither too short nor too long. 248 00:13:09,981 --> 00:13:12,041 Good forequarters, strong forequarters. 249 00:13:12,141 --> 00:13:13,882 Two-thirds rib cage, one-third loin. 250 00:13:13,982 --> 00:13:15,202 Straight hindquarters. 251 00:13:15,302 --> 00:13:18,402 And we want a lovely shape over the croup 252 00:13:18,502 --> 00:13:19,882 down to the tail set 253 00:13:19,982 --> 00:13:23,002 so that the tail is carried down and out, gently. 254 00:13:23,102 --> 00:13:25,283 It's important that the tail stays down. 255 00:13:25,383 --> 00:13:27,483 Koko had it all. 256 00:13:27,583 --> 00:13:29,523 He was a lovely, lovely dog. 257 00:13:29,623 --> 00:13:33,003 I think he knew he was special all the way through. 258 00:13:33,103 --> 00:13:35,103 I really do. 259 00:13:35,543 --> 00:13:38,044 You know who doesn't think you're special, Koko? 260 00:13:38,144 --> 00:13:40,664 Beatrice, the current grand champion. 261 00:13:44,784 --> 00:13:46,784 And her owner, Gwendolyn Myers. 262 00:13:51,425 --> 00:13:53,925 A show dog, to become an Australian champion, 263 00:13:54,025 --> 00:13:56,925 what they need to do is they get 100 points. 264 00:13:57,025 --> 00:13:59,206 And those points are earned 265 00:13:59,306 --> 00:14:03,286 by being either the best bitch, or the best dog, of your breed. 266 00:14:03,386 --> 00:14:05,046 In the context of show dogging, 267 00:14:05,146 --> 00:14:08,006 'bitch' is a technical term meaning 'female dog' 268 00:14:08,106 --> 00:14:10,106 and not a naughty word. 269 00:14:10,907 --> 00:14:13,207 When Koko had his big win, 270 00:14:13,307 --> 00:14:15,047 he won Best Exhibit in Group 271 00:14:15,147 --> 00:14:17,007 in the working dog group at Kyneton. 272 00:14:17,107 --> 00:14:19,207 I couldn't believe. I was over the moon. 273 00:14:19,307 --> 00:14:22,648 ('WE CAN'T BE BEATEN' BY ROSE TATTOO) 274 00:14:22,748 --> 00:14:25,748 You get one point for every dog you beat. 275 00:14:26,908 --> 00:14:29,688 If you are lucky enough to get a Best Exhibit in Group, 276 00:14:29,788 --> 00:14:31,128 then that's 25 points, 277 00:14:31,228 --> 00:14:34,009 and they go towards your 100 points 278 00:14:34,109 --> 00:14:35,889 for an Australian champion. 279 00:14:35,989 --> 00:14:41,989 And our new champion is Klassikelp Smart n Bossy! 280 00:14:43,989 --> 00:14:47,090 Koko got his championship when he was 11 months old. 281 00:14:47,190 --> 00:14:48,410 He was a young dog. 282 00:14:48,510 --> 00:14:51,450 That was mind-blowing. That was really good. 283 00:14:51,550 --> 00:14:53,810 It's just that Koko decided that he was... 284 00:14:53,910 --> 00:14:57,611 He was going to be the stud of all time! (LAUGHS) 285 00:14:57,711 --> 00:14:59,611 -♪ What do we tell 'em, boys? ♪ -(BARKS) 286 00:14:59,711 --> 00:15:01,711 ♪ We can't be beaten... ♪ 287 00:15:03,551 --> 00:15:06,351 (PHONE RINGS) 288 00:15:08,312 --> 00:15:10,472 -(PHONE RINGS) -Oh! 289 00:15:13,192 --> 00:15:14,652 Hello? 290 00:15:14,752 --> 00:15:16,212 I had a phone call from a lady 291 00:15:16,312 --> 00:15:18,713 who wanted to use a kelpie at stud. 292 00:15:19,833 --> 00:15:21,733 And that's where we all came undone. 293 00:15:21,833 --> 00:15:24,413 I said I had a couple of males, 294 00:15:24,513 --> 00:15:27,013 but I had a young male 295 00:15:27,113 --> 00:15:28,933 that she could use. 296 00:15:29,033 --> 00:15:31,614 So she used him at stud 297 00:15:31,714 --> 00:15:34,014 and he had eight beautiful babies. 298 00:15:34,114 --> 00:15:36,114 They were gorgeous puppies. 299 00:15:36,994 --> 00:15:38,614 One became an international athlete. 300 00:15:38,714 --> 00:15:41,455 One became the face of a successful dog food brand. 301 00:15:41,555 --> 00:15:44,095 One went on to a prestigious career in search and rescue. 302 00:15:44,195 --> 00:15:46,855 And this one is no longer allowed to sleep on the couch. 303 00:15:46,955 --> 00:15:48,055 (DOG BARKS) 304 00:15:48,155 --> 00:15:50,615 Over a period of the next month or two, 305 00:15:50,715 --> 00:15:52,896 Koko became, um... 306 00:15:52,996 --> 00:15:54,896 What would you say? Arrogant. 307 00:15:54,996 --> 00:15:57,896 When we took him to the show ring, 308 00:15:57,996 --> 00:16:00,836 he thought every chick in the paddock was his. 309 00:16:06,117 --> 00:16:08,117 He became full of himself. 310 00:16:09,837 --> 00:16:12,897 And up went the head and up went the tail and... 311 00:16:12,997 --> 00:16:14,997 ..he strutted. 312 00:16:17,438 --> 00:16:22,998 He just became a 16-year-old kid that can't think clearly. 313 00:16:24,998 --> 00:16:27,299 He started to show poorly, 314 00:16:27,399 --> 00:16:30,139 because of his mental attitude at that time. 315 00:16:30,239 --> 00:16:32,099 WOMAN: For the tail to be up, 316 00:16:32,199 --> 00:16:34,059 he has what we call a flat croup, 317 00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:36,539 which is the back end of the dog, where the tail is. 318 00:16:36,639 --> 00:16:38,060 The croup is not correct. 319 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:39,500 (GLASS SMASHES) 320 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,540 But it's something that would ruin the balance in the dog. 321 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,500 The way Koko held his tail 322 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,600 I believe was his attitude. 323 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:50,661 He should never have carried it that high. 324 00:16:50,761 --> 00:16:54,461 It's unreal that he had the ability to carry it that high. 325 00:16:54,561 --> 00:16:56,561 But he did. 326 00:16:58,361 --> 00:17:01,822 If they don't match up what we want in the show ring, 327 00:17:01,922 --> 00:17:03,262 that's not the dog's fault. 328 00:17:03,362 --> 00:17:06,422 We didn't pick very well when we actually chose that dog. 329 00:17:06,522 --> 00:17:09,902 So we decided we would pull him from the show ring for a while 330 00:17:10,002 --> 00:17:12,103 and let his brain mature a little bit. 331 00:17:12,203 --> 00:17:14,063 ('APRIL SUN IN CUBA' BY DRAGON) 332 00:17:14,163 --> 00:17:15,623 We've had a few pets over the years. 333 00:17:15,723 --> 00:17:18,463 SONG: ♪ I'm tired of the city life... ♪ 334 00:17:18,563 --> 00:17:21,503 CAROL: Our dogs are a part of us. 335 00:17:21,603 --> 00:17:24,944 If we keep a dog, then it never leaves our place. 336 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:27,224 ♪ I should stay 337 00:17:27,324 --> 00:17:29,944 ♪ But I've got to get my sun... ♪ 338 00:17:30,044 --> 00:17:31,704 They're all family. 339 00:17:31,804 --> 00:17:34,324 Four-legged members of the family. 340 00:17:35,445 --> 00:17:37,445 ♪ Ain't nothing you can say 341 00:17:39,165 --> 00:17:41,945 ♪ Snake eyes on a pair of dice... ♪ 342 00:17:42,045 --> 00:17:43,145 Koko! 343 00:17:43,245 --> 00:17:46,086 -♪ And we got to go today... ♪ -There you go! 344 00:17:47,126 --> 00:17:51,306 ♪ Take me to the April sun in Cuba 345 00:17:51,406 --> 00:17:53,266 ♪ Oh-oh-oh... ♪ 346 00:17:53,366 --> 00:17:55,026 They stayed for life. 347 00:17:55,126 --> 00:17:56,746 And Koko would have stayed 348 00:17:56,846 --> 00:17:59,227 if history hadn't have changed everything. 349 00:17:59,327 --> 00:18:01,527 ♪ So right... ♪ 350 00:18:07,047 --> 00:18:08,948 RICK: It's Red Dog. Born Paraburdoo. 351 00:18:09,048 --> 00:18:13,008 He died in Roebourne, 22 November 1979. 352 00:18:14,048 --> 00:18:16,628 And he roamed the Pilbara and beyond. 353 00:18:16,728 --> 00:18:20,949 And, yeah, it's erected on behalf of his many friends 354 00:18:21,049 --> 00:18:23,869 by a mate who took him for his last ride. 355 00:18:23,969 --> 00:18:28,069 So, yeah, just my little tribute to the old fella. 356 00:18:28,169 --> 00:18:30,169 ('SORRY' BY THE EASYBEATS) 357 00:18:37,130 --> 00:18:39,470 SONG: ♪ Mailman came this morning 358 00:18:39,570 --> 00:18:41,510 ♪ Brought a message by... ♪ 359 00:18:41,610 --> 00:18:44,711 RICK: I was involved with him all the time I was here, 360 00:18:44,811 --> 00:18:46,271 until he died. 361 00:18:46,371 --> 00:18:47,911 Red Dog was a mate of mine 362 00:18:48,011 --> 00:18:50,711 and I was one of many mates of his. 363 00:18:50,811 --> 00:18:52,551 ♪ Sorry that I... ♪ 364 00:18:52,651 --> 00:18:54,032 MAN: And by all accounts he was, 365 00:18:54,132 --> 00:18:56,072 you know, quite a unique animal. 366 00:18:56,172 --> 00:18:58,672 He was adopted by the miners as a mascot. 367 00:18:58,772 --> 00:19:00,232 They said he had his own bank account. 368 00:19:00,332 --> 00:19:01,952 He was part of a union as well. 369 00:19:02,052 --> 00:19:03,632 A wanderer and a drifter, 370 00:19:03,732 --> 00:19:06,033 the legendary larrikin Red Dog 371 00:19:06,133 --> 00:19:08,233 formed an expansive family throughout the Pilbara 372 00:19:08,333 --> 00:19:11,113 made up of miners, local residents 373 00:19:11,213 --> 00:19:13,153 and diverse community members 374 00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:14,913 whose lives he intersected with 375 00:19:15,013 --> 00:19:17,014 on his search for his lost master. 376 00:19:18,014 --> 00:19:20,914 Yeah, there was a lot of single guys there in those days. 377 00:19:21,014 --> 00:19:23,434 They were lonely, 378 00:19:23,534 --> 00:19:27,114 and the thought that they'd have a dog that came and went 379 00:19:27,214 --> 00:19:29,035 probably appealed to them. 380 00:19:29,135 --> 00:19:30,915 Yeah, we knew him - like most people up here 381 00:19:31,015 --> 00:19:33,435 that have been up here as long as we've been up here. 382 00:19:33,535 --> 00:19:35,075 MAN: He'd stay the night, and then 383 00:19:35,175 --> 00:19:37,075 next day, you'd wake up, he'd be gone, 384 00:19:37,175 --> 00:19:38,555 you wouldn't see him for six months. 385 00:19:38,655 --> 00:19:40,076 He was a good dog 386 00:19:40,176 --> 00:19:42,756 but he stunk, because he'd never had a bath. 387 00:19:42,856 --> 00:19:44,236 MAN: Some people didn't like him. 388 00:19:44,336 --> 00:19:46,036 He was pretty flea-ridden at times. 389 00:19:46,136 --> 00:19:48,716 RICK: The collar that I still have that he wore 390 00:19:48,816 --> 00:19:53,037 had on it 'Red Dog' and in brackets 'Blue'. 391 00:19:53,137 --> 00:19:56,317 Think it's the old Australian expression. 392 00:19:56,417 --> 00:19:58,477 Anyone who's got red hair is called 'Blue'. 393 00:19:58,577 --> 00:20:02,558 CLINTON: Because he had a really close attachment to this area, 394 00:20:02,658 --> 00:20:05,238 I believe he's still out there, wandering around. 395 00:20:05,338 --> 00:20:07,638 BRAD: This dog is a centrepoint for town 396 00:20:07,738 --> 00:20:09,278 and a centrepoint for a lot of tourists. 397 00:20:09,378 --> 00:20:12,158 Then, of course, the story gives everybody 398 00:20:12,258 --> 00:20:14,299 a reason to come to Dampier. 399 00:20:16,339 --> 00:20:19,879 Red Dog's story was told and retold over and over again 400 00:20:19,979 --> 00:20:22,919 and eventually became an international best-selling book 401 00:20:23,019 --> 00:20:24,559 by this guy. 402 00:20:24,659 --> 00:20:28,360 It was fairly remarkable - a dog that was so independent. 403 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:30,760 Temperamentally, he was rather more like a cat, 404 00:20:30,860 --> 00:20:33,680 and yet treated everybody as an equal. 405 00:20:33,780 --> 00:20:36,881 Acted as though it had certain inalienable rights, 406 00:20:36,981 --> 00:20:38,321 like the right to stop a car. 407 00:20:38,421 --> 00:20:41,041 I don't know... I've never heard of any other dog like that. 408 00:20:41,141 --> 00:20:43,041 Like a lot of bestsellers, 409 00:20:43,141 --> 00:20:45,081 someone wanted to turn it into a movie. 410 00:20:45,181 --> 00:20:46,921 MAN: 'Red Dog' is a story about stories. 411 00:20:47,021 --> 00:20:48,322 This guy. 412 00:20:48,422 --> 00:20:51,082 It's really actually not a story about Red Dog. 413 00:20:51,182 --> 00:20:52,882 It's really a story about the people 414 00:20:52,982 --> 00:20:56,682 that Red Dog encounters in his journeys and in his life. 415 00:20:56,782 --> 00:20:58,682 And I thought that was the genius 416 00:20:58,782 --> 00:20:59,963 of Louis de Bernières's book 417 00:21:00,063 --> 00:21:02,123 and of Dan Taplitz's screenplay. 418 00:21:02,223 --> 00:21:04,963 I read it and went, "Ooh, this is it." 419 00:21:05,063 --> 00:21:08,283 Red Dog had to be a very specific kind of kelpie 420 00:21:08,383 --> 00:21:10,084 that was around at that time. 421 00:21:10,184 --> 00:21:11,444 And kelpies are actually trained 422 00:21:11,544 --> 00:21:13,884 in show situations to have their tail down. 423 00:21:13,984 --> 00:21:15,924 It was very important - 424 00:21:16,024 --> 00:21:17,924 the iconic image, the iconic silhouette of Red Dog 425 00:21:18,024 --> 00:21:21,124 is the dog running with its tail up. 426 00:21:21,224 --> 00:21:25,565 We have to find a dog whose tail goes up. That is a given. 427 00:21:25,665 --> 00:21:29,045 So the casting of the dog was absolutely critical, 428 00:21:29,145 --> 00:21:30,565 which is why we spent so much time 429 00:21:30,665 --> 00:21:31,965 trying to find the right dog. 430 00:21:32,065 --> 00:21:34,866 Probably took about 18 months. 431 00:21:36,946 --> 00:21:40,046 Who uses paper maps anymore? How old is this? 432 00:21:40,146 --> 00:21:44,487 Kriv drove up to Dunolly, which is two hours from the airport. 433 00:21:44,587 --> 00:21:47,627 Well, depends on how you drive. 434 00:21:49,867 --> 00:21:51,867 (DOGS BARK) 435 00:21:58,348 --> 00:21:59,368 Yes? 436 00:21:59,468 --> 00:22:01,648 Carol Hobday? 437 00:22:01,748 --> 00:22:03,568 Oh! (LAUGHS) 438 00:22:03,668 --> 00:22:06,368 -You must be the film director. -Right! 439 00:22:06,468 --> 00:22:08,889 -Is it 'Kreeve'? -'Kriv'. 440 00:22:08,989 --> 00:22:10,449 No-one ever gets it right. 441 00:22:10,549 --> 00:22:11,929 Oh! 442 00:22:12,029 --> 00:22:14,489 Oh, well, let's make it official. 443 00:22:14,589 --> 00:22:15,929 We're here for 'Red Dog' and, uh... 444 00:22:16,029 --> 00:22:17,689 Do you have any kelpies? 445 00:22:17,789 --> 00:22:21,130 And she said, "Yeah, I've got a whole backyard full of them." 446 00:22:21,230 --> 00:22:23,230 Well, great! Um... 447 00:22:24,230 --> 00:22:27,290 -Can I see them? -Oh, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! 448 00:22:27,390 --> 00:22:29,651 (LAUGHS) Would you like a cuppa? I'll pop the kettle on. 449 00:22:29,751 --> 00:22:31,091 -Love one, Carol. -Terrific. 450 00:22:31,191 --> 00:22:32,691 Do you like scones? I've been baking. 451 00:22:32,791 --> 00:22:34,651 Scones? Scones and puppies? 452 00:22:34,751 --> 00:22:35,891 You're an angel, Carol. 453 00:22:35,991 --> 00:22:37,731 -Come on. Come on in. -Rightio. 454 00:22:37,831 --> 00:22:39,971 She had, you know, the kennels back there 455 00:22:40,071 --> 00:22:42,572 and we went out in the kennels, and dogs barking everywhere. 456 00:22:42,672 --> 00:22:45,772 And she pointed out Koko. 457 00:22:45,872 --> 00:22:47,872 KRIV: 458 00:22:54,073 --> 00:22:56,853 And I remember she took him out into the backyard. 459 00:22:56,953 --> 00:22:58,653 He just was the dog. 460 00:22:58,753 --> 00:22:59,853 It was incredible. 461 00:22:59,953 --> 00:23:01,933 He had the iconic Red Dog shape, 462 00:23:02,033 --> 00:23:03,373 the tail was up 463 00:23:03,473 --> 00:23:04,974 and I looked into his face 464 00:23:05,074 --> 00:23:06,694 and his eyes just connected with mine. 465 00:23:06,794 --> 00:23:08,734 And he had that incredible spark. 466 00:23:08,834 --> 00:23:11,854 You look for that magic behind the eyes, that alchemy 467 00:23:11,954 --> 00:23:15,055 that, you know, the lens and the actor has. 468 00:23:15,155 --> 00:23:17,175 And some dogs have it, some dogs don't. 469 00:23:17,275 --> 00:23:20,055 CAROL: His face used to light up 470 00:23:20,155 --> 00:23:22,975 and his face would come up with all these expressions. 471 00:23:23,075 --> 00:23:26,176 And you'd think, "A dog can't look like that." But he did. 472 00:23:26,276 --> 00:23:28,256 99% of directing is casting. 473 00:23:28,356 --> 00:23:30,296 If you haven't cast the film right, 474 00:23:30,396 --> 00:23:32,896 there's no amount of direction you can do to save yourself. 475 00:23:32,996 --> 00:23:34,696 MAN: So, rolling. 476 00:23:34,796 --> 00:23:38,297 OK, Koko, I'd just like to try a couple of expressions. 477 00:23:38,397 --> 00:23:42,137 You know, just wanna sort of just see where we can take them. 478 00:23:42,237 --> 00:23:43,977 Now, Koko, try that little snarl. 479 00:23:44,077 --> 00:23:46,457 -(SNARLS) -Ooh, the snarl's great. 480 00:23:46,557 --> 00:23:48,137 -(SNARLS) -Pff! Fantastic. 481 00:23:48,237 --> 00:23:49,938 Let's try a really concentrated look 482 00:23:50,038 --> 00:23:52,038 where you're really concentrating. 483 00:23:56,038 --> 00:23:58,698 Good. Now why don't you try the confused look? 484 00:23:58,798 --> 00:24:00,799 Great. Try it the other way. 485 00:24:02,039 --> 00:24:04,599 Actually, do it like you did the first time. 486 00:24:05,759 --> 00:24:08,499 You are Red Dog. It's great, you know? 487 00:24:08,599 --> 00:24:10,339 Ah, jeez, there's one final thing 488 00:24:10,439 --> 00:24:11,940 I just wanna talk to you about. 489 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,580 I know you're aware of it, but look, 490 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,260 we're gonna have to dye you red. 491 00:24:15,360 --> 00:24:17,460 But, you know, the film is called 'Red Dog' 492 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,300 and you've gotta be red. 493 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,180 There are ugly dogs and there are handsome dogs. 494 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,781 Koko was a handsome kelpie. 495 00:24:24,881 --> 00:24:27,901 Which brings me in a roundabout way to say... 496 00:24:28,001 --> 00:24:33,781 Look, I think that we have found our Red Dog. 497 00:24:33,881 --> 00:24:35,862 What do you think about that, Koko? 498 00:24:35,962 --> 00:24:37,302 (BARKS) 499 00:24:37,402 --> 00:24:38,982 (SHOUTS) Len! 500 00:24:39,082 --> 00:24:41,462 Len, they wanna have him in the movie! 501 00:24:41,562 --> 00:24:42,942 LEN: Who? 502 00:24:43,042 --> 00:24:45,102 Koko! 503 00:24:45,202 --> 00:24:47,583 LEN: Oh! Hold on, I'll just go get him. 504 00:24:47,683 --> 00:24:51,303 Anyway, you must be a dog lover? 505 00:24:51,403 --> 00:24:53,403 Yes. 506 00:24:54,283 --> 00:24:56,984 Yeah, look - basically I had to lie to get the gig, you know? 507 00:24:57,084 --> 00:24:59,144 I'm actually allergic to dogs. 508 00:24:59,244 --> 00:25:00,504 How many have you got? 509 00:25:00,604 --> 00:25:02,264 Three. 510 00:25:02,364 --> 00:25:03,664 What breed? 511 00:25:03,764 --> 00:25:07,144 Um, they are... 512 00:25:07,244 --> 00:25:10,145 So I'm in the kitchen. You know, she's just made a cup of tea. 513 00:25:10,245 --> 00:25:12,265 And I turn around to her and I say, "Look, 514 00:25:12,365 --> 00:25:14,965 "can we buy Koko?" 515 00:25:16,205 --> 00:25:17,785 And she looked at me and said... 516 00:25:17,885 --> 00:25:20,466 Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no. 517 00:25:20,566 --> 00:25:23,806 I don't sell my adult dogs at all. 518 00:25:25,046 --> 00:25:27,586 They stay home and they're our pets. 519 00:25:27,686 --> 00:25:31,067 And I realised, "OK, this could go either way." 520 00:25:31,167 --> 00:25:33,167 (WHINES) 521 00:25:40,367 --> 00:25:42,668 KRIV: "But..." 522 00:25:42,768 --> 00:25:44,768 I could lend him to you. 523 00:25:46,768 --> 00:25:50,868 (LAUGHS) Carol! I could kiss you! 524 00:25:50,968 --> 00:25:51,948 I won't. I won't! 525 00:25:52,048 --> 00:25:53,989 LEN: Yeah, nah, couldn't find him! 526 00:25:54,089 --> 00:25:55,549 (LAUGHS) Thank you, Carol. 527 00:25:55,649 --> 00:25:58,069 I promise you that this is the best decision 528 00:25:58,169 --> 00:26:01,989 that you or Koko will make in your entire life. 529 00:26:02,089 --> 00:26:04,089 (KOKO NIBBLES NOISILY) 530 00:26:05,090 --> 00:26:07,090 (SNIGGERS) 531 00:26:09,370 --> 00:26:12,110 ('AM I EVER GONNA SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN' BY THE ANGELS) 532 00:26:12,210 --> 00:26:13,950 CAROL: And Koko got into the van, 533 00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:15,950 'cause he was used to just jumping into a van. 534 00:26:16,050 --> 00:26:18,111 That was his life. That's what he did. 535 00:26:18,211 --> 00:26:21,711 And I just looked and I thought, "Oh, that's my baby!" 536 00:26:21,811 --> 00:26:24,711 He was my baby. He was the youngest dog that I had. 537 00:26:24,811 --> 00:26:27,391 That's... That's my b... 538 00:26:27,491 --> 00:26:28,872 That's my baby! 539 00:26:28,972 --> 00:26:31,912 Thank you, everyone. That's been... 540 00:26:32,012 --> 00:26:34,072 You better do a bloody good job. 541 00:26:34,172 --> 00:26:36,192 Yep. 542 00:26:36,292 --> 00:26:38,072 (LAUGHS) That was what we thought. 543 00:26:38,172 --> 00:26:40,353 I cried all the way home. 544 00:26:40,453 --> 00:26:42,733 -'Bye. -'Bye! 545 00:26:48,093 --> 00:26:51,894 ♪ Am I ever gonna see your face again? 546 00:26:53,814 --> 00:26:57,554 ♪ Am I ever gonna see your face again? ♪ 547 00:26:57,654 --> 00:27:00,314 (PLAYS FLAMBOYANT MELODY) 548 00:27:00,414 --> 00:27:02,355 ♪ Without you near me... ♪ 549 00:27:02,455 --> 00:27:06,515 You are going to be a big star, Koko. 550 00:27:06,615 --> 00:27:08,355 Yes, your name up in lights, you know? 551 00:27:08,455 --> 00:27:12,515 With Lassie, Benji, Rin Tin Tin, Milo, Otis. 552 00:27:12,615 --> 00:27:14,116 One of them. One was a cat. 553 00:27:14,216 --> 00:27:16,196 -Or Kamir. -(WHINES) 554 00:27:16,296 --> 00:27:18,956 Oh, he's our lead dog. 555 00:27:19,056 --> 00:27:21,756 Yeah, he's the... He's the top dog. 556 00:27:21,856 --> 00:27:24,597 You'll be slightly under Kamir. 557 00:27:24,697 --> 00:27:25,677 (BARKS) 558 00:27:25,777 --> 00:27:27,077 NARRATOR: What, you didn't think 559 00:27:27,177 --> 00:27:29,197 you'd get the lead role that easily, did you? 560 00:27:29,297 --> 00:27:32,117 No, no. You see, it takes more than one dog to make a movie. 561 00:27:32,217 --> 00:27:34,217 There were four Benjis... 562 00:27:35,057 --> 00:27:37,278 ..and 11 Lassies. 563 00:27:37,378 --> 00:27:40,118 Filming 'Red Dog' - well, that would be no different. 564 00:27:40,218 --> 00:27:42,558 I'd actually worked with a dog called Kamir. 565 00:27:42,658 --> 00:27:45,478 Beautiful dog, but there were a couple of issues with Kamir. 566 00:27:45,578 --> 00:27:47,759 Stay. Good boy, Kamir. 567 00:27:47,859 --> 00:27:49,879 No! Not 'Come here'. 568 00:27:49,979 --> 00:27:50,959 Go back. Back! 569 00:27:51,059 --> 00:27:52,479 Oh, why'd you name a dog 'Kamir'? 570 00:27:52,579 --> 00:27:54,679 That was slightly awkward sometimes. 571 00:27:54,779 --> 00:27:56,559 Great performer, strange name. 572 00:27:56,659 --> 00:27:58,119 I mean, your tail, fantastic. 573 00:27:58,219 --> 00:27:59,880 His face is where the money is, though. 574 00:27:59,980 --> 00:28:01,980 (KOKO BARKS) 575 00:28:03,500 --> 00:28:05,500 I'm talking to a dog. 576 00:28:06,900 --> 00:28:09,120 ♪ Am I ever gonna... ♪ 577 00:28:09,220 --> 00:28:10,201 'Red Dog' had three dogs - 578 00:28:10,301 --> 00:28:14,001 Koko, Kamir, the film's leading dog, 579 00:28:14,101 --> 00:28:15,601 and Old Red. 580 00:28:15,701 --> 00:28:18,601 He didn't do much. He just needed to look old. 581 00:28:18,701 --> 00:28:21,802 But he did prove that you can teach an old dog new tricks. 582 00:28:21,902 --> 00:28:23,522 They can do anything. 583 00:28:23,622 --> 00:28:29,002 Their ability is probably restricted only by 584 00:28:29,102 --> 00:28:31,202 the ability of the person to train them. 585 00:28:31,302 --> 00:28:32,523 KRIV: Koko, stay. 586 00:28:32,623 --> 00:28:34,923 No! Koko, stay! Koko, back. 587 00:28:35,023 --> 00:28:37,723 No, Koko! Cut! Go back. 588 00:28:37,823 --> 00:28:40,003 It was a pretty...pretty intense regime. 589 00:28:40,103 --> 00:28:43,283 We basically broke the film down into these lists. 590 00:28:43,383 --> 00:28:44,884 Checklists, there's schedules 591 00:28:44,984 --> 00:28:47,724 as to when the dog has to be able to do this by 592 00:28:47,824 --> 00:28:49,404 and so on and so forth. 593 00:28:49,504 --> 00:28:51,724 So it was a pretty intense period for Koko. 594 00:28:51,824 --> 00:28:53,284 There was a lot of jumping through hoops, 595 00:28:53,384 --> 00:28:56,085 a lot of playing dead, coming forward. 596 00:28:56,185 --> 00:28:57,805 You know, just getting him really salty. 597 00:28:57,905 --> 00:28:59,925 Getting him really up to speed. 598 00:29:00,025 --> 00:29:02,085 And then the tricks would become more complex. 599 00:29:02,185 --> 00:29:05,085 Push, push, push, push, push, push! Push! Good boy. 600 00:29:05,185 --> 00:29:07,086 And that took a good sort of four months 601 00:29:07,186 --> 00:29:09,966 to get him up and running and ready for the camera. 602 00:29:10,066 --> 00:29:13,406 Koko was finally ready to hit the big screen 603 00:29:13,506 --> 00:29:16,086 and Kriv had become very close to the stars 604 00:29:16,186 --> 00:29:17,967 who would help him tell his story to the world. 605 00:29:18,067 --> 00:29:21,007 ♪ Am I ever gonna see your face again? ♪ 606 00:29:21,107 --> 00:29:25,967 Yeah, well, they say, "Never work with animals and children." 607 00:29:26,067 --> 00:29:28,067 And you know what? 608 00:29:28,587 --> 00:29:29,928 They're right. 609 00:29:30,028 --> 00:29:31,408 It's a nightmare. 610 00:29:31,508 --> 00:29:33,508 (SNEEZES) 611 00:29:34,988 --> 00:29:36,208 WOMAN: Do you want an antihistamine? 612 00:29:36,308 --> 00:29:38,308 KRIV: Should be great. 613 00:29:39,188 --> 00:29:41,989 (BLOWS NOSE) 614 00:29:43,229 --> 00:29:44,729 Yeah, yeah. 615 00:29:44,829 --> 00:29:46,329 ('DO THE STOMP' BY THE SNOWDROPPERS) 616 00:29:46,429 --> 00:29:48,889 But Kriv's allergies would be the least of his problems. 617 00:29:48,989 --> 00:29:52,070 ♪ Working hard All day, all night 618 00:30:00,230 --> 00:30:02,090 ♪ Oh, come gather round, y'all... ♪ 619 00:30:02,190 --> 00:30:05,611 It was probably the hardest few weeks of my life. 620 00:30:05,711 --> 00:30:07,971 Koko had never seen a film set before 621 00:30:08,071 --> 00:30:09,171 but it certainly didn't seem 622 00:30:09,271 --> 00:30:10,771 that much different to a dog show. 623 00:30:10,871 --> 00:30:12,971 MAN: I'm travelling to set now. Of course with the dogs! 624 00:30:13,071 --> 00:30:15,372 Seeing as that's all I do now, is walk dogs. 625 00:30:15,472 --> 00:30:18,292 Some people gave him scratches, others gave him treats. 626 00:30:18,392 --> 00:30:21,572 But Koko, he just wanted to meet everyone. 627 00:30:21,672 --> 00:30:23,612 -MAN: Oh, sorry, sorry. -(LAUGHS) That's OK! 628 00:30:23,712 --> 00:30:26,093 -Mind of his own. -So you walk dogs now? 629 00:30:26,193 --> 00:30:30,293 Yeah, yeah, it's what I do, is just walk these beautiful dogs. 630 00:30:30,393 --> 00:30:33,173 You know, that and keeping the show on the road. 631 00:30:33,273 --> 00:30:35,613 -That's debatable. -Well, thanks, yeah, great. 632 00:30:35,713 --> 00:30:37,574 Hey, you've got a bit of... 633 00:30:37,674 --> 00:30:39,614 -(KRIV SHOUTS) Will! -I've gotta go anyway. Sorry. 634 00:30:39,714 --> 00:30:42,134 See you around. 635 00:30:42,234 --> 00:30:44,914 Months of Kriv's hard work was about to pay off... 636 00:30:46,074 --> 00:30:48,795 ..provided he could impress his boss. 637 00:30:50,075 --> 00:30:52,175 I'd be lying to say 638 00:30:52,275 --> 00:30:55,415 that 'Red Dog' was an easy shoot. 639 00:30:55,515 --> 00:30:57,135 It wasn't. 640 00:30:57,235 --> 00:30:59,775 Right from the beginning, it was tough. 641 00:30:59,875 --> 00:31:03,016 We didn't have enough money. We didn't have a lead actor. 642 00:31:03,116 --> 00:31:05,736 You name it, we went through it. 643 00:31:05,836 --> 00:31:09,976 Nelson, meet your two leads, huh? 644 00:31:10,076 --> 00:31:11,537 I mean, they're both playing the same dog, 645 00:31:11,637 --> 00:31:13,297 but they're the dynamic duo. 646 00:31:13,397 --> 00:31:16,017 You get what I mean, anyway. What do you think? 647 00:31:16,117 --> 00:31:17,897 NELSON: Mmm. 648 00:31:17,997 --> 00:31:19,697 Hey, June? 649 00:31:19,797 --> 00:31:22,217 It was my responsibility to find an actor. 650 00:31:22,317 --> 00:31:26,578 It was Kriv's responsibility to find the dogs. 651 00:31:26,678 --> 00:31:28,618 Kriv had actually delivered. 652 00:31:28,718 --> 00:31:30,418 No, you can tell him we've found a... 653 00:31:30,518 --> 00:31:31,898 Hey, get down. 654 00:31:31,998 --> 00:31:33,418 No, no, not you. 655 00:31:33,518 --> 00:31:36,179 And we were really cutting it fine. 656 00:31:36,279 --> 00:31:37,899 What? 657 00:31:37,999 --> 00:31:40,439 Then who else... No. 658 00:31:41,639 --> 00:31:44,819 Hey, I'm sure he will get to like you. 659 00:31:44,919 --> 00:31:46,740 He just needs to get to know you. 660 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:48,840 Yeah? 661 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,900 OK. 662 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:54,940 Alright, let's find make-up and get you two dyed, huh? 663 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,581 ♪ I've been working hard 664 00:31:57,681 --> 00:31:59,741 ♪ All day, all night. ♪ 665 00:31:59,841 --> 00:32:03,381 (PEOPLE CHEER) 666 00:32:03,481 --> 00:32:05,481 Cut! Brilliant. 667 00:32:09,042 --> 00:32:10,902 The dye test. 668 00:32:11,002 --> 00:32:12,422 KRIV: We'd been shooting all that week, 669 00:32:12,522 --> 00:32:15,342 just shooting actors - shooting non-animal stuff, 670 00:32:15,442 --> 00:32:17,542 getting a lot of that out of the way. 671 00:32:17,642 --> 00:32:19,683 And I remember turning up on set. 672 00:32:21,003 --> 00:32:22,703 And I called it Black Friday. 673 00:32:22,803 --> 00:32:26,023 It was a Tuesday, but it was Black Friday. 674 00:32:26,123 --> 00:32:28,503 And I just sensed something wasn't right. 675 00:32:28,603 --> 00:32:29,543 Gary. 676 00:32:29,643 --> 00:32:32,304 (UNSETTLING MUSIC) 677 00:32:32,404 --> 00:32:34,404 And people wouldn't look at me in the eye. 678 00:32:38,044 --> 00:32:40,044 Uh... 679 00:32:41,924 --> 00:32:44,345 We're making a film called 'Red Dog' 680 00:32:44,445 --> 00:32:46,705 and the dog's gotta be red, 681 00:32:46,805 --> 00:32:51,145 and our dogs are brown. 682 00:32:51,245 --> 00:32:55,026 The real Red Dog was red because he lived in the Pilbara 683 00:32:55,126 --> 00:32:56,986 and was covered in red dust, 684 00:32:57,086 --> 00:33:00,746 but kelpies, especially show kelpies, 685 00:33:00,846 --> 00:33:02,386 are bred to be chocolate brown. 686 00:33:02,486 --> 00:33:05,987 And we thought it'd be relatively easy 687 00:33:06,087 --> 00:33:10,027 to dye the dogs red, but... 688 00:33:10,127 --> 00:33:13,347 ..somehow that was not the case. 689 00:33:13,447 --> 00:33:15,027 And I looked at my first, 690 00:33:15,127 --> 00:33:16,708 and I'm going, "How'd the dye test go?" 691 00:33:16,808 --> 00:33:19,148 (SIGHS) Let's walk and talk. 692 00:33:19,248 --> 00:33:21,388 Now, I don't want you to overreact. 693 00:33:21,488 --> 00:33:23,988 KRIV: I just had this really sick feeling. 694 00:33:24,088 --> 00:33:27,368 (UNSETTLING MUSIC) 695 00:33:37,609 --> 00:33:39,950 Is that Kamir? 696 00:33:40,050 --> 00:33:41,350 Do you think that's gonna come out? 697 00:33:41,450 --> 00:33:42,950 Nope. 698 00:33:43,050 --> 00:33:44,430 And I looked at everyone 699 00:33:44,530 --> 00:33:47,030 and no-one would look me in the eye. 700 00:33:47,130 --> 00:33:49,030 (WOMAN RETCHES) 701 00:33:49,130 --> 00:33:52,111 It was probably one of the worst moments I've ever had. 702 00:33:52,211 --> 00:33:56,211 We had to make a film that was called 'Red Dog'. 703 00:33:57,251 --> 00:34:01,492 And the dog was nothing at all red! 704 00:34:03,532 --> 00:34:07,572 ----! 705 00:34:10,892 --> 00:34:13,633 So bad news is this does kind of bugger with our schedule. 706 00:34:13,733 --> 00:34:15,733 Good news, we've still got Koko. 707 00:34:18,133 --> 00:34:19,713 KRIV: So what you see right here, 708 00:34:19,813 --> 00:34:21,113 this is the new red colour. 709 00:34:21,213 --> 00:34:23,994 What we need to do now is put another coat on 710 00:34:24,094 --> 00:34:27,454 and that colour will come through like a Pilbara red. 711 00:34:33,254 --> 00:34:36,195 Well, at least you're the right colour now. 712 00:34:36,295 --> 00:34:38,795 Mmm, very red. 713 00:34:38,895 --> 00:34:40,115 Yeah, Pilbara red. 714 00:34:40,215 --> 00:34:42,215 -Yeah. Yeah. -Mmm. 715 00:34:43,255 --> 00:34:45,515 -Kamir looks great. -No, no, that's Koko. 716 00:34:45,615 --> 00:34:48,116 Yes. Yeah, he's our man. 717 00:34:48,216 --> 00:34:51,596 He's our dog, I mean. He's the top dog. 718 00:34:51,696 --> 00:34:54,916 I'd bought, you know, crates full of antihistamines 719 00:34:55,016 --> 00:34:56,596 and just stocked myself up. 720 00:34:56,696 --> 00:34:59,157 -Are you allergic to something? -No. 721 00:34:59,257 --> 00:35:02,157 Yes. Yup, it's, um... 722 00:35:02,257 --> 00:35:04,037 ..my shampoo. 723 00:35:04,137 --> 00:35:07,157 It's got eucalyptus and patchouli in it. 724 00:35:07,257 --> 00:35:08,557 Anyway, the kids give it to me. 725 00:35:08,657 --> 00:35:10,358 I should just throw it out, 726 00:35:10,458 --> 00:35:12,158 but I don't want to break their hearts. 727 00:35:12,258 --> 00:35:14,458 -Wasn't there two dogs? -No. 728 00:35:15,498 --> 00:35:18,898 Only one. Only ever one dog. 729 00:35:19,938 --> 00:35:21,399 -(BARKS) -(BOTH SCREAM) 730 00:35:21,499 --> 00:35:23,559 NELSON: Whoa! What is that? 731 00:35:23,659 --> 00:35:25,759 That's a stray. Yeah, that's a stray. 732 00:35:25,859 --> 00:35:28,459 Anyway, woof! Out you go! (BARKS AT KAMIR) 733 00:35:30,099 --> 00:35:32,800 You've gotta bark. Shows them who's boss. 734 00:35:32,900 --> 00:35:36,160 I was suffering terribly from the hay fever. 735 00:35:36,260 --> 00:35:38,660 -Are you sure you're alright? -Yeah. 736 00:35:39,700 --> 00:35:42,200 -Are you alright? -What? 737 00:35:42,300 --> 00:35:44,561 I found another terrific actor. 738 00:35:44,661 --> 00:35:46,201 (PHONE BUZZES) 739 00:35:46,301 --> 00:35:47,321 -Oh, jeez. -(KOKO BARKS) 740 00:35:47,421 --> 00:35:48,721 Shhh. 741 00:35:48,821 --> 00:35:50,521 Hi, June, how are you? 742 00:35:50,621 --> 00:35:52,321 WOMAN ON PHONE: He's dropping out of the movie. 743 00:35:52,421 --> 00:35:54,201 What? He did what? What? 744 00:35:54,301 --> 00:35:57,202 Ah... (GROANS) OK. 745 00:35:57,302 --> 00:36:01,202 Well, we just bought him the motorbike he wanted. 746 00:36:01,302 --> 00:36:03,122 Who else is available? 747 00:36:03,222 --> 00:36:04,522 (DOOR BANGS SHUT) 748 00:36:04,622 --> 00:36:07,103 I was just trying to keep it together. 749 00:36:08,903 --> 00:36:11,043 He takes a bit of getting used to. 750 00:36:11,143 --> 00:36:13,143 (WHINES) 751 00:36:15,103 --> 00:36:17,103 Ready to shine? 752 00:36:18,144 --> 00:36:20,044 You can act, right? 753 00:36:20,144 --> 00:36:22,244 (GROANS) 754 00:36:22,344 --> 00:36:24,204 (LAUGHS) Talking to a dog. 755 00:36:24,304 --> 00:36:25,804 Come on. 756 00:36:25,904 --> 00:36:28,624 We were all stressed out. I was fighting with the DOP. 757 00:36:30,145 --> 00:36:32,405 No, no, no, no, no, Koko! Koko, get back. 758 00:36:32,505 --> 00:36:33,925 KRIV: Koko wasn't working. 759 00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:36,025 No! No, Koko! 760 00:36:36,505 --> 00:36:38,505 Cut! 761 00:36:39,625 --> 00:36:40,606 Koko! 762 00:36:40,706 --> 00:36:42,566 KRIV: I was fighting with Nelson. 763 00:36:42,666 --> 00:36:45,166 I think Koko was picking up on the tension, 764 00:36:45,266 --> 00:36:46,446 because we hadn't found an actor yet. 765 00:36:46,546 --> 00:36:48,046 The stress was affecting him. 766 00:36:48,146 --> 00:36:49,366 He was distracted. 767 00:36:49,466 --> 00:36:51,046 He would walk away. 768 00:36:51,146 --> 00:36:53,207 Literally, we'd be in a take and he'd walk away. 769 00:36:53,307 --> 00:36:55,767 No, no, no, no, no, Koko! Come back here! 770 00:36:55,867 --> 00:36:57,327 There were many shots he just wouldn't do. 771 00:36:57,427 --> 00:36:59,567 Wouldn't have a bar of. 772 00:36:59,667 --> 00:37:01,447 As we were going along, 773 00:37:01,547 --> 00:37:04,248 I could see Kriv getting more and more uncomfortable. 774 00:37:04,348 --> 00:37:07,768 Kriv was very, very stressed. 775 00:37:07,868 --> 00:37:10,648 You could feel that the crew 776 00:37:10,748 --> 00:37:12,048 knew that something wasn't right. 777 00:37:12,148 --> 00:37:14,649 KRIV: It was really, really tough. 778 00:37:14,749 --> 00:37:17,169 It was a really tough couple of weeks. 779 00:37:17,269 --> 00:37:19,269 I was stressed. 780 00:37:20,869 --> 00:37:22,609 NELSON: It's not easy making a film. 781 00:37:22,709 --> 00:37:24,009 CREW MEMBER: Yeah, he's not paying attention. 782 00:37:24,109 --> 00:37:25,329 Can someone just grab Koko? 783 00:37:25,429 --> 00:37:27,170 We were setting up for a close-up 784 00:37:27,270 --> 00:37:30,010 when he had to eat the dog food from the bowl. 785 00:37:30,110 --> 00:37:32,810 I took him aside. I said, "Look." I said, "Kriv. 786 00:37:32,910 --> 00:37:36,010 "This is our last chance to pull the film together." 787 00:37:36,110 --> 00:37:39,131 If this didn't work, it was game over for us. 788 00:37:39,231 --> 00:37:41,771 OK. Oops! 789 00:37:41,871 --> 00:37:44,011 Don't worry. That's for me. 790 00:37:44,111 --> 00:37:46,371 They're for me, because of you. 791 00:37:46,471 --> 00:37:49,572 I'm guzzling down 20 antihistamines a day 792 00:37:49,672 --> 00:37:51,172 and it's not good for you. 793 00:37:51,272 --> 00:37:52,532 No, this is... 794 00:37:52,632 --> 00:37:55,332 Look, Koko, Koko, Koko, Koko, sit. Sit. Sit, please. 795 00:37:55,432 --> 00:37:58,532 Apparently I was talking to Koko as if he was a human. 796 00:37:58,632 --> 00:38:01,213 Now, in this scene, I'm going to put some food in here, OK? 797 00:38:01,313 --> 00:38:03,973 I want you to eat it and then look up at the camera. 798 00:38:04,073 --> 00:38:06,413 Can you do that? Not lick... Oh, that's not gonna... 799 00:38:06,513 --> 00:38:08,173 You know, I was really, at this point, 800 00:38:08,273 --> 00:38:10,053 you know, kind of at breaking point. 801 00:38:10,153 --> 00:38:12,574 If you can't get this shot, we're in a lot of trouble. 802 00:38:12,674 --> 00:38:13,654 See that guy? 803 00:38:13,754 --> 00:38:15,614 You're being ridiculous. 804 00:38:15,714 --> 00:38:18,014 I have a signed contract. He's gonna be here... 805 00:38:18,114 --> 00:38:19,534 If you can't get this scene, 806 00:38:19,634 --> 00:38:22,975 then he will be very angry with you 807 00:38:23,075 --> 00:38:25,415 and very angry with me because of you. 808 00:38:25,515 --> 00:38:28,575 Listen to me. You watch him get on the plane. 809 00:38:28,675 --> 00:38:30,135 You watch the door close. 810 00:38:30,235 --> 00:38:31,615 This is our one chance, mate. 811 00:38:31,715 --> 00:38:35,016 You are literally the only dog we've got left. 812 00:38:35,116 --> 00:38:36,536 I'm gonna take that as a... 813 00:38:36,636 --> 00:38:37,656 ..as a yes. 814 00:38:37,756 --> 00:38:38,856 Good, OK. Uh-uh! 815 00:38:38,956 --> 00:38:41,536 Good, good, good. Stay. Food. OK. 816 00:38:41,636 --> 00:38:44,616 -Go! -Alright, ready. We ready? 817 00:38:44,716 --> 00:38:46,057 We are ready. 818 00:38:46,157 --> 00:38:49,037 Are you ready? OK, sound. Speed. 819 00:38:50,437 --> 00:38:51,537 And we rolled. 820 00:38:51,637 --> 00:38:53,177 Called action. 821 00:38:53,277 --> 00:38:56,518 -MAN: Go! -(CROWD CHANTS) Eat! Eat! Eat! 822 00:39:00,318 --> 00:39:02,958 (CROWD CONTINUES TO CHANT) 823 00:39:09,119 --> 00:39:11,119 Koko ate, looked up at camera... 824 00:39:12,919 --> 00:39:13,859 ..and it was like... 825 00:39:13,959 --> 00:39:15,539 5.4 seconds! 826 00:39:15,639 --> 00:39:18,439 -(CAST CHEERS) -Yes! 827 00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:25,140 We all cheered. It was just like... 828 00:39:25,240 --> 00:39:28,000 "We're doing this! This is going to happen. This is real." 829 00:39:34,321 --> 00:39:36,321 Good boy. 830 00:39:37,641 --> 00:39:39,061 KRIV: And it was just a magical moment. 831 00:39:39,161 --> 00:39:41,181 If we just concentrate on the task at hand, 832 00:39:41,281 --> 00:39:42,782 we'll get there. 833 00:39:42,882 --> 00:39:45,262 And that was the way I decided to move forward. 834 00:39:45,362 --> 00:39:46,782 I apologised to everyone and went, "Look, 835 00:39:46,882 --> 00:39:48,342 "this is how we're gonna make the movie. 836 00:39:48,442 --> 00:39:49,662 "We've just gotta enjoy it. 837 00:39:49,762 --> 00:39:52,962 "Relax and be there in the moment with Koko." 838 00:39:59,083 --> 00:40:00,423 A very strange few days, 839 00:40:00,523 --> 00:40:03,423 working without knowing who the actor was gonna be. 840 00:40:03,523 --> 00:40:06,944 NELSON: We were pointing the camera in one direction 841 00:40:07,044 --> 00:40:10,584 and when we turned it towards where our star should be, 842 00:40:10,684 --> 00:40:12,684 there was no actor. 843 00:40:15,124 --> 00:40:16,785 KRIV: And then he came out at lunch 844 00:40:16,885 --> 00:40:19,545 and slips a bit of paper across the table. 845 00:40:19,645 --> 00:40:22,065 And it's Josh Lucas. 846 00:40:22,165 --> 00:40:23,145 (KOKO GRUNTS) 847 00:40:23,245 --> 00:40:26,485 I go, "Great! He'll do!" 848 00:40:28,526 --> 00:40:32,746 It was one of those miraculous last-second telephone calls 849 00:40:32,846 --> 00:40:34,426 from an agent who says, 850 00:40:34,526 --> 00:40:36,746 "I've found this script and I know you love dogs 851 00:40:36,846 --> 00:40:39,867 "and you should read it and tell me what you think tonight, 852 00:40:39,967 --> 00:40:41,627 "because maybe tomorrow you'll go to Australia." 853 00:40:41,727 --> 00:40:45,447 ('HI HONEY HO' BY DADDY COOL) 854 00:40:50,168 --> 00:40:53,628 I actually really like working with animals and children. 855 00:40:53,728 --> 00:40:55,868 I'm a dog lover - I have a great dog, 856 00:40:55,968 --> 00:40:58,028 great relationship with the dog that I rescued. 857 00:40:58,128 --> 00:41:00,989 And that was part of it, is my dog, you know, 858 00:41:01,089 --> 00:41:04,429 has deeply impacted my soul as a person 859 00:41:04,529 --> 00:41:06,069 and he's one of my closest friends. 860 00:41:06,169 --> 00:41:09,029 (LAUGHS) Koko! Koko's a brilliant actor. 861 00:41:09,129 --> 00:41:11,229 He's got magic, that dog, you know? 862 00:41:11,329 --> 00:41:13,190 Like all great actors, you know, 863 00:41:13,290 --> 00:41:15,290 there's something just magical inside of them. 864 00:41:16,530 --> 00:41:18,390 NELSON: When Josh arrived 865 00:41:18,490 --> 00:41:19,790 and we had our John 866 00:41:19,890 --> 00:41:22,750 and we saw the immediate connection 867 00:41:22,850 --> 00:41:25,071 that Josh had with Koko 868 00:41:25,171 --> 00:41:27,031 and how well they worked together 869 00:41:27,131 --> 00:41:32,151 and how Koko was just becoming Red Dog in front of us... 870 00:41:32,251 --> 00:41:34,591 ♪ Come on, squeeze it 871 00:41:34,691 --> 00:41:37,252 ♪ Like you do 872 00:41:39,252 --> 00:41:41,252 ♪ Uh-huh 873 00:41:42,292 --> 00:41:43,792 ♪ Oh, baby... ♪ 874 00:41:43,892 --> 00:41:45,972 I knew then we were on our way. 875 00:41:47,173 --> 00:41:48,353 (MUSIC STOPS) 876 00:41:48,453 --> 00:41:50,153 NARRATOR: Or so he thought. 877 00:41:50,253 --> 00:41:53,153 Someone came up to me and said, "There's a problem." 878 00:41:53,253 --> 00:41:58,274 The dog who had been performing perfectly for the past two weeks 879 00:41:58,374 --> 00:42:00,354 was suddenly just not performing. 880 00:42:00,454 --> 00:42:02,154 (CREW CHATTERS) 881 00:42:02,254 --> 00:42:05,674 KRIV: We were shooting an exterior at the caravan. 882 00:42:05,774 --> 00:42:08,554 It's Koko, just standing there waiting for John 883 00:42:08,654 --> 00:42:10,675 to return, looking out. 884 00:42:10,775 --> 00:42:12,035 And we were rolling 885 00:42:12,135 --> 00:42:15,975 and suddenly Koko just walks away. 886 00:42:17,775 --> 00:42:19,835 And I follow him where he's walking 887 00:42:19,935 --> 00:42:21,936 and it's Carol. 888 00:42:22,976 --> 00:42:26,076 Nelson asked me if I'd like to go onto the set and have a look. 889 00:42:26,176 --> 00:42:28,436 She was visiting. We were thrilled to have her there. 890 00:42:28,536 --> 00:42:30,156 You're all red! 891 00:42:30,256 --> 00:42:32,977 KRIV: And...it was like, "Oh, right. 892 00:42:34,137 --> 00:42:36,137 "What do we do now? 893 00:42:37,897 --> 00:42:39,437 "Seriously, what do we do now?" 894 00:42:39,537 --> 00:42:42,677 Cutting there! Five minutes, everyone. 895 00:42:42,777 --> 00:42:44,398 Carol! 896 00:42:44,498 --> 00:42:46,398 NELSON: She was excited to see him 897 00:42:46,498 --> 00:42:47,998 and he was excited to see her, 898 00:42:48,098 --> 00:42:52,078 but Carol's presence was clearly having an effect on Koko. 899 00:42:52,178 --> 00:42:53,998 I just think he put down tools. 900 00:42:54,098 --> 00:42:55,439 -Let's just go this way. -Alright! 901 00:42:55,539 --> 00:42:57,679 Let these people do the film. 902 00:42:57,779 --> 00:43:00,039 It was an awkward moment where I had to tell her 903 00:43:00,139 --> 00:43:02,199 not to turn up to set. 904 00:43:02,299 --> 00:43:04,559 So it's great to see you, Carol. 905 00:43:04,659 --> 00:43:06,360 Oh, you too, Kriv. 906 00:43:06,460 --> 00:43:10,080 Hey, now, while we just get this shot finished up... 907 00:43:10,180 --> 00:43:13,080 And I could see that Kriv wasn't very impressed 908 00:43:13,180 --> 00:43:15,440 with...with the dog running away from the set. 909 00:43:15,540 --> 00:43:17,441 And Kriv said, "Would you like to stand 910 00:43:17,541 --> 00:43:19,041 "over there a little bit further?" 911 00:43:19,141 --> 00:43:20,161 So I did. 912 00:43:20,261 --> 00:43:23,001 -Here? -A bit further. 913 00:43:23,101 --> 00:43:24,801 (ECHOES) Is this OK? 914 00:43:24,901 --> 00:43:26,881 A little bit further. 915 00:43:26,981 --> 00:43:30,282 -How's this? -A little bit further! 916 00:43:30,382 --> 00:43:34,042 And Kriv said, "Would you like to go and have coffee?" (LAUGHS) 917 00:43:34,142 --> 00:43:35,562 (CAROL ECHOES) Oh, hi, Nelson! 918 00:43:35,662 --> 00:43:37,482 Hey. Hey. 919 00:43:37,582 --> 00:43:40,043 You wanna... You gonna go and finish this scene? 920 00:43:40,143 --> 00:43:43,083 Oh, yeah, yeah. OK. 921 00:43:43,183 --> 00:43:45,943 And Koko was right back into it. 922 00:43:47,103 --> 00:43:48,963 Go on. Go with Kriv. 923 00:43:49,063 --> 00:43:50,963 -(KOKO GRUMBLES) -Good boy. 924 00:43:51,063 --> 00:43:53,284 A kelpie loves people 925 00:43:53,384 --> 00:43:56,204 but they adore their person. 926 00:43:56,304 --> 00:43:58,044 KRIV: Back to it, everyone! 927 00:43:58,144 --> 00:43:59,804 Not the person that owns the dog. 928 00:43:59,904 --> 00:44:02,885 It's the dog that owns the person. 929 00:44:02,985 --> 00:44:06,165 And the person Koko increasingly wanted to own 930 00:44:06,265 --> 00:44:08,805 didn't act with him, didn't direct him, 931 00:44:08,905 --> 00:44:10,405 didn't even feed him. 932 00:44:10,505 --> 00:44:12,505 It was this guy. 933 00:44:15,786 --> 00:44:17,786 (WHINES) 934 00:44:26,387 --> 00:44:28,487 Alright, I'll take you for a walk. Come on. 935 00:44:28,587 --> 00:44:30,207 Come on. 936 00:44:30,307 --> 00:44:33,167 (ROCK MUSIC) 937 00:44:33,267 --> 00:44:35,167 NELSON: We had some really challenging things 938 00:44:35,267 --> 00:44:38,708 that we had to shoot, and this dog just pulled it off. 939 00:44:39,788 --> 00:44:41,168 It was unbelievable. 940 00:44:41,268 --> 00:44:43,808 You know, there were certain things even the trainer said, 941 00:44:43,908 --> 00:44:45,408 "I'm not sure he's gonna get this." 942 00:44:45,508 --> 00:44:47,568 And then he nailed it. 943 00:44:47,668 --> 00:44:49,489 It's keeping us on our toes as actors 944 00:44:49,589 --> 00:44:52,049 because when we come on set and we're about to do a scene, 945 00:44:52,149 --> 00:44:53,889 you know, depending on what Koko does, 946 00:44:53,989 --> 00:44:55,289 it kind of determines the scene, 947 00:44:55,389 --> 00:44:57,409 not the way you thought it was gonna go. 948 00:44:57,509 --> 00:45:00,670 (ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES) 949 00:45:13,591 --> 00:45:15,971 KRIV: Nelson and that dog went everywhere together. 950 00:45:16,071 --> 00:45:17,571 I mean, everywhere. 951 00:45:17,671 --> 00:45:20,831 (NELSON TALKS ON PHONE) 952 00:45:23,512 --> 00:45:25,772 The growing bond between Koko and Nelson 953 00:45:25,872 --> 00:45:27,872 was becoming impossible to ignore. 954 00:45:29,392 --> 00:45:34,173 NELSON: As people started to see the magic on screen, 955 00:45:34,273 --> 00:45:37,173 we realised that we had something pretty terrific. 956 00:45:37,273 --> 00:45:40,093 I was focused on making the film. 957 00:45:40,193 --> 00:45:43,413 I didn't expect to form a relationship with the dog. 958 00:45:43,513 --> 00:45:45,254 Red Dog! 959 00:45:45,354 --> 00:45:47,094 Little Koko, who plays Red Dog, 960 00:45:47,194 --> 00:45:48,654 is like a little love bug, you know? 961 00:45:48,754 --> 00:45:50,214 He loves a love, he loves a pat. 962 00:45:50,314 --> 00:45:53,214 He's really a very gentle, very sweet little boy. 963 00:45:53,314 --> 00:45:56,615 KRIV: The best part of working with animals is 964 00:45:56,715 --> 00:45:58,215 there's this alchemy that happens 965 00:45:58,315 --> 00:46:01,175 with the camera and with you and with the scene 966 00:46:01,275 --> 00:46:03,275 and it's just a beautiful thing. 967 00:46:09,196 --> 00:46:11,776 GEOFFREY: I'd say he's pretty much like Bryan Brown. 968 00:46:11,876 --> 00:46:14,656 He's sort of quintessentially Australian 969 00:46:14,756 --> 00:46:18,577 and won't move too far out of their comfort zone. 970 00:46:18,677 --> 00:46:20,777 Well, you know, I am a cat person. 971 00:46:20,877 --> 00:46:22,857 JOSH: My favourite day on set 972 00:46:22,957 --> 00:46:24,257 was actually the last day of shooting 973 00:46:24,357 --> 00:46:26,377 where we took this just one camera 974 00:46:26,477 --> 00:46:29,177 and there was just me, a camera guy and Koko 975 00:46:29,277 --> 00:46:31,778 and we got in a car and we just drove around and played 976 00:46:31,878 --> 00:46:33,878 and they just filmed us playing. 977 00:46:36,758 --> 00:46:39,038 It was, I think, the day that Koko was the happiest. 978 00:46:41,879 --> 00:46:43,259 KRIV: Koko meant everything. 979 00:46:43,359 --> 00:46:45,099 I mean, without Koko, 980 00:46:45,199 --> 00:46:48,239 it's like not having Brando in 'Apocalypse Now'. 981 00:46:49,679 --> 00:46:52,079 Or not having E.T. in 'E.T'. 982 00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:55,860 It was that critical. 983 00:46:55,960 --> 00:46:58,980 You know, Koko was the movie. 984 00:46:59,080 --> 00:47:03,320 And without Koko, the movie wouldn't be what it is. 985 00:47:07,001 --> 00:47:08,621 -Cut! -(BARKS) 986 00:47:08,721 --> 00:47:11,181 That, folks, is a picture wrap on 'Red Dog'! 987 00:47:11,281 --> 00:47:13,661 Good work, everyone. Thank you. 988 00:47:13,761 --> 00:47:15,762 Go love that dog and pat his head. 989 00:47:17,122 --> 00:47:19,222 (AEROPLANE ENGINE DRONES) 990 00:47:19,322 --> 00:47:21,702 NELSON: There was always an agreement with Carol 991 00:47:21,802 --> 00:47:27,023 that whilst I owned him for the duration of the filming, 992 00:47:27,123 --> 00:47:31,003 that if he wanted to go back to Carol, he could go back. 993 00:47:34,283 --> 00:47:36,283 (KNOCKS ON DOOR) 994 00:47:36,803 --> 00:47:38,104 -Hi! -Hello. 995 00:47:38,204 --> 00:47:39,824 Oh, come on! Here! 996 00:47:39,924 --> 00:47:44,104 -Koko! He's still all red. -Oh, it'll grow out. 997 00:47:44,204 --> 00:47:46,784 Oh, you've had quite a trip, haven't you, Koko? 998 00:47:46,884 --> 00:47:48,824 Come inside and have a cup of tea. 999 00:47:48,924 --> 00:47:51,265 Oh, I can't - I've actually gotta drive all the way back 1000 00:47:51,365 --> 00:47:53,225 and get on the next plane. 1001 00:47:53,325 --> 00:47:54,825 -Really? Oh. -Yeah. 1002 00:47:54,925 --> 00:47:56,265 -Oh! -Yeah. 1003 00:47:56,365 --> 00:47:58,385 -But let's talk next week. -That'd be great. 1004 00:47:58,485 --> 00:48:00,025 Yeah. 1005 00:48:00,125 --> 00:48:02,266 Alright. 1006 00:48:02,366 --> 00:48:04,426 You look after yourself, eh? 1007 00:48:04,526 --> 00:48:06,906 Yeah, good boy. 1008 00:48:07,006 --> 00:48:08,426 Good boy. 1009 00:48:08,526 --> 00:48:09,626 -Here. -Thank you. 1010 00:48:09,726 --> 00:48:10,986 Thanks. Alright. 1011 00:48:11,086 --> 00:48:12,187 -Thanks, Nelson. -We'll talk, very soon. 1012 00:48:12,287 --> 00:48:14,287 OK. 'Bye now. 1013 00:48:17,087 --> 00:48:18,627 Come on, Koko. 1014 00:48:18,727 --> 00:48:20,727 Come on, Koko! 1015 00:48:21,327 --> 00:48:23,267 I would have loved to have brought him back home 1016 00:48:23,367 --> 00:48:25,268 and had him at home. 1017 00:48:25,368 --> 00:48:27,668 But when I saw him with Nelson, 1018 00:48:27,768 --> 00:48:29,388 I knew that he was already there. 1019 00:48:29,488 --> 00:48:30,988 (KOKO BARKS) 1020 00:48:31,088 --> 00:48:33,828 He'd already found what Koko needed. 1021 00:48:33,928 --> 00:48:36,009 (BARKS AND KNOCKS ON WINDOW PANE) 1022 00:48:37,929 --> 00:48:39,929 (KOKO WHINES) 1023 00:48:49,410 --> 00:48:51,410 -(BARKS) -Go on then. 1024 00:48:59,171 --> 00:49:01,171 (BARKS) 1025 00:49:08,211 --> 00:49:10,672 That's when I said, you know, that Len and I had been talking 1026 00:49:10,772 --> 00:49:11,712 and... 1027 00:49:11,812 --> 00:49:13,812 We've decided to gift him to you. 1028 00:49:14,572 --> 00:49:16,272 As a pet. 1029 00:49:16,372 --> 00:49:18,372 You're kidding? 1030 00:49:20,933 --> 00:49:22,633 And you're paying for that window. 1031 00:49:22,733 --> 00:49:24,733 (LAUGHS) 1032 00:49:25,813 --> 00:49:27,933 No, I'm serious. You're paying for the window. 1033 00:49:30,373 --> 00:49:33,194 OK. 1034 00:49:33,294 --> 00:49:35,894 ♪ I love the colourful clothes she wears 1035 00:49:37,014 --> 00:49:39,874 ♪ And the way the sunlight plays upon... ♪ 1036 00:49:39,974 --> 00:49:44,035 Doing the work that I do, every day's kind of different. 1037 00:49:44,135 --> 00:49:45,075 (KOKO BARKS) 1038 00:49:45,175 --> 00:49:46,635 He'd often wake me up, 1039 00:49:46,735 --> 00:49:48,435 and he slept at the end of the bed. 1040 00:49:48,535 --> 00:49:50,195 G'day, mate. 1041 00:49:50,295 --> 00:49:52,295 (BARKS) 1042 00:49:53,215 --> 00:49:55,776 I would give him a feed. 1043 00:49:57,576 --> 00:49:59,236 ♪ I'm pickin' up good vibrations... ♪ 1044 00:49:59,336 --> 00:50:02,116 And then we might go for a walk, go down the beach. 1045 00:50:02,216 --> 00:50:03,636 Good boy! 1046 00:50:03,736 --> 00:50:06,077 Good boy. 1047 00:50:06,177 --> 00:50:08,637 Oh, what a good boy! 1048 00:50:08,737 --> 00:50:11,197 ♪ Excitations... ♪ 1049 00:50:11,297 --> 00:50:13,877 NELSON: And then the day would begin. 1050 00:50:13,977 --> 00:50:16,057 We'd just sort of share the day together. 1051 00:50:17,298 --> 00:50:19,298 He was my shadow. 1052 00:50:20,138 --> 00:50:24,798 I remember sort of some weeks after we'd wrapped, 1053 00:50:24,898 --> 00:50:28,119 for the first time, I took him for a walk. 1054 00:50:28,219 --> 00:50:29,879 It was before anyone had seen the film. 1055 00:50:29,979 --> 00:50:31,439 The film hadn't come out, 1056 00:50:31,539 --> 00:50:33,279 so no-one knew the film and no-one knew Koko. 1057 00:50:33,379 --> 00:50:35,239 And I took him down 1058 00:50:35,339 --> 00:50:38,539 the pedestrian mall in the Perth CBD. 1059 00:50:40,580 --> 00:50:43,020 All of a sudden, he just changed. He was on. 1060 00:50:44,300 --> 00:50:46,200 But we weren't actually doing any commands, 1061 00:50:46,300 --> 00:50:48,200 or we weren't doing any routines. 1062 00:50:48,300 --> 00:50:50,200 And what I realised was 1063 00:50:50,300 --> 00:50:52,921 he thought all the people walking in front of him 1064 00:50:53,021 --> 00:50:54,441 were extras. 1065 00:50:54,541 --> 00:50:56,541 He thought it was a big scene! 1066 00:50:57,341 --> 00:51:00,021 As I said, I took him everywhere that I went. 1067 00:51:01,941 --> 00:51:04,802 (CHILD CHATTERS HAPPILY) 1068 00:51:04,902 --> 00:51:06,482 Yep, spaghetti, spaghetti. 1069 00:51:06,582 --> 00:51:07,602 Yeah, we're gonna have spaghetti 1070 00:51:07,702 --> 00:51:09,082 and then we're gonna have carrot. 1071 00:51:09,182 --> 00:51:10,842 Where is the bloody sp... 1072 00:51:10,942 --> 00:51:12,482 (LAUGHS) Hey! Thanks, mate. 1073 00:51:12,582 --> 00:51:14,583 -(PHONE RINGS) -Good boy. 1074 00:51:17,503 --> 00:51:18,723 Hey. 1075 00:51:18,823 --> 00:51:21,523 It was originally set to come out in Easter 1076 00:51:21,623 --> 00:51:23,643 and then... 1077 00:51:23,743 --> 00:51:26,804 I'm pretty sure that it was the first 'Thor'. 1078 00:51:26,904 --> 00:51:30,084 And the distributor got very, very nervous. 1079 00:51:30,184 --> 00:51:32,124 (THUNDER RUMBLES) 1080 00:51:32,224 --> 00:51:34,084 MAN ON PHONE: You can't put the dog up against Thor. 1081 00:51:34,184 --> 00:51:35,724 Wow. 1082 00:51:35,824 --> 00:51:38,205 The distributor had delayed the release. 1083 00:51:38,305 --> 00:51:39,405 That's, like, five months away. 1084 00:51:39,505 --> 00:51:41,205 Well, we don't know what to do. 1085 00:51:41,305 --> 00:51:42,925 Is Josh still gonna be available? 1086 00:51:43,025 --> 00:51:44,325 NARRATOR: He wasn't. 1087 00:51:44,425 --> 00:51:46,325 I wanted to come back to do this press tour 1088 00:51:46,425 --> 00:51:48,486 and there were some limitations in terms of my schedule, 1089 00:51:48,586 --> 00:51:50,086 which was really what stopped it. 1090 00:51:50,186 --> 00:51:52,186 I was actually really looking forward to it. 1091 00:51:52,786 --> 00:51:55,686 You can't promote a film without a star. 1092 00:51:55,786 --> 00:51:56,926 (KOKO BARKS) 1093 00:51:57,026 --> 00:51:59,847 No, well, find out who else is available. 1094 00:51:59,947 --> 00:52:02,247 CHILD: Daddy, I'm hungry. Daddy! 1095 00:52:02,347 --> 00:52:04,687 -Spaghetti! -Yeah, it's coming! 1096 00:52:04,787 --> 00:52:06,247 Some spaghetti. 1097 00:52:06,347 --> 00:52:08,087 -Well, who then? Who? -(BARKS) 1098 00:52:08,187 --> 00:52:10,248 -No. No, that's not... -(BARKS) 1099 00:52:10,348 --> 00:52:11,488 Mate, you... 1100 00:52:11,588 --> 00:52:13,448 (DING!) 1101 00:52:13,548 --> 00:52:15,488 (ROCK MUSIC) 1102 00:52:15,588 --> 00:52:17,908 I think I'm having an idea. 1103 00:52:21,188 --> 00:52:23,189 Road trip? 1104 00:52:27,909 --> 00:52:31,009 So we decided to take the dog on the road. 1105 00:52:31,109 --> 00:52:34,450 I didn't have high expectations. 1106 00:52:34,550 --> 00:52:36,690 It was an unusual film. 1107 00:52:36,790 --> 00:52:39,030 The star was a dog. 1108 00:52:40,150 --> 00:52:41,610 We did Queensland first 1109 00:52:41,710 --> 00:52:45,891 and we would go to regional radio stations 1110 00:52:45,991 --> 00:52:47,491 and do interviews. 1111 00:52:47,591 --> 00:52:50,451 RADIO ANNOUNCER: I have got Koko, the undeniable star 1112 00:52:50,551 --> 00:52:52,131 of the brand-new movie 'Red Dog'. 1113 00:52:52,231 --> 00:52:53,651 You reckon it's a good movie, mate? 1114 00:52:53,751 --> 00:52:55,091 (KOKO BARKS) 1115 00:52:55,191 --> 00:52:57,132 And Koko was just killing it. 1116 00:52:57,232 --> 00:52:59,592 And then that night, we would do the screening. 1117 00:53:00,912 --> 00:53:02,532 (OVER LOUDSPEAKERS) Thank you for coming 1118 00:53:02,632 --> 00:53:05,212 and welcome to the world premiere of 'Red Dog'. 1119 00:53:05,312 --> 00:53:07,533 Have a great night. We love you. Thank you. 1120 00:53:07,633 --> 00:53:09,133 NELSON: Then we'd bring the dog out 1121 00:53:09,233 --> 00:53:11,533 and it would just take it over the top. 1122 00:53:11,633 --> 00:53:15,013 JOSH: I'm sad not to be there right now with the crew 1123 00:53:15,113 --> 00:53:16,933 and sort of celebrating the opening of this movie. 1124 00:53:17,033 --> 00:53:19,214 INTERVIEWER: So the dog's going on tour? 1125 00:53:19,314 --> 00:53:21,254 JOSH: Koko is doing a tour, yeah. 1126 00:53:21,354 --> 00:53:23,214 I must say I think that's probably a wiser call 1127 00:53:23,314 --> 00:53:24,814 from a production standpoint 1128 00:53:24,914 --> 00:53:26,654 because people are just gonna love that dog. 1129 00:53:26,754 --> 00:53:30,615 Just gotta love him, don't you? He's just gorgeous. 1130 00:53:30,715 --> 00:53:32,815 WOMAN: I just kind of had a broad grin. 1131 00:53:32,915 --> 00:53:35,515 -He just had personality. -I loved the dog. 1132 00:53:37,035 --> 00:53:38,255 It was everywhere. 1133 00:53:38,355 --> 00:53:41,096 There was posters in the main street. 1134 00:53:41,196 --> 00:53:45,016 Everyone was so proud of the fact that Koko was from Dunolly. 1135 00:53:45,116 --> 00:53:47,456 Thousands of Eagles fans are snapping up tickets 1136 00:53:47,556 --> 00:53:49,536 and heading east for Saturday's finals showdown 1137 00:53:49,636 --> 00:53:51,096 with Collingwood. 1138 00:53:51,196 --> 00:53:53,417 And the team is hoping some movie-star good luck 1139 00:53:53,517 --> 00:53:54,537 will rub off. 1140 00:53:54,637 --> 00:53:56,137 West Coast Eagles winning the Premiership. 1141 00:53:56,237 --> 00:53:57,457 (GRUNTS) 1142 00:53:57,557 --> 00:53:59,057 They didn't. 1143 00:53:59,157 --> 00:54:01,257 Now to WA's newest celebrity, 1144 00:54:01,357 --> 00:54:02,617 Koko the kelpie. 1145 00:54:02,717 --> 00:54:04,738 Len, he's on the telly! 1146 00:54:04,838 --> 00:54:06,898 Quick, Len, you'll miss him! 1147 00:54:06,998 --> 00:54:09,218 Every time he was on TV, someone would ring me and say, 1148 00:54:09,318 --> 00:54:11,658 "Carol, have you seen so and so? It's on TV." 1149 00:54:11,758 --> 00:54:14,258 I'd say, "Oh, hold on a minute!" I'd have to change me channel. 1150 00:54:14,358 --> 00:54:15,859 A new redhead is in town. 1151 00:54:15,959 --> 00:54:19,539 Koko is the star of the new Aussie film 'Red Dog'. 1152 00:54:19,639 --> 00:54:22,939 He's gorgeous. Just absolutely gorgeous. 1153 00:54:23,039 --> 00:54:24,619 MAN: Audiences just love Koko. 1154 00:54:24,719 --> 00:54:28,500 WOMAN: Oh, I just walked out of the cinema and I just... 1155 00:54:28,600 --> 00:54:31,020 I just wanted to go home and hug my dog! 1156 00:54:31,120 --> 00:54:33,600 Everyone went with the Koko phenomenon. 1157 00:54:34,640 --> 00:54:38,301 We got to travel the entire country. 1158 00:54:38,401 --> 00:54:41,541 And I enjoyed that, and I think he did too. 1159 00:54:41,641 --> 00:54:44,141 ANNOUNCER: Tonight, Sydney's world-famous Opera House 1160 00:54:44,241 --> 00:54:45,541 is the stage for Australia's 1161 00:54:45,641 --> 00:54:48,221 most prestigious screen industry awards. 1162 00:54:48,321 --> 00:54:50,422 REPORTER: No, I'm not going to be asking the dog questions. 1163 00:54:50,522 --> 00:54:52,062 It's just he's the first big star 1164 00:54:52,162 --> 00:54:53,462 to arrive on the red carpet here. 1165 00:54:53,562 --> 00:54:56,862 NELSON: The film was nominated at the first AACTAs 1166 00:54:56,962 --> 00:55:00,543 and they brought Tim Minchin to do 'Red Dog'. 1167 00:55:00,643 --> 00:55:03,023 (SINGS) ♪ They cast a dog in the leading role 1168 00:55:03,123 --> 00:55:05,343 ♪ Against some Yank with a troubled soul 1169 00:55:05,443 --> 00:55:07,423 ♪ And in the moment mutual love is found 1170 00:55:07,523 --> 00:55:09,743 ♪ They kill the bloke then kill the hound 1171 00:55:09,843 --> 00:55:11,824 ♪ And even though we think we're tough 1172 00:55:11,924 --> 00:55:13,864 ♪ And we saw it coming from a mile off 1173 00:55:13,964 --> 00:55:16,024 ♪ They have us sobbing like suckers 1174 00:55:16,124 --> 00:55:18,344 ♪ Those manipulative f...ilm-makers 1175 00:55:18,444 --> 00:55:20,344 -♪ Red Dog, Red Dog -♪ Red Dog 1176 00:55:20,444 --> 00:55:22,344 ♪ He was a dog and he was red 1177 00:55:22,444 --> 00:55:24,665 -♪ He was a live dog, live dog -♪ Live dog 1178 00:55:24,765 --> 00:55:26,765 ♪ But by the credits, he was dead. ♪ 1179 00:55:28,045 --> 00:55:30,045 (SONG ENDS) 1180 00:55:32,805 --> 00:55:34,666 He's pretty method, which is impressive. 1181 00:55:34,766 --> 00:55:36,466 I would have sworn I was watching a dog. 1182 00:55:36,566 --> 00:55:38,306 I taught him everything he knows. 1183 00:55:38,406 --> 00:55:40,906 What actor would I compare him to? 1184 00:55:41,006 --> 00:55:43,146 -Gregory Peck. -Colin Friels. 1185 00:55:43,246 --> 00:55:45,626 Schwarzenegger, OK? Why not? 1186 00:55:45,726 --> 00:55:47,507 (APPLAUSE) 1187 00:55:47,607 --> 00:55:51,207 And the Samsung AACTA Award for Best Film goes to... 1188 00:55:52,247 --> 00:55:53,147 ..'Red Dog'. 1189 00:55:53,247 --> 00:55:55,427 Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan. 1190 00:55:55,527 --> 00:55:57,468 ANNOUNCER: 'Red Dog' was nominated for 1191 00:55:57,568 --> 00:55:59,948 a total of seven AACTA awards this year. 1192 00:56:00,048 --> 00:56:03,948 For it to do what it actually did blew our minds. 1193 00:56:04,048 --> 00:56:06,468 You'd be at a restaurant, 1194 00:56:06,568 --> 00:56:08,469 and suddenly you'd hear at the table next to you, 1195 00:56:08,569 --> 00:56:10,109 "You've gotta see this new film. 1196 00:56:10,209 --> 00:56:12,969 "It's called 'Red Dog'. There's this amazing dog in it." 1197 00:56:14,969 --> 00:56:18,429 More and more people were seeing him on screen 1198 00:56:18,529 --> 00:56:20,530 and falling in love with him. 1199 00:56:21,210 --> 00:56:23,210 It blew up. 1200 00:56:28,570 --> 00:56:30,750 Koko got invited everywhere. 1201 00:56:30,850 --> 00:56:33,711 London. Berlin. Dallas. 1202 00:56:33,811 --> 00:56:36,551 I heard 'dog' and my ears went up. 1203 00:56:36,651 --> 00:56:40,111 'Red Dog' is top dog at this year's Heartland Film Fest. 1204 00:56:40,211 --> 00:56:41,471 If you're an animal lover, 1205 00:56:41,571 --> 00:56:43,232 first of all you're gonna love this movie. 1206 00:56:43,332 --> 00:56:44,672 You're gonna love your dog even more. 1207 00:56:44,772 --> 00:56:46,632 The dog's expression was tremendous. 1208 00:56:46,732 --> 00:56:51,052 And the Golden Collar goes to Koko in 'Red Dog'. 1209 00:56:52,612 --> 00:56:54,613 NELSON: He was it. 1210 00:56:55,573 --> 00:56:59,833 Koko got so popular, he was offered roles in other movies. 1211 00:56:59,933 --> 00:57:02,433 There's always one, whether it's a pig or... 1212 00:57:02,533 --> 00:57:05,234 There's always one with that extra bit of personality. 1213 00:57:05,334 --> 00:57:07,474 George Miller called me to ask me about Koko, 1214 00:57:07,574 --> 00:57:09,274 because he wanted to put him in 'Fury Road'. 1215 00:57:09,374 --> 00:57:11,674 You know, I said, "Yeah, he's great." 1216 00:57:11,774 --> 00:57:13,354 And he was in that opening scene, 1217 00:57:13,454 --> 00:57:15,314 you know, with Tom Hardy, 1218 00:57:15,414 --> 00:57:17,275 but they ended up replacing him 1219 00:57:17,375 --> 00:57:19,375 with that two-headed lizard thing. 1220 00:57:19,855 --> 00:57:22,615 Everything just became huge. 1221 00:57:23,775 --> 00:57:27,275 And we kind of knew that the reason it did 1222 00:57:27,375 --> 00:57:29,376 was Koko. 1223 00:57:32,736 --> 00:57:36,536 The next step was to take Koko and the film overseas. 1224 00:57:37,656 --> 00:57:39,437 And we had been asked 1225 00:57:39,537 --> 00:57:42,757 to do a gag on stage 1226 00:57:42,857 --> 00:57:45,037 and we wanted to say thank you 1227 00:57:45,137 --> 00:57:48,057 to the people that had seen the film. 1228 00:57:49,457 --> 00:57:53,378 There were... A couple of presenters introduced the film. 1229 00:57:54,458 --> 00:57:59,238 So the Event Cinemas IF Award for Box Office Achievement 1230 00:57:59,338 --> 00:58:01,338 goes to 'Red Dog'. 1231 00:58:04,419 --> 00:58:08,119 And then I was to go out and accept the award 1232 00:58:08,219 --> 00:58:10,439 and start thanking people. 1233 00:58:10,539 --> 00:58:12,959 But really, we all knew that 1234 00:58:13,059 --> 00:58:15,440 people didn't want to listen to me 1235 00:58:15,540 --> 00:58:17,480 and the gag was that I should shut up 1236 00:58:17,580 --> 00:58:21,700 and...and that Koko would run out. 1237 00:58:23,540 --> 00:58:25,121 And he did it. 1238 00:58:25,221 --> 00:58:27,221 He nailed it. He came straight out. 1239 00:58:30,261 --> 00:58:32,821 But I could see something was wrong. 1240 00:58:34,141 --> 00:58:36,522 I would never have to hold Koko on the lead 1241 00:58:36,622 --> 00:58:40,282 or hold him by his collar, 1242 00:58:40,382 --> 00:58:41,882 because he was so... 1243 00:58:41,982 --> 00:58:44,122 He was so good, he knew what he had to do. 1244 00:58:44,222 --> 00:58:46,162 He would just do it by my side. 1245 00:58:46,262 --> 00:58:47,643 I'd never have to hold him. 1246 00:58:47,743 --> 00:58:49,323 But I could see... 1247 00:58:49,423 --> 00:58:52,643 I could see the moment he came out on stage, 1248 00:58:52,743 --> 00:58:54,083 he wasn't comfortable. 1249 00:58:54,183 --> 00:58:57,023 I grabbed him by the collar... 1250 00:58:59,184 --> 00:59:02,904 ..and then we walked off stage. 1251 00:59:04,224 --> 00:59:06,244 And... 1252 00:59:06,344 --> 00:59:09,064 ..it's just because I was used to... 1253 00:59:10,425 --> 00:59:12,505 I was used to not...not... 1254 00:59:13,545 --> 00:59:15,545 ..holding him, I let him go. 1255 00:59:16,625 --> 00:59:18,845 And he just ran. 1256 00:59:18,945 --> 00:59:20,685 He ran straight into the audience. 1257 00:59:20,785 --> 00:59:22,646 Man, I was so scared, 1258 00:59:22,746 --> 00:59:24,686 because I'd never seen him do that before. 1259 00:59:24,786 --> 00:59:27,086 I knew something was wrong. 1260 00:59:27,186 --> 00:59:29,186 I knew something was very wrong. 1261 00:59:30,226 --> 00:59:31,766 He wasn't enjoying it. 1262 00:59:31,866 --> 00:59:33,727 And as soon as I saw that, 1263 00:59:33,827 --> 00:59:35,827 I wasn't gonna let him do it anymore. 1264 00:59:41,427 --> 00:59:45,068 (SOMBRE MUSIC) 1265 01:00:11,190 --> 01:00:12,730 VET: So this is a lateral X-ray, 1266 01:00:12,830 --> 01:00:15,330 showing Koko's heart from the side. 1267 01:00:15,430 --> 01:00:17,891 And his heart's quite enlarged. 1268 01:00:17,991 --> 01:00:20,451 It's causing the trachea to be displaced 1269 01:00:20,551 --> 01:00:22,971 up towards his backbone here 1270 01:00:23,071 --> 01:00:25,291 and the size of the heart is actually quite enlarged 1271 01:00:25,391 --> 01:00:27,631 both that way and that dimension as well. 1272 01:00:29,231 --> 01:00:31,252 The main symptoms you normally see early are 1273 01:00:31,352 --> 01:00:33,252 there's often a change in behaviour. 1274 01:00:33,352 --> 01:00:35,692 So the dog will become exercise-intolerant. 1275 01:00:35,792 --> 01:00:38,172 They're not gonna be so keen to go for a walk. 1276 01:00:38,272 --> 01:00:40,172 They're not gonna make the same distance they used to. 1277 01:00:40,272 --> 01:00:41,573 They tire out a lot quicker. 1278 01:00:41,673 --> 01:00:44,653 RICK: I liken it to any sort of pump. 1279 01:00:44,753 --> 01:00:46,493 You know, whether it's a fuel pump, whatever. 1280 01:00:46,593 --> 01:00:48,133 If the valves aren't working properly, 1281 01:00:48,233 --> 01:00:50,173 the pump isn't working properly. 1282 01:00:50,273 --> 01:00:52,494 JEROME: Sometimes as it progresses, 1283 01:00:52,594 --> 01:00:54,894 you'll notice a change in breathing behaviour. 1284 01:00:54,994 --> 01:00:57,934 So they'll start panting, they'll have shallow breathing, 1285 01:00:58,034 --> 01:01:00,034 belaboured breathing. 1286 01:01:00,874 --> 01:01:03,134 NELSON: The best we could do was 1287 01:01:03,234 --> 01:01:05,695 put him on some medication 1288 01:01:05,795 --> 01:01:09,575 that would make him comfortable 1289 01:01:09,675 --> 01:01:12,935 and let him continue enjoying being a dog. 1290 01:01:13,035 --> 01:01:18,096 We made sure that his condition was really closely monitored. 1291 01:01:18,196 --> 01:01:21,496 And the feeling was as long as he was happy 1292 01:01:21,596 --> 01:01:25,176 and enjoying being a dog and enjoying his life, 1293 01:01:25,276 --> 01:01:27,577 we would do everything that we could 1294 01:01:27,677 --> 01:01:29,717 to make sure it could be continued. 1295 01:01:35,637 --> 01:01:37,638 It's alright, mate. 1296 01:01:41,398 --> 01:01:43,658 Initially, when we started treating Koko, 1297 01:01:43,758 --> 01:01:47,178 Nelson informed us that his energy levels had picked up, 1298 01:01:47,278 --> 01:01:49,299 he was a lot more active again. 1299 01:01:49,399 --> 01:01:50,939 The coughing had resolved at least initially, 1300 01:01:51,039 --> 01:01:53,259 so he did see a marked improvement. 1301 01:01:53,359 --> 01:01:56,659 And now Koko's, you know, almost back to normal. 1302 01:01:56,759 --> 01:01:58,299 He's enjoying a good quality of life. 1303 01:01:58,399 --> 01:02:00,260 He's enjoying going for a walk in the park 1304 01:02:00,360 --> 01:02:02,300 and yeah, for the moment, he's stabilised well. 1305 01:02:02,400 --> 01:02:04,340 REPORTER: Earlier this week, Koko, 1306 01:02:04,440 --> 01:02:06,180 who's retired from his film career, 1307 01:02:06,280 --> 01:02:09,660 made a cameo appearance at the RSPCA's Malaga headquarters. 1308 01:02:09,760 --> 01:02:11,260 He was on hand to present... 1309 01:02:11,360 --> 01:02:12,901 NELSON: I wanted to learn 1310 01:02:13,001 --> 01:02:14,381 everything I could possibly learn 1311 01:02:14,481 --> 01:02:16,901 about what was wrong with him 1312 01:02:17,001 --> 01:02:19,401 in the hope that we could help him. 1313 01:02:20,961 --> 01:02:24,262 And we did have great success with some of the medication, 1314 01:02:24,362 --> 01:02:26,782 and I wanted to let people know 1315 01:02:26,882 --> 01:02:30,502 and I didn't want people to go through 1316 01:02:30,602 --> 01:02:32,602 what we were going through. 1317 01:02:34,363 --> 01:02:36,263 He was my best friend. 1318 01:02:36,363 --> 01:02:39,743 He was very, very close to my daughter. 1319 01:02:39,843 --> 01:02:42,583 Just remember that he's a little old, 1320 01:02:42,683 --> 01:02:45,263 so just be gentle with him, OK? 1321 01:02:45,363 --> 01:02:46,784 GIRL: Alright. 1322 01:02:46,884 --> 01:02:50,044 NELSON: He got along pretty well with her. 1323 01:02:51,364 --> 01:02:54,644 He was back to his normal self... 1324 01:02:57,365 --> 01:03:00,405 ..for a while and then, uh... 1325 01:03:02,165 --> 01:03:04,165 ..he started to decline again. 1326 01:03:07,765 --> 01:03:12,186 Eventually, if the valves are just not functional enough, 1327 01:03:12,286 --> 01:03:15,526 nothing's going to fix the case. 1328 01:03:17,846 --> 01:03:19,847 NELSON: It's catching up with him. 1329 01:03:24,007 --> 01:03:26,867 We're just taking it day by day right now. 1330 01:03:26,967 --> 01:03:29,807 (SOMBRE MUSIC) 1331 01:03:34,048 --> 01:03:37,968 Koko and I lived in a pretty unique spot. 1332 01:03:46,089 --> 01:03:48,249 Koko woke up that day... 1333 01:03:50,609 --> 01:03:51,949 ..and... 1334 01:03:52,049 --> 01:03:55,710 ..very quickly, I think, he knew and I knew that 1335 01:03:55,810 --> 01:03:59,190 his condition had deteriorated a lot. 1336 01:03:59,290 --> 01:04:04,070 I think... he had just had enough. 1337 01:04:04,170 --> 01:04:07,651 You could tell. He expressed it. He emoted it. 1338 01:04:09,571 --> 01:04:13,111 Koko was outside in the garden. 1339 01:04:13,211 --> 01:04:16,972 I remember he loved that garden and he... 1340 01:04:23,812 --> 01:04:27,012 He did a walk-around. He did one lap of it. 1341 01:04:37,653 --> 01:04:40,314 I called the vet, Jerome, 1342 01:04:40,414 --> 01:04:43,754 and I said, "You better come round. 1343 01:04:43,854 --> 01:04:45,854 "He's not looking good." 1344 01:04:47,254 --> 01:04:51,595 And Jerome came around and he said that 1345 01:04:51,695 --> 01:04:54,995 it's probably got to the point 1346 01:04:55,095 --> 01:04:59,155 where he's no longer comfortable. 1347 01:04:59,255 --> 01:05:01,275 And he looked at us 1348 01:05:01,375 --> 01:05:03,276 and... 1349 01:05:03,376 --> 01:05:05,716 ..you could just tell - 1350 01:05:05,816 --> 01:05:08,536 he...he said, "I'm ready." 1351 01:05:11,816 --> 01:05:14,317 And Jerome was ready 1352 01:05:14,417 --> 01:05:16,417 and... 1353 01:05:18,777 --> 01:05:22,097 ..and Koko... 1354 01:05:24,418 --> 01:05:26,418 ..was gone. 1355 01:05:30,578 --> 01:05:32,318 CAROL: This is gonna break me up. 1356 01:05:32,418 --> 01:05:36,339 I'll never forget the phone call I got from Nelson. 1357 01:05:37,499 --> 01:05:40,139 And that was just before Christmas. 1358 01:05:44,419 --> 01:05:48,400 And my phone rang, my mobile, and I answered it. 1359 01:05:48,500 --> 01:05:51,320 And he said, "Oh, it's Nelson here." 1360 01:05:51,420 --> 01:05:54,740 And I said, "Gee, you don't sound very good." 1361 01:06:01,501 --> 01:06:03,161 I didn't know what to say to him 1362 01:06:03,261 --> 01:06:07,181 because I felt as though I'd been stabbed with something. 1363 01:06:09,301 --> 01:06:12,922 To lose a dog is heart-rending. 1364 01:06:13,022 --> 01:06:16,122 It tears a part of you away. 1365 01:06:16,222 --> 01:06:18,322 It's like losing a limb. 1366 01:06:18,422 --> 01:06:21,283 You know, you spend your time afterwards 1367 01:06:21,383 --> 01:06:23,883 putting an extra bowl on the table 1368 01:06:23,983 --> 01:06:26,683 that is no longer going to be emptied. 1369 01:06:26,783 --> 01:06:29,483 (WAVES LAP GENTLY) 1370 01:06:29,583 --> 01:06:32,103 And it's like losing a part of you. 1371 01:06:39,664 --> 01:06:43,204 WOMAN: The canine star of the hit film 'Red Dog' has died. 1372 01:06:43,304 --> 01:06:45,485 Koko became Australia's best-known dog 1373 01:06:45,585 --> 01:06:47,565 after the film's release last year. 1374 01:06:47,665 --> 01:06:50,005 The 7-year-old red kelpie 1375 01:06:50,105 --> 01:06:51,725 died of heart disease in Perth. 1376 01:06:51,825 --> 01:06:53,325 The kelpie who starred in 1377 01:06:53,425 --> 01:06:55,166 the hit movie 'Red Dog' has died. 1378 01:06:55,266 --> 01:06:57,486 7-year-old Koko, the dog's real name, 1379 01:06:57,586 --> 01:06:59,606 died this morning from heart disease. 1380 01:06:59,706 --> 01:07:02,286 'Red Dog' told the story of a red cloud kelpie 1381 01:07:02,386 --> 01:07:03,606 who roamed the Pilbara outback... 1382 01:07:03,706 --> 01:07:06,687 NELSON: It was the shelter's idea. 1383 01:07:06,787 --> 01:07:09,327 They wanted to celebrate his life. 1384 01:07:09,427 --> 01:07:12,767 The sort of two or three days after Koko passed away 1385 01:07:12,867 --> 01:07:14,007 and we started getting donations in, 1386 01:07:14,107 --> 01:07:15,287 it was just astronomical. 1387 01:07:15,387 --> 01:07:17,007 The phones ran off the hooks. 1388 01:07:17,107 --> 01:07:18,608 There was just donations coming in, 1389 01:07:18,708 --> 01:07:20,368 just an outpouring of grief 1390 01:07:20,468 --> 01:07:22,488 as if people had actually lost their own dog. 1391 01:07:22,588 --> 01:07:25,568 Koko brought all the communities, 1392 01:07:25,668 --> 01:07:28,008 basically, round Australia, together 1393 01:07:28,108 --> 01:07:31,209 and all the communities in Australia liked Koko. 1394 01:07:31,309 --> 01:07:34,289 Koko's legacy definitely lives on here at Shenton Park. 1395 01:07:34,389 --> 01:07:38,109 More than anything, he's helping to save dogs in need. 1396 01:07:39,309 --> 01:07:41,170 NELSON: I think it was something 1397 01:07:41,270 --> 01:07:45,730 that when the shelter decided to build a statue, 1398 01:07:45,830 --> 01:07:47,210 they wanted to celebrate. 1399 01:07:47,310 --> 01:07:51,570 It was just probably one of the most moving moments 1400 01:07:51,670 --> 01:07:54,531 that I had with the dogs. 1401 01:07:54,631 --> 01:07:58,171 I only owned Koko in the last years of his life. 1402 01:07:58,271 --> 01:08:02,731 Koko was bred by Len and Carol Hobday in Dunolly, Victoria, 1403 01:08:02,831 --> 01:08:06,212 and Carol gave me perhaps the greatest gift 1404 01:08:06,312 --> 01:08:08,492 that anyone could give, which was 1405 01:08:08,592 --> 01:08:11,992 she allowed me to keep Koko after filming. 1406 01:08:14,633 --> 01:08:17,013 He was a different dog. 1407 01:08:17,113 --> 01:08:21,133 It didn't matter who you were 1408 01:08:21,233 --> 01:08:23,493 or what your background was, 1409 01:08:23,593 --> 01:08:26,014 he'd walk straight up to you 1410 01:08:26,114 --> 01:08:29,334 and he was interested to get to know you. 1411 01:08:29,434 --> 01:08:33,214 If you were open to getting to know him, 1412 01:08:33,314 --> 01:08:36,234 he would immediately connect with you. 1413 01:08:38,715 --> 01:08:41,215 When you think about that, that's pretty special. 1414 01:08:41,315 --> 01:08:46,295 A lot of times, you're not open to connecting with people, 1415 01:08:46,395 --> 01:08:48,015 whereas Koko did that unconditionally 1416 01:08:48,115 --> 01:08:52,336 and had a way of breaking through people's barriers. 1417 01:08:52,436 --> 01:08:55,336 I remember sitting in front of the monitor. 1418 01:08:55,436 --> 01:08:58,296 Nelson had gone to get a coffee or something, 1419 01:08:58,396 --> 01:08:59,697 and Koko was there 1420 01:08:59,797 --> 01:09:02,537 and my hand was just sort of like this at the chair. 1421 01:09:02,637 --> 01:09:07,117 And I just felt something, and he was wanting a pat. 1422 01:09:10,277 --> 01:09:13,038 And I felt, really, "Oh, that's so sweet." 1423 01:09:14,078 --> 01:09:15,978 He could always tell I had a vibe, I think. 1424 01:09:16,078 --> 01:09:17,898 There was always a bit of a tension there 1425 01:09:17,998 --> 01:09:19,978 but it was just a really nice, lovely moment. 1426 01:09:20,078 --> 01:09:22,599 I just gave him a good little scratch around the ears. 1427 01:09:24,319 --> 01:09:26,539 Yeah, and then I had to put cream on my hand 1428 01:09:26,639 --> 01:09:28,639 for the next two weeks. 1429 01:09:30,999 --> 01:09:33,019 JOSH: They accept you completely, 1430 01:09:33,119 --> 01:09:34,420 I think is what it is. 1431 01:09:34,520 --> 01:09:36,020 You know, human beings, we always have 1432 01:09:36,120 --> 01:09:38,340 these strong, complex interpersonal relationships. 1433 01:09:38,440 --> 01:09:40,140 There's a lot of judgement involved. 1434 01:09:40,240 --> 01:09:42,180 And dogs, I feel like, not only don't judge you, 1435 01:09:42,280 --> 01:09:45,301 but they totally accept you for who you are 1436 01:09:45,401 --> 01:09:48,101 the same way you gotta accept a dog for who he is. 1437 01:09:48,201 --> 01:09:51,101 When the movie was out, 1438 01:09:51,201 --> 01:09:55,301 I went to one of the theatres in Melbourne for the premiere. 1439 01:09:55,401 --> 01:09:58,902 And Nelson was there and Koko was there. 1440 01:09:59,002 --> 01:10:02,302 NELSON: And the audience loved it, and he was on. 1441 01:10:02,402 --> 01:10:04,502 And he was loving it. 1442 01:10:04,602 --> 01:10:07,302 But all of a sudden you could see him. He was like... 1443 01:10:07,402 --> 01:10:09,703 (SNIFFS) He could smell something. 1444 01:10:09,803 --> 01:10:11,943 And when he saw me... Oh, go away. 1445 01:10:12,043 --> 01:10:13,703 When he saw me, 1446 01:10:13,803 --> 01:10:17,823 he just went spare, he really did. 1447 01:10:17,923 --> 01:10:20,304 And as I cuddled him, he started to chew me necklace! 1448 01:10:20,404 --> 01:10:22,224 (LAUGHS) I couldn't believe it. 1449 01:10:22,324 --> 01:10:24,344 I thought, "OK, this is still Koko." 1450 01:10:24,444 --> 01:10:27,084 He might be a star, but it was still Koko. 1451 01:10:30,485 --> 01:10:33,365 I think it's a psychological need to be loved. 1452 01:10:35,445 --> 01:10:37,565 And a dog will give you that. 1453 01:10:39,525 --> 01:10:42,186 Doesn't matter what you are, what you look like, 1454 01:10:42,286 --> 01:10:44,346 your dog will love you 1455 01:10:44,446 --> 01:10:46,546 unconditionally. 1456 01:10:46,646 --> 01:10:48,226 NELSON: In life... 1457 01:10:48,326 --> 01:10:52,906 ..sometimes you have unique and special relationships. 1458 01:10:53,006 --> 01:10:55,587 They can be with your family 1459 01:10:55,687 --> 01:10:58,107 or your friends 1460 01:10:58,207 --> 01:11:00,207 or your dog. 1461 01:11:01,447 --> 01:11:03,547 And you should enjoy them. 1462 01:11:03,647 --> 01:11:08,428 You should make the most of them and be there in the moment 1463 01:11:08,528 --> 01:11:11,548 no matter what else is going on in your life 1464 01:11:11,648 --> 01:11:12,988 or what you think's important 1465 01:11:13,088 --> 01:11:14,348 or whatever's stressing you out, 1466 01:11:14,448 --> 01:11:17,349 because those relationships and those moments 1467 01:11:17,449 --> 01:11:19,449 don't last forever. 1468 01:11:20,409 --> 01:11:23,349 Koko was always in the moment 1469 01:11:23,449 --> 01:11:25,429 and when you were with Koko, 1470 01:11:25,529 --> 01:11:29,570 you were in the moment... with him. 1471 01:11:30,850 --> 01:11:33,690 And I cherished that, loved that. 1472 01:11:35,330 --> 01:11:39,631 I think everyone's dog or everyone's special companion 1473 01:11:39,731 --> 01:11:41,191 can make you feel that way. 1474 01:11:41,291 --> 01:11:43,231 One... 1475 01:11:43,331 --> 01:11:45,311 ..two, three. 1476 01:11:45,411 --> 01:11:48,091 (MUSIC SWELLS) 1477 01:11:51,012 --> 01:11:52,192 NARRATOR: Every now and then 1478 01:11:52,292 --> 01:11:55,192 a one-in-a-million dog comes along. 1479 01:11:55,292 --> 01:11:58,772 A one-in-560-million, if we're being completely honest. 1480 01:12:00,492 --> 01:12:03,033 Koko's tale can finally take its place 1481 01:12:03,133 --> 01:12:04,993 amongst the pantheon of legendary dogs 1482 01:12:05,093 --> 01:12:06,393 that came before him 1483 01:12:06,493 --> 01:12:08,693 and the many, many more still to come. 1484 01:12:10,533 --> 01:12:12,433 But the truth is, as you know 1485 01:12:12,533 --> 01:12:14,234 if you're lucky enough to have a dog, 1486 01:12:14,334 --> 01:12:17,394 stories like Koko's, as incredible as they are, 1487 01:12:17,494 --> 01:12:19,194 aren't unique. 1488 01:12:19,294 --> 01:12:21,314 Everyone's dog is special. 1489 01:12:21,414 --> 01:12:23,114 No matter who we are, 1490 01:12:23,214 --> 01:12:26,115 these wandering souls bring us all together, 1491 01:12:26,215 --> 01:12:28,035 fill us with their love 1492 01:12:28,135 --> 01:12:30,135 and change our lives for the better. 1493 01:12:34,295 --> 01:12:36,856 Even when we dress them up in ridiculous costumes. 1494 01:12:41,056 --> 01:12:43,236 NELSON: Oh, good boy! 1495 01:12:43,336 --> 01:12:46,296 ('PHOTOGRAPH' BY RINGO STARR) 1496 01:13:05,098 --> 01:13:08,198 ♪ Every time I see your face 1497 01:13:08,298 --> 01:13:14,139 ♪ It reminds me of the places we used to go 1498 01:13:17,459 --> 01:13:21,360 ♪ But all I've got is a photograph 1499 01:13:21,460 --> 01:13:27,140 ♪ And I realise you're not coming back anymore 1500 01:13:31,540 --> 01:13:34,161 ♪ I thought I'd make it 1501 01:13:34,261 --> 01:13:37,821 ♪ The day you went away 1502 01:13:40,341 --> 01:13:42,441 ♪ But I can't make it 1503 01:13:42,541 --> 01:13:46,702 ♪ Till you come home again to stay 1504 01:13:49,942 --> 01:13:53,562 ♪ I can't get used to living here 1505 01:13:53,662 --> 01:13:59,263 ♪ While my heart is broke, my tears I cry for you 1506 01:14:02,943 --> 01:14:06,644 ♪ I want you here to have and hold 1507 01:14:06,744 --> 01:14:12,664 ♪ As the years go by and we grow old and grey 1508 01:14:42,867 --> 01:14:48,667 ♪ Now you're expecting me to live without you 1509 01:14:51,428 --> 01:14:53,928 ♪ But that's not something 1510 01:14:54,028 --> 01:14:58,868 ♪ That I'm looking forward to 1511 01:15:01,068 --> 01:15:04,849 ♪ I can't get used to living here 1512 01:15:04,949 --> 01:15:10,429 ♪ While my heart is broke, my tears I cry for you 1513 01:15:14,070 --> 01:15:17,730 ♪ I want you here to have and hold 1514 01:15:17,830 --> 01:15:23,590 ♪ As the years go by and we grow old and grey 1515 01:15:35,511 --> 01:15:39,212 ♪ Every time I see your face 1516 01:15:39,312 --> 01:15:44,872 ♪ It reminds me of the places we used to go 1517 01:15:48,433 --> 01:15:52,173 ♪ But all I've got is a photograph 1518 01:15:52,273 --> 01:15:57,913 ♪ And I realise you're not coming back anymore 1519 01:16:01,474 --> 01:16:05,014 ♪ Every time I see your face 1520 01:16:05,114 --> 01:16:10,795 ♪ It reminds me of the places we used to go 1521 01:16:14,475 --> 01:16:17,935 ♪ But all I've got is a photograph 1522 01:16:18,035 --> 01:16:23,476 ♪ And I realise you're not coming back anymore 1523 01:16:27,156 --> 01:16:30,616 ♪ Every time I see your face 1524 01:16:30,716 --> 01:16:36,277 ♪ It reminds me of the places we used to go 1525 01:16:39,717 --> 01:16:42,577 ♪ But all I've got is a photograph... ♪ 1526 01:16:42,677 --> 01:16:45,838 (BRIGHT MUSIC) 1527 01:17:27,641 --> 01:17:29,661 (MUSIC ENDS) 1528 01:17:29,761 --> 01:17:31,382 Don't they call that a wrap? 1529 01:17:31,482 --> 01:17:34,422 -MAN: Uh, yep. -(CREW LAUGHS) 1530 01:17:34,522 --> 01:17:37,582 I watch too much TV! (LAUGHS) 1531 01:17:37,682 --> 01:17:40,762 (LIVELY MUSIC)