All language subtitles for Dogs.With.Extraordinary.Jobs.S01E05

♪ MTV

Woman: SUPER! [CLAPS]
Woman: MORE TO THE LEFT.

Narrator: DOGS ARE BORN WITH
AN INCREDIBLE SENSE OF SMELL.

Woman: IS THERE SOMETHING THERE?

Narrator: THEY PUT
THIS SUPER POWER TO WORK...

Woman: YES, GOOD GIRL.

Narrator:
...AS SCENT DETECTIVES...

Woman: LOOKING TO PICK
UP THE SCENT...

Narrator:
...POLICING THE ENVIRONMENT...

Woman: GO CHECK HERE.

Narrator: ...AND SAVING
ENDANGERED SPECIES.

Woman: GOOD DOG.

Narrator: THEY'RE EXPERTS...
Woman: VERY GOOD.

Narrator:
...AT SNIFFING OUT TROUBLE.

Woman: GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: DOGS ARE SMART, LOYAL

AND EQUIPPED TO DO THINGS
WE SIMPLY CAN'T.

THEIR POWERFUL SENSE OF SMELL,

THEIR STRENGTH AND STAMINA

AND THEIR UNLIMITED DESIRE
TO PLAY...

Woman: GOOD BOY!

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

RESULTING IN AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY
OF DOGS...

[GROWLING]

...WITH EXTRAORDINARY JOBS.

♪

ALBERTA PROVINCE,
WESTERN CANADA.

A VAST AND BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE

DOMINATED BY SPECTACULAR
MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND RIVERS.

BUT CANADA'S AQUATIC HABITATS

ARE UNDER THREAT
FROM AN INVASION.

A NON-NATIVE SPECIES

IS COLONIZING
NORTH AMERICA'S LAKES,

WREAKING ECOLOGICAL HAVOC.

ZEBRA MUSSELS.

THEY DON'T BELONG HERE, AND
SINCE THEY ARRIVED IN THE 1980s,

THEY'VE BEEN SPREADING
LIKE WILDFIRE.

INVASIVE MUSSELS ARE
CROWDING OUT THE NATIVE SPECIES,

CAUSING SOME INDIGENOUS
MUSSEL POPULATIONS TO DECLINE

UP TO 90% OVER 10 YEARS.

MUSSELS ARE FILTER FEEDERS,
SIFTING ALGAE FROM THE WATER.

THAT'S NORMALLY A GOOD THING.

BUT A VAST ARMY
OF HUNGRY ZEBRA MUSSELS

CAN FILTER AN ENTIRE LAKE
EVERY FEW DAYS,

STRIPPING IT OF NUTRIENTS
AND STARVING ITS FISH...

POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING
AN ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM.

ON THE FRONTIER TO STOP THEIR
ADVANCE INTO ALBERTA, CANADA,

IS THIS TEAM OF
SPECIALIST SNIFFER DOGS.

CINDY SAWCHUK COORDINATES

THE AQUATIC
INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM.

Cindy: ALL THREE DOGS HAVE
VERY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES.

SEUSS IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD,
AND IF HE COULD SPEAK,

I FEEL LIKE SEUSS WOULD SAY,

"YOU GUYS HIRED ME TO DO A JOB,
GET OUT OF MY WAY, I GOT THIS.

I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS
110% EVERY TIME."

DIESEL, THE SMALLEST,
BUT HE'S OUR LEADER.

HE JUST LOVES TO SHOW OFF
WITH ACROBATICS.

SO THIS GUY IS NICKNAMED
THE PROFESSOR

BECAUSE HE'S SUPER METHODICAL

AND REALLY DETAILED
WITH THE WAY HE SEARCHES.

IT'S LIKE HE HAS TO THINK
ABOUT EVERYTHING

BEFORE HE MAKES
A REALLY GOOD DECISION.

Narrator: HIS REAL NAME'S HILO.

HE'S A FOUR-YEAR-OLD
LABRADOR MIX

WITH A NOSE
FOR UNWANTED VISITORS.

TOGETHER, THE INVASIVE SPECIES
TEAM PROTECTS ALBERTA'S WATERS

BY SNIFFING OUT
THE ZEBRA MUSSELS.

TODAY, THE TEAM WILL BE
SEARCHING FOR ZEBRA MUSSELS

AT A BOAT INSPECTION STATION
ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.

Cindy: ARE THEY GONNA STAY UP?
OH, THERE WE GO.

Narrator: THE MOST COMMON WAY
FOR MUSSELS TO ENTER A NEW AREA

IS AS HITCHHIKERS CLINGING
TO THE HULLS OF BOATS

BEING MOVED FROM ONE LAKE
TO ANOTHER.

Cindy: WE HAVE WATERCRAFT
INSPECTION STATIONS

AT EVERY MAJOR ROAD
COMING INTO ALBERTA.

WE'RE THE FRONTLINE
FOR PREVENTION.

Narrator:
THE MUSSELS ARE TYPICALLY

JUST HALF AN INCH LONG,

WHICH MAKES THEM HARD TO SEE.

Cindy: SO THESE ARE
ZEBRA MUSSELS.

YOU CAN SEE THESE LITTLE THREADS

ARE WHAT THE MUSSELS USE
TO ATTACH.

THEY CAN BE REALLY TINY.

WE'VE SEEN THEM THE SIZE
OF A GRAIN OF RICE.

WE DON'T TEND TO SEE
GIANT MUSSELS ALL OVER THE BOAT

THAT ARE REALLY OBVIOUS.

WE TEND TO SEE
THE REALLY SMALL ONES,

AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY
GREAT TO HAVE CANINES

AS PART OF THE INSPECTIONS TEAM.

Narrator:
BEFORE HE GETS TO WORK,

HILO MUST PUT ON SPECIAL BOOTS

TO PREVENT HIM FROM SCRATCHING
THE EXPENSIVE BOATS.

Cindy: SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING
YOU AROUND TO THE FRONT, HILO.

Narrator:
THOUSANDS OF PLEASURE BOATS HOP

BETWEEN CANADA'S
TWO MILLION LAKES EVERY DAY

BY TRUCK AND TRAILER.

Cindy: SO THIS IS HILO.
HE'S GONNA INSPECT YOUR BOAT.

Narrator: OWNERS ARE SUPPOSED
TO WASH AND DRY THEIR BOATS

TO DECONTAMINATE THEM
BEFORE MOVING THEM.

Cindy: GOOD CHECKING, MISTER.

Narrator:
BUT NOT EVERYBODY DOES.

Cindy: CAN YOU CHECK UP HERE?

RIGHT NOW HILO IS IN WORK MODE.

WHILE WE PERCEIVE
THE LANDSCAPE VISUALLY,

OUR DOGS PERCEIVE THEM
WITH THEIR NOSES,

SO HE'S LOOKING TO PICK UP
THE SCENT OF THE ZEBRA MUSSEL

THAT COULD BE ATTACHED.

IF HE FINDS IT,

HE'LL TELL ME HE'S FOUND IT
BY SITTING,

AND WE CALL THAT
A PASSIVE ALERT.

GOOD BOY, COME ON OVER HERE.

Narrator: HILO CAN SMELL
THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A NATIVE MUSSEL
AND AN INVASIVE ONE.

Cindy: OH, GOOD JOB, MISTER,
VERY GOOD SEARCHING,

WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED
THIS BOAT, MR. PROFESSOR.

Narrator: ANY BOAT THAT'S BEEN
IN INFESTED WATER

COULD HARBOR A MUSSEL.

Cindy: VERY GOOD.

JUST CHECK YOUR NOSE IN THERE.

VERY GOOD.
CHECK RIGHT HERE.

CHECK HERE, NICE!

CHECK, CHECK.

Narrator: THE DOGS WORK QUICKLY
AROUND THE BOATS,

BUT SO FAR THERE'S NO SIGN
OF ANY ILLICIT MOLLUSKS.

[SHIP HORN BLOWS]

ZEBRA MUSSELS
ARE FRESHWATER MUSSELS

NATIVE TO EASTERN EUROPE.

THEY FIRST ARRIVED IN
NORTH AMERICA IN THE LATE 1980s

AS UNWITTING STOWAWAYS
IN COMMERCIAL SHIPS

TRAVELING THROUGH
THE GREAT LAKES.

SINCE THEN THE MUSSELS
HAVE SPREAD RAPIDLY.

THEY'RE NOW IN 750 LAKES
ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.

THE MUSSELS AREN'T JUST CREATING
AN ECOLOGICAL DISASTER.

THEY'RE ALSO CAUSING MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE.

THEY CLING TO ANY HARD SURFACE
UNDER THE WATER,

CLOGGING PIPES
AND VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

OVER TIME, THIS CAUSES
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

AND SIGNIFICANT COST
TO THE ECONOMY.

Cindy: SO YOU CAN SEE THESE
ARE ALL ZEBRA MUSSELS

ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER.

IN ONTARIO, WE KNOW
THAT THEY SPEND

ALMOST $93 MILLION ANNUALLY,

AND THAT'S NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE
TRYING TO ERADICATE THEM,

THAT'S THE COST THEY SPEND JUST
IN MAINTAINING THEIR STRUCTURES

THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED
BY THESE MUSSELS.

IN ALBERTA, WE HAVE THE LARGEST
IRRIGATION DISTRICT IN CANADA.

WE HAVE 8,000 KILOMETERS
OF PIPES AND CANALS.

MANY OF THESE PIPES ARE BURIED
TO PROVIDE WATER FOR IRRIGATION

FOR THE FARMERS, FOR INDUSTRY,

FOR DRINKING WATER,
FOR RECREATION PURPOSES.

SHOULD THESE MUSSELS
BECOME ATTACHED

IN THESE PIPES AND CANALS,

IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY
DEVASTATING FOR ALBERTA.

Narrator: SHORELINE CHECKS
ARE THE QUICKEST WAY TO FIND OUT

IF A LAKE OR WATERWAY
HAS BEEN INVADED.

THAT'S WHY TODAY,
HILO AND THE TEAM HAVE TRAVELED

BEYOND ALBERTA'S BORDER
TO LAKE WINNIPEG

TO PRACTICE FINDING
THE CULPRITS.

THIS SECTION OF BEACH ONLY HAS
A SPRINKLING OF ZEBRA MUSSELS.

A TRAINING SEARCH WILL PUT
THE DOGS' SCENT DETECTION SKILLS

TO THE TEST.

Deborah: WE'RE GONNA ACT
LIKE THIS IS A SUSPECT LAKE,

SO YOU'RE PREPARING
FOR THE REAL THING

WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAD OUT
WITH YOUR DOGS AND...

Narrator: DEBORAH WOOLLETT

IS FROM WORKING DOGS
FOR CONSERVATION,

THE ORGANIZATION THAT TRAINED
THIS CANINE TRIO

TO DISTINGUISH THE SCENT
OF A ZEBRA MUSSEL

FROM ANY NATIVE SPECIES THROUGH
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING.

Cindy: LET'S GO, BUDDY! YEAH!

Deborah: THIS WAY.

WE WORK IN A VERY DETAILED WAY,

THEY'RE REALLY THOROUGHLY
SEARCHING WITH THEIR NOSE,

THEIR NOSE IS CLOSE
TO THE GROUND.

THEY'RE TAKING A LOT OF SNIFFS
AS THEY COVER A PATCH OF AREA.

THE DOGS ARE REALLY GOOD
AT WHAT THEY DO.

COMPARED TO HUMANS THEY HAVE

AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL
SENSE OF SMELL.

Narrator: FINDING A TINY MUSSEL

CAMOUFLAGED
ON A VAST PEBBLE BEACH

IS MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
FOR A HUMAN...

Cindy: GOOD BOY!

Narrator: ...BUT NOT FOR A DOG
NICKNAMED "THE PROFESSOR."

Cindy: GOOD SEARCHING.

WHEN THEY'RE SEARCHING SHORELINES,

THEY'RE NOT PICKING UP THESE
MUSSELS FROM A GREAT DISTANCE.

THEIR NOSE HAS TO BE
VIRTUALLY RIGHT ON THEM.

WHOOPS!

Narrator: HILO'S GOT SOMETHING!

Cindy: OH, I SEE IT!

GOOD BOY! GOOD BOY!

WELL DONE.

YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THIS ONE,
IT'S HIDDEN RIGHT IN THE ROCKS.

GOOD BOY!

SO, THIS IS WHAT HE ALERTED ON.

THEY'RE ATTACHED
TO THIS LITTLE ROCK.

THEY DON'T EVEN ACTUALLY HAVE
ANY TISSUE

OR MUSSEL MATTER INSIDE IT.

HE'S JUST DETECTING THE SHELL,
SO THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

WHAT A FINE BOY!

OH, WHAT A FINE BOY!

Narrator: LIKE ALL WORKING DOGS,
HILO LOVES A REWARD.

Cindy: THERE WE GO!

THEIR PAYCHECK
IS THIS SPECIAL BALL

THAT THEY ONLY GET TO PLAY WITH
WHEN THEY FIND THE MUSSEL,

SO IT'S A REALLY BIG PARTY
FOR THEM.

IT'S A BIG PARTY FOR ALL OF US!

WHAT A FINE BOY.

MY GOOD DOGGY!

[PANTING]

Narrator: BACK IN ALBERTA,
CINDY IS ALWAYS LOOKING

FOR FUN WAYS TO MOTIVATE
THE ENERGETIC TEAM

AND KEEP THEIR SKILLS SHARP
FOR SUCH IMPORTANT WORK.

Cindy: YOU READY?

LET'S GO FIND IT.

Narrator: SHE'S HIDDEN
A ZEBRA MUSSEL

IN ONE OF THESE BOXES.

Cindy: LET'S GO FIND IT!

Narrator:
IF THE PROFESSOR FINDS IT,

HE'LL GET A POP-UP REWARD.

Cindy: YAY! GOOD BOY!

WHAT A FINE BOY!

[LAUGHING]

GOOD BOY.

♪

Narrator: IT'S THE PERFECT GAME
FOR DIESEL

TO SHOW WHY HIS NICKNAME
IS "THE ACROBAT."

♪

[BEEP BEEP]

♪

AT THE BOAT INSPECTION STATION,
THE DOGS ARE BACK ON DUTY.

WHILE THEY SEARCH FOR MUSSELS,

HILO AND THE TEAM ALSO HELP TO
GET THE MESSAGE OUT TO BOATERS.

Cindy: THE DOGS MAKE
GREAT AMBASSADORS

AND ARE REALLY GOOD TOOLS

FOR THE PUBLIC EDUCATION ASPECT
OF OUR PROGRAM

BECAUSE THEY'RE BIG,
THEY'RE FURRY.

PEOPLE FEEL A CONNECTION

WHEN THEY SEE THE DOGS WORKING
AT THE INSPECTION STATION.

GOOD WORK.

'CAUSE THAT'S REALLY
THE ONLY WAY WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL

IS IF EVERY MEMBER OF THE
BOATING PUBLIC DOES THEIR PART.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN
TRULY ELIMINATE THE THREAT.

Narrator: IN 2018,
THE INSPECTION TEAMS

CHECKED 32,000 BOATS
COMING INTO ALBERTA.

Cindy: COME ON, THIS WAY.

Narrator: 15 WERE CONTAMINATED
WITH INVASIVE MUSSELS

AND PREVENTED FROM ENTERING
THE WATERWAYS.

Cindy: WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED
THIS BOAT, MR. PROFESSOR.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

GOOD JOB.

Narrator: TODAY THE TEAM
FINDS NOTHING,

WHICH IS A GOOD RESULT
FOR EVERYONE.

Cindy: IT'S BEEN
A REALLY BUSY SUNDAY,

AND IT'S A GREAT JOB WE'RE DOING
OUT HERE, I'M REALLY PROUD.

MISTER, WHAT A FINE JOB
THAT WAS!

Narrator: THANKS IN PART
TO THESE CANINE DETECTIVES,

ALBERTA'S WATERWAYS ARE SAFE...
AT LEAST FOR NOW.

A DOG'S SENSE OF SMELL CAN
HELP US FIND INVASIVE SPECIES

AND PREVENT DEVASTATING DAMAGE
TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Cindy: CAN YOU CHECK UP HERE?

Narrator:
THEIR UNIQUE SENSORY SKILLS

CAN ALSO UNCOVER
RARE, HIDDEN TREASURES.

♪

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,

WHERE, BURIED DEEP
IN THE UNDERGROWTH,

LIES A CULINARY DELICACY
WORTH MORE THAN GOLD ITSELF.

♪

TRUFFLES.

THE TRUFFLE IS
AN AROMATIC FRUITING FUNGUS

THAT GROWS AT THE ROOT OF TREES.

ITS DISTINCTIVE FLAVOR
IS HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM

IN CORDON BLEU CUISINE
ACROSS THE WORLD.

BUT THEY'RE SO RARE,
THEY CAN SELL

FOR UP TO A STAGGERING
$3,000 PER POUND.

THEY'RE EXPENSIVE

BECAUSE THEY'RE INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT TO FIND.

[DOG BARKS]

UNLESS, THAT IS, YOU'RE LOLO,

A SIX-YEAR-OLD
LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO,

AN ANCIENT ITALIAN BREED.

SHE'S TRAINED
BY HER OWNER ALANA McGEE

AS A TRUFFLE DETECTIVE.

Alana: WE GOT
INTO TRUFFLE HUNTING,

I LIVED IN ITALY
FOR A SHORT TIME

WHEN I WAS IN UNIVERSITY,
AT COLLEGE,

AND KIND OF LEARNED
ABOUT IT THERE,

AND THEN I WORKED
IN SOME OTHER JOBS,

AND THEN I MOVED BACK
TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

AND I LEARNED
THAT WE HAD TRUFFLES HERE,

AND THEN WE JUST STARTED
GOING OUT.

Narrator: THE LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO
WAS ORIGINALLY BRED

TO HUNT WATERFOWL
- IN 7th-
- CENTURY ITALY

BUT WAS LATER REFOCUSED

TO SNIFF OUT
THE ITALIAN FOOD FAVORITE.

PRIME TRUFFLE SEASON
IN WASHINGTON

IS FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH.

RIGHT NOW IT'S MIDSUMMER,

BUT THE OWNER OF A LOCAL
ITALIAN RESTAURANT

HAS PUT IN A SPECIAL REQUEST.

SO LOLO AND ALANA ARE
HEADING OUT TO PRIVATE WOODS

50 MILES NORTH OF SEATTLE.

Alana: OH, I'M COMING, LO,
HOLD ON.

Narrator: THEY'VE UNEARTHED
TRUFFLES HERE BEFORE.

BUT CAN LOLO FIND
SOME PRE-SEASON TREASURE?

Alana: OH, YEAH.

Narrator: LOLO CAN'T CONTAIN
HER EXCITEMENT.

Alana: YEAH.
[DOG WHINING]

OH, OH, OK!

OK! OK! OK.

SHE'LL START SCREAMING AT YOU

BECAUSE SHE'S LIKE
READY TO GO HUNTING

AND YOU'RE NOT DOING IT
FAST ENOUGH,

SO SHE'S KIND OF
A WORKHORSE THAT WAY,

AND SHE REALLY, REALLY LIKES IT.

[BARKING]

Narrator: LOLO'S SKILLS ARE
ABOUT TO BE PUT TO THE TEST.

Alana: TELL ME IF YOU FIND
SOMETHING, LO.

Narrator: HUNTING IN THE HEIGHT
OF A WARM SUMMER DAY

BRINGS ADDED COMPLICATIONS.

Alana: WHEN IT'S HOT LIKE THIS,
WHAT HAPPENS IS THE TRUFFLE

IS LIKE RIGHT HERE
AND GIVING OFF ODOR,

BUT THAT ODOR DISSIPATES AND
RISES REALLY FAST WITH THE HEAT,

SO IT MAKES IT REALLY HARD

FOR THE DOGS TO FIND IT
AND LOCATE IT.

♪

Narrator: LOLO SIMPLY FOLLOWS
HER NOSE IN RANDOM PATTERNS

UNTIL SHE LOCKS ON TO A SCENT.

Alana: IS SOMETHING THERE?
WHERE IS IT?

♪

IN TERMS OF TRAINING THE DOGS,

YOU CAN TRAIN DIFFERENT DOGS
A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

LOLO, IN PARTICULAR, JUST REALLY
LIKES THE ACT OF SEARCHING,

SO COMING OUT HERE
AND DOING THIS

IS ONE OF HER FAVORITE
GAMES TO PLAY.

Narrator: IT'S NOT LONG
BEFORE LOLO'S ENTHUSIASM

HAS HER HOT ON THE TRAIL.

Alana: LOLO, IS THERE
SOMETHING HERE?

CAN YOU SHOW ME?

WHEN THERE ACTUALLY
ARE TRUFFLES SOMEWHERE,

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SMELL IT
IN THE SOIL.

THE OTHER THING IS THIS.

OH, THANK YOU!

[LAUGHING]

JEEZ. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS...

SHE CAN MOVE A LOT OF EARTH.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS
IS THIS TIME OF YEAR,

TRUFFLES ARE...

[LAUGHS]

THIS TIME OF YEAR, TRUFFLES ARE
JUST STARTING TO GROW AS WELL.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT HAPPENS

IS THE MYCELIUM
THAT'S IN THE SOIL

WILL ALSO GIVE OFF
SOME OF THE SAME AROMAS

THAT ACTUAL RIPE TRUFFLES DO,

SO SOMETIMES DOGS
WILL DO WHAT WE CALL, UM,

THEY'LL DIG OR THEY'LL INDICATE,

BUT THERE'S NOT ACTUALLY
ANYTHING THERE.

AND THEY'RE NOT WRONG,
BECAUSE WE'VE TAUGHT THEM

TO FIND THOSE MOLECULES THAT ARE
COMING OFF THE TRUFFLES,

IT'S JUST THERE'S NOT
AN ACTUAL FRUIT BODY.

♪

Narrator: LOLO'S NOT GIVING UP

AND CONTINUES HER SEARCH FOR
THE HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER PRIZE.

♪

Alana: CHECK DOWN HERE.

Narrator:
SHE'S MORE THAN A MATCH

FOR THE TRADITIONAL
TRUFFLE HUNTERS OF THE PAST--

[OINKING]

FEMALE PIGS.

[OINKING]

SOWS ARE ATTRACTED
BY A PHEROMONE

PRODUCED BY THE TRUFFLE
CALLED ANDROSTENONE.

THIS MUSK-LIKE SUBSTANCE
IS ALSO PRESENT

IN THE SALIVA OF MALE PIGS,

MAKING THE TRUFFLE SCENT IRRESISTIBLE.

♪

BUT PIGS BEING PIGS
MEANS THAT THE TRUFFLE

IS OFTEN DEVOURED
BEFORE IT CAN BE COLLECTED.

[OINKING]

PIGS ALSO TEND
TO DESTROY THE HABITAT

THAT THE TRUFFLES NEED TO GROW.

Alana: PIGS GENERALLY,
WHEN THEY FIND IT,

WILL ROOT AROUND IN THE SOIL,

AND IT CAUSES
A LOT OF DESTRUCTION.

WE'RE VERY CONSCIOUS
WHEN WE GO TRUFFLE HUNTING.

IT SHOULD NEVER LOOK
LIKE WE'VE BEEN THERE.

YOU KNOW, BEING
GOOD STEWARDS OF THE LAND

IS REALLY KIND OF PARAMOUNT
FOR US.

♪

Alana: HI, WE'RE COMING.

Narrator: LOLO IS ON A TREASURE
HUNT WITH RICH REWARDS.

THIS TIME SHE FINALLY
HITS THE JACKPOT.

Alana: OH, WOW, YOU DID FIND IT.

GOOD GIRL! GOOD GIRL.

THE BEST WAY TO TELL
WHERE A TRUFFLE IS,

'CAUSE THEY'RE SO HARD TO SEE,

IS IF THE DOG TOUCHES...
[BARK]

OH, YEAH, YOU...

Narrator: LOLO IS TRAINED
TO TOUCH THE TRUFFLE

BUT NOT PICK IT UP.

Alana: GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: SHE'S REWARDED
WITH PIECES OF CHICKEN.

Alana: SO, LOLO HAS FOUND ONE
OF OUR NATIVE BLACK TRUFFLES.

SHE'S VERY EXCITED.

AND IT SMELLS NICE,
SO THIS IS NOT BAD.

Narrator: AT LEAST A FEW GUESTS
AT THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT

WILL BE DINING IN STYLE TONIGHT.

Alana: ONE MORE TIME.
[BARKS]

HOLD.
[BARKING]

GOOD GIRL!

THAT WAS VERY GOOD.

Narrator: THERE'S SUCH
A HIGH DEMAND FOR TRUFFLES

THAT ALANA IS KEEPING

THE LAGOTTO TRUFFLE HUNTING
TRADITION ALIVE

BY TRAINING A NEW GENERATION.

♪

SEATTLE RESIDENT ELAINE
IS HOPING

- HER 12-
- WEEK-OLD PUPPY, DOLCE,

CAN ALSO BECOME
A TRUFFLE HUNTER.

Alana: SO, WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO DO TODAY WITH DOLCE HERE

IS WE'VE PUT LITTLE PIECES
OF FRESH TRUFFLE

INSIDE ALL OF THESE LITTLE TINS,

AND WE'RE GONNA DO
BASIC IMPRINTING.

SO, SHOWING THE TRUFFLE
TO DOLCE,

REWARDING HER FOR THAT.

IT'S A GAME TO THE DOG.

OK, SO...

YES! GOOD PUPPY.

AND THEN REMEMBER
YOU TRY TO REWARD IT.

YES!

RIGHT, AS CLOSE TO THE TARGET
AS WE CAN.

YES! GOOD.

GOOD, NOW, REMEMBER,
GET YOUR TREAT OUT FOR HER.

YEAH, TRY THAT AGAIN.

♪

SO DO IT AGAIN.

YES. GOOD.
SO DO IT ONE MORE TIME.

Elaine: OK.

Narrator: SCENT TRAINING IS
A CHALLENGING YET FUN ACTIVITY

FOR A PUPPY.

Alana: LOOK AT THAT TAIL GO!

SO NOW TRY PUTTING IT JUST LIKE
A COUPLE OF INCHES FROM HER

OR A COUPLE OF FEET.

YEAH, PUT IT DOWN ON THE GROUND.

YES! GOOD PUPPY.
VERY GOOD!

YES, GOOD PUPPY.

Narrator:
DOLCE IMMEDIATELY UNDERSTANDS

THAT LOCATING THE SCENT
MEANS A REWARD.

ALANA MOVES THE TINS
FURTHER AWAY.

Alana: SO, THE WAY THIS WORKS,
LET'S GO, "SEARCH,"

AND SO WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU
CAN HELP HER OUT AT THIS STAGE.

YOU FOUND THE ONES
IN THE BASKET.

YOU DID. GOOD GIRL.

WOW!

Narrator: DOLCE HAS CLEARLY
GOT THIS ONE IN THE BAG.

Alana: GOOD GIRL.
OK, COME ON.

Elaine: SHE SAID
WHY WOULD I LOOK FOR THOSE

WHEN THERE'S
A WHOLE BASKET OF THEM?

Narrator: ELAINE IS DELIGHTED

WITH DOLCE'S
TRUFFLE-HUNTING PROGRESS.

Elaine: WELL, IT'S AN ADVENTURE.

IT'S SOMETHING NEW IN MY LIFE
I NEVER EVEN KNEW HAPPENED,

AND I GET TO DO IT,
AND IT'S GOOD FOR HER.

SHE'S BRED TO DO THIS,

AND I GET TO GO IN THE FORESTS,

AND PROBABLY I'M GONNA MAKE
A GAJILLION DOLLARS

'CAUSE I'M GONNA BE
A TRUFFLE BARON...ESS! [LAUGHS]

Alana: COME HERE! [KISSES]

THEY SMELL GOOD.

THEY SMELL REALLY GOOD.

YOU SMELL IT FROM HERE?

YES. GOOD PUPPY!

Narrator: BACK IN THE FOREST,

LOLO IS PROVING
HER IMPECCABLE CREDENTIALS

AS THE TOP TRUFFLE DETECTIVE.

Alana: WOW, YOU DID FIND IT.

THAT IS THE TINIEST.

GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: DESPITE THE HEAT

MAKING THE ODOR
DIFFICULT TO DETECT,

LOLO IS ON A ROLL.

Alana: THIS IS A VERY SMALL ONE.

LOLO IS EXCEPTIONAL AT THIS JOB.

SHE LOVES TRUFFLE HUNTING,

SO THIS IS REALLY LIKE HER
FAVORITE, HER FAVORITE GAME

PRETTY MUCH EVER.

CAN YOU SHOW ME WHERE IT IS?

OH, YES, YOU FOUND IT.
CAN YOU SHOW ME?

YES, GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: BACK AT HOME,
LOLO'S ATTENTION NOW FOCUSES

ON HER OWN DISH OF THE DAY.

Alana: SIT.

[BARKING]

SHE'S KIND OF THE PRINCESS
OF OUR HOUSEHOLD.

[BARK]

SHE'S LIKE, WHY ARE YOU NOT
GIVING IT TO ME?

SO, DINNER PROMPTLY AT FIVE,

AND IF YOU'RE NOT ON TOP OF IT,
SHE'LL BE VERY VOCAL ABOUT IT.

Narrator:
LOLO'S ACUTE SENSE OF SMELL

MAKES HER A TOP
TRUFFLE DETECTIVE.

Alana: OH, YOU DID FIND IT!

Narrator: IN AFRICA,
THOSE SAME SCENTING SKILLS

ARE HELPING
OTHER CANINE DETECTIVES

FIND AN EVEN RARER TARGET.

SOUTH AFRICA.

IN THE FAR SOUTH,

THE WESTERN CAPE
IS THE LAST REFUGE

OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
GEOMETRIC TORTOISE.

AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AND RELENTLESS WILDFIRES

ARE DEVASTATING
THEIR UNIQUE HABITAT.

IN 20 YEARS THE GEOMETRIC
TORTOISE POPULATION

HAS DECLINED
BY A STAGGERING 80%.

CONSERVATIONISTS FEAR THERE ARE
JUST 800 LEFT IN THE WORLD

AND THEY'RE ALL
IN THIS ONE SMALL REGION.

TODAY AN URGENT CONSERVATION
SCHEME IS UNDERWAY

TO RESCUE ANY SURVIVING
GEOMETRIC TORTOISES

AND RELOCATE THEM
TO SAFER AREAS.

CHARGED WITH SNIFFING OUT
THESE RARE REPTILES...

Vicki: BRINNY!

Narrator:
...ARE THE WORLD'S FIRST

GEOMETRIC TORTOISE
DETECTION DOGS.

Vicki: GOOD GIRLS.

Narrator: BRIN AND JAMIE
BELONG TO ECOLOGIST VICKI HUDSON

FROM CAPE NATURE.

Vicki: GOOD GIRLS!
GOOD GIRLS!

BRIN AND JAMIE
ARE BOTH BELGIAN MALINOIS;

BRIN'S GOING ON 7,
AND JAMIE'S GOING ON 4.

THE BREED IS BRED
SPECIFICALLY FOR WORKING.

SO BOTH OF THEM
FROM THEIR ANCESTRY

HAVE BEEN BRED
TO USE THEIR NOSES,

WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY
VERY IMPORTANT

FOR THE TYPE OF WORK
THAT I WANT TO DO.

Narrator: VICKI HAS BEEN
LEADING THE BATTLE TO SAVE

THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
TORTOISES FOR FIVE YEARS.

TODAY SHE'S HEADING OUT
WITH BRIN AND JAMIE

TO SEARCH AN AREA
UNDER THREAT FROM FARMING.

IT'S 75 MILES NORTH
OF CAPE TOWN.

ON THE WAY, SHE FIRST
NEEDS TO STOP OFF

AT A NEWLY PROTECTED
GEOMETRIC TORTOISE RESERVE.

IF THE ONES ALREADY LIVING HERE
ARE HEALTHY,

ANY RESCUED TORTOISES
WILL ALSO BE BROUGHT HERE.

Vicki: JUMP DOWN.
GOOD GIRL, JAMIE.

Narrator: SEARCHING IN THE HEAT
IS EXHAUSTING

EVEN FOR THE DOGS...

[BARKING]
Vicki: BRIN!

Narrator: ...SO BRIN AND JAMIE
WORK INDIVIDUALLY

TO KEEP UP THEIR ENERGY
AND ENTHUSIASM.

[BARK]

YOUNG JAMIE IS UP FIRST.

SHE'S WEARING A GPS TRACKER
TO RECORD HER MOVEMENT.

Vicki: THERE'S A LOT
OF TORTOISE FOODS HERE.

YOU CAN SEE LOVELY
SOFT HERBACEOUS VEGETATION,

LEAVES AND FLOWERS.

VERY NICE FOOD FOR TORTOISES.

♪

Narrator: IT'S NOT HARD TO SEE

HOW THESE TORTOISES
GOT THEIR NAME.

THEIR GEOMETRIC SHELL PATTERNS
ARE UNIQUE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL.

BUT IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE THE SHELL

THAT THESE DOGS
ARE TRAINED TO SCENT.

THE TORTOISES HAVE
A DISTINCT SMELL.

JAMIE HAS MORE THAN 220 MILLION
SCENT CELLS IN HER NOSE,

COMPARED TO A RELATIVELY MODEST
5 MILLION FOR A HUMAN.

[BARKING]

AND JAMIE SOON DETECTS THE FIRST
GEOMETRIC TORTOISE OF THE DAY.

[BARKING]

Vicki: GOOD DOG.

Narrator: VICKI RECORDS
A GPS LOCATION

FOR EVERY TORTOISE FOUND

AND THEN GIVES IT
A UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION NOTCH

ON ITS SHELL.

Vicki: THIS IS BASICALLY
LIKE FILING YOUR NAILS,

IT'S A PRETTY STANDARD FILE,

AND THE SCUTES,
IT'S GOT NO FEELING,

IT'S LIKE A RHINO HORN
OR YOUR NAILS.

IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF SUBSTANCE.

♪

Narrator: JAMIE'S SUCCESS
EARNS HER A BREAK...

AND BRIN TAKES OVER THE SEARCH.

THE MALINOIS IS A BREED

THAT NEEDS TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE
WITH ITS OWNER,

BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.

BRIN IS DRIVEN BY THE THOUGHT
OF HER BALL REWARD,

AND SHE SOON SNIFFS OUT
ANOTHER GEOMETRIC TORTOISE.

Vicki: GOOD DOG!

GOOD! GOOD GIRL, BRINNY.

YES, SO CLEVER.

DROP. DROP.

GOOD.

IT'S A LITTLE MALE,

YOU CAN SEE IT'S GOT
A CONCAVE PLASTRON

AND ALSO A THICKER TAIL
AT THE BACK.

HE IS IN GOOD SHAPE,

HE HASN'T GOT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS
ON HIS SHELL.

Narrator:
FINDING HEALTHY GEOMETRICS

PROVES THIS IS AN IDEAL LOCATION

FOR RELOCATING
ADDITIONAL TORTOISES.

BUT SEARCHING HERE COMES
WITH POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS

FOR THE DOGS--

BLOOD-SUCKING,
DISEASE-CARRYING TICKS.

Vicki: ALREADY I CAN SEE,
HERE'S ONE.

YEAH, GOOD GIRL, GOOD GIRL.

Narrator:
VICKI MAKES SURE THE DOGS

GET A THOROUGH EXAMINATION
AFTER EACH AND EVERY SEARCH.

Vicki: YEAH, THAT HURT.

THEY CAN CARRY BILIARY,

WHICH IS A BACTERIAL DISEASE
FOR THE DOGS,

SO YOU REALLY DO WANT
TO GET THEM OFF,

APART FROM THE FACT
THAT THEY ALSO ANNOY THE DOGS

AND THEY CAN MAKE NASTY SORES.

I ALSO CHECK BETWEEN HER PADS
FOR THORNS,

ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

BECAUSE IF SHE'S GOT ANYTHING
WRONG WITH HER FEET,

SHE CAN'T WORK.

OH, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

[WHISPERING]

CHEST AREA.

Narrator: UNFAZED, BRIN SEEMS
TO RATHER ENJOY THE ATTENTION.

Vicki: GOOD GIRL, HUH?
AND YOUR FACE?

Narrator: SATISFIED THAT THIS
IS A SAFE AREA

IN WHICH TO RELEASE
MORE GEOMETRIC TORTOISES,

VICKI HEADS BACK TO THE OFFICE

TO DOWNLOAD THE GPS DATA
FROM THE DOGS' COLLARS.

THIS SHOWS HOW MUCH GROUND
THE DOGS COVERED

DURING THEIR SEARCH AND WHERE
THE TORTOISES WERE FOUND.

Vicki: HERE YOU CAN SEE
MY TRACK, THE DOG TRACK,

AS WELL AS THE POINTS
OF THE FINDS.

Narrator: NOW IT'S TIME FOR
THE SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION.

[SHEEP BLEATING]

A LOCAL SHEEP FARMER
AND VINEYARD OWNER

HAS GEOMETRICS ON HIS LAND
THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.

Vicki: THERE'S A DROUGHT
AND COMPETITION

BETWEEN THE FARMER'S SHEEP
AND THE GEOMETRIC TORTOISE.

Narrator: THE GEOMETRICS STARVE

AS THE SHEEP EAT
WHAT LITTLE VEGETATION GROWS.

BRIN IS SOON ON THE SCENT
OF SOMETHING.

Vicki: HAVE YOU GOT SOMETHING?

SUPER! [CLAPS]

SUPER!

IT'S A VERY NICE SIZED
SUB-ADULT GEOMETRIC TORTOISE.

GOOD GIRL.

Narrator: WITHIN THE HOUR...

Vicki: WE'VE FOUND ONE HERE.

Narrator:
...BRIN LOCATES THREE MORE.

VICKI WILL RELOCATE ALL OF THEM
TO THE PROTECTED RESERVE.

♪

Vicki: JUST GOING TO LEAVE HIM
OVER THERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF COVER FOR HIM.

THERE'S A LOT OF FOOD FOR HIM,
SO HE SHOULD BE FINE HERE.

Narrator: WHEN IT COMES
TO CONSERVATION,

NO ENDANGERED SPECIES
IS TOO SMALL...

OR TOO LARGE

FOR CANINE DETECTIVES TRAINED
TO FOLLOW THEIR NOSES.

THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS,

AN ARCHIPELAGO
IN THE PUGET SOUND

OFF THE COAST OF WASHINGTON.

A RENOWNED MATING
AND RECREATIONAL GROUND

FOR THE MAJESTIC ORCA,

ALSO KNOWN AS THE KILLER WHALE.

FOR DECADES, ORCAS
HAVE CONGREGATED HERE

TO FEED AND NURSE THEIR YOUNG.

THREE FAMILY GROUPS, OR PODS,
ARE RESIDENT IN THESE WATERS.

BUT THE NUMBER OF WHALES
IN THE RESIDENT PODS

HAS DRAMATICALLY DECLINED,

FROM A PEAK IN THE MID-NINETIES
OF ALMOST 100 INDIVIDUALS

TO JUST 75 IN EARLY 2019.

♪

A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS
IS WORKING

TO FIND OUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED
TO THE WHALES.

THE ANSWER LIES IN FINDING
AN ELUSIVE PIECE OF EVIDENCE.

[CAMERA CLICKING]

- WHALE SCAT--
- OR FECES--

A PUNGENT, OILY LIQUID THAT
FLOATS TO THE OCEAN'S SURFACE.

DNA EXTRACTION FROM THE SCAT

CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY
INDIVIDUAL WHALES,

CHECK ON THEIR DIET
AND MONITOR THEIR HEALTH.

THIS REVEALS VITAL CLUES
AS TO THE CAUSE OF THEIR DECLINE

AND HELPS IDENTIFY
WAYS TO SAVE THEM.

BUT IT'S HARD TO SPOT THE SCAT
FLOATING ON THE SURFACE

OVER SUCH A WIDE AREA.

THAT'S WHERE DIO COMES IN,
WITH HIS EXTRAORDINARY NOSE.

HE CAN SMELL WHALE SCAT
IN THE WATER

AND GUIDE SCIENTISTS TO IT.

DIO IS TRAINED
BY CONSERVATIONIST COLLETTE YEE.

Collette: DIO COMES
FROM THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY,

AND HE'S A AUSTRALIAN
CATTLE DOG,

OR BLUE HEELER MIX OF SOME SORT.

Narrator:
THE AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG,

ALSO KNOWN AS A BLUE HEELER,
IS A MIX

OF THE COLLIE HERDING BREED
AND THE FERAL DINGO,

A WILD DOG THAT ROAMS
THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK.

Collette: CHECK OVER HERE.

Narrator: THE CATTLE DOG
IS INTELLIGENT, ENERGETIC

AND HAS GREAT ENDURANCE.

Collette: [LAUGHS]
YOU'RE JUST RELENTLESS!

DIO IS REALLY DRIVEN,

AND THAT'S HOW WE SELECT,
ACTUALLY, ALL OF OUR DOGS.

WE LOOK FOR DOGS
WITH A LOT OF ENERGY

AND A REALLY HIGH BALL DRIVE

TO GET THAT REWARD
AT THE END OF THE DAY.

GIMME THAT.

GIVE IT A REST.
I KNOW.

[LAUGHS]

Narrator: IT'S MIDSUMMER,

TRADITIONALLY A TIME THAT ORCAS
COME INSHORE TO FEED,

GIVING DIO THE CHANCE TO PUT
HIS SCENTING SKILLS TO WORK.

JOINING DIO AND COLLETTE
IN THE SEARCH

IS DR. DEBORAH GILES...

Deborah: HI, BUD.

Narrator: ...DIRECTOR AT
THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH.

Deborah: RUMORS OF WHALES.

Narrator: THE RESEARCH TEAM
HAS A NETWORK OF LOCAL CONTACTS

WHO ALERT THEM
TO WHALE SIGHTINGS.

WHALE SCAT DISSIPATES

WITHIN MINUTES OF REACHING
THE OCEAN SURFACE.

IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME.

DIO KEEPS HIS NOSE OUT IN FRONT.

Deborah: SOMETIMES THE WHALES
ARE TOO FAR AWAY FOR US.

BUT IF THEY'RE HEADING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,

THEN WE'LL JUST KIND OF BE
ON MORE PREPARED STANDBY.

Narrator: WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEED TO BE PERFECT

FOR DIO TO SNIFF OUT
THE ORCA SCAT.

Collette: YOU HAVE
KIND OF A SMALL WINDOW

OF IDEAL CONDITIONS,

WHERE TOO MUCH WIND,

THE WATER WILL BE TOO ROUGH
AND WE CAN'T WORK,

OR NOT ENOUGH WIND,
THE ODOR CAN'T GET TO THE DOG,

SO THIS IS THE NICE
MIDDLE GROUND THAT WE LOOK FOR.

Narrator:
IF DIO IS SUCCESSFUL TODAY,

THE WHALE SCAT WILL BE ANALYZED
BY DR. SAMUEL WASSER.

Sam: IT ALLOWS US TO GET
A TEMPORAL SEQUENCE

OF SAMPLES FROM THESE WHALES

SO THAT WE CAN SEE,
YES, IT'S A KILLER WHALE,

IN FACT IT'S A FEMALE,
AND WE SEE, AH, SHE'S PREGNANT.

Narrator: ONE OF THE RESIDENT
WHALE PODS

HIT THE HEADLINES IN 2018

WHEN A NEW MOTHER CARRIED
HER DEAD CALF FOR 17 DAYS,

REFUSING TO LET IT GO.

FEMALE KILLER WHALES
GIVE BIRTH TO A SINGLE CALF

ONLY ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS.

SINCE 2015, NO CALVES IN THE
SOUTHERN RESIDENT POPULATION

HAVE SURVIVED TO ADULTHOOD.

IT'S A SITUATION THAT SAM
AND HIS COLLEAGUES

ARE JUST BEGINNING
TO UNDERSTAND.

Sam: THIS IS
A VERY COMPLEX PROBLEM.

THIS POPULATION IS CRASHING.

AND THE PRESSURES
FACING THESE WHALES

ARE LARGELY LACK OF SALMON,
AND ESPECIALLY CHINOOK SALMON.

Narrator: CHINOOK SALMON
HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

TO THE POINT
THAT THEY'VE BEEN PLACED

ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST.

WITH SALMON STOCKS SO DEPLETED,

THE ORCAS HERE ARE QUITE SIMPLY
STARVING TO DEATH.

BUT A LACK OF FOOD
ISN'T THE ONLY ISSUE.

MAN-MADE CHEMICALS

AND THE PERSISTENT
TOXIC POLLUTION OF THE OCEANS

ADDS TO THEIR HEALTH PROBLEMS.

Sam: WE CAN SEE THAT THE FEMALES

UNDER THE MOST
NUTRITIONAL STRESS

HAVE THE HIGHEST TOXINS
IN THEIR SCAT,

AND WHEN THEY'RE
UNDER LOW STRESS,

THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH TOXINS
IN THEIR SCAT.

Narrator: WITH THEIR NUTRITION

AND THEIR ABILITY TO REPRODUCE COMPROMISED,

IT'S LITTLE WONDER
THAT THE RESIDENT ORCAS

ARE HEADING TOWARDS EXTINCTION.

Collette: HE'S NOT
PICKING UP ANYTHING.

Narrator: AND IT EXPLAINS
WHY DIO AND THE RESEARCH TEAM

ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY SPOTTING
ANY OF THE THREE RESIDENT PODS.

Deborah: WHEN I FIRST STARTED
STUDYING THESE WHALES IN 2005,

WE HAD WHALES ALMOST EVERY DAY,

AND WE OFTEN HAD MEMBERS
OF ALL THREE PODS EVERY DAY,

AND THEN 2013 MARKED THE YEAR

THAT THE WHALES WERE
IN THE INLAND WATERS

LESS THAN HALF THE AMOUNT
OF TIME THAT THEY NORMALLY ARE.

Narrator: DIO IS SNIFFING
WITH HIS NOSE INTO THE WIND,

BUT HE'S NOT PICKING UP
ANY SCENT TODAY.

WHENEVER HE WORKS,
HE NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT,

BUT REWARDING DIO
WITHOUT FINDING SCAT

WOULD UNDERMINE HIS TRAINING,
SO DEBORAH HAS A PLAN.

Deborah: COLLETTE KEEPS
EXTRA SAMPLES IN HER FREEZER.

WE JUST PUT IT IN THIS
FANCY BOWL THAT COLLETTE MADE,

AND THIS FLOAT ALLOWS US TO
A] SEE IT FROM REALLY FAR AWAY,

BUT MOSTLY JUST KEEP IT
A LITTLE BIT,

A LITTLE BIT MORE STABLE
ON THE WATER,

SO THIS ONE BEING FROM THIS YEAR

IS PROBABLY STILL
PRETTY ODOROUS.

YEP.

Collette: YEAH, IT'S
A GLAMOROUS JOB.

[LAUGHING]

Deborah: WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND POUR THE WHOLE THING IN.

OOH, YEAH, IT'S A STINKY ONE.

AND PUT IT IN THE WATER.

AND THEN WE'LL
DRIVE AWAY FROM IT

SO THAT I CAN END UP
BEING DOWNWIND OF IT.

♪

Narrator: AFTER A FRUSTRATING
SEARCH SO FAR, DIO NOW PERKS UP.

Collette: WHEN HE'S STARTING
TO PICK UP ON AN ODOR,

WE WILL START TO SEE HIM
BECOME MORE ALERT.

HE'LL STICK HIS HEAD UP
IN THE AIR, LICK HIS LIPS,

HE'LL SORT OF ALMOST
LIKE TASTE THE ODOR.

Narrator: COLLETTE CAN'T SEE
THE SAMPLE FLOAT

UNTIL THEY'RE CLOSER TO IT,

BUT DIO CAN PICK UP THE SCENT
OF WHALE SCAT

FROM UP TO A MILE AWAY.

BUT WILL HE GUIDE COLLETTE
BACK TO THE SAMPLE?

DIO'S SCENTING
IS ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLE

TO THE UNTRAINED EYE,

BUT COLLETTE IS AN EXPERT

AT READING DIO'S
SUBTLE DETECTION SIGNALS.

♪

Collette: I'M ACTUALLY
GONNA BE PRETTY QUIET

AND JUST WATCHING HIM
AND WAITING FOR HIM

TO GIVE ME A SIGNAL.

YOU NEED TO COME
MORE TO THE LEFT.

Collette:
JUST SORT OF LITTLE CUES

THAT HE DOES WITH HIS BODY.

HOW MUCH TENSION
HE'S PUTTING ON THE LEASH,

HOW RIGID HIS BODY BECOMES,
WHAT HIS EARS ARE DOING,

WHAT HIS MOUTH, WHAT HIS NOSE,
WHAT HIS EYES ARE DOING.

♪

Narrator:
COLLETTE RELAYS DIRECTIONS

FOR DEBORAH TO STEER THE BOAT.

Collette: RIGHT THERE.
Deborah: OH, YEAH, I SEE IT.

♪

Narrator: DIO HAS LOCKED ON
TO THE ORCA SCENT WITH EASE.

Collette: YOU'RE GOOD,
KEEP COMING FORWARD.

Deborah: GOOD BOY, WOO!

HE DROPPED IT OVER THE...

YEAH! GOOD JOB.

ATTA BOY!

Narrator: THE MISSION
IS A SUCCESS FOR DIO,

BUT IT'S DISAPPOINTING
FOR DEBORAH AND COLLETTE.

THEIR FAILED SEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

THE LACK OF ORCAS
NOW FREQUENTING THESE WATERS.

IF THE ORCA DECLINE
IS TO BE REVERSED,

GREATER ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN
TO PROTECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

DIO'S WHALE SCAT
SCENTING ABILITY

IS VITAL TO CONTINUING
THE INVALUABLE RESEARCH.

Collette: IT'S ALMOST
LIKE PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE ME

WHEN I TELL THEM THAT WE HAVE
A DOG THAT CAN FIND ORCA SCAT,

AND DOING THIS WITH THE DOG
IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

WE WOULDN'T REALLY BE ABLE

TO HAVE THIS NON-INVASIVE SURVEY
METHOD WITHOUT USING THE DOG,

SO THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

Narrator:
IT'S JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE

OF HUMANS RELYING
ON MAN'S BEST FRIEND.

♪

ACROSS THE WORLD,

DOGS ARE SAVING ANIMALS
FROM EXTINCTION...

UNEARTHING HIDDEN GEMS...

AND PREVENTING
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER.

THESE DOG SCENTING DETECTIVES

ARE AMONG THE MANY DOGS
WITH EXTRAORDINARY JOBS.

♪