Muster Dogs: Collies and Kelpies on ABC and ABC iview S3E3 – The first showdown between Team Collie and Team Kelpie is here as all six of our participants face the five-month assessment.
After five weeks living with their trainers, the puppies have noticeably matured, showcasing distinct personalities and honing their livestock herding skills.
In Kaniva, Victoria, Kim and Banjo are going great. Banjo is growing into a very easy dog to train. Meanwhile, Renee continues to face challenges with her Collie pup Pockets, whose fixation on older dogs is disrupting their training and Renee’s ability to enforce her authority and dominance.
Marlene and Hudson in Bingara, NSW and Nathan and Chief in Kingaroy, Queensland are going from strength to strength. They are both super confident and are putting in the training, but there are a few teething problems that need to be ironed out before the assessment.
Regenerative farmer, Blythe has built a special bond with her Kelpie pup, Banksi. He’s chilled, attentive and at times mischievous, so Blythe has to be particularly careful when Banksi is around her chickens. Muster Dogs series 1 veteran and good friend, Aticia Grey visits Blythe and Banksi to do a training session and offer some advice in preparation for the upcoming assessment.
In Dunkeld, Victoria, Jack and his hyperactive Kelpie pup Pesto, are struggling to build a strong bond. The prolonged summer meant that Jack was stretched and unable to find the time to train Pesto. With only one week to go, will Jack and Pesto have time to build a solid bond, or will they continue to be at odds?
As judgement day arrives, our six pups each step through the five-month milestone assessments to determine if they are on track to be crowned Champion Muster Dog. The results are certainly surprising, with some puppy fails and some puppy passes.
Production credit:
Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. An Ambience Entertainment production for the ABC with production investment from Screen Queensland, Screen NSW and financed with support from the ABC. Series Director: Monica O’Brien. Director: Sally Browning. Producers: Sally Browning, Michael Boughen, Monica O’Brien. Co-producer and additional direction: John Unwin. Executive Producer: Mathew Street. ABC Executive Producer: Rachel Robinson. ABC Commissioning Editor: Jo Chichester. ABC Head of Documentaries and Specialist: Susie Jones. International Distributor: ABC Commercial.
Muster Dogs: Collies and Kelpies on ABC and ABC iview – Sunday 16 February at 7.30pm
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Muster Dogs: Collies and Kelpies on ABC and ABC iview S3E3
