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02-Secret Life of Dogs S01

Jess is a ten-year-old Springer Spaniel that helps Louise Moorhouse with the daily workings of her farm in Devon. Anything you ask her to do, she'll do it.

And she just lends her hand basically or her paw to anything. In lambing season, Jess not only carries the milk bottles for Louise but she helps feed the orphaned lambs herself.

She's overriding her natural instinct to chase or even eat the lamb. She's just an extra pair of hands, really.

I think she does it because she's grown up with the sheep and I think she probably thinks they're part of her family. It's this willingness to please that has led to an enduring partnership.

Some days, she's just like a normal dog, you know, not listening at all. But other days, to be honest, and most days, I don't really treat her as a dog. I think I treat her as my best friend, really.

And the first stages of this relationship are formed when dogs are at their most lovable. Back with our puppy, and she's only just beginning to be aware of her surroundings.

Her eyes and ears that were closed for the first two weeks of her life are now opening. And with this comes a whole new world of sensory stimulation.

She uses her vision to move around, but does she see the world the same way we do? Well, dogs are colour blind. But that doesn't mean that everything is black and white.

She does see colour, but mostly just blues and yellows. It's because she only has two types of colour receptors compared to humans, who have three.

And it's also why your dog will often ignore an orange toy in the green grass, as those colours look the same to them. Better to give them something blue.

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