Channel 4 - Dogs: Their Secret Lives (2013) Part 1

Dogs: Their Secret Lives

Have the programme-makers only just woken up to the fact that we’re a nation of dog lovers? Once there was simply Crufts and One Man and His Dog. Now there’s a pack of dog-related programmes roaming through the schedules every week. But this one does sound interesting. It uses hidden cameras to find out what our dogs get up to while they’re home alone.

Part 1: Dogs: Their Secret Lives 2013

The hectic schedules of modern life have led to man's best friend spending an increasing amount of time home alone. Using footage from hidden cameras and a ground-breaking scientific study, this updated documentary reveals what dogs get up to when their owners are out, Footage from dozens of homes shows sleepy, active, howling and fretful dogs. Infrared cameras reveal what's happening inside Bruno the boxer/ Rottweiler cross's head, while a dog vocalisation expert analyses Max the Alsatian's howling to understand what he's trying to communicate, and Mark Evans, former chief vet at the RSPCA, discovers whether technology allowing pets to make phone calls and watch dedicated TV channels is the key to keeping them happy on their own.

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