About this season
This delightful new series gets under the sometimes leathery skin of our animal friends, exploring how we live with them, care for them and also rely on them to protect and defend as well as comfort us in our time of need. The series also takes a look at the individual personalities of our beloved pets, including the way in which they communicate and how they cope with domestication, as well as exploring some of their quirkier moments.
Episodes (8)
1. Episode 1
Aired 9 September 2014 • 23 min
Hidden cameras capture the birth of three new litters of puppies, kittens and piglets
2. Episode 2
Aired 16 September 2014 • 23 min
This episode focuses on pets' health and watches as the newborn kittens.
3. Episode 3
Aired 23 September 2014 • 23 min
Documentary looking at how animals protect their owners.
4. Episode 4
Aired 30 September 2014 • 23 min
We meet some puppies whose play-fighting helps them to become well-adjusted later in life.
5. Episode 5
Aired 7 October 2014 • 23 min
We meet the super-intelligent parrot who has the communication skills of a young child.
6. Episode 6
Aired 14 October 2014 • 23 min
Some six-week-old kittens show their predatory nature.
7. Episode 7
Aired 21 October 2014 • 23 min
We look at pets' personalities, including a naughty puppy and a brave hamster.
8. Episode 8
Aired 28 October 2014 • 23 min
This episode looks at how pets adapt to their new homes. The cameras also catch a horse that knows his new home so well, that he has found a way to escape.