ATV Today: 10.01.1977: Canine Brain of Britain

Summary

Bev Smith meets Ben, the Canine Brain of Britain, owned by the Dibley family from Nottingham, and sees how he won the title.

Year:

1977

Duration:

0:02:44

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Bev Smith interview with Alex Dibley about the family dog Ben that is a Labrador/retriever cross. She talks about the competition they entered and demonstrates how he can find his bone hidden on the sofa (the dog goes off to sit on the toilet seat whilst it is being hidden). Alex's father is Stan Dibley who is the director of the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont and at the end of the item we see Alex exercising her dog in the water at the centre.


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