Dogs with Jobs
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Developed by | Merrily Weisbord, Kim Kachanoff |
| Written by | Sara Gilbert, Maura Kealey, Shelley Tepperman, Jon Kalina, others |
| Directed by | Serge Marcil, Susan Mawhood, Eli Gorn, Ole Gjerstad, Ramelle Mair, others |
| Narrated by | Jon Kalina, John Ralston, others |
| Theme music composer | Lance Neveu, Mathieu Vanasse |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Glen Salzman, David York, Katherine Buck, Andre Barro, others |
| Producer(s) | Maura Kealey, Robert DeLeskie, others |
| Editor(s) | Barbara Brown, George T. Clarke, others |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Cineflix, National Geographic Channel, Slice |
| Distributor | CBC, National Geographic Channel, PBS, Slice |
| Release | |
| Original release | September 2000, 04 – September 2004, 07 |
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| Related shows | Animals at Work |
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Dogs with Jobs is a Canadian documentary television series about working dogs and show dogs. Each half-hour episode consists of two to three segments on individual dogs from around the world. The family-friendly series has featured service dogs, search and rescue dogs, police dogs, herding dogs, and others. Segments show footage of dogs on the job, and also include stories of their rescue, training, and relationships with their owners and handlers.
The idea for the series came from Canadian writer Merrily Weisbord and her daughter, veterinarian Kim Kachanoff. They made use of a "doggie-cam", giving viewers a glimpse into the dog's perspective.
Weisbord and Kachanoff sold the show to Cineflix producer Glen Salzman, who presented it in a "market simulation" at the September 7, 1998 Banff International Television Festival. The series premiered on Canada's Life Network (now Slice), where it received positive ratings and reviews, before premiering in the US a year later in the form of a 90-minute compilation during a PBS pledge drive.
The series is produced by Cineflix, in association with Slice in Canada and the National Geographic Channel internationally. The series' initial run lasted five seasons, from January 8, 2000 to September 7, 2004, including 65 episodes, and airing in 57 countries. As of November 2014, the first three seasons were available on Netflix instant streaming. As of February 2016, the first two seasons were available to stream on Netflix instant streaming.
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