Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It’s not unusual for collies to be working dogs, but for one west country pup, her job is in building maintenance rather than sheep herding. Chewit has a head for heights and joins her owner in the roof thatching business, expertly climbing up and down ladders and fetching tools.


Clip taken from That’s Life!, originally broadcast on BBC One, 7 May 1989.





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