Project Fido
' Down with dogs! Our growing population of six million dogs pollute Britain with a million gallons of urine and 500 tons of faeces every day, eat huge quantities of precious protein, bite us, give us horrible diseases and are involved in a fifth of all traffic accidents.'
The protests from the anti-dog lobby get louder every day, yet for many their only friend in the world is a dog, and some, like the blind, wholly depend on them.
In Britain and America Horizon investigates the vices and virtues of dogs. with reports on several surprising discoveries about their behaviour and the often misunderstood relationship between man and his alleged best friend. Narrator Ian Holm
Editor PETER GOODCHILD
Producer JOHN M. MANSFIELD How to stay top dog: page 4