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These two dogs are champion food thieves, leaping into the air and stealing food out of anyone’s hand or mouth. They stalk the family dinner table and steal anything food-related from any work surface, anywhere! Things have got so bad that the family hasn't been able to eat together at the dining room table for 2 years. The kids have to eat at the breakfast bar in shifts, or they eat standing up, or Susan will eat in another room with the dog, so at least the rest of the family can have peace. Once a year they’ll try Christmas dinner together but will have to bolt their food to beat the dogs. If they’re shut out of the room they’ll howl the house down leaving nerves in tatters and a bad case of indigestion.
The two dogs will fight over whatever they get their paws on, and also softie Dad Graham's attention. He’s been bitten on numerous occasions trying to separate them, and worse, Benjy has also bitten little Emily twice when he stole her food. Susan said he had to go but Graham couldn’t bring himself to put Benjy on Doggie Death Row.
To top it all, both dogs sleep with Graham and Susan every night, stopping them from ever nodding off, making them tired the whole time. But if they shut the dogs out in the hallway they howl all night and keep everyone in the street awake. Love life? Forget it! If any action hots up in the bedroom, the dogs howl with increasing volume. It’s not exactly Barry White, so it’s time for Victoria Stilwell to show these two hounds the bedroom door.
Both dogs are in serious need of Victoria’s assistance, but can the family turn them around? Benjy has bitten before, and to the family’s dismay, he bites again. For Victoria there is only one answer – Benjy must be put down, but will Dad Graham be able to make the heart-breaking decision about the dog he loves?
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