"We've come a long way from Barbara Woodhouse ; nowadays it's the owners who get told to sit," says Michael Houldey , producer of this insight into a new British breed - the dog psychologist. Once thought of as a faddy indulgence on the part of Americans with more money than sense, the canine counselling business is booming and vets and owners are taking it seriously. For the Robotham's, man's best friend has become their worst nightmare - Blue the alsatian can only be walked at night. Oscartheterrier'sfamily are virtual prisoners in their own home. And Stanley, a doberman, has been ordered by a court to be destroyed. Will eminent dog psychologist Roger Mugford 's "character testimony" save him? Mugford is one of three behaviourists who contribute to the programme and although each has a different approach, all agree that owner psychology is equally important when it comes to assessingtheir pets. "The problem is that people do not take into account the traits of their breed," says one. " Not only this but they view their dogas a little human, which it isn't. It's a dog - a civilised wolf."