.

>> TONIGHT IT'S FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD.

MONTREAL STYLE.

THEN A LOOK AT A JOB TRAINING PROGRAM WITH A DIFFERENCE.

AND WE'LL MEET SOME OF THE REGULARS AT SOUTH BURLINGTON'S MOST IRREGULAR DAYCARE FACILITY.

WELCOME TO "POINTS NORTH."

I AM FRAN STODDARD.

>> AND I AM ROB MA HOLIC.

NOWHERE WITH THE CULINARY DISTINCTIONS SHARPER THAN IN THE MANY SPECIALIZED ETHIC MARKETS AND SHOPS THAT MAINTAIN OLD TRADITIONS OR CREATE NEW ONE THE.

WE INVITED THREE MONTREALERS TO SHOW US THEIR FAVORITE SOURCES AND INVITE YOU TO JOIN US ON OUR TASTY TREASURE HUNT.

GREAT CITIES LIKE GREAT PEOPLE HAVE AN OUTWARD IDENTITY AND A DEEPER MORE COMPLEX INNER PERSONALITY.

SO IT IS WITH MONTREAL.

BENEATH HER MODERN URBAN EXTERIOR LIES AN ETHIC SOUL THAT'S FUELED BY A TASTE FOR INTERNATIONAL CULTURE AND FOOD.

>> HUNDREDS OF SPECIALTY FOOD MERCHANTS SUPPLY THE NEEDS OF THE CITY OF PASSIONATE EATERS.

WHEN IT COMES TO GOOD FOOD, FRESHNESS IS KEY.

ACCORDING TO LOCAL FOOD WRITER JOE FIORITO, WHEN MONTREALERS NEED FRESH PRODUCE, THERE IS ONLY ONE PLACE TO GO.

>> IT'S NOT A SUPERMARKET TOWN.

WE DEMAND OUR FOOD FRESH AND WE DEMAND IT EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE COME TO PLACES LIKE THE MARKET IN THE NORTH END OF MONTREAL TO GET WHAT WE WANT FRESH.

IT'S OUR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO HAVE STUFF FRESH.

THAT'S WHY THERE IS 130 DIFFERENT SHOPS IN THIS MARKET.

A BIG STOMACH IN THE NORTH END OF THE CITY SUPPLYING EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED FRESH ALL THE TIME, YEAR-ROUND.

>> WE GOT STRAWBERRY, WE HAVE DIFFERENT KIND OF PEPPER.

WE HAVE WHAT YOU CALL IN FRENCH [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE].

AND WE HAVE EGGPLANT.

>> THIS MARKET USED TO BE THE SHAMROCK ATHLETIC FIELD WHERE THE IRISH USED TO WHACK EACH OTHER ON THE HEAD WITH HURLING STICKS.

BUT WHEN THE IRISH WERE SUPPLANTED BY THE WAVE OF THE ITALIANS, THE ITALIANS TOOK THE PLACE OVER AND ESTABLISHED THIS MARKET HERE TO GIVE THEMSELVES A TASTE OF HOME.

>> YOU JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT OVER HERE, YOU PUT SOME OLIVE OIL, SALT, PEPPER, BARBECUE.

TEN MINUTES IT'S LIKE IF I -- FILL -- FILET.

>> WE HAVE USE THIS IN THE TOE -- >> PEOPLE DON'T BUY STUFF AND PUT IT IN THEIR CUPBOARDS AT HOME.

WE DEMAND TO HAVE FRESH FOOD.

>> BUT FRESHNESS ISN'T EVERYTHING.

LOCATED TWO BLOCKS FROM THE MARKET IS LITTLE ITALY'S SHRINE TO GOOD EATING.

THE MILANO SUPERMARKET IS ITALIAN SPECIALTY FOOD, OFFERING AS COMPLETE A GROCERY LIST AS YOU WOULD FIND IN ITS NAME SAKE CITY.

>> WE GOT THE RIGATONI, WHATEVER SHAPE OR SIZE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, WE HAVE THEM ALL.

WE GOT RICOTTA, AND RIGHT OVER HERE THESE ARE SALAMI.

THEY MAKE IT WITH GARLIC OR WITHOUT.

THIS IS ANOTHER TYPE WHICH IS A LITTLE THICKER MINCED.

WE GOT STRONG OLIVES.

AND THIS RIGHT OVER HERE IS OCTOPUS.

>> THERE WAS A LOCAL CUISINE HERE LONG BEFORE THE ITALIANS ARRIVED, A CUISINE WHICH SURVIVES IN CLASSIC FORM.

WHAT IS A BEANERY PORK AND BEANS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

>> REALLY TRUE COOKING OF QUEBEC IS TOUGH TO FIND THESE DAYS IN RESTAURANTS.

>> BEE MACGUIRE WRITES FOR THE MONTREAL GAZETTE.

>> PEOPLE HAD LONG WINTERS THEY HAD TO GET THROUGH AND THEY GOT THROUGH BY EATING MEAT PIE AND LOTS OF STICK TO YOUR RIBS STUFF THAT YOUR CARDOLOGIST MIGHT HAVE A HARD ATTACK IF HE HEARD YOU WERE EATING THESE DAYS.

>> FRESH PORK, BAKED BEANS, MEAT PIE, MEATBALLS, AND THIS IS A SQUARE OF PORK PATE.

BUT NO GREASE.

>> THIS IS A NEW '90s TWIST.

>> THAT'S IT, YOU GOT IT.

WE TAKE THE GREASE, YOU CAN EAT THEM EVERY DAY IF YOU WANT.

NO HEART ATTACK.

>> OUR DOCTORS WILL BE THRILLED.

>> NO.

>> AND NOW FOR THE FAMOUS, THE INFAMOUS MUSICAL FOOD, LE BEAN.

>> YES, OF COURSE, BAKED BEANS.

>> YOU COOK THESE ON AN ANCIENT OVEN.

>> YES.

>> AND HOW LONG DO THEY SIMMER FOR BEFORE THEY ARE READY?

>> ABOUT 15 HOURS.

>> THAT WILL STICK TO YOUR RIBS EVERY TIME.

>> THOUGH FRENCH IS STILL QUEBEC'S PRIMARY SPOKEN LANGUAGE, MONTREALERS HAVE CULTIVATED AND TREASURED THEIR MANY ADOPTED CULINARY DIALECTS SAYS SIMON DARDICK.

>> MY FAMILY IS AN OLD MONTREAL FAMILY BUT WE GREW UP IN ONTARIO, AND I HEARD STORIES FOR YEARS FROM MY FATHER ABOUT THE WONDERFUL FOOD PLACES IN MONTREAL, AND WHEN I CAME HERE IN THE '60S TO MY GREAT DELIGHT I DISCOVERED ALL THESE PLACES THAT HE SPOKE ABOUT, SMOKED MEAT PLACES AND BAGEL PLACES, A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN COME UP ANY HOUR IN THE MORNING, YOU CAN GET HERE AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING, 5:00 IN THE MORNING, ANY TIME OF DAY YOU CAN GET FRESH BAGELS.

>> THE KEEPER OF THE FLAME OF BAGEL MAKING IS IRONICALLY AN ITALIAN.

30 YEARS, JOE CONTINUES A SUCCESSFUL TRADITION OF DOING THINGS THE OLD WAY.

>> MONTREAL BAGEL, WHAT MAKES IT STICK OUT OR MAKES IT PROMINENT IS THAT WE STILL MAKE THEM HAND ROLLED, AND THEY ARE BOILED IN WATER AND BAKED IN A WOOD BURNING OVEN.

THAT'S OUR SECRET.

WE HAVEN'T CHANGED IT, NO GAS, NO ELECTRICITY, NO MACHINES.

STILL THE SAME OLD WAY, THAT'S WHAT WE BUILD OUR NAME ON AND REPUTATION ON, AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE KNOWN.

>> IF THERE IS ONE FOOD THAT'S IDENTIFIED WITH MONTREAL IT'S GOT TO BE SMOKED MEAT, AND THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE IN THIS CITY WHERE YOU CAN FIND IT WHERE IT'S MADE ANY BETTER THAN SCHWARTZ'S DELICATESSEN.

NO CHEMICALS, DONE IN BARRELS AND IT TASTES ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

>> SHH WART'S IS FOR MEAT LOVERS, AN ENDLESS SEA OF CURED, SMOKED, BRISKET OF BEEF.

.

>> IT'S ALIVE.

>> THE ONLY NON-ANIMAL SUBSTANCES TO BE FOUND HERE ARE MUSTARD, DILL PICKLES BY THE BARREL FULL, SLICED RYE BREAD AND SCHWARTZ' BEVERAGE OF CHOICE, CHERRY SODA.

>> THERE IS NOTHING LIKE SMOKED MEAT THAT YOU FIND IN MONTREAL, BY SAINT LAWRENCE BOULEVARD ON THE MAIN.

>> MONTREAL IS A CITY OF FOOD LOVERS AND WE HAVE A PLACE LIKE ANGELO'S SAUSAGE AND BUTCHER SHOP HERE ON THE MAIN, ON SAINT LAWRENCE BOULEVARD, THE GREAT BOULEVARD OF FOOD THAT SEPARATES MONTREAL BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.

ANGELO IS A SAUSAGE MAKER THAT HAS BEEN MAKING SAUSAGES ACCORDING TO A TRADITION THAT'S HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD.

ANGELO WAS BORN TO MAKE SAUSAGES.

HIS FIRST JOB AS A HUNGARIAN BUTCHER'S ASSISTANT TAUGHT HIM THE BASICS.

>> IT'S INTERESTING, THE JOB.

I WAS MEMORIZING BECAUSE REALLY NOBODY SHOWING -- GIVE YOU THE RECIPE AND EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT.

IT'S A SECRET.

SO FOR ME I TRIED TO JUST -- TO MEMORIZE.

I COME HOME WITH SOMETHING MARKED DOWN ON PAPER, MOUCH MEAT AND THIS AND THAT AND YOU UNDERSTAND.

IT'S VERY INTERESTING.

IT'S AN ART, TO BE A GOOD SAUSAGE MAKER, IT'S A BIG ART.

VERY CAREFUL FOR STORAGE, RIGHT TEMPERATURE, RIGHT HUMIDITY, DRAFT.

YOU MAKE ONE MISTAKE, SALAMI IS FINISHED, YOU CAN PUT INTO THE GARBAGE BECAUSE IT'S TOO DRY, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.

THIS ONE HERE, IT'S HOT, HOT HUNGARIAN SALAMI, CALLED GYPSY SALAMI, VERY SPICY.

AND THIS ONE, IT'S HUNGARIAN PAPRIKA.

I MAKE HERE, IT'S VERY, VERY WELL-KNOWN.

>> THE SINGLE QUALITY THAT MONTREAL SPECIALTY FOOD PURVEYORS SHARE IS THAT OLD WORLD SENSE OF PRIDE.

A QUALITY THAT SETS THEM, THEIR WARES AND THEIR GREAT CITY APART.

>> IT'S GOOD TASTE AND SOMETHING SPECIAL.

>> AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN OUR LIVES WE ALL CONSIDER MAKING CAREER CHANGES, BUT WHEN A FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMAN IS INTERESTED IN A NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATION, LIKE BECOMING A MECHANIC OR A WELDER, OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING ARE PRETTY SCARCE.

AT THE BURLINGTON STEP-UP FOR WOMEN PROGRAM HOWEVER, DOZENS OF WOMEN ARE GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND HELP THEMSELVES TO A NEW PROFESSION.

>> I NORMALLY GET UP ABOUT BETWEEN 6:00 ON 6:30, AND I HAVE COFFEE AND I WAKE MYSELF UP BEFORE I GET THE KIDS OUT OF BED.

I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN.

THEIR AGES ARE FROM FOUR TO TEN.

AND MY OLDEST ONE HAS ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER.

I SOMETIMES LEAVE BY 8:30 IF I HAVE A RIDE.

AND IF I DON'T I HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT, SOMETIMES FIRST IN THE MORNING I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THERE, WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THE KIDS TO DAYCARE, BUT I ALWAYS MANAGE TO DO IT.

>> YOU NEVER WANT TO ANSWER AN INTERVIEW QUESTION WITH A YES OR NO.

>> I HAVE BEEN ON THE WELFARE SYSTEM FOR TEN YEARS AND I KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT.

I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO GET OFF IT FOR A LONG TIME BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE SELF-ESTEEM OR THE MOTIVATION, BUT SOMETHING JUST CLICKED AND I KNEW I COULD BECOME SOMETHING I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO WITH THE TRADES.

>> IN THE EARLY SPRING DIANE AND 11 OTHER WOMEN BEGAN THE 13-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE TRADES CALLED STEP-UP FOR WOMEN.

>> THIS IS A PINCH WHEEL TYPE THING, OKAY.

>> THE 9TH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM IN BURLINGTON AND TEN YEARS SINCE IT BEGAN IN VERMONT.

THE STEP-UP PROGRAM HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL ALL OF THESE YEARS BECAUSE IT'S COMPREHENSIVE.

IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE COMPONENTS.

THE FIRST IS THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONING COMPONENT, WHICH ENABLES EACH WOMAN TO DEVELOP HER PHYSICAL STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE.

>> RIGHT THERE, STRETCH OUT.

>> THE SECOND PART OF EACH DAY IS A CLASS CALLED WOMEN'S RESOURCES, WHERE WE REALLY FOCUS ON SURVIVAL SKILLS, AND JOB READINESS SKILLS.

>> SO HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER WRITTEN A RESUME?

>> 11 YEARS AGO.

>> THEN THE THIRD PART OF THE DAY IS A THREE-HOUR HANDS ON TRADES TRAINING CLASS, WHICH GIVES ALL THE PARTICIPANTS THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE USING HAND AND POWER TOOLS AND LEARNING SPECIFIC SKILLS IN THREE DIFFERENT TRADE AREAS.

>> NOW RIGHT HERE, REMEMBER YOU ARE GOING TO POP BACK AND FORTH AND YOU ARE GOING TO BURN IT.

>> IN THE PAST TEN YEARS STEP-UP HAS GRADUATED 465 WOMEN, 80% OF THEM HAVE GONE ON TO JOBS IN THE TRADES OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, OFTEN BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIST.

>> I AM A SHEET METAL WORKER AND I WORK AT FAB TECH.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING HERE THREE YEARS AND I WENT THROUGH THE STEP-UP PROGRAM AND I WAS HIRED LIKE TWO MONTHS AFTER I GRADUATED THE STEP-UP PROGRAM.

I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I WAS ON WELFARE, SO I GOT OFF WELFARE AND I'M MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT US, AND NOT RELY ON THE STATE AND WE ARE JUST DOING GREAT.

>> THE PROGRAM MEETS THREE DAYS A WEEK FOR 13 WEEKS.

THEIR DAY BEGINS WITH A TWO-HOUR WORKOUT AT THE YMCA.

>> THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONING COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM IS IN PLACE FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE IS THAT WOMEN ARE ENTERING NONTRADITIONAL OKAY PAEICCUPATI GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO USE A GREATER DEGREE OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH.

THE SECOND REASON WE INCLUDE IT IN THE PROGRAM BY INCREASING THEIR LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND INCREASING THEIR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE THEY ALSO GAIN A HIGHER LEVEL OF SELF-ESTEEM AND THEY END UP FEELING BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES.

TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND FEEL CONFIDENT THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING WITH YOURSELF AND YOU CAN BE PROUD AND PRESENT IN WHO YOU ARE, IN ANY KIND OF A JOB, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT FOUNDATION IN THAT, AND IT JUST GIVES THE BASIC STRENGTH NECESSARY TO DO WHAT WE ARE DOING.

YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN TRULY PARTICIPATE IN LIFTING THOSE BEAMS AND SWINGING HAMMERS AND WHIPPING SHEET METAL AROUND.

>> DURING THE WOMEN'S RESOURCES CLASS THE WOMEN DISCUSS THEIR OBSTACLES AND CHART A COURSE FOR SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN A CLASS TODAY TO HELP YOU START DEFINING YOUR PERSONAL SKILLS AND STRENGTHS.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A LOT OF SKILLS AND STRENGTHS THAT WILL MAKE YOU REALLY VALUABLE AS EMPLOYEES.

>> WE WANT TO BE REALLY ACCURATE IN DESCRIBING YOURSELVES SO YOU ARE GIVING A REALISTIC IMPRESSION TO THAT PERSON ABOUT WHAT YOUR CAPABILITIES ARE.

>> IN THIS SEMESTER, THEIR SKILLS TRAINING INCLUDED ELECTRICAL WIRING, CARPENTRY AND WELDING.

FAB TECH, A SHEET METAL FAB BRING CATION COMPANY SUPPLIES ALL THE MATERIALS.

>> I WELDED TOGETHER ALL FOUR SIDES.

NOW I GOT TO SAND IT DOWN HERE TO MAKE SURE I AIN'T GOT NO HOLES AND WELD IT OVER IF I HAVE TO.

>> I'M TEACHING WOMEN WELDING.

BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WORKING MIG WELDING.

THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START, TO LEARN, FOR FOUR WEEKS.

WE DO THAT THREE HOURS A NIGHT THREE DAYS A WEEK.

THESE WOMEN ARE LEARNING MIG WELDING SO THEY CAN GO OUT TO A JOB SITE AS A BEGINNING WELDER AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY COULD BE QUALITY PEOPLE FOR A COMPANY TO HIRE.

STEREOTYPICALLY THEY ARE NOT THOUGHT OF TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT JOB AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WOMEN OUT THERE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE NICE TO WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S NOT JUST ALL MEN.

MEN ARE OKAY, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME WOMEN OUT THERE, TOO.

>> ALL THREE ASPECTS OF THE STEP-UP PROGRAM, THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONING CLASSES, THE WOMEN'S RESOURCE CLASS AND THE SKILL TRADES CLASSES ARE A MANDATORY PART OF THE PROGRAM.

WE KEEP TRACK OF THE ATTENDANCE, WHEN THE WOMEN ARE HERE, AND IT HELPS US TO QUANTIFY THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN THE STEP-UP TRAINING.

FOR THE WOMEN THEMSELVES AND ALSO FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS WHO MAY CALL US FOR A REFERENCE.

>> AND THERE ARE MANY POTENTIAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE WOMEN.

>> ANY JOB THAT HAS FEDERAL FUNDING, WHICH IS VERY TRUE IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, NEEDS TO DIVERSIFY ITS WORKFORCE AND HIRE WOMEN AND MINORITIES, SO WE ARE SERVING A REAL NEED FOR CONTRACTORS WHO ARE DOING THAT KIND OF WORK.

>> THE STEP-UP PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF VERMONT, IN PROVIDING US WITH WOMEN WHO ARE EITHER SOMEWHAT QUALIFIED OR DEFINITELY KWAQUALIFIED TO WORK THE INDUSTRY.

>> THIS KIND OF NONTRADITIONAL JOB TRAINING IS MADE POSSIBLE BY STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING.

>> STEP-UP IS FUNDED BY THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, AND THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND IN BURLINGTON WE ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT IN KIND FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF BURLINGTON'S COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND WE COUNT ON SUPPORT FROM PRIVATE INDUSTRY LIKE FAB TECH.

>> ULTIMATELY IT IS BOTH THE SUPPORT OF THE GROUP AND THE TRADE SKILLS TRAINING THAT ENABLE THESE WOMEN TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING YOU CAN'T DO THAT, BUT WE KNOW THROUGH STEP-UP THAT WE CAN BE.

IT'S JUST GOING TO BE TOUGHER, BUT IF YOU CAN REALLY STICK WITH BEING A TRADESWOMAN, YOU CAN BECOME ONE.

>> I LOVE IT.

>> THE HECTIC PACE OF MODERN LIVING HAS TRANSFORMED THE MOST SACRED OF HOUSEHOLD INSTITUTIONS.

EVEN MAN'S BEST FRIEND HAS GOTTEN INTO THE ACT.

THOUGH PROSPECTIVE DOG OWNERS SPEND TIME SELECTING A BREED TO SUIT THEIR LIFESTYLE, THEY CAN'T ALWAYS SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH THEM ONCE THEY GET HOME.

BUT THERE IS A SOLUTION.

>> PUT THOSE IN THERE.

>> IT'S THE GREAT AMERICAN WEEKDAY SENDOFF.

GETTIN GETTING THE KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL.

>> OKAY, GUYS.

LET'S GO.

>> A DEVOTED MOTHER THAT WORKS FULL TIME.

WHILE FEW PARENTS ARE WILLING TO ADMIT IT, THE DEMANDS OF MODERN LIVING HAVE MADE IT AS MUCH A NECESSITY AS A RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE A PLACE TO DEPOSIT YOUR CHILDREN.

SCHOOL IS SUCH A PLACE.

>> I TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND PARK TO GET THEM SOCIALIZED AND TO HAVE FUN WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND TO BE STIMULATED, AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT ONE OF MY OTHER KIDS ACTUALLY IS MY DOG.

>> SO WHAT'S A MOTHER TO DO WITH HER NONHUMAN CHILD THESE DAYS?

>> I HAVE THIS BORDER COLLIE THAT NEEDS SO MUCH EXERCISE, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN I GOT HIM AS A PUPPY.

HE IS SEVEN MONTHS OLD.

KNOWING I HAD TO EXERCISE HIM TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY WAS A FRUSTRATION TO ME.

WHEN I DROVE BY AND SAW DOGGY DAYCARE, I WAS CURIOUS.

>> A COMPREHENSIVE DOG CARE CENTERS GEARED TO THE MODERN REALITIES OF PET OWNERSHIP.

>> I HAVE TWO DOGS AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THEM DURING THE DAY.

I WOULD GET HOME, I WOULD BE TIRED AND THEY WOULD WANT TO PLAY OR GO FOR A WALK, AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO WITH THEM OTHER THAN TAKE CARE OF THEM MYSELF, AND I THOUGHT MAYBE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THOSE PROBLEMS.

>> NEITHER OF US LIKE HAVING TO LEAVE OUR DOGS FOR LONG DAYS OR BOARD OTHER DOGS.

THE IDEA CAME ABOUT WITH A LOT OF TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR DOG ALL DAY WHEN YOU ARE GONE FOR 10, 12 HOURS.

>> YOU BELIEVE YOUR DOG HERE, WE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THEM JUST LIKE OUR OWN.

>> SIMBA IS ONE OF THE REGULARS THAT LITERALLY TUGS AT THE LEASH TO BE IN DAYCARE.

>> HI, SIMBA, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD BOY, SIMBA.

GOOD BOY.

>> SEE YOU LATER.

>> THE DOGS USUALLY ARRIVE ABOUT 6:00, 6:30.

>> WE'VE GOT CUSTOMERS THAT ARE REGULAR.

>> GO PLAY, GO AHEAD.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN WITH US ALMOST FROM THE START.

THEY COME FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO DO IT MAYBE THREE DAYS A WEEK.

OTHER DOGS WILL JUST COME FOR A HALF DAY.

WE TRY TO FIT IT INTO WHATEVER THE OWNER'S SCHEDULE IS.

WE CAN CATCH MOST PEOPLE'S SCHEDULES.

>> LEAVE HER ALONE.

GET THAT.

>> THE BASIS OF EVERYTHING WE DO HERE IS SAFE PLAY FOR THE DOGS.

THEY LOVE TO CHASE BALLS AND PLAY KEEP AWAY.

THEY WILL PLAY TUG WITH THE LARGE TUG TOYS.

>> ALL PLAY AND NO MANNERS MAKES FIDO A DIFFICULT GUEST.

KEEPING A ROOM FULL OF SOCIALLY SENSITIVE ANIMALS SOCIALLY WELL ADJUSTED REQUIRES LOTS OF SPECIALIZED UNDERSTANDING.

>> IT'S USUALLY SCARY FOR THEM THE FIRST TIME THEY ARE HERE.

>> GOOD BOY.

GOOD BOY, BUDDY.

>> THE OTHER DOGS WILL COME UP TO IT AND CHECK IT OUT AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY LIKE IT.

THERE WILL BE A LOT OF BEHAVIOR WHERE DOGS WILL GROWL OR SNAP AT EACH OTHER.

BASICALLY THEY ARE DECIDING IF THE DOG FITS INTO THE PACK AND IT'S VERY NORMAL FOR DOGS TO DO THAT.

>> HERE WE GO, OUTSIDE!

.

>> THERE IS REALLY NOTHING HERE THAT'S CLOSED TO THE DOGS.

THE WHOLE HOUSE IS DOG-PROOF.

FOR THE MOST PART THE DOGS TELL US WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

IT'S A NEW CONCEPT FOR THE AREA, BUT NOT NECESSARILY NATIONWIDE.

BY BEING OFF LEASH IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, THE DOGS REALLY GET A CHANCE TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY WITH EACH OTHER IF THEY HAVEN'T HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY BEFORE, AND THE IDEA OF YOUR DOG LEARNING HOW TO INTERACT PROPERLY WITH OTHER DOGS REALLY CAN PREVENT PROBLEMS.

IT CAN ALSO HELP A DOG OVERCOME PROBLEMS.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE SHE IS A LITTLE NERVOUS OF NEW SITUATIONS.

>> THAT THE A GIRL.

>> AND THIS INCREASES HER CONFIDENCE ABOUT NEW THINGS.

>> A RESPECTED LOCAL DOG TRAINER, JAMIE.

>> IT WORKS NICELY FOR DOGS WHOSE OWNERS DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO TRAIN, THEY CAN GET THE EXERCISE, GO HOME TIRED.

THEY GOT SOME BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS THAT WERE WORKED ON, NOT GOING ON A LEASH OR NOT GOING IN OUT OF DOORS PROPERLY, BEGGING AT THE TABLE, EVEN WHILE WE HAVE OUR OWN LUNCH.

>> YES, DOGGY DAYCARE PROVIDES A NOON MEAL WITH SERVICE TO SUIT EVEN THE MOST DEMANDING DINER.

NEED TO CLEAN UP, NO PROBLEM.

pBATHS ARE GLADLY PROVIDED IN A REAL BATHROOM.

GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECHARGE IN THE CENTER'S QUIET ROOMS.

A CAT NAP, PARDON THE EXPRESSION, CAN BE JUST THE THING WHEN YOU ARE HAVING SO MUCH FUN.

>> WE HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST TO TREAT SOME DOGS EXTRA SPECIAL SO THEY WILL BE AWAKE AT LEAST AN HOUR WHEN THEY GET HOME.

>> DOGS REALLY DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY WITH OTHER DOGS, TO ACT LIKE A DOG, AND THAT'S WHAT WEEK PROVIDE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A DOG, TO LET IT DOWN, TO NOT HAVE TO BEHAVE IN A HUMAN SET OF STANDARDS, BUT TO BE ABLE TO JUST BE A DOG AND PLAY AND SOCIALIZE.

>> DOG DAYCARE WORKS.

THE DOGS LOVE IT.

THE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY WITH IT.

AND IT'S A GREAT JOB.

>> AND THAT'S "POINTS NORTH" FOR TONIGHT.

WE HOPED YOU ENJOYED IT AND YOU WILL BE WITH US NEXT WEEK AS WE BRING A STORY ABOUT OLD MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

WHAT MAKES THEM WORK AND TWO MEN WHO BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE.

ALSO ON THE PROGRAM THE SECOND OF OUR ONGOING REPORTS ABOUT VERMONT'S EDUCATION PROJECT.

AND A PHOTO ESSAY ON THIS YEAR'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS.

>> UNTIL THEN, FOR ALL OF US AT POINTS NORTH, SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.