Dogs, puppies and more dogs everywhere on your screen in new Netflix doc

I've always been curious why cable channels like Animal Planet or Nat Geo Wild have yet to fully exploit a certain niche. I'm talking about programming that entirely centers the relationship between humans and their pets. You can find plenty of good series about veterinarians or animal rescue groups on these channels - but there are other stories to be told, as well. Sometimes there is drama enough simply in a story about a person and their dog.

Filling that gap is the new Netflix documentary series "Dogs," developed by producer Glen Zipper with director Amy Berg, focusing each of its six hour-long episodes on a different story. They are all good. Full stop.

But only two stand out as exceptional examples that capture the nuances of the human-canine bond. And just as importantly, the personality of the dog in question.

Episode 1 ("The Kid