This week housemates have been set a dog and owner task, where four of them are dressed up in big fluffy dog costumes, and have to complete various events during the week, from simply walking the dog each morning, to dog shows at set times of the day.

And this afternoon has seen the dogs pair up in teams of two - Anthony and Makosi in one group, and Science and Eugene in another - and move four ducks from one pen to another in the garden, via two gates.

The ducks waddled and quacked their way around the garden, whilst Makosi shrieked and clapped like a loon (despite the rules saying they had to be quiet) as they managed to make it through a gate, and had the constant barking out of orders (or advice as he probably thought it was) from Derek who was sitting on the decking by the pool.

All four ducks were then taken back from pen 2 to pen 1 by Science and Eugene in a similar style to the first pair, although Science seemed to think holding his hands out almost to push them along would be a better way of doing it than simply standing behind and to the side of them like Anthony and Makosi had done. [Video - the dog and duck task]

Eventually all four ducks were back in to the original pen, although it seemed more by luck than skill, with Eugene not seeming very certain of what he was doing - probably not helped by the fact a different comment was being made by Derek every few seconds... "you're too close to them" "hold your hand out" "get to the right of them" "don't stand over them" "stand over there Eugene"...