For the Love of Dogs

Paul O'Grady returns to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for one of the most extraordinary and dramatic periods in its history. After lockdown, it's back to re-homing the furry residents, all happy dogs with wagging tails. But in March 2020, it was a different story. Before Battersea closes its doors to the public for the first time in 160 years, Paul spends one last day at the centre helping in whatever way he can.

Paul helps a shy rottweiler who struggles to bond with people, falls head over heels for a spaniel cross pup with a bad case of mites, and is left gobsmacked when a family of rabbits turn up at the doors of Battersea.

Paul meets an energetic Staffie cross who needs calming down in kennels, falls in love with a rare West African dog called an azawakh, and coaxes an over-bred bulldog to come out of her shell.

Paul O'Grady trains a lively beagle cross pup, and spends the day keeping a bichon company who's used to a busy home. Plus, he helps a shell-shocked old Staffy who was left tied to the gates, and subsequently gets caught up in an outbreak of parvovirus which all the Battersea staff battle to contain.

Paul O'Grady meets dogs who really need him to go the extra mile in their quest to find a home, including an American bulldog heartbroken to leave her owner, and a pair of shih tzu sisters from a puppy farm who need to learn all about domestic life. He also meets a Staffie who's not keen on the ladies, and a stray who's been at Battersea for two years who's not a fan of kennel life but has a penchant for peanut butter.

Paul O'Grady meets some beautiful dogs who are all still struggling to find a home. He meets a gorgeous golden retriever with an incontinence problem and a boisterous border collie with a bad hip who needs Paul's help in the hydrotherapy centre. He also calls in on a tiny pregnant mongrel, and spends time with an OAP Patterdale who just needs a bit of company in her twilight years.