Alison Hammond carries on Paul O'Grady's incredible legacy, following the ups & downs of life at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.
For the Love of Dogs (Season 8)
Episode 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 2019-10-23
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: In the series opener, Paul babysits a gang of very mischievous Staffie pups who need to learn some manners and meets a mystery mongrel who was reported stolen 13 years ago.
Episode 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 2019-10-30
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Paul O'Grady meets some special dogs who need to go to unconventional homes, including a dog with star potential and a pointer cross who may have been shot at in the past.
Episode 3 (Episode 3)
Air date: 2019-11-06
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Paul is asked to help bottle feed a pair of week-old kittens whose mother had abandoned them, and also helps to socialise a gang of dogs who arrive from a puppy farm where they were used for breeding.
Episode 4 (Episode 4)
Air date: 2019-11-13
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Paul meets a nine-month-old terrier called Roo who is far too young to have puppies, but was found roaming the streets, heavily pregnant.
Episode 5 (Episode 5)
Air date: 2019-11-20
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Paul falls in love with an unusually friendly Akita called Samson, as the vet team try to work out what is wrong with his injured nose. He also helps a former racing greyhound get ready for life in a domestic home.
Episode 6 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2019-11-27
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Paul meets an albino Pekingese riddled with health problems, a dog who was rescued from a near-death experience in the Thames and a labrador pup who wasn't vaccinated and has arrived with a mystery illness.
Episode 7 (Episode 7)
Air date: 2019-12-04
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Paul O'Grady meets an agoraphobic Staffy-cross who is too scared to go outside, a gang of four Japanese chin crosses who need to be separated, and an unusually quiet chihuahua.
Episode 8 (Episode 8)
Air date: 2019-12-18
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: In the last episode of the series, Paul meets a Pyrenean mountain dog who has a problem with her bladder and an overweight Westie who needs to get in shape.
