For the Love of Dogs

Christmas is just around the corner and Paul is back at the Dogs and Cats’ Home as preparations are being made to make sure all the animals have a very special time. Paul answers the phones on reception and giving away some curiously shaped gifts and spends some time with the animals who will be at Battersea over the Christmas period.

Paul is hoping to find a loving home for all the dogs before Christmas day. After he pays a visit to the Brands Hatch site he meets Peppermint Patty, a Parsons Terrier, who was handed in with a massive lump on her neck. He is soon bowled over by her charming personality despite her worrisome growth.

Paul returns to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in for a seasonal special visit, to bring some much-needed festive cheer to the canine residents. This time, he seeks to find a home for Bernard, a four-month-old dachshund-cross puppy born with a heart condition, and feisty two-year-old chihuahua Billo, who was born with his kneecaps back to front. Paul also tells the stories of Igloo and Maple, two akitas who urgently need to go on a diet, Gracie the lurcher, who arrives with a severe case of mange, and seven-week-old Jack Russell Arnold, whose plight melts the hearts of everyone he meets - including a feline fellow resident.

For this one-off hour-long special, a panel of ITV viewers voted their two favourite Paul O’Grady’s For the Love of Dogs episodes from the past five series. We find out which of your favourite pooches got the most votes and wins the rosette for your Best In Show.

Paul O'Grady returns to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in a one-hour special of For the Love of Dogs at Christmas. Determined to bring some much-needed festive cheer to the canine residents, Paul will again bring his unique blend of heartfelt warmth and humour to the waifs and strays of Battersea as he tries to give the dogs the best Christmas present possible - a new home. Top of Paul’s wish list to find a new home for is Henry, a dentally challenged shih tzu down on his luck due to his snaggle-toothed grin. So Paul sets to work trying to raise his profile and spots the perfect opportunity when Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall drops in to open a new building. Can Paul manage to win the Duchess over to Henry’s unique charms and get him the best Christmas present of all - the Royal seal of approval? Another dog in need of help is mystery stray Holly, a pug-cross who arrives with an unexpected Christmas present of her own when Paul spots she’s heavily pregnant. Paul immediately whisks her off to clinic where an ultrasound confirms the good news - there’s going to be puppies at Battersea this Christmas. Paul also meets charming and affectionate Mickey, a pointer, rescued from the streets of Turkey, but suffering from very bowed legs. Paul nurses Mickey through a number of operations to try and straighten his legs - but will these hugely intricate operations work? And will Mickey get the one Christmas present he really wants - to walk out of Battersea with a new owner? Other dogs that Paul falls for include larger-than-life Sonia, an OAP pug in need of a festive makeover, and the heart-breaking Butch, whose tearful homeless owner had no choice but to hand him in Battersea to protect him from living outdoors during the cold winter months.

Paul O'Grady returns to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in a one-hour special of 'For The Love of Dogs at Christmas'. Paul once again brings his unique blend of heartfelt warmth and humour to the waifs and strays of Battersea as he tries to give the dogs the best Christmas present possible, a new home.

The comedian returns to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and tries to find homes for dozens of dogs who have all arrived together. Top of his Christmas list is a withdrawn west highland terrier called Sylvester. Paul enlists the help of a beautiful bichon frise called Harlow, who becomes Battersea's resident `therapy dog for dogs' to help him spread festive joy.

The comedian helps out at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home over the festive period, where he is enlisted to help pooches with behavioural problems. They include a reclusive mongrel that refuses to leave its kennel and a grumpy Yorkshire terrier that refuses to walk. Paul also helps an overprotective staffie mum struggling to say goodbye to her pups and an excitable one-year-old puppy that just cannot stop having little accidents. He also gets out and about with the street vets to bring festive joy to London's homeless and their dogs.

In this special episode, Paul returns to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to see how staff coped during one of the most extraordinary and dramatic periods in its history - the Coronavirus pandemic. 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, as the team goes all out against the clock to rehome more than 150 dog and cats, puppies and kittens. Paul offers to foster a dog, but when he meets an adorable litter of puppies - and one crawls into his coat - can he hold his resolve, or will she become a permanent member of the O'Grady family?

Animal lover extraordinaire Paul O’Grady is back for more festive fun at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, ready to celebrate the season of goodwill by falling in love with a new group of adorable stray and abandoned pooches. Paul is determined to bring some Christmas spirit to Battersea by helping more dogs find a new forever home. He meets a Patterdale puppy called Pudding who undergoes a life changing operation, and a cross breed called Boo who has zero table manners due to his over excitement and enthusiasm. But is Paul the person to teach Boo some patience?! Plus, Paul is reunited with Bella, an eight-year-old Beagle who was seen arriving at Battersea from a puppy farm in the Christmas 2018 episode. Bella went to a new home but is back at Battersea after the dog she lived with passed away and she couldn’t cope. Now all she wants for Christmas is a new best friend…

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is increasingly taking in dogs that are hard to rehome because of their age, their behaviour or their medical issues. In this special programme, Paul is joined by Camilla, Queen Consort, then the Duchess of Cornwall, to help these dogs in a variety of ways, from teaching a blind one how to find its way in the world, to bathing and comforting dogs that have been found abandoned on the streets. Paul also takes dogs to a Garden Party hosted by Her Majesty at Clarence House in the hope of finding them their homes in time for Christmas.

A tribute to the late presenter, comedian and chat-show host, whose unexpected death at the age of 67 prompted a flood of tributes from viewers, his entertainment colleagues and even Camilla, Queen Consort. This special celebratory film features highlights from his incredible career and interviews with those who knew him best.