For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond

During Paul's first week at Battersea, he is devastated to meet Sparkle, a mistreated Staffie who was found in a London park and is dangerously underweight. Paul helps the staff to find Sparkle a new home. He also helps the Battersea rehoming staff interview a potential new family for a Jack Russell Puppy Bonzo.

A tiny stray Chihuahua cross Jack Russell called Bourbon arrives at Battersea heavily pregnant. An X-ray shows four puppies, which is too many for such a small dog to give birth to. As well as this Paul takes a trip to Crufts, where he is called upon to take part in the Staffie agility display.

Paul helps out in the clinic with two dogs who came to Battersea as inseparable best friends and are trying to find a new home together. Labrador, Oliver and Bichon Frise, Heidi. They were brought in together by their owner, who couldn’t afford to keep them anymore. And Paul helps the staff before welcoming Battersea’s first celebrity ambassador David Gandy.

The Battersea staff and dogs are going on an outing this week, across the Thames to visit the Chelsea Pensioners. Paul looks after one of Battersea’s most popular dogs, a Staffie called Marcel. Marcel is well known at the home because he hates his kennel and spends a lot of time in staff offices. They’ve all grown to know and love him, so how will they all feel if he finally gets a permanent home and it’s time to say goodbye? Paul also meets Honey a big cuddly Alaskan Malamute. Head vet Sean decides Honey needs to lose a few kilos for health reasons before they find her a new home.

This week Paul helps the Battersea staff to deal with a tiny Chihuahua called Bobby who has a very big aggression problem. 15 year old Yorkshire Terrier, Dexter was left after his owner had a baby and couldn't look after him anymore, will the team at Battersea be able to find a new home for him. Paul also meets an anxious Golden Retriever called Skye who comes to Battersea after escaping from a house fire. He uses different essential oils to try and relax her.

This week Paul helps a very stressed out Staffie called Comet with a massage. Meanwhile, the staff have to deal with an emergency when a litter of puppies arrive in a sealed box and close to death. Plus, Paul has to say goodbye to his favourite dog at Battersea, Carmine as he goes to a new home.

It’s Paul’s last week at Battersea, but the staff staff have a wonderful surprise waiting for him as they unveil a statue of Paul's dog Buster[4]. First he meets an elderly deaf dog called Rizzler. Paul accompanies Rizzler before his star appearance on the ITV series This Morning, hoping to find him a new home. Paul also revisits Bourbon and her puppies, who we met in episode two. There is very sad news when two of the puppies don’t survive, but a very moving moment when two more of the pups are reunited with their mum after being hand-reared since their birth.