For the Love of Dogs

The comedian and chat-show host presents more shaggy dog stories as he meets the canine residents of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London. They include elderly Labrador-cross Hope, who is so distressed by her new surroundings she cowers in the kennels and is initially too scared to be filmed. Paul is also taken by scruffy Yorkshire terrier Titch, who arrives with such long hair he is struggling to move, and a Doberman-cross who was abandoned in Camden. Paul names her Nancy after her streetwise counterpart in Oliver, so she returns the favour by doing what dogs do - all over him.

Paul falls for Flower, a heavily pregnant Yorkshire terrier who gives birth to three puppies, and also gets his hands on cute seven-week-old boxer pups Otto and Dinky.

Paul meets Peanut the Pug, a boisterous dog with a serious breathing problem and Lacey the mystery mongrel, whose X-ray reveals something shocking.

Paul meets a famous face when A-list actor Tom Hardy drops in for a tour and gets acquainted with Millie, a pampered seven-year-old shih tzu dubbed the 'Paris Hilton' of Battersea.

Paul falls in love with a great dane puppy who has developed elbow dysplasia and meets a caucasian shepherd who is struggling to find a home due to her unusual appearance.

Paul meets Labrador-lurcher Pluto, who has a rare condition that means he cannot swallow food properly. German spitz Hayes is scaring off prospective owners with his scary fang-filled smile, and when two-year-old cavachon Miley is dropped off at the home, she becomes terrified of her new surroundings. Can Paul cheer her up?

Paul meets Cavalier King Charles spaniels Lady and Gemma, elderly sisters who have spent their lives in each other's company. Also arriving is emaciated mongrel Hector, who is desperately underweight, while Paul tries to cheer up Alaskan malamute Baloo, the home's longest-serving resident, by giving the depressed dog a change of scene.

Paul and the staff prepare for a visit from the Queen, who is arriving to officially open the new kennels, and one lucky dog is chosen for a special audience with the royal visitor - corgi Beama, who is paying her second visit to Battersea in 12 years. Elsewhere, the rehoming van has travelled all the way to the Isle of Wight to pick up eight Chihuahua siblings, whose owner sadly had no choice but to give them up, and handler James helps four-year-old pug Maggie comes to terms with being blind.

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.