Paul's got his work cut out when he meets a gorgeous old Chihuahua with lots of ailments.

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Heart-warming series about life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Paul's got his work cut out when he meets a gorgeous old Chihuahua with no end of ailments.

For the Love of Dogs

Alison Hammond is back carrying on Paul O'Grady's incredible legacy

Alison Hammond is back carrying on Paul O'Grady's incredible legacy, with another series sharing the ups and downs of life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

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Alison meets an over-friendly golden retriever and falls head over heels for a lurcher.

Alison meets an over-friendly golden retriever, falls head over heels for a lurcher with a big heart, and puts a pair of portly Jack Russells through boot camp.

An overexcited spaniel puppy is put through his paces to see if he can be a military dog.

Alison helps a shy lurcher build up her confidence, and an overexcited spaniel puppy is put through his paces to see if he could be used as a military working dog.

Alison meets a shar pei with a painful eye condition and trains some Jack Russell puppies.

Alison meets a shar pei with a painful eye condition, does some sound training with Jack Russell puppies, and sees a pair of sighthounds learn how to stand alone.

Alison turns matchmaker as presenter Katie Piper visits Battersea to see some puppies.

Alison turns matchmaker as presenter Katie Piper drops into Battersea to check out a litter of puppies, and a homesick Bichon Frise gets a cosy kennel makeover.

Alison has her work cut out with a giddy bulldog cross pup with an unhealthy obsession.

Alison has her work cut out with a giddy bulldog cross pup, a lively Frenchie needs to rest after a leg injury, and a Bernese mountain dog fears almost everything.

Alison meets a rare Romanian Mioritic Shepherd & helps a tiny Bichon with her bark.

Alison meets a rare Romanian Mioritic Shepherd with a fear of stairs and doorways, and there is chaos when a van with seven Belgian Shepherd cross puppies arrives.

Alison Hammond carries on the legacy left by the much-loved Paul O'Grady.

Episode 1

Alison Hammond carries on the legacy left by the much-loved Paul O'Grady as she heads to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to help the animals in their care.

Alison meets a Lurcher who was found tied up in a cemetery.

Episode 2

Alison meets a Lurcher who was found tied up in a cemetery, a stressed-out French bulldog who is struggling to breathe, and a very matted Bichon Frisé.

Alison helps a pug, meets a German Shepherd, and helps trains a litter of Lurcher pups.

Episode 3

Alison helps a pug with all sorts of different ailments, meets a German Shepherd who is scared of her own shadow, and helps to train a litter of lurcher pups.

Alison meets two of Battersea's longest residents and helps a three-month-old whippet.

Episode 4

Alison meets two of Battersea's longest residents, helps a three-month-old whippet with some swimming lessons, and befriends a shy Maltese with trust issues.

Alison has her work cut out when a police van arrives with mistreated dogs.

Episode 5

Alison has her work cut out when a police van arrives with a pack of dogs found living in terrible conditions, and she also volunteers to house train a spaniel.

Alison meets a gorgeous husky who has a mysterious problem with her back legs.

Episode 6

Alison meets a gorgeous husky who has a mysterious problem, helps to calm down an overexcited spaniel, and falls head over heels for five bichon frise puppies.

Paul falls head over heels with a gorgeous Newfoundland who needs major surgery.

Heart-warming series about life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Paul falls head over heels with a gorgeous Newfoundland who needs major life-changing surgery.

Paul babysits a group of gorgeous spaniel puppies and meets a bite-happy Doberman puppy.

Heart-warming series about life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Paul babysits a group of gorgeous spaniel puppies and meets a Doberman puppy with biting issues.

Paul meets a spaniel who has lost all trust in humans, and comedian Harry Hill stops by.

Heart-warming series about life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Paul meets a spaniel who has lost all trust in humans, and comedian Harry Hill pays a visit.

An emergency arrives, and Motherland stars Anna Maxwell Martin and Diane Morgan drop in.

Heart-warming series about life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. An emergency arrives at the home, and Motherland stars Anna Maxwell Martin and Diane Morgan drop by.

Paul and the team are baffled by a mystery illness that is affecting a young lurcher pup.

Heart-warming series about life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Paul and the team are baffled by a mystery illness which is making a young lurcher pup gravely ill.

Paul meets some beautiful dogs struggling to find a home and a gorgeous Pekingese dog.

Heart-warming series about life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Paul meets some beautiful dogs struggling to find a home and a gorgeous Pekingese needing surgery.

Paul goes rogue when asked to help bottle-feed a pair of abandoned week-old kittens.

Heart-warming series about life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Paul goes rogue when asked to help bottle-feed a pair of week-old kittens found on a building site.

Paul O'Grady returns to help a blind Bichon cope in her world of darkness.

Paul O'Grady returns to help a blind Bichon cope in her world of darkness. Paul also becomes captivated by a mystical, bald, rare breed of cat, and shows a cockapoo in distress how to de-stress with the help of essential oils.

Paul meets a Shih Tzu with an extreme case of bladder stones.

Paul meets a Shih Tzu with an extreme case of bladder stones. Plus, a Samoyed with a horrifically matted coat & a feisty Chihuahua who is not falling for Paul's charms.

Paul helps an excitable dog to calm down long enough for his leg break to heal.

Paul O'Grady struggles to help an excitable dog to calm down long enough for his leg break to heal, and he matches two lonely rescue dogs, but the path of true love does not run smoothly.

Paul O'Grady helps a poodle overcome separation anxiety.

Paul O'Grady helps a poodle overcome separation anxiety, meets a Plummer terrier with extreme guarding issues and falls for a young, smelly bulldog with a bad case of cherry eye.

Paul O'Grady helps a Shar Pei cross who needs surgery to correct her sight problems.

Paul O'Grady helps a Shar Pei cross who needs surgery, a destructive Mastiff with an unusual palette, and a lonely Bichon Frise cross who has separation anxiety.

Paul meets a stressed Staffie with a tennis ball addiction.

Paul meets a scary-looking Spanish Mastiff who's struggling to send the right signals, a stressed Staffie with a tennis ball addiction, and a pair of timid Chihuahuas.

Paul meets a lovable bulldog called Donald with a long list of ailments.

Paul helps a Chihuahua-pug cross who comes to Battersea after her owner passed away. He also meets a lovable bulldog called Donald with a long list of ailments.

Paul meets a six-year-old stray pug called Mildred with a long list of ailments.

Paul meets a six-year-old pug called Mildred with a long list of ailments and a 10-month-old golden retriever called Patrick who's had a double hip replacement.

Paul meets an over-excitable bulldog called Bruce with breathing issues.

Paul meets an over-excitable bulldog with breathing issues, helps socialise a nervous stray saluki, and falls head over heels for stray dachshund called Sausage.

Paul helps a 13-year-old teacup Yorkie called Flossie who's very poorly.

Paul meets a cockapoo pup with tummy troubles, and helps a 13-year-old teacup Yorkie called Flossie who's very poorly and fighting all the odds to survive.

Alison Hammond returns to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for a festive special.

For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond at Christmas

Alison Hammond returns to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for a festive special hoping to give its canine residents the best Christmas present possible.

For the Love of Dogs

Thur 13th Apr 8.30pm

Thur 13th Apr 8.30pm

Thur 20th Apr 8.30pm

Thur 20th Apr 8.30pm

Thur 27th Apr 8.30pm

Thur 27th Apr 8.30pm

Thur 4th May 8.30pm

Thur 4th May 8.30pm

Thur 7th Sept 8.30pm

Thur 7th Sept 8.30pm

Thur 14th Sept 8.30pm

Thur 14th Sept 8.30pm

Thur 21st Sept 8.30pm

Thur 21st Sept 8.30pm

Thur 28th Sept 8.30pm

Thur 28th Sept 8.30pm