Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
Genre	Documentary
Presented by	Paul O'Grady
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	47 (including specials)
Production
Running time	30 minutes (Series) 60 minutes (Specials)
Production company(s)	Shiver Productions
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV, STV, UTV
Picture format	576i (PAL) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) – present
Chronology
Related shows	The British Animal Honours The Dog Rescuers

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and presented by Paul O'Grady.

Format

Throughout the series, Paul meets members of the Battersea staff to talk about the dogs in their care, including head vet Shaun Opperman and head of canine welfare training Ali Taylor. In each episode, Paul meets a few of the dogs who come to Battersea as strays or because their owners can't look after them anymore, and follows each dog's progress through the home.

O'Grady commented that he had wanted to do such a show for years and that he took to it with an "enthusiasm that surprised everyone except me". Although scheduled to initially film at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for six days, he stayed as a volunteer for six months.^[1] At the end of the first series, O'Grady was invited to become an ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

The show is made by Shiver Productions^[2][3] and premiered on ITV on 3 September 2012.

Transmissions

Awards

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs has won a number of awards. The show has won two consecutive National Television Awards for 'Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme' in 2013 and 2014.

On 14 October 2014, it was revealed that For the Love of Dogs had been nominated for a third National Television Award, this time under the category 'Most Popular Factual Programme'. But it lost out to Gogglebox. The show has been nominated for a fourth National Television Award in 2016.^[4]

The show was also nominated for a BAFTA for 'Best Features Programme' in 2013.^[5][6]

Sponsorship

The seven episodes in the first series were sponsored by pet product company Bob Martin Petcare, however the Christmas special in 2012 was sponsored by Animal Friends Pet Insurance.^[21][22] The second series in 2013 was sponsored by Pedigree.^[23] The 2013 Christmas special was sponsored by Scs Sofas and Carpets. The third, fourth and fifth series were sponsored by Pets at Home stores. The Christmas episodes in 2014 and 2015 were also sponsored by Pets at Home.^[24]

References

External links

• Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs at the Internet Movie Database