For the Love of Dogs: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Alison Hammond is preparing to dish out the dog treats and set tails wagging as she is announced as the new presenter of the award-winning ITV series, For the Love of Dogs.

Alison will be heading to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to help the animals in their care look for a new place to live, following the sad passing of much-loved presenter Paul O'Grady last spring.

With more abandoned and stray dogs in need of care than ever, the six-part series will tell the stories of some of the latest arrivals at Battersea, as Alison rolls up her sleeves and helps Battersea's expert staff and volunteers to take care of the animals and get them ready for their potential new owners.

Series details

• Title: For the Love of Dogs
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-09-03
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 3373

Cast and credited roles

• Paul O'Grady — Presenter
• Alison Hammond — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-09-03; final listed air date 2012-10-15.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-05-09; final listed air date 2013-07-04.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-09-04; final listed air date 2014-11-20.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-10-08; final listed air date 2015-12-25; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2016-09-01; final listed air date 2017-01-03; episode order: 8.
• Season 6: premiered 2017-10-19; final listed air date 2017-12-25; episode order: 8.
• Season 7: premiered 2018-04-26; final listed air date 2018-05-17; episode order: 4.
• Season 8: premiered 2018-10-31; final listed air date 2018-12-25; episode order: 8.
• Season 9: premiered 2019-10-23; final listed air date 2019-12-26; episode order: 8.
• Season 10: premiered 2020-07-15; final listed air date 2021-12-25; episode order: 9.
• Season 11: premiered 2021-12-29; final listed air date 2023-04-09; episode order: 10.
• Season 12: premiered 2023-04-13; final listed air date 2023-09-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 13: premiered 2024-04-16; final listed air date 2024-12-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 14: premiered 2025-04-01; final listed air date 2025-05-06; episode order: 6.
• Season 15: premiered 2026-04-29; final listed air date 2026-06-03; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from For the Love of Dogs on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.