Hungarian vizsla pup Gilbert needs hydrotherapy to help with a leg condition. Newfoundland pup Barley is being trained as a rescue dog, but she isn't keen on water. A litter of labs are all being trained as assistance dogs, while a litter of wolf-like tamaskans could do with their ancestors' courage on the farm.

Rocky the golden retriever moves in with a young family in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and has to learn to curb his excitement when playing with the children. Trucker the Belgian shepherd also moves to a new home full of older dogs - some with experience of police work - while George the Doberman meets his new room-mate, Fudge the Chihuahua.