It's Pete's first day at Dogs Trust, and he meets a pug facing a worrying surgery and pregnant dog who was seized at the border.

Pete meets a litter of puppies known as the Potato Pups, who were found abandoned in a crisp box, and helps the staff fight to keep them alive.

Pete meets a puppy who needs urgent treatment for a badly broken leg and a young Doberman who has spent most of her life in quarantine kennels.

Pete travels to Northern Ireland to pick up three stray dogs and bring them back with him to Essex. He also meets a Shar Pei who is in constant pain and may need surgery.

Pete returns to Dogs Trust, facing a suitcase of abandoned pups on day one and falling hard for Theo, a gentle Italian mastiff with a serious heart condition. Pete also meets Ricky..... who definitely needs to learn his recall!

Pete meets Lurcher Terri, who's terrified of the world and must learn to trust again, and helps settle a family of chihuahuas given up by their heartbroken owner.

Pete meets some newborn pups fighting to survive, and helps Hugo, a Cane Corso rescued from quarantine at Dover, how to be a dog.

Pete helps a withdrawn pregnant Malinois regain strength so she can care for her 11 lively pups, and falls for Winter, a Staffie who is covered in scars.

Pete meets Flower, the first dog ever to take a dislike to him, can he win her trust? He also helps Heidi and Marvin, both facing serious medical challenges.

Pete helps rescue six Chihuahuas from the home of a hoarder and witnesses the emotional handover of a pregnant pug and her sister.

Pete meets Chow Chow Nugget who has a longer stay than planned, three-legged Tetley, and some Belgian Malinois puppies training to be service dogs.

Pete meets Keira, a dog on the brink of starvation, and gentle old Jack Russell Paige, whose owner had to make the heartbreaking decision to give her up after 15 years.

Pete helps rehabilitate a group of ex-racing greyhounds who have never experienced life beyond the racetrack.

Pete meets Staffy-Boxer Cross Crumble, who's been at the centre in Basildon for over three years, stuck without a foster or permanent home in sight.