Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

Paul’s knocked out by a toothless boxer in this week’s visit to Battersea…

Paul O'Grady is knocked out by a toothless boxer in this week's visit to Battersea…

Oh dear, are five dogs in the Paul O’Grady household about to become six? It looks like a possibility when presenter Paul falls hook, line and sinker for a beautiful boxer called Prince. And what a charmer he is.

This old gent has lost most of his teeth, has a dodgy heart, is deaf and has a suspicious-looking lump on his back leg, but Paul just adores him. 'You've got no teeth, I can see your ribs, you're getting on in years – sounds like me!' he laughs.

The other star of the show is a little Yorkshire terrier called Dash, who also has a few health issues, but still lives life at a hundred miles an hour.

Two captivating canines with a lot to give whoever is lucky enough to take them home…