The Dog Rescuers

The series starts in Merseyside, where the tide is rising on a rottweiler who has become stranded on the River Deeʼs treacherous mudflats. Will Anthony and the Coast Guard team manage to get there in time?

Steph rehomes an older dog who has been neglected, Herchy removes a pregnant Staffie from an owner who is about to move from his house, Matt rescues a seven-week-old puppy from a crisp box, and chef Lesley Water comes up with tasty treats for doggy diners.

Inspector Anthony has to feed an abandoned dog through a letterbox after its owners left it with no food or water, while Kate catches up with a deaf American bulldog she has been trying to rehome.

In Essex, inspector Matt Gough receives a call about a little terrier called Edie who is trapped and terrified, so he calls in the fire brigade for some help. Duster the terrier is also rushed into hospital with a severely broken leg.

In Merseyside, Anthony Joynes rescues a submissive springer spaniel who has been cooped up in a house for too long. Meanwhile, Inspector Herchy Boal returns to a house full of huskies and finds the owners struggling to cope with 18 puppies.

The new owners of an elderly Yorkie-cross attend a dog first-aid training day where they learn some useful tips, including where to locate a pulse and how to perform canine CPR.

Inspector Jason Bowles discovers two malnourished mastiffs living in a ramshackle shelter in Bury. Meanwhile, in Derby, two hairy Lhasa apsos are found with fur so matted that one of them can't use its legs properly.

In north London, Natalie Bartle follows up on a call about a skinny shar-pei cross with an eye infection, and Sandy Powlowski finds a Jack Russell that needs its owners to clean up their act.

Lauren Bailey helps an elderly terrier found outside alone, one of nine abandoned dogs found wandering Winchester's streets. Earlier in the year, Anthony Joynes rescued Marley, a spaniel who had been kept in a house all of his life.

A 10-year-old Lhasa apso is discovered with matted fur and poor skin; and when Herchy Boal gets him to the vet, they also discover a possible heart condition.