Alison meets an over-friendly golden retriever, falls head over heels for a lurcher with a big heart, and puts a pair of portly Jack Russells through boot camp.

Alison helps a shy lurcher build up her confidence, and an overexcited spaniel puppy is put through his paces to see if he could be used as a military working dog.

Alison meets a shar pei with a painful eye condition, does some sound training with Jack Russell puppies, and sees a pair of sighthounds learn how to stand alone.

Alison turns matchmaker as presenter Katie Piper drops into Battersea to check out a litter of puppies, and a homesick Bichon Frise gets a cosy kennel makeover.

Alison has her work cut out with a giddy Bulldog cross pup, a lively Frenchie needs to rest after a leg injury, and a Bernese Mountain dog fears almost everything.

Alison meets a rare Romanian Mioritic Shepherd with a fear of stairs and doorways, and there is chaos when a van with seven Belgian Shepherd cross puppies arrives.