The Dog Rescuers

In Birmingham, inspector Herchy visits an English bull terrier who is in a terrible state, having been left in its own filth in a room with no food or water. In Bristol, the programme catches up with a dog the RSPCA visited last year. Sasha was having trouble shedding excess pounds and is still struggling 12 months later.

Inspector Becky Jefferys rescues an aggressive, untrained German shepherd. In Birmingham, inspector Herchy Boal rescues Duke, a young black labrador in desperate need of veterinary attention.

A couple head to a dog first aid training course, in order to protect their cross-yorkie. Kate rescues a staffie from a house littered with drug paraphernalia. Sue notices a staffie in her care, is brilliant at fetching items and wonders if he has a future as a police dog. Emma and the police work together to raid an illegal puppy farm.

Matt has to co-ordinate the safe removal of 72 dogs from an Essex farm. In Plymouth, a run a way border collie is sent for a day of training. Plus a look at the contestants competing in the RSPCA's Ruff show and a catch-up with the Rottweiler-cross, Lupo who was featured in the first series of the show.

RSPCA inspector Anthony in Liverpool needs the assistance of the police to help rescue a boxer dog that has been left locked in a house without any food or water.

In Birmingham, inspector Scott discovers a young Staffie left to her own devices and chained up in a litter strewn garden. In London, Annie visits a house were a Staffie has had a litter of puppies that are been kept in unsuitable conditions. A owner surrenders a malnourished labrador.

This time, an elderly staffie is involved in a fight with a pitbull and the inspectors have a job on their hands trying to round them up in order to treat them. In Liverpool, Anthony Joynes investigates a complaint about some English bulldogs that may have been abandoned and the programme revisits Bella, a dog who had to have her leg amputated.

In this episode, Annie is called to the scene of a fight involving three dogs that has left one, a husky called Oslo, in need of medical care, Jayne unearths a distressing case in the back garden of a house and Natalie helps an amorous bullmastiff called Romeo find love. And we see how a shih tzu called Maggie helps children with learning difficulties improve their reading skills.

After a suspected puppy-trafficking ring is busted, some of the puppies are discovered to be suffering from a deadly virus. A sheepdog trainer tries to cure a collie's lack of confidence. Residents complain about a man living with too many huskies. A Maltese terrier cross is abandoned on the roof of a takeaway shop. Some tiny, shivering puppies are found stuffed into suitcases.

An abandoned and painfully thin Labrador puppy is rescued from a filthy house, an Alaskan Malamute needs a new home, three female Staffies are found in a tiny cage to keep them away from an amarous male and the hunt is on to find the owner of a chilly Chihuahua puppy locked up in a car.

A Belgian shepherd is found in such an emaciated condition that she is close to death. A visit to check on Tyson the husky finds the owner absent and the dog surrounded by two weeks' worth of mess. An unruly Leonberger cross is sent back to the RSPCA for training. A Jack Russell needs a haircut.

This last episode of the second series sees Merseyside-based inspector Anthony Joynes travelling to Malawi to work with his counterparts in Lilongwe, where he helps to rescue two puppies from a roadside seller and a stray dog riddled with disease. Back in the UK, inspector Graeme Petty responds to a call about two dogs who have been left outside for a long time.