A new episode of For the Love of Dogs aired the same day as its host Paul O'Grady was laid to rest and viewers were again in bits as the show saw the comedian and presenter help babysit some spaniel puppies. The timing of the episode, the second in this 11th series, is poignant after the comic's funeral procession was lined with dogs with their owners, including a whole line-up of pooches from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.
O'Grady's fans made the same point that the timing of the episode was heartbreaking and that he was his inimitable self while getting bitten by a Doberman pup called Fudge and hosted a sweet and hilarious 100th birthday party for former Jack Russell stray Terry. the sweetest bit was that one of the spaniel puppies, born at the start of the episode, was called Lily like Paul's drag alter ego, Lily Savage.
Viewers were sad once more with one tweeting: "#POGDOGS always makes me emotional, tonight's episode is on a whole new level due to the loss of the lovely Paul O'Grady." Another said: "Tough watch this is, especially because Paul O’Grady was laid to rest today. I’m still very upset - it’s like he’s still here with us all #POGDOGS."
