The Dog House

Normally I do not like such heartfelt and sincere television, but this got me hooked. I adopted a disabled rescue dog, what I didn't realize at the time was that she also rescued me. If not for her I don't think I could have accepted my mother's death. That is why I love this series, it shows how animals save people as much as we save them. Dogs are the best. We are better humans for having them in our lives.

Me and my girls just love this show.

We all just love dogs and our youngest is leaning English in the nicest of ways - It's just the lovely family time in the couch, watching this.

Wow, is there a more irritating family than the one with the two ginger kids called Phoebe and Georgia? Two over-indulged, opinionated and gobby wee kids who speak over the adults and clearly call the shots in their household. One screams at the sight of the dog and mother indulges her attention-seeking behaviour. I'd get them a budgie instead but Georgia would probably scream at the sight of that too. In fact, my advice would be to get rid of the two girls and just take the dog home, it's far less annoying and doesn't interrupt you when you're speaking. I'm wondering if any poor dog deserves to wind up with this family.

As a dog owner I stumbled across this series and really like it. It shows a dog rescue charity matching dogs with potential owners. What really brings it to life is the wide variety of back stories of the owners, who are often surprising and easy to emphasise with, and the dogs (ditto) while there is a segment at the end which shows how things turned at the home environment some time later .

The rescue centre itself is immaculately kept and very well staffed - probably a cut above the average compared to some more amateur but well meaning sites.

The process is a bit formulaic, eg CCTV commentaries by a group of staff watching the dog meet its potential owners in a controlled environment, and the choice of dogs offered can seem a bit random and limited.

Nevertheless it is a very heartwarming show and also teaches a lot about the advantages/disadvantages/pitfalls of dog ownership. Good camerawork and well editted. Great viewing for all the family, except our dogs who will bark at anything four legged on the telly....

This is a very sweet and light series by Channel 4. Much better and more entertaining than I expected. It explores the various interesting and sometimes problematic personalities of the potential owners and reasons why they choose a rescue dog. The little stories of each super cute rescue dog, are also very sweet, a bit sad but heartwarming.