12 Puppies and Us

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12 Puppies and Us charts the ups and downs of a dozen puppies and their families.

12 Puppies and Us charts the ups and downs of a dozen puppies and their families in those first crucial months together. 

We’ve always been a nation of dog lovers, but this year our infatuation has moved up a gear. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a boom in dog ownership as people look for the comfort and company of a pet at home. But with many of these owners getting puppies for the first time, there's no end to the challenges that come with these sweet balls of fluff!

12 Puppies and Us charts the ups and downs of a dozen puppies and their families in those first crucial months together.

The series explores how the new arrivals develop, learn and adapt to their new worlds, as well as the profound effects they can have on the lives of their human owners. From unexpected loo breaks to first walks and sleepless nights, we follow both the delight and the mayhem a new puppy can bring. And on hand to offer our families expert advice when doggy difficulties get too much is dog behaviourist Louise Glazebrook.

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12 Puppies and Us: Series 1: Episode 1

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Featuring stories of first-time puppy owners, a trainee sheepdog and a young great dane.

Staffordshire bull terrier-cross Sage sets up residence with first-time puppy owners, border collie Meg trains to be a sheepdog, and great dane Shelby joins a family that already includes a dachshund.

Staffordshire bull terrier-cross Sage is setting up residence with the Fianko family, first-time puppy owners living in south London. While mum Cheryl may have brought up five kids, controlling a boisterous puppy proves trickier than she expected, and expert Louise is called in to help restore some calm.

Border collie Meg has her work cut out for her as she joins Victoria, a 16-year-old novice shepherdess with a big ambition to train her own sheepdog. If juggling lambing season and obedience training isn’t hard enough, Victoria must first encourage her pup not to be nervous of sheep.

And there is a big surprise in Salisbury when great dane Shelby joins a young family which already includes Mr Cooper, a three-year-old dachshund. The new pup is keen to be friends, but he will grow to double a dachshund’s height in a matter of weeks, and there is no guarantee Mr Cooper will be happy to play along too.

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