E02 | Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake | The Potatoes Puppies

Pete Wicks travels to the Leeds Dogs Trust centre where a litter or very young puppies have been handed in without their mother. Affectionally named the Potato Pups after arriving in a crisp box the staff are all hands-on deck including Pete as they navigate the difficult task of hand rearing these abandoned puppies. Pete jumps in head-first to help care for the puppies finding out how much it takes to look after such little babies. Assistant manager Emma and the team give the puppies round-the-clock care but they are in a fight to keep them alive as the odds are stacked against them. In the Essex centre Pete witnesses three new arrivals Teeny, Tiny and Tot as they are being handed over to the staff. They are taken straight to see the vet as they are covered in fleas and need urgent treatment. Pete is put to work to help the dogs with their matted coats but as the team work on getting them new homes they spot a behavioural problem with Teeny and Tiny, that might stop them from being rehomes, unless the staff can fix it.