Reindeer antlers on rescue pups! Christmas back scratches for cute pooches! It’s the joyful festive special of this canine First Dates
As the old slogan has it, a dog is for life, not just for Christmas, but sometimes, it’s worth putting reindeer antlers on a rescue pup and celebrating “the furriest Christmas in the land”. The Dog House at Christmas (Channel 4) is back for a one-off festive special, and remains as charming as ever. At the Cambridgeshire animal charity Wood Green, the staff are wondering whether dogs know it’s a special day while giving extra back scratches and the occasional new toy, and promising a pooch-friendly Christmas dinner. Sadly, no one breaks into Bark the Herald Angels Sing, but there’s always next year.
For those not familiar with the format of this feelgood show, it works like a cross between First Dates and For the Love of Dogs. Humans looking for canine companionship come to the centre to be matched with potential new pets. We hear people’s stories, which can be sweet and funny, tragic and heartbreaking or, as in life, blending all of the above. Then we hear the dogs’ stories, if they are known, which can be just as tumultuous or surprising. Both parties meet in a fenced-in area (turned for the special into a grotto), and if it goes well, they get the equivalent of an “I’d like to see you again”. At the end, we find out what happened after the cameras stopped.
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