While Benj scours the rescue kennels at Newport City Dogs Home, Fran spends the day searching through the lost-and-found pets at Cardiff Dogs Home - a place where she regularly volunteers as a dog-walker. The pair also arrange for mum Emma to meet another parent with an autistic child who has adopted rescue dogs to give their daughter help and companionship with her condition.
In this episode, they try to match the Stonehill family from Pembrokeshire with their perfect pooch. The family have recently moved to Wales from Brighton and daughter Lilly is having trouble settling into her new home. In a quest to help Lilly, mum Michelle and dad Neil have decided to find her a new canine companion. Whichever dog they choose from the four hopeful candidates selected by Benji and Fran, it will have to be happy living with the family's three large estrela mountain dogs. While Benj searches for a dog at Green Acres Animal Rescue near Haverfordwest, Fran looks for a suitable dog at Animal Rescue Cymru near Cardigan.
Benji and Fran have a real challenge on their hands as the new dog will have to be happy living with Lilly and also content spending time at the hairdressers. While Benji searches for a dog at North Clwyd Animal Rescue, Fran looks for a friendly pooch at the Abandoned Animals Association, both based near Prestatyn.
With four kids, the Reids are far from a small clan but there is something missing, and they are looking to find the final piece of their family puzzle - a dog. Luckily, our dog-loving duo are on hand to help, but with triathlon-mad dad Ben after a running partner as much as a pooch, and mum and the kids looking for a lapdog, will they find their perfect pup? Visiting local shelters to meet a menagerie of potential matches, Fran and Benji are confident they can.
