Series synopsis
Dog Squad Puppy School is a drama television series that premiered on TVNZ+ on January 29, 2020. It stars Jodie Rimmer.
Follow the footsteps of the adorable pups training for some of our country's most elite organisations. Leaving their rough and tumble siblings behind, the puppies begin their journeys to become working dogs.
Premise
Follow the footsteps of the adorable pups training for some of our country's most elite organisations. Leaving their rough and tumble siblings behind, the puppies begin their journeys to become working dogs.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 29, 2020 | April 1, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 10 | February 16, 2021 | April 20, 2021 |
| Season 3 | 10 | February 17, 2022 | May 5, 2023 |
| Season 4 | 10 | July 1, 2023 | September 2, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 We meet the adorable pint-sized pups beginning their journeys - the Police R litter, some cute mobility pups, baby biosecurity beagles and Labrador guide dog pups. |
January 29, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 It's assessment time for mobility dogs Brooke and Arthur, while biosecurity beagle Luigi faces his first big test. |
February 5, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Which Police pup will make the cut - go-getter Reign, or her handsome brother Ruger? Plus, we find out how guide dog pup chompy Kato is going. |
February 12, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 We meet police dog wannabe Blue and mobility minis Harper, Cedric & Callie. |
February 16, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Training cranks up for police hopeful Blue, there's swap-a-pup surprises all round for the Mobility fosters and Biosecurity's Luigi, Luna and their Uncle Klaus leave home. |
February 23, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Meet hard-nosed Corrections cutie Hunter, see if Biosecurity's Klaus makes it to the end of his assessment runway and catch up with Mobility's 6-month old softies - Callie, Cedric and Harper. |
March 2, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 We meet the adorable pint-sized pups beginning their journeys – the Police R litter, some cute mobility pups, baby biosecurity beagles and Labrador guide dog pups. |
February 17, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Can police pup Uber stay on route, or is he taking the cops for a ride? And meet Biosecurity beagle-cross Neve, the jandal thief. |
February 24, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 See what trainee Land Search and Rescue snow pup Echo gets up to when summer kicks in. Plus, we play go home, stay home with some more Mobility pupsters. |
March 3, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Dog Squad Puppy School slides straight into a new season with the prettiest looking snow pup ever, LandSAR trainee Avalanche dog Nala. |
July 1, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Police pup Alfa is put to the test at the Dog Training Centre in Trentham, a brazen careers day for the Corrections B litter and snow pup Nala tests herself on ice. |
July 8, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 On Puppy School Police pup Alfa loses his marbles, Corrections pupper Bindi puts in some hard play and with the ski season open trainee LandSAR Avalanche pup Nala takes to the slopes. |
July 15, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVNZ+ |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 29, 2020 |
| Last aired | September 2, 2023 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Saturday at 20:05:00 |