British Network Television & Radio

Dog Squad set to join CBeebies

A team of true superheroes is here! Follow the missions of five superhero assistance dogs with real superhero powers in CBeebies’ brand-new series Dog Squad!

Shain E. Thomas
BritBox
Published in
3 min readOct 30, 2022

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A team of true superheroes is here! Follow the missions of five superhero assistance dogs with real superhero powers in CBeebies’ brand-new series Dog Squad!

Join the super-skilled, big hearted team of working dogs Kika, Diesel, Meagaidh, Sylvie and Tinks as they team up and use their superpowers to complete important daily missions for their owners in this new hybrid live action and animated show, set to air on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.

Bringing a new breed of superheroes to pre-schoolers and their families, Dog Squad is based on the real experience of assistance dog owners and follows each dog on heartwarming and funny everyday adventures.

The show is a unique way of understanding and recognising the work of Assistance Dogs, and was developed in consultation with Assistance Dogs UK, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Support Dogs, Therapet and the Search And Rescue Dog Association Scotland.

“It’s such a joy to see how these amazing dogs go about supporting their owners in everyday life. They really are Superhero Dogs!,” Kate Morton, Head of…

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Shain E. Thomas
BritBox

With an M.Sc. from the University of North Texas, I’m a freelance journalist and a social historian. #APStylebook #BBCStyleGuide http://shainethomas.com/