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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: He'd dismiss the theory, but Paul O'Grady ought to be proclaimed the patron saint of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Yes, the comedian and animal lover, who died last month at the age of 67, had a filthy sense of humor and wasn't afraid to suffer fools gladly. You don't have to be a Goody Two-Shooes to be a saint, but you don't have to be a Goody Two-Shooes. Grace, a Labrador-Staffie cross who liked mucking about in water, was on display at St Paul of Battersea on For The Love Of Dogs, an ITV video. 'We're going to have to find a sailor for her,' he said. "I'll go down to the docks tonight and see what I can do." We learn that in his youth he was no stranger to the waterside's raucous bars, not to mention his four volumes of wicked autobiography.