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All the News That's Fit to Bark! WAG Welcome WAG News From the editor... All the news that’s fit to bark! elcome to your spring Wag. Spring is all about new beginnings, so here at Dogs Trust FESTIVAL we’re celebrating some major milestones: Last year we found great new homes for over S’COOL FOR THE SUMMER W 13,000 dogs; we completed the major rebuild of our Evesham rehoming centre; just a few OF THE FIDOS weeks ago we also completed the refurbishment of our Newbury centre; and we’ve - at Dogs Trust Dog Schools will be running workshops welcome owners of all ages. last! - received planning permission to create a brand new dog rehoming centre in Cardiff! FREE family-friendly puppy and adult dog Our Dog Schools also welcome children into training workshops over the spring and their regular five week training courses, With the number of stray and abandoned dogs in Wales totalling 4,900 last year, we’re The editor summer months - so get involved! Focussed which run all year long, and cost £50 per delighted to be bringing our expertise and experience to help alleviate dog welfare with assistant firmly on helping Fido and all the people dog. To find your nearest family friendly problems in the area. Our nearby Bridgend centre is always filled to capacity with editor Daniel in his family feel happy and confident, at workshop, and/or dog training course, visit: gorgeous dogs seeking ‘special someones’, so the new Cardiff centre – sited on a plot in the Spaniel home and on the move, our 90 minute family www.dogstrustdogschool.org.uk Splott - will certainly help matters. Crucially, it will go a long way in improving the lives of dogs in Wales for decades to come. Dogs Trust Cardiff is scheduled to open in 2020. We are the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, but we couldn’t do a thing without YOU! My thanks to all of you for reading Wag, supporting Dogs Trust – and above all, loving dogs just as much as we do! The best days out are those shared with your best friends (furry and non-furry) - so bring them along, do, to one of our splendid Dogs Deana Selby Trust fun days. A Dogs Editor Trust fun day is like the best village fete, foodie festival, PS Thank you to everyone - all 2,500 of you - who entered country fair and fun sports their dog snaps for our photography competition. We loved day rolled into one - but a seeing so many beauties, cuties, jokers and barkers! million times better because Check out the winners on page 18. they’re all designed with dogs in mind. There’s usually ‘have- a-go’ agility courses, food stalls galore, dogstrust.org.uk Photo: Clive Tagg doggy paddling pools and LARGE PRINT AND AUDIO AVAILABLE! plenty of games for you and For more photos, news, videos your dog to try together, Dogstrust.org.uk/wagmagazine Large print and audio versions of Wag are now available, please email FREE family dog training classes are such as ‘best biscuit catcher’ [email protected] or call 020 7837 0006 to request your copy. Instagram: taking place at the following Dogs Trust and the ‘doggy dash.’ @dogstrust rehoming centres: You’ll find all the Send us your Dogs Trust dog Editor: Deana Selby using #DTDogOfTheWeek March details you Readers’ Dogs: [email protected] High-res Jpegs only please! 27 Leeds tel 01132 814941 need on the Designed by: Anthony Oram anthonyoram.com Twitter: @dogstrust back page Print by: Eclipse Colour Print, managed by Red Mist 28 Loughborough tel 01509 882316 April of your Thanks to contributors this issue: Lee Paris, Tamsin Durston, Linda Mazza, YouTube: Wag! Catherine Davies, Sarah Morgan-Davies, Cat Charles, Kayla Maryon, youtube.com/dogstrust 3 Leeds tel 01132 814941 Emma Meaden, Hannah Baker, Lucy Jackson, Gemma Sorrell, Tamsin Durston. Facebook: 4 Bridgend tel 07920 658644 facebook.com/dogstrust 4 Oval Community Centre, Stevenage SG1 Reg charity nos. 227523 (England and Wales), Pinterest: tel 01582 807524 SCO37843 (Scotland) 20057978 (Ireland) pinterest.co.uk/dogstrust 10 Evesham tel 01926 485777 Editorial address: Phone: 10 Shoreham tel 01273 466977 Dogs Trust, Clarissa Baldwin House, 0303 003 0000 17 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7RQ COVER STAR Smokey the 11 Bridgend tel 07920 658644 Lurcher at Dogs Trust Basildon, Email: 11 Kinsbourne Common Hall, Luton Rd AL5 Tel: 0303 003 0000 by James Lincoln. Smokey [email protected] tel 01582 807524 Email: [email protected] arrived as stray shortly before Christmas, and has since found 12 Leeds tel 01132 814941 his forever home. Do you look For information on how we use 13 Loughborough tel 01509 882316 like your dog? Share your photos personal information please visit July with us – [email protected] Photo: Rachel Taunton A dog is for life, Many thanks to Catherine Davies www.dogstrust.org.uk/privacy 31 Shoreham tel 01273 466977 not just for Christmas® 31 Leeds tel 01132 814941 02 www.dogstrust.org.uk Spring 2018 Spring 2018 www.dogstrust.org.uk 03 WAG News WAG News Bloomin’ marvellous Rosie STOP DOG BE A PUPPER SIGNER-UPPER! THEFT - and share your family pawtrait! Would you like to play a vital part in protecting the future health and Jules, Jamie and Daniel adore their girl Willow. Still a vibrant beauty at 20 welfare of dog-kind? Do you own a puppy who is under 16 weeks of With reports of dog theft on the rise, we are urging owners years old, sprightly Rosie age? Then we would LOVE to hear from you! to be vigilant through the launch of our new campaign video is the light of the lives of ‘Family Pawtraits’. Mr and Mrs Slessor, who Generation Pup is a pioneering study into the health and rehomed her from our West behaviour of dogs from birth until death, and we need even To watch our video and download With our dogs playing such a huge part in our lives, it is Calder centre an incredible more pups to take part so that we can ensure the results will important for us to offer them the same care and protection our Safe, Spottable and Searchable 14 years ago. be beneficial to dogs for years to come. We will ask owners factsheet, visit our website to answer questions about their dog’s health and behaviour at given to all family members. Whether two legs or four, we all want to be kept safe. By following our three simple steps, you Says Mrs Slessor, various stages of their lives, and, if they wish, owners can also www.dogstrust.org.uk/dogtheft can reduce the risk of theft and offer the best possible chance ‘Thank you for giving send in hair, faecal and saliva samples from their dogs. of being reunited with your dog should they go missing; us the opportunity of We need 10,000 puppies to join us - so if you own a pup – of Tell us (@Dogstrust) what your dog giving Rosie the home any breed or crossbreed – and they are less than 16 weeks · SAFE: ensure your property and garden is kept secure means to you and your family and share she so deserved and for old, then visit our website at www.generationpup.ac.uk your own ‘Pawtraits’,remembering to brightening our lives. to find out more and sign up. · SPOTTABLE: keep your dog in sight and trained She is a smashing wee to reliably respond to a recall command include #dogstrustfamilypawtrait girl who loves snuggling · SEARCHABLE: know what to do and who to contact up and gets lots of ALL types of puppies welcome! should your dog go missing hugs. Rosie used to love Photo credit: with thanks to Venture Studios Top 5 dogs signed up so far: swimming but not so much now as the water is 1 Labrador too cold for her. That said, 2 Cocker Spaniel she was paddling at North 3 Border Collie Berwick last week. Only 4 Cockerpoo Woofers Very Welcome! up to her ankles though.’ 5 Golden Retrievers Is your favourite dog not on the list? Then you know We at Wag reckon it’s not a real holiday what to do! (NB pups must be under 16 weeks of age.) unless Rover comes too - so head over to www.dogstrustholidays.co.uk where you can take your pick from over 5,000 pretty and pet-friendly LIFE SKILLS BY ‘TUBE holiday cottages all over the UK, Ireland and France. By booking a Dog Trust holiday cottage, you’ll not only be ensuring Rover feels part of the family, but We’ve now got Dogs Trust Dog School’s fun dog training classes for puppies and you’ll be helping dogs in need too - as 10% of your adults running in 26 locations around the UK, but if you can’t make it to a class the booking fee comes straight to Dogs Trust. next best thing is Dog School on our Dogs Trust Youtube channel. Check out our easy to follow videos for top tips on essential life skills, including housetraining your Photo: Jen, Ben and Daniel are loving the fresh air puppy, teaching your dog to settle and walking nicely on the lead. – and their Dogs Trust holiday cottage! Visit www.dogstrustdogschool.org.uk/training 04 www.dogstrust.org.uk Spring 2018 Spring 2018 www.dogstrust.org.uk 05 WAG News WAG News PRAISE BE! For scruffular I’m forever terrier cross, Lucky, is barking Bubbles enjoying his great new home with not just one ‘special Stop. someone’, but ten.
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