Issue 51 SPRING 2015 £1.75 when sold The magazine from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Meet Henri and Odi And join our Great Teams appeal Get “ walking “ to support Hearing Dogs! Ben Fogle on why we should all go on a Great British Dog Walk PLUS Fun for junior “It was an fundraisers amazing Life-changing experience” partnerships Celebs show they Top tips on taking care at our awards paw-fect doggy pics Spring 201522 | In this issue… 16 10 Regulars 32 4 | A dog’s life Welcome! The latest news including: hearing With spring just around the corner, we’ve got dog puppies on parade, fundraising Photo: Paul Wilkinson an exciting issue of Favour full of fantastic updates, new events and more features and great ideas for how you can get 10 | You and your dog involved with Hearing Dogs. See page 22 to How to take the best doggy photos find out all about our Great 21 | Get involved locally British Dog Walk, and turn to page 29 to discover Join our fab fundraising community how you can become a puppy socialiser. There 26 | Get involved at work are lots of other ways you can help the Charity, How companies give their support too – see page 21 for ideas. And, of course, meet 32 | Paws for coffee our inspirational Hearing Dogs Awards 2014 Ashleigh Butler chats with Favour winners, both human and canine, on pages 31 34 | Ask the experts 14–20. Plus, learn to take eye-catching snaps of Dr Bruce Fogle on lungworm in dogs your pooch, meet our new celebrity ambassadors Ashleigh Butler and Pudsey, and younger readers check out Kids Features Corner on page 31. Enjoy the issue, and thank you for your support! 12 | Fish tales Gill Lacey Editor How eating fish can prevent hearing loss Next issue 14 | Meet our Awards heroes Look out for Hear the stories of our incredible Favour magazine the next issue is named after hearing dogs and their recipients in autumn Hearing Dogs’ very first dog Favour. 2015 22 | The Great British Dog Walk Go walking with Hearing Dogs Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Royal Patron Useful contact details The Grange, Wycombe Road, HRH The Princess Royal (voice and minicom): 27 | Deaf for the Day Saunderton, Princes Risborough, Fundraising Company executive Rob Brighouse finds Buckinghamshire, HP27 9NS Registered charity in England and 01844 348148 Wales no. 293358 and Scotland Volunteering out how it feels to have hearing loss T 01844 348100 (voice & minicom) no. SC040486 F 01844 348101 01844 348100 28 | Volunteers in the spotlight E [email protected] Member of UK Council on Deafness, Media enquiries 01844 348137 Meet Vicky, Scotland’s first puppy www.hearingdogs.org.uk Assistance Dogs (UK), Assistance socialiser, with hearing dog puppy Aster Cover photo of Ben Fogle by Dogs Europe and Assistance Dogs Patrick Gosling International 30 | Legacy giving Articles and features printed in Favour are not necessarily the views of the Charity but are the views expressed by the writers. Two volunteers explain how you can We welcome your comments. help the Charity in your Will Advertisements Hearing Dogs for Deaf People cannot be liable to any person for loss or damage incurred or suffered as a result of his/her accepting or offering to accept goods or services contained in any advertisement reproduced in Favour. Readers should make appropriate enquiries before incurring any expense or contractual obligation. 31 | Kids Corner Produced by 90 Walcot Street, Bath, BA2 5BG. www.jppublishing.co.uk Fido funnies, doggy recipes and more 3 www.hearingdogs.org.uk Spring 2015 FAVOUR NewsA Views dog Updates ’ s We sniff life out the stories that matter to you… The Charity’s co-founder Dr Bruce Fogle donated Goldie, one of his Golden Retriever puppies, to become a hearing dog. Here he is with his role model, Chance PUP’S PROGRESS Good for Goldie! ‘wait’ and has ‘down’ pretty Puppy socialisers Margie and Stuart Johnston well licked too. His recall across give us an update on Goldie as he grows up large distances is astonishing. “Of all his attributes, it is Goldie’s confidence that MARGIE AND STUART tell impresses most – he is fearless us: “We were delighted to be “Everyone Goldie when approaching other dogs. asked to help start Goldie off As long as they don’t start on his journey to become a meets is his new barking, he runs up to them, hearing dog. We have been best friend” nose to nose, as if to say, ‘Hi! I’m socialising hearing dogs for a Goldie.’ Every person he meets few years, and when Bean’s chew stick, wrestling opponent is his new best friend, and the pup joined us aged just eight and duvet! Both dogs will feeling is usually mutual. weeks, we still had Chance, a miss each other as they go “A recent conquest was at two-year-old polar bear of a their separate ways – Chance a local craft fair. We took him Golden Retriever. He’d just to a recipient in Somerset and Chance and shared a table completed his training and and Goldie to his long-term with a lady in a wheelchair was awaiting placement socialisers in Hertfordshire. whose husband asked if she with a recipient. “From the wriggly handful of could stroke Goldie, who had “The moment we fluff weighing 6kg, Goldie has settled his head on a cushion introduced the two they grown into a confident pup of on her lap. Tears of joy rolled became best buddies. over 10kg. He is a quick learner down her face as her immobile Goldie is a bundle of and within days of arriving here hands were guided over soft-furred, feisty mischief, was obeying simple ‘sit’ and Goldie’s soft coat and he gave and Chance has been a ‘wait’ commands for food and her a lick. wonderful role model treats. Now, he often obeys “Goldie is on his way to being – and punchbag, just hand signals for ‘sit’ and a great assistance dog.” 4 FAVOUR Spring 2015 www.hearingdogs.org.uk Beverley Glock is organising a charity News bake-off for Hearing Dogs RAISE FUNDS For ideas on how Alesha cuddles hearing dog you can help, visit puppy Anya www.hearingdogs. org.uk/ fundraising CELEBRITY SUPPORTER “ANYA REMINDS ME EVENTS OF MY SPANIELS” BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Get ready to bake! judge Alesha Dixon enjoyed a BEVERLEY GLOCK – a TV Labradors (Jasper and and so does a love of cuddle with hearing dog cook, broadcaster, author, Sidney) to get involved in, the dogs.” To find out more puppy Anya when she visited food writer and founder of Bucks Bake-Off will be about the event visit Crufts Dog Show recently. Splat Cooking Parties and her inviting men, women and www.bucksbakeoff.com. Alesha was at the show to own cookery school – is also a children to don their pinnies If you would like to hold raise awareness of the potentially fatal lungworm dog lover, and she’s chosen to and get baking. The event your own “Barking Bake Off” parasite. She said: “Our dogs support Hearing Dogs this was a big hit last year and in support of Hearing Dogs, can pick up this parasite in year at her Bucks Bake-Off on raised over £1,000 for you can get a supporter pack their own gardens and it can 16 May 2015. Venue details are Sport Relief. Beverley told at www.hearingdogs.org. be fatal if left unchecked.” available from Lisa Bishop on us: “I wanted to support a uk/bakeoff. Alternatively, You can find out more about 07769 901305. local charity and Hearing contact your local lungworm on page 34. While there won’t be Dogs is a perfect fit. Also, community fundraising categories for her two deafness runs in my family manager – see page 21. ONLINE SHOP WHOOPS-A-DAISY PET SHOP RELAUNCH APPEALS UPDATE WITH 10% OFF A PUPPY’S PRESENT Pups on OUR FRIENDS at BBC Amie Cram brought Get 10% off your first order Radio 5 Live love dogs nine-week-old Nicky into from the Hearing Dogs the move and are following a litter the studio to update the online pet shop. The shop A HEARTFELT thank you of hearing dog puppies team on his progress. The stocks over 5,000 products through their training. adorable pup charmed for pets such as dogs, cats, to everyone who supported One of the four Cocker everyone, but excitement reptiles, rabbits and horses. our first crowdfunding Spaniel pups, Nicky, was overwhelmed little Nicky It offers: appeal, raising over £15,000 named after the station’s and he had an accident. for a much-needed new van. Breakfast presenter, Maybe a bit more house • New lower prices We’re delighted to reveal our Nicky Campbell. Trainer training is on the cards… • Automatic reordering • Thousands of products new Pup-mobile, a fabulous from popular brands Hyundai i800. It is covered • Every purchase helps in pictures of adorable Hearing Dogs hearing dog puppies and a splattering of paw prints Visit petshop.hearingdogs. org.uk and use voucher containing donors’ names. code HDPSNEW10 to get The Pup-mobile will travel your discount. across the country, so be sure to look out for us. 10% OFF Nicky Campbell got more than he bargained for when his namesake hearing dog puppy visited the studio… 5 www.hearingdogs.org.uk Spring 2015 FAVOUR News DONATE to our Great Teams appeal. Visit www. Henri and hearing dog hearingdogs.org.uk/ Odi are leading our Diary dates great-teams or text latest appeal MARCH TO JUNE Great British Dog Walk HDOG£5 to 70070 Join us on a Great British to give £5 Dog Walk near you – see page 22 11 APRIL NEW TECHNOLOGY Hearing Dogs Spring Open Day TALKING DOGS At The Grange, Bucks Researchers at North Carolina 11am–4pm State University have developed a harness to aid 11 APRIL communication between dogs Barking Bake Off and humans that could improve PERFECT MATCH Launch event at the abilities of service dogs The Grange, Bucks and rescue dogs.