Local Dog Lovers’ Charity Partnership with Dogs for Good Transforms Lives!

This October local dog sitters Barking Mad Canterbury will celebrate two successful ‘puppy partnerships’ with inspirational charity Dogs for Good, with one dog ready to be ‘matched’ with a family with a child with autism. The charity trains dogs to help children and adults with all sorts of challenges, including autism, physical disabilities, special educational needs and dementia. Every year they run a ‘Dogtober’ fundraising initiative to raise awareness of their work.

Barking Mad began working with Dogs for Good in 2017, with fundraising beginning in earnest. The dog sitting network has now raised over £18,000, with incredible support from customers, hosts and friends, and is funding the training of two new assistance dogs, Prince and Wendy. The money has been raised through events such as coffee mornings, quizzes and making toy puppies out of facecloths to sell. During ‘Dogtober’ they hope to smash the £20,000 mark.

Annette of Barking Mad Canterbury, said:

“We are delighted to have sponsored two puppies in training who will go on to make such a life changing difference but these incredible animals are in such demand that we can’t just stop there. We’d love others to join us in helping to provide more desperately needed assistance dogs by attending our local events and via our online fundraising page

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fund/barkingmad-dogsforgood.

Time after time we see the emotional and physical effects that dogs have on the members of our host community, who care for our doggy guests whilst their owners are away. These beautiful canine creatures give so much to their human companions on a completely unconditional basis. It is our understanding of the benefits of dog companionship which has led us to become official supporters of Dogs for Good.”

Cathryn Simpson, Corporate Partnerships Manager for Dogs for Good said,

‘We’re absolutely delighted to be working with Barking Mad, there’s obvious synergy between the two organisations in respect of the dogs but more importantly the ethos of both organisations is closely matched.”

Prince’s trainer, Mel, added:

“Prince has passed his sixteen-week assessment and completed early training. He will now move on to the next stage of his career and will soon be going on a first matching visit with a family who have a young son with autism.”

If you would like to find out more about joining in with Dogtober, or about the Barking Mad dog home boarding service, please call Annette on 01227 749737

Barking Mad is part of the Franchise Brands plc group of companies and is the UK’s favourite dog holiday company, as verified by TrustPilot. Contact Barking Mad at www.barkingmad.uk.com to find your dog’s home from home today.

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