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AnnuAl Review 2013

The opening of our newest rehoming centre, Dogs Trust Loughborough, was my definition of an exceptionally good thing. The eager faces of the new staff, the wide variety of beautiful dogs and above all the tremendous support of the local community made the opening event a truly inspiring occasion. In just six months of operation, the brand new team of canine carers managed to find great homes for 496 dogs.

I was impressed by the work of our training and behaviour advisors (TBA) (see T), particularly the effort they make in helping those dogs who are born with a disability. Trigger, a Staffie, had been born deaf, and had been handed in to our Glasgow centre when she was just one year old.

Our TBA, Lisa, immediately spotted that far from being a ‘naughty dog’, Trigger just needed extra help to understand the world around her and so devised a programme of hand signals with which to train her. Thanks to Lisa and the canine carers’ persistence (see C), Trigger was happy enough to be able to look for a new home in November.

I’m proud of every member of staff in every department: our rehoming centres; campaigning; communications and outreach staff for their achievements, the Board of Trustees, plus I’m deeply grateful to every volunteer too. My heartfelt thanks go to everyone who has supported Dogs Trust this year – your contribution at every level has changed a dog’s life.

The ConCise Dogs TrusT DiCTionary, First Edition.

PhiliP Daubeny, Chairman

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It was such an exciting 12 months for Dogs Trust, one marked by an increase in the number of dogs for whom we found new owners.

On the other side of the coin, disappointingly, we also saw a notable increase in the number of dogs handed over by their owners; some of whom could no longer afford to keep them, and some of whom hadn’t fully considered the effort involved in looking after the dog before buying it.

The year got off to a great start with the fabulous news that we’d secured planning permission to create a new rehoming centre in Essex (see X), following a lengthy search and planning application process.

We were delighted to welcome the introduction of compulsory microchipping (see M) for all dogs in Northern Ireland. We’ve been campaigning for many years for this to be introduced across the whole of the UK, and in February this year (2013) we welcomed the Government’s announcement for the planned introduction of compulsory microchipping in England.

There is a wealth of wonderful stories that come across my desk throughout the year, but I was particularly touched by the dedication of our Shoreham staff, both named Vicky, who worked as a tag team, 24/7, to hand rear a litter of five puppies born at the rehoming centre. The mother, a stray, had given birth at the centre but had unfortunately rejected her litter immediately. Thanks to Team Vicky’s commitment, all five pups - Delilah, Delores, Doris, Davina and Dulcie - not only survived, but were eventually rehomed – as was their mother.

We ended the year full of high expectations for the next – more dogs’ lives saved, more education about responsible ownership and the introduction of new laws which will help safeguard those dogs we love so much.

Without our members and supporters, none of this dictionary of events that you are about to read could have happened. Thank you for helping make Dogs Trust the last word in canine welfare.

Clarissa Baldwin OBE, Chief exeCutive

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A – Skye

Cover dog – Pedro

B – George C – Betsy D – Percy E – Mason

F – Womble and Raisin G – Billy H – Kiki I – Goldwyn J – Doris

K – Betsy L – Bertie M – Farley N – Tucker O – Stanley

P – Tess Q – Oscar R – Nancy S – Honey T – Grayson

U – Sally W – Dave X – Trixie Y – Winnie Z - Nellie

Published by Dogs Trust: we never destroy a healthy dog.

With special thanks to our lexicographers from Dogs Trust West London

Created by Dogs Trust’s Chief Executive, Clarissa Baldwin, this well known phrase is as much a part of British festive tradition as turkey and mince pies.

The phrase was created in order to stem the then common practice of people buying puppies at Christmas and abandoning them once their novelty value had worn off. It aims to inculcate the notion that dogs are sentient beings, worthy of respect.

Today, with so many people continuing to buy puppies as gifts, we strive to help people understand that giving a dog as a gift is in fact giving someone a lifetime of commitment and expenditure.

And because pups are so readily available, increasingly so on the internet, reminding people that a dog is so much more than a disposable plaything will always be on the first page of the Dogs Trust dictionary.

Last year we cared for 16,879 dogs across all of our 19 rehoming centres. The most common type of dog was the General Crossbreed (2,774) followed by Terrier crosses (1,017), Collie crosses (1,103), Labrador crosses (837), Lurchers (761), Staffordshire Bull Terriers (712) and the Labrador (715.)

At the other end of the scale, we also cared for one Basset Fauve de Bretagne, one Skye Terrier, one Clumber Spaniel and one Manchester Terrier – among others. We also noted a 120% increase in the number of large dogs with wolf-like appearance – Akitas, Huskies, Malamutes (108) - most of which were handed over by owners who could not cope with the demands of the breed.

We’re extremely proud of our canine carers. Often, when a dog first arrives at a rehoming centre, he’ll be confused. It’s the canine carers who will give him the extra hug or pat or kind words he needs to feel reassured. Some of the dogs we see are distraught, especially the older ones who’ve lived with their owner for many years. For these dogs in particular, it’s their canine carer who can make all the difference.

Besides assessing the needs of each dog, our canine carers also have to be expert matchmakers. After all, spotting which human visitors have got what it takes to provide a great home for their canine charges is a highly specialised skill.

Promoting dog welfare in the wider community, away from the rehoming centres, is a vital step in achieving our mission (see page 2) – the day when no healthy dog is destroyed.

Our community team sets up initiatives which tackle irresponsible dog ownership, while providing practical help to anyone who wants it. Put simply, we’re helping dog owners be the best owner they can be.

A major part of this involves giving practical assistance to public sector workers who come into contact with dogs and their people – animal wardens, police officers, social housing officers, park rangers and pound workers.

Last year, we held 1,166 information days in the community, offering free microchipping and vouchers for free neutering operations. We organised 82 training courses for police forces and local authority teams. We also provide, free of charge, microchips for every local authority in the country. Our City Dogs programme, which helps younger dog owners in London with advice and information on caring for and training their dogs, continues to be popular. Last year we held 113 Dog Training and Agility in the Park days, and arranged for several owners to have one to one training sessions. We spoke with over 2000 owners at such events last year, and have many more bookings from London boroughs this year.

A Dog is for Life, Not Just for ChristmAs(Definition: English phrase, in common usage since 1978)

Breeds(Definition: types of dog)

Canine Carers(Definition: canine - dogs, carer – from the verb to care – feel concern or interest for)

Community(Noun. Definition: organised political, municipal or social body)

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Dogs Trust is here to save dogs’ lives. Through the work of our rehoming centres we cared for 16,879 dogs in 2012. Of these, 5,272 were handed over by their owners, 11,333 came from stray pounds or other rescue charities and 274 were left on our doorstep.

But this is just a fraction of the dogs we’ve helped. We believe prevention is so much better than cure, which is why we run a huge number of initiatives aimed at stopping dogs ending up in rescue centres, in pounds, on the streets or worse - put to sleep. We neuter, we microchip, we educate, we train, we advise, we share our knowledge.

The Dogs Trust Dublin rehoming centre has been saving dogs’ lives since November 2009, and staff have found the local community to be very supportive of their work.

In 2012 our centre staff found homes for 859 dogs, while our campaigns team enabled over 8,700 dogs to be neutered – in the Republic of Ireland. The stray dog problem here is significant, with around 18,000 strays being taken into the government-run pound system, of which 7,000 were reunited with their owners or rehomed directly by pound staff, 6,000 were transferred to welfare organisations - and 5,000 were put to sleep.

Our youth education team expanded to employ 12 officers, who between them gave over 3,000 workshops about responsible dog ownership to 90,000 young people in nearly 1,000 schools and youth groups all over the country. Furthermore, in Ireland our education officers spoke with around 37,000 school children.

Instilling new ideas about care and respect for animals is very much at the core of our work, and will help improve animal welfare in the long term. Five more education officers will join us in 2013.

Keeping our dogs happy means so much more than just ensuring they’re well fed and exercised. We believe their mental health is just as important as the physical, so all of our rehoming centres, the Sanctuary and the STAR unit (see T) run programmes of environmental enrichment.

At the simplest level, we provide food toys which make a dog work to remove the treat. Most of our centres have exercise enclosures with a variety of surfaces such as sand or bark chippings, and paddling pools are put out in the summer. The West London and Glasgow centres each have a sensory garden, which allows the dogs to sniff around a variety of scented plants and stretch their paws over a range of textures.

Dogs Trust Loughborough hosts a hydrotherapy unit, so any dogs needing help with weight loss, arthritis relief, or recovering from an operation can also feel the therapeutic benefit. Even foul weather doesn’t put a damper on playtime, with many of our centres now including a training barn, complete with agility equipment, so our dogs can get their workouts come rain or shine.

Dogs(Noun: mammal, canis lupus familiaris)

Dogs TrusT Dublin(Definition: rehoming centre, Republic of Ireland, common usage since 2009)

Education(Noun. Definition: systematic course of instruction)

EnvironmEntal EnrichmEnt(Definition: objects added to create physical and/or mental stimulation for animals in a managed environment)


This summary financial information is extracted from our unaudited draft accounts for 2012 to provide information on our net incoming resources for the year. For a copy of our full audited accounts please fill in and return the enclosed postcard.

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees by Philip Daubeny.

Dogs Trust is funded by donations from the public, and receives no lottery funding. For the first time, in 2012 we received a grant of £20,000 from DEFRA to be used on dog control measures.This grant supported our work promoting responsible dog ownership in inner-city areas of London, which work includes neutering and microchipping of dogs, plus working with their owners to give dog advice and training.

Last year we organised the temporary foster care of 51 dogs (and, working with Cats Protection, 36 cats), in Greater London, plus 73 dogs in Yorkshire; thus enabling 82 families to escape from a violent partner.

At the end of the year, 79 of these dogs had been returned to their owners, 19 had been rehomed, either through our rehoming centres or to their foster carers, two had been put to sleep on veterinary advice and one had died of old age.

We receive referrals for dogs needing foster care because their owners are fleeing domestic violence and going into temporary accommodation, usually a women’s refuge. We also provide our foster carers with support through regular visits during the placement, and we take photos of the dog to send to his owner, so that they feel reassured their dog is being well cared for during their absence.

2012 2011 (£000) (£000)

Fundraising/donations 48,684 44,732 Legacies 19,998 18,487 Adoption fees 1,134 1,055 Investment income 2,161 1,692 Other income 22 7

Incoming resources 71,999 65,973

Costs of generating donations/legacies (23,272) (22,133) Costs of running rehoming centres (29,390) (26,021) Neutering and chipping campaign (8,049) (7,158) Publicity, education and information (3,038) (2,885) International work (1,152) (1,046) Governance costs (325) (316)

Resources expended (65,226) (59,559)

Net incoming resources 6,773 6,414

Of the 16,879 dogs we cared for in 2012, 5,272 were handed over by their owners. Reasons for relinquishments vary widely, from the break up of a relationship; to financial difficulties; and the increasingly common issue of owners having to move from their own home into rented accommodation where the landlord does not allow dogs. Our Lets with Pets scheme aims to tackle this problem.

The vast majority of people are keen not to give up their dog, and do so only as a last resort. However, some of the reasons given for relinquishment last year made interesting reading:

“The dog keeps barking at butterflies”“My dog was too old and no longer brought me any joy”“My dog doesn’t match the sofa”“My dog keeps passing wind”“He isn’t as cute as when I first got him”

Every dog matters to us, no matter what their circumstances. Last year, our Hope Project issued 654 veterinary entitlement cards to homeless dog owners, and funded 1,746 treatments for dogs, of which 1,065 were preventative and 681 therapeutic. The Hope Project now works with 278 homelessness organisations and 129 veterinary practices.

Additionally, we launched a new website – www.moretodogstrust.org.uk – to provide help for homeless dogs and their owners, and provide practical guidance on pet friendly policies for hostel and shelter workers.

Too many to count. These are dispensed by our Canine Carers according to individual preference; some dogs love hugs, some do not care for them. Until they’re in a home of their own, our dogs will receive as many as they need. (See also L for Love.)

Finance(Definition: money resources of state, company or person)

Freedom Project(Definition: Dogs Trust’s unique pet fostering service for women fleeing domestic violence. In common usage since 2004)

Give up (Verb. Definition: to relinquish, to hand over)

Hope project(Definition: scheme to ensure dogs belonging to homeless people can get free preventative and emergency veterinary care. In common usage since 1994)

Hug(Verb. Noun. Definition: squeeze tightly in one’s arms, usually with affection)


Bosnia Herzegovina, Dogs Trust2012 saw us begin work on a five year project in Bosnia, aimed at significantly reducing the number of stray dogs in Sarajevo, while securing a healthier future for all dogs in the city. Our local staff are working on neutering and vaccinating street and owned dogs; training veterinary surgeons in high quality neutering procedures; and teaching children in the city’s schools about respect for animals

ICAWCThe 2012 International Companion Animal Welfare Conference was held in Athens, and saw 260 delegates from 31 countries come together to share their knowledge and experiences in the pursuit of improved animal welfare.

One of the highlights was a canine communication workshop. Using three strays from the local shelter, behaviourists Steve Goward, Carolyn Menteith and Sarah Fisher demonstrated ways of understanding what a dog is trying to communicate through his body language, and then techniques to help them relax. Teaching these techniques will undoubtedly mean happier dogs in the many countries from which the delegates attended.

International Training CentreWe continued supporting the work of the International Training Centre in Tamil Nadu, India. The centre was founded to train vets in humane methods of stray population control through neutering and vaccination.

Malta, Dogs TrustSince June 2009 we’ve been working in Malta and Gozo with the aim of improving dog welfare on the islands. Our local team recently celebrated their 10,000th dog being neutered. Both the dumping of puppies at shelters and the islands’ stray population have been significantly reduced as a result. The team has also spoken with 28,000 children, instilling the next generation of dog owners with a greater understanding of animal welfare.

The PhilippinesFor the next two years we will provide funding for a Manila based organisation, Animal Kingdom Foundation, to work with the police in enforcing laws which prohibit the trade of dogs for consumption. They also run educational programmes in schools in those regions where dog meat is most commonly eaten.

ThailandJune 2012 saw us give financial support for the Soi Dogs organisation in Thailand, specifically to enable their dog neutering programme. Soi Dogs is aiming to neuter 20,000 dogs across the whole island over the course of two years.

Photos: Just a few of the stray dogs we’re helping in Bosnia

We are indebted to all of our fundraisers. If you baked dog biscuits for a summer fete; bought a raffle ticket; collected used stamps; enjoyed an open day at one of our centres; sponsored a dog; put some coins into a collection tin; ran a marathon; bought goodies in one of our shops; or even, asked for dog food donations to their local Dogs Trust centre instead of more traditional wedding presents – THANK YOU, on behalf of the 16,000 dogs you helped care for last year.

A huge success, our Keep Canines Cosy appeal last year received an incredible response from nimble fingered members of the public. Run for the first time last year as a part of the Hope Project (see H), we sent out over 3,000 knitting patterns and we received over 3,500 beautiful handmade jumpers and blankets.

In the run up to Christmas we sent out dog care parcels to 120 organisations, which distributed them to around 850 dogs. Every spare jumper will be sent to homeless dogs through the coming winters.

INTERNATIONAL(Definition: Sharing our expertise through projects around the world)

Kind (Definition: Of gentle or benevolent nature. See also: Fundraiser for Dogs Trust. Kind-hearted person who puts in extra effort help raise much needed money for charity)

Jumpers(Definition: handmade woollies to help homeless dogs stay warm in the winter)


Some older dogs don’t really adjust well to life in kennels, which is why the Oakfield Old Dogs Home, sited at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury, is in a league of its own. Around eight elderly canine residents call Oakfield their home, and they can lounge about on sofas, doze by the washing machine (a prized spot) and plod about the garden to their heart’s content. Last year, several grey muzzled dogs found their forever homes from their comfy temporary home at Oakfield.

At Dogs Trust we will never destroy a healthy dog. This is the cornerstone of our work.

We enabled the neutering of a total of 55,510 dogs last year across our key campaign regions: the north west and north east of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and London.

Additionally, all dogs who come into our rehoming centres are neutered before being rehomed. Those that were born in one of the centres, or too young, or too unwell, were invited back for a neutering operation at a later date. Last year, neutering operations in the UK and Ireland cost us £3.9 million.

NoN destructioN policy(Phrase: in common usage since the 1960s. Definition: no healthy dogs are put to sleep)

Neuter(Verb: 1. To surgically remove the reproductive organs. 2. Humane method of preventing unwanted litters)

Oakfield Old dOgs HOme(Proper Noun. Definition: a cosy home just for older dogs)

Love is…

Staying up through the night to bottle feed puppies too young to survive without their mother.

Chasing over fields in the depths of winter looking for two dogs that escaped from their new owner’s home.

Giving an old dog Tellington Touch massage to help ease his arthritis.

Helping an obese dog have regular hydrotherapy sessions to reduce his weight.

Comforting distressed dogs who were unnerved by shattering glass when the Glasgow centre was burgled on Boxing Day.

Building a special feeding table to enable a dog with a rare medical condition to eat without the risk of choking.

Driving a dog who is terrified of other dogs to the beach so he can walk without risk of meeting others.

Rushing to the animal hospital at midnight wearing only pyjamas to get emergency surgery for a dog thrown over the fence.

Taking a dog too scared to be left alone home overnight, every night.

We’ve been campaigning for many

years for the Government to make

microchipping compulsory for all dogs,

and in 2012, Northern Ireland introduced

this new law.

Our campaign team there have so far

chipped 115,000 dogs for free and trained

local authority staff to implant chips.

Local authorities in the UK were unable

to return over half (52%) of the stray

dogs they took in during 2010/11, a

total of 65,612 dogs, because they were

unidentifiable.

Happily, the forthcoming compulsory

‘chips for all’ law planned for April 2016,

will mean that this depressingly high

figure should be significantly reduced in

England. We strongly hope that Wales

and Scotland will follow suit.

Love(Definition: Love is a Dogs Trust Canine Carer)

Microchipping(Verb. Definition: implanting a microchip under a dog’s skin, the chip having a unique number which when read by a scanner allows the owner to be identified. Permanent form of identification)


Last year we found new homes for 7% more dogs than the previous year.

The average duration of stay per dog was 39 days. It cost £332,000 to feed all the dogs in a year.

Splash the pup made a big news splash on one of the wettest days of a very wet year. We work hard to raise the profile of rescue dogs, and Splash’s story caught the eye of the Daily Mail and ITV’s Calendar news programme.

Soaking wet and freezing cold, the puppy with not a hair on his body had been left on a residential street in Leeds on one of the wettest days of the year. (see also U for unwanted.)

A passerby spotted the shivering pup and alerted the dog warden service, who brought her to our Leeds centre. Named Splash on arrival, the Staffy cross was immediately towelled down and warmed up, and given plenty of TLC (see H for Hugs) by our Leeds staff.

Splash’s skin condition was treated by the vet, and it wasn’t too long before she was well enough to be rehomed. She now lives very happily with a lovely couple in Essex – who report she now sports a splendid tan fur coat.

Figures shown include the uK and republic oF ireland.

2012 2011

Dogs in rehoming centres at start of year 1,669 1,710Dogs admitted 15, 210 14,276Total number of dogs cared for 16,879 15,986Dogs rehomed 14,825 13,830Dogs reclaimed/returned to owner 202 178Dogs died or put to sleep 199 309Dogs in rehoming centres at end of year 1,653 1,669

Rehome(Verb. Definition: to find a new home for an animal, to place a dog with a new owner)

SplaSh(Definition: Unlucky pup who caused a stir)

As part of PAAG, we have been working closely with advertising publishers, including websites, to make sure adverts for dogs are legal and ethical.

Sadly, the ease of internet shopping means that there is now an even greater risk of impulse buying, with many unscrupulous breeders selling on websites. PAAG is speaking with major website retailers to help them distinguish the legitimate adverts from those that they should be wary of. Last year, PAAG developed a set of minimum standards which we are currently asking websites to endorse.

We bought in 204,400kg of dog food last year. We also gave 1,824 pre- adoption talks to new owners and used 25,000 cubic metres of recycled rainwater to clean our kennels. On top of that, we’re grateful to our supporters for donating tens of thousands of packs of dog treats, thousands of squeaky toys, countless duvets and too many tennis balls to count. Keeping our dogs happy and healthy all adds up, but we know it’s worth every second and every penny.

Pet Advertising Advisory grouP (Group noun: collective of animal welfare specialists, advertising industry experts and government representatives concerned with advertisements selling pets)

Quantity (Definition: Property of things that is estimable by some sort of measure. Portion or sum)


The Canine Welfare Grants Committee awarded four grants for research projects, amounting to £47,000. One project studies mast cell tumours, one looks at cancer in Flat Coated Retrievers, while the others examine issues around successful rehoming.

Our veterinary director travelled twice to Bosnia to liaise with the Veterinary Faculty in Sarajevo. She oversaw the plans to refurbish the faculty’s surgical facilities as well as devising a training programme for already qualified vets to gain practical surgery skills in neutering techniques.

The veterinary department oversaw the installation of the hydrotherapy equipment at Dogs Trust Loughborough, and has recently recruited a physiotherapist / hydrotherapist.

Finally, the Dogs Trust-supported “higher education certificate in companion animal welfare and behavioural rehabilitation” at the University of Bristol continues to flourish. The third cohort of students began their two year course in October 2012, with the first cohort due to graduate this summer.

We absolutely love our volunteers! From the regular dog walkers, who turn up whatever the weather, to the puppy socialisers, to the brave souls who help out laundering dog blankets – they’re all invaluable and much appreciated.

Veterinary work (Definition: Canine welfare expertise and research carried out by Dogs Trust’s veterinary team. Their remit covers the welfare of dogs as a species and as individuals in our care)

Volunteers(Noun. Definition: person who spontaneously undertakes task without payment)

Dealing with unwanted stray dogs is a tough part of the job for our canine carers, but it’s infinitely harder for the countless council animal wardens and pound workers who have no choice other than to put unclaimed, unwanted dogs to sleep – if they can’t find his owner or a new home.

Our stray dog survey showed that last year there were 118,900 strays collected by local authorities in the UK, of which 8,100 were put to sleep.

Not all of these dogs were rejected by owners; some were simply lost with no way of finding their way home as they weren’t microchipped (see M) or wearing a tag.

Not all of these dogs were adults, some of them were young puppies who had the misfortune to be born to a mother whose owner wasn’t prepared for the hassle or expense of a litter of puppies. All of which explains why we spend so much resource on ensuring all owners have their dogs neutered (see N) and microchipped.

Training and Behaviour advisors(Group noun. Definition: specialist team at Dogs Trust rehoming centres who work with dogs which need extra reassurance)

Unwanted (Adjective. Definition: not welcome, not invited)

Our team of Training and Behaviour Advisors are on hand at all rehoming centres to give dogs the help they need to overcome their fears, learn some good manners and generally make a fresh start in life.

As well as the usual rehoming blocks, puppy kennels and veterinary suites, we also have two Special Training and Rehabilitation (STAR) Units, (Evesham and Loughborough) where any dog needing extra behavioural help, can have focussed attention from our expert behavioural team, away from the distractions of regular kennel life.

Many of the dogs who’ve been helped at the STAR Units have moved into the rehoming kennels and gone on to find wonderful homes.

Loughborough and Salisbury centres also have a Sanctuary, which provides an outdoor home for those dogs who prefer to live with canine but not human company. The STAR units and Sanctuaries are prime examples of how our non destruction policy (see N) translates into everyday innovations to make our dogs happier.


We are delighted to be able to help even more dogs in the coming years, and construction work will start at our new Essex site in spring 2013. Dogs Trust Essex will have capacity to save over 1,000 stray and abandoned dogs per year.

One of the most exciting projects we explored in 2012 was the extension of our work with young offenders. Dogs Trust West London now regularly hosts young offenders who choose to make up their community reparation hours by attending a dog training workshop, working together with a dog who needs a new home, under the tutelage of a Dogs Trust training advisor.

The programme is designed to encourage responsible dog ownership while teaching aspects of citizenship education, such as respect, responsibility and self-worth.

The pilot courses were such a success that we are now working closely with the youth offending teams in the London boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster to host even more young people. The scheme has the backing of the National Youth Justice Board, which will help us extend our work in this area through the coming year.

Elsewhere, we continue to work with inmates at HMYOI Polmont. Created in 2011 by postgraduate Rebecca Leonardi, the scheme pairs up young offenders with dogs from our West Calder centre, and asks them to train our dogs over a matter of six weeks.

EssEX, Dogs TrusT(Proper noun: our latest purpose built rehoming centre due to be built in 2013)

Young offenders(Noun. Definition: Person under 18 who has been charged with a criminal offence)

ZZZZZZZZ(Definition: letting sleeping dogs lie)

If you want to support our work saving dogs’ lives, then please consider leaving a gift to Dogs Trust in your will.

Remembering Dogs Trust in your will can make such a huge difference. For example, thanks to the generosity of the late Dr Phyllis Croft OBE FRCVS, an eminent veterinarian, we were able to equip the veterinary suite at Dogs Trust Loughborough.

Please fill in the enclosed postcard and we’ll send you the information you need. Or call us on 020 7837 0006. Thank you.

Walkies!(Verb: what dogs love to do!)

Wills (Noun. Definition: directions, usually written in legal form for disposition to be made of person’s property after his death)

PatronHer Majesty the Queen

Vice PresidentsMrs Ann Woodall *Miss Rose McIlrath BA MVB MRCVS #

ChairmanMr Philip Daubeny * #

Vice ChairmanMr John Gaye *

Secretary and Chief ExecutiveMrs Clarissa Baldwin OBE #

Council and TrusteesProfessor David Argyle BVMS PhD DECVIM-CA (Oncology) MRCVS #(Chair of Canine Welfare Grants Committee)Mrs Clarissa Baldwin OBE #Mr John Beveridge QCMr Keith Butt VetMB MRCVS #Mrs Veronica CarboneMr Edward Chandler BvetMed FRCVS #Mr Philip Daubeny * #Mr John GayeMs Liz GillMr Stephen Langton FCA *(Chair of Finance and General Purposes Committee)Ms Rachelle Mahaptra LLBMiss Rose McIlrath BA MVB MRCVS #Mr Tim Pearey MA (Hons) ACMA *Mr Mike Radford OBE LLBMr Ian Rose LLB *Mrs Ann Woodall * * Member of Finance and General Purposes Committee

# Member of Canine Welfare Grants Committee

Bankers: Barclays BankAuditors: BDO LLPSolicitors: Druces LLP

Written by Deana SelbyDesigned by HOLD (www.wearehold.com) Alphabet photography by James LincolnPhotography by: Paul Watson (Page 2, 19), Giles Daubeny (page 2) Andy Catterall (page 4, 13, 18) Clive Tagg (page 7, 13), Martin Phelps (page 7, 9, 12, 16, 17, 18 ), Nick Robinson (page 9, 11) Ross Parry Agency (page 15), Rhian White (page 14, 18).

With thanks to the following for props and assistance: www.vowedandamazed.co.uk, Sian Buckingham, Paul Field, Sarah Graham, James Lincoln, Hannah Macey, Richard Moore, Sam Nouche, Anthony Oram, Joanna Richardson.

Special thanks to our models at Dogs Trust West London rehoming centre, and all the staff there. If you’d like to rehome any of the dogs featured in this publication please call Dogs Trust West London on 0845 076 3647.

Patron: Her Majesty The QueenSecretary and Chief Executive Clarissa Baldwin OBERegistered charity number: 227523, SC037843, CHY16218Copyright © Dogs Trust 2013

Rehoming CentRes

To find opening times and directions for our rehoming centres please visit:www.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/

1) Ballymena, Co AntrimTel 028 2565 2977

2) Basildon, EssexOpens Spring 2014

3) Bridgend, South WalesTel 01656 725 219

4) Canterbury, KentTel 01227 792 505

5) Darlington, Co DurhamTel 01325 333 114

6) DublinTel 00 353 1879 1000

7) Evesham, WorcsTel 01386 830 613

8) GlasgowTel 0141 773 5130

9) Ilfracombe, N DevonTel 01271 812 709

10) Kenilworth, WarksTel 01926 484 398

11) Leeds, W YorksTel 0113 281 4920

12) Liverpool, MerseysideTel 0151 480 0660

13) Loughborough, LeicsTel 01509 880 070

14) Newbury, BerksTel 01488 658 391

15) Salisbury, WiltsTel 01980 629 634

16) Shoreham, W SussexTel 01273 452 576

17) Shrewsbury, ShropshireTel 01952 770 225

18) Snetterton, NorfolkTel 01953 498 377

19) West Calder, EdinburghTel 01506 873 459

20) West London, HarefieldTel 0845 076 3647

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