Why not treat yourself to a candle hand made by Scarlett in support of Medical Detection Dogs. Rosemertas Cauldron will donate the whole sale price of red/ magenta/ pink items sold and for all other items sold donate one pound. For further information please see: www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/RosmertasCauldron
What type of design are Medical Detection Dogs looking for?
We really are open to ideas, you can base your christmas design on the theme of ‘dogs but it is up to you. You can use paints, photography, a computer or even a collage, again its your choice. Your artwork should be no larger than A4 and no smaller than A5.
How many winners will there be?
We will be choosing one winning image from two age groups, 11 to 18 & 19 and up.
Winners will have their designs made into a 2012 Christmas card which will be sold in twin packs around the country. Both competition winners will receive a pack of their cards, a Medical Detection Dogs goody bag, thank you letter and certificate. The closing date for the competition is 30th May 2012.
The other day I paid my first visit to the training centre – I had heard about this work at the Chiswick Dog Show and was thrilled to be invited to meet everyone and watch some training. It is very clear from the moment you walk in, that the people and the dogs here are extremely special. The humans are warm, welcoming and working very hard – there is a real atmosphere of commitment and enthusiasm about what is going on. And I have never seen such an amazing group of dogs – the ones waiting to get to work were champing at the bit !! They clearly LOVE their job, and they are just fabulous ! And then there are a couple of puppies waiting to start training who are just very naughty and hilarious !! Can’t wait to get involved with this in any way I can – it truly deserves our support !
Lesley Nicol
For more information about Lesley visit www.lesleynicol.co.uk
In memory of Daniel Ubbi, who would of been 23 on the 15th January 2012, his community, family and friends are committing to raising £10,000 for a Medical Detection Dog, in his name.
Find out more and support Dogs for Dan by visiting www.justgiving.com/dogfordan
Shed those Christmas pounds with the
Mr. Kipling Chief Eating Officer
My name is Mr. Kipling, the CEO (Chief Eating Officer) and spokesdog at Tubby Challenge and I will be reporting on my Portion Control efforts and other matters of interest to all you Plump Lump humans (Tubbies).
Tubby Challenge is a series of fun weight loss competitions designed to help the humans stay fit and raise funds for Medical Detection Dogs. It was started by two human friends in April 2011 and has been, pardon the pun, expanding ever since.
Find out more by visiting www.tubbychallenge.org
Throughout the year the charity has stands at number of events. We are looking for people who would be happy to make craft items for us to sell and raise valuable funds.
Bandanas, christmas gifts, knitted items such as scarves, jewellery,hand painted flower pots.candles, bath bombs, lavender bags, toy sacks, dog beds, greeting cards, book marks bags, infact anything you enjoy making...
For further information please contact claire.akehurst@medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk
Ceva Animal Health is proud to announce that Medical Detection Dogs(MDD) will be its charity of the year for 2012. Over the course of the coming year, Ceva and its staff will be working to support the charity, which trains dogs to help people with life threatening health conditions.
Ceva will support the charity in a number of ways; the company is already supplying MDD with their Adaptiltm product range, which consists of a collar, diffuser and spray containing a synthetic copy of the dog appeasing pheromone proven to help puppies develop into balanced and well-trained adult dogs. A number of charity fundraising initiatives will also take place throughout the year including the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, the promotion of Adaptil merchandise of which proceeds will be going directly to MDD, and a number of Ceva events where MDD will be present to help raise the charities profile.
“Medical Detection Dogs is a charity that is close to our hearts and personally I have been so impressed with its work and goals for the future that I have even adopted one of its Yellow Labrador puppies, Archie, who has his own blog on www.secrettohappypets.com , until he is old enough for his detection training,” comments Lucy Brett, veterinary advisor at Ceva Animal Health UK. “We at Ceva are all looking forward to raising funds for Medical Detection Dogs throughout 2012.”
dog & bone stock a wide range of items that help to make a difference to dogs in learning and play and have started by donating ten puppy packs for the next batch of future medical detection dogs. Each puppy will receive a squeaky tennis ball to help with both training and play, a KONG chew toy to aid teething and train correct chewing habits, a Zoom Groom brush to keep them looking their best and teach them to enjoy being handled and a fun KONG frisbee, too!
We caught up with dog & bone to thank them and find out what it was that made them think about kindly supporting us. "We were first made aware of Medical Detection Dogs when one of our Directors, canine behaviour specialist Jez Rose attended an open day at the charity's office", says Davina from dog & bone. "We were so impressed with the quality of their training and the inspiring work training dogs to literally save lives sometimes several times on a daily basis that we wanted to help to secure the invaluable work of the charity's future".
In addition to providing us with puppy packs, dog & bone will also be providing our dogs that successfully pass their training with some toys to go into their new home with so their new owners can begin bonding with their dog by having plenty of fun. dog & bone have an official Medical Detection Dogs collection tin which will be with them at all of the exhibitions and seminars they attend, have an online link to our donation page on their website and have kindly agreed to donate a lump sum to use at the end of the year, too.
What do you get the person who has everything?
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Join the Medical Detection Dogs Fundraiser and 20% of the sales will go directly to Medical Detection Dogs
Since Crufts 2011 I have been involved with helping SkinnyPaws behind the scenes. Skinnypaws was set up to raise money for Medical Detection Dogs and we need your help to reach our target. Raising funds for Medical Detection Dogs. Treat your dog and buy a beautiful bandana made by me with all profits going to Medical Detction Dogs. Order at www.natz.me.uk
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Support Medical Detection Dogs by texting a donation. Simply send SNIF11 £3 to 70070 to make a £3 donation
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