Your+Dog++May+2019

Image: Beat Media and the Kennel Club.

Image: Les Perry, Obedience UK.

Meanwhile, here’s a quick shout-out to the winners of Crufts’ newest activity,

Inter-Regional Rally.

Emerging triumphant from the seven regions were the Midlands team of

Helen Williams and Splash, Gloria Bonnell and Dylan, Sue Lang and Kete, Marie

Miller and Yogi, John Wykes and Rory, and Peta Braddock and Billy, with Karen

Graham and Poppy as reserves.

“A lot of hard work and many hours of extra training go into building a team

for an event such as Crufts, and 2019 was the Midlands’ year,” said manager Julia

Bodsworth, whose team were runners-up in 2018. “I am thrilled the team of 2019

achieved this — well done everyone!”

Winners of the popular Kennel Club Friends for Life competition were PC Dave

Wardell and his retired police dog, Finn.

“I can’t believe it,” said Dave, from Buntingford, Hertfordshire. “I feel so

emotional. Just by being here we had won already.”

Finn was badly injured when he was stabbed while saving Dave’s life in an

armed attack three years ago. The German Shepherd’s i ght for life led to the

launch of the Finn’s Law campaign, which is driving the Animal Welfare (Service

Animals) Bill — an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 — through

parliament. Seeking to make attacking a service animal a specii c criminal

of ence, the Bill is now in its i nal stages in the House of Lords.

“It has been a culmination of years of campaigning to get Finn’s story heard,”

added Dave, who received a cheque for £5,000, which he’s donated to German

Shepherd Rescue Elite.

Image:

Les

Perry

, Obedience

UK

.

pd u.

Imag

e:^

Beat

Media

and

the

Kennel

Club

.

Wi f th l K l Cl b F i d f Lif titi PC D

in Edinburgh, will reduce

the number of Border Collies

af ected by a painful disease

that causes blindness.

Thanks to funding from

Vets4Pets, breeders will now

be able to use the new test to

reduce the risk of producing

puppies af ected by glaucoma.

The condition, associated with

high pressure in the eye due to

a build-up of l uid, af ects more

than a thousand dogs across

the UK.

RVC RANKED

WORLD’S BEST

The Royal Veterinary College is

now the top veterinary school

in the world, according to

a prestigious league table. The

QS World University Rankings

2019 listed the RVC as number

one out of 401 institutions

of ering veterinary sciences.

reduce the risk of producing

WIN!

A two-night midweek

dog-friendly break

T

here’s no better way to unwind

than by spending time with

your favourite four-legged friend in

stunning countryside.

And one lucky reader will win just

that — a two-night midweek break at

a magnii cent historic estate on the

Cheshire/Shropshire border.

Our winner will enjoy the ultimate

country escape in one of Combermere

Abbey’s award-winning luxury cottages.

Converted from the estate’s stables

into dog-friendly, self-catering

accommodation, the cottages sleep

between four and 10 people. This great

prize is for two adults, or two adults and

two children, plus one large dog

or two small dogs (all canine guests

must be over six months and fully

house-trained).

Nestling in 1,050 acres of wonderful woodland, farmland, and

lakes, the themed cottages boast historic features such as four

poster beds, mullion windows, and pointed turrets, yet of er the

height of comfort.

You and your dog can enjoy tranquil walks with of -lead runs

in the Pleasure Gardens and the Garden Wood, before relaxing

in one of the area’s many dog-friendly pubs. On the doorstep are

charming local towns Whitchurch and Chester, while North Wales

is just a stone’s throw away.

Also included in this fantastic prize is a pooch pack — a sofa

cover, bowl, and treat.

● For more information about Combermere Abbey, visit http://www.

combermereabbey.co.uk/holiday-accommodation

To be in with a chance of winning a dog-friendly two-night midweek

break at Combermere Abbey, click here to answer the question (above)

The closing date for online and postal entries is May 15, 2019 (UK only).

Please note we cannot guarantee our prize winner will be staying in the

cottage pictured.

For full competition terms and conditions, visit http://www.warnersgroup.

co.uk/competition-terms/

Q

Where is

Combermere

Abbey located?

A Cheshire/

Staf ordshire border.

B Staf ordshire/

Shropshire border.

C Cheshire/

Shropshire border.

http://www.yourdog.co.uk 7

▼

Stunning Combermere Cottages.

One of the cottage interiors;

all are decorated and

equipped to a high standard.

CLICK TO ENTER

6-11 YD News CS(SW)2ok.oindd.indd 7 01/04/2019 16: