Dog scentwork specialists sniff out support for Animals in Need Northamptonshire

Dog lovers in Northampton are being called on to show their support for Animals in Need.

Trainers from DogHampton are holding six weeks of fundraising for the animal rescue charity, which is based in Irchester and Guilsborough.

DogHampton, which specialises in scentwork, is holding its first event this weekend. It will be taking part in Heart of the Shires scarecrow weekender on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September. It will include scent detection demonstrations, chance for dogs to try scentwork and a scarecrow dog show.

Over the following weeks the business will hold smaller fundraising activities with dogs and clients, culminating in a Halloween Scarecrow Hunt at T’s Coffee in Pitsford on Sunday October 25. It will see dogs compete to sniff out targets with supporters sponsoring their favourite dogs.

Susanne Broughton, a dog behaviourist from DogHampton said: “We’re really excited about the next six weeks. Hopefully we can raise some much-needed funds for Animals in Need while having a lot of fun with the dogs along the way.

“We’ve called the campaign ‘Sniffing Out Support for Animals in Need’ and we’re using what DogHampton does best, dogs and their noses, to raise money and get the local community involved.

“Animals in Need Northamptonshire is right on our doorstep and does an incredible amount for animals that have nowhere else to go. As a dog training and behaviour business, we see first-hand how much dogs depend on people advocating for them, particularly those who have had a difficult start or need extra understanding.

“Rather than simply making a donation, we wanted to use the skills of our dogs, trainers and DogHampton community to do something that gets people involved and hopefully raises awareness of the charity as well as money.”

Search DogHampton on Facebook for details on how to get involved.