Merlin's Pet Food Banks for Dorset Dogs CIC

⭐ SO EXCITING ⭐
We will have talent spotters choosing 6 dogs to represent each of the categories below during the afternoon of our DAY OF THE DOG FIESTA! in Bournemouth at Ojo Rojo Hacienda with rosettes for the winners ❤️🐾

Waggiest Tail
Biggest Smile
Talent/Trick
Party Animal
Greediest Dog Competition

Pop your piccies below and what category you think your dog might get talent spotted for below 👇

TICKETS www.dorsetdogs.com/ojo-rojo

We also have the famous A Billion Clicks Photography taking piccies of your dogs with petals and lei and a throne chair 🤩⭐

ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO!!! To our DAY OF THE DOG FIESTA! in Bournemouth at Hacienda 😍🐾 Comment below for your invite ❤️

We've got so much planned for your dogs to enjoy 🐾

-dog disco 🪩
-the famous dog photographer A Billion Clicks Photography and petals shoot
-dog talent spotting show with waggiest tail, party animal, greediest dog competition, biggest smile categories ⭐
-rosettes for winners 🏆
-bobbing for sausages
-homemade dog ice-cream
-dog menu
-dog throne and admiration corner
-dog party accessories from Zuzana Love BFF Eternal Love
-fairy doors and crafts from Vicky Beale
-dog enrichment and accessories from Barking Bobbins
-dog all you need from Marshalls Pet Supplies - Poole
-dog collars and corsages from PRETÀPAWTER
-Dorset Dogs CIC famous tombola

❤️🐾😍

puppaccinnos included with online tickets. We have limited tickets on sale £6 dogs go free !

To Book: www.dorsetdogs.com/ojo-rojo

🎉Happy Birthday 🎉

We weren’t going to let our Founder Nicky get away with a quiet day…. Thank you for all you do for the pets and pet owners of Dorset 🐾

Have a lovely day 🎂

✨THIS SATURDAY! ✨

7-9pm Portfield Hall, (between Southbourne and Christchurch)
TO BOOK: www.dorsetdogs.com/dog-first-aid
EMERGENCY CARE you can learn to help your dog on walks, at home, on holiday

✨LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE✨

There’s still time to grab your tickets if you haven’t done so already!Head over to our website below to get yours 👇

https://dorsetdogs.com/dog-pawties-shop/day-of-the-dog

We look forward to seeing you at the Fiesta 🪅

Our Facebook Group 💙♥️…

Who would have thought from a play date of 3 puppies we would have grown to here 😍🥰 our community is special and our ethos strong. Let’s keep Dog Friendly Dorset (dorsetdogs.com) and Hampshire thriving ⭐🐾 for our dogs and humans. The question is always “who does this serve” and the answer must always be our dogs 🐾

So much thanks must go to our moderator team who does so much from behind the scenes. And to all our volunteers on every aspect of the group. We do so much for so many and with so much diversity 🐾❤️

Do use our website resource with education, dog friendly directories, boarding directories, dog first aid, puppy classes, stress free meet-ups, play date socials and more

www.dorsetdogs.com

Blimey, just want to say what an absolutely amazing team we have here at Dog Friendly Dorset (dorsetdogs.com) and Hampshire Facebook group and Dorset Dogs CIC not-for-profit organisation insta ❤️🐾

I'm on sick leave (Merlin's mum and founder of Dorset Dogs, here) and a bit of a useless tool, or that's how it feels at the moment. I'm on and off duties and doing my best with the little energy and breathing capability I have but the team is covering and continuing to do the amazing work they always do from behind the scenes.. ❤️

I can't thank our team enough for keeping our group so well moderated and our pet food banks stocked and secured. It's our future which is being safeguarded by our hardworking team of people - to help keep pets from rescue centres and with their families during this cost-of-living crisis which rages on claiming more and more households. Whether through loss of housing, inability to afford daily necessities or all the other costs that come with pet care. We are here to help and if you ever thought it was just me running things you are so wrong. Our team is full of animal loving, committed people. Many of whom suffer health issues, many work in caring roles for the NHS, many just care so much ❤️🐾

Merlin says thank you as he really wants what little I have to give to go to him right now and for me to heal and get back to better looking after him x

What is suffering is the fundraising side of things while I am unwell. Can any of you help?

Ways to help the team:

1. Share our upcoming event Day of The Dog Fiesta Sunday 28th July 1-6pm www.dorsetdogs.com/ojo-rojo

2. Donate www.dorsetdogs.com/donate

3. Share our dog first aid, stress free meets, Puppy Socialisation to help us to continue to raise funds

4. Share our shop www.dorsetdogs.com/shop

Comment below for the links to help us

❤️❤️❤️🐾🐾🐾✨✨✨

GRASS SEED WARNING ⚠️ 🐾

Vet Becky at Priory and your vet assistant Georgia thank you so much for removing this grass seed from deep within his ear canal. Grass seeds are VERY dangerous and are designed to burrow their way further and further down. They can only travel one way. This can perforate ear drums and cause infections. He did need sedation as it was too deep to extract otherwise. And he was in a lot of pain and on painkillers.

For a few years now the council have left the cliff tops and human and dog walkways overgrown for longer and longer. This year the access route down to the beach was so overgrown people couldn't pass through without great difficulty and only one at a time. Please can someone clever put a petition together for our group?
Every year we have so many stories about these dangerous grass seeds and our dogs not to mention the fleas and ticks. SHARE to raise awareness 🐾

Flea and tick medication poison our waterways.

Something needs to be done 🙏

Symptoms of a grass seed can be head shaking and yelping and scratching. If it's in paws they can show signs of licking or gnawing at paws or limping.

𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗜𝗗🩹🏥
Would you know how to help your dog in an emergency? Or are you a professional who would like to be certified by a vet? Drowning, electric shock, choking, heat exhaustion, snake bite, dog bite... ? For some of us we experience chronic anxiety about not knowing what to do if they ever needed us. Gain peace of mind with this course.
Saturdays 22nd and 29th June7-9pm
ADVANCED PRACTICAL SESSION in July
Portfield Hall (between Southbourne and Christchurch) BH23 2AQ
𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗜𝗗 is an absolute essential for all of us dog parents and dog professionals and we are lucky to be the only course that we know of in Dorset that is taught in person by a vet. Dr Badger from Aniwell vets. This means that not only do you get the very best course content but that your questions are answered by a current vet who knows all the up-to-date figures on Alabama Rot and the risk of Lyme disease etc. You get the best practical and theoretical knowledge there is to have. And for such a low cost. This will be the last time we are offering this course at low cost so grab your seat. ❤
𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 www.dorsetdogs.com/dog-first-aid
(I have been to several dog first aid courses but never have they been anywhere near as comprehensive as this one)
You can also buy your portable and essential DOG FIRST AID KIT on our website www.dorsetdogs.com/shop

““I would definitely recommend all 3 sessions -the theory and practical dog first aid courses to all dog owners, great useful content very well delivered by an experienced Vet. 👍 K9 Daycare and Walking”

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔! 🐶🐶
Arte, Steel and Merlin and Ochoa would like to invite their doggy friends to the best day for dogs you can imagine. 🐾🐾🩷🩷🪩🪩⭐⭐

What a fab team meet-up to organise all the details for our Day of The Dog Sunday 28th July 1-6pm at Ojo Rojo Hacienda. PLEASE HELP US SHARE on social media this amazing fundraiser 🙏🐾⭐
To book tickets: www.dorsetdogs.com/ojo-rojo

We have so much going on:
🌟a doggy talent show
🪩 dog disco
🩷honouring of our dogs ceremony with rose petals and lei
🎉Mexican food and drink
🐾Dog bar

To book tickets: www.dorsetdogs.com/ojo-rojo

Let us know which business would like to participate to sponsor the event in return for press, website, influencer and social media coverage to our group of 24,500 members and we need some help getting rosettes and dog ice-cream, if anyone can help ❤️🙏

1 stall booking left ⭐

A big thank you to Ruben Marques and the dog loving staff for hosting us today and being so incredibly dog friendly ❤️❤️🙏🙏

Here are our June walks-to book,please visit our website https://dorsetdogs.com/book

What a lovely bullies play date. All on-lead so that XL Bullies could be included too ❤️🐾

📣Are you a business that can help us and be our sponsor?

We are looking for a sponsor for our Day of the Dog Fiesta 🎊

•1pm-6pm
•Dog Ceremony
•Dog Disco
•Dog Talent Spotting with prizes
•Award-winning photographer A Billion Clicks Photography
and Boutique stalls
•Dog ceremony with lei where we bless and honour your doggos, because dogs are gods ♥️

Please email as above for more details

🌼Happy June🌼 love our dogs showcasing the best of Dorset. Comment below your favourite place 👇❤️

We are very excited to be throwing the first DAY OF THE DOG FIESTA Sunday 28th June at Ojo Rojo Hacienda completely under shade with so many fun activities for your dog. Please come along and spread the word.

TO BOOK TICKETS www.dorsetdogs.com/ojo-rojo

Happy Monday everyone ☀️

What are you plans this week?have you been getting the early walks in like here?

Don’t forget to tag us in any of your socials and remember we are looking for cover pictures for June so send some over for a chance to be featured 📸 Photos of your pooches in Dorsets natural beauty

Also,do you own or work for a business that would like to be a donations point for them please get in touch to help support our 12 pet food banks across Dorset ♥️

We need your piccies for our group’s cover photo for June 🙏🐾

The theme is Dorset’s Dogs and our pictures from our dogs and the places that make our county so beautiful to live in ❤️

This is Chester, Jody’s babe 😍

𝗣𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 ♥️
Only 3 spaces left for June 🐾 not-for-profit

We love how the pups grow in confidence each week and get introduced to new novel activities. Making friends for life 😁

TICKETS: www.dorsetdogs.com/puppy-socialisation

Wednesday evenings 7-8pm at Portfield Hall (between Southbourne and Christchurch) — with Nikki Jane and 3 others.

Happy Friday everyone!It’s time for the weekend! 🎉What are your plans this weekend?Here are some more of our lovely volunteer team who
Work with us to keep this community what it is-please say hello! ☀️

𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗨𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪

WE NEED YOUR HELP to get nominated as Jollyes Poole - The Pet People Charity 🐾
Can you visit their page and find the post to nominate us as their charity 👇and comment to vote for us Merlin's Pet Food Banks for Dorset Dogs CIC or simply state Dorset Dogs CIC.

COMMENT below when done so we can send love back ❤️

Why? We are the ONLY registered not-for-profit providing 12 Pet Food Banks across Dorset and we have 1/3 of these in Poole. With thousands of pet meals a month to sustain - we are finding it hard to keep going and really need pet food donations and Jollyes Poole's help as a lifeline to keep these pets with their families.

We keep animals from needing to go into rescue but we also supply food to rescues as well. NO FOOD DONATED GOES anywhere but to the pets.

We can PLEDGE to you:

-we are registered and not-for-profit
-we will not sell pet food at car boot sale like others do to turn a profit
-we legitimately have thousands of pet meals to feed based on hard statistics 4,500 meals a month
-we are held accountable and money and food goes to where it is said

Other unregistered bodies can do whatever they like with the food and donations they take. Please help us to keep going and to feed the pets who need it most. ❤️🐾⭐

Some of the faces we feed x

Happy Friday everyone!☀️

We just wanted to show some faces of our amazing volunteers who help behind the scenes from social media,moderating the group to keep it the community that it is,delivering food to food banks,organising and helping at our events or the many other things that go on that you don’t always see ♥️

Please show some love and appreciation for the team ✨ and also keep your eyes peeled for more of our volunteer photos

𝙋𝙍𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙇 𝘿𝙊𝙂 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝘼𝙄𝘿 the only course of its kind in Dorset with our vet Dr Badger of Aniwell vets.

Location: between Southbourne and Christchurch

Book for this Saturday! 7-9pm (link in bio) www.dorsetdogs.com/dog-first-aid

We are going to be at the for the Bank Holiday Bash on 25th May with a stall raising money for our Dorset Pet food banks! Come down if you are local and check us and the other stalls out-it is going to be a great day!♥️

A fabulous 12th Merlin’s Pet Food Banks for Dorset Dogs CIC opening at West Howe Community Enterprises - thank you to everyone who came to support us and for all the clever doggos who ate through the string of sausages while David from Castlepoint Shopping Park cut the ribbon for us ⭐❤️

We are so proud of all our tireless volunteers who keep our pet food banks stocked and donations points collected from. Each of our Pet Food Banks is run by incredible people who care so deeply for our community. Kathy Grubb and Jessie at West Howe we can’t thank you enough along with all our food bank partnerships.

Thank you to Samantha Taylor Ed Projects for getting us radio interviews to raise awareness of how important our animals are to us.

And without donations from you our group, and our dedicated business donations points. We couldn’t keep going 🙏🐾

We also love our handmade box thank you Carla and Marcus ♥️

𝟭𝟮 𝗣𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀! At Merlin's Pet Food Banks for Dorset Dogs (www.dorsetdogs.com)

2023 has likely been a challenging year for all of us. And we have done our best as a community to help each other. We are really proud and thankful of our group and our volunteers and the local businesses who help us. Thank you everyone. ❤️

We now have Ringwood Pet Food Bank in the works which will make it our twelfth. To keep us going in 2024 supporting this huge demand we will be focusing our attention on fundraising, if anyone can help please do email [email protected]

🙏❤️ Happy NYE 🐾 love from our team and the pets we are helping x

www.dorsetdogs.com

Our founder is back to her cold water sponsored swims!
Back to the cold ❄️. Cough still not gone but I've waited long enough. 9 degrees and refreshing 🤣

To sponsor my next swim raising fund to feed pets in need,
the link is https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Merlin-pet-food-banks

MERRY CHRISTMAS ❤️

Thank you for being a member of Merlin's Pet Food Banks for Dorset Dogs (www.dorsetdogs.com) and supporting the work we do to keep families together with their pets and feed pets in need 🐾🙏⭐❤️ We love you x