Dogs with the bow wow factor can show off their home-grown talent at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home’s Annual Reunion next month.
The world-renowned rescue centre is inviting dog lovers to bring their clever canines to Battersea Park on Sunday 8 September to showcase their four-legged skills and practiced tricks in a new Battersea’s Got Talent competition. After three heats, the talent contest’s winner will be crowned in front of the thousands of spectators in the main ring at the annual family fun day sponsored by Petplan.
The free event - in its 19th year - attracts thousands of visitors and their dogs to meet new furry faces and reunite with Battersea kennel buddies, staff and volunteers. There will also be dog classes including Handsomest Dog and Golden Oldie, and lots of fun-filled family activities, games and entertainment.
Nathalie Ingham, Battersea’s Canine Welfare Trainer, said: “From singing Staffies to dancing Dachshunds, we are looking for any dog with any sort of trick, no matter how skilled or silly, to join us for Battersea’s Annual Reunion. We are so excited to see our Battersea supporters there, and to meet new animal lovers who have come for a fun free day out with their beautiful dogs. Events like these are also great opportunities to raise funds for the Home, which enable us to carry on caring for thousands of dogs and cats in need of our help each year.”
One revelling rover who hopes to show off his singing skills at the Annual Reunion’s Battersea’s Got Talent competition is Bertie the Basset Hound. The tuneful two-year old has been using his singing skills to build an audience outside his kennel since being handed into Battersea last month because his owner couldn’t cope.