Hounds For Heroes are a charity based in Petersfield who provide specially trained assistance dogs to injured or disabled men and women from the UK Armed Forces and UK Civilian Emergency Services. Hounds For Heroes provide all specialist training, in addition to covering pet food and vet bills for life for each of these talented pups, at a cost of £30,000 per dog.
Dog Walk Details
Suggested donation is £5 per dog, dogs can bring their owners, family members and anyone else who would like to come along! Additional sponsorship forms can be found online here: http://houndsforheroes.com/get-involved/document-downloads/sponsorship-form/
Starting Point: Thornham Lane, just past the Thornham Marina.
Some parking spaces (20 spaces max) have been kindly offered to our event by Thornham Marina – All dogs must be kept on leads here due to heavy vehicles moving around on site.
The full walk is approx 8 miles around the Island (approx 3.5 hours). Why not take a picnic and enjoy some refreshments at St Nicholas’ Church or Thorney Island Sailing Club, near the halfway point.
For those with little legs looking for a shorter walk there is a gate-to-gate option that doesn’t take you around the full island. Please be aware that livestock graze close to the path so dogs should be under their owner’s control.
All donations made will be presented to Hounds for Heroes.
