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Has Bryan got the Top Dog?
Multiple nominations for a prestigious top dog award have been made for Jet, a whippet owned by Sellafield Ltd worker, Bryan Porter.
Jet is one of six worthy finalists nominated for the HiLife Pets as Therapy (P.A.T.) Dog of the Year 2011/12. The winner will be announced in the main arena during Crufts at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
In the nomination it states that Jet has a positive input on children’s education and their social and emotional skills which they will continue to use throughout their life and that you can see their reading improving each week as Jet lies next to them listening.
Pets as Therapy is a national charity, founded in 1983. It provides therapeutic visits to hospitals, hospices, nursing and care homes, special needs schools and other venues. There are currently over 4,500 active P.A.T. visiting dogs at work in the UK visiting more than 130,000 people.
Bryan, a welder in the Engineering workshops said: “I have been involved with the charity for over four years. I work with Jet and my other whippet, Bracken. I find this work very rewarding Jet is a lovely, calm dog who brings a lot of pleasure to all the people he visits.”
To vote for Jet email win@yours.co.uk subject I vote for Jet, the closing date is Wednesday 30 November.
