Author: Cherry

Dog’s Trust in Ballymena work hard to re-home and care for unwanted dogs. However at Christmas time many people can bring a dog into their family and find that it isn’t how they expected it would be. Dogs Trust has teamed up with some of the nation’s most famous faces to launch its iconic campaign, ‘A Dog is For Life Not Just For Christmas’, following a year of ludicrous excuses offered up by dog owners when giving up their pets to Dogs Trusts 20 rehoming centres across the UK. The line-up of celebrity dog lovers includes Sky News’s Eamonn Holmes, Sherlock’s Amanda Abbington, The Great British Bake Off’s Mel Giedroyc and comedian Jon Richardson whose shocked reactions were captured as they read out the farcical and sometimes bizarre excuses given by members of the public who no longer want their dogs. Here are ten things that PetMD think you should consider before you get a dog: 1. Dogs take up a lot of time and energy. Yes, they are rewarding. But if you live alone and work twenty hours a day, then perhaps a dog is not the best choice for you. Hey, there are always those super-cool robot dogs. 2. If you are not often at home, and you really want a dog, you probably should invest in a dog walker. You’d probably be wise to choose a...