The Honours were set up to recognise the nation’s canine heroes – those dogs who have enriched people’s day to day lives, whether through committing acts of bravery, comforting the sick and lonely, or simply being a loyal friend and companion.
Over the past few months, we have been asking people to nominate dogs under five different awards categories: Quality of Life, Hero Dog, Lifetime Achievement, Triumph Over Adversity and the Pickles Award for outstanding canine endeavours.
17 dogs were then shortlisted across all categories, and the winners announced at the star-studded ceremony, attended by celebrity dog-lovers including Graham Norton, Jennie Bond, and Martin Freeman. They were as follows:
- Quality of Life Award - Kimmy, Somerset
- Hero Dog Award - Jake, Essex
- Pickles Award - Whizz, Bristol
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Cassie, North Yorkshire
- Triumph Over Adversity Award - Morris, Wiltshire
Dogs Trust would like to say a big well done to all the winners and nominees. If you’d like more information on their moving and heartwarming stories, please follow this link.
And if you know any hero dogs who deserve an honour but missed out this year, please remember to vote for them in the Dogs Trust Honours 2009!
Images of the winning dogs are available at www.isfphotos.com. Please note all images are copyrighted by Gary Trotter..
