Dog lovers in (LOCATION) urged to come together for
Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs is calling on dog owners in (LOCATION) to make their pet
pooch a hero for the day by taking part in Dogs Unite!
Did you know that dog walkers spend more than 382 hours walking
their pets every year? Dogs Unite is a series of sponsored dog walks
taking place around the country to help Guide Dogs raise money to
create more life-changing guide dog partnerships.
The Dogs Unite event in (LOCATION) promises fantastic fun for all the
family and their pet, who can dress up in a special hero cape!
(INSERT MORE EVENT DETAILS HERE INCLUDING WALK LOCATION, DATE,
TIME AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE)
(LOCAL TEAM SPOKESPERSON NAME AND JOB TITLE) said: (INSERT
QUOTE HERE)
(DETAILS OF HOW TO SIGN UP AND LOCAL CONTACT DETAILS)
Notes for editors:
For more on Dogs Unite visit: www.dogsunite.org.uk
Twitter: @dogs_unite Facebook: www.facebook.com/dogsunite
About Dogs Unite:
 Dogs Unite is Guide Dogs’ mass participation event series raising
vital funds for the charity through unique sponsored dog walks. Dogs
are encouraged to become heroes by fundraising for their idols, lifechanging guide dogs. A variety of walks will be taking place all over
the country from small events organised by the community, to larger
regional and huge headline events organised by Guide Dogs.
Eukanuba is proud to be the sponsor of Dogs Unite. Eukanuba is proud
to feed training and working guide dogs, because high quality nutrition
is essential to support guide dogs in their vital work by keeping them in
peak condition.
A recent survey for Dogs Unite found that:
 Dog walkers spend more than 382 hours walking their pets every
year.
 During that time they burn more than 75,000 calories – equivalent to
312 jam doughnuts.
 The typical dog walk lasts for 49 minutes.
 Owners walk their dog on average nine times a week, comfortably
exceeding the recommended 30 minutes of exercise, five times a
week, for adults.
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About Guide Dogs
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is a UK-wide charitable
organisation founded in 1934.
Guide Dogs provides independence and freedom to thousands of
people who are blind or partially sighted across the UK through the
provision of guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services. It
also campaigns passionately for the rights of people with vision
impairments.
The guide dog service receives no government funding.
The guide dog service transforms the lives of over 4,700 people
every year.
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It costs £35,000 to create each new guide dog partnership. Clients
could be partnered with as many as eight dogs over the course of
their lifetime.