MaryT

I am the owner of said dog! Thank you to those who asked after her. She's absolutely fine and none the worse for her dip, a veritable Wim Hoff of the canine world!! My partner was astonished to see all the fire engines rock up (not at his insistence!) but the team were brilliant as were the groundstaff. She had swum to the central island and much combined head-scratching could not work out how to safely retrieve her. I'll ignore all the sanctimonious, ill-informed commentary from those who weren't there and don't know what happened. Suffice to say she was not savaging any wildlife. Do feel free to tut and finger-wag in person; we are in the park most days with our friendly and (mostly) well-behaved dog.

Yep, Building Training Centre near Croydon. That's were I went to learn basic DIY a couple of years ago. Brilliant!

TBH, I think this is a bit of nonsense by the supermarket chains. Looks environmentally friendly on the surface, but just allows them to get out of taking the urgent steps needed to eliminate unnecessary soft plastics. Have you seen the amount of soft plastic around your loo rolls, for example? In reality, most people won't remember to wash, sort and return their soft plastics. As Tomskip points out, Sainsbury DKH hasn't even bothered to put its bin in place yet! If its wrapped in plastic, I'm just gonna stop buying it!

Came sputtering back on this morning...

Is it just us? I suspect not since its become like an annual event!

Excellent! Thank you Blah Blah.

Well! As you can see, they braved the icy cold in Dulwich Park and a couple of excitable dogs who definitely hadn't got the message on 'social distancing'(yikes!) C'mon Dillan and Rocky! Nearly at 4K!

Ok,so not to be deterred by the snow and ice, Dillan and Rocky will be in Dulwich Park at around 10.30am tomorrow (Friday). Come say Hello, and bring your carrots!

Siduhe -thank you so much for donating. They've just passed the three and a half thousand mark! NewWave- what a touching message! When this is over, I do hope you'll visit the stables and get in the saddle. Like you say, it's never too late!

Why thank you Redjam! We really appreciate it!

Thanks Sue. Isn't it just! Cheered up my day. I Hope it did yours 😁

Oh wow! BBC Radio London are covering Dillan & Rocky's fundraiser on Wed morning. So excited! Thank you everyone for all your support. There's still a way to go to their target, but we know they'll get there. Dillan just needs to stop nicking all the carrots!!😄

Ahh, thanks HPSaucy, that's really very kind. Yes, the stables have always been lovely to Dillan, and to her mum before that, neither of whom would ever have otherwise had the chance to be around horses. Always sorry to hear if someone had a bad experience, but that would definitely be an exception!

Hi New Wave. Thank you for your lovely message and for supporting Dillan and Rocky. I, for one, can't wait to see them in their fancy dress costumes. Fingers crossed for dry weather!

Thanks so much IlonaM and J27.We really appreciate the support!