Visiting Wag Team Helen and Jasper visit Mrs Gladys D near Consett

Mrs D is in her 90s, amazingly, and she lives alone after her beloved husband passed away a few years ago. She has some health issues which affect her ability to go out, she’s lost a number of friends recently and whilst she’s a huge dog lover (they always had dogs in their family), she can’t manage a dog of her own now, so she misses having company.

She’s very close to her daughter, and they live close by, too, but now she can’t get out and about independently. She spends more time alone than she’d like.

We quickly matched Wag Team, Jasper the Schnauzer and his ‘mum’ Helen, and everyone hit it off straight away; it really was love at first sight!

Mrs D adores Jasper, who’s a real cuddle bun, and she loves to chat with Helen, too. They visit every week, and Mrs D’s daughter told us: “Mum really looks forward to the visits; she’s in love with Jasper and Helen’s so lovely too! It really was the best thing I could have done finding and contacting you.”