Walk for Wag 2025! A great success!
Welcomed by Mrs Ros Chilton and Joe Morris MP, 140 walkers and 100 dogs walked for Wag!
Recruiting a Befriending at Home Specialist/Lead
Could you be our new Befriending at Home Specialist/Lead in Hexham? Find out more and apply.
Older dog lovers in our region who need Wag friends!
Our volunteers are the beating heart of Wag, and by sharing their lovely dogs, they transform the lives of older dog lovers. All it takes is an hour or two most weeks.
We’re looking for new volunteers and their cuddly dogs in the following areas. Can you help?
Wag featured on BBC Look North and Radio Newcastle
Wag was in the BBC spotlight in July, with a feature on BBC Look North and a radio interview on BBC Radio Newcastle. Founder Diane, volunteer Emma, Friendship Dog Pringle, and the lovely Elsie helped showcase the incredible impact of our work and put out a call for more volunteers across the North East.
Older dog lovers in our region who need Wag friends!
Our volunteers are the beating heart of Wag, and by sharing their lovely dogs, they transform the lives of older dog lovers. All it takes is an hour or two most weeks.
We’re looking for new volunteers and their cuddly dogs in the following areas. Can you help?
Life on Ward 7
Step into Ward 7, where the pitter-patter of paws brightens even the toughest days. This is the children’s dialysis unit at the Great North Children’s Hospital — a place where young patients spend hours each week hooked up to life-saving machines. But thanks to Daisy the Cockapoo and her devoted humans, Jackie and Martin, these…
Volunteer profile: Claire and wonderful Tulip
“I hope our story will inspire others to think about the difference they can make too — perhaps with their own four-legged friend.”
Older dog lovers in our region who need Wag friends!
Our volunteers are the beating heart of Wag, and by sharing their lovely dogs, they transform the lives of older dog lovers. All it takes is an hour or two most weeks.
We’re looking for new volunteers and their cuddly dogs in the following areas. Can you help?
Registration for Walk for Wag… at Derwent is open!
Registration is now open for our much-loved Walk for Wag… at Derwent, happening on 13th September at the stunning Derwent Waterside.
Older dog lovers in our region who need Wag friends!
Our volunteers are the beating heart of Wag, and by sharing their lovely dogs, they transform the lives of older dog lovers. All it takes is an hour or two most weeks.
We’re looking for new volunteers and their cuddly dogs in the following areas. Can you help?
Bringing smiles to young patients at the RVI
Jackie and Martin have been familiar faces on Ward 1b at the RVI for the past five years, and more recently on Ward 7 too. They visit with their Cockapoo, Daisy, first as Pets As Therapy volunteers, and now proudly wearing the red bandanas for Wag & Company, which is all part of our wonderful partnership with Newcastle Hospitals.
Walk for Wag…anywhere is back!
Take a walk on the Wag side… anytime, any place. We’re very excited to announce the relaunch of Walk for Wag… Anywhere, a chance to enjoy the outdoors, stretch your legs, and make a difference for older dog lovers across the North East.
Older dog lovers in our region who need Wag friends!
Our volunteers are the beating heart of Wag, and by sharing their lovely dogs, they transform the lives of older dog lovers. All it takes is an hour or two most weeks.
We’re looking for new volunteers and their cuddly dogs in the following areas. Can you help?
Huge support for the Wag community, LNER supporting 40 Wag Teams!
Such a wonderful gift for Wag this year. It’s been very special to work with Rachael and the team at LNER and to receive their support through our Customer and Community Investment Fund. The grant also meant that LNER would fund the production of a video by acclaimed journalist and ex BBC Inside Out presenter,…
Fizzy Friday, 31st Jan: an afternoon of fun, fundraising and inspiring Wag stories!
31st January, was our second Fizzy Friday Fundraising Afternoon Tea at As You Like It in Jesmond! Another fantastic day, hosted this time by the wonderful Anna Foster from BBC Radio Newcastle who incredibly also donated her time. We sold all 120 tickets and raised almost exactly £6,000 – absolutely amazing! £6,000 funds 13 vulnerable people alone in their own homes to have Wag friends visiting most weeks for a whole year, friends for life, changing the way they feel about the world! Wonderful, here’s to next time! Friday 14 November. Save the date ✨
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Clare and Friendship Dog Leonard visit Miss C in Morpeth
Ms C, 86, lives alone after her own dear Bichon Frisé, Twinkle, passed away last year. She has really missed her and having someone to look after, as well as the general noise of having a dog sharing her home. Ms C was referred to Wag firstly of course because she loves dogs and she was…
Faye and Friendship Dog Benito visit Mrs E in County Durham
Mrs E is 89. She lost her husband some years ago and lived in her own home on her own near Consett originally when Benito the Kokoni and ‘mum’ Faye started visiting nearly a year ago. Mrs E and her husband always had dogs, but now Mrs E can’t have one of her own, the…
Anita and Friendship Dog Harry visit Mr P in Sunderland
Mr P is 86. He lives alone in Sunderland since he lost his wife just eighteen months ago. Friendship Dog Harry the Labrador and ‘mum’ Anita originally started visiting both Mr and Mrs P in 2023; they’d had Labradors throughout their lives, but could no longer have a dog of their own. They immediately loved their…
Elle and Friendship Dog Willow visit Miss B in Newcastle
Miss B is 82, and she lives in a residential home in Newcastle. She always had dogs, typically Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and Yorkshire Terriers, but after she lost her last beloved Cavalier 8 years ago, for health reasons, it was no longer possible to have one of her own. Miss B used to do…
Chloe and Friendship Dog Evelyn visit Mrs A in Durham
Mrs A is 81, she lives alone after sadly losing her husband on Christmas Day last year. They’d always had dogs throughout their lives, Labradors, Spaniels, Collies and a Staffy, and although Mrs A would love to have another dog, she couldn’t have one now. She has photos all over her home of all her…
Terry and Friendship Dog Bruno visit Mr D in Newcastle
Mr D is 71, he lives alone in Assisted Living in North Tyneside with some difficult health issues. In fact, when we took these photos, he’d just been discharged from the hospital. He very sadly lost his partner of 17 years last year and his dog Poppy, a 17-year-old Patterdale Terrier, last Christmas Eve, so…
Sue and Friendship Dog Hector visit Mrs D in North Tyneside
Mrs D is 95, she lost her beloved husband 10 years ago, and she’s lived alone ever since. With no family close by and some difficult health problems to manage, she had become quite isolated and low. Mrs D and her husband always had dogs, always Corgis, and they were all girls and all called…
Jan and Friendship Dog Teddy visit Mrs W in Newcastle
Mrs W is 86 and lives alone after losing her husband some years ago. She has lots of family close by who visit regularly, and she has some significant health challenges, which she manages with lots of humour despite being attached to oxygen around the clock. She and her husband always loved dogs and had…
Janet and Friendship Dog Islay visit Mr & Mrs C in Stockton on Tees
Janet and lovely Border Terrier Islay started visiting Mr and Mrs C in their own home last year. They had had dogs all their lives, but for health reasons, it just wasn’t possible to have one of their own again. The original referral from Stockton Borough Council told us that Mr C absolutely loves dogs and…
Sharon and Friendship Dog Mabel visit Mrs B in Newcastle upon Tyne
Mrs B is 84 and was sadly widowed a few short years ago. She lives alone in her own home now, but due to her health problems, she can’t leave the house without support, which leaves her feeling incredibly isolated, especially in the winter. Mrs B has had dogs all her life and really misses having…
Catherine and Friendship Dog Dotty visit Mrs D in Stockton on Tees
Mrs D, 78, is a widow and lives on her own in Stockton-on-Tees. She has had dogs all her life, but because of her difficult mobility issues, she can’t have a dog of her own. After her husband died, she found herself feeling increasingly lonely and isolated in her flat. Those feelings are thankfully now very much…
Helen and Friendship Dog Shelby visit Mrs A in Whitley Bay
Mrs A is a widow and lives alone in her own home on the Northumberland coast. She lost her beloved Westie “Barney”, less than a year ago, and she really misses him – in fact, she’s never lived in a house without a dog, so it’s very hard not having the patter of furry feet…
Sue and Friendship Dog Hector visit Mrs Doreen D
Mrs D is 94. She lost her beloved husband Peter 10 years ago, and she’s lived alone ever since. With no family close by and some difficult health problems to manage, she had become quite isolated and low. Mrs D and her husband always had dogs, always a Corgi, always a girl and always called…
Steve and Friendship Dog Bella visit Mr C in Washington
Mr C is nearly 90 and lives alone in his home in Washington. After losing his beloved wife two years ago, life has felt much quieter and more difficult and of course he misses her terribly. The couple shared a lifelong love of dogs, especially Border Collies, but caring for his wife and his own…
Carol, Dave and Friendship Dog Basil visit Mr and Mrs C in Redcar
Beautiful Basil the Basset Hound has recently started visiting new friends Mr and Mrs C in their home in Redcar, as part of ‘Team Twiby’ with his ‘mum’ Carol and ‘dad’ Dave. The couple have always been dog lovers, most recently sharing their lives with Jack Russells, but a change in their health and ability…