Walk for Wag at Derwent 2024… a great success!
Thank you to the 130 walkers and 98 dogs of all shapes and sizes who walked for Wag at Derwent Waterside on 14th September. What a brilliant day! Walkers came from all across our North East region to give older people special Wag friends at some of the hardest times in their lives. There are…
Older people in need across our region! Can you help?
September 2024 and here are just a sample of some very special people in need of Wag friends.
Volunteer profile: Suzanne with gorgeous Gracie
Meet Visiting Wag Team Suzanne and Gracie, whose story highlights the incredible healing power of giving back.
Older people in need across our region! Can you help?
July 2024 and here are just a sample of some very special people in need of Wag friends.
Wedding bells and waggy tails: the Andrews family’s gift to Wag
Wag volunteer Paul Andrews has been visiting with his lovely Belle for over six months now. Initially at a care home, and more recently, they’ve started visiting an elderly gentleman who lives alone. We were absolutely honoured when Paul told us that he and his fiancée Chris had decided to ask for donations to Wag…
Volunteer profile: Elle Smit
Elle is a graphic designer from Newcastle upon Tyne who recently qualified as a volunteer with her gorgeous dog, Willow, in March of this year.
Older people in need across our region! Can you help?
June 2024 and here are just a sample of some very special people in need of Wag friends.
Wag’s first fizzy afternoon tea a big success!
Courtesy of the amazing Apartment Group, we held our first ever fundraising afternoon tea, Fizzy Friday, on the 22nd of March. It was such a great event, with 120 people supporting us on the day, enjoying a lovely tea, winning some fantastic prizes in our Super Raffle, meeting beautiful Friendship Dog Holly and hearing lots…
Older people in need across our region! Can you help?
March 2024 and here are just a sample of some very special people in need of Wag friends.
Volunteer profile: Mike Robson with fabulous Fable
Meet Mike and Fable, a dynamic volunteer duo with a heartwarming journey. Fable, a Belgian Shepherd Tervuren with a penchant for M&S doggie sausages, has become a cherished companion to many through Wag & Company, and Mike says that volunteering has brought a lot of meaning into both their lives. In Mike’s own words, here’s…
Wag & Company awarded vital National Lottery funding to help change more lives across the North East
We’re delighted to have been awarded £20,000 in National Lottery funding to support our work befriending older dog lovers in their own homes, in care, and in hospitals across the North East of England. This funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, which distributes money raised by National Lottery players for good causes, will be…
Older people in need across our region! Can you help?
January 2024 and here are just a sample of some very special people in need of Wag friends.
Older people in need in Newcastle upon Tyne! Can you help?
January 2024 and here are just a sample of some very special people in need of Wag friends.
Visiting Wag Team Anita and Harry visit Mrs P in Sunderland
Mrs P lives in Sunderland with her husband. For health reasons, she can’t get out of the house now, and neither of them are well enough to have a dog again, having had them all their lives. Mrs P particularly has missed having a dog terribly, and she’s felt quite isolated too. Age UK Sunderland…
Visiting Wag Team Catherine and Dotty visit Mrs Janet D in Stockton-On-Tees
In 2022, Mrs D moved into an assisted living environment in Stockton-On-Tees. Having always lived with family, she found the transition to living alone difficult and felt very isolated at times. Her daughter is very supportive but doesn’t live close by and can’t see her mum as much as she’d like, so finding Wag &…
Visiting Wag Team Judith and Verdi visit Mrs Freda H in Redcar
Mrs H lost her husband some years ago, and she lives alone now in Redcar. She’s had some health difficulties, which have made it hard for her to get out and about as much as she once did, so she’s been spending a great deal of time on her own. Mrs H has had dogs…
Visiting Wag Team Eileen and Ruby visit Mrs Judith W in Redcar
We work hard to find great matches for our people! Sometimes they’ll express a preference for a big dog, a hypoallergenic dog, a dog who can sit in their lap, “definitely not a long haired dog”, and sometimes their preference is more specific, a Collie or a Jack Russell. Mrs Judith W who lives alone…
Visiting Wag Team Hannah and Floyd visit Mrs Leonie B in Stockton
Mrs Leonie B lost her husband some years ago and has lived alone ever since in Stockton. Like so many people, the restrictions around the pandemic were a difficult time and despite having a very close family, they mostly live abroad and she’s found herself becoming very isolated. Mrs B absolutely loves dogs, her last…
Visiting Wag Team Michael and Max visit Mr Jim S in Redcar
Here’s Friendship Dog Max the Cockapoo visiting his great friend Mr Jim S in his home in Redcar. Jim has been on his own since his wife sadly passed away and he has been spending more time on his own than he’d like. He’s always loved dogs and he had fox terriers of his own,…
Visiting Wag Team Brooke and Harry visit Mrs Ida C near Blyth
Mrs C lost her husband some years ago and lives alone near Blyth. She looks amazing but she won’t mind us telling you that she’s been pretty poorly and she’s in her 90’s! Whilst she sees her daughter regularly she still spends more time alone than she’d like and she’s been feeling really isolated. Mrs…
Visiting Wag Team Louise and Friendship Dog Bronte visit Mrs Ella M in Sunderland.
Mrs M lives alone in an Assisted Living environment in Sunderland. Her family are very supportive, but they don’t live close by. She has always loved dogs and she used to have Yorkshire terriers and Staffordshire bull terriers and she absolutely adored them, but she can’t have a dog of her own any more which…
Visiting Wag Team Mike and Friendship Dog Fable visit Mr Dave M in Sunderland.
Mr M is 58, he suffers from renal failure and must attend regular dialysis appointments at the hospital which makes life very challenging for him. He’s in a wheelchair and has problems with his sight, making getting out to see people difficult. He has had dogs throughout his life, German Shepherds, Collies, and Labradors, but…
Visiting Wag Team Steph and Friendship Dog Finn visit John in Ayresome Court near Stockton on Tees.
Visiting Wag Team Steph and Finn the Golden Retriever have been bringing lots of hugs, happiness and smiles to the residents at Ayresome court in Stockton since 2020. Earlier this year, they met John who was staying at Ayresome Court following a partial leg amputation. John struck up a real bond with Finn straight away…
Visiting Wag Team Jan and Friendship Dog Teddy visit Mrs Edith A near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Mrs A lives in Newcastle in the same house she’s lived in for 63 years. 5 years ago, Edith lost her husband and 2 years ago she lost her last Border Collie and for health reasons having another dog wasn’t possible for her. She became quite isolated and really missed having a dog around too.…
Visiting Wag Team Lesley and Friendship Dog Hallie visit Mrs Joyce T in North Tyneside
Mrs T has become very isolated with no friends or family close by and she’s also suffered from some health problems recently too, all of which can be very challenging. She really loves animals, she used to have Jack Russells and she absolutely adored them, but she can’t have a dog of her own any…
Visiting Wag Team Sarah and her Friendship Dog Marley visit Mrs Doreen F in Sunderland.
Doreen is 91 and a widow who lives alone but with close family support nearby. She’s always loved dogs, she had German Shepherds into her 80’s, but now for health reasons and because she’s living in sheltered accommodation, she can’t have one of her own any more. Her new best friend, Marley the Staffie X,…
Visiting Wag Team Janet and Islay visit Mrs Yvonne H in Stockton-on-Tees.
Mrs H lives alone in the Tees Valley, she’s an huge dog lover and she was absolutely devastated when she lost her beloved Yorkshire Terrier, ‘Rufus’ last November. She spends a lot of time on her own and she can’t have another dog of her own now for health reasons so we were really delighted…
Visiting Wag Team Dawn and Steed visit Mrs Alison S in Stockton!
Greyhound lover Alison had to rehome her beloved greyhound for health reasons and she missed her terribly; enter beautiful Steed!
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