Toby

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…

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…

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…

Mr T is 59, he suffers from a form of MND, Motor Neurone Disease which is very hard for him to live with. He lost his beloved dog two years ago and misses him terribly..

Making new friends in Sunderland! Mrs P can’t get out much now, often feels pretty isolated and having been a dog trainer she adores dogs and misses having one terribly! Enter Steven, Lisa and FD Alfie..

Denis lives in his own home in Gateshead.  He’s had dogs all his life and loves them but he’s been unable to have one of his own for some years now and he really missed them.

Friendship Dog Coco the Cockapoo and her ‘mum’ Gabi have been visiting their friend Mrs Dorothy K in her own home in North Tyneside since April.