Praise your perfect pooch

Attention residents in the Batley and Spen area '“ do you have a dynamic Dalmatian, a lovely Labrador, perfect poodle, or magnificent mastiff?
VISIT: MP Tracey Brabin meets a staff members pet during her recent trip to Mars Petcare and Treats.VISIT: MP Tracey Brabin meets a staff members pet during her recent trip to Mars Petcare and Treats.
VISIT: MP Tracey Brabin meets a staff members pet during her recent trip to Mars Petcare and Treats.

Tracy Brabin MP has launched a new competition to celebrate all that is good about our four-legged friends.

All owners have to do to enter is send a picture of their pooch along with their pet’s name, age, breed, where they live and a brief explanation of why they are important to the family.

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Ms Brabin decided that it was time that local dogs were shouted about after her dog Rocky won the Westminster Dog of the Year competition.

The MP said: “Rocky has been the glue in holding my family together since I became an MP and he is a best friend to both of my daughters – without him we would be lost.

“A dog can offer so much to families and individuals in terms of companionship and both physical and mental health, and I believe it’s important to celebrate that.”

The Dog’s Trust, the UK’s largest welfare charity, is supporting Ms Brabin in her search for Batley and Spen Dog of the Year.

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The trust’s head of public affairs Claire Calder said: “The competition is a brilliant opportunity to celebrate the many benefits of dog ownership.

“We look forward to seeing the entries and hearing why constituents believe their four-legged family member would make such a worthy winner.”

People can email their entries to [email protected] which the subject heading ‘Batley and Spen Dog of the Year’ or post them to Tracy Brabin MP, 286 Oxford Road, Gomersall, BD19 4PY by 5pm on Thursday 15 February.