PlusBreed Heroes
We've started the ball rolling with some PlusBreed heroes from the past. Now we want to hear your stories of why you feel a dog or individual should be included in these pages.
Maybe you know of a dog who has overcome adversity to turn into a wonderful, loving pet or perhaps you can nominate yourself or another person who has gone to considerable lengths to provide care to a plusbeed dog or dogs.
Don't be shy, make your nominations here and if possible send us a picture, then enjoy the stories below.
Mabel & Blue Peter
The current Blue Peter plusbreed who inspires so many children to want and look after their own pet. For many years , right back to "Petra" then "Patch" the programme has encouraged the positive aspects of owning pets whilst not understating the care that they need. Keep up the good work!
Higgins
Not a name that easily springs to mind. However Higgins is much better known by his film name of "Benji", star of the film of the same name in 1974 and precursor to several others. To our knowledge Higgins was the only dog who could open a mailbox and an envelope while perfoming a range of facial expressions- unless of course you know different?
Buster and Paul O'Grady
Here we have a pair of heroes. Buster was the unflappable plusbreed who remained calm despite the laughter and chaos around him. Paul, although only the junior partner is also worthy of a mention as his show had a regular feature showing dogs in need of rescue. Their relationship was a great demonstration of the joy that owning a plusbreed can bring. Sadly Buster passed away last year but Paul now has,"Bullseye" who looks to be a great companion in the making.
Pickles
In 1966 Pickles became the hero of England after finding the previously stolen 'Jules Rimet' football world cup. The cup had been taken while on display in London before the hosting of the World Cup finals.
Rumours exist of a failed blackmail plot to return the trophy but it was Pickles who grabbed all the glory when sniffing out a newspaper wrapped package containing the cup at the bottom of a hedge near his home.
Laika
The first ever creature to be lauched into space on November 3, 1957 was Laika a 3 year old plusbreed. She had been found as a stray wandering the streets of Moscow and deemed to have the correct temperament for space travel. Sadly, this proved to be incorrect as she did not survive the mission but will always be known as the first space pioneer.
Timmy - Famous Five
Ok, we know Timmy isn't a real dog but he was an inspiration to many young children when they were growing up. What more could a child want back in the 60's; camping, adventures and a loyal dog with an almost telepathic relationship with his owner and an unerring ability to sniff out biscuits! Timmy, a definite plusbreed, must have been responsible for many children growing up to become dog lovers.