As some of you may know, I’ve been trying to ‘become a runner’ recently, and so I’m challenging myself to run the 2022 Butterfield Half Marathon in Guernsey in memory of my wonderful Dad - Alan Nichols. I’ve been nervous to post this as due to injuries I wasn’t sure I’d be able to do it, but I’m currently 16km into my training runs and more determined than ever - a few weeks ago, the furthest I’d run was 10km so I’m proud of my progress so far! 

I wanted to choose a charity that was close to my heart, and as many of you will know Little Black Dog means an awful lot to us as a family. We adopted Copper in 2019 after we came home from our last family holiday with Dad, and going into lockdown just a few months later, Copper brought so much joy and companionship to my parents while they were shielding at home without the family around. Copper has also been a huge comfort to us as a family since losing Dad in 2020, and we’d be lost without him! It’s safe to say Copper is enjoying a comfortable life with us, and we’re so pleased we could rescue him and give him the loving home he deserves. My Dad adored Copper, and he’d be so pleased to see any money raised for this wonderful charity - if you can donate anything at all I’d be so grateful! I’ve included some wording about them below so you can see the amazing work they do:

We are a Guernsey registered charity who raise funds to rescue abandoned dogs in Spain and find suitable homes for them in Guernsey. We currently work in conjunction with SCAN who are the Society for the Care of Animals in Need in Spain and together, we ensure that everything is taken care of to make the adoption process a straight forward procedure, once all our own formalities are met successfully. Whilst a small adoption fee is charged to adopt these dogs, this never covers all the necessary costs involved. We therefore work continuously to raise much needed funds to support this adoption process and to save as many of these poor dogs lives that we can. Many suffer desperate lives of extreme cruelty or abandonment and have never known what it feels like to be loved. Every penny raised or donated goes to saving these dogs and finding them new forever loving homes so all donations are truly appreciated.

Thank you so much,

Jo xx