A DOGS Day celebration in Ferndown will not only praise our pooches, but launch a new canine food bank for our furry friends.

The Heathland House care home will be the venue for a Celebration of Dogs Day on Saturday July 1, featuring stalls, a fun dog show, as well a dog agility demonstration by Isabela Cox, one of the Heathland care team.

Isabella is also part of the GB Dog agility team and a Crufts finalist.

The community is being welcomed in to the grounds of the newly-opened care home on the day, which will coincide with the launch of Dorset Dogs Foodbank, in Ferndown, with funds being raised for the cause on the day.

Debbie Holmes, home admissions advisor at Heathland House, said: “We hope this inaugural Celebration of Dogs Day will be a wonderful event for our residents, staff and the wider community.

“If people are interested in running a stall or have interesting Canine credentials, we’d be delighted to hear from them.”

For more information or to book a stall at the event, visit www.cinnamoncc.com/care-homes/heathland-house, and for more on the Dorset Dogs Foodbank, see dorsetdogs.com/food-bank.