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ITV are putting out a dog whistle to the 8 million UK dog owners and their pooches – from Labradoodles to Lurchers, perfectly preened to superbly scruffy, everything in between and beyond. We want to include dogs of all types – mongrels, rare breeds, cross-breeds, whatever! All shapes and sizes are welcome but it’s not lovely looks alone that will crown our furry favourite because personality and star quality will need to shine through too!
Prized pets will go head-to-head through a series of special modelling challenges and feature weekly eliminations by our panel of judges who will analyse the hounds’ hottest headshots and eliminate the weakest performer, ultimately leading to one lucky dog being crowned the country's Top Dog Model and possibly becoming the new face of a major brand.
We will be holding our first auditions in EARLY JUNE, so any help you can provide us in spreading the word about our search for potential pooches and their owners would be very much appreciated.
I’d be most grateful if you could circulate this flyer (attached) to colleagues and other establishments in the dog friendly world, clients, friends and family etc… we really want to get the word about the amazing opportunity to as many dog owners as possible… should you have any other outlets – eg. newsletters, publications, mailing lists please feel free to circulate. It would also be great if you would be happy to print a copy of this out and display it in your place of business.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or if indeed you would like an application form yourself, please email topdogmodel@12yard.com.

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Sarah Hunter sent this stunning photo of her dogs at Pencarrow, which is a lovely dog friendly estate near Helsbury. This is Toby and Tilly enjoying a relaxing moment at Pencarrow House - one of their favourite days out.


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Shirley & Clive Stinchcombe stayed with us recently and sent these lovely shots of their two dogs, Shirley said: "Thought we would send you a few snaps of our dogs Jack & Archie for you to add to your collection! We had a great time in February and will be back."



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Gillian Flack sent this great shot of here dogs enjoying the river walk at Helsbury. She said: "Just a note to thank you very much for the lovely holiday we have just spent at Helsbury Park. Our first visit and we were very impressed. The standard of the cottage and cleanliness were extremely good, and the grounds absolutely superb, great for the dogs, they honestly looked as if they had permanent smiles on their faces !! The pool complex looked good in the pictures but in reality surpassed our expectations."



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We're off and running again! Rob Elliott sent these lovely shots of their dog, he said: "Thank you for a wonderful stay in Marhayes cottage.  We have just returned and downloaded some photos from our visit which we would like to share with you for the dog photo competition.  The first two photos were taken inside your cottage after a exciting day out, the third photo was taken at Daymer Bay and we saw some sun that day and the last photo was taken in your field by the river. Many thanks again for a wonderful time."





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We've had well over 1000 votes in our competition which is fantastic, thank you very much. All the photos received votes, 2 or 3 stood out from the crowd but there was on clear winner and it was HP013, sent in by Neil & Bridget Davey of their lovely dog Porthos ready for a game on the beach.

Neil said: "Amazing! Totally blown away at the news that we had won this years competition and what a great way to start this years visit to Helsbury Park, to  be met by Dave with the fantastic news,  our two Beagles Porthos & Lucy are already looking forward to coming back in 2013, but this time with their friends Barney and Jaz Beagle and their humans, it will be Beagle mania, but we can't think of a better place to have the best holiday ever!

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We've had some particularly keen jumpers this year so we've decided to call in the reinforcements at Broadview.  This extra high fencing should deter even the keenest escapee! To be fair most dogs are trying to stay at Helsbury rather than escape but for those more inquisitive ones we have to be a bit more vigilant!

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Go Walkies is a fun and easy way to raise money for Guide Dogs. By taking part in a sponsored dog walk you and your four legged friend can help make a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people across the UK.

Go Walkies is the only event of its kind where your dog gets sponsored to take part! And as a special thank you each doggy participant receives a free Eukanuba goody bag, plus special Go Walkies tag to wear proudly on their collar.

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According to TripAdvisor 4 of the UK's top 10 beaches are here in Cornwall. Check out the full list on the TripAdvisor web site, 2 of the entries are local to us in Bude and Padstow and the beaches above Padstow would be one of our favourites because they are so dog friendly. Our guests would be disappointed not to see Trebarwith, Polzeath, Daymer Bay, Rock, Windemouth, Crackington Haven and many other north coast destinations mentioned, especially as they are all so dog friendly.Copyright Helsbury Park 2011

Nice feedback from Jan Yates, who stayed with last week: "Just a quick note now we are back home to say a big thank you for our wonderful week in Cornwall. Helsbury Park was even better than our high expectations combining both People & Dog friendly! Great facilities and super quality all round. We had a lovely week and both us and the dogs walked for miles. We hope to come back next year for another week."Copyright Helsbury Park 2011

Our friends at the Dog Cookie Company have created these lovely dog treats, perfect for Easter. Christine said: "For all you doggie lovers, we have an EGGciting new product this Easter- our Doggie Liver Cake Easter Eggs. Available in both blue egg boxes and pink egg boxes, these fatless whisked sponge cakes made with fresh lambs liver are great for training and reward as dogs LOVE the taste. They are £5.00 per box and can be sent direct to Helsbury Park if you prefer so they are waiting for you when you get there."


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Rob Elliott recently stayed with us last week and he said: "This is the best cottage we have stayed in. Our week has flown by. The cottage is well planned and stocked. The swimming pool is fantastic. Our dogs have been very comfortable, I would recommend the cottage to friends, we've had a wonderful time. Thank you."

He also sent this brilliant photo showing a unique way to get around the site:

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We have 20 brilliant photos in our shortlist and voting is now open, go to the shortlist now to register your vote!Copyright Helsbury Park 2011

The dog photo competition for 2012 is now closed for entries and the short list has been drawn up, we'll be publishing it very soon so watch this space! Click here to see all the entries we've had .Copyright Helsbury Park 2011

Kerrie Owen sent these great action shots of her 3 great dogs, they love Helsbury so much, especially the river.


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This brilliant shot was sent in by Lisa Baker, they all had a lovely week!

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Chantelle Smith sent this great photos of her chocolate labs Beaker and Maisy who "absolutely loved the holiday" they had last year at Helsbury.



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