Dogs Trust: If you’re barking mad about dogs, Northern Ireland's first ever Bark Life is the event for you

Bark Life will take place at Ballee Playing Fields, seven miles from the Ballymena Rehoming Centre, on Saturday 6 July between 9.30am and 5pm. Entry to this event is free.

At the doggy day out for the whole family you can enjoy:

- Fun Dog Show – enter your pooch into the fun dog show where the categories will include best rescue, loveliest lady, best trick and golden oldies.

- Dogs Trust Dog School classes – talk to Dog School staff and learn some new tricks with your canine companion.

Interactive activities including ‘Wheel of Pawtune’ - try your luck at spinning the wheel to win a prize; ‘Doggy Dash’ - attempt to win the fastest sprint with your pooch; and ‘Sniffari’ - an enrichment garden where your dog can use their amazing sense of smell to find treats.

- Entertainment including our very own ‘Barkfast Show’ - a Dogs Trust take on a breakfast show, talking about the importance of enrichment and where any questions received on the day will be answered by Dogs Trust staff.

- Browse the stalls from local vendors including Unleashed Apparel, Murphy and Bailey, Graceful Goodies, Crumb and Beyond, Woofterton Tea Company and many more. There will be refreshments aplenty for both humans and dogs.

Kirsty Mark, Supporter Relations Officer at Dogs Trust Ballymena, explained: “We are so excited to announce our first ever Bark Life event which we are hosting in July.

“We are looking forward to welcoming the public to the event where you can learn more about Dogs Trust and our work in Northern Ireland and where you and your pooches can enjoy a ‘paw-some’ day out.

“We also, can’t wait to meet some previous residents adopted from Dogs Trust Ballymena as they enjoy a doggy themed day out with their forever families.”

Anyone interested in having a stall or donating a raffle prize for Bark Life, please get in touch with Kirsty Mark on 028 2566 1007 or email [email protected]

To see the handsome hounds at Dogs Trust Ballymena patiently waiting to be adopted, please visit www.dogstrust.org.uk/ballymena