Success for dog owners

UCKFIELD dog owners Derek and Liane Osborne were celebrating double trouble this week when two of their pet pooches made it to the national finals of a prestigious RSPCA contest.

Magnificent mutts Arnee and Kevin were among the 54 finalists at Sunday s Dog of the Year event, in Chobham, Surrey.

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Although neither hound made it to the final selection of 10, owner Derek, of Manor End, said they had done the family proud.

They are both real characters and they re great family dogs, said Derek. Arnee is only nine months and he is such a bundle of energy, while Kevin, who is two-and-a-half, is a real star.

In fact Kevin a westie-cross-poodle showed how much of a star he was when he joined Liane s 11-year-old daughter Alex in fancy dress during last Saturday s Uckfield Carnival. Kevin was dressed up as a wolf to accompany Alex s Red Riding Hood.

Arnee a collie-cross-labrador and Kevin made it to Sunday s final by winning heats for Crowborough and East Grinstead and Sussex North respectively.

The RSPCA s Dog of the Year Show is for the cream of Britain s crossbreed dogs.

PICTURED: Derek and Liane with Kevin and Arnee.

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