Doggy Day Care

By Shayla Rigg

Lincoln University Student Volunteer Army runs events that help local charities through volunteering. This year, we’ve had some amazing events like the Selwyn Dinner and The Big Give with UC SVA. Recently 12 volunteers from LU SVA headed out to Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust in Bromley to help with yard maintenance. They were able to make a great difference to the dog runs!

The Dog Watch Sanctuary has been in existence since 1982 and relies heavily on community support and donations to run. Dog Watch Sanctuary focuses on rescuing, retraining, and rehoming abandoned and surrender dogs within the Christchurch and Selwyn community. A group of volunteers tirelessly work to support the small team of paid staff members to create the best possible environment for dogs in need.

At the end of the event, volunteers were lucky enough to meet Rocco, a 7-year-old Shar Pei cross and Kora, a Beardie x Labrador. A special thanks to Patricia from Dog Watch Sanctuary for enabling us to come volunteer and Lincoln University AGLS for the transport for our volunteers.