Former Rescue Dogs Find Fame
Published: June 28, 2007
Two former four-legged-friends from Dogs Trust Shoreham Rehoming Centre have found their new lives with their new owners have more than lived up to expectations by becoming stars of the airwaves and the small and big screen.
Alvie, a 4 year old Springer Spaniel was rehomed from the Dogs Trust Centre in Shoreham-by-Sea in November 2006 by Heather Driscoll and her partner Darrell Woodford.
Heather works on BBC Southern Counties radio and brings Alvie into work with her every day. Since rehoming him 4 months ago he has been “adopted” as the official Surrey Drivetime Show dog and has his own web pages and has even been on air a couple of times.
Heather Driscoll, Alvie’s owner from the BBC Southern Counties Radio webteam, comments, “Alvie has proved to be so popular at BBC Southern Counties and loves coming in to work where he gets a nice comfy bed and lots of attention and affection from everyone in the office. He has now taken part in the filming for the BBC’s new local radio adverts which are to be featured on prime time BBC TV, advertising the services that local radio has to offer and is really becoming a bit of a local celebrity. We’re really chuffed that we could offer him a new loving home and that he can enjoy this new life of his to the full.”
There is also Ross, a Great Dane / English Pointer crossbreed who was rehomed by Charlotte Cohen and her husband Kim 2 years ago when he was just 3 months old.
Since finding a new home with Charlotte he has gone on to star in the new Carling beer adverts on television and is also going to be in a film with Scarlett Johanssen and Natalie Portman called ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ – due for general release in the UK in early 2008.
As well as rubbing shoulders – quite literally, he is a big dog – with film stars Ross also shares his home with Charlotte’s other dog Elly who came from a dog shelter in Cyprus.
Charlotte Cohen, Ross’ owner, comments, “Ross is a real character and a big softie. His personality is as huge as he is and is full of cuddles for anyone who wants them! Ross was unsure at first when we took him home but has grown into such a wonderful dog and I find it extremely rewarding owning rescue dogs.”
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