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Posted: 15th July 2014

Lakeland terrier raises thousands of pounds for charity
waffle the dog
Waffle is famous for her talent at finding & collecting an amazing amount of lost balls that seem to roll her way
Tiny terrier has nosed out hundreds of old balls over the years

Waffle, a five-year-old lakeland terrier has raised thousands of pounds for a dog charity by finding lost balls whenever she goes out for a walk.

The tiny terrier has nosed out hundreds of old footballs, tennis balls and beach balls from bushes and grass verges over the years.

In speaking to the Western Daily Express, Sarah Bennett, Waffle's owner, said: "Right from when we first brought her as a puppy she would find a ball. Within the first week she found an old leather ball at the end of the garden. She collects balls of all sizes - from tiny bouncy balls to big space hoppers. She must have collected almost a thousand since we first got her."

A few weeks ago, Sally, a friend of Waffle's owner, offered to donate £1 to Terrier SOS for every ball that Waffle found for one week. What started as a bit of fun, quickly escalated into much more - with so many people jumping on board the ball-finding bandwagon, that a special web page has been created for the fundraising effort. 

Terrier SOS say: "All in all this has attracted an amazing amount of media interest and support from animal lovers all over the country. As they say it has 'gone viral', whatever that means. We simply say it has spiralled."

Terrier SOS is run by a small team of volunteers and rely entirely on public donations. Every penny raised will go directly toward these costs of rescuing, looking after, caring and rehoming the dogs.

To sponsor Waffle visit: http://www.youcaring.com/other/waffle-s-sponsored-borlee-hunt/196611  



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