Local dog 'Danny' wins national 'hero dog' award - and appears on the Late Late Show!

Granard woman Gill Pavey and her dog 'Danny' made a guest appearance on the Late Late Show on 18 November, along with the other six finalists in the Irish Kennel Club's 'Golden Paw Hero Dog Awards'. Danny, a six-year-old Dalmatian, won the 'companion dog' category for making Gill's disability easier to deal with.

The awards ceremony was held the next day and although Danny didn't win the overall title, Gill says it was 'an amazing experience'.

(I have photos from both events, but they are copyright RTE and Our Dogs Ireland - please let me know if you can use them. I tried to upload a person pic of Danny, but the uploader isn't working. The podcast link to the Late Late is https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-late-late-show/SI0000001694?epguid=IH000413657 - go in at 42 minutes. Virgin Media News item is at https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/450/203231/0/ )