Here’s a selection of pictures of canine companions who were photographed for the Wigan Observer and Wigan Evening Post, mainly from 1996 to 2003. Some were lost but then found, some needed a new home and some were just treasured pets.
5. Nine-year-old Rebecca Royce from Wigan shelters from the rain with her dog Fleur in her cage at Chorley Dog Training Club Dog Show
. Photo: NEIL CROSS
6. Vetenary nurse at Anrich Vetenary Hospital, Wigan, Emma Crossland with Radical, a cross breed collie who was found straying in Hindley
. Photo: GERALD WEBSTER
7. Wigan Animal Rescue volunteers and friends are pictured at Devon Close, Norley, before the start of a 10-mile sponsored dog walk
. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST
8. Bill Stubbs, from the RSCPA, and his dog Tess promoting dog tagging in Wigan
. Photo: JOHN LEATHERBARROW