Fireworks and Pets
Bonfire Night - Thursday 5th November 2021 The time of year is fast approaching and whether you love them or hate them, fireworks will be here before we know it! Companion animals in general don’t like loud noises and are often afraid of fireworks. There are some...
Who We Are and What We Do
Who We Are Give a Dog a Bone… and an animal a home is a unique and award-winning charity tackling loneliness and social isolation for older adults, via animal companionship and friendship. What We Do We do this via 2 projects: 1) We support older adults on low...
Kiltwalk 2021 – Registration is Open!
The Kiltwalk, Glasgow, is Back! For the first time since 2019, the Kiltwalk is taking place as a live event, in Glasgow, on Sunday 26th September this year. There are two routes, The Wee Wander and The Mighty Stride. This year, our target is to have 100 people doing...
5 Things to Expect when Visiting our Community Space in Alloa
We currently have three community spaces in Shawlands, Troon, and Alloa, Scotland. Our community space in Alloa is the newest, and largest, of the three. The doors opened for the first time in March 2020, but it had a rocky start due to the pandemic. It is...
5 Reasons You Should Fundraise for Give a Dog a Bone
With the gradual easing of COVID restrictions, lots of live fundraising events are making a comeback, and it’s getting easier to set up your own fundraising events. Here at Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home, we welcome and are thankful for every effort...
AGM: Year 7 Report
'Give a Dog a Bone... and an animal a home’ gained charitable status on 20 November 2013.The aim of the charity is to tackle loneliness for older adults via animal companionship. We operate two main projects in order to achieve this aim: The first is our original,...
Give a Dog a Bone community hub reopens in Alloa
A charity which tackles loneliness and isolation in the community is reopening its doors in Alloa later this month. Give a Dog a Bone held its grand opening at the old Liberal Club building in Mar Street on March 2 and proved popular with locals before closing due to...
Lockdown may have closed our community spaces but it didn’t stop us!
The temporary closure of our community spaces in March left many individuals at risk of loneliness and isolation. As a charity, this is something we actively work against, so we very quickly adapted our services to include the Sunshine Project – so that no one felt...
Shawlands charity Give a Dog a Bone wins £50,000 award
Shawlands-based Give a Dog a Bone is one of ten charities to receive £50,000 as part of Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good awards. The awards, set up by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, have seen a total of £1million given to charities across the UK this summer.500...
Amazing Woman: Louise Russell
Interview with Louise Russell by No 1 magazine Amazing Woman: Louise RussellLouise Russell, 44 from Glasgow, helps to reduce loneliness in over 60s by introducing them to animals.I began my charity Give a Dog a Bone five years ago. I wanted to tackle the issue of...
