DOG ownership is booming, with an estimated 13 million pooches living in the UK, according to latest data gathered in the National Dog Survey by the Dogs Trust. Roughly speaking, a third of UK households contain a canine, and while not all of them are regular car travellers, dogs are undoubtedly a factor in very many car-buying decisions.
Which is why we find ourselves at Dogs Trust Manchester along with three new cars of varying dog-friendliness, and three pooches eager to try them out. It’s tempting to suggest that Pip, Ruby and Ivy are straining on their respective leashes, but they’re all too well behaved for that. A testament to the skills of their handlers perhaps, because on the other end of said leashes are Dogs Trust Manchester Assistant Manager Rebecca Smith, Head Coach at Dog School Manchester, Emma Armitage and Dogs Trust
