Bilbo's friends now need your help!! This is YOUR DOG!!

Bilbo's friends now need your help!!
Have you ever gone for a day out to the beach and found your dog is not as welcome as you? If you live near or ever enjoy a visit to the English coast you may have found that dog-friendly beaches are few and far between. This is because increasing numbers of local authorities are banning dogs from their beaches using dog control orders.The Kennel Club is campaigning to keep beaches open to dogs. To have any chance of success we need you to ask your MP to support our amendments to the Marine & Coastal Access Bill. If successful these amendments will prevent local authorities banning dogs from their beaches.To find out how you can help or for more information about the campaign and contacting your MP please visit our website: http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/2179

Helping friends of Bilbo

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IT'S OFFICIAL THE LETTER ARRIVED TODAY 23RD MARCH 09

Bilbo HAS been given a concession ALLOWING HIM TO GO ONTO SENNEN BEACH to continue his work.
All parties have worked really hard to get this decision. We are all very grateful to all Bilbo's supporters and the petition has done it's job!

A huge THANK YOU everyone for such a Valient effort.

PEOPLE POWER DOES WORKBILBO IS BACK...Whoooo hoooo!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS BILBO OUR HERO

THE PEOPLE'S DOG....!

COME AND MEET BILBO


SATURDAY 28th MARCH 2009,

At

WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS,

Truro (mid Cornwall),

2.30 -4pm

Bilbo’s ‘paw signed’ book: “THE TRUE STORY OF BILBO THE SURF LIFEGUARD DOG”, will also be available at £5.99.


For those who can't make it and would still like their own copy of Bilbo's wonderful book. You can order yours here;

http://www.bilbosays.com/buyhere.html

Or if you would like to order yours by telephone please call - 01736 871425

36 pages of Bilbo’s true life story with photos of him from puppy to grown up working lifeguard dog!

An endearing true-life story about
Bilbo a 14 stone chocolate
Newfoundland dog, rehomed
because he was lonely,
but who’s instinct and unique talent
led him to bethe world’s first
qualified lifeguard dog from
Far West Cornwall.

We are still awaiting official documentation that Bilbo will be allowed back on his beach. So please keep supporting Bilbo and please continue to tell friends and family to sign his petition!
Thank you all for your support.
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BilboOnTheBeach/

BREAKING NEWS

This week we have been informed of the following;

People power makes a difference!

All the support behind Bilbo has resulted in talks this week which hopefully will see Bilbo being granted a dispensation allowing him unlimited access to Sennen beach as long as he is accompanied by his owner, Jmo.

Well done everybody!

By June Falconer

This latest movie was made in a continuing effort to help keep Bilbo on the beach.

When you have watched the movie at the bottom of this page

Please sign his petition at this link, it only takes a minute!http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BilboOnTheBeach

IT'S BILBO'S ONLINE GOVERNMENT PETITION TO PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN - WE WANT BILBO TO BE GRANTED OFFICIAL WORKING DOG STATUS THIS SUMMER 2009, SO THAT HE CAN CARRY ON AS A FULL TIME BEACH RESCUE LIFEGUARD DOG, AND SPREAD HIS MESSAGE OF BEACH AND SEA SAFETY AWARENESS WHICH CAN HELP SAVE LIVES OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN FROM DROWNING IN THE SEA.

BILBO'S WEBSITE IS http://www.bilbosays.com/

YOU CAN VIEW BILBO'S GROUP ON FACEBOOK - KEEP BILBO ON THE BEACH

Would you then please forward this link on to your family and friends. We only have a month to help him. The time for signing the Petition closes on the 8th March 09.

Thank you for your support and to those of you who have already signed.

Hope you enjoy the movie!

Bilbo is a seven-year-old Newfoundland dog, who has been credited with helping save three lives at Sennen Cove in Cornwall working alongside RNLI Lifeguards. Bilbo is banned from Sennen Beach from 1st May to 30th September between 8am & 7pm due to restrictions set up by Penwith District Council. He had previously been allowed on the beach during the period of the ban by travelling on the back of a quad bike. This option is no longer available due to Health & Safety reasons.

Because Bilbo has had no formal Lifeguard training he cannot be classed as a working dog and therefore cannot go on the beach due to the wording of the dog beach ban. There is no formal Lifeguard training for dogs, although Bilbo has had training from his owner who is a trained Lifeguard, and Bilbo has shown his natural ability as a rescue dog.

We are petitioning for Bilbo to be given official working dog status so he can to continue working on the beach or legislation, if none already exists, to allow him to do so.

The deadline for the petition is 8th March and you can sign the online petition. http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BilboOnTheBeach/

Bilbo can also be found on Facebook group: “Keep Bilbo on the beach”