Tiny terrier helps street cleaner clear trash

We all see working dogs out and about sometimes; most of us will have seen a Labrador or Retriever type working as a guide dog for those with visual impairment. Tiny terrier Marlow is a hearing dog for street cleaner Robert Jones, who lost his hearing at the age of 21 after contracting menigitis.

Cute Marlow has a very important job, which enabled Robert to safely keep Britain's streets clean. Wearing his special high-visibility coat, Marlow patrols the streets of Brighton with Robert, alerting him to alarms, ringing phones and sirens.

Read what Robert has to say about his four-footed pal on The Sun's website.

The Chiswick House Gardens Dog Show: Sunday 28th September 2008

Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, will be kicking off this year's Chiswick House Gardens Dog Show. The event promises to be even better than last year's, which had an estimated 800 visitors, with the introducton of new classes such as Best Six Legs and Best Trick.

Also among the new additions is a Doggy Dash Competition and the special Daschie Dash open sprint race for a certain breed (no prizes for guessing which one!). Visitors can now plan their day even more easily, by pre-registering online for classes.

The fun day has attracted a greater number of supporters than ever before, including Dogs Trust, alongside: Chiswick Pets, Southfields Grooming, Outsider Tart cakemakers, Doggy Days doggy treats bakery, Labradoodle Rescue, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, The Mayhew Animal Home, Pet Portraits and Face-to-Face face-painters.

You can also get your pet microchipped by Hounslow Animal Service.

Add to this agility and heelwork with Capable Canines, a free dog creche from London Woof, the chance to win a year's supply of beer for coming first in Best in Show (courtesy of Fullers Brewery) and many more prizes and refreshments. In other words all the ingredients for a fab day out are in place!

Get yourself down to Chiswick House Gardens Cricket Pitch (Staveley Road entrance) from 10:30am to 3:15pm on Sunday 28th September to take part in the fun.