Winter Woof at Hyde Park 2023

Our second Winter Woof at St. John’s Church brought together over 500 dog parents and pups for a festive day of fun. Huge thanks to headline sponsor Alpha Wolfe, Hownd, and Pet Trade Innovation for supporting the event and to Anna Webb for hosting the competition.

Your participation helped us raise support for Wild At Heart Foundation, making a real difference for stray dogs in need.

“From all at Wild at Heart Foundation, we can’t thank Keef & YapYap enough for the support we received as a result of this event; it’s helping us to continue our mission to help vulnerable stray dogs in need.”
- Olivia Staves, Wild At Heart Foundation

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“From all at Wild at Heart Foundation, we can’t thank Keef & YapYap enough for the support we received as a result of this event; it’s helping us to continue our mission to help vulnerable stray dogs in need.”

— Olivia Staves - Wild at Heart Foundation

🐶 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 🐶

SANTA PAWS

The main highlight of Winter Woof - A chance to to meet Santa Paws and have your photo taken by professional pet photographer Andrew Richardson of Raven Imagery.
GINGERBREAD 'DOG HOUSE'

Three Instagram-worthy festive 'Gingerbread' dog houses were on display. Massive thanks to Alpha Wolfe for sponsoring. These dog houses were later donated to the Dogs on the Street animal shelter.
WINTER MARKET

24 independent market stalls from cute woolly jumpers to enrichment toys offering a variety of pet-themed and holiday gifts.
SECRET SANTA

Secret Santa lucky dip - We had Hownd, Paleo Ridge and Pet Trade Innovations sponsoring the Secret Santa lucky dip.
LICK & MIX STATION

Our Lick&Mix station sponsored by Caboodle was a hit, and dogs couldn't get enough of the tasty treats.
COMPETITION

Teddy Maximus, Play9 World and Wild At Heart Foundation sponsored the prizes for our competition.
WILD AT HEART FOUNDATION

£1 from each ticket sale were donated to the Wild At Heart Foundation
PUPPY PARTY

We hosted our monthly YuMOVE and ZigZag puppy party together for some free play.

Everyone loved Winter Woof!

“Such a super event. We loved it. My dog Oli was in his element from the moment we arrived until we sadly had to go. Thank you!!!!”

— Germaine
“I loved it and so did my dog - we came from Windsor over an hour away. It was our first event - it was wonderful!”

— Avnita
“A Christmas market that's all about dogs? What's not to love?!

— Samara
"The stalls were wonderful, the gingerbread houses were charming, and having my Daxie photographed while on Sandy Paws' lap was phenomenal - thank you!”

Samara
"It was a great winter experience tailored to dogs. I loved the variety of stalls and the Santa experience too. Was very pleased that my bully was welcomed"

-Zhara
"Lovely interaction between our dog and the other. Great idea especially with the free treats for dogs and also in love with Santa"

-Corina
"Lots of helpful staff, beautiful venue and very good and impressive businesses there - lots of variety & choice!"

— Alexandra