The Challenge

For the experienced swimmers, the social swimmers who dip with friends on Saturday mornings, or the complete swimming novices. For the wild swimmers, Lido visitors, or traditional swimming pool users this is an event for dog-loving swimmers everywhere!

Set up your fundraising page today and start raising funds to help more dogs find their loving forever homes.

How to take on the Dogs Trust Doggy Paddle Swim Challenge

At Dogs Trust we have 21 fantastic rehoming centres throughout the UK, purpose built to meet the needs of nearly 14,000 dogs that pass through our doors each year.

To celebrate our rehoming centres we challenge swimmers to swim 1 to 21 miles in 8 weeks depending on ability, starting on 1st August. For each mile completed you will receive a virtual swimming badge to represent the rehoming centre you decided pledged for that mile.