In July, it will be 1 year since we carried little Vulric into a rented car and drove him home with us to London. Thousands of training treats, 30kg heavier and 10 books on dog behaviour later, we have a decent adolescent wolfdog happily living with us in the city.

To celebrate I am taking Vulric on our first race in Gladstone Park. It will be short, but likely anything but sweet - I fully expect this little devil to try his best to make me look like a fool, be that peeing on every tree or pulling me over to chase a squirrel. Let's see what happens!

Despite the lack of heroics in this endeavor (sky diving is not dog friendly I'm afraid), I did want to use this as an opportunity to raise some money for 2 organisations.

1. The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog Club of Great Britain, a non-profit organisation defending the breed from exploitation and promoting responsible breeding and ownership.

2. Dogs on the Streets , a charity that provides care and resources for dogs that live with the homeless in London.

I will split this 50/50 with the hope that it benefits future wolfdog puppies as well as all dogs less fortunate than Vulric.