Yes, yes, yes you've read that right.......we're back again for our "FOURTH" 28 Challenge this year!

We have had so much fun for the last three years that we want to do this challenge again, to raise money for Hearing Dogs to train these amazing life-changing hearing dogs to help deaf people, just like me and my hearing dog Albert.

Hearing dogs are highly trained to alert deaf people to important and life-saving sounds, such as the smoke alarm, alarm clocks and even intruder alarms and baby monitors. They also provide lots of love, companionship and emotional support, which is really important as many deaf people can feel lonely and isolated.

There are so many little costs that all add up when training one of these amazing animals to become life-changing companions. In total, it costs £25,000 to fully train an accredited hearing dog, so The 28 Challenge is a great way to raise funds to train more life-changing hearing dogs.

(Our challenge will be alternating one)

So our challenge for this is.... for 19 days, me and Albert will do a random challenge that is based on the number 28. We will share our photos/videos on social media, so you can see what we have been up to.

We won’t be revealing what we will be doing, so you will have to tune in each day to see what we did!

And for other 9 days, like last year we will make 24 puppy raggers AND 4 strings of bunting, altogether 28. Last year I made 2 raggers a day, but this time, my challenge is to try and make 5 raggers a day for hearing dogs puppies to play with when they are off to stay with their Volunteer puppy trainer. Again, we will share our photos/videos on social media. Albert will be keeping an eye on me for this!

I know we are all living through a difficult time especially with cost of living, so if you could donate any amount, large or small, even a £1 will really help! All money will go directly to Hearing Dogs, to help them train life-changing hearing dogs to help deaf people, like Albert with me.

Hearing Dogs receive no central government funding which means that they rely on amazing supporters, sponsorships and fundraising.

Albert and I have been together just over 8 years now, and he has completely changed my life since day 1. Albert is absolutely amazing and so clever. I seriously don't know what I would do without him. He has given me the confidence to achieve things that I wouldn't have done without him. He has made me a more confident person, and also he has made me visible! He’s my ears, my best friend, my companion, my whole world and I love him to bits. It’s all thanks to Hearing Dogs, it is a fantastic charity. We hope to raise as much as we can to help them.

Here's our story - Albert and me

https://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/blog/potm/hearing-dog-partnership-sarah-and-albert/

Please feel free to share our page to your family and friends. The more donations we get, the more they train life-changing hearing dogs to help deaf people to leave loneliness behind, by having their best friend by their side ❤

Thank you for your support, and we hope you will enjoy our challenge!

Sarah and Albert (Woof Woof!)