Simba, a Leonberger, has been voted national charity Pets As Therapy’s ‘PAT Dog of the Year 2008’.

Simba and his owner, Ann Burrell from Harrogate are regular visitors to patients and residents at a local hospice, care home, residential home and stroke group, and spend time working with children suffering from debilitating animal-related phobias.

Simba was chosen by a celebrity panel and the readers of Yours magazine.  He won £500, three months’ supply of HiLife food and a specially engraved piece of crystal.

Five runners-up each won £100, a month’s supply of HiLife food and a specially engraved piece of crystal.Â

HiLife is proud to be a long-term sponsor of Pets As Therapy and its annual PAT Dog of the Year Awards.  Further details of the work of Pets As Therapy’s 4,000 volunteers and their PAT dogs in bringing therapeutic care, smiles and friendship to over 114,000 people every week can be found on their website: www.petsastherapy.org

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