A Rotherham dog lover is taking to the skies in a bid to raise hundreds of pounds to help dogs find forever homes, after her dog changed her life.
Jayne Stallion adopted Crossbreed, Roo, from Dogs Trust in July 2022 who at just six months old had been found as a stray.
Exactly two years later she is challenging herself to take on a sky dive to help make sure that other dogs can have everything they need whilst they are still waiting for their own furry-tail ending.
Jayne says: “I can’t really remember life before Roo! I’d gone to see another dog at Dogs Trust, but it turned out I wasn’t the ideal person for them.
“Roo wasn’t on the website as he had only arrived a few days earlier, but I chatted to the team about the kind of dog I thought I could give a good home to, and they suggested Roo. I really feel it was meant to be she has taught me so much. Despite what she went through she is fearless, adventurous, grabs every day by the scruff of the neck so to speak and is just amazing. I have been through difficult times in recent years suffering some ill health, but I’ve decided to follow her lead and take on this challenge to help dogs that are still waiting to find their perfect match.”
27-year-old Jayne will lift-off from Langar Airfield in Nottingham for the dive on 27 July, falling 10,000 feet at a speed of 125mph, something which fills her with both excitement and dread.
She says: “I’ve never done anything like this before! My mum thinks I’m mad, especially as she is scared of heights, but she understands why I’m doing it because she is a dog lover too, adores Roo and knows what Roo means to me.
“She is bringing Roo to watch and it will be fantastic to see them when I’ve got my feet firmly back on the ground. The following day will be exactly two years since I had the privilege of welcoming Roo into my life so we will definitely be celebrating!”
Tristan Lathey, Community Fundraising Officer for Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, says: “Sadly, hundreds of people a week make the call to give up their dog and other dogs are, like Roo, sadly found alone, fending for themselves.
“We care for around 14,000 dogs every year and we do whatever we can to make sure each and every one of them gets the happy ending they deserve, however long they are with us, whether that’s days, months or years. But we cannot do it alone and the support of people like Jayne is vital, and incredible. We wish her all the luck in the world.”
If you would like to support Jayne and dogs waiting to find new forever homes, please go to https://www.justgiving.com/page/jaynes-skydive-dogstrust.
