Dog Show at The Walled Garden – 2025

We can’t believe we’re already approaching our THIRD annul Dog Show! Taking place on Sunday 13th July and we will once again be welcoming you and your beautiful pooches for a day of prizes, fun, food, and more!

Our event field will be packed with a diverse range of local small businesses and crafts people, dog focused stalls, tasty treats, food, drink, and family fun including bouncy castle, face painting, and more.

Of course, the dogs are the focus, and the dog ring will allow them to take centre stage as they show off their cuteness, elegance, and even a trick or two! With lots of prizes up for grabs, including the coveted Best in Show award trophy, this will be a day to celebrate our furry friends, and how much they mean to us!

Adults – £3 or FREE if entering a Dog into the show |  Under 18s – FREE
Walled Garden Season Ticket Holders: FREE
(includes one free dog awards entry)

Your entry fee includes access to our five acres of formal gardens with animals and play park.

Season tickets are available here or on the gate.

Dog Awards Show Entry – £2.50 per dog per category

Pre-registration for the categories is NOW OPEN and we must encourage pre-registering before the day where possible to avoid disappointment, and queues on the day. Registration details and categories are found on this page.

Registration for the categories is NOW OPEN and we must encourage pre-registering before the day where possible to avoid disappointment, and queues on the day.

Registration is £2.50 per dog, per category

To book your dog for a category on the day, please email Chrissy via chrissy.rolfe@employmyability.org.uk

In your email please include:

• Your name
• Your dog’s name
• Which categories you’d like to enter them to

We will respond with a payment registration link to confirm your entry. 🙂

*Best Action Shot will be run via social media in the weeks leading up to the event. More details soon!

**Best in Show is chosen on the day from the winners of all previous categories. This cannot be entered in advance.

• Follow signage for parking and entry on the day, which will be at our event field
• Parking is FREE. Please park responsibly in our overflow parking field
• Stalls and attractions will be running their own sales
• Please bring CASH as card payments are not guaranteed in the field
• Card payments in café and are garden shop are fine
• Disabled priority parking in our gravel car park
• If you’re parking around Moreton, please do not block roads or entrances and be mindful of residents

• First Aid available on the day
• Follow signage on sites for toilet facilities in family area or café
• Take home rubbish with you, or use bins provided in event field
• Some dog bowls will be on site but we also encourage you to bring your own if it’s a hot day
• We will have some straw bales for seating but we encourage you to bring camping chairs or blankets too! (please do not obstruct main pathways around the site)
• Please do explore our gardens when you visit

Our event was helped made possible by Parkhouse Pet Supplies and they were integral in providing prizes and support for the day. A huge thank you to them!

Visit their website: https://www.parkhousepetsupplies.com/

Earlier this year, we announced Dorset County Hospital’s Children’s Services as our Charity of the Year. We have committed to fundraise as much as possible for Kingfisher and SCBU wards at the hospital, and The Children’s Centre and Children’s Care at A+E at the hospital too.

At the Dog Show, we’ll be hosting a grand raffle with some brilliant prizes up for grabs, with donations from local businesses, and those who are joining us for the event. All funds raised go directly to support these vital services.

If you’re joining us on Sunday 13th July, be sure to visit the raffle stand! If you’d like to make a donation for a prize, please reach out to us.