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A STATUE to honour a beloved dog is set to be unveiled almost one year after its announcement. Plans to create a bench and statue for Max the Miracle Dog were first shared back in August 2020, with a fundraiser launched to raise money for the bronze tribute to the world’s favourite Springer Spaniel. The page, set up by Maxs owner, Kerry Irving, raised more than £26,000 in just one day, allowing the plans to get off the ground. And now, nine months on, a date has been set for the unve...

Cumbria County Council has unveiled the gritter, named Maxi-Moover after local celebrity pet Max the Miracle dog. The springer spaniel, from Keswick, shot to fame on social media after his owner Kerry Irving began posting videos of their daily walks online. With more than 200,000 followers on the “Max out in the Lake District” Facebook page he shares with fellow springer spaniels, Paddy and Harry, it has proved a real hit. On adding this accolade to the super-dog’s growing collect...

Cumbrias most famous dog has achieved new recognition - after getting a council gritting wagon named after him.

Cumbria County Council has unveiled the gritter, named Maxi-Moover after local celebrity pet Max the Miracle dog. The springer spaniel, from Keswick, shot to fame on social media after his owner Kerry Irving began posting videos of their daily walks online. With more than 200,000 followers on the “Max out in the Lake District” Facebook page he shares with fellow springer spaniels, Paddy and Harry, it has proved a real hit. On adding this accolade to the super-dog’s growing collect...

(Leon Neal/PA, Facebook/Amanda Blaire, Facebook/Old Hall Cafe) THE PANDEMIC has been a trying time for many of us. However, some people have truly stood out during this time, supporting us and cheering us up when things seemed bleak. For some, national heroes such as Sir Captain Tom Moore would have been their lockdown hero. However, for others their hero will be much closer to home. We asked our readers: ‘Who has been your lockdown hero’. This is the people of Cumbria had to sa...

(Leon Neal/PA, Facebook/Amanda Blaire, Facebook/Old Hall Cafe) THE PANDEMIC has been a trying time for many of us. However, some people have truly stood out during this time, supporting us and cheering us up when things seemed bleak. For some, national heroes such as Sir Captain Tom Moore would have been their lockdown hero. However, for others their hero will be much closer to home. We asked our readers: ‘Who has been your lockdown hero’. This is the people of Cumbria had to sa...

Max, an English Springer Spaniel, has become the first pet to be awarded the PDSA Order of Merit for his work as a virtual therapy dog. 

Spaniel honoured for virtual therapy work Updated: 19/02/2021, 8:02 am English springer spaniel Max will receive the PSDA Order of Merit (Stuart Holmes/PDSA/PA) A spaniel who provided virtual therapy to people across the world during the pandemic is being awarded the animal equivalent of an OBE. Max, a 13-year-old English springer spaniel and social media star from the Lake District, will be awarded the Order of Merit by veterinary charity PDSA for his outstanding contribution to society at a v...

A springer spaniel from Cumbria who provided virtual therapy to people across the world during the pandemic is being awarded the animal equivalent of an OBE.

A spaniel who provided virtual therapy to people across the world during the pandemic is being awarded the animal equivalent of an OBE. Max, a 13-year-old English springer spaniel and social media star from the Lake District, will be awarded the Order of Merit by veterinary charity PDSA for his outstanding contribution to society at a virtual ceremony on Friday. PDSA director general Jan McLoughlin said: “Max has provided a source of huge comfort – not only to his owner Kerry, but to thousa...