A birthday milestone and a triumph for the staff and volunteers behind the successful Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue Centre was celebrated at the weekend.
It is 20 years since the charity opened its facility at Dovecotewells near Glencaple after taking over from the NCDL (now Dogs Trust) which controversially announced they were leaving the centre after 25 years.
Anger and concern from residents led to the Standard’s Keep The Kennels campaign with a group of volunteers forming a new charity, Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue.