Our sole focus is the welfare of Poodles. We aim to provide a most efficient and professional service, pairing dogs with new owners, taking the dogs' needs into account.
Poodle Network UK was founded on Sunday 30th November 2013 by Susan Horsfall. It was clear there was a desperate need for a Registered Charity dedicated to the rescue of all three sizes of Poodle throughout the UK. Before us, if you needed to rehome mixed sized Poodles, you needed to contact different rescues and often dogs were being needlessly separated. On that same night, Susan received a call about two puppies- Hugo and Mac- who needed rehoming. They became the first rescues of Poodle Network UK.
Susan’s vision was for a UK wide charity who guaranteed to take all poodles in need, care for them, rehabilitate them and rehome them with a single point of contact, so people were not being passed from branch to branch. Susan and our other Trustees & Patrons wanted all our donors to have the security and certainty that 100% of their donations went to the care and rehabilitation of the Poodles we rescued; and our registration with the Charities Commission in 2015 ensured this. In 2017 we were proud to be asked to Continue Ann Coppage's work by incorporating her South West Poodle Rescue into Poodle Network UK.
We are now averaging 8 rehomes per week and the number is rapidly increasing. Today PNUK has a large network of volunteers with more joining us every week, and we cover the whole of the UK. Our unpaid volunteers all share the necessary requirement of passion and love of Poodles and include a UK wide network of fundraisers, fosterers, home-checkers, dog behaviourists, vets and veterinary nurses, groomers & transporters, who together also provide the much-needed skills in finance, computers, organisation and law; all of which are needed to run a successful charity.
We are the only Kennel Club Registered Breed Rescue for all sizes of Poodles and use their recommended Anilog system to track all of our dogs throughout their life. We have been invited to attend Crufts in 2014, 2015 & 2016 and the KC Discover Dogs in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2022 as the Breed Rescue.
Trustees
Julie Aldcroft, Ethel Mills, Hilary Preece, Hannah Aldcroft.
Poodle Network UK Founder and Patron:
Dr Susan Woodhall
Patron: Mme Hayam Furgler. Wife to His Excellency, Dr Dominik Furgler, Swiss Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Patron: Miss Ann Coppage of South Western Poodle Rescue and owner of world-famous Vulcan Kennels.
TV presenter, Chris Packham with Leonard- Poodle proudly rescued and rehomed by PNUK.
Please note: Trustees are the only people who can legally speak on behalf of Poodle Network UK Registered Charity Number 1163333. To contact any of the Trustees, please email poodlenetworkuk@inbox.com.
Our History
Poodle Network UK was founded on Sunday 30th November 2013 by Susan Horsfall. It was clear there was a desperate need for a Registered Charity dedicated to the rescue of all three sizes of Poodle throughout the UK. Before us, if you needed to rehome mixed sized Poodles, you needed to contact different rescues and often dogs were being needlessly separated. On that same night, Susan received a call about two puppies- Hugo and Mac- who needed rehoming. They became the first rescues of Poodle Network UK.
Our Team
We are run by a dedicated, hard-working team of volunteers throughout the UK. Without our wonderful team, our work would not be possible. Meet some of our team and their roles, below.
Team Leaders
Chair: Julie Aldcroft
Vice Chair: Hilary Preece
Hon Secretary: Ethel Mills
Treasurer & Legal Compliance: Hannah Aldcroft
Rehoming and Foster Management: Ethel Mills, Hilary Preece
Telephones: Julie Aldcroft
Administration for Dogs: Ethel Mills
Fundraising Co-ordinator: Hannah Aldcroft
Dog Co-Ordinator Scotland: Roy Lamont
Marketing and Design: Hannah Aldcroft
Patrons
Dr Susan Woodhall, founder
Madame Hayam Furgler (Wife of Mr Dominic Furgler, the Swiss Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives)
Mr Ron McAuley, Byron Kennels and Northumbria Poodle Club
Mrs Lynne Abley Burton, Artist and Photography
Miss Ann Coppage, Vulcan Kennels
Mrs Jacqueline Jessop, Lissardo Poodles
About Us
Poodle Network UK was founded to provide a UK-wide rescue for Poodles of any size. We are committed to doing our best for Poodles nationwide, not only via rescue and rehoming but also by offering potential owners advice about the breed.