When: April 2025
Registration fee: Free
Your fundraising target: £60
Join our Spring Dog Walk Challenge Paws for Carers!
Walk 60 miles in 30 days this April with your pup to support unpaid carers across the UK and earn a free dog bandana for your furry friend.
We know that four-legged companions do wonders for mental health, providing motivation, companionship, and comfort. So whether you're a seasoned walker or just looking for a fun way to spend more time with your pup, our Spring Dog Walk Challenge is for everyone, wherever you are.
This exciting event is perfect for canines and their owners who want to make a difference while enjoying fresh air, daily exercise, and quality time together.
Walk 60 miles in April whether it’s two miles a day or 15 miles a week, you set the pace and choose the route!
Thanks to our friends at Lily’s Kitchen, you could be in with a chance to win a goody bag filled with delicious recipes and treats for your furry companion. Lily’s Kitchen is passionate about providing proper food for pets made with natural, wholesome ingredients including proper meat and vibrant veg. With their support, we’re making this event even more special for you and your pup! Terms and conditions apply.
How to get involved
1. Sign up
Click here to register for the event and create a fundraising page for the challenge.
2. Start fundraising
Share your page, once you receive your first donation we will send your pup a stylish bandana.
3. Let's go walkies!
Paws to the pavement, get started with your walking challenge. Post photos, share your ‘pupdates’ on your social media channels including the link to your page to ramp up support.
4. Track your progress
Connect your page to Strava to log your miles and keep sharing your 'pupdates' throughout the month.
Sign up today to help us raise vital awareness and funds for unpaid carers across the UK.
Paws for Carers terms and conditions
To be eligible to win a goody bag provided by Lily’s Kitchen, participants must:
- register for the Paws for Carers Spring Dog Walk Challenge by 11.59pm Monday 31 March 2025
- actively take part in the challenge by walking with their dog during April.
Participants will be drawn at random from all eligible participants who meet the criteria above.
- Each goody bag will contain a selection of delicious natural recipes and treats for dogs, courtesy of Lily’s Kitchen.
- These are non-transferable and no cash alternative will be offered.
- A random draw will be conducted fairly, using an online generator ‘Random Name Picker’. All names of eligible participants will be entered and the generator will select names at random.
- Winners will be selected Monday 14 April 2025 and again on Thursday 1 May 2025.
- Winners will be notified by email within seven days of the challenge ending and we will arrange for the goody bags to be sent thereafter.
We will not make details of winners public without permission.
- We reserve the right to verify the eligibility of all participants.
- By taking part, meeting the criteria in order to be eligible, participants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
If you have any questions regarding the draw, please contact fundraising@carersuk.org
