Winter Woof at Hyde Park 2023

We hosted YapYap second Winter event on Dec 16th 2023 at St. John’s Church and it was an absolute blast!

We welcomed over 500+ doggy enthusiasts and their four-legged pals, along with their humans who came to share in the festivities.

Thank you to each and everyone of you that came to join us and for being a part of this incredible event and helping us make a positive impact on the Wild At Heart Foundation. A massive thanks to Anna Webb in hosting the competition.

We had Alpha Wolfe as the headline sponsor, Hownd and Pet Trade Innovation, sponsoring. We can't wait to see you again for Winter Woof 2024 next year for an even more thrilling Winter Woof celebration!

“From all at Wild at Heart Foundation, we can’t thank Keef & YapYap enough for the support we received as a result of this event; it’s helping us to continue our mission to help vulnerable stray dogs in need.”

— Olivia Staves - Wild at Heart Foundation

🐶 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 🐶

SANTA PAWS

The main highlight of Winter Woof - A chance to to meet Santa Paws and have your photo taken by professional pet photographer Andrew Richardson of Raven Imagery.
GINGERBREAD 'DOG HOUSE'

Three Instagram-worthy festive 'Gingerbread' dog houses were on display. Massive thanks to Alpha Wolfe for sponsoring. These dog houses were later donated to the Dogs on the Street animal shelter.
WINTER MARKET

24 independent market stalls from cute woolly jumpers to enrichment toys offering a variety of pet-themed and holiday gifts.
SECRET SANTA

Secret Santa lucky dip - We had Hownd, Paleo Ridge and Pet Trade Innovations sponsoring the Secret Santa lucky dip.
LICK & MIX STATION

Our Lick&Mix station sponsored by Caboodle was a hit, and dogs couldn't get enough of the tasty treats.
COMPETITION

Teddy Maximus, Play9 World and Wild At Heart Foundation sponsored the prizes for our competition.
WILD AT HEART FOUNDATION

£1 from each ticket sale were donated to the Wild At Heart Foundation
PUPPY PARTY

We hosted our monthly YuMOVE and ZigZag puppy party together for some free play.

Everyone loved Winter Woof!

“Such a super event. We loved it. My dog Oli was in his element from the moment we arrived until we sadly had to go. Thank you!!!!”

— Germaine
“I loved it and so did my dog - we came from Windsor over an hour away. It was our first event - it was wonderful!”

— Avnita
“A Christmas market that's all about dogs? What's not to love?!

— Samara
"The stalls were wonderful, the gingerbread houses were charming, and having my Daxie photographed while on Sandy Paws' lap was phenomenal - thank you!”

Samara
"It was a great winter experience tailored to dogs. I loved the variety of stalls and the Santa experience too. Was very pleased that my bully was welcomed"

-Zhara
"Lovely interaction between our dog and the other. Great idea especially with the free treats for dogs and also in love with Santa"

-Corina
"Lots of helpful staff, beautiful venue and very good and impressive businesses there - lots of variety & choice!"

— Alexandra