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# COLUMN: One Gay Man and His Love of Dogs, by Matt Rood of Rooddog
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/column-one-gay-man-and-his-love-of-dogs-by-matt-rood-of-rooddog/
- Published: 2022-11-29T10:00:49.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-28T21:52:36.000Z
- Description: In his new monthly column, Matt Rood tells us about his Christmas appeal for Dogs Trust Brighton and shares his Dog of the Month for those looking to adopt a pooch
- Author: Contributor
- Tags: News, Brighton & Hove, Dogs, Dogs Trust, Hove, Matt Rood, pets, ROODDOG

Hello *Scene* readers!

My name is **Matt Rood**, Brighton resident and **Mr Gay UK/Europe 2017**. My day job is dog walking, and you may have seen our **Rooddog** vans around Brighton & Hove. If so, give us a wave – we don’t bite! And you may see some of us out on a Friday night in the village…

I’ve been asked to write a regular column as a gay man running a small business in Brighton and focussing on the work we do with dogs. I love Brighton and its community feel, which is why at Rooddog we work hard on giving back. Our Christmas appeal this year is for **Dogs Trust Brighton** and we are collecting food, blankets, toys etc for the dogs that Dogs Trust give love to while looking for a forever home. If you would like us to collect a donation please do email us on [info@rooddog.com](mailto:info@rooddog.com). They also have [an Amazon Wishlist](https://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/2M6OKNB3ORQGX?ref=scenemag.co.uk) too.

We also wanted to use this column to appeal to *Scene* readers who are thinking about adopting a dog. Each month we will feature a **Dog of the Month**, with one of our walkers. If you are interested in adopting (the dog not the walker) then please let us or *Scene* magazine know and we will put you in touch with Dogs Trust.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-12-scaled-e1669672051324.jpg)

Lenny

For this month we have the beautiful Lenny… Check him out [HERE](https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/dogs/crossbreed/1261429?ref=scenemag.co.uk)