A DOG walker is helping out man’s best friends who have fallen on hard times.

Matt Rood,who runs dog walking company Rooddog, said: “Rooddog’s Christmas appeal is to help all the dogs on the streets this Christmas stay warm and fed.

“We will be looking for dog blankets, food, treats and blankets,

“Roodog will be helping every Sunday with the food kitchen at Brighton clocktower.

“We will be handing out all the blankets to the street dogs every Sunday in the run up to Christmas.”

Anyone with any blankets or dog treats they wish to donate should send them to Unit 7b, 196 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7EX.