An heroic hound from Hayle is within a whisker of appearing on national television but needs Packet readers’ help to get there.

Tabatha, aka ‘Thuggy’ belongs to Lynn Rhodes from Hayle.

She has entered Thuggy into the ITV Hub Hound competition and the caring pooch is one of just six dogs in the country to be shortlisted to appear on This Morning on Friday.

Voting for this honour closes tomorrow, Tuesday, and Lynn is now urging people to vote for Thuggy and get them to London.

Lynn said: “Thuggy is infamous in and around Hayle. She helped me to get back to things after a nasty accident left me in a wheelchair for eight months and now she is there with me every day when I need her.

“I have been in and out of hospital and had numerous operations over the past three years and Tabatha continues to give me her unconditional love.

“We need votes for her by Tuesday, so she can have a doggy day out in the ITV studios up in London.”

To vote for Thuggy visit http://thismorning.itv.com/thismorning/vote-mornings-hub-hound