MEET our dog of the week, Maddie, who needs your help to find a forever home.

The eight-year-old Bulldog is currently a resident at Dogs Trust Merseyside. The rehoming centre's team hope to see her settling into family life in the very near future.

She is described as 'a really friendly dog who loves to say hello to everyone', so on her walks it is said to take 'some time' to go even a short distance as greeting her human friends is a must for Maddie.

She needs to lose a little weight but she loves heading out for a stroll so the team are confident she will continue to lose weight, as she has been doing in recent weeks.

She can live with children over the age of ten.

Georgina Lowery, manager at Dogs Trust Merseyside, said: “Maddie is such a happy girl, always willing to say hello to people.

"She doesn’t mind taking a walk when other dogs are close by but she’d be happier as the only dog in the home so she can lap up all the love.

"She will make a lovely family pet so we all have our fingers crossed that she’ll find a new forever home very soon.”

For more on Maddie and all the dogs at Dogs Trust Merseyside, click here