A SUPPER party being held to raise funds for Julia’s House is more than a dog’s dinner.

Smallholder Janey White, who is hosting a party for 25 guests as part of the Great Wessex Dinner on Saturday, October 4, will be serving up a home-reared lamb to friends with the leftovers braised in jelly with chopped up Bonio biscuits for pets.

“A sort of posh Pedigree Chum,” said Janey, from Holt near Wimborne.

The dogs including a black Labrador, a dachshund, a King Charles spaniel and an assortment of terriers, will feast on this confit of lamb along with a mackerel paté starter and a carrot cake with a bone marrow cream for pud.

Pampered pooches can expect silver service and bone-shaped napkins.

“I love cooking and this is just an extra bit of fun, plus it means we won’t be wasting any food,” she said.

As well as enjoying entertaining, Janey has a more serious reason for wanting to support the children’s hospice.

“I lost a son 14-years-ago. He was born and died in October, just before his second birthday,” she said. “When I saw the date of the Great Wessex Dinner it just felt like the right thing to do in memory of him and to help other families.

“And I know how much children love animals, how much they would love the idea of a dog’s dinner.”

Janey is among 200 people from Dorset and surrounding counties hosting a dinner on the same night to raise funds for Julia’s House, Naomi House and Jacksplace near Hants.

Other hosts include Charlotte Townshend of Melbury House and the Earl of Shaftesbury.

Everyone is welcome to host a meal in return for a donation from guests – £50 per head is the suggested amount.

To register your dinner email Di Pestell at diane.pestel@julias house.org or call 01202 644220.