Paddle to success for three men and a dog

Joined by 11-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Daisy, who was standing in for fictional four-legged friend Montmorency, the trio wanted to mirror the journey taken by Jerome K Jerome in his novel 'Three men in a boat'.
The group - with a combined age of 176 called themselves 'three grumpy old men' and departed from Walton-on-Thames on August 10 in a 135-year-old skiff - a traditional wooden rowing boat.
However they suffered a setback on only their second night.
Mr Dominy, a former rugby and football coach at Amersham and Chiltern Rugby Football Club, said: "None of us actually fell in to the river but Noel did think he was sinking when the skiff sprung a leak at 4am. We had to drag him out and get a repair the next morning before getting on our way."
The trio paid a visit to the grave of the little-known author who had inspired their journey - Jerome K Jerome - in Ewelme, Oxfordshire.
Mr Dominy said: "We toasted Jerome with champagne and wished him well.
"Along the way we had lots of support from friends and family, boaters and lock keepers and the Macmillan fundraisers who helped us go around with collecting buckets and leaflets."
Despite the difficult rowing conditions - the group had pledged to travel upstream in the same way as the author of the book had done - and battling through the rain, they managed four miles per hour, Mr Dominy said.
Their journey's progress was 'tweeted' about on the social networking site Twitter.
He added: "We had the customary rows that the three guys had had over which way to go through locks and where to stay, but we all remained friends at the end of it. No one threw anyone else overboard."
Their target keeping them focussed was to raise £50,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support after Mr Dominy chose the cause because the nurses provided care for his late father.
They reached their destination, Folly Bridge in Oxford, to be greeted by family - Mr Dominy's wife Rosemary, his 90-year-old mother and sister, and the assembled media on August 17.
So far they have raised more than £27,000 for the cause with funds still rolling in and the group are even looking for ideas for a new challenge for next year.
To donate or suggest an idea for their next journey visit www.justgiving.com/3grumpyoldmeninaboatwithdaisy/