PAMPERED pooches, dog birthday parties and treadmills for fitness fanatic canines will all be available at a dog rehab centre.

Boot camp for obese dogs and therapy for pooches involved in accidents would also be offered at the new Canine Health And Hydrotherapy Centre at a farm house in Rimington.

Plans for the centre set in nine acres at Howgill Farm near Clitheroe are currently being considered by local authority planners.

Steve Maney, who runs Daisy's Dog Grooming and Photography Centre in Padiham, is hoping to save dog's lives at the new centre based in a converted barn.

The 35-year-old, who lives with his partner, Poppy Redman, 23, and their newborn daughter, Daisy, at the Howgill Lane farm, is a qualified canine hydrotherapist.

He said: "When dogs have a serious accident where they break their legs the only option available to the owners is to put them down.

"But we want to show that we can make these dogs better by using hydrotherapy techniques and getting them into the pool and creating movement in their limbs and muscles.

"This centre will be vital in saving dogs from euthanasia."

The 20ft by 15ft pool containing water warmed to 30 degrees will be used for dogs who have been involved in serious operations.

But it will also be used for pool parties where up to five mucky pups can make a splash to celebrate each others birthdays.

"We want to make animals happier and healthier and ensure life for them is as fun as possible,” said Mr Maney, who previously ran a similar business in Kent before relocation to Lancashire.

Dogs will also be put through their paces on special ‘Fit Fur Life’ canine treadmills, which featured on Dragon's Den in 2007 and received investment from multi-millionaire entrepeneur, James Caan.

Mr Maney, who has three dogs Butch the Border cross, Manchester Terrier Bert and Ruby, a minature Dachsund, said: "The exercise on the treadmill forms part of our boot camp scheme to get dogs fit.

"We have an increasing number of dogs in the country who are overweight and a healthier dog makes a happier dog."

Two full-time jobs could be created at the centre, which will also include a grooming salon and photo studio.

The proposals are currently being considered by Ribble Valley Council.