CRAFTY Wyre Forest residents are being urged to brush up their art skills by taking part in a national competition for charity.

The Vale Veterinary Group, in Areley Kings, has teamed up with the charity, Dogs for the Disabled , and Hills pet nutrition to run a paint a pet competition.

Anyone interested is urged to go to the surgery and pick up an entry form to be in with the chance of winning an iPod nano and a year's supply of Hills pet food.

Celebrities will also enter the nationwide competition and their entries will be exhibited in London before being auctioned on eBay in September.

The competition runs until Thursday, August 21. There is a small entry fee, with proceeds going to Dogs for the Disabled.