Libby Clegg – My Life with Hatti

Paralympic athlete and Dancing on Ice finalist Libby Clegg talks about her career as a gold-medal-winning sprinter and her devoted relationship with her guide dog Hatti.

Lying at the very heart of Libby Clegg’s life and achievements is the relationship with her Labrador/Retriever-cross guide dog, Hatti. A relationship primarily based on trust, with a healthy dose of respect and adoration. From the moment Libby wakes up until the moment she goes to bed, Hatti will either be lying at her feet, sitting by her side or guiding Libby to wherever she needs to be. Hatti is there for Libby through both the highs and the lows and they have shared countless adventures together, from spending the day in the Royal Box at Wimbledon where Hatti overdid it on strawberries and cream to Libby trying to overcome a severe bout of depression after the Rio Paralympic Games.

Libby Clegg is one of the UK’s most popular, recognisable and respected Paralympic athletes, having won 10 major gold medals, including two at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, and silver in the 4 x 100m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics (held in 2021). As a sprinter who has only peripheral vision in her left eye, Libby runs with a guide runner while wearing a blindfold.

Libby is also well-known to the public from her ground-breaking appearance on ITV’s Dancing on Ice in 2020, where, in addition to her being the first registered blind person ever to appear on the show, she managed to reach the final, winning her millions of new fans and making her a national hero all over again.

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