Susie-Belle’s Work Continues
Sunday will see me attending the annual Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre summer Fun Day. It will be the 6th time for me, the third without my little friend Susie-Belle at my side and...
Category: Community
Did Somebody Say Walk?
I’m delighted to announce that my second children’s book is now completed. Well, I say mine, I should really say OUR book as for the second time, I’ve teamed up with illustrator Annabel Wilson...
June Book Giveaway
Recently I wrote about the tough economics of the publishing industry and effects of high discounting on authors and illustrators (see here). I shared that I made less than £55 last year in royalties...
Heavenly Hay-on-Wye
A big part of the annual fundraiser I established in 2014, Schnauzerfest, is the national online raffle. Over the 4 years that we’ve been running Schnauzerfest the raffle alone has raised over £9000, with...
Throwback To The First Annual Schnauzer Walk
This weekend sees the Peak District hosting the 7th Annual Schnauzer Walk at Dovedale. We wish everyone going along a fabulous time, we’re sure it’ll be great for dogs and humans alike. The very...
Is Talking Money Still Taboo? Too Bad If So…
There’s nothing like doing end of year accounts to make me remember just how much I dislike sitting in front of a computer to input numbers and not words. I was a terrible maths...
Isobel Now Living Life To The Full
Yesterday I received some wonderful photographs of Isobel the rescued dog who had been starved and kept for breeding, chained to a car for 8 years.(Read Isobel’s story here). She is progressing steadily, slowly...
BBC School Report on Puppy Farming and the Kennel Club
Last week I wrote about 12 year old Aimee Wingstedt who took part in the BBC School Report. Aimee, together with her friend Olivia Hall, interviewed Bill Lambert, Health and Breeder Services Manager for...
Isabel Spent 8 Years Chained To A Car
When you hang around animal welfare issues you see a lot of upsetting things. Social media pages are full of distressing images and every rescue has pictures of animals for whom our hearts break....
BBC School Reporter Aimee Is The Future
I was recently contacted by 12 year old reader, Aimee Wingstedt from Cardiff, who had chosen puppy farming as the topic for the BBC’s Annual School Report. This is a BBC News and BBC...