Oscar’s Law Victory in Victoria
Last week Australia saw a terrific victory for one of the world’s most tenacious, dedicated campaign groups against the cruelties of the puppy industry – Oscar’s Law. The passing in the Victorian Parliament of...
Janetta Harvey Author, Blogger and Campaigner
Can You Believe This?
A couple of weeks ago we closed the Schnauzerfest 2017 fund at an astonishing final total of £26,354.02. This brings the amount of money raised in four years for dogs saved from puppy farms...
Daisy Doesn’t Get Humans
Continuing the week’s theme – uplifting tales of dogs whose lives are transformed by kindness and Schnauzerfest – Daisy brings us crashing back to earth. She’s a dog with seriously entrenched problems; a dog...
If Ever There Was A Reason To Support Schnauzerfest…
If you’ve not yet heard the story of Twinklet you’re in for a rollercoastering few minutes. Here’s a true tale of a little schnauzer who was dumped in a field to die, with fractures...
Time to Meet Darla
It’s Schnauzerfest Week and excitement is building around the UK for the weekend of fun walks ahead. It’s now a perfect time to introduce one very special dog who will benefit from donations many...
Kicking Off Schnauzerfest 2017
This weekend sees the first Schnauzerfest 2017 walk taking place. It’s in our most northerly location – Stromness, Orkney. Hosts Dawn and her husband hold Orkney Schnauzerfest a couple of weeks ahead of the...
Remember Marvellous Merlin?
I want to share with you one of the best videos I’ve seen on social media in a long while. This is Merlin, a dog rescued at the start of the year from a...
A Royal Appointment For Saving Maya
The Berkshire Book Fairy and illustrator of Saving Maya, Annabel Wilson had a lot of fun dropping copies around Windsor on Monday in celebration of Goodreads and The Book Fairies #HideABookDay. A worldwide event,...
Maya Meets A Real Life Fairy
From the beginning, Saving Maya has been a book that’s inspired people to get involved. This is fantastic – and essential – for a book with central themes of compassion and kindness. In a...
First Elmo, now Lucy wobbles into my world
It’s funny how the world moves at times. It seems I’m caught in a warm tide of pugginess that began a few weeks ago with Elmo. There are worse things for sure to be...