Here’s to great friendships
Last week we had friends come to stay. Living overseas away from most friends and family, means visits like it are treasured. While modern communications make staying in touch easy, there’s nothing quite like...
Janetta Harvey Author, Blogger and Campaigner
Life’s Ripples
I’m always humbled by stories people share of how my books touch their lives. When I first wrote about Susie-Belle, I had no idea how her story would be received, or if readers would...
Remembering Merlin
At the beginning of 2017 the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre took in a dog who has today left this world. Merlin spread much happiness, love and magic in the short time he got...
Addis Helps Out
Not long ago I agreed to help with a special fundraising project that would run through National Pet Month. Addis wanted to raise money for my favourite rescue, the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre,...
Where Life Gets Going
Everything is bewildering to dogs when they first leave a puppy farm. All is new in the outside world. While being lifted from the darkness of a breeding shed is good for them, it’s...
Honouring Rufus and Fabio
Last weekend saw the UK’s picturesque Peak District host the 8th Annual Schnauzer Walk. It’s always a great event, kept simple and focussed. A fun gathering of schnauzers, their friends and families with a...
The More You Use It
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. A favourite Maya Angelou quote. She’s right, of course, phenomenal woman, great thinker, savvy human being that she was. I am...
Seasonal Down Payment in France
After living all my life in the south-east of England, inside the M25, 20 miles from Central London, an area which is now the busiest, most congested part of Britain, I now count on...
More than Walter Left The Puppy Farm That Day
Walter was born in a Welsh puppy farm. He spent years there. He wasn’t one of the lucky ones. He didn’t get out young. He wasn’t sold into the puppy trade, bought young, loved...
Sparky’s Year
Graeme and Peggy know first-hand the difficulties faced by dogs who have survived years in a puppy farm. They’ve adopted them, and loved each one truly, deeply and unconditionally. When they lost Marnie in...
Spreadsheets or Puppy Poo
Continuing my series of blogs on what the arrival at the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre (DBARC) of pregnant puppy farm dog Lara (now called Clara) and her puppies has involved, here volunteer Anne...