On the eve of Schnauzerfest Weekend, I’d like to share with everyone who is taking part and supporting this remarkable, annual coming together, of kindness, compassion and generosity, this wonderful message to be seen...
It’s here, Schnauzerfest 2016 is about to get underway. Well, it actually started last Saturday with the first Schnauzerfest walk, a week early at Stanmer Park, Brighton, where over 50 dogs and twice as...
Prosecuting puppy farmers for animal abuse is something members of the public cry out wanting to see. When we see images on TV of the neglect and abuse many breeding dogs experience, it’s hard...
Saturday I visited The Curve, Slough’s new library and cultural centre. Opened earlier this month, I was delighted – and rather honoured – to take part in the Centre’s first author-event. Annabel Wilson and...
On what would have been Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday, I thought it a good day to share how writing ‘Saving Maya‘, my first book for young readers came about. Before I’d finished writing Saving...
It’s been an interesting year for me when it comes to finding people are not what they seem. Specifically when it comes to talking and campaigning against puppy farming and the endemic cruelties in...
The Kennel Club claims to be the UK’s “largest organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting the health and welfare of all dogs.” But for those who decide to look beyond the grandiose words and...
‘See Them Suckling’ is a campaign set up by veterinary surgeon Cat Henstridge and Companion Dog World Magazine. Its aim is to educate the public and combat the puppy farm industry. Launched last week...
‘Kintsugi’ is the Japanese art form where broken pottery is repaired with gold or silver lacquer. Not to repair for repairing’s sake, but to embrace and illuminate the flaws and damage occuring through the...
When Twinklet was rescued from the field she was dumped in and left to die, it wasn’t known how quickly, or even if, she’d recover from her injuries. However, once in the care of...