Want to see the cover for my new children’s book?
I’m delighted to share the cover design for my new children’s book, ‘Saving Maya’ which is due out later this year. Like all the illustrations in the book, it’s been drawn by Annabel Wilson....
Author: Janetta Harvey
How Best To Tackle The Puppy Trade?
There’s recently been an opportunity for everyone to contribute to the UK government’s consultations into the breeding, selling and welfare of animals. Reading the submissions what’s clear is that all the major organisations know...
Once a dog in a puppy farm…look at her now…
As a dog from a puppy farm, Cerise is doing well. She’s been in our life now for 3 months and out of the puppy farm for 5. Overall her progress towards living as...
Freeing the words by sharing the sorrow
I’m caught in a phase of my life where loss and mourning, accompany me a little too tightly for my liking. Despite writing about my life with our dogs, I am at heart, a...
The Biggest Show of Hypocrisy & Betrayal
‘The biggest dog show on earth’ is how the Kennel Club describe Crufts. The biggest show of hypocrisy is what I call it. Now, while I know there are some fun things that go...
Word By Word We Go
The final editing of ‘Saving Maya’ is almost at an end. It’s always an exhausting process as I scour every word and piece of punctuation, checking for errors and trying to craft the best,...
Cavaliers Take The Prize…
When it comes to inherited health problems, Cavaliers take the prize. As the Kennel Club (KC) prepares for the start of Crufts on Thursday the organisation is coming under increasing pressure to take meaningful...
Children Will Love Maya
Astonished is a bit understated for how I felt on Thursday evening. Within a few hours of launching the Kickstarter project for ‘Saving Maya’, my first foray into the world of crowdfunding was proving...
New Children’s Book Needs Your Help
I’m a writer with four published books to my name and many blogs and articles. It surprises people then, when they learn that I don’t earn my living through my writing; few blogs or...
Stocktake and Clear Out
“Stocktake and clear out” five chilling words to read when we’re talking about sentient beings. But that’s the phrase used to describe what happens in puppy farms when worn out breeding dogs and discarded...