Small Islands
As invitations go, this one was ideal: visit an island – I love islands – and join a Schnauzerfest walk. Perfect.
Category: Fundraising
Pictures, pictures everywhere
This time of year has come to involve me looking at a lot of photos of dogs. Not mine, other people’s dogs. And when I say a lot, I mean a LOT. Hundreds of...
Megan: a dog with the courage of a lion
I first came to know about Megan in the summer of 2021. She was around 8 or 9 years old and had lived a life of neglect. When taken in by Friends of Rescue,...
My Read-A-Thon has started
My Read-A-Thon for Schnauzerfest will see me read 50 books, with reviews to reflect the donation a book gets. 5* reviews will get £15 etc.
Reading in the year ahead
I’m not one to make resolutions at this time of year, but I do like the newness of intentions I have about the year ahead. Usually I keep them to myself, but this year...
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Back at the start of the month I was invited by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire to talk about Schnauzerfest. The charity had been awarded a £1000 #movementforgood award. The timing of the interview and the...
No sooner was I gone than I was back
It felt like no sooner had I left than I was back but in the days I was away my appreciation of Schnauzerfest supporters increased a million fold.
In what sort of world can this happen?
Eleven years ago I was about to embark on a life changing experience. Adopting my first rescue dog. Susie-Belle came home to us at the end of August 2011, with a lifetime of hurt...
Puppy Breeding, Seized Dogs and Rescue Reality
When dogs are seized from illegal breeders rescues can’t rehome them quickly. High costs and demands over many months is rescue reality.
Rescue Reality
Her big amber eyes stare straight into those of the person who, perhaps, holds her future in their hands. She’s just a year old and stands on wobbly legs, one with a nasty, infected...