Be Like An Icelander Give Maya This Christmas
If I suggested being like an Icelander, I wonder what springs to mind? Before I go down a road of stereotyping a nation of just over 300,000 people, I’ll mention just one great, Icelandic...
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9 Questions For Red and Howling
I’ve been a big fan of renowned cartoonist Amy Luwis and her Red and Howling creations for a few years. Her unique blend of eye-catching images of animals and odd humans, coupled with humourous,...
One Woman’s Campaign to Get Animal Welfare Taught In Schools
Louise Craggs, a veterinary practice manager, recently contacted me to help her get animal welfare taught in schools. She’s launched a petition to persuade the Government to put animal welfare onto the national curriculum, having...
Thanks To All The Fantastic Schnauzerfesters
As of this minute, the total donations raised this year by Schnauzerfest stand at over £22,000! This is a phenomenal sum of money to have raised, and with two walks happening today to round...
When Shattered Hearts Mend, Good Things Happen
Last week in the lead up to Schnauzerfest Weekend, I was contacted by someone in Scotland who wanted to know if she could do something special for Schnauzerfest. Having no expectations of what this...
What does Schnauzerfest mean to DBARC?
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...
Schnauzerfest 2016 is about to begin
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...
Going Where Few Others Dare
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...
Saving Maya in The Curve
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...
‘You Can Write About Anything For Children…’
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...