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...
Category: Puppy Farming
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...
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...
Juno, not the news I want to share
Juno, my good friend Kathleen’s dog, survived years in the puppy farm and at rescue was morbidly overweight due to untreated Cushing’s disease. I first met her when I collected Twinkle from the Diana...
Memorial Walk Video – bet you’ll smile (with tears)
Susie-Belle’s Memorial Walk a couple of weeks ago, saw over 100 dogs and their human companions turn out on a cold wintry day to celebrate Susie-Belle’s life at West Wittering beach. It was a...
I’m A Woman’s Hour Woman
On Thursday I got the chance to tell a few million people about puppy farming and how the industry harmed Susie-Belle and Twinkle. I was on BBC Radio’s Woman’s Hour. I could pretend to...
Cerise the Complicated
This weekend marks four weeks of Cerise coming to live with us. In that time she’s made remarkable progress in many areas; her fears are subsiding daily and reading through some of my notes...
Susie-Belle’s Memorial Walk
This weekend will see us down at the beach, with others remembering Susie-Belle. It’s her Memorial Walk and for a dog that lived for years in a puppy farm and never walked more than...
Life’s For Playing With Is It Not?
‘She can do stairs’ was my celebratory cry to Michel this morning as I followed Cerise’s bottom heading down the staircase. It may seem a funny thing to be cheered by, but for a...
10 Days In The Life of Cerise
Cerise has been with us now for 10 days. Which means she’s been out of the puppy farm for 2 months. Two homes in 2 months have been her experiences outside of the concrete...