Konnie Shows Us What Stoical Means
Konnie, currently with the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre, and named by friends Graeme and Peggy, demonstrates just how stoical dogs saved from puppy farms can be. Scarily so when we remember that while...
Category: Puppy Farming
Not A Lot Holds Twinklet Back These Days
The story of Twinklet is one of courage and character. She’s a dog who shows a joie de vivre which we can all learn from. Nothing seems to dim her spirit or dull her...
Twinklet’s Latest Challenge
When you get involved in rescue work there’s a constant sway that pushes each day along, with a regular tide of good news and bad news; hope and despair; with not enough peaceful days...
Schnauzerfest Hits The TV Screens
A few weeks before Schnauzerfest weekend I was approached by a TV producer. She was working on an ITV programme featuring the impact dogs can have on lives and had been following my writing...
How A Schnauzerfest Walk Changed A Life
Schnauzerfest changes lives. This isn’t an opinon, it’s a bold fact and here’s just one story which supports this solid statement. Every year, Marta joins the Bradgate Schnauzerfest Walk in Leicester with her dogs...
A Miracle By Any Measure
We’re done. Done for another year. Schnauzerfest that is. Well, when I say another year, and done, that’s not quite true. For while it’ll be October 2019 before Schnauzerfest hosted walks once again happen...
The Story of Miss Evie
When I was approached to partner Schnauzerfest up with Australian rescuers and campaigners I immediately thought that if I was to agree, the work of Oscar’s Law would be part of the educational side...
The Year That Changed A Life
A year ago, at the beginning of Schnauzerfest week – right where we are now in fact – a little mini schnauzer called River arrived into the care of DBARC. Yet another traumatised survivor...
Violet’s Treatment Continues
A few weeks ago, Violet arrived into the care of Janet and her team at the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre. It was immediately clear that here was a dog who had suffered in...
How Schnauzerfest Changes Lives – and not just the dogs
Through Schnauzerfest big things happen for dogs saved from puppy farms. Since 2014, big sums of money have been raised, eyesight has been restored to a large number of dogs and big friendships have...