Ten Years of Schnauzerfest
Ten years of Schnauzerfest is some days hard for me to believe. October holds a million memories and jumble of emotions. Ten years ago Schnauzerfest walks came into being for the first time. Susie-Belle...
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Grief, not unlike love
“Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. Emily Dickinson When Susie-Belle died, a dog newly saved from a puppy farm was adopted in her memory. A couple of days later, Camilla...
It’s the little things
Susie-Belle’s been living with us for almost four years, Twinkle for two and a half. Most of the time, with Susie-Belle, she shows normal dog behaviour and attitude. She’s a sassy character, with plenty...
Parliamentary Debate
Yesterday was a big day in the UK for those campaigning to end puppy farming and the mass breeding and sale of puppies and kittens. In the House of Commons, MPs debated the following...
When a home is not a home as I know it to be
Recently I’ve found myself getting involved in online discussions on people giving dogs up for rehoming and as expected, things get heated, points are made and misunderstood, opinions are aired and not appreciated, emotions...
Twinkle at the vet
Our summer stay in France is underway. We arrived mid-week after an uneventful night-drive down. We opted for an overnight drive as it’s been so hot recently we thought the dogs would appreciate the...
Words must become actions
This is not the post that I’d been planning to put up this week. Where I’ve been enjoyably immersed in more bits and bobs on brains to follow this up, yesterday as I was...
Miniature Schnauzer Fun Day
This Sunday we’re heading to Northampton as we’ve kindly been invited to the Miniature Schnauzer Fun Day to talk about puppy farming and Susie-Belle. We’ll all be going along to meet new and old...