Why New Is Good
When we adopted Susie-Belle it was all new, for her and us. She had no concept of what life with us would be like. Or indeed life anywhere beyond the safety of the rescue...
Category: Walks
My Mind Is Blown
In January this year I said on TV that Schnauzerfest had raised £126,000. It’s an astounding amount of money for a purely volunteer charitable effort to raise. Nobody involved with Schnauzerfest from the start,...
Who ever knows what’s ahead?
Who ever knows what lies ahead on our journey through life? Who can tell if today is the last to be enjoyed or one of many before a mortal coil is shed? What we...
Summertime and the livin’s (not always) easy!
Summertime in the Perigord region of France is when we wake up each morning to reliable blue skies. We know we need to be out early if we’re to walk the dogs before the...
Honouring Rufus and Fabio
Last weekend saw the UK’s picturesque Peak District host the 8th Annual Schnauzer Walk. It’s always a great event, kept simple and focussed. A fun gathering of schnauzers, their friends and families with a...
Seasonal Down Payment in France
After living all my life in the south-east of England, inside the M25, 20 miles from Central London, an area which is now the busiest, most congested part of Britain, I now count on...
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...