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...
Janetta Harvey Author, Blogger and Campaigner
Twinklet’s Schnauzerfest – Day One
Day One of Schnauzerfest is almost over and what a day it’s been across the UK. Schnauzers and their other canine friends have been walking in woods, on beaches, in parks, and fields to...
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...
Twinklet Goes Home To Begin Her Real Life
Yesterday, Twinklet, the dumped breeding dog went to her new home, ready to begin living her real life. Not the life of horror she’d previously been existing in, not living, where she’d been bred...
‘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...
Why Would An MP Inquiring Into Puppy Farming Not Want To Know Facts?
It’s been an interesting year for me when it comes to finding people are not what they seem. Specifically when it comes to talking and campaigning against puppy farming and the endemic cruelties in...
Sever Links with Kennel Club Vet Profession Urged
The Kennel Club claims to be the UK’s “largest organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting the health and welfare of all dogs.” But for those who decide to look beyond the grandiose words and...