Beautiful Amber
Around the time of Schnauzerfest 2018 weekend I was contacted by Romy who was keenly taking part and helping with a few additional things on the walks she was involved with. Romy’s motivation to...
Janetta Harvey Author, Blogger and Campaigner
Surprises Like This Are Always Good
At the end of December Schnauzerfest received, out of the blue, a generous donation from a small business that was new to me, Rosie’s Grooming Room, Yarpole. I’m always intrigued by coinicidences and uncovering...
A New Book Begins
There’s nothing quite like making the decision to get working on another book and putting that decision down on paper. All my books begin life in notebooks, sometimes they languish for a long time...
When Clyde Met Maya
While the most eye-catching thing about Schnauzerfest is the huge amount of money it raises each year, there are several threads to it which all bring about great changes in the lives of dogs...
Theft of Words and Ideas Matters
As a writer I’m hyper-aware that ideas and words which I put out into the public realm will be picked up, read and shared. It’s what writers hope will happen and as a writer...
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...
Buy My Books & Support A Small But Mighty Rescue
Since adopting Susie-Belle in 2011 and beginning to write about our life together, I’ve wanted to use my writing to help dogs like her. Dogs which experience an unbelievable amount of cruelty and neglect...
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...