Addis Helps Out
Not long ago I agreed to help with a special fundraising project that would run through National Pet Month. Addis wanted to raise money for my favourite rescue, the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre,...
Tagged: puppy farm dogs
Where Life Gets Going
Everything is bewildering to dogs when they first leave a puppy farm. All is new in the outside world. While being lifted from the darkness of a breeding shed is good for them, it’s...
More than Walter Left The Puppy Farm That Day
Walter was born in a Welsh puppy farm. He spent years there. He wasn’t one of the lucky ones. He didn’t get out young. He wasn’t sold into the puppy trade, bought young, loved...
If only every puppy had this love
Recently I shared the story of Lara, a pregnant dog saved from a puppy farm whose ten puppies have been hand-reared by staff and volunteers at the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre. It’s been...
Albert Claude’s Origins
Albert Claude is 6 months old. For the first 2 months of his life he lived in a puppy farm in Northern Ireland. A puppy farm run by Eric Hale and his wife. A...
Twinkle & Albert Claude – A Tale of Two Ages
It’s time to talk a little about Twinkle. Although Twinkle is a ripe old age of at least 14, until very recently, her age has been an invisible reality for her, and us. She’s...
One Week On
Last week was an exciting point in the journey my dogs have taken me on since adopting Susie-Belle in August 2011. Twinkle, Cerise, Renae and Susie-Belle were on the telly! Back in November we...
It’s Almost Time
It doesn’t seem long ago that we were in the UK filming with the team from ITV’s Britain’s Top 100 Dogs. At the time, knowing it wouldn’t be screened until the end of January...
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...
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...