Albert Claude and Angel
It’s blowing a gale here but no rain and not too chilly so I’ve just bolted around the lanes with Albert Claude and Angel. Leaving Nanou and Cerise at home keeping Michel company in...
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A dog breeding map of the UK
Naturewatch Foundation, a charity doing good work in relation to the dog breeding industry, has produced an online dog breeding map of the UK. It shows how many dog breeding businesses a council licences...
Holiday Sofas
Cerise enjoyed sampling a range of sofas on her holiday, Angel preferred a busy walk and Albert was happy with it all.
Starting as we mean to go on
I am not one for end of year round ups or new year resolutions. At least not public pronouncements. I might run through a few things in my head that I’d like to do....
Bella the dog who lived
When I was in the UK in September, I was treated to time with Bella. I could say that it was unexpected time. Only I didn’t like to acknowledge that then, and don’t like to say it aloud now.
‘I already miss those ears’
‘I already miss those ears’. What do you do when death comes to a friend and you know they’ll be putting on a brave and public face?
Two dogs, many memories
When a photo came up in my Facebook memories, I sent it to my friend Anne. She has her own version of Susie-Belle in her life, Bella.
Where do you go with your suspicions?
Social media posts alone will never bring change for the dogs. It requires the authorities to act. For them to do so, they have to be made aware of suspicions.
Hope in a ‘house of horror’
When I visited Hope Rescue in April, I learned many things from people who see first-hand the cruelty of today’s dog breeding industry. It’s one thing to read about dogs taken from places not...
Regulating Online Pet Sales
With a woeful lack of regulation in the online sale of pets, I attended a recent meeting not expecting to hear much good news.