Want to see the cover for my new children’s book?
I’m delighted to share the cover design for my new children’s book, ‘Saving Maya’ which is due out later this year. Like all the illustrations in the book, it’s been drawn by Annabel Wilson....
Tagged: puppy farming
How Best To Tackle The Puppy Trade?
There’s recently been an opportunity for everyone to contribute to the UK government’s consultations into the breeding, selling and welfare of animals. Reading the submissions what’s clear is that all the major organisations know...
Once a dog in a puppy farm…look at her now…
As a dog from a puppy farm, Cerise is doing well. She’s been in our life now for 3 months and out of the puppy farm for 5. Overall her progress towards living as...
Children Will Love Maya
Astonished is a bit understated for how I felt on Thursday evening. Within a few hours of launching the Kickstarter project for ‘Saving Maya’, my first foray into the world of crowdfunding was proving...
Stocktake and Clear Out
“Stocktake and clear out” five chilling words to read when we’re talking about sentient beings. But that’s the phrase used to describe what happens in puppy farms when worn out breeding dogs and discarded...
I’m A Woman’s Hour Woman
On Thursday I got the chance to tell a few million people about puppy farming and how the industry harmed Susie-Belle and Twinkle. I was on BBC Radio’s Woman’s Hour. I could pretend to...
Cerise the Complicated
This weekend marks four weeks of Cerise coming to live with us. In that time she’s made remarkable progress in many areas; her fears are subsiding daily and reading through some of my notes...
The magic that is Schnauzerfest
It’s been three weeks since dogs and their human companions were out walking, across the country, united in one goal – to make Schnauzerfest a success. It’s impossible to know how many dogs took...
It’s Twinkle’s Week
Tomorrow sees the publication of ‘Saving One More’, the sequel to ‘Saving Susie-Belle’ which I hope will make a significant contribution to pushing a greater level of awareness of what the world of commercially...
Can books share a message further?
Arguably the greatest challenge for all of us campaigning to see an end to puppy farming and irresponsible dog breeding is to reach the puppy buyers well before they buy, before they become a...