When A Quiet Path Beckons We Take It
We live deep in the countryside of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of France, an area best known to British visitors as the Dordogne but to the French as Périgord. It’s a picturesque area throughout...
Tagged: puppy farming
BBC School Report on Puppy Farming and the Kennel Club
Last week I wrote about 12 year old Aimee, who took part in the BBC School Report. Aimee, together with her friend Olivia, interviewed Bill Lambert, Health and Breeder Services Manager for the Kennel...
BBC School Reporter Aimee Is The Future
I was recently contacted by 12 year old reader, Aimee, who had chosen puppy farming as the topic for the BBC’s Annual School Report. This is a BBC News and BBC Academy project which...
Crufts, The Kennel Club and Puppy Farming
I always have a nauseating feeling when it’s time for Crufts. I have several friends who enjoy going along for the shopping, the show, the agility, the total immersion in a love we all...
Susie-Belle’s Memorial Walk 2018
Three weeks ago I headed back to the UK for what has become a much-requested event, the Susie-Belle Memorial Walk at West Wittering. It’s such a touching thing for me, to know that by...
Try This When Someone’s Looking For A Puppy
A little while ago a contact asked me about a breeder in the south of England. A friend had set their heart on a puppy of the ‘non-allergenic’ fashionable cross-breed type and had seen...
River Proves Christmas Miracles DO Happen
Exactly a week ago I wrote a blog on River, a dog saved from puppy farming with a complicated set of problems. Her future was highly uncertain as it was clear that amongst all...
Schnauzerfest Funds Help Unpick The Mystery of River
Just before the Schnauzerfest weekend, a dog arrived into the experienced care of DBARC. River the schnauzer had spent her life in a breeding facility and as soon as DBARC manager, Janet assessed her,...
Oscar’s Law Victory in Victoria
Last week Australia saw a terrific victory for one of the world’s most tenacious, dedicated campaign groups against the cruelties of the puppy industry – Oscar’s Law. The passing in the Victorian Parliament of...
If Ever There Was A Reason To Support Schnauzerfest…
If you’ve not yet heard the story of Twinklet you’re in for a rollercoastering few minutes. Here’s a true tale of a little schnauzer who was dumped in a field to die, with fractures...