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...
Tagged: puppy trade
Writing For Addis
Earlier in the year I agreed to write a blog for Addis, a British housewares company which is supporting the work of Schnauzerfest. To have an opportunity to educate a non-dog focussed audience was...
Retirement By The Sea Beckons
Susie-Belle came into my life in the summer of 2011. I knew she’d bring changes, I knew these would be good. But what I could never have guessed when I trawled the internet looking...
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...
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...
Leave Loopholes And Nothing Changes For The Dogs
In my last blog I raised niggling worries I have about legislation which only focuses on the last stage of the puppy market chain – the point of sale. As US states and cities...
The Hows And Whys Of Dog Sourcing – Dogs Trust New Research
Recently I met with Dogs Trust in London to find out more about their work with dogs rescued from the puppy trade and to discuss how the charity best sees the way ahead to...
Why I Support Those Who Do, Not Those Who Say
I was a little surprised last week to be contacted by Tom Burrington, Assistant Editor of Dog World magazine, with compliments about this blog post. My surprise came as the facts in it are...
Inside The Puppy Trade From Start to Finish
Last week TV viewers across the UK were offered a shocking insight into the realities of the modern puppy trade in the BBC Panorama programme ‘Puppy Dealers Exposed’. Reporter Sam Poling whose previous work...