I first came to Sangklaburi in Thailand to work in a refugee camp in 2003. I taught English here for ten months in various different organizations including Baan Unrak Children’s home. I particularly loved working there as I felt that the people there were more like me. I am a devout vegetarian and their belief […]
I have just been sent this post from a blog by dog trainer Janine Allen and it is so great I thought I would share it with you. I rescued a human today. Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Here in Tuscany, after the snow just before Christmas, we have had almost non-stop rain and everything is very soggy underfoot. I have been catching up with my emails and have just posted two new appeals, both for blind dogs. One is an abandoned hunting
Oops – haven't posted for a while as I have had a novel to finish for a US client. I can't believe it is finally done! But that is not the only reason. We have had a lot of snow here and the time I haven't spent finishing the final draft, I have spent chasing
I feel I have been neglecting cats a bit in this blog, and in my own household come to that. Since the arrival of Gassie the internet rescue setter, our own three tame cats have not spent any time in the house and the three wild ones are fed on the wall behind the house.
As an eight-week-old puppy, our Labrador ZsaZsa (now six) didn't really engage with us in the way I had been used to before. Born and raised outside she had spent the required amount of time socializing with her littermates, but hadn't had much interaction with humans. So she played like a maniac but didn't make
A very kind American lady in Switzerland has just sent me a cheque to help four of the dogs featured on the dog adoption page. The people who are receiving the money are overwhelmed. Most are volunteers paying out of their own pockets so every little helps them. And of course, they are also very
Maybe you can’t give a home to one of the animals featured on this page but would like to help financially? Most appeals have an email contact address, but if you don’t speak Italian then I can help you donate. I would be happy to pass on any funds you would like to send. If
Volpino Italiano This name means little fox and gives you a good idea of what the dog looks like. It is often referred to as an Italian Spitz. History The breed’s origins are not known, but it is believed to be a descendant of the European Spitz which dates back to the Bronze Age. It was a favourite of the
If you’ve seen any of the Harry Potter films then you’ll know that Harry’s giant chum Hagrid has a dog called Fang. In the books Fang is a boarhound, but in the films he is a Neapolitan mastiff. (Actually four mastiffs. Three were used for the first three films and then one, Hugo, retired after the Prisoner of