Well, last Friday I decided to go and see a dog on our dogs looking for adoption page. Gaspare the English setter who was abandoned in Avellino (in the south) and then hit with sticks (breaking two ribs, two teeth and given a nosebleed) by locals who thought this pitifully thin and gentle dog was […]
Well, I am now an official volunteer at the Casentino Canile. I'm on the rota and yesterday morning was my first time, from 9.30 – 12. If strays have to be in a kennel then this is the one to be in. They are housed in two blocks, both immaculately clean, with a good amount
I really enjoyed interviewing the Uk's top animal healer Margrit Coates on Friday. I wanted to ask her for some simple techniques that we can all use to help our pets. I mentioned the specific requests from people who got in touch with me prior to the interview and she gave some great advice which
I've been very interested in animal healing for some time now and have tried it out with my own pets. I first noticed that something was happening a few years ago when the Italian neighbour's very sick cat wandered into our garden. It really needed to see a vet (and healing is never a substitute,
I went to Bibbiena's fiera dell'estate yesterday. It took me about half an hour to find a parking place as throngs of people descended on the centro storico and its 100 stands selling everything from electrical goods to bars of soft nougat called torrone. I ended up parking in the hospital car park and walking
If you see this expression in Italian then be prepared, because it means that you are going to read something very sad involving the search for a home for a very old, sick or handicapped animal. I received two of these adozione del cuore messages this morning and am posting them both immediately on the
I confess to having a weakness for birds of all kinds, particularly wild ones, so I thought you would like to see this short film. It is the moment when a rare peregrine falcon is released back into the wild in the province of Arezzo,Tuscany. The bird was found last November with severe fractures to
As someone who is always on the go, I was stopped in my busy busy tracks this morning, transfixed by the sight of one of my dogs in deepest slumber on the sofa. Zsa Zsa the Labrador is, it has to be said, a traitor to her breed, and at her happiest when horizontal rather
Ask anyone about Italian dog breeds and you’ll probably get the same response. They may be able to name one, maybe two. In fact, there are sixteen Italian dog breeds. Probably one of the most famous Italian dog breeds is the Neapolitan mastiff (like Hagred’s dog Fang, made famous in the Harry Potter films). This wrinkly, drooly dog is
It's always great to be the bearer of good news and so I am delighted to tell you that two more of the abandoned dogs featured on the site have found homes. As space is at a premium I have removed them from the dogs and puppies page, and will be replacing their details with