Last week saw Pupaid taking the message to the Houses of Parliament and to the masses on Primrose Hill. It was a great week for getting the word out that puppy farming is wrong, inhumane and has huge implications on our society.
I joined Marc the Vet, Debbie Connolly, the Kennel Club, BPFA in presenting our thoughts to Neil Parish MP. It was a great day that went extremely well and we can only hope that Neil Parish keeps his promises and moves us forward on the short and long term aims of Pupaid.
In addition to this, Primrose Hill saw an influx of dog lovers congregate to join forces and speak out against the awful practice that is Puppy Farming or Puppy Mills as they are called in the USA. It was a great day out for everyone involved with the focus on the dogs.
I helped in judging the 'Golden Oldies' category where we met a lovely array of older dogs. Third prize went to Barnacle Magnificent a Border Terrier cross, Second place to Maggie a 13yr old Labrador owned by Ben & Marina Fogle and first place to Tess the rescue terrier who was 18yrs old! They were an amazing group of dogs who were all so sweet and so active for their ages.
I also thought you might like to see this photo of the brilliant Boxer boy I met called Cass. A hulking great lad but who so very delicately walked around with a balloon in his mouth. His owner had started giving him them to carry as it stopped him focussing on other dogs and kept him happy. Isn't it a great photo though?
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