Anyone who hangs out with rescue dogs will tell you that there’s something special about each and every dog. They’re right. Yet, there are still some who get to you a little more than others. There’s no rhyme or reason, no explanation and for me, it’s always a surprise. …
Yesterday, I was told that our Canine Hope programme is ‘controversial.’ You’re damn right it is! The word ‘controversy’ was coined from the Latin ‘controversia’, as a composite of ‘controversus’, which means, ‘turned in an opposite direction.’ You bet we’re turning things in the opposite direction! The reason I…
Back in the UK after an awesome event in Barcelona, we’ve had the chance to think about the whirlwind adventure that was the Purina BetterWithPets Forum 2018. Being told that Canine Hope, the signature programme from Canine Perspective CIC working with survivors of rape and rescue dogs, had made…
How’s the Christmas break working out for you? Now that the leftovers have been eaten and you’re fed up of mince pies and chocolate, are your thoughts turning to the New Year? All that ‘New Year – New You’ stuff can be more than a little tedious, but there is…
‘I don’t really like dogs,’ said Gwen, an older woman who slowly entered the room to join our Canine Hope programme. As I stood with my friend and canine co-tutor, Bruno, a three-legged Staffordshire Bull Terrier, I wasn’t 100% sure how to respond. I mean, the clue’s in the title,…
