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Tuk's Law
Sue Williams and Dawn Ashley, the founders of Tuk's Law, talk about their campaign.
Tuk was an 16 month old Mioritic shepherd rescue dog, who was destroyed on the 22nd December 2017. The rescue who brought him to the UK were not contacted or notified of his death.
Pet dogs - and cats, and other pets - can be taken to a vet, and euthanized without the owner being notified.
To support Tuk's Law, sign the petition - and even better, contact your MP to ask them to support the campaign.
Find out more at the Tuk's Law website
Sign the petition here - it's currently closed due to the recent general election
Read the submission to EFRA and the written evidence submitted.
Tripawd Superdogs
When photographer Sarah Loveland's dog, Roobi, was diagnosed with cancer, amputation was mentioned. Sarah went online to research what the future might be - and discovered a community of thriving three legged dogs. These dogs were living their best life despite having lost a leg, and Sarah began to hope Roobi could do the same.
Roobi lost a leg, but gained several months of pain free, active life. Sarah met many other tripawds (three legged dogs), and wanted to celebrate their indomitable spirit. And thus the Tripawd Superdog project was born. Sarah has taken beautiful portraits of eight dogs doing their favourite activity.
The Tripawd Superdogs’ portraits, showing how amazing dogs are despite the curve balls that life has thrown at them, can be seen at SarahLoveland.com. They will be on display in a celebratory exhibition at the Land of Oak & Iron, Winlaton Mill, NE21 6RU July/August. The interviews with their owners are available online at DogCast Radio.
Daisy's Near Catastrophe
Debra Westgate-Silva talks about the real life story behind her children's book, Daisy's Near Catastrophe. At the heart of the story is a kitten, but it’s a very dog centric story – both in terms of the content of the book, and the impact the book is having.
When Daisy the kitten's family go on vacation, she goes to stay in a kennels. However, Daisy has a talent for opening doors, which she uses on the window in her room, and escapes. Daisy encounters other animals on her adventure, and is tracked by a wonderful sniffer dog, Harper, and her handler, Samantha.
Written for children ages 4-9, Daisy’s Near CATastrophe is based on the true story of a kitten who goes missing and the K9 detective who helps her find her way back home.
It details the real-life K9 tracking process, and an online curriculum guide is available to help teachers reinforce the book’s important messages about friendship, assertiveness and distinguishing fact from fiction.
Find out more at Debra's website , on Instagram , Facebook, and Linked In .
Team GB
When Susannah Chalmers took up agility with her Pug, Marsha, she never in her wildest dreams thought it would lead to competing on a world class level. Though Marsha is now enjoying retirement, Susannah shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, in 2024, Susannah is heading to not just one, but two dog agility world championships.
July 18th-21st will see Susannah taking on the role of assistant manager of the GB Senior Agility World Championship Team. Susannah relishes the chance to celebrate the wealth of talented older agility handlers in the UK. And Sue and her feisty Papillon, Arran, will be compeiting in the Paragility World Championships in Portugal in September 4th-8th.
Find out more about the GB Senior Agility World Championship Team at the Kennel Club website, and at their Facebook page.
You can hear Sue talk about how Arran came into her life in Episode 263 . Arran is the father of Diamond, Julie's Papillon puppy.