: About Me

I am a keen genealogist, technically retired, with many years of working experience as a newspaper and book editor-proofreader in both New Zealand and Australia. I produce my own canine magazine online, live in the UK, and share a home with my daughter, son-in-law, and three Labrador retrievers.

My passion is ...

Dogs and all things canine

I know too much about ...

Politics

My parents always told me ...

You can't do that

My childhood ambition ...

Veterinary surgeon

My favorite memory ...

A brief Bolivian encounter

Why I write ...

It's cheaper than killing someone and less embarrassing than screaming

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Non-fiction

My first job ...

Shop assistant

My best moment ...

Signing my divorce papers

My inspiration ...

The loyalty of dogs, despite cruel or unfeeling treatment.

Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Should kennel and breed clubs do more to combat uncontrolled breeding?

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The Kennel Clubs and all specialized breed clubs need to take a stand now and begin to repair the chaos caused by the completely ineffectual way they have handled their rules on breeding, registration and conformation. The Kennel Club in Britain is currently feeling the sting from a recent television program that exposed many of its shortcomings. In the aftermath of that program the Dogs Trust - a very high profile British rescue organisation, the SPCA which of course needs no introduction, and Pedigree dog foods, have all dissociated themselves from the annual Crufts Show and other events...

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