“There is no one single way to deal with the grief of saying goodbye to a beloved”. This is the start of a beautiful post by Rachel Knott of My Animal Matters. Some of you may know that I am writing a book about the end of animals’ lives. It’s something that, as a...
About 18 months ago, I was invited to be assessed with a view to being an Approved Trainer for the charity Dogs Helping Kids. This came about in rather an odd way ! I was approached by someone who was already training with Dogs Helping Kids, and was struggling with a...
Thankfully, at last spring appears to have arrived, the days are longer and we have more time in daylight to enjoy outside with our dogs, wonderful ! For most of us, there’s little to beat a long walk in the countryside with our dog, but we do have to take care of a...
I’d like to welcome newly appointed Gelert correspondents Nicola and Ted, who attended our recent workshop with Janet Finlay. They are “staff” to a gorgeous spaniel, and are keenly learning to tend his needs, and have kindly agreed to write up events...
