I have an announcement to make. A new puppy!! Her name is Heidi and she is a miniature schnauzer puppy, shortly to be arriving in the Cussens household. Do we need a new puppy? My long-suffering husband (who prefers planes, cars and boats to anything with a tail) would say ‘probably not’. My son, missing [...] Read more »
No Charge For Love
I have always loved this story… No Charge For Love A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the four pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. [...] Read more »
The Border Terrier Surrogate Mum
When this little springer spaniel puppy was rejected by his mum at just a few days old, the future looked bleak for him. Too little really for bottle feeding, and very distressed, it wasn’t a positive situation. However, as my friend cuddled him on the sofa, another of her dogs, border terrier Willow, who has [...] Read more »