Elsie, our Anglo French hound. Recovering from surgery in our garden. A quick makeshift bed because she can only be outside for a few minutes.

Elsie, our Anglo French hound has been unwell recently.
There were some benign lumps near her liver that needed taking out.
She’s on the road to recovery but hates that she needs to be kept home for 2 weeks. A quick 10 mins outside for her before she’s back by the fire.

Peps, our rescue Beauceron. Learning that people who visit our lakes for a holiday are nice people. And they bring English Cheddar cheese!

Our new rescue dog, Peps, is really settling in. He is a dream dog, so kind and loving despite his huge size.
Our lakes open today for carp anglers & he’s already made new friends.
He is learning he can’t just jump into the lake whilst people are fishing & that bite alarms are no danger!

Peps the Beauceron enjoying life with his new friend, Mina, our rescue Transylvanian Scent Hound. Splashing about in the lake. Mina came to us from a Romanian k**l shelter.

Peps, our rescue Beauceron, just keeping watch over me whilst I finish my coffee in the garden

Peps, our rescue Beauceron, loving his new life at our fishing lakes

Peps. Our new rescue dog. A Beauceron that stands tall compared to me. He is out on a walk wearing a small jacket that holds all the long leashes for our dog pack

He is amazing. So respectful, despite his huge size. He has fitted into our pack perfectly.
We adore him. And he seems to love his new life.

Today, just 3 weeks since he came to us, he sleeps upstairs with all our other dogs. He has access to our 2 fishing lakes to run around. He has learnt what dog treats are. He has learnt that our log fire in our lounge is the best place to sleep in front of.

So meet Peps! Our rescue Beauceron.
He’s a giant! Coming in at over 55kgs and standing virtually as tall as me.
Never been in a house before. Never seen stairs. Never walked on a leash. Never had interaction with other dogs.

Peps lived in a field with a small shelter. He had plenty of food and water. His foster family did their best to take care of him.
But we knew he needed a proper home.

He had been placed with a charity organisation, but he had to live outside by himself. The foster carers had a small dog that didn’t take to him.

When our dear Harry showed signs of saying goodbye to us, we started searching for the next dog in need of help.
We came across a Beauceron who had been abandoned and now living with foster carers in our village.

Thank you for your kind words.
They meant a lot.
We have Harry’s remains back home with us now. So things are easier.
We have a new rescue!
Follow on the page and you can meet the new addition to our pack.
I’d just like to add, I love your photography.

Waiting for breakfast!
Hungry cows at our local farm.

Harry, our Golden Retriever. Laying in a field of buttercups at our lakes in France

Harry, our golden retriever smiling whilst on one of his many walks before he became ill

Harry, our golden retriever, laying by one of our lakes and smiling

We will always cherish the time we had with him.
He leaves a big hole in our lives.
Harry 22/3/2012 - 3/2/2025

We said goodbye to our beautiful Harry yesterday. It was time.
Although we only had him for the final 3 years of his life, we know we gave him the very best.
A rescue from certain death within days, Harry went on to love life in our home.
He was the best dog. Always happy, always my shadow.

Harry, our rescue Golden Retriever enjoying the sun in our garden

Vet is amazed he’s still marching forward. We have meds to make his time comfortable, he still wants to play.
So, we carry on until he tells us it’s time.
Goats milk soaked cereal is his favourite

Our Harry is still plodding forward. The cancer is still there, but he’s still eating and enjoying life. We know time is running out, but his symptoms are under control.
He wanted you all to know that ‘the day’ isn’t quite there yet.

I never got to meet Simon, but he took time to talk to me on Twitter, despite being so poorly. I still think to this day ‘what would Simon say or do?’…and that in itself brings me great comfort.

Thank you! He’s getting all the treats and cuddles. He’s a trooper and is still enjoying his life.
And yes, he’s the very best boy!

Harry, our golden retriever walking by the side of one of our lakes

He’s given us so much joy and has loved his new life with us. We’ve had 2 wonderful years with him, he is such a good boy.
We’ll cherish all the time we have left with him

My ‘show Labrador retriever’ He is a certain breed of golden retriever that has long fur and big mane. We don’t show him, he was rescued by us 2 summers ago

Harry. Our ‘show retriever’
Rescued by us 2 summers ago. Found him dragging himself past our gates in 40 degree heat. Owners abandoned him due to skin and ear problems.
We are giving him his best life but now he has been diagnosed with agressive cancer.

View of the sunrise this morning in my village in France. The sky is a combination of pink, orange, violet and blue

Early morning sunrise today in my French village

A photo of a sculpture by Thomas Lerooy called ‘the weight of thoughts’. It is a man with a giant head and a tiny body slumped over a pillar.

Mood right now

This place is like a lung full of mountain air compared to the other platform