Our month without Coke …

Some of you may have read my earlier blog post about my husband and I kicking our Coke habit for the month of September, to raise funds for our local rescue centre, Bath Cats & Dogs Home.

We successfully remained Coke-free for the whole month and raised an incredible £1049.63!

You can still donate if you’d like to; just click HERE. Thank you very much  indeed to everyone who made a donation. We are absolutely delighted with the result and, having suffered many cravings for cola during the last month, we know we wouldn’t have managed to stay Coke free without your generous donations.

Bath Cats & Dogs Home enabled us to adopt two of our wonderful dogs and has helped thousands of animals over the years, including dogs, cats, rabbits and chickens. If you are looking to adopt a new pet into your family, do take a look at the animals they have for adoption. The Home helps dogs from young puppies through to real oldies and they help a lot of Bullbreeds, so do consider adopting one of their gorgeous Staffies if you can provide a loving, responsible home:)You can see a few of the dogs they have for adoption, by looking through my blog (click on the Dogs Needing Homes link to the left).

We do intend to maintain a reduction in the consumption of cola, now that we have had a month to break the habit, but I confess, we did open these at approximately 00:03 this morning!

Coke Habit, Coke free month, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, BCDH, fundraising, Poochie Freak, Rob Chapman, Pet Photography, sponsor

Help me kick my Coke habit!

Hello animal lovers! We need your help! My husband and I have decided to try to kick our Coke habit to raise funds for Bath Cats & Dogs Home’s 75th anniversary challenge! Please click HERE to make a donation via our Just Giving page.

Regular readers of my blog will know that I am a pet photographer who volunteers at Bath Cats & Dogs Home, taking photographs of some of the animals there to help them find their forever homes, which I then feature on this blog.

My husband is a singer and guitarist. Now, generally when you think of musicians and habits, you’d be thinking of something slightly erm, illegal! However we have a Coke habit of a different kind and have decided to give up the fizzy drink for the month of September, to raise funds for the Home.

Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Coke habit, fundraising, pet photography, Monkey Lord, Rob Chapman

We are more than a little embarrassed to admit this, but we generally drink at least sixty cans between us each month, sometimes more. Google reveals there are around ten teaspoons of sugar in just one can, which is rather unhealthy!

Cutting out the regular consumption of Coke for a whole month is going to be pretty tough for us, so please make a donation to encourage us and to help the wonderful animals at Bath Cats & Dogs Home!

Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Coke habit, fundraising, pet photography, Monkey Lord, Rob Chapman

 My husband, ready to kick his habit!

£75 will feed a dog at the Home for two months or run a heatlamp for the winter, helping an animal to stay warm while they await their forever home. The more money donated, the more we will be able to help the animals, so all donations will be very gratefully received.  We also hope that this challenge will help generate a little more publicity for rescue animals and hopefully encourage a few more people to adopt their next pet from a rescue organisation near them.

Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Coke habit, fundraising, pet photography, Monkey Lord, Rob Chapman

We are starting this challenge for the two beautiful rescue dogs we have so far adopted from the Home and for all the other animals (which include many dogs, cats, smaller animals and ex-battery hens) that the Home helps. We’re sure it will benefit our health too!

Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Coke habit, fundraising, pet photography, Monkey Lord, Rob Chapman
Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Coke habit, fundraising, pet photography, Monkey Lord, Rob Chapman

Money donated through our Just Giving page goes directly to Bath Cats & Dogs Home to assist it in its wonderful work.

The Tourist Trail ~ Lacock, Wiltshire

A few months ago, we welcomed some friends from the US, who travelled to the UK for the first time. We took them to some of the beautiful places that Wiltshire has to offer, including the lovely Lacock. Here are some of my photographs. Come back soon to see Avebury. No dogs in these, but I hope you enjoy looking through them anyway.

Tourists, Lacock, Wiltshire, Bakery
Tourists, Lacock, Wiltshire, Bakery
Tourists, Lacock, Wiltshire, Bakery
Tourists, Lacock, Wiltshire, Bakery
Tourists, Lacock, Wiltshire, Bakery
Tourists, Lacock, Wiltshire, Bakery
Tourists, Lacock, Wiltshire, Bakery

All photographs copyright © Poochie Freak Photography.

21 years of BSL ~ Remembering the doggie victims

It’s 21 years today since the Dangerous Dogs Act came into force in the UK, bringing with it the horrific Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) that has claimed so many innocent canine lives and devastated so many loving families.

Dangerous Dogs Act, DDA, Breed Specific Legislation, BSL, dogs, Deed Not Breed

*Adopted* The girl with beautiful eyes ~ Pet Photography

22 August 2012 ~ Just seen the wonderful news that Nina has been adopted:-)Wishing you many happy years in your forever home, lovely girl:)

I’d like to introduce you to Nina, the girl with beautiful eyes. I met her a few months ago and have shared a photo previously, but now it’s time for a special blog just for her.

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie

Nina is a Staffie (Staffordshire Bull Terrier) cross who is almost two years old, so still very much a baby. She is currently in the care of Bath Cats & Dogs Home – you can find her rescue page here.

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie

Nina can be rehomed with children and would make a great family pet. She is an active girl who is full of fun and loves toys and to play, as you will see when you look at the rest of the photos …

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Staffie, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie
Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie

I don’t think Nina would suit a couch potato!

The rescue says Nina is a young girl, a brilliant staffie, who is all smiles and people-friendly.

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie

I met up with Susan of Simple Photos, who was visiting the UK. Susan is a fellow HeARTs Speak pet photographer who volunteers for rescue and photographs animals for adoption in Canada. She photographed Nina too – you can see Susan’s blog for Nina here.

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie

Susan, photographing the lovely Nina:)

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie
Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie

Her cute expression here makes me laugh!

Nina is looking for a home where someone is around for most of the day, to give her the attention she deserves. She has been a good girl for the rescue’s behaviour team and enjoys learning. She would love to continue learning with her new owner, using kind methods. The rescue will be very happy to advise on this.

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, Staffie

Nina loves her toys and to play, as you can see, but does not care for other dogs, so she is looking for a home where she is the only pet.

Pet Photography, Dog Photographer, Staffie, Nina, BCDH, Bath Cats & Dogs Home

Nina is ready to leap into her new home – can you offer her the loving and active home she seeks? Please contact Bath Cats & Dogs Home and do let them know that you saw Nina at Poochie Freak.

Please click on the video below to watch a little clip of Nina and her very waggy tail!:)

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