25 th January

Stop Press Ali on Titchmarsh Thursday 26th Jan 3-4pm

Firstly apologies! Anyone looking for Ali on Alan Titchmarsh would have been disappointed as we were! We still haven't found out what happened. Facebook appears to be playing up too which is not helping in gaining info, when we find something out we will let you know.
The bit of Titchmarsh I did see he was introducing Seal's apparently 'live,' interview by saying it was in fact recorded and that although the singer spoke lovingly about his wife in the interview mean time she had filed for divorce!
So it seems this apparently 'live' show isn't, so Ali could appear at anytime really. Confused? You're not the only one! Won't be rushing home to watch you again Alan. (Well will be now if Ali is on.)

Chance

Death Row Dogs. 24th January BBC1 10.30pm

This programme was flagged up to us last week as an anti Bull Breed programme.
 Dogs Trust had taken part and then been taken out. We were asked to write to the BBC to complain.
Hysterical Chinese whispers then went round Facebook like wildfire where it was described as 'Staffie Bashing.'
I was feeling rather fed up with this over reaction which was why I wrote the blog before it was shown, last night.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but personally I thought the programme very good. I saw nothing in it that was detrimental to Staffords.
 It was about The Dangerous Dog Act and how in its present form it is not working, stated clearly by the Police Officer at the end.
People are very upset that it showed a dog being put to sleep but this was meant to shock and upset to show that innocent dogs are dying because of the DD Act the way it is at the moment.

I do not think this programme will have a detrimental affect on Staffords or their owners or make homing rescue dogs any harder than it already is.

On a more positive note we are planning another Stafford Walk for some time in March.
We have had a few ideas tonight and I am already looking forward to it!