We’ve just learnt that we’ve been chosen as one of three couples from the UK to fly out next month to take part in Cesar Millan’s new TV show, The Leader of the Pack, Here’s the press release about the show. Cesar Millan and Nat Geo Wild are proud to announce a new 12-part series… more…
Our Pooch’s Passport
With the prospect of Arthur-Rex flying out to Madrid to be filmed taking part in a TV show for National Geographic Wild, he had to be micro-chipped, vaccinated against rabies and his passport prepared, complete with a rather aloof-looking photo. more…
Introducing Ourselves
We had a video made by Tom Allen from Allen Computer Services to introduce ourselves and Arthur-Rex, our pooch. This was required by the production team of Cesar Millan’s new TV show called the Leader of the Pack as we applied to take part in the show. more…
Making a Meal of It
If you come for supper at the Welshmans’, you might have to sing for it – or at least read for it. more…
Pets on Parade is Published
My sequel is finally published. Arthur-Rex has a nose at it, but seems it makes him dog-tired. more…
A Stingray Leaves Her Mark
Just completed a two week guest speaking engagement on the Braemar where we visited seven Caribbean islands including Cuba and Grand Turk. There was a very friendly atmosphere onboard and the four talks I had to give were well attended and the audiences appreciative, laughing in all the right places. Santiago de Cuba was an… more…
Book Signing on The Queen Elizabeth
My wife and I were flown out to St Maarten in the Caribbean to join the Queen Elizabeth for her return journey across the Atlantic to Southampton. On the crossing, I gave five talks and did three book signings; also held a seminar on creative writing. 40 copies of my book were purchased by guests. … more…
The ‘Big Hour’ on BBC Radio Solent
Was invited on to Alex Dyke’s ‘Big Hour’ on BBC Radio Solent last Tuesday 6th December where he chatted to me about how I got into writing and the creation of Pets in a Pickle, interspersed with a few shots across the bows re how expensive it can be to take a pet to a… more…
Dogs’ Monthly Feature
There’s a two page feature of mine in December’s issue of Dogs’ Monthly entitled A Cracker of a Christmas. Click on the link here ‘A Cracker of a Christmas’ It’s been very well put together and makes a great spread. In addition there’s a competition to win ten free copies of Pets in a Pickle.… more…
Cover for Pets on Parade
In conjunction with David Brackston, an artist colleague of mine, have been working on a cartoon drawing for the cover of my sequel, Pets on Parade, which is due to be published next April. My biggest headache was the parrot in flight. Tried an African Grey as the final chapter of the book describes a… more…