Michael's page.

The Doris Banham Dog Rescue is a small charity that rescues dogs in the pounds who are under sentence of death through no fault of their own. This small charity is entirely dependent on donations and fund-raising in order to survive. Please help this very worthy cause, especially at this time of year. See their web page at:

http://www.dogsos.co.uk/

Thank you, and a very Merry Christmas to all Beardies and their owners, as well as to the unwanted dogs in t… Continue

Thumper, 1972-1985

Thumper was our very first Beardie. He was originally my sister's dog and came from breeders at Little London, near Basingstoke. He was the last one of the litter to be taken, but to us he was the best one. When my sister and her husband went to live abro… Continue

Please help the Doris Banham Dog Rescue who are in dire need. Please see their website at:

http://www.dogsos.co.uk/#

Even though this small charity is not strictly a Beardie one, it is surely worthy of help. Please assist if you can.

A few lines in memory of Charlie, my dear old Beardie, who I had to have put to sleep on Thursday, 21 August 2008, aged nearly fourteen years. He came to us in March 1997 as a rescue (or rather a rehome) through the good offices of the late Dorothy Jarrett of Southern Beardie Aid, the rescue section of the Southern Counties Bearded Collie Club (http://www.scbcc.co.uk). He was then just over two years old, but such was his delightful nature that you would think we had had him forever. A gentle gi… Continue