Interview & Photographs: Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary.

This afternoon, I travelled to 'Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary' to interview Connie Cuff and take some photographs for an article for 'Dogs Today' magazine. The required word count is between 800-1,200 words. I recorded 20 minutes of the interview and took about 20 photographs.

Tomorrow, I'll download the images and audio file to my PC. I'll also 'transcribe' the interview with otter.ai

I'll let you know how I got on.

Working Wednesday

The time has come. I've been putting it off for too long. Yes, you've guessed it. It's time to replace my smartphone. My current phone, a Huawei smartphone, is on its' last leg with lots of gremlins having snuck it!. I'm going to get a Samsung Galaxy A15. I'm trying to figure out how to transfer my contact from my old to my new phone, but I don't think I need to worry. Only around 10 of my contacts are important. The other 60 or so are not. I'm ordering the phone tomorrow (Thursday 17/10/24) for delivery Fri/Sat. I'm keeping my number and SIM card provider, Lebara. I only pay £5 a month.

Meanwhile, Kaira continues to do well and is settling in nervously but nicely. She's quite happy! I'm going to 'Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary' (who rescued Kaira) tomorrow afternoon to interview and photograph for a 800-1,200 word article about them for 'Dogs Today' magazine. The unusual 'hook' of the story is that they rescue ALL their dogs from Spain. I'll update you soon.

 

Work in Progress

 Here is a list of my current projects:-

'Let Sleeping Dogs Lie.', 'Organising a Companion Dog Show', 'Losing a Dog', 'Up, Pup and Away!', 'Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary.', 'Psychiatric Assistance Dogs.', 'Search and Rescue Dogs.', 'Sniff this Out.', 'The Cinnamon Trust.', 'The Restart Project.'.

Kaira's Update

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Kaira settled down really well for the night. We've got two beds for her; one in the lounge for daytime use and one in the bedroom for nighttime.

She barked once last night, otherwise, no barking which is a relief!

Simon took her out for a walk this morning and she met up with our neighbours' dog, 'Patch' whom she was fine with.

She's eating, drinking, and sleeping well and springs into action when something interesting happens such as when one of us goes into the kitchen.

Tomorrow, I've got to update her microchip details but need to find out who she's currently registered with. I'm unsure how to find out this information, so I will ask someone at 'Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary' in the morning. We've also got to fit her dog tag to her collar.

As I write this, she's fast asleep on her bed. In a while, I'm going to sit on the bench in our communal garden to have tea with my friend and neighbour Ann while Kaira will be free to roam on her 'long lead'.

Watch this space!

Kaira Arrives from Spain

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 Kaira has Arrived from Spain!

We collected Karia from 'Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary' this morning. She'd travel overnight from Spain by road. She was very nervous initially but has now calmed down a bit. She's clearly been mistreated and is all skin and bone. We'll be able to rectify that.

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Competitions October 2024

 Competitions October 2024

 

Free Flash Fiction

https://freeflashfiction.com/current-competition/

 

Dark Poets Prize – Edition II

https://www.darkpoets.club/the-dark-poets-prize-edition-ii

 

QuietManDave Flash Fiction Prize

https://www.mmu.ac.uk/qmdprize/flash-fiction-prize

 

Anthology Poetry Competition

https://anthology-magazine.com/awards/poetry-competition/

 

The Bedford Competition – Short Story and Poetry Awards

https://bedfordwritingcompetition.co.uk/

 

Trio International Poetry Competition 2024

https://www.triouganda.org/poetry-competition

 

Broken Sleep Books Poetry Competition 2024

https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/broken-sleep-books-poetry-competition

'Search and Rescue' dogs - article

I'm currently researching material for an article about 'Search and Rescue' dogs for 'Dogs Today' magazine. I'm also sourcing high-resolution photographs to accompany my article. Here's one by photographer Jonathon Sterritt. It's especially brilliant in high-resolution.