So I was the local crazy dog lady, doggy day care, holiday cover, foster care and owner of one very happy Pepper

Pepper:  Dackelmishling (sausage cross with a minipincher /jack russel) fondly known as Lumpy or Peps, weighing in a 8kilo and a bag full of love.

Then a pandemic hits, the world turns upside down, no one needs a dog walker you stay in lockdown with your family, managing the days, the home schooling, the constant cooking and sneaking out to walk your dog because during Berlin lock down dog walking was the one thing that was allowed.

Then my beloved Pepper dies. My heart breaks and life is never the same.

The dog poisonings in Berlin are real, it happens, its tragic and cruel and it happened to us. To Pepper, to my kids, my husband, to me and also to everyone that knew the sweet kind girl she was.

The quiet in the house is punishing, not walking every day, not moving your body and feeling every kind of season on your face. It’s a cruel pain. Lost , hurting and negotiating my way through lockdown, teenagers and wife life I know the only way to heal pain is through. So after months of debating, December 2020 Eevee arrives, fresh, soft and open for life. She’s the ball of joy we all needed.

 Leap forward one year and October 2021 i’m hit with a breast cancer diagnosis. That made life a little crazy! Now i’m in recovery Ive decided to write a blog, writing down all the adventures I get up to with Eevee in the hope to inspire, interest and create a network people who maybe are dog and coffee lovers. Or maybe just need some joy, to laugh and look at what the life is like as a cancer survivor/mother/dog owner and to know you’re not alone.

Lets drink coffee, walk our dogs and discover all we can about this life we have.