Anapel Samoyeds

28/08/2022

END OF THE LINE.

Chris and I have made the decision not to breed Calypso which sadly brings our line to an end, as we will not bring on another bitch. Aro can now enjoy her retirement in peace, Valentino will continue with selected stud duties, as he is still very much needed in the UK gene pool, and Calypso is already enjoying a fantastic new life with her brother Knox, though they will always be regular visitors here, as they are still in our close family.

For those of you who have waited patiently for Calypso’s first litter, we are so sorry, but this decision was based on the fact that after two years, she is such a sweet little thing but due to mental maturity and physical factors, we feel there would be too much risk to take in breeding her. Whilst it is disappointing, it was an easy decision to make; welfare is our top priority, and whilst Aro loved raising puppies (but not keeping them 😂) Calypso is still very puppy-like herself, and should continue to be so. Not every great example of the breed must be bred from; she was the best we could do; a bombproof, well put together bitch… with 100% recall 🤦🏽‍♀️ but she’s a pet and that’s all she wants to be 🤷🏽‍♀️ and she’s now allowed on the sofa so she’ll never come back 😂

We will be helping our top 15 families in finding puppies sired by Tino, or via other reputable breeders, and will not be going for our next Assured Breeder assessment, so we will be off the ABS.

We hope the dogs have kept everyone entertained; thank you for following their journey over the years, and to the Anapel families keeping us in touch with our pups🖤

Mel, Chris, Aro, Tino, Johnny & Bodhi🐾🐾🐾🐾

18/08/2022

If your blended family doesn’t selfie together, are you even ?
Woodland gang life with Knox (Calypso’s literal brother from another mother)

27/07/2022

Excellent update as the Government is supporting the new Private Members Bill by Anna Firth MP for Pet Abduction.

On Friday, 19 April 2024 the passed through the House of Commons.

Monday 22nd April, the Pet Abduction Bill has its First Reading in the House Of Lords and the Second Reading - the general debate on all aspects of the bill – is scheduled for 10th May and will be presented to the Lords by Lord Black of Brentford.

Time is of the essence now as the Bill needs to be supported by the Lords before coming back to the Commons for Consideration of Amendments and then hopefully to Royal Assent, before the end of June!

Thank you all for your support.

Original post: The Government dropped the on 25 May 2023. This was the vehicle to Make a new criminal offence.

The Defra Minister for the Environment, Mark Spencer told the Commons that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill would not progress, but insisted manifesto commitments would be kept through single-issue legislation.

Just to keep pressure on the Government Dr Dan has started a new petition, so we need your help again! Please sign and share thank you: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640101

A debate to keep the Kept Animals Bill on 21st June 2023: https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/debate/2023-06-21/commons/commons-chamber/animal-welfare-kept-animals

At last the debate asking the Government to find the time to pass the Kept Animals Bill into law, took place on the 5th December 2022. SAMPA would like to thank Elliot Colburn MP for opening the debate into the with such passion and all the MP’s for the excellent speeches showing the amazing cross-party support.

Mark Spencer MP, The Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries, in response to the debate in Parliament, relating to the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, which includes our work on Pet Theft Reform and the new Dog Abduction offence said:

“I am probably going to disappoint the Chamber today by being unable to announce the date that Members have yet to hear from the Dispatch Box. However, I think I will be able to reassure colleagues, who have raised a number of matters this afternoon, that the Government take the Bill very seriously and are very keen to get on with it. What we have seen today is the House at its best—united and very keen to move forward. Colleagues across the Chamber have been huge advocates for animal welfare.

The Bill will make progress as soon as we have parliamentary time that will allow us to move forward. The remaining stages will be announced in the usual way.”

Watch the full debate: https://youtu.be/XUuBBL45_Nc

Read the full Hansard transcript: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-12-05/debates/E75644F3-E825-4054-9934-D62211BA8BBC/AnimalWelfare(KeptAnimals)Bill.

Due to the sad death and the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on the 19th September 2022, Parliament was not sitting and the Kept Animals Bill has not move forward. We will update with a new date as soon as possible. 10th October 2022.

EXCELLENT UPDATE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT 🐾❤️🐾 Penny Mordaunt MP has just confirmed that The Kept Animals Bill will go through its remaining stages in the House of Commons on the 19th of September and will then head to the House of Lords. Thank you to everyone for your tireless calls for action and so many organisations and individuals for your support! We are very much looking forward to this vital bill for animal welfare becoming law, which includes : Dog Abuction, stopping the importation of cropped dogs, stopping puppy smuggling, ending live exports, livestock worrying, the keeping of primates as pets 🐾❤️🐾
We continue to work to get cats included in the pet theft law.


8th September 2022.

PLEASE SIGN THIS IMPORTANT PETITION TO PROGRESS THE KEPT ANIMALS BILL AND MAKE IT LAW!

The Government announced in November 2021 that was going to be a specific crime and that this was to be included in the Kept Animal Bill, so why are we still waiting?

Whilst we appreciate it is a busy time for Westminster, we are supporting this petition to ensure the animals aren’t forgotten and the Kept Animals Bill is progressed

Thanks to the hard work of animal welfare organisations and campaign groups, the Bill contains several measures to tackle:

🐾 Dog Theft
🐾 Importation of ear cropped dogs
🐾 Puppy smuggling
🐾 Keeping primates as pets
🐾 Live exports
🐾 Declawing cats

The petition has reached 14,000 signatures and we now have a good response from DEFRA but we still need to keep the pressure on until the Bill reaches Royal Ascent.

You can read the full response in this link, received on 16th August 2022: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619442?reveal_response=yes

Please take a moment sign here and share: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619442

Two people can sign using one email address and don’t forget to verify your signature. Thank you.

15/06/2022

Aro being a genius (she worked all three toys out in seconds)…
And Tino. Well we didn’t buy him for his brains 🤷🏽‍♀️

15/06/2022

Kong party

22/05/2022

17/05/2022

What was the point in washing this stuff? 🤦🏽‍♀️ It’s like getting your winter wardrobe dry cleaned for Ibiza.

16/05/2022

Don’t mind me, just saving these pics of clean dogs for posterity. Thank you as always to Kayleigh at (obviously Calypso didn’t run straight out and dig another hole, and Aro definitely didn’t just p**s on her own foot). 😫

24/04/2022

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24/04/2022

Lyppo: ermagad you guys get a room 🙄
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19/04/2022

Tino *offended some ruminants today. And a pony gave him a snog, which made him go all silly.
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14/04/2022

Ah yes, the “tEaCuP sAmMy”, or we archaic purists used to call them, “puppies”.

Great research from Good Housekeeping

12/04/2022

The girls went to dig holes and start fights at Knox’s house yesterday. Because they’re arseholes.

24/03/2022

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*glass-cutting yelp*

19/03/2022

18/03/2022

Spring AF. 🌼 🐦 ☀️
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18/03/2022

Anapel Expecto Patronum doing witchy stuff in the woods 🧙

17/03/2022

HEATHCLIFFE IT’S ME I’M CATHY
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10/02/2022

Tino was actually 3 on the 1st but thanks to messing up the date on his import docs he gets two birthdays like Liz 👑 (which stopped him from slaying the Richmond dog show as a puppy!)

But here he is, half the man he used to be (thanks to a good deshedding from ) but pretty as ever.

Today is also the anniversary of Rocco’s Big Sleep, so swipe for a big Sammy smile from noisy bo****ks. 🖤

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10/02/2022

Look at this

10/02/2022

incoming
(Yes he is actually having spam for a birthday cake 🎂 this year)

26/12/2021

Tino needs a nap after his cider braised pork belly 🍽

18/12/2021

For her 5th birthday she gets to go on the sofa and actually get a WHOLE slice of toast with marmite. She malfunctioned.
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11/12/2021

And she won’t move from that spot until the squirrel comes out of the wall. Which might be spring.

11/12/2021

Announcement! Sadly, we have decided to postpone our plans for a 2022 litter, as it looks like our building work is going to be brought forward, and that’s not fair on the dogs or puppies. Our list for 2023 is open, and we are happy to refer enquirers to breeders using Tino at stud, in the meantime. Here’s one of his pups from another breeder this year! 🐾

25/11/2021

Mucky dogs get pig trotters for breakie. Great calming chewing activity with the extra benefits of teeth flossing, and providing protein, fat, calcium and a natural joint supplement. The main benefit is that it shuts them up for an hour while I clean up the remnants of yet another of Aro’s rug victims 😩
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24/11/2021

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Got myself a flyin, walkin, leapin, borkin
HoverDog™️
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11/11/2021

The dogs 🖤 Kayleigh!

28/10/2021

Eleventy-billionth coat blow this year. Take that deniers! Ask these mutts what season this is meant to be!
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