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15 tips for holidaying with your dog

15 tips for holidaying with your dog

If we go on holiday in the UK, we want to bring the dogs with us. As soon as we get a camper van, they’ll be going abroad with us too. Not just because of the inconvenience of finding someone we trust to look after them, but because they’re part of the family. There is a quote I love from John Grogan who wrote the book Marley and Me. He says, “Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.” Luckily these days, there are loads…

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Interviews With Pets

Interviews With Pets Chapter 3 – Monty’s Story

Interviews With Pets Chapter 3 – Monty’s Story

Louise is one of the few bloggers I’ve actually met, but oddly enough I’ve never seen her off a trampoline. So I thought it would be a good idea to get all the gossip on her from someone who knows. Last week’s interview featured Donna’s Cat Leia so here’s Pink Pear Bear‘s dog Monty to represent the canines!  1. What’s your name, what sort of animal are you and what makes you a brilliant pet? I’m Monty, I’m a 12 year old chocolate Labrador and I’m a brilliant pet because I ensure that the family don’t contribute to the food…

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#RSPCAPetPeeves – my story

#RSPCAPetPeeves – my story

You may have read Pluto’s sorry tale of woe, and Jamer’s week in the life of a cat. So when the RSPCA got in touch and asked if we’d like to take part in their #RSPCAPetPeeves campaign, there was only one candidate for the role. Bubbles popped over last week to tell you all about her beauty regime, and now she’s back with a few more words of wisdom. #RSPCAPetPeeves by Bubbles Well I’ve been sent over to tell you all about my annoying habits. But of course, I don’t have any. So, I thought I’d tell you about my…

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Pets

5 Gift ideas for dogs

5 Gift ideas for dogs

The past few weeks, Bubbles has been spoilt even more than usual, and she loves it. This got me thinking about all the dogs in shelters who have nobody to spoil them. And so many of those are soppy staffies like Bubbles. So if you can manage to find an extra gift, do spare a thought for the dogs at your local shelter and drop a gift off for them. Many shelters also have an Amazon gift list so you can buy something that will be sent to them directly. Here are my 5 gift ideas for dogs. 1. A…

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Pets

Dear Toddler

Dear Toddler

Dear toddler, Every day you’re learning. The world is bright, new and exciting and every day brings new joys and challenges. At the moment, you see everything with curious eyes. Each leaf, tree, butterfly, cow and tiny ant is a new discovery. Every day is a fresh start and a reason to smile. Each time we see each other, you laugh and I wag my tail to show you how much I love you. I was there when you took your first few steps. I was so pleased for you but I couldn’t explain. I tried to tell you but nobody…

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Pets

This is a puppy takeover

This is a puppy takeover

Ahem. Testing, testing 1, 2, 1… oh, there you are. Shh, they don’t know I’m here. It’s me. No I’m over here. No, not in the tree, in the grass. Ok, I’ll show myself for a second.  There. It’s me, Bubbles. You ain’t seen me, right?  Anyway, I’ve got to be quick before they catch me. I know you read all about me when the writer told you that one more family member had arrived.  Yes, yes I know you thought they were going to say they’d decided to have a baby but no, just little old me.  So when I moved in…

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Pets

Just one more…

Just one more…

Before I got pregnant with Libby, hubby and I talked about how many children we would have.  We both agreed that two was the right number for us. My births weren’t ideal with either of the girls, I had to be induced both times because I’d ended up nearly 10 months pregnant.  As you can imagine, when Lia came out, all 9 lb 15 oz of her, I pretty much decided that my child bearing days were over. But eventually, hubby and I had “that” conversation. Would we have “just one more?”  Lia is nearly walking and she has a…

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