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How I prep for dog-free holiday 🥹☀️ Oscar How I prep for dog-free holiday 🥹☀️

Oscar & Henry are staying with my Mum and Archie is staying with Matt’s Mum (three is a lot, especially with a pesky pup in the gang), so it was a bit of a hectic pack this year. Plus the house and garden were a mess and I never like to come back to a mess…

But it’s all under control, dogs are happy and I’m getting what the doctor ordered (sunshine) ☀️🙌🏼

P.s. Dogs are eating @naturopetfood
Heyyyy to my boy dog Mums 👋🏼 Heyyyy to my boy dog Mums 👋🏼
Send this to someone who needs one more dog 🤭 Send this to someone who needs one more dog 🤭
We castrated our puppy at 7 months old 🍆 Only We castrated our puppy at 7 months old 🍆

Only took me 3 months to share this… But I can confirm that Archie pup is healed and honestly, castrating him early was the best thing we did 🙌🏼

We castrated Archie at 7 months for two reasons:

1. He would obsessively hump Henry… Now Henry is quite a submissive dog, but it got to the point where they couldn’t be in the same room together and they couldn’t even be walked together because Archie was constantly on him. It was OBSESSIVE.

2. When he came to live with us at six months old, he was peeing everywhere. He was toilet trained, but it felt to me like a dominant pee. On the sofa, the bed, the toy box, just constantly marking his scent.

A local dog trainer actually advised us that getting him castrated wouldn’t help with the humping issue… However, I did my own research and I really did believe it would help. I’m very grateful that I trusted my gut because it solved the problem 🙏🏼 Don’t get me wrong, he still does the odd hump but compared to before it is night and day!

Has anyone else castrated early and what was your experience?

He’s now one year old, still a cheeky pup, but loving life with his big Brothers, Oscar and Henry 🤍
Send this to someone who needs one more 😏

(We’ll talk about the stress of having three another day, but for now let’s appreciate the peace) 😅🤍

Ft. The cosiest bed by @ralphandcosocial
The Cotswold pub that needs adding to your list 😏

I honestly can’t recommend @swan_inn_ascott enough. From the beautiful interiors, to the staff and the way they treated my dog, to the breakfast and dinner. Location is also incredible for a day exploring the Cotswolds 👏🏼

PR trip but as always, thoughts are very much my own. I rate this place highly!

📍 @visitthecotswolds
As if my soul dog turned NINE today 🥹 Can we pl As if my soul dog turned NINE today 🥹 Can we please stop time? Love my Oscar so so so much! 🤍

P.s. Perks of being a Dog Mum. Birthdays don’t have to cost money 😏
Consistently 1 week late for everything… How are Consistently 1 week late for everything… How are we a week into April already?

March roundup from my family to yours 🫶🏼
Precious because we have new @thewhitecompany bedd Precious because we have new @thewhitecompany bedding - in the purest of whites 🫣

But stuff it… Dog blankets and spare pillows on standby!
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