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The story of Oscar the Handsome Pug

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We re-homed Oscar on 3rd February 2018. He was 9 months old and living in Greater London. His previous family had another dog and a cat, but unfortunately the cat and Oscar didn’t get on, so they had a decision to make… Oscar, or the cat. Luckily for us, they decided to re-home Oscar and […]

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We re-homed our dog – The story

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We bought Ocsar back in February 2018, aged 10 months. We didn’t want a puppy, but wanted a relatively young dog, so decided to rehome one. Having looked on the RSPCA website, as well as the. PDWRA, there was nothing suitable at the time of looking, so we turned to the wider internet. We had

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Summer in the South Downs 🌳☀️ Reminiscing Summer in the South Downs 🌳☀️

Reminiscing over a cute weekend with two of our favourite people and their gorgeous dog @fantastic_mr_dylan 🦊

Here’s what you’re looking at:

1. Posing in the tick ridden grass. Risky but worth it for the cute shots. Ticks collected = zero

2. Henry posing for the promise of biscuits 🦴 

3. More posing for biscuits 😅

4. The best group photo we have, captured at @hambledonwineestate 😍 With: @rospops

5. Views from @woodrestcabin

6. Drooling over @differentdog 😋

7. Golden hour kisses with my boy (he was not impressed) 🌅

8. Evening vino spot 🥂

9. Handsome Mr Dylan, matching the golden hour vibes!

10. Oscar staring at my marshmallows (all of which were burnt) 🫣

11. Breakfast cuddles with my needy boy 🐾

12. The most cosy interior, even when it’s raining (because apparently you can’t guarantee the weather even in the summer these days) 😅

📍 South Downs

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Spend the day at the beach with us! 🏝️ Once Spend the day at the beach with us! 🏝️

Once a year, we take the boys swimming and this was the day… The water wasn’t clear at all, it was super windy and I very nearly chickened out, but it wasn’t too bad 😏

Perk of the cold is that Henry let me cuddle him up in a towel like a baby 🥹

Oscar dug his way to china and carried a pebble as big as his head. We ended the day with McFlurries on the way home, so all in, solid day out 🫶🏼

📍 @visitisleofwight 

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Dog-friendly chain restaurants - Part 1 😋⬇️ Dog-friendly chain restaurants - Part 1 😋⬇️

@francomancapizza 🍕

So Franco Manca is a fairly new addition to the list of dog-friendly chains, but one that we approve of. There are 70 restaurants nationwide and honestly their dough is top level. They don’t serve much else, but they don’t need to… If you’re looking for fabulous pizza, this is the chain for you 👏🏼

We ordered:

🍞 Pesto garlic bread
🐔 Pulled chicken (mostly because it wasn’t bread - we were pleasantly surprised with this dish)

Followed by…

🍕 Ham and mushroom pizza
🍕 Pulled chicken and mushroom pizza

(Sorry our pizza choices are a bit vanilla) 😅

Finished off with:

☕️ Tiramisu
🥜 Nutella pizzetta (you MUST get this)

To drink, we had:

🍹 Negroni (my first ever - not my fave but more of a personal preference thing)
🍷 A house white (good but you’re not coming here for the wine)
🍋 A homemade lemonade
☕️ A flat white (also you’re not coming here for the coffee)

📍 Franco Manca, Bournemouth

This meal was kindly gifted, but all opinions are my own 💁🏼‍♀️

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Still dreaming of this tub 🛁 Comment TUB for t Still dreaming of this tub 🛁

Comment TUB for the link to this gorgeouuus lodge 👌🏼

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Have you been to a dog-friendly model village? 👀

📍 @modelvillagegodshill

I didn’t know that I needed to take my dogs to a model village until I visited @modelvillagegodshill! Seeing dogs look like giants is the cutest thing and you have to go! 🥹

It’s got me thinking… What other dog-friendly model villages are out there? 🐕 

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Sound on 🔊 Just my pug, Henry, crunching on a Sound on 🔊

Just my pug, Henry, crunching on a carrot 🥕

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I didn’t want to leave 😍👌🏼 We stayed a I didn’t want to leave 😍👌🏼

We stayed at the gorgeous @farmsteadlodges in Suffolk and WOW is all I can say… Comment VLOG for the full lodge tour and trust me, you’ll want to book!

Just a few of the amazing features on offer:

🫧 Outdoor tub
🛏️ Sleeps 2 / 4
🐕 2 dogs welcome
🔥 Fire pit
🦴 Doggy welcome pack
🌳 Off grid
🪴 Outdoor dining
🍽️ Well equipped kitchen
🐾 Walks from your doorstep
🥖 Local produce on arrival

📍 @visit_suffolk 

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HUMANS: This is your friendly reminder that half a HUMANS: This is your friendly reminder that half a treat does not count. We know your games 😏

Luckily, some treats are made to be shared. We’re obsessed with @differentdog’s Tear & Train treats – soft, tasty, and actually designed to be broken without breaking hearts 🤍

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Wait for the pug teeth 👀🦷 Squeezed in the l Wait for the pug teeth 👀🦷

Squeezed in the loveliest forest walk before the rain rolled in today! The pugs got their sniffs in, I got my fresh air fix and I feel very content 😌

How was your day?

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