Summer at the beach + Teddy 1 year update

We have been making the most of the sunny weather in London recently by making lots of trips to the beach. We usually go to Herne Bay on the Kent coast, as it is not too far from us and has dog friendly areas all year round. It is without a doubt the dogs' favourite place to go, as they all love chasing after stones and playing in or at least near the water. Whilst Poppy and Teddy love to go swimming, Panda and Kitty watch from the sidelines, afraid of getting their paws wet!

On our last visit to the beach, after a long stone chasing and swimming session, we decided to get chips to eat on the beach. Whilst my mum went in to the fish and chip shop, I waited outside with 4 soggy dogs, smelling - as I'm sure you can imagine - absolutely delicious!! 

The drowned rats dogs sat so patiently whilst we ate the chips; okay, you caught me, only because they were waiting for the sausage that's in my hand (using food as a bribe is pretty much the only way I can get a picture of all 4 of them together)!

Whilst the dogs love playing at the beach, I think we enjoy watching them have fun even more. It is especially nice to see Teddy running around like a crazy dog and swimming in the sea, as this is something which he was too nervous to do a few months ago.

I can't believe it was 1 year ago yesterday that someone posted a link on the Cockapoo Owners Club to a preloved advert for a brown cockapoo boy needing a home. Over the past year, he's become so much more confident and loving, and we couldn't imagine our lives without him. Whilst I love puppies, there is nothing like rescuing a dog! It is is such a rewarding thing to do if you have the time and love to help build up their trust. Teddy has transformed from a nervous and withdrawn dog; into a crazy, loving, and very mischievous little monster... who occasionally likes to wear flowers in his hair!

You have changed our lives for the better; and we love you TEDSTER!

Pet Selfie for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

The dogs have decided that they want to jump on the selfie for charity bandwagon to help raise money for Battersea Dogs and Cats home (whilst also showing how cute they are)! So I let them take over my iPhone for a couple of minutes, and here are their #petselfies ...

Whilst Poppy and Kitty posed prettily for the camera, Panda didn't move her paw out of the way in time, and Teddy's definitely giving Miley Cyrus a run for her money with that bad ass tongue!! After we'd taken these gorgeous pics, I text DOGS to 70800 for them, due to their lack of opposable thumbs making it pretty difficult for them to type, and their lack of J O B making it difficult for them to pay! If you'd also like to help to raise money for this amazing charity, take a cute selfie of your pet/s and then text DOGS to 70800 to make a donation of £5.

Thank you Argos Animal Sanctuary!!

Back in December, Poppy, Panda & Teddy came 3rd place in a Christmas Photo Competition on the Poodle Doodle Do Facebook page. Our kindly donated prize arrived last week all the way from the Argos Animal Sanctury in Cyprus. Thank you, I love it!

Teddy, our rescue Cockapoo, got jealous when I tried the Argos T-Shirt on, and wanted to give it a go... I hate to say it, but I think he would win if there were to be a 'Who wore it better?' competition!

The puppies have had an amazing start in life; however, we know that not all dogs are so lucky. We therefore wanted to support this amazing charity; so we made a donation & the angels with paws have requested to sponsor one of the Argos Sanctury dogs: Mavrou, for a year. We look forward to hearing about her progress, and hope she finds a great home soon! 

Save Rainbow Ark Animal Sanctuary

When browsing the daily mail on my lunch break today for my daily celebrity gossip fix, I came across something a lot more worthwhile reading than an article about which celebrity recently got a haircut. I found this extremely upsetting article about Rainbow Ark Animal Sanctuary:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2548723/Distraught-animal-sanctuary-owner-collapses-mud-bailiffs-arrive-evict-following-legal-battle.html

The owner of the Sanctuary, Paula, has dedicated her life to rescuing and caring for animals, only to have her home and animal sanctuary taken away from her by bailiffs. I immediately started to think of ways we could help her and the animals who are now in desperate need of a place to live. The puppies decided to put their thinking hats on to help us come up with ideas of how to fundraise.

On checking her Sanctuary's website when I got home from work, I was moved to tears when I saw what all of the kind animal lovers out there had already achieved in 1 day. As at the time of writing this post, over £25,000 has been raised for the charity! How amazing is that?! We immediately got involved and made a donation to help this inspirational woman save her Animal Sanctuary, and if you would like to help too, here's where you can donate:
http://www.gofundme.com/6ju9ow

I am so happy to think how many kind people are out there. Sending lots of loves from all of the angels with paws, and hoping that Paula, and the Animal Sanctuary are back on their paws soon xx