There's a particular jealousy that hits you in a beautiful place without your dog. It happened in Stratford upon Avon, and it made the argument better than any packing list ever could.

Most people freeze when their dog goes missing. It happened to us twice. Here's the plan we wish we'd had — from the first five minutes to local Facebook groups, drone volunteers and the ten-minute prevention checklist.

Dog-friendly holidays are planned with optimism and unravel in small, specific ways. Here's what to have in place before something does go wrong — and Jazz's headstone has a lot to answer for.

At home, a dog's day is a masterclass in horizontal efficiency. Holidays are a different matter entirely. Here's what we learned from giving Jazz a buggy and letting her conserve herself for the parts that actually mattered.

You saved up for this. It was going to be peaceful. It was going to be restorative. The dogs had other plans. Here's what the first 24 hours of a dog-friendly holiday actually looks like.

Someone will roll in something on day one. Nobody checked where the nearest vet is. Here's the pre-holiday checklist that accounts for the actual dog — comfort kit, health admin, grooming reality and all.