Messy Dog Life
& Dog-Friendly Days Out

Jazz received a bone-shaped treat, found every burial spot already taken and spent one afternoon solving the problem in the most Jazz way possible. Warm, wry and completely true.

Boodle is the pack's still centre: deeply philosophical, suspiciously good at locating single shoes and fully committed to monitoring the street. Meet her here.

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.

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.

Mouse had a grooming appointment at 9.30. The morning so far was a success. Everything was running four minutes early. At 9.17am, Sod's Law was enforced — ear to thigh, freshest fox poo imaginable, and Mouse was absolutely thrilled with herself.

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.