Learn a little Welsh – make friends:)

An island sojourn for humans and dogs: sand, sea and bracing (and healthy) iodine-filled breezes. With a twist. It’s all in Welsh. Kiah and I are fortunate to live on Sir Fôn (there’s the Welsh already), ready to sniff out the best places for dogs traveling with owners. Anglesey (the English name) is the largest of the Welsh islands (accessible by rail, road or ship), and yes, it’s...

Canine Couture

From Tinkerbell’s Simple Life wardrobe to New York’s Pet Fashion Week, canine couture is challenging runway displays from Los Angeles to Paris. Human fashion pales in comparison with the riotous colour, vivid styling, and total fantasy of the fashions offered for our dogs. But is your pooch’s fashion style up to scratch or is there a sniff of ‘last year’ about her...

Respect…

I’ve always been a bit afraid of cows – no reason, just think they can be a nutty, and their curiosity leads them to be very nosey. (That’s ironic, as I’m a very curious journalist…!) Anyway, back to the cows. Here on Anglesey, our public footpaths often cross farmer’s fields – with animals ranging from sheep ( and beautiful lambs this time of the year), to...

Notes from a dog

A post from Kiah, my beautiful lab/border collie companion. I was in trouble this time, and all because I love to swim. In Toronto, (Canada) I lived in the Beaches – ravines, trails, quirky homes, baseball parks, good sniffs, dogs – great place. Oh, and did I mention the doggie bakery, with lots of delicious dog-safe chocolate cookies (biscuits to Brits) and donuts… mhmm. Oh yes, back to my...

Tie down or fly free?

Kiah, my canine companion, and me were finishing off a lovely Sunday afternon of walking and dawdling (me), and walking and sniffing (her), with a quick stop at a local beach to watch the tide come in. Oh, and share a sandwich too, as it was about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. As we walked over the sand dunes to find a warmish place (it is February) to sit and picnic, this friendly man and...