In cahoots with the lovely Liz Hutchinson of East London’s Paws&Purrs, we’re rounded up 16 fun and fashionable gifts for the female pet lover. From fancy fashion, kooky accessories, pet-inspired shoppers (to beat the carrier bag charge) to homely buys for wannabee Mary Berrys, our guide will ensure that the dog lover or cat lady in your life is well cat-ered for.
I’ve never been one to share much of my own photography on Barkarama, mainly due to the fact that I’m not very good or confident with a camera. I envy the skills of fashion and lifestyle bloggers, who get snap happy to create beautiful/stylish/inspiring content, and with such a handsome boy as Basil, my skill shortage has been frustrating the hell out of me. I was fortunate enough to receive a hand-me-down SLR from my dad but as someone who prefers to learn by doing, I couldn’t be faffed with the manual and I’ve been stuck in ‘Auto’ mode ever since.
Even as a responsible adult I still find myself getting excited about stationery, so when we got wind of a week celebrating the magic that is pretty paper, cute note cards and more, we jumped at the chance to blog about some of our pet-themed finds.
National Stationery Week (27 April to 23 May) is designed to encourage people, especially kids, to put pen to paper to write their personal correspondence and notes, rather than texting, emailing, day-dreaming and list-making on their nearest device.
Take a peek inside the latest addition to our ever-growing canine library – Pets in Portraits by the National Portrait Gallery, launched this week to celebrate Britain’s on-going love affair with our pets.
In our excitement to #CountdownCrufts we’ve forgotten an important calendar date – our third birthday, which was March 1st. Whoops! It’s a little too late to be cracking open the champers, tucking into cake and busting out the party poppers so instead we’re celebrating our toddler-hood by sharing Mia Loves Jay’s Party Hat Doggy Cards.
Budge up Basil and make room for another ‘B’ dog who’s captured our heart - Billie the British Sealyham Terrier, and the latest four-legged member of the Cath Kidston family.
With just over two week weeks until the pedigree extravaganza that is Crufts, there's still time to swot up on your dog breeds. And when it comes to knowing your Cane Corsos from your Lagoto Romagnolos, Breeds: A Canine Compendium is our kind of revision.
For members of the cat appreciation club, we round up ten gift ideas to be make cool cat lovers purr with delight this Christmas.
