Welcome back and sorry for abandoning you. Between a holiday in the sun and a VIP 70th birthday, we’ve been locked away putting the final touches to our new look site and HERE IT IS!

It’s been a labour of love getting the site to this stage; every image had to be re-sized, all our blog posts have been edited and shuffled into their rightful place, not to mention the hours spent to-ing and fro’ing with a very patient graphic designer and a clever web developer. It’s been well worth it and we’re thrilled with our new look.

We'd like you to meet Harvey, a handsome, one year old American Bulldog Mixed-Breed, who was taken in by the Mayhew Animal Home after being found abandoned on the streets of London. Harvey is looking for his forever home and if you think it could be with you keep reading.

TV Vet Marc Abrahams and his dog-loving showbiz pals will be back in North London’s Primrose Hill Park for the fourth Pup Aid event – a fun, celebrity judged dog show aimed at raising awareness of the horrific practice of puppy farming.

A few weeks ago we received a tweet from one of our followers, @TillysTails, which read: “@barkarama THANK YOU for the tweet about Cilla @themayhew. I showed a friend and she has given her a new home! An amazing one too.” Needless to say we were delighted to hear that we’d been instrumental in re-homing a dog.

It’s official – dogs are taking over the high street! John Lewis, one of the nation’s best-loved department stores, has launched its very own pet department to gift your furry family members.

Ahoy there maties! Today Basil and I are over on Pets Pyjamas sharing our summer picks alongside other dog-owning bloggers. Our selection has a nautical theme giving a nod to Basil Barkarama's 'holiday' home, which we’ll be heading to later this week. Pop over to PetsPyjamas.com for the full feature.

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Earlier this week we were fortunate enough to attend the Dogs Trust Honours Awards – an annual event, now in its sixth year, honouring the UK’s most courageous and heroic canines. Basil and I joined over 20 dogs and 100 humans including celebrities such as Donna Air, Arlene Phillips and Brix Smith-Start at swanky private members club Home House to celebrate the unique relationship between man and dog.

Flamboyant fidos and their owners are invited to strut their woof in Doggy Pride this Sunday 28th July, as part of Brighton’s annual Pride celebrations and with another warm weekend predicted, it’s set to be the hottest ticket of this year’s canine calendar.