Happy New Year! We hope you had a fantastic Christmas break and are all set for a cracking 2014. Our Christmas was pretty low key – spending time with loved ones, long walks on the beach, heaps of food, too much drink and plenty of snuggle time with our favourite dog – Basil Barkarama.

2013 wasn't half bad but we're excited to have a fresh new year to sink our teeth into. While we’re not ones for resolutions, we like to shake things up with changes, new goals and motivations so in 2014 we’ll be …

Festive greetings my four-legged friends, how have you been? Sorry for my recent absence but if truth be told, I’ve been sulking. I had a lump removed from my head a month back, which left me with a row of ugly stitches and an even bigger lump while the wound heeled so with both my tarnished appearance and the cold weather, I’ve been mostly hibernating.

However, the recent arrival of a large package addressed to yours truly has successfully snapped me out of my sulk and got me back into my normal social swing. For this, I have John Lewis and their wooftacular pet department to thank …

Yesterday we shared behind the scenes photos from our roving repawter’s visit to Tilly’s Studio. Today, it’s time to reveal some of our favourite shots from the professional dog photo-shoot and debut Basil’s first appearance on screen in his very own video ...

We’ve held onto this blog post for months, as we wanted to show off these beautiful shots of Basil taken by Tilly’s Studio in all their glory on our new look website.

Tilly’s Studio, a photo studio exclusively for dogs and their owners, approached us over summer to see if we’d be interested in giving Basil the experience of a professional photo-shoot. Naturally we leapt at the chance and within days found ourselves inside their hip and fun West London studios raring to go for Basil’s close up ...

Life’s been sweet for me these past few weeks. My pet parent has had some time off so I’ve been indulged with non-stop attention - my favourite – and we’ve been out and about doing lots of nice things together.

Despite this week’s dreary weather, which I’ve been observing through the window from my newly found vantage point atop of my crate, I’ve been very much enjoying my very first summer. 

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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Yesterday we shared details of Basil Barkarama’s pre-disposition to peeing and pooing wherever he fancied in our home and how, with the problem showing little sign of going away, we enlisted the help of our local Bark Busters’ behavioural therapist and dog trainer Jo Milgrew. Today we take you through how we’ve ended toilet-gate.