Much to the delight of Pug Life devotees, Pugs and their pals are going to be descending on London this coming weekend for our favourite kind of pop up – a dog-friendly café but this one is in homage to the snortiest of the squishy facers, Pugs.

Following on from our last post, Basil and I took a first class dog-friendly trip with Virgin Trains, along with pals @winnythecorgi and Rachel Oates; our destination – Liverpool. The former capital of culture is just over two hours from Euston, has loads of excellent heritage and cool stuff to see, is my nearest home city (I’m Northern) and as it turns out, is pretty swell with the dog in tow too.

Basil boarded his first short commuter train and tube when he was three months old and took it in his stride. We made our first long-distance trip when he was six months on board Virgin Trains and that didn't seem to faze him either – click for cuteness! Now we probably do a couple of train trips per year to see my folks up North.

However, we’ve not done first class together so when Virgin Trains asked us review their service for dog friendliness, needless to say we were all over the opportunity for an upgrade. Better still, we were allowed to bring a couple of mates along for the ride - @winnythecorgi and his dog mum Rachel Oates. So this post is dedicated to dog-friendly travel with Virgin Trains, along with some handy dogs on trains wisdom of my own. 

Don't let Basil’s aloof demeanour fool you, there's (slightly) more to him than sauntering around town like he owns the place and pouting for the camera. Off duty he loves nothing more than cutting loose, running like Animal from The Muppets and occasionally (just Victoria Beckham), cracking a smile!

Whether your life is champagne tastes with a beer budget reality, or always-in-the-black real deal, who doesn't love a little a luxury? I certainly do and natch Lord Basileus, who if truth be told, has a fancier collection of things than me. Recently a host of covetable morsels have been popping up in my feeds and inbox, luring me with their luxe ways, so in our latest radar, we're not settling for anything less than fabulous. Care to join us?

After a Christmas of binging on the Sons of Anarchy on Netflix, kicking off 2017 with this post feels right. We say shove a paw up to clean living, best behaviour and New Year Resolutions that you know and we know you’re gonna break - be more bad ass mother pupper!

Basil turned four in September, so when I was asked if I’d like to review the luxury lodgings at dog-friendly 9 Hertford Street in London, I thought 'what better way to spoil his Lordship'.

When you’re hot-pawing around town from one pawbiz event to another, it's nice to let your fur down and enjoy some dog-friendly adventures in the woods. That’s what #BigEarsBoysClub founding members Basil and Winston did on a recent trip to Epping Forest – an endless landscape of dog-friendly fun.