Enough of the dog bling, lets get back down to earth people!!

You have to be joking me when you say that there is a £3000.00 dog collar available. You also have to be kidding me when you say there is a 1200.00 dog bed on the internet aswell!!

I have been looking around for a new bed for my dog online today and I have discovered some amazing products out there. No doubt that animal lovers reading this blog entry will know about this stuff already, but I didn’t and I find it truly amazing just what you can get for your pets nowadays.

So far I have found the following, a £3000.00 dog collar that is plated in 18 carat gold. AND if you want bigger sizes then it can go up to 5K. You can honestly tell me that someone actually bought one of these, if you did them we would love to hear from you. Imagine loosing it on your dog walk!! This must be a bit of a marketing product for the company in question and I have to admit, it got me looking!!!

Secondly we found what has to be the most expensive dog bed in the world. At £1250.00 this dog bed has to be the most expensive in the world, but what do you get for that money? Well I will tell you, VERY LITTLE. You get a dog bed that is big enough for a toy breed and no bigger, you get a personalised dinner set with your dogs name engraved on it and you get a personalised pet passport. Don’t get me wrong, it looks stunning but is it worth the money? If you re Paris Hilton then maybe....

So what else did we find? Well there was a gold plated dog bowl at £375.00 , a bling dog harness with genuine crystals and cow hide at £200.00. Before I knew it I was getting completely sidetracked and looking at more bling stuff then real life products that I can afford to buy, but it’s nice to pretend that you are rich and do some online window shopping sometimes.

So are there any of you out there that have spent this sort of money on bling? Or are we just browsing and looking at stuff that 1. We couldn’t afford and 2. We don’t actually need anyway? I for one would not spend this sort of money on my dogs, I love them very much but not that much I can tell you!!

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Dog Beds that we found on the internet. If you have a budget like david Beckham’s then fil your boots, otherwise enjoy some window shopping!!!

rescue dogs, are they a gamble?

My first blog is about the subject of rescue dogs and the need to select carefully.

When I speak with people about rescue dogs they can often get a little bit funny about the subject, some people are totally against the idea of purchasing a rescue dog as you "don't know anything about their history" others are quite keen on the idea of giving a dog another chance and cannot bear the thought of an animal being put down, while sometimes cost also comes into play, god knows some breeds can be very expensive.....

I personally will only have a rescue dog and have always done so , my husband and I have always taken on older animals that are very unlikely to get another home and probably do not have to much longer to live, it costs a fortune but every time my heart rules my head :)

my advice for anyone that is considering a rescue dog is not to go to the rescue home until you have decided which breed to purchase, otherwise you will be like a kid in a sweetshop and come out with something that looks cute but probably has the devil in it. Have a good think about your personal circumstances, how much time can you dedicate to the animal? do you have enough room? do you have understanding neighbours :)

Take a good look at the breeds history especially its temperament, some breeds are in the rescue home for the reason that the owners just cannot cope with the dog and have been forced to give it up. Others are there because they are lost strays and others because their owners have passed away, there are lots of reasons but never let this cloud your decision over which animal to choose.

Be patient with the animal, it will be in a new environment and it will take time to get used to you and its surroundings, it will all be new and very frightening so the animal so give constant reassurance to then, gaining their trust may take time.

Lastly, be generous!! you would be amazing how much it costs to look after these animals so when you do eventually re home an animal dig deep in your pocket and donate what you can, trust me it all helps!

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Battersea dogs home. Do an amazing job under pressure.

Luxury Dog Beds. If you feel the need to spoil them!!!