Now where shall I hang his lead?

Well Monty is growing into a very handsome boy and loving being out and about and finally allowed of his lead in the park. We have got a fantastic dog lead hook to hang his lead in style - take a look at the picture - OK we know its in pink but he has a feminine side (and we're got one in blue). Check them out in the pet section on Loving that Gift

We've also been exploring dog friendly pubs and found a great website Doggie Pubs and have already made a list of ones we want to visit! Should take us most weekends for a couple of years to go through the list as its quite long!

Although we have a small selection of doggie gifts and gifts for mums and dads our main focus is gifts for babies and children, particularly gifts that are handmade in the UK. Take a look we're sure you'll love them as much as we do.

Introducing Monty the Chocolate Horror!

Well the moment has finally arrived - we've had the latest addition to our family at home for 4 weeks now. His name is Monty, but we call him Monster Munch, in fact the picture says it all! I'd forgotten (conveniently) how hard is is to look after a puppy, but we're getting there and on the whole is is pretty gorgeous. That is when he isn't chewing sunglasses and contact lens cases. We thought they were out of reach, but gradually everything in the house is being moved to a higher level.


We're starting to settle into a routine and he loves coming to work. The only problem is that I cannot get much work done - and there's loads to do. Still he is a good excuse and I am the boss so cannot really complain. I've bought him a lovely natural hemp collar on line from a fab website - Mango Mutt Check it out. He looks very swish on his walks around the park.

Choosing a puppy name

How do you choose a name for your puppy?

Here are 5 top tips:

1. What is the breed of your puppy?

2. Is it a girl or boy?

3. What colour is it?

4. Is it shy and retiring or a cheeky monkey?

5. Is there any word association with the dog?