Introducing Edgard & Cooper

As most of you that regularly read my blog will know that i'm incredibly fussy with what I feed my dogs! They are predominantly raw fed (they currently eat Naturaw but am looking at moving them onto Benyfit!)
I feed L&S's main raw meal in the evening but also give them kibble for breakfast (i know, I shouldn't mix the two but Sev was weaned this way and Lily's never had any issues!) my hunt for the perfect kibble lead me to the Edgard & Cooper stand whilst at Crufts in March!

What originally drew me to Edgard & Cooper was the fact that their kibble is made from 100% fresh meat - none of the rubbish that you find in other brands! All of their food is highly digestible and slow baked at low temperatures to ensure all the goodness stays inside, all of the ingredients are organic and natural, which is something I always look for! They do a variety of flavours and offer a grain free recipe!

I bought two different flavours at Crufts, the Fresh Lamb Grain free recipe and the Salmon and Trout recipe. The first thing that attracted me was the packaging! It really is lovely, whilst being easy to read and still standing out, the packaging itself is 100% biodegradable and compostable, they only use water based inks too making them even more environmentally friendly!

And finally onto the food itself! L&S have been eating the Fresh Lamb with Apple and Carrot mixed in with their old food since March and absolutely love it! The kibbles smell really nice and are the perfect level between too dry and too greasy, the kibbles are a reasonable size which are suitable for a variety of breeds. My two go mad for this dry food, and I can feed it knowing theres nothing harmful or unnecessary in it! They're yet to try the Fresh Salmon and Trout with Spinach and Apple recipe but  I know they'll love it!

The lovely lady on the stand at Crufts kindly gave us one of the Lamb & Beef with Apple & Carrot trays to try, I thought i'd test it on fussy Ava - she loved it!

Have you tried it? :)
Thank you for reading,
Jaime, Lily & Sev xo

The Mabel & Mu obsession continues!

It's not secret that I absolutely adore Mabel & Mu and have an embarrassingly large collection of their gorgeous bow ties, so was super excited to hear Deborah was releasing a whopping 10 new collections at Crufts! So naturally this meant a spending spree!

Here are our favourites from the new ranges!
Firstly is the new tartan ranges: Waterfall Walks and Wildflower Walks
The moment I saw these on Facebook I just knew we needed it, I added both the small bow tie and matching lead to our collection (and no doubt I'll buy the collars at some stage too!) The colours in these two ranges are just gorgeous, and perfect for Spring/Summer!
I love the sneaky pinks hidden amongst the blue in the Waterfall Walks set - so pretty!

Wildflower Walks is equally beautiful and feminine!

The next few bows aren't on the Mabel & Mu site but i'm sure they will be added soon (the are definitely worth the wait!
"A Day at the Races" no direct link to this one, but this yellow floral print bow just screams summer, not usually a yellow fan but this is just divine!

Denim bow tie, will be looking forward to seeing this in collar form, a really nice dark denim which really stood out against Sev's black coat!

And finally this Burberry inspired bow, well simply because the Designer Dachshunds just had to have it! ;-)

Hope you like these as much as we do! To read our previous post about Mabel & Mu, click here
Thank you for reading,
Jaime, Lily & Sev xo

Crufts 2017 Haul!

I'm always a bit unsure about wether to post hauls on here but they always seem to go down well!
I won't go into huge amounts of detail on everything as lots of the stuff I bought will appear it separate posts - enough waffling from me, so here's the 2017 edition!

I'll start with the edibles! Crufts is always good for trying new food/treats because lots of the stands have samples and offer discounts, we also stocked up on some of our favourites!

Firstly we visited Boxby (sold by Dependable Pets who i've written about before click here to read it) I picked up some more of our absolute favourite "Trainer Mini Bones" (which i'm sure you're all fed up of hearing about but they really are that good!!) I also picked up some of their new grain free treats in the Salmon, Duck and Lamb (no photo of the Lamb treats because the box got crushed in my bag!) I try to feed the gang grain free as much as possible so was super excited to see these!

Next we popped to the Laughing Dog stand, LD offer a huge variety of grain free, wheat free and gentle foods and treats and are brilliant if you've got a fussy dog! I wrote about them last summer, I picked up some samples of their dry completes to try on fussy Ava and a box of their new Bedtime Treats these are full of natural ingredients and are grain free (and smell lovely!)

The next three purchases are completely new to us, I visited the Naturo stand on Friday with Sev, it was so nice to meet the team behind Naturo and Sev loved all the fuss, but what he loved the most were the samples of their treat range! His particular favourite was the Liver Brownies and because he'd been such a good boy I bought him a box!

 Another new discovery for us was Gentle Cold Pressed dog food, they not only do a variety of flavours but also make a specific kibble for small dogs, which is something i've not seen before! I picked up a sample and two of their "Gentle Dental" bones (try saying that fast!) along with one of their nifty toys that are designed to hold the bone - Sev really enjoyed using this! (Theres a video on my Twitter!)

And the last treats that I picked up were from The Dog Treat Company, they've recently rebranded and reformulated their treats which I really like, the new biscuits are easy to snap in half which really helps if you have small dogs like me! And keeping with the bedtime theme these are their calming treats.

And the only food that I picked up was from Edgard Cooper, L&S have been having the samples and really enjoyed them but I will write a full post on that!

Non-food items next!
Firstly are some new bows and lead from Mabel & Mu, a full in depth post to follow on these :-)

More bows and leads! These are from Ditsy Pet and Lily wears these as "everyday" bows as they are much smaller (these were actually on our wish list too!)

One of the best parts of Crufts is being able to find new brands, one of those is Mon Petit Chien, they are a relatively new company who caught my eye one #WoofWoofWednesday, they shared a picture of their Dachshund tote bag and I just knew I had to have one! They also do various other breeds along with necklaces and personalised books! 

 And last but not least, quite possibly my favourite purchase - new thinning scissors (i'm such a nerd! ha!) these are fab and I love them! This pair is from The Scissor Boutique.

Hope that wasn't too photo heavy! Individual posts on my favourites will follow over the next couple of months including some other exciting things that I can't wait to share!

Thank you for reading,

Jaime, Lily & Sev xo