Is your dog #DogHappy?

Laughing Dog is based on the Grant family farm in Lincolnshire where they have been baking biscuits for three generations since Ted Grant founded their bakery. The brand, which was started in 1936 has gone from strength to strength from starting life as a baked mixer meal to today, having a full range of dry and wet completes including grain and wheat free options! Ingredients where possible, are grown and sourced from the family farm in the heart of the Lincolnshire countryside where everything is carefully baked and checked before leaving the factory, unlike lots of bigger brands, lots of care and attention goes into very bag of Laughing Dog! Each bag can be traced back to the baker who made it and the oven in which it was baked.
 This is something i've always looked for when buying for my dogs, when I first got Lily she was on a mass produced well known brand and subsequently had very dry skin, no muscle tone and generally looked sad, currently the dachshunds are predominantly raw fed but do have biscuits for breakfast and i'm constantly on the lookout for the best food going!
When I was contacted by Taisie of Laughing Dog asking if I wanted to try some of their food I was very excited! The gang have had treats from them (Joint Care Oaties) and absolutely loved them so I said yes!

Laughing Dog sent us a variety of goodies including one of their wet foods and 3 different types of their dry completes.
We've tested two of the dry food today and will try the other one later in the week! The Lamb Hotpot wet will be shared between us for dinner tomorrow (as i'd already got their raw out for tonight - oops!) Although they don't have wet food, i'm always looking for one that is the right size to do a meal each for the two of them when we're travelling as it's rather awkward staying in a hotel and having to store frozen raw food!! The Lamb Hotpot looks like it will be perfect for that!

 

 

 

First off we tried the Wheat Free Turkey which is a senior recipe (LD sent me this as it's the closest to what they are on currently). This had a gorgeous bakery smell, so many food we've tried have had a horrid smell! The moment i'd opened the package the dogs smelt it and couldn't wait to try, the biscuits are quite chunky which normally outs them off but not this one - they loved it! Our resident OAP, Daisy cocker, will be having the rest of this for her dinner tonight and i'm sure she'll love it too!

The next dry they tried was the Grain Free Duck recipe, this once again had a lovely rustic, home baked smell to it, and as before they couldn't wait to taste it! (Lily actually stole some whilst I was trying to photograph it!!) I always try to buy grain free for my 2 so it is nice that they offer a variety of favours both wet and dry for me to choose from!

Overall Lily & Sev definitely enjoyed their sample and I would't hesitate to buy more! The prices are very affordable (£7.99 for 1.5kg which would last my two ages!)
We'd like to try the venison recipe next because we have raw venison for our dinner most days!
My only suggestion would be a small dog recipe with smaller pieces, but other than that we loved to and are definitely Dog Happy! :)
For more information or to place an order pop to http://www.laughingdogfood.com . All orders over £15 qualify for free next day delivery too. :)

Thank you for reading,
Jaime, Lily & Sev xo

What we've been loving in May!

Since everyone enjoyed the post last month I thought i'd write another! So heres what we've loved! :-)

Our Favourite Treats this month are by SmartBones, these are a vegetable based alternative to the traditional (and extremely unhealthy rawhide chew!) my two adore these, so when I saw Pets at Home had them on sale I knew I'd better stock up! This month they've been having the Skin and Coat treats which are chicken based (and smell delicious!).

Our favourite accessory this month has been bandanas! I especially like the WagyTail ones, they're brilliantly made and fab value for money! I've written a full review about them here. My current fave is the pink polka dot, it's a gorgeous neon pink and perfect for the warmer weather!

Favourite harness is another item from WagyTail; the lilac soft harness. Gorgeous pastel lilac colour and once again, very well made and good value for money full review here 

Our favourite collar is a new find from Boots&Bones, I adore chevron anyway but the grey and white looks gorgeous on Lily, it fits perfectly and is really well made and sturdy without the unnecessary bulk I've found in some collars.

And lastly, our favourite leather collars and leads. I'm sure everyone's getting fed up of me going on about DukeLovesFergie, but i'm obsessed! Anyone that knows me will know I switch lily's collars out on a near weekly basis; she has been wearing their hot pink city collar all month and I have no intention of swapping it - it's utterly gorgeous! 

Thank you for reading!

Jaime, Lily & Sev xo

Wagytail Sale Haul!

As some of you may remember, i've bought from Wagytail before; they're a super affordable brand based in Essex selling soft dog harnesses, collars, leads and various other dog related goodies.

Wagytail often have money off codes on their social media, I took advantage of their current offer "Jack20" to get 20% off of my whole order (still working at time of writing! 21/5) to pick up a few bits and bobs!
I've reviewed the bandanas and harnesses here so this will be mostly pictures with the exception of my thoughts on the collars and leads!
Hope you enjoy and I totally recommend that you get yourselves over to Wagytail and enjoy the bargains!! :-)

Harnesses

Pink Polka Dot - £10.12

Blue Polka Dot Harness - £10.12

Pink Polka Dot and Blue Polka Dot with matching leads

Lilac Harness - £9.50

My favourite, the colour is gorgeous!!

Floral Collar £11.50 and Lead £11.00

These are really sturdy and well made! The collars are made from covered webbing meaning that they aren't flimsy like some of the handmade collars around, the floral fabric is gorgeous and looks lovely with the lilac harness! The lead is nice and long with a nice big handle, can't wait to use them! 

Floral Bandana £4.00

Pink Polka Dot bandana £4.00

(shown with matching harness and lead)

Leopard Print Bandana £4.00

I really love that Wagytail give you the option of a slip on or tie up bandana, I chose the slip on to pop over the top of the dogs' collars. The ladies at Wagytail where kind enough to send my the Leopard Print and Floral bandanas free of charge which was a really lovely surprise! :-) 

As i mentioned before I really love this brand, everything is super well made and definitely affordable and look as nice, if not nicer than their more pricey counterparts! 

Thank you for reading! 

Jaime, Lily & Sev xo

Weekend Wishlist #6

I've missed posting these, so here is this weeks breakdown of what we're lusting after! 

1: Teddy Maximus' Pink Shetland Wool bow tie - £14.99
I've got the liberty print bow tie that Teddy Maximus makes and this one is just gorgeous!

2: Duke Loves Fergie's The Corde Collar in dove grey & blue - £25.00
Seriously impressed with the quality of Lily's collars and leads from DLF so I think it's time Sev got in on the action!

3: Dapper Pets' Pupsicle Bandana - £6.50
Perfect for summer and in my favourite colour, bright blue! A definite must have for summer!

4: Barks&Bijoux's Style Hound ID Tag - £14.40

 I love, love, love these! This is so cute, I love the mini Chanel perfume bottle tag! I'm a huge designer fan, hence the blog tittle - my two favourites combined, Dachshunds and Fashion!

5: La Maison D'Arabella's Medium Black & White Mono Teepee - £68.00
For no reason other than Lily sleeps upstairs in my room and this is waaay cooler than a dog crate!

Thank you for reading,

Jaime & the dachshunds xo