Introducing the Cocoa & Luca’s 'Snuffles Ball' 'Wow' is always the first reaction when people see our Snuffles Balls and the second is 'gosh my dog would love of those’, and for sure Cocoa and Luca both definitely love theirs! But what are they and how do they work? The Cocoa & Luca's Snuffles Balls are basically just a large ball of colourful fleece, underneath all of the fleece is a rubber honeycomb frame. The Snuffles Ball has a hole at the top and the bottom which means you can slot treats through the fleece and into the ball, and as your dog rolls or shakes the ball the treats will fall out. However, because of the...
Continuing on from our blog posts for #Doggy Travels, we now need to sort our provisions out for the mammoth journey of 1423 miles, from the East of England to the South of Spain. One of the most important things is to carry plenty of water. We have filled their H2O4K9 water bottles up but also have extra bottles on standby for refills and emergencies. The H2O4K9 water bottle is a great essential to carry. The screw top lid has been made to accommodate the dogs natural drinking style so they can drink straight from this, no additional bowls are required, which is great for a quick stop and go in our situation. Also the main body of the flask...
#Doggy Travels - Leishmaniasis Before I lived in Spain I had never heard of Canine Leishmaniasis, which is very prevalent over there in dogs. It is a nasty disease for dogs, caused by the bite of sandflies (phlebotomist pernicious), which I always imagine to be just a smaller version of a mosquito, but they will do far more damage to a dog than a mosquito will do to a human. Sounds delightful doesn't it? This disease in dogs was first identified in Europe in 1903 and traditionally thought of as only found in the countries in the Mediterranean basin, as the sandflies like warm, hot climates. However, it has now spread further than that and many cases are found...
The next thing we need to worry about is how Cocoa and Luca travel safely, but as comfortably as possible on this mammoth trip. In their jobs Cocoa and Luca test a lot of harnesses and the ones they give a paws up to are the ones we continue to use. A good travel harness is one of the most important everyday essentials for them and us. Cocoa uses the Ruffwear Load-Up Harness, she has used this particular one for 3 years now and it is still going strong. I admit it is one of the most expensive ones on the market but it really has earned its money with the amount of miles and kilometres we do in a...
With the close of our show season it's time for us to head to Spain for a few weeks of well deserved R&R, obviously the dogs will be coming with us, Cocoa back to her home country and Luca to his preferred adopted Espana, where they have the space to run, hunt and play to their hearts content. They work hard for a living too, so they deserve this well earned treat, probably far more than we do! But we have to get there first, which is no mean feat as it's a 1423 mile drive and that's just one way! From the East coast of the UK, across the channel, through France, taking in the outskirts of...
