Autumn happens to be our favourite time of year. As the season begins to change with the array of different colours adorning the trees, it’s a beautiful time of year to be outside with your dog. After the heat of summer your dog will be overjoyed with cooler weather meaning more play and walking time. The crisp fall days are the perfect time to take your dog to the park to teach them a new trick or allow them time to play with friends. However, autumn is not without its hazards, but a little bit of knowledge you can ensure your dog stays healthy and happy at this time of year.

It can be a surprise to many dog owners that our four-legged friends are allowed on many different forms of public transport. If you live in a town or a city without a car, public transport can open up a new world of adventures to more rural spaces. Dogs love new sights and smells, so it’s a great excuse to visit somewhere exciting and new.

Dogs truly are an important part of Victoria Orozco Bello life. From learning to walk thanks to the help of her ‘Dog Nanny’ Loulou, to adopting her first dog Carlos who became her best friend and most faithful ally. Recently Victoria has adopted Santi from Underdog international and relocated to Barcelona with her sister Clemence and French Bulldog Maggie.We chatted to Victoria about the important role dogs have played in her life and how Santi is always by her side ready for every new adventure.

Rye, an historic town on the South East Coast of the UK. This historic town is nestled between green rolling Kent countryside and the English Channel and is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in England. Filled with picturesque cobbled winding streets, independent shops and eateries, and beautiful coastal walks.  All this, and more, makes Rye the perfect place for a laid-back weekend break with your dog in tow.

Evoking a sense of joy, humour and nostalgia is central to ceramic artist Alice Johnson. Through a playful use of colour, shape and form, Alice aims to tell a story with each of her pieces. Her truly distinctive artistry lies in her hand-built pieces, our favourite being her Pottery Pets. Each a unique representation of a real treasured pet, Alice’s ceramic cats and dogs become representations of the bond between human and animal. We chatted to Alice about her work and the inspiration behind Pottery Pets along with her love of dogs.

As with most things in your dog’s body, a healthy diet is key to a strong immune system. In addition to providing your immune system the energy it needs during the colder, longer months, a healthy diet can help ensure you're getting sufficient amounts of the micronutrients. The cells of the immune system have a particularly important job to do and so they too need to be fuelled properly.The team at My Pet Nutritionist have collated their top 10 foods that can be added to your dog’s bowl to help support immune function.

Anna Blackwell is an adventurer with a love of the great outdoors and pushing her limits. This has led her to completing a series of adventures over the last few years: trekking across the wilderness of Arctic and Northern Scandinavia with just reindeer for company, kayaking across Europe, walking 500 and 1000 miles across France and Spain along ancient pilgrimage routes, summiting the highest peak in North Africa, and hitch-hiking to Morocco (amongst plenty of others!). In 2020 Anna began a new adventure, after welcoming Bilbo the Collie Kelpie Cross into her life.

Since 2013, Four&Sons has been exploring the worlds of art, culture, and design as inspired by our four-legged friends. Through canine-loving eyes, they’ve chronicled the life and work of interesting people and their interesting dogs all over the globe. Now, they have decided to keep it local and take it to the streets with a collection of city guides for dog loving people by dog loving people.

Swimming is an excellent form of exercise for dogs and a great exercise alternative to walking in the summer heat. It’s especially good for dogs with stiff or painful joints. Plus, when done safely swimming can be a great bonding exercise which you and your dog can enjoy together. But remember that not all dogs like to swim, so if yours doesn’t then don’t force them.

An adventure to the beach is the perfect opportunity for some fresh air, exercise and hopefully some vitamin D for both you and your dog. Plus, there are some great health benefits both mentally and physically to spending time by the sea. However, there are a few things that could ruin you and your dog’s beach day, so knowing about these beach hazards beforehand can help you avoid them and plan for a fun trip.

Emily Elizabeth Proctor is the ceramic artist behind Hoxton based label e.p.c. Emily uses coarse stoneware and natural tones to make simple and imperfect shapes that emphasise rather than hide the handmade nature of the objects. Her work is almost exclusively made using ancient hand build methods in an attempt to reconnect with the past. The forms are designed to be simple and primitive allowing the texture and colour of the clays and glazes to speak for themselves. We chat to Emily about the inspiration behind e.p.c and her Bulldog Kronus, who’s big personality keeps everyday entertaining and full of laughter.

Ice cream is an iconic summer treat which both you and your dog can enjoy during the hotter months. Making refreshing summer treats for your dog is easier than you may think and it’s a great way to help keep them cool during the summer. Plus making your dog’s snacks yourself means you can tailor them to their specific dietary requirements. We share with you our top favourite ice cream flavours, so tasty you may even be stealing some of these treats for yourself.

Sisters María and Laura are the co-founders of Galería Échale Guindas. Born and based in Madrid, they both grew up loving art, design, architecture and cinema. Galería Échale Guindas is a dog friendly gallery where you can find artwork by over 40 different international artists, including the The Dog Cabinet which is a group show packed from floor to ceiling with dog portraits by different artists. We spoke to María and Laura about the inspiration behind the gallery along with their dogs Ramón and Curra and charity Las Muy Perras.

As the temperature begin to rise over the summer months, keeping your dog cool is key. Unlike humans, dogs can’t sweat through their skin and so they rely on panting and releasing heat through their paw pads and nose to regulate their body temperature. It’s a good idea to be prepared with a simple bit of forward planning to ensure your dog is kept both healthy and happy during these months. There are many ways you can help your dog stay cool in hot weather; we've pulled together the below are some handy tips

While dog walking is good for the mind, body and soul, it's not always the best for our skin especially during the summer months. As well as the immediate effects, spending prolonged time outdoors can affect the health and condition of your skin over time too. Dog walking is one of our favourite past times, so we’ve built up a collection of trusted skincare products to help take care of our skin and counteract the effects of the weather. In our latest post, we share our recommended beauty and skincare summer buys for dog owners.

Research has shown time and time again, the single one thing that will have the biggest positive impact on your dog’s health is their weight. In addition to the right exercise a nutritional diet is key to maintaining a healthy weight.If you’re a seasoned raw feeder, new to the journey or simply want in to add some fresh food to your commercial pet food, the team at My Pet Nutritionist have a pulled together a list of their favourite fresh food additions which can be a great for getting those much needed nutrients into your dogs diet.

YOKO is a healthy and creative lifestyle brand that has grown out of a consciousness of dog owners Ashley and Luis. They adopted Yoko from the Humane Society NYC in 2015 after she was severely malnourished leading to her breaking two legs. After a long recovery process and a move back to London they became increasingly conscious about how a healthy nutritious diet and lifestyle could aid the recovery process, not only for humans but for dogs too. Out of this honest need of investigating dog nutrition, ‘YOKO a healthy dog lifestyle’ was born, where Yoko is the ambassador of the brand.

Summer is a wonderful time for you and your dog to spend time together outdoors. You may enjoy walks out in nature or taking your dog along with you to summer events. However, it's important to understand that there are a number of seasonal dangers to your dogs during this season that you should look out for. Fortunately, all of these can be prevented with a little preparation and knowledge. Below are some of the most important things you need to know about summer hazards and prevention, so you can keep your dog safe all summer long.

Jenny Matthews is the owner of Love my Human, a concept store for dogs and their owners on King’s Road Chelsea. In this stylish one of a kind store, experienced groomers tend to your dog, trimming fur, cutting claws and cleaning ears all in one happy package. Whilst your dog is pampered, you can browse the stores brands, selected on their innovation, quality, functionality and affordability. The new LMHTownhouse, a beautiful dog friendly cafe, luxury day care and canine therapy rooms

After a long country walk or a stroll around the city with your dog, there is nothing better than heading to a local eatery to enjoy some refreshments and refuel before the journey home. Plus, with so many restaurants now being dog friendly there is no better feeling then knowing your dog can tag along rather than being left at home. However, the experience can sometimes end up being not so enjoyable for both you and your dog (along with the rest of the dinners). Causing your dog to feel frustrated and bored leading to unwanted behaviour such as whining, barking and worse still stealing food. Leaving you with no option but to rush through the meal to avoid further frustration for your dog.

Ana is the artist behind ceramic studio KANA LONDON based in Hackney. When we started thinking about designing a dog bowl, we instantly knew we wanted to work in collaboration with Ana. Her work is experimental with each piece being made individually by hand, making them truly special. Our latest range takes inspiration from walks in nature around the UK, including the Cornish coast and the Dartmoor moorlands. We chatted to Ana about what inspires her and how her works in ceramics began.

Keeping your dog’s ears in shape is luckily a simple task which can be performed at home for most dogs. It’s recommended to ideally check your dog’s ears at least once a week as part of their health care routine. This is especially important if your dog likes to swim, suffers with allergies (seasonal or regular), along with breeds who have floppy ears such as Basset Hounds and Cocker Spaniels. With regular checks you will be able to spot any changes and identify if there is a problem such as an infection or ear mites.

London Terrariums was born in 2014 out of a passion for gardening but not having a garden in London. Founder Emma started making Terrariums in her kitchen, having grown up making miniature gardens in seed trays at her grandparent’s house where she quickly fell in love with these miniature ecosystems. Over the past years, London Terrariums have moved from their Bermondsey studio to their current and wonderful shop in New Cross Gate, London. This is also where you will find Emma’s miniature schnauzer Walnut playing with plant pots or chewing up our corks while waiting to welcome visiting customers.

Every Sunday, Columbia Road welcomes its lovely flower market. Browse for beautiful blooms and gardening essentials on this picture-perfect road located in East London. If you’re going there with a dog, it is always best to go early in order to avoid the crowd. Taking place every Sunday, the capital’s favourite floral market is packed with friendly flower and plant sellers along with a host of independent shops and eateries.

Summer is here and so are long beautiful sunny days, which are perfect for wild and wonderful adventures. It’s the perfect time to spend outside with your dog. However, summertime also means the return of insects such as mosquitos, wasps and let’s not forget fleas and ticks. It’s important to make sure you protect not only your dog but also yourself from these nasties when heading out on your walks especially when headings to forests and fields. Below we have pulled together a simple recipe for you to make a spritzer insect repellent for yourself along with some natural alternatives for your dog;

Founded in 2017 by Laura Southern, HOLM was born out of the need to create a luxury, yet personable nail experience. As HOLM evolved and created a cult following of beauty goers - the brand has evolved into a Beauty & Lifestyle Brand. HOLM also has a Beauty Concept Space in East London’s Hackney, where you can often find Laura’s French Bulldog Arthur enjoying an afternoon nap or welcoming customers.

There are many ways you can help your dog stay cool during the summer weather, including regular grooming. With this in mind we spoke to Serena from LEAD THE WALK, a professional holistic dog groomer who lives in East London with her French Bulldog, Frankie and rescue Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Stanley. She shares with us her summer tips on how to groom your dog at home including flea and tick advice, brushing tips and paw care.

Rachel Rousham is an artist crossing the boundaries between art and design. Rachel has been working in the luxury fashion, TV & film and interiors industries since graduating in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2012. Her fine art background, combined with industry experience, gives her a unique and unparalleled creative originality that channels into her designs and exquisite execution. Rachel works from her London studio designing hand-drawn, original artworks and producing hand-guided free-motion machine embroidery on vintage Irish Singer embroidery machines. Bella accompanies Rachel as her studio assistant who has helped to add structure to her working day and is always on hand to offer cuddle breaks when needed

Gus may be a small dog, but his ambitions are BIG! You see why the other dogs are spending their Sunday mornings strolling around the park, Gus is hard at work in the kitchen perfecting his banana bread recipe. He believes he makes the best banana bread in the world (well in London at least!) He believes this so much that he has kindly agreed to share his beloved recipe with other dogs to try at home!

Elisa MacDougall is an artist living and working in London. She specialises in pet portraits, illustration and pattern design. She draws dogs (mainly sighthounds), women and things that make her happy - including her Whippet, Lolly. We chatted to Elisa about what inspires her work and how Lolly fits into studio life.

Kintails is a lifestyle brand started by Genesta with the help of her dogs George and Frank. A big believer in expert craftsmanship, sustainable practices and supporting independent business, kintails aspires to a more thoughtful way of life for both you and your dog. Creating simple, yet functional designed products alongside curating educational editorial for our journal based around the lifestyle of being a dog owner.

Pet Stories is a photography and Pet Model Agency service that captures a pet’s personality and the special relationship shared between pet and person. With a relaxed approach, Emily steers away from staged shots or forced poses but instead specialises in producing photos that capture the everyday. This could be a certain part of a daily routine, a particular habit, or a special ritual that has developed between pet and owner and signifies their unbreakable bond. These are the moments that Emily aims to capture. We spoke to Emily about her cheeky rescue dog Alan and how a long morning walk with him at her side makes for the most productive way to start the day.

Angie Power is an independent, London-based fashion label, headed by French-Italian designer, Angèle Donà dalle Rose. Inspired by the heavily romantic and powerfully feminine – Angèle draws inspiration on both 18th century designs and 60’s pop-culture when designing her collections. Joining Angèle in the atelier is Luppy, the character filled pup who is always by her side filling her day with laughter and championship.

Design by Nature is an artistic floristry studio based in Tottenham, North London, that was founded by Emily Ayres in 2017. After starting her new career in floristry, it has become Emily's ambition to align contemporary sculpture and design with floristry. She takes cues from the natural world and modern art, working with flowers as a tool for composition. Her studio buddy is Daphne, the beautiful Lurcher who can often be found helping Emily in her studio by enjoying a tasty floral snack when no one is looking.

Did you know scent is your dog’s primary sense—in fact, the olfactory region of their brain is 40 times larger ours, meaning they can smell up to 10,000 times better than humans. Dogs are constantly experiencing the world around them by processing the smells in their environment and their cold, wet nose is vital to this. A dog’s nose may become dry at various times throughout the day or year for many reasons, but a dry nose doesn’t necessarily mean the dog is sick. Below are some useful tips on keeping your dog’s nose healthy.

Ren is a London based designer with a passion for natural textiles, thoughtful and well-designed clothing and a slow and sustainably minded lifestyle, which she hopes to inspire in others through her collections. She believes in a mindful approach to fashion and aims to offer more sustainable alternatives without compromising on style. Dedicated to small scale production and careful material sourcing, she designs investment pieces that will be reliable favourites for many seasons to come. Helping to add structure to her busy studio life is Otis the cockapoo, who you can often find making friends in London Fields park. We spoke to Ren about Otis and how he can often be found photobombing models on shoot days or enjoying the odd stolen croissant while being a play pal for her daughter Marni.

Broadway Market is a Victorian street market situated in Hackney, North London. In addition to the thriving Saturday market, there are independent shops, cafés and restaurants open seven days a week from dawn to dusk. Plus situated next to the beautiful London Fields park, it makes for the perfect place to spend a sunny Saturday with the dog.

OpahStore aims to help others find the perfect balance of beauty and practicality, form and function. To find contentment and inspiration in the recognition of simple objects and in the value of minimalism. Launched in 2019, Eliza-lee sources products from independent makers with a keen sense of principles. Joining Eliza-lee is schnauzer Opah, her studio buddy and daily companion.

Sum is an illustrator based in East London and the designer behind Woof Models. Woof Models was born from the love of her Corgi girl VV. Whilst in Sydney and missing VV, Sum began to draw. Inspired by the dogs around her she started to draw more. Since then she has worked with J.Crew and her work has been featured in Four&Sons, Dog Milk, Modern Dog Magazine and many more.

Amy Balch is best known for her animal artworks in which she creates life and movement using a limited colour palette. An emotional and instinctive mark maker, Amy works in black ink and acrylic paints layered together with delicate drawn pen lines to immortalise her animal muses on paper.Amy’s early morning walks with her dogs Macey, Ginny and Bonnie help to add structured to her days spent painting in her studio

Harriet Lowther is a Wiltshire based artist and illustrator. Harriet enjoys exploring different mediums within her work including water colour, pen and ink, ceramics and collage. Dogs, particularly sighthounds, are her biggest inspiration and this is reflected in her online store ‘Made by Harriet’.Joining Harriet in her studio is ‘light of her life’ rescue dog Doughnut who loves learning new tricks and keeps Harriet’s day colourful and different

For the past 10 years designer Tess Bergin has worked to create clean, minimal, user centric solutions for web, email & apps within e-commerce businesses including End. and Farfetch. Whilst taking inspiration from the environment around her, Tess has worked alongside Product, Development, Marketing & Studio teams to create a cohesive & interesting experience for the customer. Working freelance offered her the opportunity to welcome Otis (a German Shorthaired Pointer cross) to the family. We chatted to Tess about her work and how Otis’s free spirit has added fun and playfulness to her working routine.

Imogen Milburn is dog-obsessed designer and Illustrator based in West Yorkshire. Her work has recently evolved into digital illustration, creating images which are fun and have an element of comedy to them. We chat to Imogen about her work and how her love of dogs and their unique personalities are also a source of inspiration.

French illustrator Apolline Muet embraces all creatures, great and small (dogs and wolves in particular). However, her recent work has explored our emotions and how to bring these to life through images. Apolline has recently welcomed Récif (an Australian Shepherd puppy) into her life. Their morning walks together along the coastline have helped to offer Apolline a sense of freedom and clarity ready for the working day ahead.

Earl of East is creative business founded by Niko Dafkos and Paul Firmin in 2014. A love of fragrance and a desire to build something of their own led us to develop our own line of home fragrance products, which has since expanded from just three candles to a line that encompasses, candles, incense, home mists and bath and body products, all of which are produced by them in their London studios. We spoke to them about how their business started along with welcoming new addition Piper to the Earl family.

Sennen boasts one of the most beautiful stretches of beaches in Cornwall, and still retains much of the atmosphere of an old fishing village. One of our favourite places to stay when visiting this beautiful part of the British coast line is Carnacalla Cottage. Formally owned by the National Trust, this beautiful cottage is now run by Polly Bathsheba. Full of character & innovative twists, Polly has designed the space to celebrate the natural age & charm of this beautiful building. We chatted to Polly about life by the sea and her English Bull Terrier Bruce.

We’ve all seen our dogs start to twitch, letting out a little grumble while sleeping, leading us to ask the question – Do dogs dream? Many scientists say there is evidence to support the idea that dogs do, in fact, experience dreams. Main Artwork by Artist Apolline Muet

Artist Sally Muir is based in Bath, UK and is a prodigious portrait painter of dogs. Several years ago Sally began a Facebook project, posting dog art daily, which became the best-selling book A Dog A Day. Through the project she was introduced to endless people and their dogs, and the distinct personalities and complex emotions that owners attribute to them. More recently, Sally’s project changed focus and she asked the public to send in photographs of their old dogs. Featuring grey muzzles, milky eyes and wobbly legs, as well as tender anecdotes picked up from a whole lifetime of companionship. From loose sketches and lithographs to potato prints and oil paintings, her new book Old Dogs includes a range of mediums that Sally has become known for, and embraces dogs of all shapes and sizes: big, small, pedigree and cross breed.