The Seaside

Ruby’s story…………. The first time we went to the seaside I was so excited. I did always get excited when we went out in the car, although I hated the harness that I had to wear which held me down on the back seat of the car so that I couldn’t move. I hated it,…

Free Food

Ruby’s story………………. The day that I found out where you could get free food from was one of the best days of my life. I was out in the garden and daddy, who likes to have a good sweep up every so often, had very kindly left the gate open when he went outside. Oh…

The Big Wide World

Ruby’s story…………… So the day had come when I was finally introduced to the big wide world. They’d been out and bought me and brand new little collar and lead, well, it did look lovely in red, but to be honest, I’d never had one on before so didn’t really know how it worked. I…

The First Few Weeks

Ruby’s story………. I couldn’t go out for the first few weeks, something to do with injections and jabs… I don’t really know why, I just know that they kept taking me to see someone who stuck a needle in me. Anyway, because of this I couldn’t go out. But I didn’t mind, after all I’d…

The First Day

Ruby’s story……… Well they turned up on a Saturday morning armed with a blanket and a little toy mouse lady made from rope, really, did they honestly think that mouse lady was going to stand up to my chewing. I recognised them as they were here 3 weeks ago. None of my other brothers and…

May I Introduce Myself

Ruby’s story……… Hello, may I introduce myself, I’m a 6 and 3/4 year old chocolate Labrador and I live in a village in North Yorkshire with my two humans. I came to live with my new mummy and daddy when I was 10 weeks old and, boy, did I get here in the nick of…

The Huntsman In Drax

The  Huntsman In Drax Main Road, Drax, Selby, North Yorkshire Telephone No – 01757 618642   https://www.thehuntsmanindrax.co.uk/ We have visited The Huntsman in Drax on many occasions and you are always sure of a warm welcome from Peter and Pete the landlords.    The Huntsman in Drax is a country pub located in the village of…

Lakeside, Bassenthwaite

We have stayed in the dog friendly cottage at Lakeside Bassenthwaite, on two visits to the Lake District and both have been lovely. The cottage itself is set in the garden adjacent to the hotel. It has its own parking space and the garden is fully enclosed. The cottage itself is open plan and has…