I know that I said in the last post that I wanted to write this little blog at least once a week (!) but when I saw that it had been 12 weeks since my last post even I was shocked!!
So, what have I been doing in that time? Working my little socks off of course! At the end of February we got a rather lovely order for our wax dog coats from a well known store called Hawkshead, who do fab walking gear for you and your man, and now do fab walking gear for your dog! And their stores are Dog Friendly too!
They have taken six of our most popular sizes, small, medium short, medium, whippet, and the two sizes of our Kent coat, that covers the belly and is great for westies and spaniels.
They also chose most excellent colours, green, brown and tartan. So, if you are in Hawkshead Village in the beautiful Lake District, and you have forgotten the dogs coat, or just fancy trying one before you buy, pop in to their wonderful store!
That kept us busy until Easter when we delivered.
Then it was full steam ahead getting ready for Badminton Horse Trials which last year was cancelled the day before we set off! This year the weather did us proud, the sun shone, and the peeps came out in their thousands, and I mean thousands! What a busy show that is! And so many fabulous dogs, all shapes, and all sizes!
OUR best seller??? Bandanas!! they accounted for a third of all products sold! Obviously the fashion accessory for dogs in the horsey world!
As usual we met lots of whippet customers who bought our wonderful soft collars, our warm jumpers and our properly shaped wax coats! We love whippets!
After five frantic days of selling we packed up the van with a lot less than we went with, and headed straight to a local pub for a meal and a well deserved drink before heading back home, there by missing all that Bank Holiday traffic!
That is where the time goes! The day we got back was my birthday, and it was the big 5 0 this year so I have been celebrating since then, with champagne, good food, and a Girlies Glamping weekend at a local Featherdown Farm. I can recommend it, maybe I will write a post about it......we'll see how the time goes!
See you all in a week or 12!
Debbie x
