Should he stay or should he go now?

Aviator Guest House - Prince Albert

Kaaimans River Cottage

Carisbrooke - Bettys Bay

The long Easter weekend is not even over and I'm already compiling a list of dog friendly places for us to go next! The one I most lust after has got to be the Kaaimans River Cottage...

xxx

So fresh and so clean

Bloublommmetjieskloof Pet Shampoo

Benji + Moon natural dog shampoo bar

Vondi's Khakibos Shampoo

Faithful to Nature Organic Rooibos and Chamomile Shampoo

Just like us humans, our dogs have sensitive skins and are prone to all kinds of skin conditions, - therefore we have taken it upon ourselves to find some natural/organic cleaning products that are gentle on your friend, on you and on nature. All of these products are produced and available in South Africa and best thing yet, you can buy them online and have them delivered to your doorstep.

Scrubs up!

xxx

Pup Art

Graphite Pencil sketch by Corrie Wessman

Graphite Pencil Sketch by Corrie Wessman

Watercolor by Kirsten Sims

Dog portraits by Michel Keck

Stephen Kline

I just adore these beautiful art works of dogs. Loving the watercolor by local artist, Kirsten Sims, but I would sure hammer a couple of nails into the wall for a Corrie Wessman. At a glance the Stephen Kline drawing might look like just that, a drawing, but if you take a much closer look you might find that it is in fact more of a 'writing' than a drawing....

xxx

Shooting Dog

Daniel Naude

Opera dog series by Sopie Gamand

Alicja Zmystowska

Daniel Naude

 

Thank Dog Photography

In lieu of our arty vibe this week, I found these amazing photographers that take photos of our best friends. I love Alicja Zmystowska's dreamy, feel good approach, but I'm very much obsessed with Daniel Naude's portraits of feral Africanus dogs - they give me chills...

xxx

They lead, we follow

Nude Solid Manufacturing Co.

Choose your shade of rope lead by Benji + Moon

Another work of ombre art by Found my Animal

Rope Leash with tassel detail from Chapman at Sea

Can you see where I'm going with this...? If your going to get you pal a new collar, you might as well splash out on a new lead too. These have got to be my very favorites at the moment - but again, the only one available locally (and by local I mean in South Africa) is the Benji and Moon Leash.

I know which one is our favorite, what's yours?

xxx

Collar Candy

Ombre rope collar by Found my Animal

Friendship Collar Combo

Beautifully detailed collar by Olive + Atlas

Leather collar by Benji + Moon

I'm very tempted to whip out the old credit card and order one of these gorgeous collars for Salvadore! All of them are available online, sadly only one of them is from a local brand (Benji and Moon).
Enjoy!

xxx

A new adventure!

After much debate and many posts, Salvadore and I have decided to turn this blog into more of a directory/blog than just ANOTHER blog about a dog obsessed lady and her dog.
We feel that there are so many cool and creative doggy doers out there and we would like to share our particular favorites with you, so from now on we will be working hard to bring you all the hippest, cool trends for you and your furry friend (we found this to be a way more constructive use of our time than merely ranting about snobby park goers and sulking about going for yet another grass seed extraction...;)

Not only will we feature locally crafted accessories and nearby pet services, but we will also look into what is happening outside of Cape Town and South Africa. 

You can still follow us on Facebook , Twitter (@AdventureSalva) and now also on Instagram (the_adventures_of_salvadore) to see what we find.

Image from Pinterest 

Have a great Friday!
xxx