Looking Forward to Spring! | Joey and Teddy

Spring has arrived and with it nicer weather, ( well this is England so it's still not thrilling ) it's lighter for longer and of course the countryside is beginning to bloom! I love Spring and find that this is the season Joey, Teddy, James and I explore the most - and take the most photos too!

This Spring we are looking forward to:
- A trip to Wales, to play on the beach and have a bbq with my parents who will be hollidaying there.
- Camping together! We have only taken Joey and Teddy camping once so far, it rained and felt pretty difficult. So, we are looking forward to a dry and sunny camping trip or two in Spring when work allows.
- Visiting the beautiful Lake District!
- Taking some Easter photos of Joey and Teddy - watch this space!
- Time spent in the garden and being able to sit out for dinner and weekends etc - bliss!
- Shooting 'Springtime' for our 2014 memory book.

What are you up to this Spring?!

Here's handsome Joey enjoying some shade and having a break on a big walk last year:

. Images by Catharine Noble Photography .

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Whoever said Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Didn't Have a Dog | Joey and Teddy

Joey is my best friend, faithful companion and furbaby. I don't write or say these words lightly, I mean them with all of my heart. We adopted Joey two years ago now, and the changes he has made to my life are immense, not to mention the changes we have made to his. Once a very nervous dog, scared if you got a pan out of the cupboard to cook - he would run away to hide or for a long time he wouldn't even step into the garden on his own. He had so many quirks and issues but has come so far to be a very happy dog indeed ( even when he little brother Teddy is terrorising him! )

I often call him my sunshine, firstly because he really is, and secondly, he loves sunshine - as do I! It's a common love we share and enjoy together! These days, Joey will take himself off into the garden for a lay out in the sunshine and I will look at him and feel so proud for how far he has come and what an achievement this little act is. I'm of course proud that we did that for him too. It took time, tears, patience and understanding, but the result is the beautiful friendship and life we share together.

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National Dress Up Your Dog Day | Joey and Teddy

Instagram was full of fantastic doggy portraits this morning for National dress up your dog day - #nationaldressupyourdogday - and we did a quick impromptu couple of photos of Joey and Teddy. If you're a regular reader of Itty Bitty Fluffy blog you'll know that Joey doesn't mind wearing a scarf or even Christmas lights! He will pose away for a treat or two! Teddy is another story but we managed to snap him wearing a snood although he does look a little cross about it! Follow us on Intagram for more fun with me Joey and Teddy { here } ...

And we have a funny outtake too ...

. Images by Catharine Noble Photography .

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Joey & Teddy - After an Adventure

Having enjoyed a busy day with Joey & Teddy - with a big walk ( or what we sometimes feel is more appropriate to label it as an adventure ) we all come home to collapse and enjoy the evening together. I often look adoringly at their tired, contented faces as they sleep and I feel warm inside. I think about how happy their lives are now, how lucky we are to have them as part of our little family, and of course I always admire how cute they look in this blissful state. However, sometimes you can't help but giggle when you catch a seriously sleepy Staffador, with his mouth open, looking a little less glam... Sorry Joey!

See more posts on Itty Bitty & Fluffy blog featuring our own rescue dogs Joey & Teddy { here }

Pet Session - Alison, Lily & Jasper by Willow & Co. Photography

We are honored to introduce you to a fantastic photography duo who are new to Itty Bitty & Fluffy - Grace and Tim of Willow & Co. We fell head-over-heels in love with Willow & Co's lifestyle photography and their beautiful session with animal lover Alison and her stunning dogs Lily & Jasper. It was a great surprise to find that Lily is actually Labrador and Staffordshire mix { a Staffador } like our own dog Joey!

"Jasper (Labrador mix) and Lily (Lab x Staffy). I know they're practically identical but if you look closely Lily has more of a bull breed face and pointy Staffy ears. She was 6 yrs old at the time of their shoot and Jasper was 7. Jasper is a huuuuge mama's boy and loves his cuddles with Alison while Lily is more independent out of the two. Together they make an inseparable trio who just adore each other. Both dogs are adopted/rescued which is just a small reflection of Alison's love for animals as she's also a vet nurse."

"Their session took place on a very chilly afternoon in winter; from memory it was about 10°C (which in Australia is cold!). But the winter sun was beautiful and when the dogs ran through the grass, lots of tiny speck-sized insects flew up into the golden light and floated around like fairy dust. Combined with the love, laughter and slobbery licks between the three of them, it was pure magic. "

. Images by Willow & Co .

With Thanks to Alison, Lily, Jasper and Willow & Co. Photography

for sharing their beautiful session with us today!

To see more of Willow & Co's fantastic portfolio of work, head on over to willowand.co

Joey & Teddy - Becoming Forever Friends

We've now had Teddy the Japanese Spitz, 6 weeks this weekend and have really noticed some changes which show that he is settling into his new life with us! Joey is also enjoying time with Teddy more - at first Teddy was oh so bossy and a bit of a bully with Joey. Now we find them sat together in the lounge, on our bed and they even fell asleep together the other night!

When out on our walks we especially see their friendship grow - Joey & Teddy are off together on an adventure! At first we actually felt a bit left out, but we are really enjoying it and also pleased about how well it's all going as we wanted a friend for Joey.

See more posts about our rescue dogs Joey & Teddy { here }

Joey & Teddy - Introducing Teddy

We are delighted to finally introduce you to our new rescue dog Teddy the Japanese Spitz! With bad weather, lots of work and a very untrained and hyperactive Teddy, it has taken us a while to get these photos done but here they are...

We adopted Teddy 4 weeks ago this weekend and it has been hard work but full of giggles and it is so worth it! Joey and Teddy are getting along great - as you can see - but we'll save some of their stories so far for another post!

. Images by Catharine Noble Photography .

We shall soon be making some updates to the blog to accommodate Teddy's arrival, such as the 'Just Joey' category will now become 'Joey & Teddy'. There will be a new button for this in the sidebar and we will also be adding a page with Teddy's rescue story too.

See Joey the Staffador's rescue story { here }
You can also find more posts featuring adventures with our dogs { here }

Just Joey - Joeys 2nd Birthday!

Last week we celebrated Joey's first birthday with us and his actual 2nd birthday. We got him a few token gifts - because we haven't had him very long, he has everything and he is pretty spoiled anyway too so he didn't need very much! We got him a nice new lead and collar, a 3 Peaks nylon frisbee toy, a lovely organic rice bone chew and yummy treats for the week!

Something we were super excited to give him was a scrumptious, pretty, Pupcake doggy cupcake! It was very kindly sent to us by the wonderful Alpha & Ruby's Dog Bakery ready for Joey's birthday - he loved it! Of course we couldn't resist marking the special occasion with a little celebration and photo shoot! Here are the pictures and what we did...

Alpha & Ruby's Dog Bakery sent us this pretty, scrumptious looking - yet healthy peanut butter flavour Pupcake for his birthday. Aren't they just utterly cute! We added a little white glittery number 2 candle and placed in on top of a pretty cake stand. We also decorated the table with more dog treats, blue balloons, hearts, doilies and Joey's first ever birthday card from us!

Above is a frame of photographs we have hung up at home with pictures of ourselves with Joey and our first few months together as a family. You can see that we all love to cuddle up! 

. Images by Catharine Noble Photography .

Joey loved his Pupcake birthday treat - as you can see!

With thanks to Alpha & Ruby's Dog Bakery for the lovely gift!

To see more posts about our life with our wonderful pet dog Joey go { here }

You can alao read Joey's rescue story { here }