Stumbled across this fantastic website: www.doggo.com.au

The site is a directory listing off lead dog parks, reserves, trails and beaches within Australia as well as dog-friendly holiday accommodation.

It’s easy to use and you can simply put in your suburb or address to find dog friendly areas near you! Fantastic if you’ve just moved to a new area or are on holidays. You may even find some dog friendly areas in your suburb you weren’t even aware of before!

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We went for a walk around the Burleigh Headland this afternoon and spotted this guy paddle boarding with his dog!

He’d paddle out with his oar and then catch the waves in. Occasionally they would both fall off and his dog would paddle in the water until he hoisted him back up on the board. They both seemed to be loving it!

What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon on the sunny Gold Coast.

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Many of us lead busy lives with work, exercise, shopping, catching up with friends etc which means that often we’re away from home for hours on end.

If you have a bored pooch you’ll know exactly what that means! Chewed furniture, destroyed shoes, constant barking and yowling and some very angry neighbours.

I just read an article in theage.com.au about a new website that has been set up to help Australians find companions for their pets while they’re away at work all day. This is a FREE site where you can post a photo up of your dog along with a description and the area you live in so that you can meet up with other local pet owners who might be willing to leave their pet at your house for companionship or vice versa.

Visit www.dogtree.com.au to view the site and meet some new dog friends.

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Christmas is now less than 2 months away and as many people still buy pets for Christmas for their partner or children, you might want to pause and consider the costs first.

Research by British insurer Petplan claims that a dog will cost $33 900 over a 12 year typical lifespan and a cat $32 600 over 16 years.

So while puppies and kittens are cute they’re for life and the expenses are very real. You need to cover not only food but unexpected vet bills from accidents and sickness, worming and flea tablets, desexing costs, toys, collars, leads, boarding expenses when you go away and grooming.

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An article in The Age yesterday said that the results from an online poll by an Indian car manufacturer found that 53% of women think men driving a ute is sexy.

Of those who perceived men in utes as attractive, 66% said the style of the ute and the condition it is in matters to them as it shows the owner takes pride in their work and appearance.

And if there is a dog in the back of the ute, 15 per cent say it makes the driver even “cuter”.

Only 6 per cent say utes that have been modified or hotted up really do it for them.

So there you have it - dogs in ute’s mean you’re super cute boys!

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