A dog’s tale

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI The more I go through life, the more I realise I am a natural networker. I love getting to know new people, making new friends and exchanging new ideas. And my two biggest passions - travel and dogs - always seem to be entertwined. Sometimes I...

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI Having two dogs and living between two countries, I truly appreciate the organisation, dedication and commitment that are required from this lifestyle choice. No trip is planned on the spur of the moment: from the shortest breaks to the longest...

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI I often get messages and emails from people and companies trying to use our community for purposes such as marketing, publicity and projects that will benefit themselves and not our members. So it's no surprise that when Anvith contacted me on...

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI Having grown a huge list of dog-friendly businesses and venues in Central London first, then Greater London, the rest of the UK, Ireland, Portugal, etc it was only a matter of time before we got started with the USA. When I mentioned our...

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI Ever fancied a drive through Europe with your dogs? We’ve been doing it for 10 years, since we got Oscar, because we never considered putting him in an aircraft hold. He loves the company on the road and this way we don’t worry about his...

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI Every now and then you come across a talent so incredible that you feel a willingness to pay unusual amounts of money for such work. When I first heard about Emanuel Ribeiro as an artist, I was immediately interested in his work with animals but...

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI This month marks our expansion to the USA - what a way to start the new year of 2022... Our friend and member from across the pond James Buczynski was very keen to help add to our dog-friendly listings all the way from Pennsylvania. And so our...

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI It's been over 3 years of DogBlogs, every month, without fail. A lot of work has gone into them but a lot more has come out of them: we've had new puppies, rescue dogs, a few losses (RIP), nutrition, exercise, diseases, training, but in every...

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI Being able to bounce back in times of adversity has always been one of the qualities I admire the most in people. So it's no wonder it's one of the behaviours I observe and look out for around me... Having the ability to reinvent oneself and...

VICTOR TEIXEIRA - LMDI Whenever I hear myself saying that I have suffered the loss of our dogs in antecipation for a few years, I am only too aware that I sound morbid and pessimistic, because nobody really knows how long their pets will live. But the reality is that...