August, 2012 | Love My Dog

...beautifully made and rather special...

...exquisitely made – workmanship is top notch...

...it’s gorgeous – thank you..

...how fabulous....
...the epitome of canine style....

...beautifully designed....

...the dog bed is fab....

....the new collar is perfect....

....loved the detail....

...the coats are really beautiful....

....the most beautiful collar....

...absolutely perfect....

Archive for August, 2012

Spitalfield’s Paw Pageant

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Rabbit and the team at LoveMyDog would like to say a massive thank you to all those who came along to support Spitalfield’s 2012 Paw Pageant on Monday. The event was in aid of Battersea Dogs and Cats home who do a fantastic job reuniting lost dogs and cats, or caring for them until new homes can be found.

We were supported on Twitter by some famous dog lovers, including Jonathan Ross, Chris O’Dowd, Gabby Logan and Lisa Snowdon.

The Paw Pageant opened up with the LoveMyDog A/W dog fashion show. In total we had 18 pretty pooches and handsome hounds modelling for us, representing breeds from Miniature Dachshunds (brothers Ted & Keith) to Great Dane father and son, Bellamy & Puppy.

The Paw Pageant followed and was judged by Anna Webb (BBC Barking at the moon), Sara White from StyleTails and LoveMyDog’s creative director Lilly Shahravesh.

Congratulations to Flora the Akita, who won ‘Best Bitch in the Ditch’, and Betty the Bulldog whose raffle ticket won her a hamper filled with £1000 worth of LoveMyDog canine couture goodies.

Photos above are courtesy of StyleTails.com.

Tags: Battersea, Paw Pageant, Spitalfields
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Support Battersea at Spitalfield’s Paw Pageant

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

LoveMydog & Old Spitalfields are raising money for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. Come along to the Paw Pageant at Old Spitalfields Market, Bank Holiday Monday, 27th August.

The capital’s best-dressed and smartest dogs will be hitting the dogwalk at Old Spitalfields Market as the market hosts its second annual Paw Pageant this Bank Holiday Monday, raising money for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

Paw-perfect pooches will be competing to win prizes in eight categories, from ‘Dressed Up to the K-Nines’ to ‘Shoreditch Show Off’. £500 worth of prizes from Lovemydog are up for grabs so make sure you come along for this fun day out.

There will also be a small specialist market selling a variety of great gear and tasty grub to pamper your pooch, dog-themed items from various Old Spitalfields’ stores. LoveMyDog will also be showcasing their canine couture British collection on the day and donating a luxury £1000 hamper to be won as part of the Paw – Perfect day out!

It’s £5 to pre-register your dog into the Paw Pageant (email saskia@wellingtonmarkets.co.uk for more details) or £8 on the day.

All dog registration fees & luxury hamper competition money are donated to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

Old Spitalfields is open as usual from 10am-5pm and is also hosting Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair selling vintage fashion, accessories and homeware. Over 90 vintage stallholders will be at the Market, along with live music. It promises to be a Bank Holiday to remember and we would love to see you there!

If you’re not able to make the big day, you can still support Battersea. On Monday 27th August, LoveMyDog will also be donating 15% of every online order to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Just use coupon code 160312 when checking out.

The Paw Pageant takes place at Old Spitalfields Market  this Bank Holiday Monday, 27 August, 1pm-3.30pm. Old Spitalfields Market, 16 Horner Square, Spitalfields, London E1 6EW.

Be sure to share any photos you take of the day with our Twitter and Facebook pages!

Tags: Battersea, Cats, Dogs, LoveMyDog, Pageant, Paw, Spitalfields
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Pen Pals

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

We love getting mail in the studio nearly as much as Rabbit loves barking at the postman. But we also get a lot of fantastic photos and messages sent to us via our Facebook and Twitter pages. Molly recently got her owner Lauren to send us a photo of her new orange Spencer corduroy collar and everyone in the studio thinks she looks fab in it.

Dear Rabbit,
I thought I’d send you a picture of me in my lovely new collar.
Lots of love,
Molly xx

If you have a photo or message you would like to share with us then please get in touch!

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Help rehome Rory

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

Handsome Rory became an international star when he helped England footballer Michael Owen carry the Olympic Flame through Battersea’s London centre.

Rory was selected to help Michael because he’s such a friendly, happy boy who loves being with people. He enjoys staying active, so loved the opportunity to run and walk alongside Michael as he carried the Torch. The pair walked past a doggy Guard of Honour of 50 Battersea dogs, and Rory was impeccably behaved as he strolled along in his blue Battersea coat.

While his new owners won’t need an Olympic Torch to keep Rory entertained, he is looking for a home where he will be kept busy and receive lots of love. He quickly won over Michael, who tweeted a photo of Rory to his 1.5 million followers, saying: “I’d love to take this Staffie home but I don’t think my current dogs would have it! May ask one of my family!”

Do you have space in your family for lovable Rory? More details are avaialable from Battersea here.

Tags: Battersea
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The Conran Shop’s flagship store

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

Founded by Terence Conran, The Conran Shop has grown to be one of the leading lifestyle retailers in the world. Its roots (like LoveMyDog’s) are in London, where it was responsible for the revival of the Michelin House building. The Chelsea Conran Shop is located within the iconic art deco building, which turned 100 last year. If you haven’t seen it in the flesh before it’s well worth a visit (especially the Crustacea Stall located under the covered forecourt).

The flagship Conran Shop currently features LoveMyDog products in its window display, including an Elwin Quilted dog raincoat and a Hoxton Tartan Harris Tweed dog coat.

LoveMyDog’s creative director Lilly Shahravesh says “It was such a buzz the first time I saw LoveMyDog products in The Conran Shop a few years ago. Terence Conran is such a god-like character in the design world and I felt I’d really made it.’

Lilly adds “It was fantastic to be recognised as a top quality designer brand after years of hard work. They’ve just decided to launch our flagship line, the Hoxton Tartan collection, and I’m thrilled all over again. With Conran’s amazing reputation, that’s the best accolade I could wish for.”

Tags: canine couture, Chelsea, Conran, design, London, Shop
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Gimli – Pooch of the Month August 2012

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Congratulations to Gimli, LoveMyDog’s ‘Pooch of the Month’ for August who has won a LoveMyDog Blue Spencer Corduroy dog lead.

LoveMyDog’s creative Director Lilly Shahravesh said the photo put a big smile on her face and chose Gimli as the winner partly because of that mischievous look! You can have a look at all of the recent entries in our monthly competition here.

Why not send us your pooch pics? You could win something from the LoveMyDog collection, and all the monthly winners are entered into a draw to win a bespoke fitted dog coat worth £1000. Its really easy to enter our Pooch of the Month competition, just enter via the competition tab on our Facebook page.

Tags: canine couture, competition, fashion, LoveMyDog, pooch of the month
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