Minnie the Great
“I would always take a dog that’s already trained by professionals. It makes things so much easier!” Yet, Pernille, 57, and her family were incredibly lucky to get little Minnie, who is not only perfectly…
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With Affection, Aida
They go for a walk three or four times a day and when Aida, 11, was younger, they practised Agility on a regular basis. This is how Paolo and his Flat Coated Retriever became closest…
Diving Lessons
Stefania from Milan and her Jack Russell Terrier Pepa have been a couple forever. Pepa is now 14 years old and Stefania keeps taking her everywhere: Spring in Ibiza, summer in Puglia, to Miami in…
Napoleon and Snow White
Serena lives in Taranto, buys and sells houses for a living. In her Trulli home in the Southern Italian Itria Valley she’s just a dog’s Mum though. Sausage dog Pepito, 6, and the 15 year…
Never Ending Love Story
They were considered a remedy against loneliness during the pandemic: dogs. In Germany, where Stefan lives and works as a freelance journalist, breeders didn’t know how to satisfy the increased request for months. And since…
No Words Needed
Families come in all shapes and sizes: Flower designer Michele Zaurino and his husband Enrico have created a family dream of their own in the surrounding hills of Martina Franca, on a large estate with…
Pirate Poodle Tsunami
Don’t buy a dog online, says Lisa who went through hell getting a poodle for her daughter’s birthday and eventually found out she had been scammed. With all the measures (including a DNA test) taken…
Peaceful memories
Stylist and designer Francesca and little Pino are not like any other master and his dog. A volunteer worker had found the poor deaf and blind mixed breed on the streets. And Francesca, with more…
Mail from Italy
… is how his blog is called (in German: www.postausitalien.com), talking about life and love(s) of German writer, wine connaisseur and passionate golf player Stefan Maiwald living in Grado, Italy. Stefan’s first loves are his…
Big Boy Bowie
There once was a British artist’s couple who was madly in love with Puglia. So madly, that they bought an old castle, renovated it and made a sophisticated hideaway hotel out of it, Castle Elvira…
