The Dog and I

11/09/2025

Something new has landed at The Dog and I…
I am always on a mission to make life easy for you so there are now 3 ways to buy my bestselling dog balms and skin salves.
1. Bulk & unlabelled (for DIY brands) Low MOQ
2. Bulk with my labels (wholesale ready) Low MOQ
3. Retail (just one or two tins – perfect for personal use or as gifts)

My core 'Done For You' white labelling option is always available for you too. We do all the work for you and you get own brand products - with none of the faff.

This all means that whether you are a dog groomer, dog walker, pet shop, subscription box, dog friendly business or just a dog lover with high standards, you can choose what works best for you.

Links to all options are available in my bio.

👇 Tag a fellow dog business or pet lover who needs to know about this!

04/09/2025

I get it, but rest assured, I have been doing this a long time now, and customer service (yours and mine) + high quality products are my main priority.

Even when I bring a new product in ( the rosehip and calendula salve is relatively new), its creation is based on research and experience.

Fun fact...my other business is where I teach others how to make all kinds of products, including balms and salves. In person and online.

If you are a dog business and would love to add a nose and paw balm or herbal skin salve to your collection, or use it as a client gifts ( popular for dog photographers, dog groomers, dog walkers etc). Let's make happen. No business is too small to do this and I have a variety of options available to you.

26/08/2025

Honestly? It won't even cross their mind.
Do they wonder if Waitrose staff make their own brand cereal? Nope.
Or if M and S staff actually make Percy Pigs? Nope.
It isn't cheating, it's called white labelling and it is a really savvy way to expand your product range quickly, easily and have quality products with your branding on.
If you are looking for nose, paw or skin balms and salves for your business, with your branding on, let's talk.

21/08/2025

1. Had a long and successful career in policing.
2. Am a qualified dog groomer.
3. Have had 3 successful businesses ( 2 still operating)
4. Am a Certified Business Strategist
5. Kept my kids alive, happy and healthy at the same time as all of the above ( very important that one 😊)

It's worth saying I also only got one Grade D A Level 🫣 and I didn't go to university.

Whatever your GCSE results are today it won't matter in the future. There really is the opportunity to succeed no matter what. 😊

19/08/2025

Selling or gifting your own range of dog balms or salves is easier than you think.
So easy in fact that all you need to do is give me a few details such as

👉Which product you would like.
👉 What you want to call it.
👉 Details of logo, brand colours, font and contact information (I make that all easy for you with a step by step form to fill in)

I do all the rest - all you need to do is wait for the postie!

All the information you need such as costs, MOQ, time scales, compliance is inside the wholesale catalogue and you can get that delivered to your email inbox by popping your details in the link in my bio. No pressure at all but if you don't grab the catalogue you won't know if it is something that will work for you. I will also pop the link in the comments.

Got any questions? Drop them in here or ping me a DM.

12/08/2025

Meet the team!

I LOVE seeing who is behind any small business - and a bit about them.

This is mine - your challenge if you decide to accept it is to share yours and please do tag me in it 😉

Not that I am nosy or anything!

07/08/2025

07/08/2025

Growing your business doesn't mean doing more yourself. It means getting savvy with what is your zone of genius and outsourcing the rest.

In my case, that means I make products, but I have the lovely Dave and Claire of and creating your fantastic labels and then printing them.

In your case, that can mean adding a lovely new range of balms and salves to your dog business without lifting a finger ( and with a very healthy profit margin).

Like the sound of this? Get in touch.

But just for fun, let's play a game. What makes a dog’s nose a real superpower?

A It can sniff out medical conditions like cancer.
B It can remember every sniff since puppyhood.
C It changes colour depending on the temperature.

04/08/2025

White Label, Private Label, Wholesale? What’s the Difference? 🤔

If you’ve ever thought about creating your own branded range of dog care products but felt overwhelmed by the jargon, admin, compliance and more, this one is for you. (Confession - I was embarrassed to admit I had no idea when I first started out and used to Google EVERYTHING before even opening my mouth so I didn't make a complete a**e of myself) These days, I consider myself to be the expert so I happily love to help where I can!

Which means you don’t need to formulate from scratch. You don’t need to handle compliance. And you definitely don’t need to start winging it in your kitchen to have a product line that feels like yours, is safe, legal and even better, done for you.
In simple terms -
👉Wholesale – Buy ready made products with my branding on them.
👉White Label – Use my formulas, but with your logo and labels. (I can do that for you)
👉Private Label – We create something completely bespoke and unique to you AND with your logo and labels.
Whether you’re a pet shop, dog groomer, online seller, or other dog friendly establishment store, it's easy to have products that look and feel like your brand… without the faff.
This is a very quick explanation so I have written a whole blog on the topic where you can find out more about how it all works. Link in my bio for that.

29/07/2025

There’s something really lovely about a product that’s both beautiful and genuinely useful.
That’s exactly what this little salve is.

My Rosehip & Calendula Salve for dogs is packed with soothing plant based ingredients, and it’s one of those products that multitasks, dry noses, scratchy skin, irritated paws, little knocks and bumps. It’s like a handbag essential, but for dog people, along with poo bags!!

The best bit?
It looks just like your brand when it’s white labelled. Whether you are gifting, selling at retail or including in a subscription box but you don't have to worry about making, labelling, compliance - that is my job !

Want to know more? Just drop me a DM or head to the link in my bio for a white label brochure.

26/07/2025

I couldn't decide what photo to share for but settled on this one as it shows our 3 family dogs at their very best.

Sadly we lost spaniels Ollie and Ziggy within 6 months of each other several years ago, but without them there would have been no Dog and I.

It is a long story, but everything stemmed from me doing a 1 day, dog grooming taster day in 2013 because my home hack jobs on them looked awful 🫣 Fast forward and I trained Level 2 and 3 as a dog groomer, started a business doing that in 2014, then started the dog products business in 2016, ( and from that The Soap Coach in 2019 - told you it was a long story 🤣)

All because of those two mad spanners 🤣 I still miss them so much, over 5 years later.

I have made many dog business friends along the way too, including the lovely Kerry of Fur & Fables who created this day and who has been responsible for much of my product photography too. 🥰