Charley Chau

04/05/2024

Well that was fun! We got knocked out in the second round by a lovely Hungarian Puli but what a fab day - fast and furious! Now a mad rush to change and watch the rest of judging before dinner! Brutus and Theo are coming to dinner too ❤️❤️❤️ Have a fab bank holiday weekend! x x x

04/05/2024

Draw has taken place. Last minute grooming going on! Judging is about to start!

04/05/2024

Contest of Champions here we come! Have a great bank holiday weekend everyone!

23/04/2024

Run free TomBarker ❤️🌈💓

21/04/2024

Just in case you’re thinking about dog friendly hols! Especially The Lobster, Norfolk where we were lucky enough to stay earlier this year!

Is it cancellation Sunday here in Norfolk?? We've had 3 cancellations this weekend!! And at some of our most popular cottages! All sleeping 4 and welcoming 4 dogs for free. White Cottage sleeps up to 6 and welcomes 6 dogs 😊

Dormy at Cart Gap
21st - 28th June 2024 https://bit.ly/DormyAtCartGap

White Cottage in Happisburgh
31st Aug - 7th Sept 2024 https://bit.ly/WhiteCott

The Lobster, Norfolk in Eccles
25th July - 1st Aug 2025 https://bit.ly/TheLobsterEccles

www.eastrustoncottages.co.uk

28/03/2024

A fun one to ease our way into the Easter weekend ... just been discussing this painting which is apparetnely c. 1650: Italian Greyhound and Friends by Francesco Fieravino (1611-1654). the original is for sale at £52,000 (https://www.richardtaylorfineart.com/gallery/animals-dogs/fieravino/the-holy-trinity)! So What breeds do you think the two pups on the left are? We've been guessing for hours and we think we've got an idea of the little black one but no clue at all on the white one!

24/03/2024

A little reel from The Lobster, Norfolk with me talking Penel through the Ducky Donut Bed! The Lobster has two for their canine guests! https://www.charleychau.com/products/ducky-donut-dog-bed?variant=40047390654551

21/03/2024

For those of you who remember Paola, who worked with us for a short time, ran iheartwhippets and did so much to support dogs in need, raise awareness of cancer, and now in her death, dignity in dying … this is Paola’s Last Request ❤️

https://www.dignityindying.org.uk/paola

“By the time you see this, I will have died at Dignitas.” Warning: Strong languagePaola had to spend £15k to die alone in Switzerland. Sign her demand to par...

20/03/2024

In tears having just seen the news that Paola Marra passed away today. Many of you know Paola - a huge figure in the Whippet world whose fund-raising for so many rescue charities was the stuff of legend. Latterly Paola focused on raising awareness of cancer, sharing her experience of the devastating hand of cards that cancer had dealt her, even right until the end of her life with this interview in the Guardian. A beautiful, inspirational woman. Thank you, Paola. Rest in peace x x x

On the eve of her death in Switzerland Paola Marra told the Guardian about her journey and her wish that she could have died at home

19/03/2024

This is Theo & Brutus trying to decide what to wear in the morning 😝

We've just released a whole heap of gorgeous Collars and Leads in a Sample Sale on our website with 25% off! Hound collars, Classic Collars, House Collars and Leather Leads - all hand made by the lovely Geoff at Petiquette Collars 😍 Shop the sample sale: https://www.charleychau.com/collections/collar-lead-sample-sale

15/03/2024

We’ve got visitors! Chloe is on maternity leave and has popped in to introduce us to her beautiful little boy, Cillian ❤️❤️❤️ so adorable!!!

14/03/2024

Boo’s Bootroom Bliss ❤️❤️❤️

10/03/2024

Last day of Crufts and there are 395 Whippets being judged today! Can’t wait to see who is chosen as Best of Breed. Are you going to be watching best in show? Listen out for the legend that is Frank Kane doing comms on Channel 4 tonight. I have a mentoring session with him in April as part of my judging development and can’t wait to pick his brains on dogs in general - one of the most respected all rounder judges in the world! Photo is Brutus and I on Thursday sent by a friend, stood for his critique after placing 3rd in Open. I am so embarrassed I forgot my trousers and had to show in scruffy jeans!

07/03/2024

A huge thank you for all your well wishes for Brutus today ❤️🙏❤️ My little monkey placed 3rd in open dog, behind the Dog CC and Best of Breed winner, and the Reserve DCC winner. They are both beautiful dogs so a well deserved win for them! There were 2 x US Grand Champions and 3 x UK Champions in the class today so the competition was fierce! A lovely, lovely day and Brutus picked up his Top Dog in Breed Award for last year. See you again next year Crufts ❤️

04/03/2024

Yikes. Emergency situation at the office today. Greater Manchester Police has declared a major incident right next to our office because of a suspected chemical gas leak 😨 the Police have closed a whole area off around our office. Hoping we can get our orders out later today but if there are any issues with our couriers we will contact our customers directly with an update. In the meantime time all of our windows and doors are firmly shut! Fingers crossed it’s not as serious as they think.

Firefighters, police officers and paramedics are on the scene

02/03/2024

A little trip down memory lane with Crufts coming up ... in 2016 Theo had the biggest win of his short show career at Crufts! He won 1st place in the Limit Dog Class under a lovely judge called Dan Ercisson who sadly passed away a few years ago. I was a really novice handler back then and this was what the judge had to say in his ciritque of Theo ...

"LD (7) 1 Chau & Amsel's Artmeis La Scala Lancia Di Coccolare (Imp USA). Very typical dog of lovely shape and classical outline, beautiful movement, sound fore and aft, ok in head and eye, he is not ultra masculine, but I liked him a lot and he was another serious contender in the dog challenge."

Sadly, Theo's handler (me) let him down in the Challenge - I fluffed moving him out and back!

Theo had to retire soon after because he had a dental and had to have a tooth removed and that was the end of his show career so he has concentrated on being a top dog model for Charley Chau instead x x x

01/03/2024

Less than 1 week to go til Brutus competes at Crufts which is exciting! We don’t have our show stand there this year so we’ve put a free shipping code on our website on all orders over £150 until the end of Crufts! Use code CRUFTS2024 🐶❤️ www.charleychau.com

29/02/2024

Our Double Fleece Blankets The Lobster, Norfolk! As you may have seen we delivered some beds and blankets to his gorgeous dog-friendly beach house in Norfolk last weekend ❤ Penel and I spent some time giong through all the beds and blankets and how they were best used in the house as they're expecting a lot of dogs!

Not all fleece is made equal We searched high and low for a fleece fabric that meets Charley Chau’s exacting standards and this is it - super-soft, breathable, moisture-wicking and it washes beautifully time after time. Our Double Fleece Blankets are constructed with two layers of our fabulous fle...

24/02/2024

The open plan living space at The Lobster, Norfolk ❤️ fully kitted out in Charley Chau to keep visiting canine guests happy! Well done Penel on creating such a fabulous dog-friendly holiday cottage!

23/02/2024

A boot full of beds. We’re off to make a personal bed delivery to our friend Penel Malby for her beautiful dog-friendly holiday cottage @ The Lobster, Norfolk. Watch out The Daily Hobson, Brutus & Theo are coming to bother you!

21/02/2024

Meet beautiful Duchess who lives all the way in California ❤️😘

Thank you to Melissa for these gorgeous pics of her girl 🙏

16/02/2024

Did I hear you mention the weekend? ❤️❤️

Thank you to Jilly for this fab photo of TomBarker ❤️😘

15/02/2024

Meet the gorgeous Gino. Thank you for the fab photos ❤️❤️❤️

05/02/2024

A Monday bonus ... we just added 5 seconds quality items to our sale section ... https://www.charleychau.com/collections/sale

4 x Large Snuggle Beds in three fabrics: 2 x Velour Cloud, 1 x Velour Teal and 1 x Weave Slate

1 x Medium Faux-Fur Blanket in Foxy

Individual listings are linked on the photo captions ❤

04/02/2024

If you’re hiding from the grizzly weather this afternoon… a geeky but really interesting podcast on the history of how hunter gatherers first domesticated dogs to become our faithful canine companions!

Listen to The First Dogs from The Ancients. For millennia dogs have been undoubtedly man’s best friend. But when did humans first start keeping dogs as pets? The fascinating story of how ancient hunter gatherers first domesticated our now beloved canines is the subject of today’s episode and tak...

24/01/2024

Some nice news … Brutus had a good start to the 2024 show season at Manchester Champ Show at the weekend winning the Dog CC and Best of Breed! It was his 14th CC and 10th Best of Breed award - we finally broke the curse of unlucky number 13 🤣

Sorry we’ve been very quiet on FB for a while. We’re currently dealing with an ongoing low stock situation because of fabric supply disruption which is taking up all of our time 😢 hopefully we’ll be back to full steam ahead in the next few weeks 🤞🤞🤞

04/01/2024

This photo brings back so many amazing memories. Charley (my first IG and total heart dog) and Theo (also total heart dog) in 2016 just lounging and being comfy and gorgeous ❤ We've always been huge fans of a classic Rattan Dog Basket but we are saying a fond farewell to our existing rattan collection to make way for something new later this year - so it's a sad moment but there is something exciting coming! Shop the end of line sale: https://bit.ly/CC-end-of-line

01/01/2024

Hope you've had a fantastic start to 2024! It's already old news now but Brutus finished 2023 as Top Italian Greyhound in the UK! How crazy is that! He only competed at 14 Champ shows in the UK so it's totally bonkers! We're already looking to our next show which is at the end of January but there's no way we'll come close to the last 12 months with the gorgeous dogs coming through now so we're just going to take it show by show and try to enjoy every second! 😍

01/01/2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing you and your dogs good health and happiness for 2024! Two can be trouble - like Brutus and Theo when they're at their best - but two is a very good thing right now as we've got a fab offer to kick start the year if you're thinking about starting afresh! 20% off if you order two items together from our offer collection! Shop the offer: https://bit.ly/Twofor20

The perfect time for a new bed & blanket combination, or a bed for home and a travel bed combo, or a bundle of new blankets!

24/12/2023

Wishing all of our customers and other friends a very Merry Christmas ❤️🐶❤️ May this festive season be filled with joy, love and laughter, and lots of Christmas cuddles with your dogs! x Christine, Jenny & the little monkeys x x x