What are the opening hours?

Monday 10:30am - 5pm Tuesday 10:30am - 5pm Wednesday 10:30pm - 5pm Thursday 10:30am - 5pm Friday 10:30am - 5pm Saturday 11am - 4pm

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Ruff Life

Beach loving hound or an eco-chic pooch? Then be sure to grab your hooman and come sniff us out!
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We have natural raw and dried food, treats, and all sorts for dogs . It’s the paw-fect place to come if you live in or are visiting St Ives!

29/08/2024

Here’s one for the Moggies 🐈‍⬛ 😮
Where art obsession meets cat obsession!
Niaski collars cut it at Ruff Life 🖤

30/07/2024

Hot Hot Hot! We have you covered with Scoffs’ non dairy iced treat! 🥵🐾

Advice for the pooches today:
- Take the hooman out for a walk very early or later in the evening
- Keep the hoomans (and yourselves) in the shade during the hottest part of the day
- Watch the hot sand and burning pavements on your little toe beans!
- Keep away from those sunny sand dunes, the adders may be busy basking in the sun!
- Get the hooman to keep you hydrated. Get them to wet a towel with cold water and lay it over your back as a cooling treat!
- Within the doggy beach times take a refreshing dip (we love to do this)! 🌊❤️

Stay cool, folks 😎

26/06/2024

We have spent hours and days looking for the right products for Ruff life over the last few years to create our OWN style and it is so SO hard to find grooming brushes, combs, clippers ect that conform to our ethos of NO or recycled plastic in the pooch market.

We are very proud to say that we have, at times, refused to order lots of plastic items that would have given us profit over priority. We just didn’t do it !!
From poo bags to healthy treats to toys it’s all been carefully chosen to offer the best product for you pooches and also for the planet your paws walk on!

It is becoming much easier to source planet friendly pooch gear these days which is fab and such a relief to see. Sadly in the pet industry this is not yet normal practice! 😠

We currently stock an amazing selection of robust bamboo brushes, combs and clippers which are chic, comfortable to hold and include slickers, flea and pin brushes !
Summer Tips⬇️ on a hot Wednesday!

We all know having a full on beach blast, digging holes & riding the surf is the best thing right?

But things may get a little itchy later in the day 🥺

Here’s Ruff Life’s top tips for the beach:-

1. If it’s hot don’t spend too long on the beach🥵Pooches, you can overheat just like the hoomans and can also suffer with sunburn and let’s not forget the hot sand on your paws! Ugh! 😣

1A. Find a shady spot, have a supply of fresh water and try not to drink to much of the ocean!

2. Pooches, you should always have a thorough rinse after a trip to the beach in order to remove any sand or salt from your coat and don’t forget to wash your collar or harness as this will also be salty and sandy.🚿

3. Avoid big waves and strong currents! 🌊

Get your hooman to check the tide times and the weather forecast. Always make sure it is safe first.
Paddling in calm shallows or rock pools is a far safer and fun beach activity.⛱️

4. Used carefully salt water bathing can relieve your itchy skin from allergies and can even counteract parasites such as fleas🪳but as previously said have a rinse after.

5.If you have to p**p on the beach 🤭get the hooman to pick it up! 😆

6. Choose a dog friendly beach.

7. HAVE FUN 🏝️🏖️⛱️☀️🌊

07/05/2024

Zzzzz!
Absolutely stunning beds made from Kaisa grass and natural dyes. Each one unique and beautifully handmade in India.

Made ethically & fairtrade certified 👌🐾👌
So pretty🥰

09/04/2024

Mabel said she cannot wait for more rain now that she is super-styling her new waterproof coat!! She wanted wellies but we don’t stock them. Yet!! 🥰😝🌧️🐾
What an icon Mabel looks 🕶️

03/04/2024

Some harness this!! 👌🐾🦮
Sometimes we just have to have one don’t we?… and this is mine (or hers I should say).
Tried and tested. It’s comfy, non-restrictive, and super cool. We are liking Eddgy a lot!!

29/02/2024

Otto Otto Otto! 🐾
What a gentleman indeed and just
rockin his new collar 👌🙌👌

23/02/2024

Ghost Gear’s Back!! 👌🌊⚓️
The skill of splicing being kept alive by the talented team . Always impressed🙂
😜

21/02/2024

MORE RAIN ?
No problem says Baxter 🥰🐾☔️
“ I’m feeling good! “
Dryrobe wearing Baxter is feeling cosy & dry.
Living and looking cool in St Ives!!

🐶🐾🦴🐶🐾🦴

02/02/2024

🐾💗 WE’RE BACK OPEN AS USUAL ON 12TH FEB! 💗🐾

How are you enjoying winter?
For us, it’s been all about wet walks, cosy jumpers, open fires, and generally a time for chilling! ❄️

Well, here comes February! Lighter evenings and sunnier days are looking a little closer now, so hang on in there and we hope to see you around! 🐶

12/01/2024

Hey folks and pooches! 🐾♥️

Here at Ruff Life, we slow life down a touch in January and take a lil time to reset and do other stuff we love to do! 🌊

This month, we are only open on Fridays and Saturdays and we may take a little longer to reply if messaged.

But for now, how are you liking ?Pablo Escobar and Ginger Spice? 😉🐾♥️

31/12/2023

From our pack to yours… Happy New Year folks!

Keeping making those footprints in the sand! See you in 2024 🐾♥️

17/12/2023

Nearly There Pooches! Stay Good For Santa! 🌲🎅

Here are Ruff Life’s opening hours for the Festive Season:

Friday 22nd - 10:30am-5pm
Saturday 23rd: 10:30am-5pm
Christmas Eve: 10:30am-3pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Closed
Wednesday 27th: 10:30am-4pm
Thursday 28th: 10:30am-4pm
Friday 29th: 10:30am-4pm
Saturday 30th: Closed
New Years Eve: Closed
New Years Day: Closed

🎄⛄️❤️

20/11/2023

Sooo… which camp are YOU in pooches? 🐾🎄
Woof! Christmas is Coming!! 🤍❤️

19/10/2023

Spotlight on this little guy today! 🧄🐾

Gary Garlic will defo keep the spirits away this spooky season - we’ve also renamed him Gloria for the day, we can’t find a song called Gary! 🙃

07/10/2023

We say both 🎃🐾🎃!!

Orange is the new Black, collars coming soon to Ruff Life.

29/09/2023

Whatever the Cornish weather throws at us we’ll be ready !! 🌧️🐾
Stutterheim dog raincoats are made from a matte textured , hard-wearing waterproof fabric to keep you protected against the Mizzle & moisture.
Reflective strips & logo on the back improve your visibility and with a fleece lining you’ll be warm & toasty !!

Available in navy or green.

We just love ‘em 🐾

21/09/2023

We’re part of ! 🖤🤍

Cornish folk, you can now get 10% off of your full shop in Ruff Life if you have a Pard Card - head to pardcard.com to grab yours 🐾🌊

28/07/2023

Ethically Raised antlers are in! 🦌

Firstly and most importantly, no deer are harmed in the process of these and the antlers are suitable for dogs 12 weeks and older 🐾

We are big fans! Full of calcium and nutrients, these antlers are a super natural toothy peg cleaner for your pooch!
Completely traceable and grown by beautiful stags on a Cornish Farm 🖤🤍

07/07/2023

make these awesome bowls, throw toys, and leads from the tonnes of lost fishing nets that end up in our oceans! 🐟🐠

Become a Tangler, spread the word, and check out these cool sturdy dog bowls here at Ruff Life. We are HUGE fans!! ❤️

Currently on an introduction price of £25.99 for a short time only! 👀

06/06/2023

Hired help in the shop today! Looks cute eh?

Diva doorman personified, and has terrible customer service skills, but we love her! 💕

05/05/2023

Stix Dog Coats are made with Polartec and contain 90% recycled plastic bottles .
They are waterproof and lightweight.
Water wicking and highly breathable.
The fleece is top zipping which makes them so easy to put on and come in gorgeous contrasting colours.
They are washable and breed specific so the fit is perfect🐾
Like many of our carefully selected products we have beach/road tested these fab coats and we think you will love them as much as we do!
Have a great Bank Holiday Weekend folks!

28/04/2023

Steak and Venison Tartare Treats from 🥩🐾

These super treats are sourced from farms that employ regenerative farming methods which produce meat of super quality, are ultra carbon negative and are building soils to increase biodiversity 💚

This particular batch is 100% traceable back to Taw River Dairy.
Come on, why not know where your pets food has come from!

14/04/2023

Fishy Friday! (He’s actually called Roger) 🎣
A new fishy friend in stock at Ruff Life now!

Have a great weekend pooches 🐾💗

08/04/2023

Happy Easter! 🐣
We’re down at today! 💗

Pop over for a few treats and a bunch more 🐾

06/04/2023

With Easter weekend coming up, here’s our Easter opening hours over this weekend 🐾💗

Have a wicked one! ❤️

29/03/2023

We’re so sad to hear the news this morning that Paul O'Grady has passed away 🕊️

His caring words, infectious humour and ability to communicate with animals in an incredible way will be sorely missed by us humans and dogs alike 💗
We hope up there you will get forever cuddles from lots of animals!

A treasure lost for sure ❤️

23/02/2023

New books! 🐾
Which include The Book Of Dog Poems - gorgeous illustrations and a cute collection of doggy poems (our favourite is ‘The Power Of The Dog’ by Rudyard Kipling - we’re a sucker for his cakes too! 😉)
❤️

13/02/2023

Love, Love, Love!!
Treat the one you love to this year! 💗

Gorgeous zero waste products - available of course here in St Ives 🐾💕

09/02/2023

We are BACK! 🐾❤️

Our little break has now come to an end, we‘ve had a re-jig in the shop, and we can happily say that Ruff Life is back open for the streets of St Ives!

It’s been so nice to see all the faces so far, familiar and new - a little nicer to see all the mutts pulling their hoomans in once again 💗

Address

11 Market Place
St Ives
TR261RZ

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	10:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	10:30pm - 5pm
Thursday	10:30am - 5pm
Friday	10:30am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+441736795583

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Take the lead with these amazing new spring colours from Ruff & Tumble! Can a lead get any more cute 🥰 Passionate about the pink 💗

It has been a rollercoaster start for us here at Ruff Life in Cornwall. Your continued custom has been truly awesome and it has been a joy to see all the love out there for your dogs. We certainly have had some gorgeous visitors in! 🐾 Thank you so much to all the pooches who sniffed us out and also to their hoomans who have visited us in St Ives. To the cool hounds and fabulous folk, we are very grateful for your support this year. We are off for a few days to celebrate Christmas, get scruffy and wet down on the beach, and stick the paws up for a bit. So from our pack here at Ruff Life to yours wherever you are, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! See you soon 🌊🐾🎅🏻 p.s. be good guys, santapaws is watching 🐾⭐️❤️