Dudiedog Bandanas

25/06/2024

So glad that we commissioned the fabulous Amy Brook of Pidgequill Productions to produce this original artwork of Skye Blue last year. I've at last got around to having him framed, and he's home in his own little corner! It's an amazing likeness, not in a photographic way, but of his comic personality...it somehow manages to convey the very spirit of our boy.
So it's been a tough nearly 3 weeks, and we've decided to take a spur of the moment trip to visit our Flo. The website and Etsy store are going to be closed between the 2nd and 13th July, so if you're going to need anything between those dates you need to order now!
Another thing....for any of you in the EU I can now ship to you via the Dudiedog Etsy store. The link is as follows:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/dudiedogbandanas
Etsy collects the 20% vat on orders to the EU, so your prices are higher than they were before Brexit. Really sorry...I feel so bad that you Have to pay more, but I'm afraid I can't do anything about that. I didn't vote to leave the EU. 😔
Have a great evening everyone. I hope you're managing to keep your pups cool. Don't forget, if you soak their bandana in cold water before tying on that will help a little! x

18/06/2024

As you all know it's been a really awful past couple of weeks for us here at Dudiedog, and just 8 days after we lost Skye Blue we heard the terribly sad news that beautiful staffie girl Piper had followed him to the rainbow bridge. I'm sure that most of you will know Piper well from our page....she'd been a dudiedog since 2015, and had a huge collection of bandanas, which she always looked fabulous in. I think we could probably say she was the reigning Dudiedog Queen! We loved seeing photos of her out and about on her wonderful long walkies in Worcestershire, more often than not with a ball in her mouth! Skye Blue even met Piper a few years ago when her Mum brought her on a train to Skipton, and the two of them had a great time in Skipton Woods!
I always know when it's Piper's Birthday, as it's the same as our daughter Flo's, so every time the 15th July comes around we'll be thinking of this special girl. 💖🐾🌈
Run free sweet Piper. over the Rainbow Bridge. I hope you found Skye Blue, and all of the other Dudiedogs who've gone before. You will be so missed.
We're so sorry for your loss Anna Dash. Sending love to you and all of Piper's family, who I know are going to be struggling at the moment. 💔

16/06/2024

Day 11 of being without our boy, and it's not getting any easier yet. I suppose it's early days, so one day at a time.
James, Flo and I would like to say a huge thank you to each and every one of you for all of your kindnesses, lovely comments, messages, cards, and for keeping us in your thoughts. We've truly been quite taken aback by the outpouring of love for our special boy. He really does seem to have squeezed himself into many hearts around the world. He was a very special, kind, huge hearted and funny boy. He was hugely enthusiastic about literally everything! He could do weird and cheeky faces to suit every occasion, and I don't think a day passed where he didn't make us laugh. I still expect him to be in every room that I walk into. 😔🐾
So thank you again, so so much, for being there when we needed you. xx

06/06/2024

This is the hardest post I've ever had to write...We knew the day would come, and yesterday evening we had to say our last goodbyes to our amazing boy Skye Blue. We spent the day doing things Skye Blue loved...we all sat together outside and had a little picnic, involving bacon and eggs for SB, along with cheese and onion crisps and mini cheese sandwiches! We went for a little potter by the river, he had facetime with his human sibling Flo, and we spent much time snuggling him and talking to him, reminiscing about the good times we've had and the amazing adventures we've shared over the past 16 years.
Skye Blue was so brave and determined to keep going. There was so much left to do, but time always runs out. Life will never be the same. We're heartbroken. 🐾🌈💔
Skye Blue Ferguson, June 2008-June 2024. Our best boy💖

04/06/2024

Good evening Dudiedogs! Happy Tuesday!
This gorgeous wee lab puppy, GUY, wants to say hi to his fellow Dudiedogs, so lets all give him a lovely big welcome, and show him how friendly we all are! He's very proud of his gingham bandana, and we think he looks adorable! 😍 I love these cotton gingham prints....we have this in red too. It's perfect for a puppy's first bandana, and I think it would be a fun choice for any pup walking his/her human siblings to school, as it matches school dresses!
So let's all say Hi to Guy!
Have a great evening everyone!😀
Thank you for sending in the fab photo Melanie.🙂

31/05/2024

Good evening Dudiedogs! Yay! It's the weekend again! Time to get those bandanas on and go paddling/swimming! Skye Bue still loves a paddle, although he needs a little help keeping his balance on the stony river floor, so we have to go in too! He loves to drink the river too....he seems to think it tastes better than what I put in his water bowl!
It's physio morning for the old boy tomorrow, and he'll probably want to stop off at Toft Gate Barn for a sausage on the way home!
Have a great weekend everyone! June tomorrow, so hopefully it will start warming up a bit before too long! x

13/05/2024

Well, who'd have thought that there would be a National frog jumping day.....a day just perfect for the wearing of froggy bandanas and bows!!
So Happy National Frog Jumping Day everyone! If you have one of our fab frog accessories I hope you've been wearing it, just like Alfie, Skye Blue and Ned below! 😄🐸🐸🐸

11/05/2024

Good morning Dudiedogs around the World! The weekend is here, and it's beautiful! Time to get those bandanas on! This is a throwback pic of Skye Blue, back in 2014, wearing an early Dudiedog bandana. He was ALWAYS wet, in and out of the beck and the river, so we didn't need to soak his bandanas to keep him cool...he did it himself! If you want to keep your pup cool in the hot weather just soak their bandana and tie it on them.
Who saw the aurora last night? We were surprised at the amazing show that we had here in the Dales. It was the first time we'd ever seen it. The colours were incredible, but we're both a bit disappointed with the photos. We were sure they were better last night!
Have a great weekend everyone! Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts! 😀🌞

08/05/2024

Good evening Dudiedogs around the World! Happy Wednesday! This week is really zooming by!
I hope you're all getting a bit of the warmth and sunshine that we're enjoying here in the Dales. I think we've had 3 days without rain now, and Skye Blue seems to be loving it! The dry weather seems to be helping his mobility, and he seems to be getting younger every day! He's alert, cheeky, and interested in everything. I think the new Tutti Frutti Ice Lolly bandana really suits him, and it's perfect for sunny days! 😍🌞
We take him down to the river most evenings, and this week the trees have at last got their gorgeous greenness. Spring has been slow arriving this year, but it feels like it's here now. I hope it stays like this!
Have a great evening everyone! 😃x

04/05/2024

Good afternoon Dudiedogs around the World, and we hope that you're all enjoying the bank holiday weekend.
Skye Blue has had a great start to the weekend, starting with a visit to his physiotherapist Sophie Pickard Animal Therapy. He's always so happy to go for his sessions, and he always makes us laugh with his eagerness to get into her little workroom, and to get her to hurry up filling the licky mat with liver paste! He was a little put out today when she added a bit of peanut butter to the mat! He's definitely a liver paste boy! 🤣
After his physio we stopped off at the fabulous Toft Gate Barn cafe and farm shop. We've only recently discovered this lovely family business, even though we'd passed it many times when going over Greenhow Hill. It's now a firm favourite, and serves the very best lunches and cakes. They also sell their own homebred beef, pork and lamb, and fresh fruit and veg too. I forgot to take a photo of the fabulous views from the big glass french doors that open onto the outdoor seating area. Sadly it was to cold and damp to sit outside today, but Skye Blue was enjoying that view as he chilled out after eating his sausage!
Have a great weekend everyone! Happy walkies!😃🐾 x
p.s. I forgot to mention that our gorgeous new yarn dyed cotton gingham has arrived! I've listed it just as bandanas on the website so far, but I can make it into Droolbusters and bow ties too of course! It's available in red and blue. (Skye Blue has been trying out the blue version today, and we think he looks VERY sweet!!) It's perfect for any pup, but especially those helping out on the school run with primary school age human siblings (it will match their uniforms!), and for Wizard of Oz fans, as the blue version is like Dorothy's dress!😄

27/04/2024

Good morning Dudiedogs! Happy Saturday! 😀
And what better way to start the weekend than with some pics of a VERY cute wee pup wearing his bow ties! 😍 This little guy will be all grown up by now as the pics are from a while ago, but what an adorable poser he is!
Have a great weekend everyone!

26/04/2024

Good evening Dudiedogs. Yippee! It's the weekend at last! We just got back from a very chilly evening walkies by the river. Why is it so cold?? Where is spring??
We have a winner in the custom bandana competition. Thank you all SO much for entering. Its been SOOOOO hard to choose the winning slogan. Quite a few of the suggestions were already commercially available, so sadly I couldn't pick those. Anyway, the final decision is......
'I'M FLOOFY & I KNOW IT!' sent in by Fay Mccallum. (Congratulations Fay! If you message me we can discuss size, colour, design etc.)
As a little thank you for everyone else who joined in I'm giving you all 15% off our custom bandanas for this weekend, just in case you'd like to see your idea in print. Just use the code CUSTOM15, and the discount will be applied at checkout. The bandana is available in lots of lovely colours.
Have a great weekend everyone, and thank you all again! 😃x

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25/04/2024

Good evening Dudiedogs.
Well it's been a hectic day here at Dudiedog HQ, and I've decided to move the competition winner announcement from tonight to tomorrow night. We've been having fun going through the entries, but haven't been able to make a decision yet! Bear with us, and if you do have any more ideas in the meantime just keep adding them!! 🤣 x

25/04/2024

Good morning Dudiedogs! Happy Thursday! 😃
Well our custom bandana competition is now closed, and we'll be announcing the winner tonight!
Please be careful not to follow any links on replies to comments that you post on this page, or indeed any fb page. I noticed that someone had spammed one or two of the entries...I think I've removed and reported them as spam, but I also think these comments aren't always visible to me. I will never ask you to follow a link if you win one of our competitions, and I'll never ask for any personal details. If you ever see anything suspicious on our page please let me know. We need to keep these people out!
Have a great day everyone! Happy walkies! 😃🐾x

24/04/2024

Good afternoon Dudiedogs around the World! Happy Wednesday!
Just a quick reminder if you haven't already entered our custom bandana competition. It closes this evening at 9pm, so if you have a fun idea for an original and unique slogan for a bandana just add it in the comments on the competition post, and you could win it! 😃

14/04/2024

Good afternoon Dudiedogs around the World! Happy Sunday! It's a chilly and showery one here in The Dales...not ever so much sign of spring yet sadly. I believe that some of you are having a heatwave for a day or two,, but we're very definitely not!
So it's time for a bit of fun and a competition to cheer us up! Our custom printed bandanas have been going down really well, and we thought it would be fun to give you the opportunity to win one of these fab and unique accessories for your pup or for someone else's.
All you have to do is come up with an original slogan...something you'd like to see on a bandana. It can be funny, clever, cheeky, rude,but it mustn't be libellous or malicious, or have in it any trademarked names.
The winning idea will be worked on to make it into a fabulous bandana design, and relevant imagery will be added if wished. It will be printed onto a high quality bandana in the colour and size of the winner's choice, making it a totally unique accessory for one lucky pup!
Have fun everyone! Get creative! Be original! I'm SO excited to see what you all come up with! The closing date for entries is Wednesday 23rd April at 9pm, and we'll announce the winner of this fab prize on Thursday 24rd April! 😃

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13/04/2024

Good Morning Dudiedogs around the World! Happy Saturday, and here's a big Skye Blue smackeroony to start your weekend! Have a great Saturday everyone, and enjoy your walkies! 🐾💖x

06/04/2024

Good evening Dudiedogs around the World! Happy Saturday! We hope you're all having a fun weekend. We had a dry and warmer day here in the Dales today, but the wind did not impress Skye Blue on his evening walkies by the river! (see face in pic 2!) And the rain has arrived now, so any hope of our walkies routes drying up is gone!
The old boy is really enjoying his evening trips down to the river. He really strides out on the nice soft ground, and enjoys lots of sniffing around. He seems to do far more sniffing now than he did in his younger days....I think he was just going too fast and was always too busy to notice smells!
I'm loving him in the new frog print bandana....I've decided that green really suits him, and the frogs are so cute! 😍🐸
We hope you've had a fun day, and enjoy the rest of the weekend. And keep an eye out for a new competition coming soon! x

31/03/2024

A very Happy Easter to all of our Dudie friends. We hope that the sun is shining for you! We had our annual village Easter Duck race yesterday...always a fun event!
Anyway, here's a little selection of my fave photos from Easters past, and a couple of this Easter. Have a lovely day, and be careful to keep the chocolate away from your pets! 🐾🐣🐰xx

30/03/2024

Good evening Dudiedogs around the World! We hope you're all having a great Easter weekend. We had some sunshine today, and not a spot of rain! Very unusual!
To get you in the Easter mood here are gorgeous Swiss Shepherds YOGI and MERLIN, looking gorgeous in their Easter Egg bandanas! 🐣 Aren't they fabulous posers! 😍
Enjoy your Easter walkies everyone, and thank you for sending in the fab photos Christine. 🙂

29/03/2024

A belated very Happy Gotcha Day to our lovely Dudie friends, SUMMER & GHOST, who celebrated their 9th GOTCHA Day on Wednesday. They had new bow bow ties for the occasion, and we think they look fabulous in their hedgehogs and pigs! What a pair of gorgeous posers you two are! We hope you both had lots of fun and treats! 😍💖🎂🎈🎉🎁
Thank you for sending in the fab photos Ruth's Pet Services . 🙂

24/03/2024

Good evening Dudiedogs!
Well, what a lovely spring day that was! Skye Blue has really been enjoying the sunshine down by the river this evening. He was trying out the new froggy bandana, and I really do love that gorgeous shade of green on him!
He's walking incredibly well at the moment, and needing no support from us. He was really striding out along the riverbank today. We feel blessed that he's still with us, and enjoying his days. The robust Onetigris Invictus harness seems to give him confidence, and it makes life so much easier for us navigating steps, getting in and out of the car, and other obstacles.
We hope you've all had a fun day, and seen a bit of sunshine too. It seems to have been dark and gloomy here for so long that the bright light is a bit of a shock for our eyes!
Have a great evening!😀🐾

24/03/2024

Good morning Dudiedogs around the World! Happy Sunday! We've been honoured to have the sun showing it's elusive face this morning for a while! It's not warm, but at least we had a bit of brightness. Hopefully the mud covering all of our walks might start to dry up!
We've been seeing the arrival of some of our long awaited and very cute animal prints, and I've been busy making up and photographing the sample pieces. There are more new designs on the website, but I couldn't resist making this little video to show off the pigs, hedgehogs, frogs and dinosaurs. I can't choose a favourite...I love all of them, and I hope you will too! All fabrics can be made into bandanas, bow ties and Droolbusters, so if you don't see it listed as an option on the website yet just ask! 💖🐾🐷🐸🦔🦖
Have a great day everyone!

23/03/2024

Good evening Dudiedogs around the World! Happy Saturday! We hope you're having a great weekend! 😃
Our gorgeous wee Dudie friend Monty is nearly 16, and has been a Dudiedog for many years. He's still the coolest pup in his neighbourhood! Hes really rocking his Anarchy bandana! ❤️😍
Thank you for sending in the fab photo Tara.🙂

16/03/2024

Good morning Dudiedogs around the World! Happy Saturday! 😃We had a bit of early sunshine, so took Skye Blue for a nice walkies on the meadows, and now he's a VERY happy boy, as it's cooking day! I batch cook special food for him, which he has every day with a little bit of kibble. He LOVES his home cooked food, and I'm sure it keeps him really fit....well, as fit as we can expect at nearly 16! He very excitedly waits for me to put the food into freezer containers, as he then gets the pan to clean out! If you don't already make food for your pups I'd definitely recommend it. I throw all of the stuff into my pressure cooker, but you can use a normal pan...it'll just take a bit longer. It's well worth the little effort it takes to see such an excited and happy dog! 😄
Have a great day everyone! Happy walkies! 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

15/03/2024

Our lovely Instagram friend Naughty Ned has been celebrating his 5th Birthday today, and isn't he looking fabulous in his Birthday bandana! We hope you've had the best day ever Ned, and that the party is still going on! 😍💕🎂🎉🎈🎁🐾

10/03/2024

Anyone watching Crufts? Skye Blue has usually enjoyed watching agility and flyball, but he's slept through most of it this year! Here he is watching very closely at his Grandma's house a few years ago. No-one else could see any of the action!
Do any of you have a favourite for best in show?

10/03/2024

Good afternoon Dudiedogs around the World, and a Very Happy Mothers day to all of you Dudie Mums out there! We hope you're all having a lovely day & lots of treats!
Skye Blue continues to remarkably get stronger & fitter, which makes no sense at all, but we're enjoying every moment of every day, and each one is a bonus now. Yesterday evening he enjoyed a lovely walkies by the river, one of his favourite old haunts that he hadn't made it to lately. He was wearing his red hearts and paws bandana, but it must be facing the other way!
The second pic is a rare one of me with both of my very special babies during a flying 3 day visit from Flo in February. Not the most flattering, but it was such a special time for all of us. Flo messaged me this morning to wish me a happy day, and sent virtual chocolates!!?? 😭🤣 Now I'm craving actual ones!!
Have a lovely day everyone! x

09/03/2024

Good Morning Dudiedogs around the world! Happy Saturday! 😃 That week flew by SO quickly!
I'm going to be listing a couple of new designs in the next day or two, and will be on the lookout for a few more lovely new fabrics over the next few weeks. I'm thinking of adding cotton ginghams to our standard range, but can't decide whether to go for the little gingham that's like primary school dresses, or the slightly bigger check?
It's not long until Easter now, and we have some lovely Easter bandanas and bow ties on the website, perfect for gifts for your furry besties!
Here's a quick preview of the bandanas that I'll be adding later today/tomorrow. The green puppy paws is an addition to our popular aqua and lilac versions, and is perfect for personalising, and the orange Bali batik is to replace our current orange batik that's just about sold out.
We're heading off for Skye Blue's physiotherapy session later this morning. It's quite unbelievable how he's made such a comeback after us all pretty much saying goodbye to him 3 weeks ago, and having all of the tears!! He can walk well, the night pacing has stopped, and we can all go to bed and get some sleep at night again!
Have a great day everyone! Happy walkies! 😃🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 x

24/02/2024

Good afternoon Dudiedogs around the World! Happy Saturday! 😀
Aahh, this boy!!! What an inspiration! This time last week we thought that by now he'd no longer be with us, but he had different ideas, and determined, brave little soldier that he is, he got back on his feet, and today was strong enough to enjoy a lovely, sniffy walkies on the meadows. We can't quite believe it...we had all of the tears last weekend, he said his goodbyes to his lovely physiotherapist Sophie Pickard Animal Therapy, but on Monday he seemed a little improved (apart from the terrible pacing nights, meaning that none of us were getting any sleep). It seemed to be dementia, as he was confused and very unsettled. Our vet suggested we popped him in, and they thought he was bright, interested and generally well. They prescribed him a pill to help him settle at night, in the hope that he'd sleep and be able to get stronger. Suzanne, practice nurse told us to give him all of his food in kongs to keep him mentally active throughout the day. And we bought him a new Onetigress Invictus harness, so when he couldn't get himself up the handle on the back made it easy for him and for us.
Middle of the week he had a terrible case of the squits, and after speaking to the vet it was decided we should stop the new pills.
The harness is a big hit, and has helped him to have little potters throughout the week. The tummy has settled, and the last couple of nights he has slept, which has been such a relief!
He loved his walk this morning, and he didn't need any help to walk at all. It was lovely to see him sniffing around and pottering, and he didn't keel over once! We can't quite believe his bouncebackability!!!! 💖🐾(That's a great new word!!)
Have a lovely day everyone! Enjoy the sunshine! x