Happy Dog Tail

Hey folks.  So sorry for not being around on the blog recently, for those of you who are dog lovers, you will understand why I am posting this, we sadly had to put our beloved first rescue dog to sleep last month - Murphy boy, may you rest in peace.  He came to us in March 2002 and quite simply was the inspiration behind our present business, without him we would have never gone on that first doggie holiday to Wales - which gave me the idea to launch our own holiday cottage business in Yorkshire.  For those of you who have stayed in our cottages, you may have come across Murphy during your holiday with us, he did get to meet lots of lovely people, was a Pat dog at the local hospital in Harrogate and was even featured with me in an article by Rachel Bridge for the Sunday Times.  Life without him was just too much, so just a week later Tim and I went to meet our new four legged friend at the same dog rescue centre where we adopted Murphy from - so a big warm Yorkshire welcome to Riley.  He's big, ever so soft and friendly and asleep at my feet as I type.  Thank you for coming into our lives and for filling that ever so large 'Murphy Gap'.  May we have lots of happy times and travels together.