We’ve held onto this blog post for months, as we wanted to show off these beautiful shots of Basil taken by Tilly’s Studio in all their glory on our new look website.

Tilly’s Studio, a photo studio exclusively for dogs and their owners, approached us over summer to see if we’d be interested in giving Basil the experience of a professional photo-shoot. Naturally we leapt at the chance and within days found ourselves inside their hip and fun West London studios raring to go for Basil’s close up ...

Our chief reviewer and roving re-pawter Basil Barkarama celebrates his first birthday today so things are pretty exciting at Barkarama HQ today. For us, it seems like only yesterday since we brought him home, pup-in-arms and we can’t imagine life without his lively, little fun self.

Life’s been sweet for me these past few weeks. My pet parent has had some time off so I’ve been indulged with non-stop attention - my favourite – and we’ve been out and about doing lots of nice things together.

Despite this week’s dreary weather, which I’ve been observing through the window from my newly found vantage point atop of my crate, I’ve been very much enjoying my very first summer. 

It’s been a busy few weeks since I last put paw to laptop and what an exciting time it’s been. I am especially thrilled to report that I am the latest ‘cushion star’ for Nikki Szabo’s Mad About Dogs collection – and in not just one but two hand-painted designs! Should you like the look of my squishy face and care to share your home with me, cushions are priced £45 each from Nikki-Szabo.co.uk. The ‘BASIL’ pictured left is me as a puppy, and the ‘BASILEUS’ on the right shows me, as I am now and using my pedigree name.

At the beginning of 2013 we set out details of Basil Barkarama’s Doggy Bucket List – a 50-strong list of things he should do in his lifetime. Our efforts have been fairly relaxed to date – he’s only managed one so far (cheer up your owner when they are down) but we are pleased to report that he has ticked off a further three so only 46 more to go.

Ever since my first guest post for fellow dog blog The Stately Hound, I’ve been itching to put paws to iPAD to share my modern dog lifestyle favourites and hound happenings. In my quest to become a roving re-pawter I’ve aggressively pursued my editor with puppy dog eyes and trick wizardry, which has landed me my very own column – Basil's Blog so here goes …

Fur: his own. Dog Bandana: Mike Loves Mommy on Etsy.

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