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Hug Your Dog Day: Benefits of Hugging Your Dog and How to Do It Right
Pups, Well-being

Hug Your Dog Day: Benefits of Hugging Your Dog and How to Do It Right

There’s a certain kind of love that doesn’t announce itself loudly. It doesn’t arrive with […]

by Ruth Posted on 10/04/202610/04/2026
I waited years to start this
ProseccoTagged beginning

I waited years to start this

There’s something almost embarrassing about how long I’ve waited to do this. Not because I […]

by Ruth Posted on 07/04/202608/04/2026
Dog-first isn’t a trend. It’s a lifestyle.
PupsTagged dog-first, dog-friendly

Dog-first isn’t a trend. It’s a lifestyle.

Somewhere along the way, “dog-friendly” became a selling point. Cafés that allow them.Hotels that tolerate […]

by Ruth Posted on 29/03/202615/04/2026
I don’t like sharing a bed — even in love
ProseccoTagged bed sharing, love

I don’t like sharing a bed — even in love

There’s something I’ve never really said out loud. I don’t like sharing a bed. Not […]

by Ruth Posted on 03/09/202508/04/2026
Faith, fame & Italian beef: America meets its first pope
ProseccoTagged Pope

Faith, fame & Italian beef: America meets its first pope

It was one of those moments where history doesn’t just whisper – it screams. White […]

by Ruth Posted on 11/05/202508/04/2026
Heavenly succession: Who might wear the white cassock next?
ProseccoTagged Conclave, Pope

Heavenly succession: Who might wear the white cassock next?

With Pope Francis’ passing, the sacred whisper of succession has begun to echo through the marble halls of the Vatican. From the corridors of Rome to the cathedrals of Africa and Asia, at least 15 cardinals are considered “papabili” – those with a real shot at the papacy.

by Ruth Posted on 23/04/202508/04/2026
Robes, Rings & Revelations – A watchlist for the curious & the comforted
Cinema, ProseccoTagged Movies, Pope, Prosecco

Robes, Rings & Revelations – A watchlist for the curious & the comforted

There are moments when the world seems to stop – or at least take a […]

by Ruth Posted on 21/04/202524/04/2025
First Impressions of “Death in Florence”
Book Club, Prosecco

First Impressions of “Death in Florence”

In Death in Florence, Marco Vichi crafts a haunting Italian noir where relentless rain, a missing child, and the devastating floodwaters of the Arno merge into a mystery as powerful as it is unforgettable.

by Ruth Posted on 08/11/202408/04/2026

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Roy found his summer hobby. Now he wants to see yo Roy found his summer hobby. Now he wants to see yours 🌊⛵️

Drop a photo comment of your dog below - bonus points if they’re on a boat, near water, or just being ridiculously photogenic (so... all of them)

🐾 Roy’s wearing his @katyandgrace.official  denim harness

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I flew solo from Malta to New York with my mini po I flew solo from Malta to New York with my mini poodle. Then we took a train to Philadelphia. For one reason.

72 steps. 4 tiny legs. 

Rocky needed an entire training montage to make this run. Roy did it first try — in a harness and Converse-matching energy. And to be honest I think he looked better doing it. 😄

I still can’t believe we did this. A woman from a tiny island in the Mediterranean, standing at the top of the Rocky stairs with her furry kid, wearing a Mighty Mick’s shirt she bought specifically for the occasion, doing the pose like an absolute lunatic while tourists stared.

But that’s the thing about travelling dog-first™️ — you end up in places you never planned, doing things that make zero sense on paper, and somehow it becomes the most unforgettable day of the whole trip.

Philadelphia, you were everything. 🥊🐩

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🐩 Roy · The real star · Always
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No itinerary. No rush. Just a dog, a cobblestone s No itinerary. No rush. Just a dog, a cobblestone street, and nowhere to be.

Sicily doesn’t do fast. And honestly? Neither do we.

This is what slow travel looks like with a mini poodle — wandering with zero plans and finding the best bits by accident. A piazza. An espresso. A nap in the shade while the world moves around you. ☕️🐾

Some of the best travel stories start with “we had nothing planned.”

✈️ We fly @kmmaltairlines — because getting there should feel this easy too.

What’s your favourite “no plans” travel memory? 

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🐩 Roy & I create dog-first travel guides & watercolour dreams
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Best kind of procrastination 🤪🐩 ———————- @pupspai Best kind of procrastination 🤪🐩
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The glow up is REAL. 🐩✨ 3… 2… 1… and suddenly he’ The glow up is REAL. 🐩✨

3… 2… 1… and suddenly he’s a whole different dog. Same attitude though. Obviously. 

Thank you @luxurypaws.byshana for making my boy look like the main character he already thinks he is 🤩

Would you recognise your dog after a glow up? 👇🏻

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🎨 Ruth | Malta-based artist with a paintbrush in one hand, prosecco in the other
🐩 Roy & I create dog-first travel guides & watercolour dreams
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Truly an honour 💚🐾 ———————- 🎨 Ruth | Malta-based Truly an honour 💚🐾

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🎨 Ruth | Malta-based artist with a paintbrush in one hand, prosecco in the other
🐩 Roy & I create dog-first travel guides & watercolour dreams
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We found a hotel in Rimini that doesn’t just allow We found a hotel in Rimini that doesn’t just allow dogs - it celebrates them. 💚

Hotel Principe for Pet Lovers isn’t a regular hotel with a pet policy tacked on. It’s a hotel designed around us. Water bowls in every corridor. Dog beds in the room before we arrived. Staff who greeted Roy by name before they greeted me. 

We were there for a barboncini raduno - a weekend gathering of poodle lovers from across Italy. 🐩🇮🇹

Imagine a hotel lobby full of poodles. Now imagine the hotel being genuinely happy about it.

This is what dog-first hospitality looks like. Not tolerance. Not “pets allowed with a surcharge.” Actual joy at having dogs as guests.

If you travel with your dog and you haven’t been to Rimini - put it on the list. And when you go, stay here.

📍Hotel Principe for Pet Lovers, Rimini

Tag someone who needs to know this place exists

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🎨 Ruth | Malta-based artist with a paintbrush in one hand, prosecco in the other
🐩 Roy & I create dog-first travel guides & watercolour dreams
✈️ Follow @pupspaintandprosecco - where art meets adventure

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What’s your type? 😃🐶 ———————- @pupspaintandprosec What’s your type? 😃🐶

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