Love is not Enough
Vincenzo Cicirelli, 38, always wanted to be a vet, “like everyone would like to be a vet as a child”. Why everything turned out a bit different from what he expected, why vets often have…
Author: Katja Brinkmann
Lifestyle reporter living in the south of Italy, writing about people, dogs and other. Passionate photographer.
Out of Africa
Meet black labrador Mtoto, Swahili for “baby”, who was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 2013 and now shares his Lecce home with a handful of peacocks, half a dozen rabbits and a couple of turtles….
The Story of Two Furry Lifesavers
The entrepreneur and vintage cars lover Roland Hötzinger, 61, from Munich, used to never be very much into dogs. Until a friend, or better: ex girlfriend, convinced him to adopt Hilde. The kindest dog in…
Blinky Palermo from NY
Blinky turned 16 this summer but he is no less interested in the world around him than he’s ever been. Especially when it comes to food: Blinky is always hungry, eats four times a day…
An Apple a Day…
Mela means apple in Italian. And little big labrador Mela sure brought happiness into Donato’s life. Even though, having already two dogs at the time being (and very little time to spare as a domolition…
Like the Wind
Cristiana and Gaetano are parents not only of the two little boys Antonio, 5, and Arturo, 2, but also of a little Saluki named Vega (3). Elegant, independent, sophisticated. Definitely not a dog for everyone,…
“I’ve never laughed as much!”
Sabine, her husband Michael and their little Cockapoo Julie drove all the way from Germany to Puglia this summer. South Tyrol, Tuscany, Naples, Amalfi Coast, Matera – in no less than four weeks. Stopping and…
“Cuddles, cuddles, cuddles!”
Giovanna, 40, from Milan has a son, a husband and work as an art consultant to look after. But two French Bulldogs Cosmo, 3, and Luna, 2 are her favourite hobby. Reading a good book…
Meet Lord and Lady Wilson
Giulia Parisi, 33, from Milan, also known as The Dogfashionblogger (20 thousand followers), loves Puglia: This summer she rented a trullo just out of the little town of Speziale and enjoyed a couple of weeks…
Perfect World
Paola and Gabriele have been Labrador lovers all their lives. Lola, 12, is their fourth in the “family”, the apple of their eye, a bit grey around her teeth but the sweetest dog they could…
