Alberta’s Chocolate Shadow
Ettore the Chocolate Lab is famous in Bari. That’s because his human family, Alberta, Dionysos and their little son Fabrizio are on the road a lot, and Ettore, 10, never leaves their side. Alberta, 36,…
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No Words Needed
Families come in all shapes and sizes: Flower designer Michele Zaurino and his husband Enrico have created a family dream of their own in the surrounding hills of Martina Franca, on a large estate with…
Pirate Poodle Tsunami
Don’t buy a dog online, says Lisa who went through hell getting a poodle for her daughter’s birthday and eventually found out she had been scammed. With all the measures (including a DNA test) taken…
Mail from Italy
… is how his blog is called (in German: www.postausitalien.com), talking about life and love(s) of German writer, wine connaisseur and passionate golf player Stefan Maiwald living in Grado, Italy. Stefan’s first loves are his…
Big Boy Bowie
There once was a British artist’s couple who was madly in love with Puglia. So madly, that they bought an old castle, renovated it and made a sophisticated hideaway hotel out of it, Castle Elvira…
Family Matters
What do you do if your friend surprises you with a Golden Retriever puppy? You better don’t think twice and keep it. Especially if you’ve got an only child and can use some company in…
Sharing the Love
Claudia and her snowwhite mixed-breed Mimma share a lot of passions. Hiking is one of them. Yoga another. And while Claudia feels her dog all over her body while going from Downward Facing Dog into…
Baldo bros.
Everyone in Lecce knew Baldo, the big and gentle Bracco Italiano, that belonged to the famous icecream shop in the old town of Lecce. When he passed away, the “Baldo family” missed not only him…
Wise Dog’s Tale
Meeting Kabù in a kennel just out of Lecce, Italy, was love at first sight. Yet no one expected that the cute little mixed breed would grow into his family in a way that life…
Truffles season!
Italian photographer Dino Frittoli and his wife Erika had been looking for a dog that would fit into their busy lives. They stumbled over the Lagotto Romagnolo, the former “duck dog” that over the years…
