Tails of Joy

22/10/2026

It’s under the blanket season for chihuahuas. If you had a blanket 🫣

22/10/2026

Storm? What storm? Lots of fun here in the kitchen today. There’s always a party when you’ve got chihuahuas 🥳🥳

17/10/2026

16/10/2026

Look at this beauty! Our Luna, modelling for her Halloween photo shoot . Thanks to the lovely Dani and all at Suds & Paws , Tuam, for being so understanding with the little Diva 🥰🥰🥰

15/10/2026

02/10/2026

"There is something profoundly humbling in the way a dog loves you. Their devotion is not measured, not weighed, not earned by accomplishments or diminished by failures. It is a current that flows without interruption, regardless of how tired you are, how flawed you feel, or how far from yourself you have wandered. When a dog presses its head against your hand, when it waits at the door with unshakable certainty that you will return, when it leaps with joy at the sound of your voice, you begin to understand that grace is not a lofty thing found in temples or scriptures—it is here, alive and breathing beside you.

A dog’s love requires no translation, no proof, no perfection. It sees through your shadows and rests in the light that remains. They forgive without ever mentioning the wound, and they stay even in the silence of your loneliest nights. In their gaze you are not the sum of your regrets but simply beloved, worthy of warmth and belonging. Their loyalty teaches you that to be loved without condition is the purest form of mercy, and to offer love in return—knowing it will one day break your heart—is the bravest act of all.

When the time comes to let them go, you realize the gift they have given you is not only companionship but a glimpse into the eternal. For love like this does not end; it lingers in the air, in the familiar absence at your feet, in the gentle echo of their memory. To have loved a dog is to carry that grace forward into every corner of your life—to become gentler, more patient, more forgiving, because you have known what it is to be seen by eyes that never judged you.

And so, in the quiet places of the heart, long after their paws have ceased to follow you, you will know: you were touched by something holy. You were taught how to love in the truest, most unselfish way. To have loved a dog is to have held the earth’s greatest blessing, however briefly, and to be changed by it forever."
R.M. Drake

Artist: Steve Sanderson Art - I Wonder Where We Will Walk Tomorrow

Paired by Whispers from the Heart

28/09/2026

Thank you so much to Aimee at Peaceful Paws Pet Crematorium, Ennis, Co. Clare for her kindness and understanding today as we collected our Rosie. We knew that Rosie would be treated with kindness and respect and sent across the rainbow bridge with the love she deserved.
She’s home now. ♥️♥️

26/09/2026

Hi everyone. We are back and already welcoming our first August guests ♥️
I’m very sad to post that one of our own dogs passed away while we were on holidays.
Rosie was a rescue from the Galway spca and we would have had her 12 years on the 24th of September.
She was an amazing girl, full of joy and her happiest moments were spent in our doggie paddling pool over the years!
Our house is very empty now, without her energy and love. A good friend of mine told me that sometimes a dog will wait to cross the rainbow bridge until their beloved owner is away . They do not want to cause us the pain and sadness of saying goodbye.
Rosie was definitely that dog.
Thank you for everything, Rosie.
Until we meet again. ♥️

07/09/2026

Happiness is…..Dogs ♥️♥️