Every morning at around 4am Im woken up by the same thing, a big fat lump of a french bulldog plonking himself on my legs. Which would be bad enough, but then he proceeds to lick and chew his paws. Apparently this is a frenchie habit, looks like it is :)

Today we headed down south to check out Sharky's, a proper dog friendly beach in Coledale just over an hour out of Sydney. I read there was a lot of contention around making this a off leash beach but when we arrived I was a little surprised to see Sharky's has two other lovely beaches either side for our human friends. We drove all the way from Sydney as I'm sure others do, and we'll certainly be going back. I really hope Sharky's stays as it is. If you have a dog this place is a must, not only is it a lovely beach in it's own right but there are plenty of puppies running around just having a good time.

Yeay! Scampi won the doggie competition today (with this pic). He won himself a weeks luxury accommodation at a doggie resort complete with pool, beds, themed rooms and his own big screen TV. Perhaps we should go and leave him at home.

It's about time our little man was immortalised on a t-shirt, so here are a couple of new designs for all you french bulldog fans. They are also available in kids and baby sizes and even come as stickers! Available from our redbubble store.

spot the puppy...

Pics via Maria Clare