Page 54 • The HERALD • 15th May 2025 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your communityv ANIMAL MAGIC Pawfect Pup creates luxury handmade dog grooming and skincare products locally in the New Forest. All 100% natural and organic, Pawfect Pup products are handmade by founder Carol in her home kitchen in Bashley. Carol has researched extensively to produce high quality products that are kind to you, your dog and the planet without harsh detergents and chemicals, that are o en found in other brands. She has always loved essential oils and the bene ts they can provide whilst being natural, pure and simple, and the dogs love them too! Which is why they are incorporated into the Pawfect Pup products. Pawfect Pup grooming products include shampoo bars, dry shampoo, nourishing detangler sprays, paw balms, cologne sprays and even aromatherapy candles to help your pups relax. Available in a variety of ranges such as Happy Pup, Minty Vanilla and Walk In e Woods, the products are all lick safe and come in eco-friendly recycled, recyclable or reusable packaging. Carol comments: “My grooming products are kind to skin and fur, and delicately fragranced with natural oils, so you will find them as soothing as your pup does with their calming and anti-itch properties.” Since launching Pawfect Pup in June 2024, Carol has proudly supported the National Trust and has gained recognition in the British Vogue magazine, as well as receiving numerous 5 star reviews on Trust Pilot. Pawfect Pup have also just won an award with Luxlife Magazine for Best New Emerging Dog Grooming Products Retailer 2025. Pawfect Pup was also at the recent New Forest Frenchie Fest held over Easter weekend, where Carol was selling products curated especially for Frenchie’s. For more information about Pawfect Pup or to place an order please visit: www.pawfectpup. co.uk Pawfect Pup at New Forest Frenchie Fest Pawfect Pup products Locally Handmade Luxury Dog Grooming Products WOOF YOU WERE HERE - DOGSTIVAL 2025 SET TO BRING BEACH PARTY VIBES TO THE NEW FOREST FOR ITS MOST BONKERS DOG FESTIVAL TO DATE Dogstival 2025 is bringing all the beach party vibes to the idyllic canine paradise of Burley Park, in the heart of the New Forest, to give dogs and dog-lovers their most uniquely bonkers doggy festival experience yet. Taking place on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June, Dogstival, in partnership with Away Resorts, will be staging the ‘Away Resorts Holiday Park Experience’ decked out with no less than 15tonnes of sand, palm trees, and pools for doggy paddles and dips. With the perfect backdrop in place, beach party vibes will be cranked up a notch or two with a doggy disco and a giant four-legged foam party. With the partying taken care of, this year’s Dogstival will also be brimming with all manner of quirky activities to rival any leading human-centric festival, with new for 2025 activities including: A dedicated ‘Wellness Zone’ with dog yoga (also known as doga) and expert groomers to ensure canines are the epitome of four-legged festival cool. e Paw Prints & Paintbrushes Art Studio - drop-in doggy workshops where hounds can emulate Pablo Picasso’s abstract air using ‘peanut butter on canvas’ or simply freestyling with ‘paw to paint’ creations. Humans, meanwhile, can try their hand at tie-dye to fashion a fancy bandana for their dog to don for their Dogstival day out. Continuing the art theme, a gra ti artist will also be in residence to create a giant gra ti dog installation for the weekend crowds. An outdoor cinema where guests can kick back and relax watching doggy themed movies over ice cream, pupcorn, puppuccinos and more. Canine chef’s stage and cookery school - e Naturo Healthy Hound Kitchen - courtesy of leading pet food brand Naturo. Creating and host ‘doggy ne dining’ dishes, sausage making and a Bark O baking challenge. e Naturo Healthy Hound Kitchen will also o er talks and tips for pet parents keen to know more about the bene ts of a healthy diet for their dog. Plus, any dogs with a birthday around the festival weekend will be invited to a giant ‘tea pawty’ to celebrate in style. e entertainment doesn’t even come close to stopping here… Maintaining their crown for being the festival to o er the most have-a-go activities for a dog to get their paws involved with, Dogstival 2025 will o er no less than two giant diving and splash pools, yball, agility, scent work, lure racing and various ‘scurries’, as well as the ‘Barkour Adventure Playground’. Meanwhile, the Main Arena will host large scale shows and demonstrations from leading local dog behaviorists and there’s plenty of chances to claim a rosette in one of the Fun Dog Show classes. Elsewhere, e Big Top Show Tent will be packed full of acrobatic displays, street performers and comedy with six shows across each day and plenty of crowd participation. Dog lovers can also visit the nation’s most dog friendly pop-up pub, Buddies Bar by e White Buck Inn from Burley, which will play host to Barking Bingo, pub quizzes, breed meet ups and plenty of chances to win treats. Tempting food features on the Dogstival menu too. Dogs can devour treats and puppuccinos from Pop & Bark, and marvellous meaty avours at the Raw Pet Food Pantry Lickie Mat Café to name but a few. Pleasing the tastebuds of human patrons is a host of delights from ‘local’ Hampshire and New Forest artisan producers. Plus, there will more than 130 stands with goodies to treat a pooch and live music all weekend helping keep the party going. As well as putting canine entertainment at the heart of the festival, organisers aim to continue to build on their eco-friendly credentials which saw Dogstival’s 2024 event recycle 67.5% of their waste and reduce its carbon pawprint by 74% by switching to biofuels and solar to power some of the smaller stages. A dog standing on a chair with an umbrella Continued on page 55
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