2/3/19: Every year, London’s St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel plays host to the BowWow Hause London dog house design show and auction. Benefiting the UK-based animal charity Blue Cross, the show features 60+ one-of-a-kind designer dog homes created by a mix of celebrities, renowned architects, artists and designers.
The show is held every April, and raises thousands of dollars (pounds) for the charity. Inspired by some of the entries I found, I thought today I would share my faves, alongside a number of great designs from other sources as well. Enjoy!
Modern dog house complete with gutter which recycles rainwater into a decorative planter. 1118 Woof Ranch by PD WorkshopDouble dog crate sideboard with sliding barn doors by KennelandCrateSustainable dog house with solar powered fan and automatically-irrigated grass-covered roof and ramp by Studio SchicketanzGorgeous glass mosaic dog house by Sue Penrose MosaicsTeak-and-steel MDK9 dog house (on wheels!) by Rah:DesignAquatic-themed dog cave by Tamara Froud, Mosaic Art Ltd.Cement and bamboo dog house by DLM ArchitectureAsian-influenced thatch-roofed beach dog shack. The Indo House by Designer Dog HousesMeant for nervous dogs who get stressed out by thunder, fireworks, and street noise, the Quiet Kennel is a noise-cancelling dog house by Ford Europe
Hoping all good Blessings for you and all yours… “Cap’n” Toni with Miss Carly pup, in Spirit Lady Maya and my Beloved Lady Coco pups, and All the Animal-Kids of the lil Haus…. Pennsylvania, USA…
It is less occupied now. Used to be home to, in addition to three Dogs, ten Parakeets. Two were my Mother’s (may she rest in peace and Bless her Spirit). When one of her two Parakeets passed away, I became concerned for the survivor as I knew that Parakeets were more social in nature. I shared my concern with my Aunt. My Aunt then did her magick. Note: my Aunt lives in Kansas and I’m South-Central Pennsylvania, so when I say she did some kind of magick, yes, that involved a bit of homework but still long-distance. She emailed me her successful find and solution for the surviving Parakeet. A rescue rehoming of seven Parakeets! Eventually, the original survivor Parakeet did pass away of old age.
The rescued Parakeets pulled a neat trick on me, which I had zero intention for – two Parakeets decided to bring into the world three MORE Parakeets. I was completely shocked, unprepared and clueless, so I had to do at least some minimal crash-course in Parakeet babies. Fortunately for me, Mom and Dad Parakeets had the whole business under control (well, of course they would, right?!). heh The babies are one of my most fond memories of the Parakeets.
Another quite fond memory I have of the Parakeets was when one day I purchased some Kale. I had read that Parakeets sometimes will like to nibble on Kale. Well, one of the male Parakeets decided he liked the Kale, a lot. But not for eating purposes. Rather for showering purposes. He put himself under the wetted Kale, sort of wrapped himself in the hanging Kale, and fluttered his wings with great, joyful purpose. heh His name was Pappa Winter because he and his mate both had snow-white coloring on their shoulders.
A couple of years ago by now, the last two passed away. These were all older Birds by the time they came into my life. But I decided that I had done enough to honor my Mother’s wishes and retired myself from Bird care-giving. I do believe that any being what has wings and can fly, really ought not be in a cage. And although the Animal-residents are far fewer these days, I keep them in my memory (of course) and in my sign-off. 🙂
Sorry for the long’ish reply, but I hope you enjoyed the retelling.
Wishing you and yours all good Blessings…
“Cap’n” Toni with Miss Carly pup, in Spirit Lady Maya and my Beloved Lady Coco pups, and All the Animal-Kids of the lil Haus…
What a wonderful story! I love that you adopted seven and then got surprise babies. And the kale bath is going to stick with me! Thank you, my dear. Very entertaining!
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May 4, 2025 at 11:17 am
That is fantastic
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May 4, 2025 at 2:57 pm
The one at the top is just killing me. So adorable!
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May 4, 2025 at 6:49 pm
Loved this! Thank you for sharing, Donna. 🙂
Hoping all good Blessings for you and all yours…
“Cap’n” Toni with Miss Carly pup, in Spirit Lady Maya and my Beloved Lady Coco pups, and All the Animal-Kids of the lil Haus….
Pennsylvania, USA…
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May 6, 2025 at 7:38 am
Your Haus sounds like so much fun!
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May 9, 2025 at 9:03 pm
Aw, thanks.
It is less occupied now. Used to be home to, in addition to three Dogs, ten Parakeets. Two were my Mother’s (may she rest in peace and Bless her Spirit). When one of her two Parakeets passed away, I became concerned for the survivor as I knew that Parakeets were more social in nature. I shared my concern with my Aunt. My Aunt then did her magick. Note: my Aunt lives in Kansas and I’m South-Central Pennsylvania, so when I say she did some kind of magick, yes, that involved a bit of homework but still long-distance. She emailed me her successful find and solution for the surviving Parakeet. A rescue rehoming of seven Parakeets! Eventually, the original survivor Parakeet did pass away of old age.
The rescued Parakeets pulled a neat trick on me, which I had zero intention for – two Parakeets decided to bring into the world three MORE Parakeets. I was completely shocked, unprepared and clueless, so I had to do at least some minimal crash-course in Parakeet babies. Fortunately for me, Mom and Dad Parakeets had the whole business under control (well, of course they would, right?!). heh The babies are one of my most fond memories of the Parakeets.
Another quite fond memory I have of the Parakeets was when one day I purchased some Kale. I had read that Parakeets sometimes will like to nibble on Kale. Well, one of the male Parakeets decided he liked the Kale, a lot. But not for eating purposes. Rather for showering purposes. He put himself under the wetted Kale, sort of wrapped himself in the hanging Kale, and fluttered his wings with great, joyful purpose. heh His name was Pappa Winter because he and his mate both had snow-white coloring on their shoulders.
A couple of years ago by now, the last two passed away. These were all older Birds by the time they came into my life. But I decided that I had done enough to honor my Mother’s wishes and retired myself from Bird care-giving. I do believe that any being what has wings and can fly, really ought not be in a cage. And although the Animal-residents are far fewer these days, I keep them in my memory (of course) and in my sign-off. 🙂
Sorry for the long’ish reply, but I hope you enjoyed the retelling.
Wishing you and yours all good Blessings…
“Cap’n” Toni with Miss Carly pup, in Spirit Lady Maya and my Beloved Lady Coco pups, and All the Animal-Kids of the lil Haus…
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May 10, 2025 at 4:39 pm
What a wonderful story! I love that you adopted seven and then got surprise babies. And the kale bath is going to stick with me! Thank you, my dear. Very entertaining!
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May 5, 2025 at 8:23 am
Lovely! I’m enchanted by the mosaic houses, but that barn door sideboard is so discreet and functional. I’d love to attend this in person!
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May 6, 2025 at 7:38 am
Me, too. Road trip!
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