In this issue we visit a dog welcoming community-run hotel in Wales, find a beachside California based in Norfolk and discover accessible holidays in Somerset. Plus meet the Golden Retriever fan club, how to consider a business with dogs and discover where to shop with your dog. The guide is for the Scottish Borders.

NORTHUMBERLAND, BARDON MILL
Scott Antcliffe loads up the car and heads for Northumberland, with his wife Lorna and Drift the Border Collie, to switch off.
[image: Bardon Mill]

SOMERSET, PRIMROSE HILL HOLIDAYS
Jo Southway and Juno get to combine Exmoor adventures with trips to the sea on their stay in this easily accessible bungalow.

WALES, CALON Y FFERI, CARMARTHENSHIRE
Kathryn Austin enjoys a stay at a community-run hotel in Carmarthenshire –it looks like a castle from the inside.

NORFOLK, BRIG COTTAGE, SCRATBY
Jenny Green takes an out of-season dog friendly break in Scratby, near California, in Norfolk!

RETRIEVER LIFESTYLE GOLDIES ON TOUR
Golden Retriever owner and blogger Rowena Ford tells us about her love for the breed and how she started blogging about her dog friendly travels – with a list of 10 top places to visit

FEATURES – SETTING UP A DOG BUSINESS
Six simple steps is all it takes, according to Vicky Skinner of the National Pet College

DOG FRIENDLY SHOPPING!
Not all dogs like shopping, but they should be allowed to browse if well behaved…

OUT & ABOUT Our readers recommend their favourite places to go

THE GUIDE
The guide is for Scottish Borders