Welcome to Freya & Frankie’s website

The original idea for Freya & Frankie’s website was just to tell the fun story of a first time dog owner. Never having encountered the needs and demands of caring for what essentially felt like another child, there was no ‘one-stop place’ to discover what lay in store. The only information sites I could find were promoting a myriad of associated canine products.

My choice of a cockapoo was simply the fact I’d always wanted a golden cocker spaniel. However, allergies prevented me from owing a dog, so this seemed the perfect solution. I admit there have been times – many until Freya reached the age of six months – when I wondered what on earth I’d let myself in for, but the rewards of owning a dog are in such abundance that there are absolutely no regrets.

There’s a real need here to add the caveat that I am a complete novice; the opinions expressed are purely mine and the only qualification I have when it comes to caring for animals is that I own and love my two cockapoos.

Any links to third party advice are those that I myself found helpful during training and caring for Freya & Frankie, but stress that I have no alliance, involvement, or receive payment from any of them. This includes the Frankie Goes To reviews. These are purely based on our personal experiences as we travel around with our fluffy companions.

So as I say, we introduced puppy number two as company for Freya. Francesca Louise AKA Frankie-Lou, joined our family full-time on 23 March 2020, the beginning of the first Covid Lockdown.

All the articles on the website are listed in The Blog. From here you can search for any topic by entering what you’re looking for in the search box (at the very bottom of each page), or listed in the  appropriate menu sections at the top.

One of the most wonderful things about this site for me, is that we can look back and enjoy all the experiences of owning two gorgeous cockapoos. Yes, dog owning is expensive, time consuming, a huge responsibility – and most importantly – for life, but my goodness it’s worth it all.

And life would not be complete without a regular dose of Freya and Frankie’s antics on Instagram; why not follow them @freya.and.frankie.