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Yes, we’ve done Dragons Den

Every time a new series of Dragons Den appears on the BBC I think back to our time in front of the Dragons (Duncan Banatyne, Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, Piers Linney and Kelly Hoppen) back in April in 2013.  Lots of people think they saw us on the show but the honest truth is our pitch never aired and I will explain exactly why… Having been approached whilst at Crufts In early March 2013...

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BBC Countryfile Autumn Diaries

What a great and informative piece on Monday 24th Novembers, BBC Countryfile Autumn Diaries programme Episode 2. So many times when I’m at a show I have a discussion with poeple about why we have to pick up everywhere. It isn’t just about stepping in it, which is nasty and annoying, it’s also about the health of our countryside, water table and farm animals. Picking up after your...

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Your dog’s poo is toxic

At last, some one has put up the sign that tells it how it is! YOUR DOG’S WASTE IS TOXIC. This is a great poster placed by the National Trust in St Agnes, Cornwall. Lets hope this starts a new trend of telling people the truth. Picking up after your dog isn’t about fines and avoiding getting caught, it’s about doing the right thing all the time, and knowing why it’s the right...

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Crufts 2013

Stock is all packed and ready for loading for our Crufts 2013 expedition.  We will be on the same stand as last year Hall 4 stand 172 so please pop by and say hi! We will not only have Dicky Bags this year,  we will also have all our brand new prodcuts to show you which we are very proud of.  As you would expect all of them are hand made in Cornwall from the finest quality neoprene and designed...

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Cornwall Design Season 2011

Dicky Bag is proud to be listed on the Cornwall Design Season Website. The Cornish Design Season started on 19th Feb 2011 and runs for 9 weeks.  It’s a celebration of Cornish Creativity, “A festival of Maverick thinking, making and doing”. Events will be held across Cornwall including St Ives, Falmouth and the Eden Project

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New size Dicky Bags

We are pleased to announce the safe arrival of our new babies! You can now get the XS and Small Dicky Bags from our online shop.  Some lucky people who met us at Discover Dogs and the Christmas Gift Fair at the NEC in November got first dibs on our new sizes, the only problem being they were so popular we immediately ran out and the arrival of our new stock has been somewhat delayed by the weather; ...

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We love Cornwall’s Crealy at Halloween

Off to Cornwall’s Crealy this afternoon for a slice of Halloween fun.  It’s great there this time of year.  Plenty of fun games to take part in as well as all the usual rides.  The kids are so used to the place now it’s more like their own back garden.  The fact that we can take the dogs with us is also a bonus, a true family day out! Top tip You can give your dogs a good chase...

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New Outlets

Just a quick note to let you know that you can now purchase Dicky Bags at 7 National Trust Properties around the Country.  These are Trelissick and Carnewas in Cornwall, Knightshayes and Killerton in Devon, Box Hill in Surrey, Felbrigg in Norfolk and Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire.  You can now enjoy a great day out with your dog and not have to worry about carrying that bag of dog poo.  If you’ve...

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