08/10/2026
Sandy's Christmas Gift Guide 🐾🎄
After a very successful first season attending country shows, Nudie's shortest member of staff has made some wonderful friends and acquired a frankly unreasonable number of possessions.
So, to kick off our four-part Small Business Christmas Gift Guide, counting down weekly to the start of our Christmas Tour, Sandy would like to introduce you to some of her favourite independent businesses we've met along the way.
All personally tested. Some extensively chewed.
Over to you, Sandy. 🫡
Debbo & Daughters 🤎
For a dog who spends her life travelling around the country in a van, a good bed is rather important.
These gorgeous travel beds go from car to office to show stand without any faffing about.
Made by a brilliant group of women, they're beautiful AND properly practical.
Sandy approves. Particularly the bit where everyone else does the carrying.
Ruff and Tumble 🐾
Sandy's first drying coat was a disaster.
She took three steps before falling flat on her face because the front was too long
Enter Ruff and Tumble, who actually make coats for the vertically challenged.
The Tweenie Dachshund fits her perfectly (2 sizes below corgi) and has become her official autumn dressing gown.
Warm, dry and considerably less likely to faceplant. A triumph.
Storeys and Tails 🌊
We met these lovely people at our very first outdoor show of the year and then had to exercise something neither Sandy nor I possess much of.
Patience.
We waited until she'd almost finished growing before investing in her new all-weather collar and lead.
Her first beach trip had already destroyed her puppy set, so expectations were high.
So far, completely Sandy-proof.
Not that anyone can actually see the collar underneath all that corgi fluff.
Dougie's Big Cheese 🧀
Sandy has conducted extensive research into yak chews this year.
Many brands. Many hours. Absolutely no contribution towards the household bills.
But there's something about Dougie's Big Cheese that has her completely obsessed.
Brilliant for keeping her occupied when we're busy at shows.
Wags and Wiggles Pet Food 🦴
At Blenheim, Sandy went shopping.
Ostrich knuckles. Duck necks. Lung
