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Five things that your puppy shouldn't eat - and what to do when they eat them
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Five reasons why you shouldn't get a dog for Christmas
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The ten unwritten rules of walking your dog - and how to follow them
Being a responsible dog owner is more than just picking up after your pup and stopping them from stealing sandwiches at the picnic.
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Top tips for taking your puppy on holiday
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How to survive pre-vaccination 'house arrest' with a new puppy
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The realities of puppy sleep training - and why following the rules is harder than you think
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How to sleep train a puppy — and why getting a crate will help more than you realise
Alexandra Fraser — who recently bought a cocker spaniel called Wilf — details the ins and outs of sleep-training a new puppy, from where to place your puppy in your home to why you dearly need a dressing gown.
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The Puppy Diaries: 'You cannot go to see a seven-week-old cocker spaniel puppy and not fall in love'
Alexandra Fraser and her partner didn't decide to get a dog; they merely decided to go and see a dog. Little did they know that it would amount to the same thing, as she explains in the first of a new series.
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A wonderfully-bonkers Victorian bathhouse that brings all the fun of the fair — but best not to apply if you're scared of clowns...
Have you ever dreamt of running away to the circus, but were reluctant to leave the comfort of your own home? Now you can have both, thanks to a stunningly quirky property off the South-East coast of England.
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Curious Questions: Why is chocolate poisonous to dogs?
Chocolate is potentially life-threatening to dogs and other animals throughout the year, but more issues crop up around Easter, when chocolate is in high supply. Alexandra Fraser, with the help of veterinary doctor Jessica May, explains how to act if you suspect your pet had been poisoned.
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Curious Questions: Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
The rows upon rows of ghoulish, glowing squash down your street can only mean one thing: it’s Halloween. But have you ever stopped to wonder whether a pumpkin is a fruit or a vegetable? Alexandra Fraser investigates.
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South Lodge, West Sussex: A sustainable staycation, where guilt-free travel meets ultimate luxury
Alexandra Fraser found a way to combine luxurious relaxation with complete sustainability – at a hotel where the emphasis is on celebrating and protecting its surrounding natural beauties.
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The dogs of Country Life: The labradors, terriers and teddy bears that we call family
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The Utterly Inessential Spring Shopping List: A few of life’s little luxuries to brave the strange time between winter and summer
The time between winter and summer has been made all the more strange by the current circumstances. However, there's nothing like a little retail therapy to make one prepared to face the coming season, whatever it may hold. Alexandra Fraser rounds up some of her spring favourites.
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An old Victorian coach house in Suffolk with a Grade-II listed vegetable garden
The Couch House in Bury St Edmunds is a gorgeous little home, in budget and perfectly set up for sustainable living.
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A self-sufficient farmhouse with three trout lakes, two holiday lets and a vegetable garden
Halamiling in Cornwall is the perfect place to ride out the apocalypse with an income source, a vegetable garden and a beautiful garden to explore.
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The dogs of lockdown: How our four-legged friends are surviving (and thriving)
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The Utterly Inessential Shopping From Home List: How all ages and animals can exercise, have fun and find fame at home
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Armchair travel: Tour Yosemite, go to the zoo and visit museums, all from your home
