[ ABOUT PHOTO — CHRIS'S WIFE AND DEXTER ]
A real, warm photo — the moor shot or the garden one, whichever feels right. Natural light, portrait 4:5.
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This is Dexter. He's the reason.
We started Our Pawfect Life because we lost our dog.
Dexter was an English Springer Spaniel. He was with us for many wonderful years, and when he'd gone we realised how few of the ordinary days we'd actually kept. The zoomies after a bath. The exact way he'd sigh when he settled. The morning he worked out how to open the fridge. The walks that felt like nothing at the time and turned out to be everything.
We had photos, mostly on phones, mostly forgotten in camera rolls. We had a few videos. We had the big milestones — the day we brought him home, birthdays, gotcha day — but not the small things. Not the specific things. Not the him of him.
That's the gap we wanted to fill for other people. Not another pet health tracker. Not another photo cloud. A place where the ordinary years get kept warm — because those turn out to be the ones you look back at.
So Our Pawfect Life is a journal for your dog's whole life. Photos, dated entries, the funny things, the milestones, the routines. Family can join and add their own. Once a year, on your dog's birthday, we send a personalised card — because those years slip by faster than any of us realise.
We built the thing we wish we'd had.
If you're at the start of it — a new puppy, a rescue you just brought home, a dog you've had for years — we hope it helps you keep more than we did.
Chris
Founder, Our Pawfect Life · Derby, UK
Who's Behind It
I'm Chris.
I've spent most of my working life in web development and running small businesses. Our Pawfect Life is built and run from my spare room in Derby, with the help of my wife and a mailing list of dog owners who wanted this to exist.
If you email help@ourpawfect.life, you'll get me. If something's wrong, I want to know. If something's brilliant, I want to know that too.
Comes with a free digital journal for your dog — scan the tag and it's theirs to keep.
Every Our Pawfect Life keepsake links a physical tag to a living journal you keep adding to. Not a one-off card, not a static plaque — a page that grows for as long as you want it to, always a scan or a tap away.
Our Promise
What we believe.
Every day counts
Whether your dog is a puppy or a senior, every day with them is worth keeping a record of.
Quick and simple
Adding a photo or a new entry should take seconds, not sit on a to-do list. Everything is built mobile-first.
Better together
Family and friends can send Treats, Cuddles and guestbook messages, so your dog's journal is a shared thing to enjoy, not a solo project.
How We Work
A few things we hold to.
Free to start
No purchase required — every dog gets a free journal from the homepage.
Every moment matters
Every photo, every entry, every quirky habit deserves to be kept and shared.
You're in control
Public, family-only, or private — you decide who sees your dog's journal.
Built to last
No expiry date on the free tier and no surprise fees — your dog's journal stays online.
Muddy paws, stolen socks, the first walk, the hundredth walk — Our Pawfect Life is where you keep all of it.
Ready to start their journal?
Free forever, or bring the whole family in for £19.99. Whatever you need, we're here — email us any time.