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The Chaimberlains pamper their pets

by James Scott

They've given their pets their own wardrobe, put
tutus on them - and spend a whopping £1,000 on
them every month.

Now a barking mad family from Kennington say
their pooch pampering has got so famous everyone knows
them.

Karen Chamberlain, 49, partner Peter Dowling, 48, and their six
British bulldogs have been stopped on the beach, asked to pose for
photographs and even been asked for an autograph.

Karen, who runs a business selling dog ovulation pads, said: "We
don't get far if we take them on the promenade at Hythe because we
keep getting stopped by people wanting pictures taken."

Their dogs, or "fur kids" as she calls them, are: Lady Lola,
aged eight, Princess Tia, six, Baby Gracie, three, and one-year-old
puppies: Angel Star, Scarlet Sky and Lil Belle.

Karen, who estimates she spends up to £1,000 each month on her
dogs, loves nothing more than to dress them in skirts, hats and
tiaras.

They even have their own wardrobe full of clothes from special
designer shops, baby stores and Ebay.

"Some people are quite shocked when they see them in tutus and
tiaras," she said. "It's perfectly normal for me. I love dressing
them up and making them look pretty.

"If we're going out to town we will just put a little tutu on
them. It makes people smile. If they didn't like it I wouldn't do
it and they love the attention.

"If someone doesn't look at them or give them attention they
will give them a dirty look."

The dogs have appeared on TV, in photo shoots and featured
in national magazines.

They have also won numerous rosettes at dog shows. Tia
and Gracie have also been shown at Crufts.

"They love having their picture taken," said Karen. "To see them
enjoy all the things we do with them puts a smile on my face."

Her love affair with bulldogs started in 2000 when she bought
her first dog, Ricky.

Sadly he died after fire at Karen's former home in Dartford but
her two others, Lola and Tia survived, and she was given Gracie by
some friends.

The family has grown from there but the couple is not ruling out
having any more puppies.

Peter, a self-employed painter and decorator, said: "Hopefully
we're going to breed some more but we need to get a bigger
place.

"They've got a lovely temperament but they're a bit like a
bulldog in a china shop. They will have everything over."

"It's like having six teenage girls really," added Karen. "They
can get a bit hyper but if any of them misbehave they get put in
the sin bin."

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