Ted the Labrador puppy is a social media star
Annalie Armitage and her husband Ross set up an Instagram account and website to chronicle the arrival of their puppy Ted and to promote dog friendly locations near and far that people can enjoy with their own dogs.
Pete WarringtonStory editor
Annalie and Ted. Picture by talesofted (Image: UGC)
A SHEPSHED couple and their Labrador puppy are becoming Instagram stars with thousands of people following their adventures.
Annalie said: "The Tales of Ted is mostly ran by me. I'm a full-time teacher and when I'm not teaching you'll more than likely find me exploring the outdoors with my camera snapping our handsome dog. My husband, Ross, is chief dog-handler who generally puts up with my crazy ideas.
"We have always had a passion for adventure; we adore getting out into the great outdoors and exploring new places - it just so happens we now have our gorgeous fox red Labrador to enjoy these exciting experiences with us.
"We cannot imagine leaving Ted at home whilst we venture off on our explorations, and getting a dog has really challenged us to seek out the best dog friendly places where he can join us and have some fun too!"
Ted is now a year-old and has already been on a host of adventures with Annalie and Ross, including trips to Cornwall, the Lake District, Peak District, Snowdonia and the Yorkshire Dales.
And thousands of people from around the world have shared their adventure through social media platforms.
Annalie said: "Last year I created an Instagram account to share the adventures of Ted (@the_tales_of_ted) which has been a huge success. It is a fast growing Instagram page with a following of currently over 53,000. We also have our own website thetalesofted.com and other social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
"We are really keen to discover places across Leicestershire that are dog friendly and help to make people more aware about them and have fun in the process."