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We Have a New Home!

Maverick's Adventures Blog We've Got a Proper Website — and the Blog Has a New Home đź“… 11th March 2026  ·  ✍️ Digit  ·  🏷️ Big News When we started this Blogger, we had a book, a dog, and a vague plan. Blogger was the right place to begin — quick to set up, easy to post, and it got our first stories out into the world. But a lot has happened since then. Maverick's Adventures has grown into something bigger than a blog — and it deserves a proper home to match. "The website is live. The blog has moved. And Maverick has plenty more adventures to come." Say hello to mavericksadventures.co.uk The Maverick's Adventures website is now fully live at mavericksadventures.co.uk — and it's everything this brand has been working towards. You'll find the full story behind the books, a dedicated page for Where Is Maverick? , a free activity pack for little ones, and — most impo...

What's Next for Maverick?

What's Next for Maverick? — Maverick's Adventures Blog Maverick's Adventures Blog What's Next for Maverick? đź“… 13th March 2026 ✍️ Digit 🏷️ Behind the Scenes When we published Where Is Maverick? a few months ago, we honestly had no idea what to expect. A children's book about a real cockapoo, self-published, built from scratch — it felt like a leap into the unknown. But the response has been wonderful. Families have been buying it, reading it, and coming back to tell us their little ones ask for it every single night. That's everything we hoped for. So — what happens next? "Maverick is just getting started. There are more adventures to come, and we want you to be part of every single one." The website is live Big news first — mavericksadventures.co.uk is now live. After months of building in the background, the site is up, the books page is ...

How We Created Where is Maverick? — Behind the Scenes

How We Created Where is Maverick? — Behind the Scenes | Maverick's Adventures Maverick's Adventures — Behind the Books How We Created Where is Maverick? — From Idea to Amazon The real story behind the first book in the Maverick's Adventures series. Not the polished version — the actual process, including what we did not expect and what we would do differently. Behind the Scenes Children's Books Self Publishing Every book starts somewhere. For Where is Maverick? it started with a cockapoo who had an inexplicable talent for disappearing into the smallest, most inconvenient spaces at the most inopportune moments. Maverick has always done this. He finds a spot — behind the sofa, under a blanket, wedged behind a plant pot in the garden — and waits, apparently thrilled with himself, while everyone else looks for him. It is genuinely funny every single time. And at some point the thought arrived...

Five brilliant children's books for dog-loving little ones & plus one starring a very real cockapoo

5 Children’s Books to Read If Your Little One Loves Dogs | Mavericks Adventures Mavericks Adventures Get the Book Free Colouring Pages 📖 Reading List for Dog Lovers 5 Children’s Books to Read If Your Little One Loves Dogs Perfect for bedtime, story time or a gift for a dog-mad child — five brilliant books plus one starring a very real cockapoo. 5 min read Mavericks Adventures 2026 Affiliate disclosure: Some book links in this post are Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase through them we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. All recommendations are genuine. There is something about children and dogs. The moment a little one spots a dog on the street — the instant crouch, the outstretched hand, the complete and total focus — it is one of the most universal ...

What Maverick Eats And Why We Made the Switch

What Maverick Eats — And Why We Made the Switch | Mavericks Adventures Mavericks Adventures Get the Book Free Adventure Pack 🍳 Maverick Recommends What Maverick Eats — and Why We Made the Switch We switched Maverick to Pure Pet Food three weeks ago. My wife was impressed before the first bag was finished. Here is what actually happened. 4 min read Mavericks Adventures 2026 Affiliate disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link to Pure Pet Food. If you purchase through our link we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We ordered and paid for this food ourselves. Everything here is Maverick’s genuine experience. Maverick has been on dry kibble since we brought him home. Decent quality stuff — nothing wrong with it, just the default routine most dog owners end up...

How Maverick Became a Book Character

How Maverick Became a Book Character — The Real Story Behind Where Is Maverick | Mavericks Adventures Mavericks Adventures Get the Book Free Activity Pack 🐾 The Story Behind the Story How Maverick Became a Book Character The real story behind Where Is Maverick — from a dinner table idea to a published children’s book series. 6 min read Mavericks Adventures 2026 ``` Every children’s book character starts somewhere. Paddington started with a toy bear on a station platform. Spot the dog started with a father wanting to draw something simple for his toddler. Maverick started at our dinner table, with the same sentence repeated for about a year. “We should write a book about him.” Maverick is our cockapoo. He is energetic, endlessly curious, and has the kind of personality that f...

How We Turned Our Cockapoo Into a Children’s Book Character (And Published on Amazon KDP UK)

How We Turned Our Cockapoo Into a Children's Book Character (And Published on Amazon KDP UK) | Maverick's Adventures Maverick's Adventures Get the Book Free Activity Pack 🐾 Published January 28th 2026 How We Turned Our Cockapoo Into a Children’s Book Character (And Published on Amazon KDP UK) This was not just about selling books. It was about building a brand around a real dog with a real personality. Here is exactly how we did it. On January 28th 2026 we published our first children’s book: Where is Maverick? Maverick is our cockapoo — full of energy, endlessly curious and genuinely one of the most characterful dogs we have ever known. The idea of turning him into a book character had been sitting at the dinner table for almost a year before we finally did something about it. What followed was not just a book launc...