Faith Atack-Martin

The thing about dog lovers is that you can spark up a conversation anywhere in the world about our beautiful 4 legged friends and we all share our love for them. I was lucky enough to spend 5 minutes with @LewisHamilton today and being socially introverted I just went for the dog chat. It’s funny watching him for a while he was super friendly to everybody but on corporate mode. As soon we were introduced we chatted about dogs I could see everything else fade away. It’s the same as talking to someone on the streets of Thailand who loves their dog or on a beach in Ireland where I’m from. Dogs bring out the best in us all. Just 2 guys talking about how much they loved their dogs. The general summary of the conversation was that dogs and animals in general are better than humans 🥰 I was so lucky today to see behind the scenes at @MercedesAMGF1 and see how a world class operation works and I just watched and learnt so much. It might be F1 but I was looking at systems and people management and global reach and thinking about what we could do with @wearehappydoggo . I was dreaming a little but that’s what days like this are for. Sitting in the garage watching a pit stop with a team of 40 in the garage isn’t too dissimilar to a busy dog hospital I guess in terms of pressure and teamwork. People might look at my last 2 days and think “ah he’s got a few followers now and that’s what he wanted to do in the end”. The opposite is true. I changed my flight home while at the track today so I could get home 3 hours earlier flying back tomorrow. I miss the dogs and am so desperate to make change for them. I feel slightly guilty for being away but also inspired and recharged. I can’t wait to get the flip flops back on and the bike loaded with food in Thailand and help the dogs who need it most. This was a lovely lovely experience and a badly needed recharge but my world is the dogs and I’m aching to get back now. Not one of the dogs will believe me when I tell them where I’ve been or who I’ve met when I get back. And that’s the beauty of dogs. They won’t care either. They’ll just want a belly rub and be full of love. Have a lovely Sunday 🥰🙏