In respect of buying a car, well I don’t even drive so I have no idea what I’m supposed to be looking for. I know what cars I like, and I do have very modest taste, but I don’t know anything else about cars. So I have to hugely rely on Andy to help with this idea, and probably my old man as he does know about cars.
However when it comes to dogs, dogs I do know. I was born and raised with dogs. We’ve had 4 dogs in our family in my life so far. One of which is still with us and living with my old man, a tubby brindle Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Kilo who is as daft as anything and resembles a barrel.
Although Andy hasn’t had quite the same experience as me, his family did get their first dog Molly when Andy began college and Andy did have a dog with his previous girlfriend as well. The lovely Molly, a Border Collie Alsatian cross, still lives with his parents and although she’s getting on, she still behaves like a giant puppy when it comes to playing.
Essentially what I’m saying is, we’re very firmly dog people. So when me and Andy starting dating and it started becoming serious, the idea of getting a dog together was always there. Talking about dogs has probably been a building block for our relationship. However our living arrangements haven’t suited bringing a dog into our lives. Until now.
At the end of last year the chats about getting a dog became more about planning and less about dreaming. My hours at work had changed and I had scope to change them again, we now live in a 2 bed house rather than a 2 room flat, we thought about our lifestyles and how a dog would fit into that. Ultimately we couldn’t really see any issues in terms of bringing a dog into our home and into our family.
It actually didn’t take long to find the puppy for us. She was waiting for us in the second litter we went to view. I think Andy fell in love first but I was mostly sold by the time we got home afterwards. So once I could call the local vets the following morning and arrange for first vaccination appointment, I was in. We confirmed right away and transferred our deposit. We were finally getting our own little puppy.
So without further ado, meet Maggie Rose.
Maggie is a Shih Tzu Poodle cross and at the time of writing this, she’s three months old. We got her on the 22nd December so she was that dream come true of a puppy for Christmas. Of course she’s ours for life really. When we first saw her she was 4 weeks old and we saw her again at 6 weeks before finally bringing her home at 8 weeks old. We saw her with her littermates, her mum, and her auntie. We are very much against puppy mill farming which is why it was important for us to ensure we weren’t endorsing this.
We would have loved to open our home to a rescue dog however Andy can be really sensitive to dogs due to his eczema. Rather than cause Andy to suffer or worse have to rehome a dog from a rescue centre, we decided to pick a breed which wouldn’t moult. Hopefully we’ll be able to welcome a rescue dog into our lives later down the line.
For now though we’re enjoying all the ups and downs of bringing up a puppy. She’s very food motivated, very playful, quite rowdy, and incredibly smart when she wants to be. I don’t think we could possibly be more in love with her than we already are.
However when it comes to dogs, dogs I do know. I was born and raised with dogs. We’ve had 4 dogs in our family in my life so far. One of which is still with us and living with my old man, a tubby brindle Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Kilo who is as daft as anything and resembles a barrel.
Although Andy hasn’t had quite the same experience as me, his family did get their first dog Molly when Andy began college and Andy did have a dog with his previous girlfriend as well. The lovely Molly, a Border Collie Alsatian cross, still lives with his parents and although she’s getting on, she still behaves like a giant puppy when it comes to playing.
Essentially what I’m saying is, we’re very firmly dog people. So when me and Andy starting dating and it started becoming serious, the idea of getting a dog together was always there. Talking about dogs has probably been a building block for our relationship. However our living arrangements haven’t suited bringing a dog into our lives. Until now.
At the end of last year the chats about getting a dog became more about planning and less about dreaming. My hours at work had changed and I had scope to change them again, we now live in a 2 bed house rather than a 2 room flat, we thought about our lifestyles and how a dog would fit into that. Ultimately we couldn’t really see any issues in terms of bringing a dog into our home and into our family.
It actually didn’t take long to find the puppy for us. She was waiting for us in the second litter we went to view. I think Andy fell in love first but I was mostly sold by the time we got home afterwards. So once I could call the local vets the following morning and arrange for first vaccination appointment, I was in. We confirmed right away and transferred our deposit. We were finally getting our own little puppy.
So without further ado, meet Maggie Rose.
Maggie is a Shih Tzu Poodle cross and at the time of writing this, she’s three months old. We got her on the 22nd December so she was that dream come true of a puppy for Christmas. Of course she’s ours for life really. When we first saw her she was 4 weeks old and we saw her again at 6 weeks before finally bringing her home at 8 weeks old. We saw her with her littermates, her mum, and her auntie. We are very much against puppy mill farming which is why it was important for us to ensure we weren’t endorsing this.
We would have loved to open our home to a rescue dog however Andy can be really sensitive to dogs due to his eczema. Rather than cause Andy to suffer or worse have to rehome a dog from a rescue centre, we decided to pick a breed which wouldn’t moult. Hopefully we’ll be able to welcome a rescue dog into our lives later down the line.
For now though we’re enjoying all the ups and downs of bringing up a puppy. She’s very food motivated, very playful, quite rowdy, and incredibly smart when she wants to be. I don’t think we could possibly be more in love with her than we already are.
Currently Maggie is curled up in her bed following a rather soggy walk early this morning. We plan on taking her on as many of our adventures as we can. She's our little best mate after all. Those following me on various social media outlets will already know that anything I post these days is Maggie related. It'll probably be much the same on my blog going forward. But who can resist that face?
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