Our new addition to the family.

Ever since we moved out I had always wanted to get a dog, when I was younger we always had a dog at home and they become part of the family. But when we moved out with us both working full time and not being there in the week we didn't feel it was fair to get a dog and not be there to spend time with it. So instead we decided to get our cat Missy who we adore and couldn't imagine not being around. Missy can be grumpy at times and is definitely the boss of the house but she is part of the family and I couldn't imagine the house without her!

Anyway in the last year I got a job which allows me to work from home so I nagged Robert to get a dog but we always put it off for one reason or another - mainly because we had enough to plan with the wedding coming up. We came to a mutual agreement that we would get a dog after the wedding as a present to ourselves. So of course knowing me I started planning ahead and looked into what type of dog we could get. We eventually decided on a cockerpoo. I had heard so many good things about them - we especially liked that they were very friendly social dogs and loved people. It was an added bonus that they don't shed fur and are very cute! When we went to get Maisie we already knew we wanted a girl and fell in love with her instantly, she ran up to us and greeted us with licks. She was so beautiful and very affectionate and we both looked at each other knowing this would be the dog we got.

We have loved having her around, she loves keeping you company and she is laying on my feet as I type this. It has taken a while for Missy and Maisie to get used to each other and we have had a few stand offs, however they are gradually getting used to the idea of living together and over time I think it can only get better. We are so happy to finally have our dog and feel that this is the start of a new chapter. I am sure you will see lots more in my future blogs.