JOEY
Joey was born on September 14th last year, and this picture was taken a few days after we brought him home in November. He's a black and tan miniature dachshund and he is the sweetest, most loving little thing. He settled into the family really well and loves Florence so much. She has moments when she mothers him and we catch her cuddling up at bedtime or cleaning his face when she thinks no one is looking, and they have the best time playing tug o' war and chasing each other around the house like lunatics on day release, but other times you can tell she wants him to leave her alone so she can sleep but he's nothing if not persistent and he usually gets his own way! They are like a real life Hairy Maclary and Schnitzel Von Krumm (with a very low tum).
They had a great first Christmas together and were very spoiled by us, and Pets At Home. We dressed them up in their festive jumpers and they loved diving through their boxes and gifts to see what they had - Joey's face on receiving his chewy candy cane was hilarious and you can see the unadulterated glee on his face at receiving all these new things for him to destroy play with.
We've taken out pet insurance on a joint policy for them both and cancelled Florence's previous cover (as it was about to go up a ridiculous amount anyway, and the joint policy was considerably cheaper). We shopped around and got a great deal, and we have also signed Joseph up at Flo's veterinary practice and their healthy pet club scheme which gives us certain treatments free and a big discount on general care for a small monthly payment - we saved more than £50 on Florence's spaying last year thanks to the HPC.
Joey is a very welcome new addition to our family, and we look forward to sharing their adventures with you.
Beautiful both of them xx
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DeleteOh he's gorgeous!! We got blood tests done on our Staffy to determine her immunity to the common vaccines they give you and she's immune which is good! Need to sort my home insurance let alone pet insurance!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's such a lot to sort out isn't it, things you might not even consider when buying a pet but so important! x
DeleteOh goodness he is gorgeous. I am so broody for a dog x
ReplyDeleteHe's such a cheeky chappy!
DeleteOh my! Just showed the pics to my girl who promptly went all boggle eyed and soppy! He is rather cute :)
ReplyDeleteHe is rather scrummy isn't he, but very naughty with it!
DeleteOh my....they are both so gorgeous! Better not let my kids see this post, or they'll be hounding me even more to get a puppy :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you! Haha yes best not give them any ideas then ;) x
DeleteBless him! He's very cute :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThey are so cute.
ReplyDeleteAsh the Dog says - Welcome Joey. Now, you are the cutest little bundle I have seen for a long time. It looks like you've got an awesome family who you're gonna have super fun with. Paw-5's to you Joes xx #animaltales
ReplyDeleteAsh the Dog says - Welcome lil' Joey. You look like the cutest little bundle I have ever seen. It looks like you've got an awesome family and you're gonna have super fun. Paw-5's lil' Joey xx #animaltales
ReplyDeleteAn adorable new family member! Gorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteWell hello Joey, you gorgeous thing ... and Florence too. Lovely to met you both and thank you so much for joining in with #AnimalTales. I look forward to reading more about your adventures.
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