This day I love.......: RSPCA

Regular readers and followers of my Instagram feed will know how much the dogs mean to me. 6 years ago my parents got a dog. Up until this point I had been scared of them. My Dad had asked me to go and collect him and fetch him back to their house. I remember the journey on the cold and wet December night and this tiny little puppy who was very badly car sick. I took him to my house cleaned him up and put him in an open box with lots of towels.

A few months later I made the same journey to collect J. He travelled home in a banana box, which I still have. J was very quiet and simply wanted to sit in his bed. After a few days he soon came out of his shell and began to interact and play with us. He was relatively easy to toilet train and enjoyed nothing more than chasing balls and digging! J love for balls has gotten him into a few scrapes, thankfully we have a great vets and great pet insurance company who took care of everything.

J worked out I was pregnant with both girls before anyone else did, including myself. He used to sit on my lap and curl into my tummy but when I was pregnant he stopped doing this, as if he knew. He always knows when I'm upset and comes and gives me a friendly head nudge. J is one of the best listeners I know and he has never told a secret. He is my best friend and without him I'd be lost.

It became apparent though that J needed some dog company. Whilst he loves his own space he seemed to crave the attention that only another dog could give. Deciding upon a rescue dog we travelled a 6 hour round trip twice to rescue a spotty dog from the RSPCA. our little spotty dog has made herself firmly known.

She's very different to J. As mad as they come and loves to hide under things. Her favourite spot is under the chair and J simply looks at her baffled as to how she got there. She is now 6 months old and we are struggling to toilet train her. Everything else she is perfect in every way. Has a wonderful temperament and gets on great with the girls, who adore her.

My youngest in particular is really attached to both J and spotty dog. She seems to have a particularly close bond with both of them, I think she might be Dr Doolittle. Our dogs are certainly part of the family and without them I think we would all be lost.

I was sent a hamper from Petplan in exchange for a post about my dogs.

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For some time we have been looking for a companion for J. It was decided we would look for a rescue dog and we felt it better to get a younger dog for both settling in with J and the girls. After what seemed like months of searching we came across several beautiful dogs all at the same RSPCA centre. Last weekend we went to meet them.

We took the girls and J with us, the idea that we would let the dog choose us rather than the other way around. After a 2 and half hour drive we arrived. We went over the enclosure to meet the dogs. J showed little interest in any of them and preferred the blue ball which was in the enclosure. One of the dogs we wanted to meet had been reserved that morning, so first we met a beautiful black staffy. She was stunning but the girls were scared of her due to her size. If they had been older and not scared we would have had no hesitation.

Our final dogs to meet were 12 week old puppies. For the girls it was love at first sight. My eldest talks non stop about spotty dogs and this was a spotty puppy. We reserved her subject to a home check and made the 2 and half hour drive home.

The rest of the week the girls were unsettled at night, asking when spotty dog would be coming home. I was nervous about the home check, checking my phone and message every day. Finally Thursday we got the call to say they would be coming on Friday. I wasn't sure what to expect and needless to say did not sleep well that night.

Our home check was fine, no problems and even J behaved himself. We were told we could pick her up on Sunday. My husband made the journey first thing to pick her up and after our lunch she arrived home. It has to be said she is certainly very confident and has made herself well known.

She is an absolute bundle of fun, chasing things and doing all things puppy. Our little spotty dog has found her forever home.

I wanted to just say that there are lots of dogs in rescue centres and lots of them are there by no fault of their own. There are lots that are able to be re homed with children and other pets. I am so pleased we made the decision to give a rescue dog a home, just look how beautiful she is.

This day I love our new arrival

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