Pick Me Up!

IN THE DOG HOUSE

Walking through my home, a pitter patter of little paws were right behind me.

Pouncing at my feet, my Chihuahua puppy Ru wanted to play.

Named after Ru Paul, Ru was a cheeky girl and loved chasing my feet as I walked through the house.

Going down on her front paws, she would yap excitedly at your feet.

But I adored her.

I’d always grown up around dogs – but they were always bigger breeds like French Mastiffs, and I’d wanted a cute Chihuahua since I was a little girl. My parents had always said no though – a Chihuahua would be too small around our bigger dogs.

But in October 2019, my partner Sarah, 34, and I were looking for a dog of our own and came across a litter of Chihuahua

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