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