They were great with our boys which we knew they would be! Very accommodating and managed to help us out fairly last minute.

Ever since I can remember my sister wanted a dog. My parents wouldn’t allow it so she made due with waking our elderly neighbours’ cocker spaniel Scuppers as a favour whenever she could. Twenty years’ later, when she first got the pug puppy that has now grown to be the saucy yet sweet Bernard (you can call him Bernie) she was beyond ecstatic. She’d already been preparing the last year (or her whole life, really) by reading books on the pug breed and dog ownership in general, researching the best food and training methods. Their parent-puggo love blossomed in the first few years. Then when Jesse joined the family, it was a pop-pop match made in heaven for this fur baby. Nats and Jesse couldn’t love their “Saucisse” any more if they tried, and it’s obvious in everything they do to care deeply for him and make his life fulfilling, from the bike rides Jesse takes him on, all secured in his pet backpack and goggles, to the fastidious ear cleanings he gets every week, to the pug grumble events he attends to socialize with other dogs, right down to the everyday cuddles he gets as much as possible. Every year Bernie goes on hikes in Lion’s Head and spends time at the family cottage in Muskoka with his auntie (myself), grandma and other family members who are also mad about him. We’re all super blessed to have Bernie as our furry friend and inspired by the devoted dog ownership we see Nats and Jesse exemplify and enjoy every day.