My gratitude goes to Josie and John Barratt (Nelbeggin Pugs) for entrusting Alice (Nelbeggin Sassy Girl) to me in the summer of 2006. Alice came to us wearing a little red dress and in her suitcase was, amongst other things, a baby's soother! A few days later, whilst looking in a shop for a birthday card, I spotted a soother with Alice's name on it and couldn't resist adding one to her collection!

Alice is a wonderful pet and has recently turned out to be an equally good mother to her litter of 7 babies - born in November 2007.

Henry came to us later than Alice, at the age of 7 months and having lived with various other families before us. He is a lovely boy who, though he is still a "teenager" and very boisterous, shows no signs of being affected by being moved around the country a few times at so young an age. Henry is a devoted dad and loves to watch his puppies at play - although, for the sake of safety, he doesn't get the opportunity to bounce on them!

This is Puglymugs Tiny Tim who stole our hearts and is also staying with his mum, dad and sister. Tim took much longer than his siblings to grow into a handsome pug but it was worth waiting for!

So, this is Alice with her son and daughter. She is still a very attentive mother, still making sure that they are clean and presentable. She loves to chase around and play with them and has been a model mum.