Happy birthday to Toby

Hello chaps and chapesses!

I can't believe it's been a whole year since we brought Toby home from North Clwyd Animal Rescue to live with us.

On the day we met him, it was love at first sight. We'd met a few other dogs that day, who were all lovely in their own way, but when they brought Toby bounding down the path to meet us, I think Graeme and I both knew he was the pooch for us.   He was so excited and friendly, and so cute! People often ask us how old he is because he looks like a puppy.

Bringing him home was interesting. We let him hop into the boot of Graeme's car, and in the time it took us to shut the boot and walk the three steps to the front of the car, Toby had jumped over and was sitting in pride of place in the drivers seat. That pretty much set the tone for life with Toby - he's cute and cheeky, and will always try to push his luck, but he's ultimately a good egg.

Over the last year he's learned to swim and to chase sticks, but not to bring them back.  He's also grasped that if he's a good boy, he can come to sit on the mat in front of the fire and warm his belly to his heart's content.

Happy birthday Tobes - here's to many more jolly years!