Tailerwolf’s family is made up of Zoe and Warwick, their four children Oscar 9, Jake 7 Josh 18, Jessie 16 plus two hens Marigold and Tulip and a cockatiel Mango. “Tailerwolf was rescued 12 yrs ago from the Sydney Dogs Home, he is about 13 yrs old now. He is a terrier x poodle mix with a mixture of wirey hair and wool on his head, so he gets dreadlocks there but the rest of him is just wiry hair, I think he’s incredibly handsome of course and other people comment on him wherever we go. He loves unwrapping his presents when he gets one, he especially likes getting animals with long limbs or ears he can flip about and throw in the air to himself. He loves chicken wings as a treat (thankfully he doesn’t realise that Marigold and Tulip have some of those under their feathers). I came up with his name Tailerwolf as a mixture of him being a magical creature who would protect me with his love, my talisman, my wolf, the one who tails me, at my side always.. I think his name is perfect for him..” by Zoe

“Bella comes from a breeder in Coffs Harbour – she was flown down and we picked her up at the airport. She is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever She was born on the 24th February so she’s nearly 9 months old (8mths at the time of the photos) She loves bones and her favourite toy is a purple one that makes a funny noise when you move it… not sure what it’s called. She loves to chase the frisbee.” by Riannan

Introducing Bozley and Boof. Part 2

“Bozley 13 years old Lhasa Apso x poodle Back before we knew how bad pet shops really could be, he was purchased from pets paradise at Chatswood. I actually bought him 2 weeks before I moved into suitable accommodation, and the pet shop were kind enough to keep him for me till i could take him. I would come and spend my lunch break with him every day in those 2 weeks. He was my baby before I had babies and has taken to the role of protecting the kids when they arrived. He spends half his night sleeping across their bedroom doors, protecting them. He has never walked with a leash, and is famous for singing (howling) happy birthday into people’s voicemail.” by Cassie

Introducing Bozley and Boof. Part 1

“Boof 4 years old He is a Bull Arab. He was purchased from a breeder in QLD by Rob and flown down to sydney. His parents are champion pig hunting dogs – our boofy is the runt of the litter, unusual colouring for a Bull Arab and has the loveliest nature (sadly the fact he is scared of the wind, the blue tongue lizard (Dorothy) who lives in the backyard and even plastic bags that land in the yard, he would never make a good hunter .. And we’re glad of that). He loves to jump on the trampoline with the kids, go to the beach and destroy soccer balls. He resides in the yard in his custom made kennel complete with heated bed for winter and fan for summer. He comes inside but sleeps outside.” by Cassie

“Our spoodle, Simba is the love of our lives. We got him to be a companion for our only daughter. We chose him over other breeds because spoodle are known to be very family and kid friendly dogs and manageable in size too. Simba is instant positivity in our lives with his lively nature he lifts up our spirits instantly. He is a barrel full of love and affection and he never runs out of it for us!

He has a few favourite toys including his blue teddy called ‘bubble gum’. Simba also lives to eat chicken in any form and would even get upset and growl if we eat chicken without sharing with him. He has turned one in October and is even more playful than before. We wish him a really long, healthy life. He is an absolute apple of our eyes!!” by Shipra

Introducing Buster

“Here’s the story of Buster….

In late 2014, three weeks before his 15th birthday, we suddenly lost our beloved dog, Bulldozer. We were devastated and spent a week mourning the loss of our beloved furkid. At the time, Charlie was about 5mths old and was keeping us very busy (not to mention keeping us up at night!) and we spent many hours discussing whether we could manage a puppy as well. Before the week was out we had agreed that we couldn’t even consider continuing life as a family without a dog and we wanted to get a puppy (rather than an adult dog) so that Charlie and the pup could grow up together.

Bulldozer was an English Staffordshire Bull Terrier (aka a Staffy) and he was the best dog ever…loyal, smart, sweet and super affectionate. Staffies are known for being people dogs that are awesome with kids but, if they’re not handled well, they can be aggressive. So we agreed that we would get another Staffy but, with a small baby, we wanted to make sure we knew that we knew the dog’s background. We wanted to make sure we got a Staffy who’s parents that weren’t aggressive as it reduces the risk of the pup being aggressive. So, we began the hunt for a Staffy puppy. Staffy pups are highly sort after and many people purchase pups before the Mummy Staffy has even become pregnant. It was mid November and we were looking to get a puppy before Christmas…not an easy thing to do! So, after a week of searching and negotiation we found a reputable breeder in Taree (north coast of NSW) who had a pup that was for sale. So, that weekend, we hopped in the car and took Charlie to visit this puppy and his family. We arrived, met the breeder and all his dogs and spent an hour or so playing with this sweet little puppy and introducing him to Charlie. We went for a walk and discussed whether this was the puppy for us. We decided he was and so we brought him home.

Buster was born on 11 Sept 2014 (so he’s 1 and a bit) and we should have called him ‘Chewy’. He has chewed every toy he has ever been given into tiny little bits. He now steals things out of the recycling and chews them into little bits. Every now and then, he steals one of our shoes and chews them up too. When he’s not chewing things into bits, he’s sitting under Charlie’s high chair waiting for food to drop from above and I’m not sure who loves it more, Buster or Charlie. We often catch Charlie gleefully dropping food from her plate onto the flaw and giggling as Buster eats it up off the floor…needless to say, Charlie and Buster are best friends and the bond they share is not only obvious, but beautiful.” by Sarah