After our 3 beloved dogs died of old age, my daughter, then 3 years old, missed them all and kept asking for another one. We weren't keen on it, but finally went to the RSPCA and after much searching found a litter of StaffyX pups. 5 black and one mainly white with black markings, hidden in a corner while the others were all trying to come out. We were looking for a female dog, so we had to have this one! We found out she had a little infection on the site of her operation when she was desexed, took her to the Vet and had to nurse her for a while. She has thrived and look at her now! She's a boisterous, brut-looking animal but she gets along with all other dogs and birds (except Indian Minahs) and she's not too fond of the neighbours' cat but doesn't harm him when he decides to come for a visit. She loves people and tries top play 10 pin Bowling with all of us in the corridor! My daughter plays dress-ups with her, annoys her to bits and still when we go out and live her home, she'll pull all of our towels from the rail except for my daughter's one. We went to the RSPCA Millian Paws Walk yesterday and she couldn't get enough of all the other dogs around her. She just didn't know who to play with first, and she had everybody inh stitches when she decided she wanted to play with a stick, except her stick was more like half a tree!! Life would just not be the same without our "Cute Brut" Lucy-lou!!

Joanna Russell
Central Coast, Australia