Roux And Me

Tracey Hebron, a visitor services assistant at Barnsley Museums, on how she muggles through with her puggle

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My puggle, Roux, is five years old. She has been my best friend and companion for the last three years. My dad spotted her on the RSPCA website and it was love at first sight.

When she arrived, she had been involved in an accident that had left her recovering from an injury; this resulted in her having to wear a coat until all was healed. The coat soon came off though and she made herself at home.

Like many good dog owners, I had strict intentions from the start: no dogs on the furniture, no dogs upstairs. But rules are meant to be broken – and they soon were where Roux was concerned. It is no surprise to anyone who knows us that she now sleeps on the bed with me and is the boss of the entire house.