Matty

Meet Matty

Born 06/12/2011 I adopted this little puppy from my local shelter. He had a bad case of kennel cough but was otherwise fairly healthy. I picked him up the same day I adopted Storm and they have both been very close since.

Matty is is such a good little dog that has a few fears, most likely due to his previous owners. He is deathly petrified of the garden hose, plastic bags and whole watermelon. Yeah really...watermelon. Who knows why and perhaps i'm better off not knowing. 

Like every dog, Matty loves to play and is very much a cuddle bunny. If he can get access to your lap, he will sit and never move. Often flopping to become a liquid if it means staying with you.  He is still a little shy of strangers and most likely will never grow out of that.

He does have a few bad habits of course. He gets over jealous when Storm receives a long session of brushing and Matty will become desperate to join in. He also is a food hog and will eat anything he can get his little mouth on. This includes cat poop, given the opportunity.

He knows all of the basic commands and is fairly obedient...unless there is an ibis (bin chicken) in the backyard. In which case he feels compelled to chase the bugger until it flaps away.

If only he was a little bit smaller to fit into a handbag. I would take him everywhere haha!