Oh, these two are the sweetest, most entertaining little girls. They look very alike, but we’re learning that Erin is the laidback lovey lapdog while Ellie is the bouncy, playful ball of fun. They race around our very small garden as if it were a track, and are awestruck by the neighbour’s cat on the wall. They are great little watchdogs, barking at disturbances, but settling again happily.
Equally, they’re happy to just hang about indoors, interested in what’s happening but well behaved and mannerly, coming when called, but staying in the kitchen with sad faces but without complaint when we go out.
Neither are any trouble at all so far. Their housetraining is going pretty well, and they’re very good at going to bed at night, quickly settling down and sleeping through with no disturbance. They love mealtimes, playtimes, sleeptimes, walktimes, anytimes, and are delighted to meet everyone, befriending human and animal very quickly.
Today we took them to Phoenix Park and they were delighted by the fields and fresh air, racing along with their trademark energy and enthusiasm.
They have the feistiness of Jack Russells, but are very gentle, sweet and loving too, liking nothing more than claiming a cosy place on the couch during TV time, or jumping onto the lap of anyone who might need some Erin-and-Ellie love.
They’re healthy and happy, perfect for a family, a singleton, a small garden, a farm… I’ll be very sad to say goodbye, but delighted for the family/ies lucky enough to get these biscuit-coloured twins.
And they’re a great pair. As a man in Phoenix Park declared enthusiastically: "What beautiful dogs!"
