Never mind about mans best friend... he's my best friend!

Today I dedicate my post to my pooch Mungo. 

When I started university three years ago I was going through a really tough time. By the first Christmas I was out of halls and living in a house on my own. My Sister back at home had been bought a Schnauzer puppy and my mum encouraged me to get one too... enter Mungo! 

He helped me through my three years at uni, kept my company in a house on my own, new when I was upset and would always be more than willing to jump on the sofa with me and have a cuddle, would play with me, eat ice cream and be a real cutie when my friends popped over. 

Now we are back home at my families house with his friend Ludo (now my mums salt and pepper Schnauzer) and between the pair of them they get extremely dirty, make a lot of noise, get into all sorts of mischief but at the end of the day love nothing more than coming in to sit by the fire and have a cuddle and maybe a biscuit!

 

I couldn't imagine how different my uni life would have been without Mungo. He really was my rock, my little baby and always there for me. At first it was like having a baby and I wasn't sure if I was ready for the responsibility but three years on and I couldn't imagine my life without him. 

                     

I would strongly recommend to anyone that although having a dog is sometimes hard work and yes its tough having to leave them during the day whilst your at work or uni but the great times you have with them out weighs any of that. For me, having Mungo was a great way for me to grow up and take care of someone else besides myself, ok I know he can't talk or make me a cup of tea but he always manages to cheer me up and does the same for anyone else that might be feeing a bit down, plus as you can see from the pictures, he's more like a baby than he is a dog, the amount of time he spends in someones arms or lap asleep.

A dog is for life and definitely not just for Christmas or to help you through some bad times like Mungo did me, and now we've got through that stage in my life I still wouldn't change having him for the world.