Gabby Logan Instagram – @loislogansj sent this to our family WhatsApp tonight.
Excuse the dressing gown and ugly crying in the film here …..it’s the morning of my 50th birthday (18 months ago) and I was told to wait until I had opened all my presents before I opened this specific card. I was secretly worried @kennylogan11 had bought me a sports car, was this a picture of a fast (midlife cliche) car I didn’t want? But no I was thankfully very wrong, they’d bought me a standard poodle.
When I was a kid my family loved poodles, Sadie was our family dog. A chocolate brown standard.
But @kennylogan11 @loislogansj and @reuben_logan pushed back whenever I suggested we get one they always said they weren’t ‘real dogs’.
So I gave up the campaign and have loved our boxers Sydney and Milo and our labradoodle Maggie. And that was that.
But a few months before I turned 50 Lois suggested to Kenny it would be a great surprise present to find me a standard poodle.
She did the search and found a litter about to be born near Bath at the right time and then drove with Kenny to see the 3 week old puppies, and then Maverick chose them.
Then she had a card made which was a hologram picture of 5 week old Maverick coming out of a gift box.
She wrote the most beautiful words inside the card (from all of them). And I was overwhelmed.
However it’s totally back fired on them all. Because they are utterly enamoured and in love with the beautiful, clever, big handsome guy. Milo and Maggie are still equally loved and cherished but i guess it’s like having a third child😂, you can always find a bit more love. 🧡
NB – video showing my children laughing their hearts out at my tears should resonate with parents of teenagers.
And @christineyorathdesign the original poodle lover finally cuddling one of our dogs after all these years 😂
#poodle #standardpoodle | Posted on 30/Aug/2024 03:08:46
