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The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to bring you the latest edition in our Petsonality Profile column, in association with Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
In this regular fun feature, we discover more about travel retail pet-sonalities, their back stories, traits and habits, as well as offering some insights into their owners. Each pet-sonality is also painted digitally by pets and equine artist Sami Moodie.
In this edition we meet Compass Supply Solutions* Managing Director Sharon Crompton and best friends Bruce the Rottweiler and Dexter the Dachshund.
Names: Bruce and Dexter.
Breeds: Bruce is a Rottweiler and Dexter is a Dachshund, affectionately known as Sausage Dog.
How old are they? Bruce is a lively 18 months old and Dexter 21 months.
How did you meet? I met both Bruce and Dexter as pups through the local Kennel Club in Hampshire.
Love at first sight? Absolutely, with both of them! Rottweiler and Dachshund is not a combination that most expect but they have the most adorable characters and are the best of friends.
Any quirky habits? Bruce thinks he is the Sausage Dog. He loves to cuddle whether you want to or not and has absolutely no concept of his size. Dexter sulks whenever he’s told off, to the point he turns his back to you. Funnily enough, he barks like a Rottweiler but has no bite whatsoever.
Favourite tricks and treats? Bruce has mastered the art of sitting like a human on the sofa down to a T. His treat has to be steak, especially if it has been left on the kitchen worktop, just within his reach.
If Dexter is told off he will roll straight on his back for you to tickle his tummy. How can you possibly stay mad at him? He also has a knack of snaffling crisps out of your hand if you don’t eat them quick enough.
Social media account? No, not yet. Although watch this space as I am trying to encourage both my sons, Jamie and Harry, to set them up on social media. I think they would be adorable dressed up as Sherlock Holmes and Watson, although which one would be which would be interesting.
If they could talk what would their first words be? I think Bruce would be goofy enough to sound like Joe Pasquale and be singing I know a song that would get on your nerves.
I imagine Dexter to sound more Cockney, ‘up the old apples and pears’ style. He loves running upstairs when he gets a chance, even though as a Sausage Dog he’s not supposed to.
Anything else we should know? Bruce and Dexter really are the most unlikely combination to live together. Everyone finds it funny. The fact they are exactly the same colouring makes them even more adorable.
They are the best of friends and inseparable. Our house and our family just wouldn’t be the same without them.
*Compass Supply Solutions is a leading drinks provisioner to the global travel industry.
Click here for our introductory story on the Duty Free Unleashed partnership with Tito’s Handmade Vodka. The independent vodka brand from Austin, Texas has had a close connection with the welfare of dogs since its founding by Bert ‘Tito’ Beveridge in 1997.
The company has always been committed to rescuing and protecting the animals that have come into the lives of its people, and has even created a programme, Vodka for Dog People, to help that come to life.
Note: Through this new column, Tito’s Handmade Vodka and The Moodie Davitt Report are partnering to promote the work of brokenbiscuits.org, a disabled animal charity. As the world’s first disabled animal centre, its work includes:
- Providing equipment to families
- Offering homes to paraplegic, deaf, blind and disabled animals
- An education programme of visiting schools and universities
- Working alongside rescue centres, rehabbers and veterinary professionals
- Caring for stray and surrendered disabled animals
To support the work of Broken Biscuits, you can donate via this link or find out more via the youtube channel.
Previously on Pet-sonality Profile
Meet Jeff Butler and Rosie and Rascal
Meet Hannah Tan-Gillies and Charlie
Meet Daniel Levin and Garfield
Meet Denz van der List and Jazz
Meet Tankred Stachelhaus and Pepina
Maitreyi Karanth’s Shaggy (and Demi) dog story
Meet Jilly Brocklebank and Sadie
Meet Alex Thompson and Chester
Meet Sinéad El Sibai and Guinness
Meet Bronwyn Clementson and Harvey
Meet Jeff Bond and his four-legged friends
Meet Pauline Prescott’s Daisy and Digger
Meet Julio Cesar Magaña Ortiz and Hope
Meet Barry Geoghegan, Milly and Jess
Meet Duke and Lindsay Hitzeroth
