Toby was my first dog, I got him through a friend at work when my son was 8. I told Sam I had to drop off a cat cage to a friend and they had some puppies he can play with and when we got there I pulled a collar out of my bag and told Sam that he would need this as we were taking one home.
The first two years were pretty full on, Toby is a fox terrier and had so much energy (Lola is such a dream at 8 months compared to Toby).
Then I met my husband to be Kevin and I think it was love at first sight between him and Toby and they have been inseparable since.
We have had our ups and downs, Toby broke his leg about three years ago when a big dog knocked him over at a beach and then a few months later we found out that Toby had Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) which is why his nose and lips were losing their pigment and he looks really grey.
He also has arthritis, it seems that the lupus is making him age at a faster rate. I’m conscious of this and have been making an effort recently to take photos of him, here’s a few Toby photos from the last month.