I am so pleased to share with you guys the newest member of our family, Moshi! This is both mine and my children's first ever dog, though my wife has grown up with them and has spent ages researching everything to do with pugs.
We were looking for a puppy as one of our sons is more anxious around grown-ups and other children but so caring and anxiety free with babies, and this holds true for dogs as well! He is near to being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and our hope is Moshi can help him build social skills and calm both him and myself down when our anxiety peaks.
We didn't intend to get a purebred over concerns with the breeds health, instead preferring a cross with a longer snout to aid in respiration. But the opportunity arose to view this puppy and we were instantly smitten, it's been like a day and night transformation since putting a deposit down my wife's anxiety and depression and the pressure that was building up has been greatly relieved.
My wife has severe chronic pain, over the last few months it has been worsening with her flair ups being longer, stronger and more frequent; but getting Moshi has become her mission and given her the drive to overcome the paal, she's gone from using two crutches the past few weeks to being able to clean up parts of the house and even walk small bursts unaided. Sure, she's already started paying for it physically, but pain is in some part neurological in nature so it's nice to see her having some relief there.
So yeah, I think this is the happiest we've all been in a while and Moshi is just the happiest most curious little guy. I'm glad I can share this part of our lives with you all.