One of my many children

my little boy

Of course, he's not actually my little boy. And little Huggy Bear Dazzler is a little older...like around 22 or so but metaphorically he is my little boy.
This here is one of the friendliest, happy-go-luckiest, adorablest, sweetest, kindest, gentlest, huggiest little puppies you could ever come across.

Huggy Bear was in my challenger team last year and he was absolutely brilliant at keeping everyone calm and laughing. Even when I was on the verge of losing my temper and threatening to dropkick some asses (!) Dazzler was on hand to completely defuse rising tempers with his cheeky grin, lovely Irish lilt (no not the drink, the accent)and absolute cheek.

Of course, my nickname has stuck so every now and again when he's in town or emailing or messaging, I'm still referred to as "mommy" which...pretty much fulfills my maternal instincts!