Penny the black and tan shorthair dachshund cross Maltese was a beautiful accident after a pair of dogs didn’t stick to breeding with their own kind.
Penny, who is about one and a half, has been part of the Moxey household with Damien, Lauren and their three sons Mitchell, 10, Josh, 9, and Cameron, 5, since she was about eight weeks old.
Damien said she is a good size for the boys, not too big or scary and with a placid temperament.