A rescue puppy has moved out of a dog shelter and into Downing Street to join Boris Johnson and girlfriend Carrie Symonds.
The 15-week-old Jack Russell-cross, who has not yet been named, has been taken in by the PM after being abandoned by puppy farmers.
Carried in a small red basket, the little dog looked timid as he got ready to settle into his new home this morning, after being moved from Friends of Animals Wales in Rhondda.
The puppy will be starting his new life with dog lovers Mr Johnson and Ms Symonds in their flat above No 11 – just one door down from Larry the cats home.
After Downing Street staff voted to have a dog, campaigning TV vet Marc Abraham introduced Ms Symonds to the work of the Wales-based rescue centre.
The shelter have been keen to promote Lucys Law, which will crackdown on puppy farming.
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Volunteers at the shelter, including founder Eileen Jones, sent the couple a shortlist of dogs to choose from and they set their heart on the little Jack Russell-cross.
Mr Abraham told the BBC: When I was speaking to Carrie about what dog to get and where to get it from, she gets it. She is a massive supporter of the Lucys Law campaign.
Carrie and Boris are helping to get a very, very vulnerable dog thats otherwise likely to be killed.
They are both massive dog lovers.
However, were not so sure Larry the Tabby cat, the nations favourite political pet, will be best pleased at the arrival of the new animal on the block.
Larrys official Twitter account posted: Confirmation that Downing Street is going to the dogs…
But Mr Abraham isnt worried about the pair, adding that the little dog has been living in a foster home alongside a cat and is already house-trained.
Confirmation that Downing Street is going to the dogs… https://t.co/nRWrZa2U33
— Larry the Cat, Esq. (@Number10cat) September 2, 2019
