Hi guys, welcome back to my channel, it's Emily Lucy Ratch. Today's video is a little bit different and that is because I want to introduce you to someone who's made the last few weeks of my life. It's so special, he doesn't understand the rules of being quiet when you are filming. He likes to let one know he is here and that is Mr Max. Mr Max, my darling baby who is now over 4 months old. He's just amazing, the best thing that could ever possibly happen to me and Anthony, I'm just honestly living on cloud 9 still. But I just wanted to make this video just to, I was like loads of questions since we've got Max asking about him and I just thought I was sharing it because I found like I've watched so many YouTube videos on House of Catherine since we got him. So the back story is that I've been asking for a dog probably for, I can't remember how long. So when I was a child we had dogs in the house, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, grandparents had dogs and then my mum actually used to breed and show dogs. So literally from as long as I can remember we have had dogs in the house. And then if you follow me on time on Instagram you will know that my family dog passed away about two years ago, Bri, who was a Spaniard as well. And the house has just been the same. I want to go home to my parents and I always think she's still there and she's not and it's just heartbreaking. And I've always wanted a dog of my own but it's just never been the right time because of like life and jobs and work and stuff. And then I went self-employed nearly two years ago now. So ever since then we've under owned house and I've also been self-employed so I've always been like Anthony please like this is the right time to get a dog but he's always been very hesitant because he has allergies so he has really bad hay fever. The man can't eat ketchup without having a breakout like he's just very allergic to everything. So he always said to me like oh it would be uncomfortable for me to have a dog in the house every single day and have to take antistamines for the rest of my life every single day. And it was something that I just obviously didn't want to push him into like any starting in any relationship. If you want something you also have to compromise with your partner and you discuss you what it doesn't mean that they have to want it. And obviously as time grows on in your relationship and the time you spend together then it's very important for you to both be on the same page with big life decisions like a dog. I just think it's important to both be on the same page like I don't want to be you know pushing him into it and then I'll put these like screaming up five o'clock in the morning and he's angering me because I've got a dog into it. Our environment. Max, darling come on what's this? I'm very mispicked. Definitely having a mad Max half an hour right now. So yeah a few days before Christmas um Anthony picked me up and said your mum's just right we've got to go straight to stairs. So I was like oh my god panicking obviously worried about the scenario was and like thinking all kinds of things in my head. That's mispicked. And then I walked in to this. I'm going to show the clip right now of what I walked into. Actually, the secretion is present. Even when I watched that I feel so emotional because it was like it was more than just meeting Max it was the fact that Anthony was willing to you know not sacrifice his health I've discussed a bit drastic but he was willing to say I'm just saying every single day of his life I'm being comfortable in his home home to make me happy so it was really like a shock and I'd almost come to the terms that you know he wasn't ever going to do this and he wasn't going to budge and I'd been pestering and pestering and pestering but at the same time I didn't want to you know make someone uncomfortable with the scenario that I'm pushing them into but honestly you should well I'm going to show you like a montage in a second of his life in the last two weeks. The boy is spoiled by Tim and Anthony and him are like two-peated apart honestly so cute like following the sleep together over at the sofa like it's just like his little water honestly it's like the cuteest thing and we're all just so happy I just can't wait until he has his jabs and then we can go out for walks and I don't know I'm just like I'm just I feel like this is everything I've ever wanted and I'm just so happy but with that being said I want to you know be realistic and not sure we could it because I don't want people to see that Anthony's got me a dog for Christmas and saying oh that's a really good idea I think oh my god I want to do that for my daughter or for my family because you know there's been a long process in behind the scenes of their mum helped with the whole like decision we've been looking after Max for three or four days before we went to pick him up and she's like I said had dogs and showed them and bred them so she's a proper dog expert I would like to say so it wasn't just off of the cuff that Anthony just thought I'm going to go and buy a dog like it's been a lot in the background he's been planning it with my mum um good boy and you know it has been hard like especially because I didn't know about what was happening I couldn't prepare myself so it's been a case I'm just like oh thank to like word about this so I'll just google it and you can never could it with mummy no I want to terrorise buddy don't you you know I've had to learn on the job almost there's been lots of late nights it's been crying there's been exploding poos they had to get my hands dirty one night he literally exploded all over the cage he said I'm really upset to him he's going to go to the bets and to put them to politics there's just so many things that you have to take into consideration before getting a dog you know it's it is amazing but I just want everybody to be aware that you know there is it is a lot of hard work like I just love dogs so much like I could literally pick up dog poo and like I'm just I don't know I'm just not bothered by things that that with a dog but I just want to say obviously I want to camarise it and make it look like every day is you know amazing like some days he is hard he is TV and he's found in it harder than minute he's crying a lot at night and we're having to keep taking out for a toilet and you know it's been it's been hard to bring up a puppy as many people know so I just wanted to include that before I like show this highlight reel of his existence in our life and how especially it is and just say you know there's a lot of you know me and pajamas with a coat on in the rain take him out for a wee I wouldn't fucking mind it freezing or you know there is these special moments where he's just like my best friend and I just love him so much so there is peace and trust about one people to be aware of before you go into getting a dog that you need to really look into it and not just get a dog for the sake of it I'm just so happy and I've literally just spent the last two weeks no hair or makeup dog poo upon me my hair not washed like him chewing on my clothes like it's just I don't know I've been in a puppy bubble but I've really enjoyed it and I couldn't I don't think it could have come out a better time than around Christmas and New Year because you know I've had a lot of time off working things like that um where I was in winter and summer um I'm really busy with um work and brands and whatever so I think it's best like I'm at best time you just wait until he can go for a walk there'll be dog outfits there'll be dog walking outfits go all it's gonna be my life every weekend like one of the days where I want to go out on a night out or go for dinner I'll be like kind of my dog come because he needs to go for a walk I've got a huntawollington boots now like anyway I've rumbled on a lot there Maxie can you so now I'm going to show you Maxie's a first two weeks and how much she's grown over that period of time like it's actually crazy he we're really like a mission of fattening up because he was so skinny and small when we first got him um he wasn't being fed enough in my opinion um so now he's on like four meals a day growing playing constantly constantly playing with toys so I'm going to choose after I'm doing muscle so he's doing it really really well and I'm just so happy with him so anyone who is puppy obsessed like me here is a little max montage for you to watch and her