Miss Teddy the MALTIPOO

SUE TOSTEVIN, 57, lives in Nottinghamshire with her husband Andrew, 68, a retired chef. Her Maltipoo, Miss Teddy, is a toy poodle and Maltese cross. SUE says: ‘We got Miss Teddy in September 2011 from a wealthy lady who’d bought her as a pup a few months earlier and treated her like a human, feeding her from a knife and fork and giving her drinks from a teacup. ‘When we went to collect her, she was wearing a dress — I still like to put her in everything from dresses to jumpers and tutus — and jumped up immediately for a cuddle, which is where our love for each other began. ‘Andrew felt a bit pushed out at first, but he and Miss Teddy bonded when I left them alone one weekend. He likes to spoil her with roast chicken dinners, served with mash, gravy and green beans. ‘She’ll be eight in June, and is a healthy, glamorous little lady. With her long ears and fluffy tail, she was the inspiration for launching my business missteddy.com selling luxury accessories and clothes for dogs.’