TINY TIM

TIM: Mix breed AGE: 5 years old

TIME AS FAMILY PET: 3 years

PROUD HUMANS: Ana & Graham

What is TIM’s origin story?

What is the meaning behind the name TINY TIM?

Tim was a "foster fail". Tiny Tim stayed in foster care for many months, no one wanted to adopt him because he was quite aggressive, barking fiercely at anyone and everyone.... but when he arrived in our house, he just went straight into my lap. Every Friday for 4 weeks we had to say goodbye to Tim as he went to the adoption fairs, and every Sunday we welcomed him back because no one wanted to adopt him. After 4 weeks of this we said enough, we are his family now, and we officially adopted him!

Tim is short for "Tiny Tim". He was named after the character in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". The rescue organization named him and we decides to keep the name because we thought it suited him. Tiny Tim the character was small and wretched (poor, thin, had a hard life) but very much loved... just like our dog Tiny Tim!