Seven puppies are celebrating their first Christmas in their forever homes.

The Dachshund puppies, who were all given woodland-themed names, were born in November last year at Dogs Trust Shoreham to mum Trixie.

Badger, Mole, Mouse, Vole, Weasel, Squirrel and Twiglet were all adopted in January - the first dogs to be adopted from the Shoreham centre this year.

Mum Trixie also found her forever family at the beginning of the year, resulting in a happy ending for all of them.

The Argus: Seven puppies from Shoreham will celebrate their first Chirstmas at their forever homes

Adel Burnett, centre manager at Dogs Trust Shoreham, said: “We are delighted that this litter of Dachshund puppies have been able to find a forever home.

“Trixie came to us on October 19, 2022. She safely gave birth to her litter at Dogs Trust Shoreham and all the pups were looked after by the wonderful staff here.

“Once they were healthy and able, we were delighted to find them loving forever families - with whom they’ve been living with for nearly a year now.”

Trixie and her puppies are now happily living across the UK in the Isle of Wight, London, Sussex, County Durham and Southampton.

Of the litter, only Twiglet has kept her original woodland-themed name, while Badger is now Bella, Squirrel is Nelly, Vole is Benji, Mole is Otto, Mouse is Freya and Weasel is Pearl.

The pups have settled into their new lives wonderfully, with Freya attending and graduating from Dogs Trust Dog School.

The Argus: Freya with her certificate of achievement from dog schoolFreya with her certificate of achievement from dog school (Image: Dog Trust Shoreham)

Some of their new forever families have even been in touch with each other, and are planning to meet up in the new year with their puppies.

Founded in 1891, Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and normally cares for around 14,000 dogs across its network of 21 rehoming centres in the UK and Ireland.

The charity also focuses its efforts on understanding dogs and sharing that knowledge with the wider public to prevent problem behaviours that can result in relinquishment or abandonment.

Dogs Trust has a non-destruction policy and is committed to not putting a healthy dog to sleep.