A canine who as soon as survived on the streets of Miami counting on scraps of meals and her wits, is now dwelling a dream life few of us might think about.
Artemis the terrier, was adopted after being rescued in 2016 by self-professed “crazy dog mum” Noel Duan, 32, who was dwelling in New York on the time.
Now based mostly within the UK, the pair arrange home in London the place little Artemis has been handled like royalty with Noel, an organization CEO, spending 1000’s of kilos on toys and treats, non-public swimming classes, journeys overseas, luxurious experiences reminiscent of doggy afternoon teas and nutritious home-cooked meals together with Sunday roasts.
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And these meals will not be only a canine’s dinner, they embody sluggish cooked pork shoulders, hen thighs, venison, or beef, root greens, pears, apples, flax seeds, chia seeds and dietary yeast.
Noel turned her life round after shedding her job due to the assistance and firm of the little canine she adopted and referred to as Artemis after the goddess of untamed animals.
She stated: “She gave me a cause to get up within the morning and have become my household.”
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And for the final seven years, Artemis has lived a lavish life-style, having non-public swimming classes in New York, Doggy Afternoon Tea on the Egerton House Hotel in London, and home-cooked meals made with pork shoulders, hen thighs, venison, or beef, root greens, pears, apples, flax seeds, chia seeds, and dietary yeast.
Noel advised PA Real Life: “My dog has a way better diet than I do, and I should probably be eating like my dog if I wanted my dream body,”
Artemis even has Wagyu beef meatballs with roasted parsnips and gravy for Christmas lunch, together with £200 from Noel’s mother and father as her reward, yearly.
Noel spends as much as £50 on her pup’s treats and meals invoice each week, as much as £20 a month on care merchandise, together with wipes for her paws and ears, and about £150 annually on toys.
Most just lately, Noel celebrated Artemis’ eighth birthday with an extravagant social gathering attended by 20 mates, and he or she unashamedly invested about £500 to make sure it was a memorable event, with £25 devoted to her furry pal’s cake and one other £60 on personalised canine photograph masks for her friends to put on.
In calculating her bills from final yr, Noel found she spent £10,000 on her beloved pet, which can also be well-travelled from visiting locations like Stockholm, Paris, and Berlin – and whereas others might contemplate her expenditures extravagant, she stated she is blissful spending money on Artemis as she brings her “so much joy”.
She defined: “I actually consider Artemis as my household. I reside in London now, however I’m from America, I’m very removed from household.
“When individuals ask me, the place’s home, I typically assume home is the place my canine is as a result of that’s the place I’m anchored and the place I really feel protected. Artemis actually does symbolize home to me.
“I don’t think of spending on her as a burden, or anything like that, I think of it as, I’m nurturing a life for both of us.”
Noel believes “fate” led her to Artemis – a blended breed canine which was discovered on the streets of Miami, skinny, and coated in parasites – in March 2016.
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The then 25-year-old Noel had simply been made redundant from her job as a magnificence editor, and he or she thought to herself: “What do I do if I don’t have a job? What am I getting out of bed for?”
Despite not rising up with any pets, Noel determined to undertake a rescue canine whereas dwelling in New York and he or she recollects the primary time she regarded into Artemis’ eyes at an adoption occasion.
“They took her out of her kennel and they gave her to me, and she was shaking so much; she was so scared of people that she couldn’t even stand and her legs buckled,” she stated.
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“I was 25, I had just lost my job, and I looked into Artemis’ eyes and said, ‘I know you’re scared, I’m scared too, and we’re going to learn to be brave together’.”
Noel defined that her furry pal is “a better flirt” than she is, describing her as Miss Congeniality, and he or she stated she is pleasant, energetic, sociable, and “truly loves everyone”.
While it took a short while for the belief to be established, the pair quickly developed an unbreakable bond and Artemis is now blissful and wholesome and dwelling her “dream life”.
On common, pet homeowners spend £948 a yr on extra actions, courses, and care for his or her pets, in accordance with Tesco Bank Pet Insurance.
However, for Noel, who’s the CEO of pet grooming firm Artemis, named after her canine, her finances far exceeds this – and he or she found she spent £10,000 in whole on her final yr.
When they have been dwelling in New York, Noel began freelancing and he or she determined to pay for personal swimming classes for Artemis in 2017, which cost about £80 for every session.
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She moved to the UK in direction of the tip of 2020, and throughout the First Class flight, Artemis sat on her lap and ate a steak, which Noel had ordered for her.
Noel later launched her firm Artemis on-line within the UK, which specialises in dermatologist-approved, sustainable, delicate skin-friendly, pet grooming merchandise made only for dogs, and her merchandise are additionally stocked in Love My Human in London.
The pair go on lengthy two-hour walks each morning, take pleasure in going out for Sunday roasts, and when they’re at home, Artemis has three beds to select from, together with one with a reminiscence foam mattress and one other which is carved out of wooden and embellished with ocean blue, velvet upholstery, which might now cost £500.
Speaking of beds, Noel recollects: “Artemis as soon as slept in a canine mattress that was owned by the Queen of the Netherlands, Beatrix, after we have been staying with a pal in Stockholm.
“I simply thought, ‘How strange is it that my dog, who was found on the streets of Miami, is living such a nice life that she’s sleeping on a hand-me-down from Queen Beatrix?’
“My dog is living my dream life.”
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Noel stated the costliest merchandise she has purchased for Artemis to this point is a shearling jacket to maintain her heat, which cost about £280.
While many might not perceive her expenditures, which additionally embody vet payments and insurance coverage, she feels privileged to have the ability to supply Artemis a life the place she might be blissful and wholesome.
“I just think I’m nurturing this life for my dog and, if she’s happy and thriving, then I am too,” she defined.
“Not everybody understands, even individuals who have dogs wouldn’t essentially perceive, on a regular basis, money, and energy I put into my canine.
“But the way in which I see it’s, there’s one thing actually particular and pure about having a canine – it retains you young.
“To love an animal is actually really special. I don’t think of my dog as an accessory, or anything like that, I think of my dog as family and I would do anything for family.”
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For extra info on Tesco Bank Pet Insurance, go to: tescobank.com/pet-insurance. To discover out extra about Noel’s firm, Artemis, go to: hiartemis.com/en-gb.
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