FOR our pet of the week a Christmas jumper is not just a novelty, it’s a necessity.

Rosie Fernandez from Leigh sent in this picture of her Jack Russell Dixie, aged one-and-a half.

She said: “It is her first Christmas in the UK, hence the jumper.

“We used to live in Gibraltar and it’s very hot down there, so poor Dixie now lives in a jumper all the time.

“She will pose for me for hours, as long as she gets her treat and a tummy rub afterwards.”

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