A dog obsessed mum who "never buys anything for herself" broke down in tears when her family gifted her a dachshund puppy."

Mum-of-nine Nina Oppel, 44, loves looking after her daughter Denise' dachshund Max.

Denise, 26, banded together with her siblings and bought Mr Pickles the dog, and a heartwarming video shows them surprising Nina with the pooch.

They found Mr Pickles just two days earlier and drove one and a half hours to pick him up, before sneaking the quiet pup into the house to surprise Nina.

Denise, a home care nurse originally from Austria but now living in Alberta, Canada, said: "She’s been so selfless and I think she really needed a little companion. "

"That’s why we decided we we’re going to pull it off for her for Christmas. "

"She’s always had an interest, always wanted one and then she saw my little guy and she would ask to have him round for a sleepover. "

"So, we decided we had to get her one. "

"Every time I watch the video I almost cry."

"You can see in her reaction it meant a lot to her. "

"We get about five pictures of her with Mr Pickles every day. She's very happy. "

"That's her little companion now, I think she really needed it." "

After collecting the 3.5lbs dachshund, Denise and her siblings realised they’d driven off with the wrong one.

Denise said: "There were two little dachshund brothers and they were both being adopted by different families. "

"We realised we’d accidentally taken the other one, but it didn’t matter, thankfully!" "

The family surprised Nina with Mr Pickles on 25 December 2022.

She said: "The puppy is the perfect fit for her - quiet when it’s calm in the house and crazy when it’s crazy in the house."

"She takes him everywhere and she’s got a little purse for him. "

"She just loves that no matter what time of day, if she sits on the couch he is right there waiting and he doesn’t move until she moves. "

"He'll follow her right to the bathroom, it’s like having another a little toddler."

"The kids are so in love with that little dog and even the cats love him. "

"My own daughter is always asking if we can go round and see grandma and Mr Pickles. "

"My dog, Max, was a little jealous and unsure at first but now they just play together and it’s funny because they look like father and son."