Paralympian Lora Fachie's guide dog Libby hated her husband when they first met.
Her closest companion was wary of a new love interest in her life.
She even tried to lead her away from him.
"I would get the train to Manchester and she would see him on the platform and then walk me in the opposite direction", Lora told the M.E.N.
"She couldn't stand not being the centre of attention."
Lora Fachie MBE, 30, has offered an insight into the secrets of life with guide dogs.
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Hers, Libby and Tai, offer her 'unconditional love', despite being a bit jealous of her husband Neil.
Lora, who lives in Altrincham with fellow Paralympian Neil, has a hereditary sight loss condition.
At the age of five she lost her sight fully, leaving her only with light perception.
She used to use a white cane, but now relies on her dogs to help her with everyday life.
Lora competes in para-cycling tandem road and track events for Great Britain. A double world champion, she was awarded an MBE in 2017 for her services to cycling.
Without the help of her first guide dog Libby, Lora says she wouldn't have been able to go to leave her childhood home in Liverpool for university in Birmingham, where she studied physiotherapy and took up cycling.
"I was matched with Libby in July of 2006. I never looked back from that day", Lora said.
"I knew I was always going to have a dog but I didn't grasp the level of the bond you develop, they become such a part of you."
But Libby didn't always get things quite right.
"If I ever got lost while at university, wherever we were, we would always end up back at the train station.
"I think she associated the train as going home to Liverpool and I think that is where she really wanted to be", Lora said.
Lora says her two guide dogs have completely different personalities.
"Tai, loves to work, but she's very cheeky", she said. "She loves to catch people's eyes and encourages people to talk to her when she's working even though you're not meant to, but she's the happiest thing to be around."
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She doesn't like waiting though, as Lora reveals. If the tram's late, Tai begins to whine.
Lora was apprehensive when Tai first moved in and met Libby.
But the pair get along great - apart from when they're competing for a space next to Lora on the tram.
"If there's no room for them both to sit, Tai turns on the waterworks and cries", she said.
"But I couldn't be without them, they give you the ability to live your life to the max."
