Mark Cavendish has purchased a second guard dog for his home after the knife point burglary he and his family suffered in November 2021.
The 34-time-Tour de France stage winner and his wife, Peta, already had one £25,000 German Shepherd that was purchased after the home invasion, but have now bought a second from guard dog trainers Elite Protection Dogs.
The robbers then forced the family to hand over phones, a safe and two Richard Mille watches values at £400,000 and £300,000, among other items.
Peta Cavendish told the court how the crime had "turned a loving family home into a constant reminder of threat and fear".
She said the couple were thinking of selling the property “due to the continuing fear” but were set to make a “considerable loss” if they did so in the current economic climate.
A spokesperson for the company told the Daily Mail: "They have had a new addition. Two is always better than one."
Mark Cavendish referred to the two dogs as his "puppies" during an Instagram story which showed the pair. He is currently racing Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy.
Speaking to the the assembled press outside the court after the sentencing hearing Peta Cavendish added: "No family should ever have to go through what we went through and I'm glad that two of the people have been sent to jail today for significant periods of time.
"But no matter what the sentence was any parent will understand, I'm sure, that no time in prison could make up for what they did to us that night."
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