Canine Capers

It very quickly became apparent that Strauss was not going to be a cheap dog to run. Possibly he felt he had to make up for the fact that I hadn't spent hundreds of euros purchasing a poncy pedigreed puppy, I just don't know. So one Sunday morning we were walking along the beach from Marbella to... Sign in to see full entry.

Anja was the only one of us to speak on the journey back. I elected to drive, and the puppy - seeming to sense that despite my lack of enthusiasm, I was going to be his new provider – lay on her lap with his tiny chin resting on my gear stick hand and his large brown eyes fixed unswervingly on my... Sign in to see full entry.

I didn’t realise, when I woke up one February bank holiday, that my life was about to change forever. Would I have proceeded had I known? The jury is still out on that one… I had been thinking about getting a dog for some time. As with many people who have grown up with the creatures, a house... Sign in to see full entry.