I suppose the idea of sharing your house with five dogs on top of all the storm and stress of the festive period would fill some people with dread, especially if you live in a tiny 300 year old Cornish miners cottage – and when I say tiny I do mean tiny. Fortunately one of the dogs is also tiny and when I say tiny …etc. She is our latest dog a 12 week old Jack Russell puppy called Matilda. This is in addition to our two Springer Spaniels (Charley (13) and Poppy (3)) – both deaf and two Jack Russells, Matilda’s parents (Harvey and Honey), who belong to my daughter and her boyfriend. My daughter decided that this Christmas she and her partner would clear off to the French Alps for a snowboarding Christmas, she assumed naturally it would be OK for Mum and Dad to look after their own dogs. It is a well known fact that Fathers are genetically unable to refuse their daughters anything, so that is how we ended up with five dogs for Christmas. Continue reading
